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https://istampgallery.com/thinking-of-you/ | 2,021 | Complete Set of 3 nos of special postage stamp on St. Valentine’s Day :
Issued by Australia
Issued on Feb 3, 1994
Design : The stamps feature superb images of beautiful blooms. Photographed by Lariane Fonseca of Geelong, Victoria. A book of her flower photographs, If Passion were a Flower …. was published in 1992.
Type... | 668 |
https://populismobserver.com/2021/01/11/inetrview-49-dealing-with-the-past-and-the-politics-of-memory/ | 2,021 | In this interview, Geneviève Zubrzycki explains how invented traditions constitute a pillar of modern nations and therefore how collective memories can help us understand modern nationalism. Memory is utterly political, she told POP, since it gives an explanation to collective questions about identity, who we are are w... | 2,186 |
https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2191/sanctuary-how-the-view-from-space-is-protecting-earth-today/ | 2,021 | Efforts to conserve parks and protected areas around the world are being aided by Earth observations from space-based sensors operated by NASA and other space agencies as well as commercial providers. A new book released this week highlights how the view from space is being used to protect some of the world’s most inte... | 698 |
https://adaylife.com/such-as-the-aztecs-and-modern-urban-agriculture-could-improve/ | 2,021 | Such as the Aztecs and modern urban agriculture
Roland Ebel of the Sustainable Food Systems could improve program at Montana State University led to define a research project, the extent, to benefit the, an old Aztec agricultural technique could 21st century gardening needs.
Specifically, Ebel examines the use of “comi... | 887 |
https://kycriminallawyer.com/white-collar-crimes-charges/white-collar-crimes-an-overview/ | 2,021 | Crimes that do not involve physical violence, and that relate largely to financial matters, are often called white collar crimes. On one hand, white collar crimes involve most of the same legal principles as do other crimes, and people charged with white collar crimes have the same rights and protections as defendants ... | 888 |
https://birlinn.co.uk/2020/11/23/essay-of-the-week-winter-tales-from-the-solway/ | 2,021 | Ann Lingard, novelist and former research biologist, is the author of The Fresh and the Salt: The Story of the Solway, an astonishing look at all aspects of the firth that separates England and Scotland. From the highest aerial view, to the invertebrates in its sands, she examines the entire ecosystem, including the hi... | 1,743 |
https://www.theruellefamily.com/subtraction-printable-math-worksheets-for-grade-1/ | 2,021 | Subtraction Printable Math Worksheets For Grade 1. Welcome to our subtraction facts worksheets for first graders. A simple single digit subtraction exercise maths worksheet for grade 1 (first grade) students and kids with rainbow.
There are some sample worksheets below each section to provide a sense of what to expect.... | 178 |
https://thinkingfaith.org/articles/why-still-read-thomas-aquinas | 2,021 | 28 January is the Feast of the great Doctor of the Church, St Thomas Aquinas. But why does the theology of this Dominican priest who died in 1274 still carry so much influence today? Renowned Aquinas scholar, Fergus Kerr OP explains why there has been a turn back to Thomism in recent years, and gives just a few reasons... | 2,312 |
https://spiegato.com/en/what-does-a-midwife-assistant-do | 2,021 | A midwife assistant is a trained or semi-trained professional who assists a licensed midwife during labor and delivery. Individual responsibilities vary depending on the midwife and the location, but they typically include office work, simple patient tasks such as taking blood pressure and weight, and assisting with ac... | 481 |
https://publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/110103028 | 2,021 | We propose the implementation of a Josephson Radiation Comb Generator (JRCG) based on a dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) driven by an external magnetic field. When the magnetic flux crosses a diffraction node of the critical current interference pattern, the superconducting phase undergoes a jump ... | 223 |
https://www.greatdad.com/activities/fathers-day/are-you-fostering-bad-eating-habits-in-your-children | 2,021 | According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly one-third of American children were obese in 2008. If you don't want your kids to be among them, you must begin fostering good eating habits in the home.
Every parent occasionally has trouble convincing kids to eat their veggies, but with childhood obesity rates at a... | 262 |
https://www.generalandmedical.com/cookie-policy/ | 2,021 | Skip to the content
We wanted to help explain what cookies are, the different types, why General and Medical uses them and how they affect your web experience.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more effi... | 805 |
https://birdiechamp.com/2018/07/15/are-your-employees-illiterate-when-it-comes-to-digital-learning/ | 2,021 | You could… Package tasty knowledge in sweet consumable bites, but, what if employees don’t realize they need it?
