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Sunday, August 19, 2012
THE WORLD'S GREATEST MIMIC
Discovered in 1998 off the coast of Indonesia, the mimic octopus is the first known species to take on the characteristics of multiple species.
The octopus grows to about 2 feet in length and primarily lives in the seas of Southeast Asia. It impersonates at least 15 di... | 3.297824 |
Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) December 13, 2012
For the millions of people throughout the world who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a new study published in the Annals of Surgery suggests that a targeted drug therapy may one day be the key to reducing their risk for esophageal cancer.
Led by Blair Jobe, MD... | 3.062171 |
The knowledge, skills and understandings relating to students’ writing have been drawn from the Statements of Learning for English (MCEECDYA 2005).
Students are taught to write a variety of forms of writing at school. The three main forms of writing (also called genres or text types) that are taught are narrative writi... | 4.505377 |
One of five large gold plaques or breast-plates found on a long-departed Panamanian chief, the one pictured above might be the most impressive. It is entirely intact (unlike this one, which seems to have had a bite taken out of it…), and the fine details of the creature’s tails and claws are impressive. The teeth, whic... | 3.17353 |
Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain
The brain is an essential part of the nervous system, a complex, highly coordinated network of tissues that communicate via electrochemical signals. We use our brains in virtually everything we do, from keeping our heart beating to deducing the existence of black holes. Within our brain... | 3.202516 |
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Many studies have shown that high-stress lives can contribute to depression or make existing depression symptoms worse. But a new study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative, revealed that some of the most important members of the w... | 3.212907 |
Health Problems Associated with Smoking or Exposure to Smoke
(The following list is comprehensive, although not necessarily exhaustive. Contact your health care professional for more information.)
Chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart is known as angina or angina pectoris. Hardening of the coronary arteries... | 3.265193 |
A recent study published in the journal Nature, shows a strong link between El Nino and increased air pollution in Indonesia to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand. This is because during an El Nino, rainfall is typically lighter than normal in that part of the world. Farmers in the region thus increase the use of f... | 3.290697 |
Women in Protest 1800-1850
Published October 10th 2012 by Routledge – 176 pages
There is still much uncertainty about the role of nineteenth-century British women in social and political protest. As politics was a man’s world virtually all official accounts and statistics of popular protest deal only with the men invol... | 3.227371 |
First, it should be stated that the single most significant threat to bird populations is habitat destruction, in all of its forms and with all of its causes. The various causes of mortality outlined below kill individual birds directly, and can certainly have an adverse effect on population size, but can actually have... | 3.740427 |
Supreme Court of North Carolina
The Supreme Court of North Carolina is a seven-member tribunal occupying the apex of the state's General Court of Justice and possessing appellate jurisdiction to review the decisions of lower courts and administrative boards within the executive branch of state government. Acting on a b... | 4.301114 |
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An accident or mishap is an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance, often with lack of intention or necessity. It usually implies a generally negative outcome which may have been avoided or prevented had circumstances leading up to the a... | 3.183887 |
Children receive all necessary medical, dental, developmental, and mental health assessments and treatment within appropriate timeframes.
Note: Responsibility for the provision of physical and mental health care can differ depending on the type of kinship care service. Informal kinship care programs can provide informa... | 3.052245 |
After Team Anna demanded Right to Reject and Recall, newspapers and other media ran reports over these very new concepts. There is no doubt that Right to Reject and Right to Recall would mean revolution for the Democracy and Politics. People would be surely benefited but arguments against these Rights are equally stron... | 3.108835 |
Post-it Note Project
While there are many ways to learn about character traits, representing the information in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters. This helps to build a deeper meaning of the story later on.
What You Need:
- A good book to curl up with
- Piece of pap... | 4.00868 |
Pastoral associations and the management of natural sources
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Pastoralism in Sub-Saharan Africa was, and still is in many cases, characterized by subsistence l livestock for the purpose of milk and adaptation to environmental variability by geographical mobility in exploiting natural grazing areas. Addit... | 3.149862 |
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Microbial utilization of mono- and di-saccharide residues
Microbial conversion of starchy residues
Microbial conversion of complex mixtures of compounds (Polysaccharides, Proteins, Lipids, etc.)
Microbial ... | 3.048511 |
Formative assessment resources
The practice of formative assessment can help teachers inform instruction and can improve student success. Often, however, conducting effective formative assessment is easier said than done. These resources offer strategies and support for educators to integrate more ongoing assessment in... | 4.030194 |
Early human ancestors stopped swinging in trees and started walking on the ground sometime between 4.2 million and 3.5 million years ago, according to a new study.
