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Sewage spills are a more frequent problem than one might think. Whether in your yard or in your home, the constant smell of, for lack of better phrasing, feces, is not inclined to be pleasant. The fact is that, frankly speaking, nobody wants to smell raw sewage and nobody wants their neigh... | web |
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No group defied the rules that defined orderly life in 1950s America quite like the Beats. Ginsberg was no anarchist, but he believed that the severity of the justice and health systems stunted the creativity of the nation's most promising individuals. We have to ta... | web |
The 'Fair' Question: If We Must Raise Taxes, Where Should We Start?
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On April 11, President Obama delivered an eleven-minute speech at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on the Buffett Rule. He used the word fair 13 times, or once every ... | web |
Mental Math Subtraction Strategies
So, after releasing my Mental Math addition units on Teachers Pay Teachers, I had many people inquiring about subtraction strategy units. I am SO excited to announce that they are officially FINISHED and posted! I am truly grateful for all of the amazing feedback that I’ve received f... | web |
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January 19, 2013
We are spinning at 795 miles per hour
Most of us know that the Earth’s rotation or spinning causes our progression of day and night. If asked how long it takes the Earth rotate, most would quickly say 24 hours, the length of our day/night cycle.
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Lincoln, Abraham(b. Feb. 12, 1809 d. Apr. 15, 1865), 16th U.S. president, considered to be the greatest leader in the country’s history and the quintessential American who, during his time, was mocked, ridiculed, derided, and eventually murdered by Americans. The deeply respected national hero, whom nearly every U.S. c... | web |
One of the tallest skyscrapers in New York doesn't look like it should be standing — and for a brief time, there was a chance that it wouldn't. 601 Lexington, formerly known as the Citigroup Center, stands on a pair of over 100-foot-high stilts that originally allowed it to be constructed around a church occupying the ... | web |
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The Urinals of an airborne vessel take-off and landing facility located near Canada's largest city
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Balloon Blast Math
Boden Software and Five Kids Studios presents Balloon Blast Math!
Inspired by, and partially designed by my daughter Abby, Balloon Blast Math is a fun educational game for you and your school aged child to play and improve basic math skills!
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The standard score is the result of subtracting the direct scores from the arithmetic mean and then dividing them by the standard deviation. This process is called standardizing or normalizing.
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Roanoke County Schools has given students access to the technology of the future; 3D printers.
A 3D printer is a machine that melts plastic or other materials and forms it into tangible things, some of which can't physically be created by a machine.
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NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team
To celebrate its 21st anniversary, Nasa's orbiting Hubble telescope has snapped this stunning image of Arp 273: a photogenic group of interacting galaxies.
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Rhetorical analysis of Lincoln's second inaugural speech
Lincoln showed his care for his people and country on his second inaugural speech, just like any man who was worrying about his children and family. Having been struggling for four years’ in war, his peop... | web |
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[72.07] Tidal Disruption of Strengthless Rubble Piles--A Timescale Analysis
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Where Pharaohs Were Buried Before There Were Pyramids
By: The Scribe on Friday, February 25, 2011
When people think about where the pharaohs of Egypt were buried, the pyramids come instantly to mind. It is true that some rulers of ancient Egypt were buried in these large, elaborated tombs. But this didn’t start happe... | web |
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Pepi II: Longest Egyptian Pharaoh
Pepi II Pyramid
Pepi II, to this date the longest serving Egyptian pharaoh in history, serving for 90 years! He has had one of the longest political terms in world history. This all happened because Pepi II became pharaoh when he was only 6 years old! Thi... | web |
Can you go to jail for adultry? Cheating on your wife?
Some states have laws against adultery. In Utah, for example, adultery can lead to a 3 year prison sentence.
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Focus distance limit switches on lenses
Some of the Canon lenses feature a little slide switch to let you restrict the range of focus distances the lens will operate over, but why?
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Aiki (martial arts principle)
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There are two important memory considerations you may want to track when using SQL CLR functionality: 1) How much memory is SQL CLR using? And 2) How much memory is SQL CLR allowed to use?
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He worked with someone who had an inside track to not only the relationships between gang members, but also their financial records. The people on the street, aka the “foot soldiers,” made about $3.50/hr. In addition, being in this gang had an annual death rate of 7%. If you stayed in the gang for f... | web |
<b>A filmmaker's dramatic rise and fall</b> Oscar Micheaux was an innovator and a revolutionary force as a filmmaker, entrepreneur and novelist, unquestionably black America's first multimedia champion. But as Patrick Milligan's exceptional new biography <b>Oscar Micheaux</b> shows, he was also a complex, driven figure... | web |
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When I was in Fana'Briques in 2008, there was a speed record competition for TGV-themed train. The setup used a section of custom-made straight track (aluminium rails if I remember correctly) and was powered by a custom transformer which could deliver higher voltages than the standard LEGO one... | web |
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I remember a case study about a girl who could not feel pain due to lacking certain somatosensory receptors; she went on to burn herself on a radiator because she could not feel her flesh burning and suffered many other injuries due to the loss of the sense.