You could…Curate a wealth of resources and highlight relevant material in your company’s information ecosystem, but, what if employees can’t understand it once they open it?
Designing learning experiences in... | 819 |
https://acasestudy.com/grades-vs-intelligence/ | 2,021 | Grades vs Intelligence Free Essay Sample
Does an A equate to superior intellect? This question has been debated numerous times by teachers, psychologists and students all around the globe. For decades, job interviewers, colleges, and peers have made assessments about one’s intelligence based on the grades they received... | 843 |
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/191765/20170115/beware-fake-facebook-live-videos-spreading.htm | 2,021 | Social media's easy accessibility makes it susceptible to being used irresponsibly. It has taken over the lives of many just as fast as social networking services thinking of newer ways for people to share their lives and experiences. Even business establishments and organizations have a place in social media to reach ... | 669 |
https://quickessaywriters.co.uk/blog/symbolism-allegory-keys-extended-meaning/ | 2,021 | Directions from instructor:
What symbols that you consider cultural or universal can you discover in the names, objects, places, situations or actions of a song by The Beatles? How are these symbols used? What do they mean both specifically in the song and in the broader context? What contextual symbols can you locate ... | 78 |
https://www.cirquelodge.com/blog/understanding-substance-use-and-mental-health/ | 2,021 | Substance use and misuse often go hand in hand with mental health issues. Extensive research has investigated the connection between substance use and mental health.
Often, unresolved trauma and emotional dysregulation lead to excessive and problematic substance use. Mental health issues may drive a person to use subst... | 865 |
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/alcohol-flush--peoples-faces-516773 | 2,021 | If you have a friend who turns bright red when they’ve had a bit to drink it could be a sign of something more than simply increased temperature.
Turns out the phenomenon has a name – the ‘alcohol flush reaction’, and has nothing to do with feeling the heat from a packed nightclub or feeling a hot flush from a good tim... | 395 |
https://phys.org/news/2019-07-crystalline-artificial-muscle-paper-doll.html | 2,021 | Crystalline 'artificial muscle' makes paper doll do sit-ups
Scary movies about dolls that can move, like Anabelle and Chucky, are popular at theaters this summer. Meanwhile, a much less menacing animated doll has chemists talking. Researchers have given a foil "paper doll" the ability to move and do sit-ups with a new ... | 417 |
https://www.cohostrail.org/news/that-volcano-on-the-horizon/ | 2,021 | By Kim Nilsen
When hiking uphill along the international border swath path that is Fourth Connecticut Lake Trail to the little wet fen of the same name, turn to look north into Quebec Province periodically. Some 20 miles to the north (30 road miles) is a hulking mountain with several broad summits. The height of it is ... | 497 |
https://cies2020.org/portfolio/addressing-srgbv-through-school-leadership-and-community-engagement-in-the-usaid-liberia-accelerated-quality-education-for-liberian-children-activity/ | 2,021 | Evidence shows that children’s potential for academic achievement and social and emotional development are maximized when the school environment is positive, safe and nurturing with effective instruction; when teachers and children have a voice in school affairs; and when there are avenues for communicating about, resp... | 640 |
https://www.harvardinteractivemedia.org/essay/about-population-growth-64160 | 2,021 | Population growth is one of main concerns in the present day. The definition of population growth is rise in the number of people within particular country, state or region. Over the past years, the world population has been increasing moderately and each country has different reasons that had effect on their populatio... | 609 |
https://cfrservices.org/winter-solstice-12222015/ | 2,021 | What is a solstice? The earliest people on Earth knew that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shifted in a regular way throughout the year. They built monuments such as Stonehenge in England – or, for example, at Machu Picchu in Peru – to follow the sun... | 191 |
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey) | 2,021 | Centre (ice hockey)
Centre (center in the United States) is a position in ice hockey. A centre plays in the middle of the ice as one of three forwards. The centre is between the left wing and the right wing, and is the one who takes faceoffs. Because they are in the middle, the centre sometimes has to help the two defe... | 81 |
https://news.itu.int/deploying-artificial-intelligence-technologies-in-humanitarian-action-is-not-without-risks/ | 2,021 | An Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm called Libratus is showing great promise as a poker player. The skills Libratus has taught itself – such as bluffing in a context of imperfect information – are potentially applicable to a wide range of real-world situations, including conflict negotiations and warfare.