This key moment, when our ancestors became anatomically and behaviorally less ape-like, coincides with increased cooling, more defined seasonality, and a gr... | 3.689643 |
Florida Atlantic University
On their way to learning to talk, babies, like this one in a study at Florida Atlantic University, become good lip readers, new research shows. That discovery could help doctors detect autism earlier.
By Joan Raymond
For years, the conventional wisdom was that babies learned how to talk by l... | 3.75913 |
The Snail and the Dirt-Proof Wall
Japan is home to lots of different species of animals and plants that have lived alongside human beings since ancient times. The study of nature has often inspired scientists and inventors to come up with new ideas for improving people's lives.
A snail shell, and tiles for an outside w... | 3.384121 |
On this page:
This fact sheet provides basic information about chasteberry—common names, what the science says, potential side effects and cautions, and resources for more information.
Chasteberry is the fruit of the chaste tree, a small shrub-like tree native to Central Asia and the Mediterranean region. The name is t... | 2.960352 |
Today’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honors work in immunology that provides new avenues for prevention and therapy against infections, cancer, and inflammatory disease.
The Prize is shared by three researchers who have “revolutionized our understanding of the immune system” by discovering the “gatekeepers” of... | 3.088921 |
About Toni Morrison (Chloe Anthony Wofford), Nobel Prize in Literature 1993
Toni Morrison (born Chloe Anthony Wofford on February 18, 1931) is a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed characters. Am... | 3.263136 |
Kidney biopsy; Biopsy - kidney
A renal biopsy is the removal of a small piece of kidney tissue for laboratory examination.
There are many ways to perform a kidney biopsy. The most common uses ultrasound guidance. This means the doctor uses an ultrasound image to locate the proper area in your kidney. The biopsy is done... | 3.252868 |
Most significantly, when children grow up in families with bad eating habits and sedentary lifestyles dominated by television watching and video games, they are 33.3 percent more likely to become overweight or obese as young adults.
Bad eating habits include no parental control over diet and skipping breakfast.
These f... | 3.539236 |
Global Warming: New Challenge to Protecting Southeast U.S. Wildlife
from Wildlife Promise
On April Fool’s Day the New York Times gave us yet another look into the impacts of global warming in the editorial, State of Birds. A third of bird species in America are endangered, threatened or in serious decline, caused by th... | 3.074965 |
Time period: 1944-1945. The liberation of Italy, Provence, the Alps, the Rhone Valley, the Vosges and Alsace marked vital stages in the Allied victory. And, in the place that France was able to take among the Allies following the Armistice. This victorious and bloody march on Germany was carried out by the 1st French A... | 3.101068 |
Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody and distribution of property.
In developed countries, divorce ... | 3.380112 |
What is abacavir-lamivudine?
Abacavir and lamivudine is an antiviral medication. It is in a group of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medicines called reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Abacavir and lamivudine helps keep the HIV virus from reproducing in the body.
Abacavir and lamivudine is used to treat HIV, which ca... | 3.238803 |
If warming trends in global climate continue, thinning and shrinking Antarctic sea ice could push Emperor penguin populations toward extinction, says a study published today by the journal Global Change Biology. NSIDC scientists Mark Serreze and Julienne Stroeve contributed to the study, which was led by biologist Step... | 3.867645 |
Why have the JBRF researchers chosen an "affected sib pair" strategy to identify genes for juvenile-onset bipolar disorder? What are its strengths?
This approach is thought to be the most powerful method to identify genetic markers for conditions such as bipolar disorder that are believed to be caused by multiple genes... | 2.963948 |
Many people think of chocolate truffles, candy bars and dessert pops as treats that are best reserved for days, such as Valentine's Day or Easter. However, one holiday worth celebrating with this delectable concoction is Cinco de Mayo. This event, which was just celebrated around the world, was created in honor of Mexi... | 3.462401 |
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New measurements by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies indicate that 2012 was the ninth warmest year since 1880, and that the past decade or so has seen some of the warmest years in the last 132 years.
