A log cabin is a house built from wooden logs. They were first built in Norway, but are usually associated with the woods areas of the United States. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin, and that is the basis for the toy "Lincoln Logs". Log Cabins have also been a symbol in American politics, as some Presidents said they were born in log cabins to make them seem closer to the people." A group of Republicans who dislike some of the stands of the Republican Party call themselves "Log Cabin Republicans".. - Log Cabins in America:The Finnish Experience, National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan, accessed 2 Jul 2008 - Lepore, Jill. "BOUND FOR GLORY: Writing campaign lives", The New Yorker, 20 October 2008. - Log Cabin's Guerriero Talks Aggressive Strategy


<communications, history> A historical term for communication, either wired or wireless, using Morse code. The term is used in contrast with telephony meaning voice transmission. Telegraphy is sometimes (somewhat incorrectly) referred to as "continuous wave" or CW transmission. Try this search on Wikipedia, OneLook, Google Nearby terms: Telecommunications Industry Association « telecommuting « teledildonics « telegraphy » telematics » TelEnet » TELEPAC


Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) is a teacher curriculum produced by the International Committee of the Red Cross in association with the Education Development Center and in collaboration with the American Red Cross. The EHL curriculum meets the National Social Studies Standards for high school and it is integrated as part of basic education in secondary school curricula across the world. The primary intention of EHL is to help young people embrace the principles of humanity in their daily lives and in the way they assess events at home and abroad. In particular, outcomes should take account of positive changes in levels of: The EHL curriculum is periodically updated. For the most recent version, please download the PDF version of this module.


NASA is so giddy about Mars it's already planning a trip for 20168/21/2012 NASA's Curiosity rover hasn't even been on Mars for a month, and already the Jet Propulsion Laboratory team is preparing to send another probe to the Red Planet. The team is planning to launch the awesomely acronymed InSight (Interior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) in 2016 to explore whether Mars has a liquid or solid core and why its surface isn't made up of plates the way Earth's is. And it's going to be done on a budget — that is, if you consider a price tag of $425 million a deal. We can only wonder what Bobak Ferdowsi's next viral hairstyle will be. [Source] What planet do you think NASA should explore next?


Population and Health Activity no. 1 - Basic needs for good health Activity no. 2 - Preparing oral rehydration treatment solution Activity no. 3 - A visit or visits from a social worker from the ministry of health Health is a valuable personal, family and community asset for which we are each responsible as individuals. In areas where the population is growing rapidly, health and sanitation facilities are often inadequate, and diseases and sickness are more common. To protect their health, young women should delay pregnancy until they are at least 20 years old, and then space their children. Misuse of alcohol and drugs is very dangerous to health for everyone, and especially for pregnant women. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a serious health problem and young men and women need to know how to avoid them.


Free Online Dictionary |NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms||Download this dictionary| A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called topoisomerase II beta inhibitors. The following video provides you with the correct English pronunciation of the word "XK469", to help you become a better English speaker. A Service of the National Cancer Institute. You think you have ethics... Take the survey NOW!


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Japan hit by 8.9 earthquake and tsunami MAR 11 2011 The quake is one of the most powerful ever to hit Japan. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake had a magnitude of 8.9, and occurred at about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo and at a revised depth of about 17 miles. The Japanese Meteorological Agency said the quake had a magnitude of 8.8, which would make it among the biggest in a century. The quake occurred at 2:46 p.m. Tokyo time and hit off Honshu, Japan's most populous island. The quake was so powerful that buildings in central Tokyo, designed to withstand major earthquakes, swayed.


Let's look up at the stars. Astronomy is a natural science that deals with celestial objects and phenomena that surrounds our atmosphere. Experts say there are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on Earth's beaches. The largest one discovered is VY Canis Majoris, which is about 2,000 times the size of the sun. If it replaced the sun in our solar system it would extend up to Saturn. Today, we celebrate astronomy. When it gets dark out, take a look at what wonderful objects are in the sky. If you have a telescope, blow the dust off of it and put it to good use.


