text stringlengths 9 720k | source stringclasses 7
values |
|---|---|
ECE: Electrical & Computer Engineering
ECE 5585 Information Technology Security and Trust
Spring 2015 textbook list
The Spring 2015 ECE textbook list is available online for students.
Current Prerequisites & Course Offering
Return to course list
ECE 5585 Information Technology Security and Trust (3C)
Fundamenta... | web |
DHS Seal - FEMA
FEMA Section 106 Notices for Louisiana
Click here to close this window
Name: Ann Sayas
City: New Orleans
Booker T. Washington School at 1201 S. Roman St.
Comments: The flooding from the failed federal levies destroyed and damaged many historic buildings in our city. Since we are a city which values... | web |
Skip to main content
Report this ad
See also:
Crocodile causes plane crash that kills pilots and passengers
The Telegraph reports today that an inquest into a plane crash revealed that an escaped crocodile may have caused the tragedy on August 25, 2010. Pilot Danny Philemotte, co-pilot Chris Wilson and 18 passengers... | web |
What Is a Medium?
What Is a Medium?
James Van Praagh, one of the world’s most renowned and respected spiritual mediums working today, describes the difference between mental mediumship and physical mediumship.
Omega Institute Van Praagh James What is a Medium?
One of the most common questions I am asked is what is... | web |
Why does popcorn pop?
WHY DOES popcorn pop and not ordinary corn? Because popcorn has a thicker hull and contains starch with superior puffing quality, say Brazilian scientists who compared four varieties of corn and three kinds of popcorn (Nature, Vol 362, No 6419). They found the popcorn kernel's ability to absorb h... | web |
May 13, 2011
Is America Now Where Our Founding Fathers Planned?
Filed under: Uncategorized — admin @ 12:00 am
Our founding fathers envisioned a country where the traditional roles of government were reversed. The monarchy dictatorship societies that have prevailed throughout human history have been proven to fail ti... | web |
Print Version
Effective: Winter 2012
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on the mathematics placement test or MATH 105 or 108.
Not Repeatable.
FHGE: Communication & Analytical Thinking Transferable: CSU/UC
5 hours lecture. (60 hours total per quarter)
Student Learning Outcomes -
• Interpret the output ... | web |
An opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel set to an Italian libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym.
Handel’s Julius Caesar takes place in Egypt in 48 B.C.
Act I
After defeating Pompeo’s forces, Julius Caesar’s political rival and ex-son-in-law, Caesar and his troops settle victoriously on the banks of the Nile riv... | web |
CRAMER: Religious intolerance is on the rise
Most small children learn that many of the first colonists to the United States were pilgrims seeking the freedom to practice their religious views.
May 22, 2013
The Church of England — the mother church of my own denomination, The Episcopal Church — was not only establis... | web |
oz - Archives - October 28 2011
Judy Garland and friends in the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz.' Photo by Archives
Text size
Lyman Frank Baum, a native of Chittenango, New York, was a merry and imaginative fellow who never stopped reinventing himself. An expert on poultry farming, window dressing, lubricating oils and a ... | web |
GPU Computing in Science and Beyond
GPU Computing in Science and Beyond
GPU Computing on the Scientific Frontier
From unlocking the crowd behavior of social animals to constellation simulation, GP-GPU computing is entrenching itself in realms of science in ways that were unthinkable just a few years ago. At GTC 2012... | web |
Welcome to the Java Programming Forums
The professional, friendly Java community. 21,500 members and growing!
View RSS Feed
JD1's Personal Development Blog
Compound Interest Calculator
Rate this Entry
Compound interest can be calculated with the following formula.
A = Amount
P = Principal
R = Rate
n = Years
... | web |
Nazi Determined 'Unfit for Trial' By German Court
Hans Lipschis, 93, released by German courts Friday after being diagnosed with early stages of dementia.