One way to illustrate changes in global atmospheric temperatures is by looking at how fa... | 3.84639 |
On the surface, Olympic Rowing, seems to be a set of events that is simple to understand. Most would assume that a team (crew) of athletes paddle (row) a boat (shell) in a race and the first one to cross the finish line wins. To boil Olympic Rowing down to that simple formula would be to do one of the oldest sports a g... | 3.320246 |
Treason, Technology, and Freedom of Expression
Tom W. Bell
Chapman University - School of Law
Arizona State Law Journal, Vol. 37, p. 999, 2005
The power to punish treason against the U.S. conflicts with the First Amendment freedoms of speech and of the press. Far from a question of mere theory, that conflict threatens ... | 2.927724 |
Sun December 9, 2012
Forget Extinct: The Brontosaurus Never Even Existed
Originally published on Sun December 9, 2012 5:09 pm
It may have something to do with all those Brontosaurus burgers everyone's favorite modern stone-age family ate, but when you think of a giant dinosaur with a tiny head and long, swooping tail, ... | 3.237226 |
Landmark agreement signed at an international conference in 1944 at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, US, aimed at ensuring a stable monetary system after World World II, mainly through the use of fixed exchange rates. The agreement also established the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Bretton Woods r... | 4.238414 |
Healthy Weight 2008 - Australia's Future - The National Action Agenda for children and young people and their families
Urgent need for action
The World Health Organisation and the OECD have expressed concern at the rates of obesity and its cost to individuals in terms of their health and costs to governments in terms o... | 3.679618 |
Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology in Aichi, Japan have managed to use bacteria to create graphene – a substance with great promise in manufacturing. Using bacteria to reduce graphene’s oxide means a ‘greener,’ more environmentally-friendly production process as well.
What is Graphene?
Graphene is one of... | 3.835853 |
Niemann-Pick disease is an inherited condition involving lipid metabolism (the breakdown and use of fats and cholesterol in the body) in which harmful amounts of lipids accumulate in the spleen, liver, lungs, bone marrow, and brain.
There are three variants of Niemann-Pick disease based on the genetic cause and the sym... | 3.24387 |
Did your child lose something again? Or did they forget to mention practice started today? Maybe their impulsive overreactions are making you crazy.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 5 million children between the ages of 4 thru 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2007. New research sh... | 3.069359 |
Evagoras (ĭvăgˈərəs) [key], d. c.374 B.C., despot of Cyprus. Exiled in his youth, he returned (411 B.C.) and made good his claim as ruler of Salamis. By 410 B.C. he had spread his control over the whole island. Friendly to Athens, he sought to bring Athenian culture to Cyprus, partly by giving refuge to exiled Athenian... | 3.577931 |
Nov. 23, 2010 In an experiment to collide lead nuclei together at CERN's Large Hadron Collider physicists from the ALICE detector team including researchers from the University of Birmingham have discovered that the very early Universe was not only very hot and dense but behaved like a hot liquid.
By accelerating and s... | 3.270796 |
The Electric Vehicle Acid Test
Are EVs really any better for the environment than gas-guzzling cars?
Would electric cars really be any better for the environment than our current gas guzzlers? So much of our electricity comes from coal, after all, which isn't exactly the cleanest source of energy. Might we all be bette... | 3.188842 |
What is a CCGT power plant?
Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power generation is currently the most energy efficient and clean method of thermal fuel power generation. The plant uses natural gas to generate electricity and as part of this process the waste heat that is produced is also used to generate electricity, ma... | 3.012477 |
Little Brains in a Universe of Knowledge
According to the Museum of American Heritage, current estimates of brain capacity range from 1 to 1,000 terabytes. It would take 1,000 to 10,000 typical disk drives to store that much information.
Popular science writer Carl Sagan believed that the brain is capable of rememberin... | 3.554558 |
Earl of Marlborough
Earl of Marlborough is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came on 5 February 1626 in favour of James Ley, 1st Baron Ley, Lord Chief Justice and Lord High Treasurer. He had already been created a 'baronet, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshi... | 3.550781 |
Sediment along the Queensland Coast
Sediment remained suspended in the waters off the Queensland coast of Australia in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Yasi. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image on February 5, 2011.
Ocean water that would norma... | 3.575399 |
If you cruise around the Republic of Ireland's newest “M” roads, you'll see the name of Dublin in Irish: Baile Átha Cliath.
Baile stands for “town” and this word in the name is an understatement considering Dublin is the island's largest city.
But what do the other two words stand for?
Átha means “ford” which is a low ... | 3.154943 |
Every Internet user should at least have a basic understanding of the terms used in regard to online security and so I have collected a few of the popular ones and put them in this article with a brief explanation of each.
Adware means “Advertising Supported Software”. It refers to placing adverts in software or distri... | 3.099363 |
Thomas Sowell authors an informative series on progressive theory and history. Thanks to Townhall for publishing it!