Imagine... | 1,115 |
https://www.accountingnotes.net/management-accounting/techniques/top-11-techniques-used-in-management-accounting/5862 | 2,021 | The following points highlight the top eleven techniques management accounting. The techniques are: 1. Financial Planning 2. Analysis of Financial Statements 3. Historical Cost Accounting 4. Standard Costing 5. Budgetary Control 6. Marginal Costing 7. Funds Flow Statement 8. Cash Flow Statement 9. Decision Making 10. R... | 1,108 |
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/foodborne-disease | 2,021 | According to the World Health Organisation, foodborne disease is highly prevalent worldwide: 420,000 people die each year due to foodborne infection.
Foodborne infections are not only a direct cause of mortality, but contracting a foodborne pathogen increases susceptibility to other communicable and non-communicable di... | 885 |
https://www.technipages.com/definition/portable-document-software-pds | 2,021 | This is a type of software that can create portable documents. This is most typically the Portable Document Format or PDF. These files can be transferred between systems without losing their formatting or graphics. For this to work, two main functions need to be present and supported. First, a program needs to be able ... | 470 |
https://trade4devnews.enhancedif.org/en/news/unlocking-hidden-value-cotton-products-african-least-developed-countries | 2,021 | Cotton is grown mainly for its fibre or lint, which is the raw material in cotton textiles.
But, there are other parts of the cotton plant like the stalks, husks, cottonseed and short-staple fibres, and they offer additional income-earning opportunities for cotton farmers and processors – if they have the technologies,... | 1,698 |
https://bristoleye.co.uk/2017/04/07/cordelia-fine-on-testosterone-rex-myths-of-sex-science-and-society/ | 2,021 | Cordelia Fine is a psychologist and writer who studies how our brains work and eloquently forms her arguments in fine and passionate writing. Her books ‘A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives’ and ‘Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference’ have been bestsellers and... | 549 |
https://grinebiter.com/Coin/CoinConverter/Nickels-in-Dimes/How-many-Nickels-are-in-69-Dimes.html | 2,021 | Here, we will show you how to calculate how many nickels there are in 69 dimes.
First, calculate how many cents there are in 69 dimes by multiplying 69 by 10, and then divide that result by 5 cents to get the answer.
Here is the math to illustrate better:
69 dimes x 10 cents
= 690 cents
690 cents / 5 cents
= 138 nickel... | 186 |
https://www.mylawquestions.com/what-are-good-samaritan-laws.htm | 2,021 | Good Samaritan laws are laws enacted by individual states, in most cases, which protect a person who renders cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or other medical aid, from frivolous lawsuits. The intent of these laws is to make it possible for those wary of lawsuits to help save a person without fear of legal recourse ... | 619 |
https://aasb.org/a-vision-safety-and-well-being-committee/ | 2,021 | A VISION: Safety and Well-Being Committee
By Pete Hoepfner
Cordova School Board, Committee Member
Trauma-Informed Practices: A recommendation from the Safety and Well-Being Committee of the Alaska Education Challenge to the State Board of Education.
Last year Governor Walker initiated Alaska’s Education Challenge to ad... | 1,334 |
https://aashakiran.in/follicle | 2,021 | An ovarian follicle is a roughly spheroid cellular aggregation set found in the ovaries. It secretes hormones that influence stages of the menstrual cycle. Women begin puberty with about 400,000 follicles, each with the potential to release an egg cell (ovum) at ovulation for fertilization.
These eggs are developed onc... | 142 |
https://toolkit.ncats.nih.gov/glossary/median-effective-dose/ | 2,021 | Median effective dose« Back to Glossary Index
The median effective dose (ED50) refers to the dose of a drug or biologic that produces a specific beneficial therapeutic response in 50% of the population that takes that dose. A dose-response curve is used to determine the median effective does. In order to be useful, the... | 157 |
https://www.drnemeth.com/the-silent-invader-periodontal-disease/ | 2,021 | Here is an interesting fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 50% of adults in the United States are affected by periodontal disease. Periodontal disease will silently invade your mouth and affect your overall, general health, without your knowledge. How is this possible? Periodontal disease... | 760 |
https://www.cromartyhistory.scot/index.asp?pageid=183980 | 2,021 | Abstracts of Talks 2004-05
September 16, 2004 Archaeology around Cromarty, John Wood
Defining archaeology as ‘the study and interpretation of the material remains of people’s past’ or, more colourfully, as ‘rubbish and ruins,’ Mr Wood explained why relatively few remains have been found in the Highlands generally and i... | 3,280 |
https://keepmovingweekly.com/2014/06/15/give-the-body-what-it-needs-blood-vessels-and-more/ | 2,021 | June 15, 2014
Happy Fathers Day to all the dads! Hope you all are enjoying this beautiful spring day!
We’re continuing our “chat” about how exercise is about simply giving the body what it needs.