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Foot and mouth disease is ravaging the livestock herds of Great Britain. Well, actually foot and mouth doesn’t kill animals, it just makes them poorly for a bit. However, the disease is incredibly con... | web |
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an electronic banking machine that dispenses cash, accepts deposits, and performs other services when a customer inserts a plastic card and pushes the proper coded buttons. Abbr.: ATM Also called au'tomated tell'er, automatic-teller mac... | web |
Pluggable JDKs
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"Failed states" redirects here. For the Propagandhi album, see Failed States (album). For the Noam Chomsky book, see Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy.
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I have wondered for a while about how I should pronounce "AJAX" (asynchronous JavaScript and XML). I usually say "I-acs", as in the Amsterdam football club, but should I say "a-jacs" (as it looks in English) or simply as the acronym "A-J-A-X"? Or does it not matter?
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Helical antenna
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Array of four axial-mode helical antennas used as a satellite tracking-acquisition antenna, Pleumeur-Bodou, France
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Three-phase electric power is a common method of alternating-current electric power generation, transmission, and distribution.[1] It is a type of polyphase system and is the most common method used by electrical grids worldw... | web |
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Most SWT widgets provide distinctive events that are well suited for typical use cases of that widget, like selection events and modify events. These events should, if possible, always be favored over key and ... | web |
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You could describe the French Resistance as terrorists, you could describe them as freedom fighters, or you could describe them as guerrillas. These terms are more or less synonymous, only separated by a value judgment.
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An interesting panel at the Techonomy conference yesterday asked what it means to educate students for the 21st century. Ángel Cabrera, president... | web |
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In 2007, more single men and women said they won't get married. Their parents never accept not to get married. Why parents want their sons and daughters to get married? Since the first people appeared on the earth, they've gotten married. Anyone didn't make them get married. It's instinct not to ext... | web |
The Fragility of Thalassocracy,
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In large bodies, the circulation of power must be less vigorous at the extremities... This is the immutable condition, the eternal law of extensive and detached empire.
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I have created several simple games with PyGame, but until now, I have focused on mechanics rather than graphics. The graphics in my games have been extremely rudimentary, consisting of basic shapes on black backgrounds.
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Is Soy Hard to Digest?
Soy foods are a good source of protein for those on a vegetarian diet, but some people claim it causes bloating and gas. Is soy hard to digest?
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“You Are Not the Supreme”
Srila Prabhupada: Both the living entity and Lord Krishna are full of consciousness. The living entity’s consciousness is within himself, and Krishna’s consciousness pervades everywhere. That’s the distinction.
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Highlights of the U.S.-Russian deal establishing a framework to secure and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons.
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March 9, 2013
As we prepare for the release of our CD of music from John Dowland’s last book of songs, A Pilgrimes Solace, we can’t help but reflect a bit on how we approach the music and why. The short answer is because we enjoy performing music that wa... | web |
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Mar 04, 2011
Northwestern Medicine researchers for the first time have transformed a human embryonic stem cell into a critical type of neuron that dies early in Alzheimer's disease and is a major cause of memory loss.
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December 20th, 2012 in Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
(Phys.org)—December 21, 2012 is not the end of the world. Even the ancient Maya themselves did not think so.
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The Seedy, Scandalous History of Valentine's Day
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Forget roses, chocolates and candlelight dinners. On Valentine's Day, that's rather boring stuff — at least according to ancient Roman standards.
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Unlike other instruments, the invention does not require any sharp blades or cumbersome power sources (such as those needed for ultrasound devices) in the operating theatre. Instead, a small paddle rotates at high speed, converting the tissue into a liquid form that can be removed by a small vacuum pump attached to the... | web |
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This activity explores the difficult decisions facing health authorities when it comes to deciding which drugs should be made available to patients. Mathematically, the activity involves basic arithmetic and manipulation of averages.
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In probability theory, a probability mass function (abbreviated pmf) gives the probability that a discrete random variable is exactly equal to some value. A probability mass function differs from a probability density function in that the values of... | web |
Reframing Remembrance Day
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As we honour today the men and women who have fought and died in uniform, it is important that our remembrance of them not be taken as an endorsement of war or a celebration of all things military. For many people, soldiers in uniform do not inspire feelings of pride but ... | web |
Pregnancy and radiation exposure
How much is radiation a threat to pregnant women? The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has a fact sheet out for women who are pregnant or planning to and their risk of radiation. The fact sheet seeks to help them understand the health effects to the mother and to the fetus.