Editor's note: This is Part II in a series. Part I can be found here.
"Often wrong but never in doubt" is a phrase that summarizes much of what was done by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilso... | 3.186933 |
When called as a program from the command line, the following form is used:
python timeit.py [-n N] [-r N] [-s S] [-t] [-c] [-h] [statement ...]
where the following options are understood:
A multi-line statement may be given by specifying each line as a separate statement argument; indented lines are possible by enclos... | 3.085625 |
Visiting Other Worlds (or Why Relativity is Your Friend).
It seems more and more we’re discovering planets outside our solar system and now we’ve even managed to find one that has some very interesting properties:
Exoplanet researchers have discovered the lightest exoplanet found so far. The planet, “e”, in the famous ... | 3.036215 |
February/march 1982 | Volume 33, Issue 2
In the shadow of Bunker Hill, bigots perpetrated an atrocity that showed a shocked nation that the fires of the Reformation still burned in the New World
On a sweltering Monday afternoon in July, 1834, Edward Cutter of Charlestown, Massachusetts, was startled by the sudden appea... | 3.36706 |
"Eliminating water shortages depends on a global attempt to raise water productivity similar to the effort launched a half-century ago to raise land productivity, an initiative that has nearly tripled the world grain yield per hectare." –Lester R. Brown, World Facing Huge New Challenge on Food Front in Plan B 3.0: Mobi... | 3.505572 |
Book Report Example
When one is faced with a new assignment, such as a book report, examples to model and learn from are available via Web search. Locating a well-written book report example online and using it as a basis for one's own book report can streamline the process. Here are some tips for evaluating book repor... | 3.158684 |
Digester gas can be generated by methane fermentation of biomass resources including wastes. There are great hopes that utilization of digester gas plays an important role in promoting reduction and recycling of organic wastes and creating a recycle-oriented society by producing renewable energy, as well as contributes... | 3.475931 |
SCIs are not always immediately recognizable. The following injuries should be assessed for possible damage to the spinal cord1:
- Head injuries, particularly those with trauma to the face
- Pelvic fractures
- Penetrating injuries in the area of the spine
- Injuries from falling from heights
If any of these injuries oc... | 3.283725 |
Estimated carbon emissions from the IUCN World Conservation Congress fully offset
12 February 2009 | News story
The IUCN World Conservation Congress is a truly unique event in its capacity to unite so many members of the global environmental community. To the delegates, this unmatched opportunity for learning, exchangi... | 3.112651 |
floating offshore wind farm
The Fukushima nuclear disaster, sparked by the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan last March, has led the Japanese government to embrace a safer energy source: offshore wind.
Japan seeks to expand its wind energy capacity and compete with European markets in the brand new field of ... | 3.156265 |
New research is driving at an environmentally friendly use of scrap automobile tires beneath golf courses.
A University of Wisconsin (UW) engineer says the tires can be ground up into chips and placed beneath greens to absorb fertilizers and pesticides used to keep the greens, well, green.
“Tires are a waste material, ... | 3.565891 |
The main problem for someone with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is broken bones. Because their bones fracture so easily, OI is also known as the "brittle bone disease". It has also been called "van der Hoeve´s syndrome", after one of the first doctors to study it. There is a wide range of severity in OI. In the most ser... | 3.601042 |
Paraguayan dance had a history parallel to that of theater, progressing based on a strong Spanish influence. The Polka dance, known today as the typical beat of Paraguay, takes after the European polka brought by colonizers, and the traditional dances, like the Pericón, la Palomita, el Chopï and the Solito, emerged as ... | 3.226537 |
Seven Simple Tips on How You Can Take Control of Your Brain’s Health to Keep it Sharp and Active!
Recommended by Bernard Croisile, M.D. Neurology,
Ph.D. Neuroscience - Chief Scientific Officer - HAPPYneuron, Inc.
- Let’s Get Physical. Studies are showing that regular exercisers can have a lower risk of dementia and may... | 3.02112 |
Apple's first plan for AppleScript was a little different from what we know it as today. Plan A: To create an interface to control automated tasks through a series of instructions without requiring the user to know how to write these instructions. Plan A failed. Plan B: To create a programming language that would allow... | 3.610318 |
The Union League in the South was formed to establish the black man's party, and bind the negroes by secret organization to the Republican party, so they could be detached and taken entirely from under the control of the white people of the South. The "Union League is the right arm of the Union Republican party of the ... | 3.260832 |
Electroluminescence (EL) is an optical phenomenon and electrical phenomenon in which a material emits light in response to the passage of an electric current or to a strong electric field. This is distinct from black body light emission resulting from heat (incandescence), from a chemical reaction (chemiluminescence), ... | 3.819663 |
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The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in G... | 3.174592 |
Low-income energy efficiency programs, including weatherization, often work separately from other energy efficiency programs. In some states, they both report their results separately and are run by different organizations.