So far we have looked at how exercise gives the brain and the heart what it needs to work at its best.
Exercise causes many ... | 621 |
https://calvinsmithlaw.com/seatbelt-law-could-save-your-life/ | 2,021 | A seatbelt law is a crucial part of a state’s legislation. Wearing a seatbelt does not require rocket science skills, but as easy as it is, it is one rule that several people break daily. Those who choose to flaunt the law do not only face legal consequences; they stand the chance of losing their lives.
According to th... | 962 |
https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/print-edition/2019/march/2385/feature/wine-and-whisky-drinking-the-profits-a-brief-history-of-wine-antiques/ | 2,021 | The process demanded a wide range of accoutrements that added a little theatre to Georgian and Victorian dining – and anticipated a plethora of niche collecting areas.
Antique wine labels or rings that aided in identification of a bottle’s contents, funnels that helped with decanting and the filtering of sediment, cork... | 1,051 |
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240209291/Case-study-Leeds-University-warms-to-liquid-cooling | 2,021 | As datacentres across the globe continue to grow, the IT industry is under ever more urgent pressure to devise and promote more sustainable ways to satisfy organisations’ ever-increasing demands for processing power.
Much of the energy waste in datacentres stems from traditional cooling techniques that generally rely o... | 1,101 |
https://antislavery.ac.uk/items/show/1627 | 2,021 | Musée d’histoire de Nantes (Nantes History Museum) was originally the residence of the Dukes of Brittany and the castle was restored in the 1990s. It opened to the public as a museum in February 2007. The museum is not wholly dedicated to looking at slavery, but explores the history of the castle and the city. However,... | 536 |
https://www.easytechjunkie.com/what-is-voip.htm | 2,021 | VoIP is a popular buzzword these days. It stands for voice over IP (internet protocol), and it might just be the way you'll be talking over the phone in the near future. Why are so many people are excited by this technology? You avoid most of the costs that come with a traditional phone line, at least at this point of ... | 366 |
https://kaamyabpakistan.org/projects/projectform.asp?id=950 | 2,021 | Surface Irrigation System
Water scarcity is a real issue for irrigation. The current methods used are centuries old and cause wastage..
An automated system that provide for efficient watering of crops will reduce water consumption by 50% or more. This can create additional water capacity to farm large new tracts of lan... | 176 |
https://www.graphic.com.gh/daily-graphic-editorials/will-spot-fines-change-driver-behaviour.html | 2,021 | One major cause of road accidents is the growing incidence of indiscipline among the motoring public.
While some drivers display absolute impunity on the roads, some pedestrians also disregard traffic regulations, for which reason the victims of road crashes always include pedestrians.
There is a paradox in the system.... | 702 |
https://psmag.com/social-justice/uplifting-ways-to-access-your-better-self-26629 | 2,021 | Did you make a New Year's resolution to be a better person in 2011? Not so easy, is it? If only there was some simple action you could take that would naturally inspire selfless behavior.
Newly published research identifies just such a morality-boosting maneuver. All you have to do, it seems, is get high.
As in, riding... | 832 |
https://williams587.birlikgundem.com/2021/06/the-unknown-health-effects-of-what-is-vaping/ | 2,021 | The Unknown Health Effects of What is Vaping
Precisely what is Vaping? It is a term to be utilized for vaporizing liquids which contain no combustible materials in them, such as for example fuel. Many vapers are believed “smokers”, since they take in some level of the smoke in their lungs if they puff on a cigarette. T... | 807 |
https://viewsfromthewhiteboard.edublogs.org/tag/reported-speech/ | 2,021 | OK, I couldn’t resist a lesson about Donald Trump – he does have a way of making reported speech great again 😉
With my FCE group, we were doing a review of reported speech, reporting questions and reporting verbs. Having elicited in the previous lesson the changes which take place when using indirect speech, the first... | 687 |
https://www.keremeosreview.com/news/developing-telescopes-that-can-see-through-the-fog/ | 2,021 | Have you ever noticed that when driving under dull foggy conditions, sunglasses with orange or brown lenses often make it easier for you to see? The glare from other people’s headlights is reduced and so is the glare coming back from your carís lights. The glare issue is worse for those blue headlights.