By Tova Dvorin, Arutz Sheva Staff
First Publish: 12/9/2013, 9:48 PM
Prison - illustrative
Prison - illustrative
Flash 90
Hans Lipschis, a 93-year old being tried ... | web |
The human body is truly amazing. The menstrual cycle succeeds beautifully in nurturing an egg for fertilization and development into a fetus, and, if fertilization doesn’t happen, in cleansing your body and preparing it to start the cycle anew. And when an egg is fertilized, the cycle ends to let your body concentrate ... | web |
View Full Version : Whats the difference
01-16-2012, 03:53 PM
Can someone tell me what the difference is between a skein a ball and a hank?
01-16-2012, 04:15 PM
"Skein" and "ball" are often used interchangeably. A "hank," however, is rarely wound into a useful...sorry...ball of yarn.
Hanks are one reason knitters/cr... | web |
Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien - The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010
"to promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society"
Press release 2010-10-06
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2010 to Richard F. Heck, Univers... | web |
AAPL Stock: 122.37 ( -0.62 )
Printed from
Fremont drops attempt at marking first Mac factory historic
updated 03:19 pm EDT, Thu October 4, 2012
Building too young to be historic, state and federal rules say
Earlier this week, the Fremont City Council halted attempts at designating the first Macintosh factory as a ... | web |
Soybean prices on the rise, could impact other food sources
A field sowed with soybeans is harvested on April 11, 2012.
David Brancaccio: The global price of food is tied in crucial ways to soybean prices. And the cost of soybeans is now hitting levels not seen just before the 2008 food crisis. When this happens farm... | web |
Japanese Territory
April 4, 2014
Northern Territories
On February 7, 1855, Japan and Russia signed the Treaty of Commerce, Navigation and Delimitation, which confirmed the boundary between the islands of Etorofu and Uruppu. The Northern Territories, consisting of four islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and Habo... | web |
Last updated: July 31, 2015
New evidence backs theory apocalyptic collision between Earth and asteroid created Moon
Giant Impact earth
New evidence has backed the theory that the Moon was formed when a giant asteroid smashed into Earth billions of years ago. Picture: Lunar and Planetary Institute Source: Supplied
... | web |
The scientific theory behind global warming seems straightforward. Carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere reflect heat back to the Earth's surface. The more carbon dioxide in the air, the more heat that is reflected.
The revelation of a trove of damaging e-mails among leading scientists in the global warming... | web |
Out of Art into Storytelling: The adventures of Perseus
• Share this page
The tale behind 'Perseus turning Phineas and his Followers to Stone' by Luca Giordano. Retold by writer Pie Corbett for the Out of Art into Storytelling project
The adventures of Perseus
PDF fileThe adventures of Perseus [PDF 153kb – opens ... | web |
This Green Life
A monthly journal of sorts by Sheryl Eisenberg
SEPTEMBER 2011: Rivers and lakes are awash in pharmaceuticals that end up in our drinking water. How could we ever have thought flushing them away was a good idea?
Safe Disposal of Old Drugs
Flushing isn't the answer anymore
A side effect of our medicine... | web |
History on the Couch
Crowds and Power
by Elias Canetti
Viking, $7.50
Sooner or later, Europe was bound to break the American monopoly in the manufacture of new social theories and facts. Since the war the study of society has become an American industry, and though the sociologists have naturally been the biggest pr... | web |
Cart --
0
Your Shopping Cart is Empty
How Do Flea and Tick Treatments Work?
What is it That Makes Those Fleas Stay Away?
By January 01, 2011 | See Comments
• expert or vet photo
vet verified
PetCareRx Staff Veterinarian
How Do Flea and Tick Treatments Work?
What flea and tick medications do is pretty ... | web |
Hemp confusion hinders U.S. farmers
Not marijuana | Hemp is processed for fibre and lacks the THC chemical present in marijuana
MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Hemp and marijuana might be the same species, but they are about the same as a Great Dane and a Chihuahua, says a University of Florida professor.
Brandon McFadden said t... | web |
R4A Zoning Code - New York City
What is an R4A Zoning District?
R4A districts permit only one- and two-family detached residences. Differences in the permitted floor area ratio and minimum required lot size, however, result in differences in the typical buildings found in each district. Characterized by houses with t... | web |
Return to the Purplemath home page The Purplemath Forums
Helping students gain understanding
and self-confidence in algebra
powered by FreeFind
Find a Hudson, NH Precalculus Tutor
Subject: ZIP:
Brenda G. ...Since she has worked with you, not only have her grades improved but she is actually asking to take an Honors ... | web |
Emperor Scorpions
Scorpions are one of the oldest creatures still present today. They’ve been around for almost 300 million years, and during these long years, they haven’t changed much.
The Emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator) is one of the largest scorpions, growing up to 23 cm in length. Emperor scorpions are glo... | web |
Ride Boldly!
Bikes, bicycling, and road safety.
Bicycle Headlights
On Cyclist Fatalities & The Meaning of Statements
Bike LightLast Friday, a young cyclist named Elyse Stern was killed in a collision at Lake and Cedar Avenues in Minneapolis. The time was 2:15 a.m.
There has been a lot of hubbub, and in certain cas... | web |
"Even some of the hackers who work for government organizations still do bad things on their own time, because they can," Echemendia says. "I've known some kids where that structured, 'do this' environment is not enough for their intellectual evolution."
There is indeed a bit of an arms race for those young hackers Ec... | web |
Principles of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
What is MALDI?
MALDI is the abbreviation for "Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization."
The matrix absorbs the ultraviolet light (nitrogen laser light, wavelength 337 nm) and converts it to heat energy. A small part of the matrix (down to 100 nm from the top outer surface... | web |
Case and Agreement in Abaza
O'Herin, Brian
Abaza, a little-documented Northwest Caucasian language, exhibits an extensive agreement system. This book, the result of field work carried out by Brian O'Herin, is both descriptive and analytical.
As a descriptive work, it provides thorough coverage of a significant subsy... | web |
Squigly Squiglys Games
Animal Giants Quiz
The animal kingdom has a few members that could be considered giants. Squigly has made up this quiz about these so called giants. Give it a try, you'll learn some amazing facts about these animals!
1. Elephants can move quietly despite their size.
2. How long can a hi... | web |
The MultiDrizzle Handbook
7.1 Interpreting your results
MultiDrizzle ties together a fairly substantial set of algorithms, each designed to accomplish a different task, and as such has a large parameter set. While the functions have been set to default parameters which should produce good results for a wide range of... | web |
10 Reasons Why You’re Waking Up In The Middle Of The Night
By: Published: December 27, 2012
a a a
If you find yourself frequently waking up in the middle of the night, you may have insomnia. Although some people think insomnia is defined as having difficulties falling asleep, it can also involve difficulty stayin... | web |
Show Subscription Form
Yeast Breads
When making yeast breads and rolls, I spray the shaped dough with cooking spray and cover it with a damp cloth before setting it to rise. The dough always sticks to the cloth, then falls when I peel it off. How can I prevent this? —K.K., New Albany, Ohio
Although moisture is nece... | web |
Quick tip: Dots are meaningless in your Gmail address
It makes no difference how many dots you include in your Gmail address or how you capitalize it.
It would seem like common sense - if your Gmail address is, the dot between your first and last name and the way in which your name is capitalized should uniquely iden... | web |
From Mary Wollstonecraft to queer theory
In his end-of-year address to Vatican staff, Pope Benedict XVI seems to have reiterated a familiar argument: that the traditional gender order should be respected.
He isn't alone in this outlook. Throughout history, though, there has also been a robust questioning of the idea ... | web |
Egyptian Mythology - Delta Cycle
Delta Cycle
As mentioned before, there was a mythological period called the "First Time." This was an era where the gods were said to roam and rule the world. Nu, Atum, Ra, Shu and Tefnut, Geb and Nut, Osiris, and many other gods were among the population. Set, son of Geb and Nut, was... | web |
‘High Tide Street' from James Gardener is a Cultural Hub
By: Michael Hines - Published: • References: jamesgardener & dezeen
‘High Tide Street’ is an ambitious bridge concept from architecture student James Gardener. Gardener is proposing that this floating bridge be built across the Thames River in London, England to... | web |
Top Definition
1. a hyphenated word derived from the prefix 'Afro-', meaning African and the noun 'American', meaning a citizen of the United States of America.
2. used to describe an American of African descent.