Their funding sources are also typically different from other utility-sector energy efficiency p... | 3.05111 |
Short Answer Questions
Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.
Short Answer Questions - Act 1
1. What s the setting of the opening act?
2. What is name of the character that first enters the scene?
3. What is John's occupation?
4. What is the name of John's wife?
5. Why is Margaret trying ... | 3.166315 |
Jan 21, 2009
Nanowires improve dye-sensitized solar cells
With the effects of climate change increasingly being felt across the globe, many researchers are exploring alternative energy technologies. The most direct of these is the solar cell, which converts sunlight straight into electrical energy to do useful work, wi... | 3.465419 |
Free to Be Green
Green living isn't just the future; it's happening now. We all have a responsibility to help save our environment - It Starts With YOU!
What is Free To Be Green?
Free To Be Green is a public service program, whose primary purpose is to inform and educate the public about important conservation and ecol... | 3.20041 |
Features & Commentary
Biodiversity Benefits of REDD+
The UN-REDD Programme recently convened a workshop exploring the biodiversity benefits of REDD+ in Nairobi, and Elifuraha Isaya Laltaika, the elected representative of indigenous peoples in Africa to the UN- REDD Programme Policy Board, highlights the challenges and ... | 3.031395 |
Skip to comments.A Rebuilt Neanderthal
Posted on 12/31/2002 4:38:20 PM PST by Pharmboy
In a laboratory in the upper recesses of the American Museum of Natural History, away from the public galleries, Dr. Ian Tattersall, a tall Homo sapiens, stooped and came face to face with a Neanderthal man, short and robust but bear... | 3.092863 |
So you’re brushing your teeth when you notice a little pink on your toothbrush, but it didn’t hurt. Big deal - or not? If it’s one spot and you just removed a popcorn kernel, your mouth should heal within minutes. Anything else is cause for concern.
Skin doesn’t bleed on its own. It’s the largest organ in your body and... | 3.106338 |
Curricula and courses of instruction are handled differently in different countries, communities, and at different levels of education.
Curricular reform
Many countries have embarked on programs of c. reform in an effort to improve or 'modernize' their educational systems.
- Developed their own primary math and langua... | 3.662487 |
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Complete blood count (CBC)By Mayo Clinic staff
Original Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/complete-blood-count/MY00476
A complete blood count (CBC) is a blood test used to evaluate your overall health and detect a wide range of... | 3.590463 |
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Tkinter Interface Methods
The following methods are used by Tkinter's inner workings. Don't use these unless you know exactly what you are doing, and why you should do that.
getboolean(s). Convert a string to a boolean (flag) value, using Tcl's con... | 3.606553 |
Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic Propelled By 2001-2002 Drought
University of Colorado Boulder
Beetles then moved into wetter and higher elevations
A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows for the first time that episodes of reduced precipitation in the southern Rocky Mountains, especially during the 2001-02 droug... | 3.454698 |
With all of the stories about bacterial contamination of food, a recent paper describes one possible way to reduce the virulence–the ability to cause disease–of the bacterium Escherichia coli.
Farms are an obvious…input of E. coli–the amount of feces that a single pig produces is staggering, never mind a thousand pigs*... | 3.427122 |
Follow do’s and don’ts for livestock disposal
You can burn, bury or compost carcasses, says Chris Augustin, area nutrient management specialist at North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center.
But burning and burying have drawbacks, he says.
When burying dead animals, you need to avoid areas wit... | 3.344352 |
Press Release: Light and Shadows: The History of Iranian Jews
Stacey Ravel Abarbanel
Tel. (310) 825-4288
For Immediate Use
Fowler Museum to present a major exhibition on the history of Iranian Jews
Opening Day Community Celebration: Sun, Oct. 21, 2012
Since ancient times, Iran has been a mosaic of ethnicities, religion... | 2.992511 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists have found that eliminating an enzyme from mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease leads to a 90 percent reduction in the compounds responsible for formation of the plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease.