The cause of th... | 686 |
https://www.spellerinternational.com.au/blog/2015/03/this-modern-life-how-business-has-changed-in-the-last-25-years | 2,021 | Posted on April 2015 By Jack Bland
Anyone who has been alive more than 25 years (okay, maybe more than 26 years) knows that there have been incredibly dramatic changes to the way we do business in that time. Technology has vastly altered every aspect of how we work, from how we sell a pack of chewing gum to how we clos... | 757 |
https://tmrblog.com/diamond-saw-blade-market-projected-to-gain-significant-value-by-2017-2025/ | 2,021 | Saw blades are used in several industries for cutting and sizing several various materials ranging from softer materials such as plastics, foams, and papers to harder materials such as metals, stones, and concrete. Brittle but hard materials such as glass and ceramics also require cutting and sizing, depending upon the... | 739 |
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/interior-dimensions-regular-bathtub-84583.html | 2,021 | What Are the Interior Dimensions of a Regular Bathtub?
According to folklore, the shape of the modern bath tub was inspired by the 19th-century horse trough. While early versions of the tub were festooned with decorative clawed feet, the modern built-in bathtub first appeared in 1911, and plumbing manufacturers settled... | 252 |
https://www.bibliovault.org/BV.book.epl?ISBN=9780226129259 | 2,021 | ABOUT THIS BOOK
Imagine the twentieth century without photography and film. Its history would be absent of images that define historical moments and generations: the death camps of Auschwitz, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Apollo lunar landing. It would be a history, in other words, of just artists’ renderin... | 224 |
https://courses.ansys.com/index.php/courses/damping-effects/lessons/application-of-damping-lesson-3/ | 2,021 | Having covered the fundamentals of damping, we see it is a broad and intricate topic. Damping is present in nearly all physical systems. In the context of mechanics, we see it in many engineered systems. While we will cover two engineered examples in detail in our lecture, here are just a few other applications of damp... | 216 |
https://harleygynecologist.co.uk/pelvic-inflammatory-diseases-pipa/ | 2,021 | Pelvic inflammatory diseases (PIPA) means polymicrobial infectious lesions of the upper parts of the genital tract: cervical, uterine, uterine tubes, ovaries; an abscess may be present. VET may be sexually transmitted. The most common symptoms are pain in the lower parts of the abdomen, discharge from the cervical cana... | 965 |
https://www.easychoicelenders.com/glossary/credit-score-report/ | 2,021 | What is a Credit Score/Report?
In modern media – television, social media, online articles — we often see mentions of credit scores, and how important they are to success in everyday living. Although they’re referenced at nauseam, too many people don’t understand the true meaning of credit scores or reports.
Let’s dig ... | 798 |
https://www.recordingconnection.com/courses/hip-hop-music-school/lesson-13-vocals/ | 2,021 | Lesson 15 – Sampling
Sampling is a key part of the hip hop genre because it’s what gives the genre its unique sound. There are many ways to go about sampling from choosing what to sample, how to sample, how to use the sample, how to manipulate the sample, and the list goes on. Fortunately, many giants of the genre have... | 245 |
https://phavour.com/the-challenges-young-people-face-when-trying-to-find-a-job/ | 2,021 | Written by Connor Jewiss
There are over one billion young people across the world today. And this number continues to increase, year upon year. With it, so does the number of problems that adolescents face. Adolescence is the transition period between childhood and adulthood. And it brings gaps and problems. One such i... | 845 |
https://vibrantlifesalon.com/qa/quick-answer-how-can-you-tell-if-someone-is-neurodivergent.html | 2,021 | - Is Trichotillomania a form of OCD?
- Is OCD neurological?
- What is the Einstein Syndrome?
- Can a child be mildly autistic?
- What does Neurodivergent include?
- Is Neurodivergent a disability?
- Are people with OCD Neurodivergent?
- Is Tourette’s Neurodivergent?
- Is anxiety a neurological disorder?
- What does it ... | 1,147 |
https://www.slhn.org/conditions-services/eyes-and-vision/glaucoma | 2,021 | Q: What is glaucoma?
The term glaucoma describes a group of different eye disorders which, untreated, all lead to vision loss. Glaucoma is usually caused by an increased amount of the fluid inside the eye, which increases the amount of pressure on the eye. Elevated intraocular pressure damages the nerve that is respons... | 1,063 |
https://meaningin.com/english-to-urdu/luster-meaning-in-urdu | 2,021 | Luster meanings in Urdu
Luster meanings in Urdu is چمک Luster in Urdu. More meanings of luster, it's definitions, example sentences, related words, idioms and quotations.
Please find 3 English and definitions related to the word Luster.