3. a term which has fallen out of favor in recent years for the more politically correct two word phrase ... | web |
Top Definition
Interchangeable with the term "Irish Twins," Vatican Twins are two siblings who were born less than 12 months apart. Derived from the perception that Irish Catholics, due to their opposition to birth control, would have many children in short periods of time.
My parents got drunk a lot in the 80s and tha... | web |
A tojo is slang for a Toyota Land Cruiser, which are the most popular four-wheel drives in Australia. They may also be referred to as an honest work horse. Toyota Landcruiser utes are used most commonly in Australia on cattle stations, by the police and in mineral exploration.
We set off in the Tojo and went about ten ... | web |
U.S. Congresswoman Giffords
About 1 million Americans are affected by aphasia, speech and language impairments like Rep. Gabrielle Giffords'. (P.K. Weis/Reuters)
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords recently gave her first public interview since she was shot in the head almost a year ago. Her journey — from critically ill... | web |
This bible, handwritten in France in 1190, uses a pale blue grid to produce accurate column and paragraph alignment, equivalent to modern typographic grids. Note the precise and careful spacing of the margins, the columns, and the breaks between boxes. The header rides in its own box at the top of the page, and is repe... | web |
According to Lauren Goodland, the Victorian emphasis upon the gentleman served as a means of retaining upper-class political power and keeping down the middle class.
The gentleman's aura was predicated on quasi-feudal appeals to social hierarchy. In the mid-Victorian period these traditional credentials were deliberat... | web |
Media centre
Strategies to prevent and treat cancer, heart disease, diabetes and lung disease for just US$ 1.20 per person per year
News release
A new WHO study reveals that low-income countries could introduce a core set of strategies to prevent and treat cancer, heart disease, diabetes and lung disease for just U... | web |
Skip to definition.
Noun: danger deyn-ju(r)
1. The condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
2. A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
"there was a danger he would do the wrong thing";
- risk, peril
3. A cause of pain, injury or loss
"he feared the dangers of travellin... | web |
What is a Photocell?
Solar panels are one application of photocells.
Solar panels for residential roofs use photocell technology to gather energy from sunlight.
Article Details
• Written By: Brendan McGuigan
• Edited By: Bronwyn Harris
• Last Modified Date: 16 July 2015
• Copyright Protected:
Conjecture Co... | web |
What is a Social Democracy?
Social democrats tend to support broad entitlement programs.
John Maynard Keynes.
Article Details
• Originally Written By: L. Jablonsky
• Revised By: A. Joseph
• Edited By: C. Wilborn
• Last Modified Date: 01 July 2015
• Copyright Protected:
Conjecture Corporation
• Print th... | web |
Browse Dictionary by Letter
Dictionary Suite
ill-spent not spent or used to good purpose; wasted.
ill-starred unlucky; ill-fated.
ill-timed done or happening at a wrong or inappropriate time; inopportune.
ill-treat to treat poorly; mistreat.
illuminance the intensity of light per unit of area on a surface exposed to l... | web |
Skip to definition.
Noun: shin shin
1. The front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
2. A cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
- shin bone
3. The 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- tibia, shinbone, shin bone
Verb: shin (shinned,shinning) shin
1. Climb awkwardly, as if by scra... | web |
What the DoD's PlayStation-powered Condor Cluster means for the future of supercomputing
A chat with Mark Barnell, one of the men behind the DoD's powerful new Condor Cluster, a supercomputer built from 1760 gaming consoles, about the PlayStation 3, distributed computing and the (possible) next big thing in supercompu... | web |
Environment: Content from Across the ABC
Date/Time 31 Jul 2015 11:06:50am
I've seen some truly nonsensical arguments from the climate change deniers. The reason why the scientists don't know whether the temperature increase will be 2, 4 or 6 degrees is because it depends on what people do. For e.g. a traffic cop does... | web |
Augmented reality (AR) is a view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are merged with virtual computer-generated imagery . AR, originally coined in 1990 by Thomas Caudell, is conventionally in real-time and in semantic context with environmental elements, like for example sports scores on TV during a ma... | web |
Terminal cisternae
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Skeletal muscle, with terminal cisterna labeled near bottom.