That is the most dramatic reduction in this compound reported to date in published res... | 3.362893 |
Every other November, groups representing governments, environmentalists, industry and others attend an international meeting to plan global warming policy. This year, they're meeting in the Hague.
Many people worry about disastrous changes in climate and see recent omens as troubling. Changing temperatures near the Ea... | 3.087873 |
Fargo researchers using nano technology to grow replacement bonesby Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Radio
Fargo, N.D. — When doctors replace someone's hip or knee, they typically use a metal or ceramic artificial replacement.
But developing techniques may soon allow surgeons to implant replacement bones grown from the ... | 3.33539 |
Support - Children
million full time working children are employed in activities which
are prohibited under the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation)
Act.Over 100 million children in the age group 5-14 are out of school.
The Constitution of India ensures rights to a child, based on the
premise that a child is the m... | 3.023927 |
A map of the locations visited in this field trip. Click the map to see context.
Figure 1. A view from Nags Head Woods on the Outer Banks.
Figure 2. These trees are some of the hundreds of plant species found in Nags Head Woods.
Figure 3. The steep slope of Run Hill Dune was formed by strong opposing winds.
Figure 4. G... | 3.356569 |
Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill (1863)
IN ALL ages of speculation, one of the strongest obstacles to the reception of the doctrine that Utility or Happiness is the criterion of right and wrong, has been drawn from the idea of justice. The powerful sentiment, and apparently clear perception, which that word recalls w... | 3.140346 |
Study: Natural Gas is Much-Needed Tool to Slow Global Warming
That is the conclusion of a new study by Lawrence M. Cathles, Cornell professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, published in the most recent edition of the peer-reviewed journal Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems. Cathles reviewed the most recent gov... | 3.457973 |
Mrs Gerow has come out of her role as classroom teacher and is in her second year focusing on providing support literacy across the school and its community. This is her page. Interested in FREE AUDIO BOOKS? CHECK OUT http://www.storynory.com/
Check out the webpage for reading tips from students!
What a strong reader d... | 4.183743 |
Sir Isaac Newton (b. Dec. 25, 1642 [Jan. 4, 1643, New Style], Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, Eng.--d. March 20 [March 31], 1727, London), English physicist and mathematician who invented the infinitesimal calculus, laid the foundations of modern physical optics, and formulated three laws of motion that became basic princip... | 3.72517 |
origin: Proto-Indo-European root
("to move, flow, run")
|Countries||Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France, Netherlands|
|Rhine Basin||Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium|
|- location||Tomasee ("Lai da Tuma"), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland|
|- elevation||7,693 ft (2,345 m)|
|- location||Paradies Glacier, Graub... | 3.417224 |
William O'Neill is a Professor of History at Rutgers University.
He is the author of A Democracy at War: America’s Fight at Home and Abroad in World War II; American High: The Years of Confidence 1945-1960; and Coming Apart: An Informal History of America in the 1960’s. Professor O’Neill has also written on the history... | 3.420526 |
A comprehensive study has categorized breast cancer into four types, already leading to new ideas on how to treat the different strains.
Published online in the journal Nature, the study is part of the Cancer Genome Atlas, a federal project that includes similar studies of lung and colon cancer.
A consortium of researc... | 2.950724 |
Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. They can survive for long periods of time, and no one has found a dragon that has died of old age. Adolescence is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling’s wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the... | 3.152424 |
John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865)
Born Bel Air, Maryland
Charles DeForest Fredericks, c. 1863
Albumen silver print
When Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865, the rapt audience included John Wilkes Booth, a popular actor known for his striking looks and celebrated acting family. One month ... | 3.62005 |
Canada's bird populations have a new predator: climate change.
According to "The State of Canada's Birds," the first comprehensive report on the state of Canadian avian species, Canadian bird populations have declined by an average of 12 percent since 1970. While some species are thriving, 44 percent of Canada's more t... | 3.794035 |
California Amaranth (Amaranthus californicus)
California Amaranth Species Description
This species is native to North America north of Mexico.
Allergenicity: California Amaranth (Amaranthus californicus) is a moderate allergen.
Pollination: Occurs in following seasons depending on latitude and elevation: Summer to Fall... | 3.3064 |
I need to configure a server as RAID 5. The server has eight 146 GB drives. I want to make the C drive 20 GB, the G drive 75 GB and give the remaining space to the D drive. What’s the RAID 5 calculation to determine the capacity of the D drive?
RAID parity technologies such as RAID 5 require extra disk space to store p... | 3.046332 |
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