- (noun) : a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
- (noun) : a quality that ou... | 1,219 |
https://carnegieendowment.org/2015/11/09/getting-japan-south-korea-relations-back-on-track-pub-61918 | 2,021 | Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye on November 2 in Seoul held their first official summit meeting since taking office. The sitdown ended an abnormally long three-and-a-half-year hiatus without such talks due to a deep chill in bilateral relations that began under their predeces... | 2,079 |
https://grist.org/article/the-camp-fires-flames-were-deadly-its-smoke-could-be-even-more-dangerous/ | 2,021 | This story has been updated to reflect the fire’s impact as of Saturday night, November 17.
A year of fire and relentless heat has spilled over into a grimy, smoky, full-blown public health crisis in northern California.
While the epicenter of the Camp Fire’s gruesome tragedy is in the town of Paradise, where 76 people... | 830 |
https://www.audlemstjames.org.uk/rse.html | 2,021 | As a part of your child's educational experience at Audlem St. James CE Primary School, we aim to promote personal wellbeing and development through a comprehensive taught programme of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education that gives children and young people the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and... | 596 |
https://www.ijmrhs.com/abstract/causes-of-maternal-mortality-autopsy-results-12250.html | 2,021 | Background: Mortality of pregnant mother is one of the most important indices for evaluation of socioeconomic development of a society and can show efficiency of health system of a country. Many causes of maternal mortality can be prevented or avoided. This study is conducted to specify the causes of maternal mortality... | 274 |
https://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/learn/fillslinesandeffects/2016/formatting-outlines.amp.html | 2,021 | We have already showed you how to use fills for shapes in PowerPoint 2016. A fill is something that is contained within the confines of the shape. Similarly, shapes have another attribute known as the "line" or the "outline". A line is the perimeter surrounding a closed shape or the line itself within an open shape. We... | 1,530 |
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Dislocations | 2,021 | Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical.
(in crystals), crystal defects; lines along which and in the vicinity of which the regular arrangement of the atomic planes characteristic for the crystal is disrupted. Dislocations and other crystal defects determine many physical properties of crystals; such properties a... | 2,639 |
https://brightestflashlight.net/history-of-the-flashlight/ | 2,021 | So how did the idea occur to create a portable light which could be useful in such a wide variety of situations from natural disasters to diverting youngsters at a sleepover in the back-yard? Here is the history of the Flashlight.
The flashlight was originally invented in 1898, over a century prior. The purpose of the ... | 613 |
https://coramstory.org.uk/explore/content/event/ten-young-lives-inoculation-and-recovery/ | 2,021 | In the last of my blog series, I visit the archives one last time to tell the story of four girls.
As a volunteer transcriber for the Voices Through Time: The Story of Care project, I have been delving into the stories Foundling Pupils via the infirmary records that we are digitising. In my first blog, I recounted the ... | 1,097 |
https://agropowergasifier.com/2021/09/which-chinese-companies-are-working-on-genetically-modified-crops-in-the-us/ | 2,021 | The US is moving away from using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to grow crops, as a technology to protect farmers from climate change and food pests, as well as a tool to boost economic competitiveness.
The US has been using GMOs since the 1990s.
But the technology is not without its detractors.
In March this ye... | 587 |
https://www.debilitatingdiseases.net/does-arachnoiditis-go-away/ | 2,021 | It’s named for a spider, it causes constant pain and there’s no cure for it. If you suffer from it, you know all too well what arachnoiditis is, and you may be wondering what’s happening to your back, legs, and head.
Read on for a summary of what we know about the causes and treatments of this rare disorder.
What is Ar... | 2,792 |
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/kringle-recipe-1941914 | 2,021 | Kringle is a favorite bread to serve at Christmas, Easter, anniversary celebrations or any special occasion in Denmark. The bread was developed in the 1800s when Danish bakers went on strike to receive wages rather than just their customary room and board. Bakery owners rebelled and brought in bakers from Austria inste... | 837 |
https://www.nrspp.org.au/resources/post-crash-response-supporting-those-affected-by-road-traffic-crashes/ | 2,021 | The Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011–2020) was established by UN General Assembly Resolution 64/255 (2010) to accelerate coordinated international action aimed at reducing the number of deaths due to road traffic injuries. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has recently reiterated this priority by settin... | 292 |
https://www.classcentral.com/course/what-is-leadership-8587 | 2,021 | In this 2-week course, we look to answer the question: What is leadership? This thought-provoking course will help you discover more about yourself and others as we explore leadership.