Has anybody over here ever tried the Josephus problem? In Massada, in ancient Greece, it was decided that there were too many prisoners and many should be executed. One prisoner was given a sword and all 1000 prisoners were instructed to stand in a circle. The one with the sword was instructed to kill the man on his left and then pass the sword to the next man on the left, who would then do the same. The circle would continue to get smaller as this continued, and the last man left would be set free. Josephus, one of the prisoners, placed himself at the correct position in the line-up to be the one remaining man at the end of this elimination. At what position did he place himself on the circle? Also, if the last two will be set free, where should Josephus direct his friend to stand? I got the answer 977. Is it correct?? Post your codes too [if you want]


Go to content Back to top Irish Walled Towns The Viking raiders of the ninth century and the Anglo-Norman invaders of the twelfth built defensive strongholds that over the centuries came to enrich the fabric of Irish life. Welcome to the Events section where you can find out about Irish Walled Towns events. Click on the events articles below for more information. Click here to view the proceedings from previous conferences > Piety, politics and prelates 14th-16th June, Waterford- A conference celebrating the 650th anniversary of the unification of the dioceses of Waterford and Lismore


The organization of gene circuit genotype space favors plasticity-mediated adaptive evolution. Shapes and colors have the same meanings in the diagram as in Figure 1. Starting from the blue genotype network, it is easier to find a genotype that produces a red alternative phenotype than finding the red genotype network. Many genotypes that produce the red alternative phenotype have direct mutational access to the red genotype network. Such genotypes are neighbors of other genotypes that produce the same alternative phenotype. Among genotypes that produce the red alternative phenotype, a high penetrance is associated to easier access to the red genotype network. Espinosa-Soto et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011 11:5 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-5


I already told you that all angles should be in radians - or you keep getting 2pi all over the place. For a start - your derivative is only correct if ω is in radians. Look up differentiating trig functions - basics of. Degrees suck in Science. Radians will be used all over the Universe (literally) by any civilisation with Maths but degrees are totally arbitrary. I don't know what those equations mean as you didn't define the variables so it is not possible to derive them. The "w" on the left hand side is not omega! And what is the theta? Is this describing a tortional vibration? Those angles aren't the same angles as the angular velocity in the vibration cycle. See how confusing it is when the variables aren't defined.


Found via mental_floss: Pirate flags weren’t always just white skull and crossbones on a field of black. There were many different versions and the symbols on them represented different things. A plain black flag represented the death of a crew member, an hourglass represented the swift passage of time, and a wounded heart indicated danger. The flag to the left is attributed to Blackbeard. Read the other 9 Myths at mental_floss. Image courtesy of: earlg


GPS tag deployments on Snow petrels (Pagodroma nivea) in 2011 from Bechervaise Island, Mawson Coast and Filla Island, Rauer Group, as part of AAS project 2722. Identifying potential threats from a changing environment on snow petrel populations requires understanding key ecological processes and their driving factors. This project focuses on determining driving factors for the species' at-sea ... distribution and foraging habitat. The data will be linked to spatio-temporally coincident data of biological and physical characteristics of the ecosystem to develop explanatory models and, where possible, predictive models to explore the outcomes of plausible scenarios of future environmental change on snow petrel populations. Tags were deployed on Snow Petrels in the Mawson and Davis areas for tracking purposes.


Monday, February 2, 2009 Flu season is making a slow start this winter. There are widespread cases reported in only two states: Virginia and New Jersey. But, experts say, don't get complacent. Influenza usually ramps up in February, long after many people have forgotten last fall's campaigns to get vaccinated. Last year, there was even a spike in March. The CDC notes that while doctor visits for flu-like symptoms have been below normal all season, they did inch up each week in January. Also, 14 states are reporting what the CDC calls "regional activity." So, flu is making people sick, but just not as many statewide as is usual. Seasonal flu aside, specialists have another worry: Bird flu. The global recession could threaten work to keep the deadly H5N1 strain in check in birds, which in turn limits its spread to people.