Terminal cisternae are enlarged areas of the sarcoplasmic reticulum surrounding the transverse tubules. These discrete regions within the muscle cell store calcium (increas... | web |
Wikijunior:Human Body/Brain
From Wikibooks, open books for an open world
< Wikijunior:Human Body
Jump to: navigation, search
The brain is the organ that harbors our selves, our thinking, feelings, personalities and consciousness. We conclude this from experiments that demonstrate activity of the brain. How the brain ... | web |
Every iOS application needs at least one window—an instance of the UIWindow class—and some may include more than one window. A window object has several responsibilities:
In iOS, windows do not have title bars, close boxes, or any other visual adornments. A window is always just a blank container for one or more views... | web |
Was this page helpful?
Additional feedback?
1500 characters remaining
Export (0) Print
Expand All
Designing Dimensions
A database dimension is a collection of related objects, called attributes, which can be used to provide information about fact data in one or more cubes. For example, typical attributes in a product... | web |
Maya pyramids
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
The Maya pyramids are structures built in the jungles of Central America by the Maya civilization between 200 and 900 AD. Unlike the straight sides of the more commonly known Egyptian pyramids, the sides of Maya pyramids are typically ste... | web |
Phase-shift keying
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Phase shift keying is a way of transmitting information. This is done by modulating the phase of a carrier wave. In such a system, the amplitude of the wave does not carry any information; all information is present in the phase of t... | web |
Incompetent Cervix
Incompetent Cervix
Alternate Names
• cervical incompetence
An incompetent cervix is a cervix that is too weak to stay closed during pregnancy. An incompetent cervix can cause miscarriage or premature labor with delivery of a premature infant.
What is going on in the body?
The normal cervix b... | web |
Taking too long? Try again or cancel this request.
Book Reviews
Michael, the Automaton
“There is a satisfactory boniness about grammar which the flesh of sheer vocabulary requires before it can become a vertebrate and walk the earth.” —Anthony Burgess
“Lulu recommends ordering a proof copy of your work and checking... | web |
You are here
Difference, Power, and Multiple Cultural Perspectives in the Humanities
Courses across the humanities address issues of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other institutionalized systems of difference. The curriculum teaches students methods and concepts for the critical analysis of structures ... | web |
Back to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Homepage
• Connect with WHOI:
true expositive en-US Lonny Lippsett WHOI
Tracking Nitrogen's Elusive Trail in the Ocean
The 'isotope effect' offers a new way to follow where nitrogen goes
Humans often seem to be unable to fix a problem without creating a new one. We i... | web |
Food Allergy Counseling
Food Allergy Counseling
Monday, April 13, 2009
Soda Tax, NYC
I’m going to take an unpopular stance and say that too much soda is just evil. (you know I'm right).
I'm not saying it's not totally delicious. Give me a Dr. Brown's Cream right now or a root beer float, oh boy.
However, it is be... | web |
Italy leads the way as Europe warms to nuclear power
May 23, 2008|By Elisabeth Rosenthal, NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE
ROME — Italy announced Thursday that within five years it plans to resume building nuclear energy plants, two decades after a public referendum resoundingly banned nuclear power and deactivated all it... | web |
Does Having Multiple Bank Accounts Encourage Overspending?
Does Having Multiple Bank Accounts Encourage Overspending?
Last week I read an academic journal article that gave me the willies.
It wasn’t a scary medical article. It was about personal finance.
The article, which had the catchy title “Influence of Motivat... | web |
What StarCraft Can Teach Gamers About Fighting Cancer
By Kyle Hill | July 8, 2013 11:00 am
In between mining Vespene gas and constructing additional pylons, gamers have been unknowingly learning about how cancer works, and maybe how to beat it.
Kerrigan, leader of the Zerg swarm
Amid the frantic clicking and hot-ke... | web |
Are moths really a menace?
The Oak Processionary is a native of southern Europe, thought to have arrived in the UK as eggs laid on young oak trees imported from the Continent.