By delving into sources of power and influence, and exploring how perception shapes behaviour, you will be able to address important is... | 412 |
http://blog.andrewschenk.com/tag/social-security/ | 2,021 | I read an interesting blog post about a month ago that talked about the effect of early retirement on social security. The writer concluded that retiring early on a high income was essentially the same as working longer at a lower income. In essence, the total amount of income is more important than time in the system.... | 958 |
http://dev.migrantclinician.org/resources/355/general-health/index.html | 2,021 | The National LGBT Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
Public Health Online includes expert-driven data and information ab... | 882 |
https://howtowrite.customwritings.com/post/write-informative-speech-education/ | 2,021 | An informative speech is a five to six-minute speech that utilizes descriptions, demonstrations, details, and definition to explain a complex topic in an easy-to-understand way. Basically, its purpose is to communicate information, which, for this particular page is on education in the U.S. Once you have chosen a topic... | 377 |
https://theolympians.co/2016/07/07/german-high-jumper-dora-ratjen-was-she-a-man-or-a-woman-is-that-the-right-question/ | 2,021 | When the child was born, the midwife told the expected parents, “It’s a boy!” Then a few minutes later, the midwife said, “it’s a girl, after all.”
Dora Ratjen was born on November 20, 1918. When she was in her teenage years, Ratjen began to compete in sports, strong enough to take fourth place at the 1936 Berlin Olymp... | 717 |
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/261243 | 2,021 | Stroke patients can reduce their risk of blood clots and death by using a compression device that wraps around their legs, according to new research published in The Lancet.
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that the likelihood of dying after stroke is lowered by gently squeezing the legs. Experts believ... | 831 |
https://www.jjext.com/17023-2 | 2,021 | Argentine ants originate from South America, and they were first discovered in the United States back in 1891 when specimens were recovered from New Orleans. Today, these ants have established an invasive habitat that spans most of the southernmost states, and unsurprisingly, they remain particularly problematic in New... | 479 |
https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/24481/is-our-color-vision-calibrated-to-sky-vegetation-and-blood/24544 | 2,021 | Color vision is not based on a calibration to the sky, vegetation and blood. The current leading theory of the development of trichromatic vision in humans is based on the foraging of fruit in our primate ancestors.
The places of red, green and blue wavelengths in the spectrum are physically defined and, therefore, not... | 836 |
https://ecoevocommunity.nature.com/posts/behind-the-paper-the-never-ending-work-of-a-meta-analysis | 2,021 | Behind the paper: The never-ending work of a meta-analysis
A collaborative effort synthesizing decades of experiments reveals the effects of chilling, photoperiod, and forcing on the timing of spring budburst in forest plant species...and the challenges of meta-analyses
It was a cold, snowy January night in 2016 when s... | 920 |
https://autonoumnews.com/2021/01/kis-stresine-karsi-bagisikliginizi-koruyun/ | 2,021 | The onset of precipitation, coronavirus stress, workload, long periods of time spent in front of the computer and screen at home negatively affect the mood and immune system of people. Experts point out the importance of proper nutrition in these days when the sun is less visible.
Impact of precipitation, cold weather,... | 635 |
https://www.acemaxsblog.com/the-importance-of-antioxidants-in-your-diet/ | 2,021 | Although you can get most of the vitamins and minerals your body needs from the foods you eat, many people don’t eat a healthy diet. Due to their busy schedules, they may frequent fast food restaurants or eat processed foods at home, which lack many of the foods needed to keep them healthy. To make up for the lack of v... | 607 |
https://www.wynnpharm.com/blog/my-knees-hurt-could-i-have-osteoarthritis/ | 2,021 | If you are over the age of 40, your knee pain could be due to the most common type of arthritis called osteoarthritis (OA). Also known as degenerative arthritis, other common areas that may be affected in addition to the knees include the neck, lower back, hips, hands and feet. Patients with OA often complain of pain w... | 723 |
https://scynceled.com/blog/what-can-a-garden-hose-teach-me-about-lighting-for-plants/ | 2,021 | If your reading this, it’s probably because of all the confusing advice that has been dispensed on how to measure energy emitted from a light and how it affects your plants. We can’t blame you and promise to try to keep the follow explanation simple and straightforward.
One of our favorite ways to think about light is ... | 720 |
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/08/11/only-mostly-dead/?shared=email&msg=fail | 2,021 | Sometimes, New Scientist puts a strange twist on their stories — like this one, Universal ancestor of all life on Earth was only half alive. I got stuck on just the title. “Half alive”? What does that mean? It’s describing a paper that did a comparative analysis of genes found in 1800 bacteria and 130 archaea to identi... | 702 |
https://www.techsite.io/p/879398/t/microsoft-devises-new-way-of-making-you-feel-old-windows-nt-is-25 | 2,021 | With its debut in July 1993, Windows NT ushered in a gloriously pure 32-bit future, free of the 16-bit shackles of the past.