COLLUTHUS, a schismatic presbyter in Alexandria during the episcopate of ALEXANDER (312-326), nineteenth patriarch of the See of Saint Mark. In 324 the council convened by Hosius to quell the growing Arian controversy deposed Colluthus for taking upon himself the episcopal function of conferring orders. Ancient sources indicate that Colluthus was not a supporter of Arius, but was himself the leader of a schismatic group. Although Philastrius stated that Colluthus erred in teaching against Isaiah 45:7 that God did not create evil, the exact nature of the beliefs of Colluthus is not known. His activities after 324 are similarly obscure. Click tabs to swap between content that is broken into logical sections.


National Science and Technology Week SNOLAB staff and scientists participated in an event at Science North this weekend as part of National Science and Technology Week. Science North hosted an "Ask the Scientist" Day for elementary students and another for families visiting the Science Centre. National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) raises awareness about the importance of science and technology in today’s world--celebrating Canada’s historic and ongoing role as a leader in innovation. The Canada Science and Tecnology Museums Corporation is the national coordinator for NSTW, leading its Steering Committee. NSTW allows thousands of Canadians to celebrate science and technology with over 100 organizations from October 12th to 21st, 2012! |National Science and Technology Week.gif||10.11 KB|


The simplest definition of biotechnology is "applied biology." The application of biological knowledge and techniques to develop products. It may be further defined as the use of living organisms to make a product or run a process. By this definition, the classic techniques used for plant and animal breeding, fermentation and enzyme purification would be considered biotechnology. Some people use the term only to refer to newer tools of genetic science. In this context, biotechnology may be defined as the use of biotechnical methods to modify the genetic materials of living cells so they will produce new substances or perform new functions. Examples include recombinant DNA technology, in which a copy of a piece of DNA containing one or a few genes is transferred between organisms or "recombined" within an organism.


Joseph D. Sloan sloanjd @ wofford.edu Code by imitation Code by careful design—Carpet calculation example We want to calculate the cost of carpet for a room. We'll need the cost of the carpet and the size of the room and we'll get the total cost Let the room be 10 feet by 12 feet and the (lavish) carpet $10 per square foot. The size of the room is 10 x 12 or 120 square feet. The cost of the carpet is 120 x $10 or $1200. The inputs are length and width of the room and the cost of the carpet. Notice we have named two variable in the process. The output is the totalCost of the carpet Calculate the area of the room: area = length * width Calculate the totalCost of the carpet: totalCost = area * cost


Maybe he's expecting the result to a specific number of decimal places? In which case look at sprintf and the format options... But agreed would be handy to know what the expected output for a given input is. float si(int p,int r,int t) std::cout << "p = " << p << "\nr = " << r << "\nt = " << t << std::endl; If the valuesthere are incorrect, there may be a problem with how you write them in. You are not separating the p r and t with comma's when you input them into the program are you? It will only work using spaces, unless you do:


Reducing an object to simple geometric shapes makes it far easier to draw the object. Once the basic shapes are established it becomes a simple case of judging angles and proportions. Oscar here was drawn around an oval. By first fixing one or two key elements it becomes easy to see where everything else goes. Usually you need to use more than one shape. I started this swan with a distorted rectangle and an oval. Spaces form shapes too and drawing them as such helps to position other elements correctly. By using simplification and a small amount of knowledge of facial proportions I was able to knock up this face in a couple of minutes without reference. If you're totally new to drawing, try some simple shapes like these. OK I cheated with the tree, I used Gimp Paint Studio tree foliage but you get the idea.


Letter to Voetius Simply begin typing or use the editing tools above to add to this article. Once you are finished and click submit, your modifications will be sent to our editors for review. discussed in biography ...in 1639, involved Descartes in a fierce controversy with the Calvinist theologian Gisbertus Voetius (1589–1676) that continued for the rest of Descartes’s life. In his Letter to Voetius of 1648, Descartes made a plea for religious tolerance and the rights of man. Claiming to write not only for Christians but also for Turks—meaning Muslims, libertines,... What made you want to look up "Letter to Voetius"? Please share what surprised you most...