The Forestry Commission has confirmed that the caterpillars are now emerging on oak trees in England and cautioned the public against coming... | web |
NAME Business::Tax::VAT - perform European VAT calculations SYNOPSIS use Business::Tax::VAT; my $vat = Business::Tax::VAT->new(qw/uk ie/); my $price = $vat->item(120 => 'ie'); my $price_to_customer = $price->full; # 120 my $vat_charged = $price->vat; # 20 my $net_price_to_me = $price->net; # 100 my $price = $vat->busin... | web |
Audiology is the branch of science that studies hearing, balance and related disorders. Audiologists treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related hearing damage. These health professionals use various hearing tests to determine whether someone can hear within a normal range, and if not, which portions ... | web |
| Share
Pronunciation: (hik'up, -up), [key]
n., v., -cuped or -cupped, -cup•ing or -cup•ping.
3. Informal.a minor difficulty, interruption, setback, etc.: a hiccup in the stock market.
1. to make the sound of a hiccup: The motor hiccuped as it started.
2. to have the hiccups.
3. Informal.to experience a temporary ... | web |
Contest of the English with the French for the Possession of North America
The English revolution, which placed William III on the throne, while it freed the colonies from the oppressions they endured during the reign of his predecessor, involved them in the calamities of the war between France and England, which last... | web |
What Is Mummification?
Mummification is the preservation of a body, either animal or human. Some mummies are preserved wet, some are frozen, and some are dried. It can be a natural process or it may be deliberately achieved. The Egyptian mummies were deliberately made by drying the body. By eliminating moisture, you h... | web |
20 Spirits and Cocktails You Secretly Can’t Explain
What it is: A non-alcoholic syrup made with almonds, sugar, and rose water; sometimes orange flower water or zest is added as well. The Latin etymology of the word is related to horchata, the Hispanic beverage made with ground almonds, rice, and a blend of spices.... | web |
Take the 2-minute tour ×
Is outdoor exercise in good conditions (ie. not raining, not super hot, no snow) better for you than exercising indoors? Many people exercise outside for fresh air, but does it only feel good or is it also good for you?
share|improve this question
Hi @Casebash, care to explain how this questi... | web |
To give way.
Also a red triangular sign. In driving terms, it means that cars entering some roadway do not have to stop unless they would hinder cars already on the road.
Yield is a term used in chemistry and chemical engineering to describe the performance of a reactor or a plant. More specifically, it is a measure f... | web |
Chatbot Is First Computer to Pass the Turing Test
What's the Latest?
British computing luminary Alan Turing predicted that by the year 2000, computers would be able to engage humans in conversation while seeming more like fellow humans than computers. A chatbot named Eugene Goostman has now accomplished that feat, sa... | web |
Take the 2-minute tour ×
I have noticed many people say "I'm debating" when they mean they are in a dilemma between two choices. I always thought that to debate means discussing different view points between two individuals, not within the head of a single person, therefore debating here seems like an incorrect usage ... | web |
Take the 2-minute tour ×
So I have a vector of bullets that show up on the screen and I do not want these bullets to live forever. I want them to "die as soon as they go off screen or collide with an enemy. How can I make sure they are removed from the array and no longer take up memory.
std::vector<Bullet> bulletAr... | web |
Postcard from…Mexico
Electoral observer training in Guanajuato
Electoral observer training in Guanajuato
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), the candidate of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), lost Mexico’s presidency by only .56 of a percentage point in 2006. Fraud was widely suspected. Until recently, t... | web |
Take the 2-minute tour ×
She narrowed the choices down to:
1. すわらずに
2. すわらないと
Or another similar question:
1. ならず
2. ならない
share|improve this question
We've also found What is the difference between 〜ないではいられない and 〜ずにはいられない, but it didn't quite explain it. – Kobi Nov 24 '12 at 10:13
You might also be i... | web |
This username and password
combination was not found.
Please try again.