While the majority of PCs at the time were running MS-DOS, often with Microsoft's Windows 3.1 perched precariously atop, like a giant lemon balanced on a peanut, the kernel-based NT represented a... | 232 |
https://www.elrenosacredheart.com/interesting/head-covering-catholic-church.html | 2,021 | What is a Catholic head covering called?
Veils. In the Roman Catholic church, veils are part of the habit worn by some orders of nuns or religious sisters. Veils come in different sizes and shapes depending on the religious order. Some are elaborate and cover the entire head , while others are pinned to the hair .
Do y... | 955 |
https://candidegardening.com/IE/plants/fc9589d3ef15d6a222fea3958b499441 | 2,021 | Also known as
Common Hawthorn, May, Hedgerow Thorn, Draenen Wen, English Hawthorn, Oneseed Hawthorn, May Thorn, Single-Seed Hawthorn, White Thorn, Singleseed hawthorn, Bread and cheese, Quick
25 years to reach maturity
More images of Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna is a deciduous tree species in the Rosaceae family. Common... | 281 |
https://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/definition/mainframe | 2,021 | A mainframe (also known as "big iron") is a high-performance computer used for large-scale computing purposes that require greater availability and security than a smaller-scale machine can offer. Historically, mainframes have been associated with centralized rather than distributed computing, although that distinction... | 346 |
https://calango.org/lessons/3108/learn/chapter-exercises/ | 2,021 | Ethics Matters Module
Jerold Follinsworth is an elected official on the verge of giving the most important speech of his entire life, but he doesn’t know which speech to give. He looks down at his hands and sees two very different speeches. The speech in his left hand clearly admits to the public that he has been havin... | 434 |
https://megjohnandjustin.com/you/journaling/ | 2,021 | This podcast we cover what journaling is, why people might do it as a form of self-care or self-reflection, and the different ways you can go about it.
What is journaling?
Journaling is any form of writing about your life, thoughts and feelings really. It could take the form of writing longhand in a notebook, creating ... | 797 |
https://www.coralgables.com/departments/PublicWorks/carbonfootprint | 2,021 | - Change a Light: Replace frequently used incandescent light bulbs with LED Light bulbs. 30 LED light bulbs account for only 451 pounds of CO2 per year as opposed to 4500 pounds for 30 incandescent light bulbs.
- Use Less Hot Water - Wash Only Full Loads in Your Washing Machine & Take Shorter Showers: The water heater ... | 750 |
https://www.tfpsorthopaedics.com/conditions-treatments/?disease-condition=acl-injury | 2,021 | Sports, hobbies or work that require frequent pivoting and turning often cause anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sprains or tears. ACL injuries are the most common knee injuries, many of which require surgery. About half of all injuries to the ACL also occur along with damage to other structures in the knee, such as art... | 284 |
https://studioinaschool.org/daily-sketch-14/ | 2,021 | Look around for something that feels bumpy, rough, grainy, fuzzy, scratchy, or sandy. Place it where you can study it closely while you draw.
Run your fingers over the object and feel the texture with your skin.
With a pencil and paper, try to draw the texture of the object’s surface. Act as though your eyes and your p... | 179 |
https://www.parashospitals.com/blogs/everything-you-want-to-know-about-haemorrhoids-piles/ | 2,021 | WHAT ARE HAEMORRHOIDS?
Haemorrhoids are basically swollen and inflamed veins (blood vessels) in the anal canal. They develop due to the increased strain/ pressure on the veins of the anal region, often caused by long-term constipation, old age, and in some cases, pregnancy. When stress is placed upon these veins, it ca... | 635 |
https://skprevention.ca/sexual-health/information-for-parents/ | 2,021 | The knowledge base and comfort level of parents and caregivers will differ from family to family. However, many parents tend to underestimate their role as providers of sexual and reproductive health education for their own children.
Parents and caregivers need to have access to reliable sexual health information and f... | 139 |
https://demanddeborah.org/treatments/nuclear-stress-testing/ | 2,021 | A nuclear stress test is an imaging method that uses radioactive material to show how well blood flows into the heart muscle while at rest and during activity.
This test is done in stages.
Blood pressure and heart rhythm will be watched throughout the test. When the heart is working as hard as it can, a radioactive sub... | 238 |
https://www.ottobockus.com/orthotics/clinical-symptoms/multiple-sclerosis/ | 2,021 | The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system (CNS), which is responsible for coordinating all motor functions and internal organic processes, as well as integrating all external and internal stimuli. It works according to the principle of a control center that conducts electric impulses over nerve fiber... | 886 |