Fundamentals of a Mixed Domain Oscilloscope More InfoLess Info By definition, "integrity" means "complete and unimpaired." Likewise, a digital signal with good integrity has clean, fast transitions; stable and valid logic levels; accurate placement in time and it would be free of any transients. Evolving technology makes it increasingly difficult for system developers to produce and maintain complete, unimpaired signals in digital systems. The purpose of this application note is to provide some insight into signal integrity-related problems in digital systems, and to describe their causes, characteristics, effects, and solutions.


In spoken language learning, spaced repetition is very popular and quite effective in the long run. Although, everyday use will also accomplish the same result. For example, in the Pimsleur method, you repeat like this: Every: 5 seconds, 25 seconds, 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 1 hour, 5 hours, 1 day, 5 days, 25 days, 4 months, and 2 years. And another I've run across, but unfortunately can't remember the name of, was: - Every minute - Every hour - Every day - Every week - Every month - Every year I have also heard the phrase "You forget things 7 times before you remember them", meaning you have to study each thing at least 7 times, before you know it intuitively without refreshing. But they all come down to the fact, that you must study the same thing not just a few times, but several times over a medium-long timespan. Otherwise they will not be stored in the long-term memory of the brain.


In this lecture, we continue to learn about competition, and its implications for the supply curve for different goods. We can use this to construct the market supply curve from firms' supply curves. Now we have all the ingredients for fully understanding the basic supply and demand diagrams that launched our study of economics. Prof. Jonathan Gruber 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare) Date accessed: 2012-03-01 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA To view the lecture material accompanying this lecture in a new window, please click the button below. If necessary, use the vertical or horizontal scrollbar in the new window to view more of the material or you can resize the window. To download the above lecture material use this link. (Right-click and select Save Target As or Save Link As.)


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Oceanic Heat Budget - Three sources of heat have influence on the ocean. Only one is important. - Solar energy--it is about 300 w/m2 - Geologic sources: - Heat generated by the radioactive decay of elements within Earth--it is about 1 micro watt/m2, - Heat left over from Earth's formation, and - Human-induced through the burning of fossil fuels--it is about 3 milliwatt/m2. - Solar energy is by far the most important because it is responsible for 100,000 times the contribution of the remaining two. - The evaporation/precipitation cycle is an important part of the heat energy released into the atmosphere. About 2/3 is evaporated and 1/3 is radiated heat.


Yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) originated from Northern Spain. It is a winter annual that is blue-green in color, has a vigorous taproot, and produces bright yellow flowers with sharp, stiff spines surrounding the base of the flower that extend up to ¾ of an inch long. Yellow starthistle grows from 1 inch tall to 4 feet tall. Basal leaves are 1-3 inches long and deeply lobed while upper leaves are smaller and narrower. Stems appear winged and both stem and leaves have a slight whitish nap covering them. Yellow starthistle spreads by seed with a single large plant producing up to 100,000 seeds. Plumed and plumeless seeds disperse at different times. Yellow starthistle Fact Sheet


A newly-published review of research in the journal Science this week looks at the effects of climate change on Arctic species. Rapid, widespread changes in the Arctic regions, the authors say, have been especially significant to species that depend on the ice for foraging, reproduction, and predator avoidance, such as the hooded seal, ringed seal, Pacific walrus, narwhal, and polar bear. In addition, species once confined to more southerly ranges now are moving northward, invading the upper Arctic zones. "The Arctic as we know it may soon be a thing of the past," said Eric Post, one of the authors of the report. We'll talk to him about the findings. Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer


Carmen and Don José One of opera's most beloved love stories by David Johnson Carmen was a fiery gypsy girl who worked in a cigar factory. An army officer, Don José, was called to the factory because a fight broke out. He arrested Carmen because she hit another woman. He became enchanted with the exotic Carmen, and let her escape. Don José deserted the army and followed Carmen into the mountains. But the beautiful gypsy soon tired of the steadfast Don José, and she fell in love with Escamillo, a dashing bullfighter. Devastated, Don José confronted Carmen outside the bullring. As the crowd cheered Escamillo in the background, Don José stabbed Carmen to death. Fact Monster™ Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.