Concordia Online Education
Hotchalk Global
view a plan
Rate this Plan:
Concordia Online Education
This section is meant to be a general Exploration of Rocks in general
1, 2
Title – Rock exploration
By – Scott Dan
Subject – Science
Grad... | web |
Re: Line layout in browsers
From: Jukka K. Korpela <jkorpela@cs.tut.fi>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:10:54 +0200
Message-ID: <002401c85cce$50ce39d0$0500000a@DOCENDO>
To: <www-style@w3.org>
Alex Mogilevsky wrote:
> "normal" line height is what font designer decided would be the
> perfect distance between two lines; wh... | web |
Oct 1, 2009
Mobile PKI
Mobile PKI, also known as Wireless PKI (and a lot of other names such as Mobile Secure Signature Service, Secure Signature Creation Device, ...) is a technology which allows users to place electronic signatures with their cell phone. This can be used for applications that run on the phone, but ... | web |
Courthouse gets a new look
Published: Friday, February 02, 2001
Visitors to the Lubbock County Courthouse will notice a couple of changes in upcoming weeks.
The two Siberian (also called Chinese) elm trees on the courthouse's west side are slated for removal. The first will be taken today.
The change to the courtho... | web |
Take the 2-minute tour ×
I have a vector V= and several line segments Seg1, Seg2, Seg3, Seg4.
I want to know how to rotate each of the line segments so that the X axis is parallel to my given vector.
How can I do this?
Note: I am aware that I can get the angle of rotation by taking the inner product of my vector an... | web |
Take the 2-minute tour ×
Please help me understand, and if possible, tips, to determine a pumping length $K$.
Suppose I have the example :
Let $G$ be a Context-Free-Grammar with a set of variables $\{S,A,B,T\}$, set of terminals $\{0,1\}$, start variable $S$, and rules:
$$\begin{align}S&\to ABA \mid SS\\ A&\to S0 \... | web |
Take the 2-minute tour ×
I have been looking around for this question, but all results I found only describe the definition and not the answer I seek.
Is "kernel" basically a synonym of "function"? When should be the time we should use the word "kernel" instead of "function"?
share|improve this question
5 Answers 5... | web |
Take the 2-minute tour ×
I realize this is a rather trivial question when it comes to some that are asked on this exchange, but I was hoping for an intuitive (AND mathematical - I can't make sense of it if I don't understand the math) explanation of this problem:
This is actually an example problem in my book and I d... | web |
In my last post I introduced LogPy, a library for logic and relational programming in Python. In this post I show how LogPy can be used as a quick and dirty in-memory database.
As an example we’ll look at the 50 states in the US. We know two things about each state.
1. Is it coastal? For example California (CA) is... | web |
- which is the best language course or software - compare
Macedonian (македонски)
Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken by about three million people. There are some two million speakers in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), and perhaps another million or so in other countries, especially in Al... | web |
Take the 2-minute tour ×
Whether you ultimately agree with it or not, I feel that a study of modal logic, including David Lewis's (and others') notion of possible words is a valuable facet of a proper understanding of logic and metaphysics. However when I attempt to explain necessary truths (where one cannot imagine a... | web |
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Hypatia said...
As I understood it, Saul may have changed his name because the the Greek adjective 'saulos' means 'the loose, wanton gait of courtesans or Bacchantes' (see LSJ.
The Latin adjective 'paulus' means small (Paul was, of course a Roman citizen) which may have described his physic... | web |
Kodak and the birth of film
Dry plates
Collodion dry plates had been available since 1855, thanks to the work of Désiré van Monckhoven, but it was not until the invention of the gelatine dry plate in 1871 by Richard Leach Maddox that they rivaled wet plates in speed and quality. Also, for the first time, cameras... | web |
Follow Slashdot stories on Twitter
Forgot your password?
Science Technology
25th Anniversary Of Three Mile Island 418 418
fbform writes "March 28, 2004 is the 25th anniversary of the Loss Of Coolant Accident (LOCA) at the nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania. It's a good time to reflect on the imp... | web |
Take the 2-minute tour ×
Normally, a hard disk should take care of bad blocks by marking them unsuable. If that isn't any more the case with a hard disk, is it still possible to do keep track of those bad block with some kernel module or other daemon process in Linux?
share|improve this question
2 Answers 2
General... | web |
Royal Society Publishing
Spatial niche partitioning in dinosaurs from the latest cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of North America
Tyler R. Lyson, Nicholas R. Longrich
1. Introduction
The coexistence (i.e. residing in the same biome) of large herbivorous vertebrates is seen in both extant and extinct ecosystems. For ex... | web |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.