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Venus's atmosphere is the heaviest of those of all the planets. It is made up of carbon dioxide, with small quantities of nitrogen and water vapor, and traces of argon, carbon monoxide, neon, and sulfur dioxide. After the sun's heat reaches the planet's dense atmosphere, the carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid in its thic... | web |
Be persistent in teaching your teen that a little civility goes a long way in this world
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Static analysis is the process of detecting errors and defects in software's source code. Although manual code review is technically static analysis, the term is most commonly used to refer to an automated code review process. Static code analysis (aka static analysis security testing or SAST) inputs source texts of pr... | web |
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I know that with brute force there are 2^56 possible keys to check (56 bits, each either a 1 or 0). But let's say I know the message itself is only made up of letters (a-z, A-Z).
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The Course Intersection Method is a model for collaboration between science and social science or humanities courses to facilitate teaching and learning the connection between science and policy making. This method intersects two... | web |
The Arsenic Eaters
200px-Arsenic_trioxideMost people do their best to avoid arsenic. If they end up ingesting it, it’s because somebody poisoned them. Or maybe because their well is contaminated with it. But in the 19th century, a group of people known as the toxophagi who intentionally ate arsenic became a sort of se... | web |
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This month, I look at another table-centric aspect of a topic from Exam 70-29, the "Implementing a Database on SQL Server 7.0" course exam. The topic is creating tables that enforce data integrity and referential integrity, and implementing constraints. That sentence looks like ... | web |
For many years now, we have been trained to look for the SSL icon on our browsers, and have told our family and friends to do the same. It’s a basic security measure that ensures our traffic cannot be intercepted and spied on. The last thing we want when doing online banking, reading our email or shopping online is hav... | web |
Top 5 Ways to Prevent Muscle Soreness
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León is a department (state) in northwestern Nicaragua (5,138 km2). It is also the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It was founded by the Spaniards as Santiago de los Caballeros de León and rivals Granada in the number of historic Spanish colonial homes and churches. As of 2005, the... | web |
Mini asteroid to narrowly miss earth on February 15PA
A mini asteroid will miss Earth by just 15,000 miles on February 15 and, although that sounds like a huge distance away, it's the closest approach since sky surveys began in the 1990s.
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Federal views diverge on proper use of painkillers
WASHINGTON — How do you have a conversation about prescription drugs that provide critical pain relief to millions of Americans yet also cause more fatal overdoses than heroin and cocaine combined?
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clonazepam (Parkinson’s disease)
A muscle relaxant and antispasmodic drug in the benzodiazepine family. it is also used to treat seizures, anxiety, insomnia and pain related to chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia. in Parkinson’s disease clonazepam helps to relieve restless leg syndrome, and dystonia (muscle rigidi... | web |
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The goal of this course would be to introduce beginning or intermediate fiction writers to a set of formal terminology and concepts, both practical and theoretical, that they can then use while composing or editing, and which will allow them to read fiction in any genr... | web |
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Animal Life
Life in the canopy
Rainforests harbour a bewildering number of animal species. Because there is little undergrowth, most animals live on the epiphyte-laden branches of the canopy where they can find food.
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Acne Treatment for Teenagers
Acne is a very troubling condition for those that suffer from it. When a person suffers from facial acne there is no hiding it and when acne is drawn out over a long time it can have damaging effects on the self-esteem of those that are struggling with it. Acne is not the hopeless skin dis... | web |
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Arthritis – What you need to know
Arthritis is the inflammation of the joints. These range from inflammation of a joint to the area around joints. The joint connects the bones and provides support and helps movement. The cartilage protects the joint which allows smooth movement. It also a... | web |
AntiSlavery Studies
Before the Emancipation Proclamation was adopted by all of the states and effectively ended slavery in the United States, slaves that were looking for a better life were forced to use the Underground Railroad to escape to the north where they could enjoy a life of freedom. The Underground Railroad ... | web |
Synchrotron Could See Hidden Building Blocks of Life
Both diamonds and water contain carbon and oxygen. If they are embedded inside another object, it is a difficult task to distinguish between chemical bonds. The new technique now makes this possible. Credit: Simo Huotari (University of Helsinki)
A detailed 3D ma... | web |
Emergent Literacy Design: Wishing with W
By Morgan Pierce
Rationale: This lesson will help children identify /w/, the phoneme represented by W. Students will learn to recognize /w/ in spoken words by learning a meaningful representation (blowing out the candles on a cake) and the letter symbol W, practice finding /w... | web |
Protein Interactome Reveals Converging Molecular Pathways
Science Translational Medicine
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A recent study sheds light on how a variety of different mutations in genes that seemingly have little in common can each result in the symptoms of autism. To answer this question, researchers developed a molecul... | web |
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