Checking your blood sugar levels often and writing down the results will tell you how well you are managing your diabetes so you can stay as healthy as possible. The best times to check your blood sugar are before meals and at bedtime. Your blood sugar meter may have computer software to help you track your blood sugar level. This is usually available from the manufacturer' s website. Reviewed last on: 2/14/2009 David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine.


tenor drumArticle Free Pass tenor drum, cylindrical drum larger and deeper toned than the closely related snare drum and lacking snares. It is usually about 18 inches (45 cm) in diameter and 14 inches (35 cm) in height and is normally beaten with two soft-headed sticks. The heads are tensioned by rope lacings or metal rods. Like the snare drum, the tenor drum descended from the medieval tabor. Though usually associated with military bands, especially since the early 19th century, it occasionally appears in orchestral scores, such as Benjamin Britten’s opera The Rape of Lucretia (1946). What made you want to look up "tenor drum"? Please share what surprised you most...


Ninety-two-year-old Col. Charles McGee poses at Oshkosh next to a P-51C "Red Tail" Mustang similar to the one he flew as one of the fabled Tuskegee Airmen in WWII. The Army Air Corps 332nd Fighter Group, composed entirely of African-American pilots, painted the tails of all their aircraft red. During the war they flew cover for lumbering B-17 bombers, inflicting heavy losses on the Germans. This 1944 P-51C is one of only four left in existence; it was used as a training craft at several U.S. bases and did not see combat. The Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing restored the P-51C and painted it to look like the famous Red Tail to commemorate the accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen.


Brief SummaryRead full entry M. hjorti was originally described from five badly damaged specimens from the North Atlantic, then redescribed by Rancurel (1973) from three squid from the Gulf of Guinea. The species is distinctive and widely distributed but uncertainty exists on the taxonomic status of populations in other oceans. A Mastigoteuthis ... - with two photophores on each eyeball. - with very large fins (length ca 90% of ML).


Definition of Training, cross Training, cross: Doing two or more aerobic activities such as jogging, bicycling, and swimming on a regular basis.Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2012 Drug Medical Dictionary of Terms by Letter Medical Dictionary Term: Find the secrets to longer life.


Portrait of a Young ChildMade in United States, North and Central America Artist/maker unknown, American Oil on canvas Currently not on view 1980-64-7Gift of the estate of Edgar W. and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1980 LabelPortraits of children became more popular during the first half of the nineteenth century, reflecting changing attitudes toward childhood. Because of high child mortality rates, many of the portraits were painted posthumously. Whether this example falls into that category is unknown as it contains none of the usual visual clues, such as drooping roses, morning glories, or boats sailing off into the distance. Because children of this period dressed alike until about the age of six, it is only the hairstyle-with its side part and little flip in the back-that identifies the subject as a boy.


Resisting peer pressure Staying true to yourself Teenagers may encounter situations where they feel pressured to do things that may be harmful to them, such as use illicit drugs, drink or join a gang. As a journal writing activity, discuss why it is important for young people to be prepared for situations where they may feel pressured to do something that may have negative effects on their life. Share your thoughts here on the NIE Blogging Zone. Do you experience peer pressure from people you encounter? What challenges do teens face every day in regard to this topic? What are some strategies you use to avoid being pressured?


And now for something completely different… or is it? This problem comes from the ancient Greeks (Euclid, to be exact). Suppose you have a rectangle which is one unit tall and has this special property: if you cut off a square piece from the end of the rectangle, you’re left with a smaller rectangle that has the same proportions as the original rectangle. How long is the original rectangle? Maybe this picture will help you see what is going on. Starting with the big blue rectangle at the top, the white square is cut off from the left side, leaving the smaller blue rectangle — which is just a smaller copy of the big blue rectangle. E-mail me with questions, comments, or solutions, or post them here. Also, if anyone has solved either or both parts of Challenge #4, feel free to post your solution now!


Photos and VideosMore Photos and Videos South Florida public high school football players are having their cognitive skills assessed. The Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing is a 20-minute, computerized evaluation. It gives doctors a baseline assessment of an athlete's mental abilities so that after an injury, the test can be retaken for a true measure of recovery. The Cleveland Clinic agreed last month to underwrite a pilot program testing Palm Beach County football players before their season starts Monday. Miami-Dade County has been using baseline testing for two years, and Broward County began mandatory testing this year. Doctors say the testing helps them determine the toll concussions take on the brain. Coaches tell The Palm Beach Post that measures to limit contact in football practice are being considered to reduce the risk of concussions.


Chapter 7 Challenges From Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial - A Beginner's handbook - Decide whether the following sentence is true or false: - Linux is rich with filter programs. - A filter is a program that gets most of its data from its standard input and writes its main results to its standard ouput. - A set of processes chained by their standard streams, so that the output of each process feeds directly as input to the next one is called Linux pipeline. - You can run commands one after the other using ; operator. - You can run commands one after the other using && operator. - Second command only runs if first is successful when you use conditional or (||) operator. - A filter is very useful as part of Linux pipes.


Australia’s largest heron with a massive bill. Dark grey/brown with a paler throat and grey legs. Breeding plumage silvery on the foreneck, crest and back. Immature is browner and with no crest. A shy, elusive bird, found in mangroves, tidal mudflats and lowland rivers of tropical Australia. Feeds at low tide by stalking in the shallows. Low and heavy in flight with slow wing beats, neck folded in and with long trailing legs. Call: loud, slow, ‘croaking’ and a deep rumbling ‘roar’. Breeds: In solitary pairs spaced about 1 km apart, principally in spring and autumn. Nest deep in the mangroves in a fork, building a stick platform lined by finer twigs and leaves. Lays two eggs. The Great-billed Heron can be found most of the year on the Daintree River, Barratt Creek or the Mossman River.


Researchers in the lab of genome pioneer Craig Venter have built an artificial copy of a bacterium's genome from scratch in the lab. Last year Venter's team transplanted a bacterial genome from one cell into another. The new work, reported this week in the journal Science, marks another step towards being able to create artificial life by inserting an entirely synthetic genome into a bacterial cell. Is it possible to create life from scratch? And is it right? Produced by Karin Vergoth


HI 211 History of Latin America Prerequisite: EN 101. This survey of major themes in Latin America history covers the cultural, socio-political, and economic systems of pre-Columbian empires, Spanish and Portuguese conquest and colonization, the struggle for independence and integration in the world economy in the 19th century, and industrial and agricultural development to the present. Topics include the nature of encounters between indigenous populations, Europeans, and Africans; wars of conquest; colonial socio-political structures; labor systems; revolutions; neocolonialism; and the role of the military in Latin American politics. A library component is included.


Death By Smog On this day in 1948, an asphyxiating cloud of smog enveloped Donora, Pa., a Monongahela River town of 14,000 people and the location of the Donora Zinc Works and the American Steel and Wire Co. The sulfur dioxide-laden smoke blighted yards and hillsides, and sometimes even made driving difficult. Doctors urged people with breathing problems to leave town, but this was tough because driving was already prohibited. Twenty people were killed, and more than 7,000 were hospitalized or became ill. The event remains one of America's greatest environmental disasters. It spurred federal and state laws, such as the Clean Air Act of 1970, to curb air pollution and deal with health threats caused by pollution. Copyright InteliHealth, Inc., 2012. All rights reserved.


Henry Highland Garnet Garnet, Henry Highland (gärˈnĭt) [key], 1815–82, American abolitionist clergyman, b. Kent co., Md. Born a slave, he escaped in 1824 and was educated at the Oneida Institute, Whitesboro, N.Y. He was an eloquent speaker, but his radicalism, particularly in a speech at Buffalo in 1843, in which he called upon slaves to rise and slay their masters, caused his influence to decline. He was opposed and superseded in leadership by the more moderate Frederick Douglass. Garnet served as a Presbyterian pastor in Troy, N.Y., in New York City, and in Washington, D.C. In 1881 he was appointed minister to Liberia, but he died two months after his arrival there. See study by E. Ofari (1972). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.


Definition of Human T-lymphotropic virus type I Human T-lymphotropic virus type I: (HTLV-I) A virus often referred to simply as the human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV). HTLV-II stands for human T-lymphotropic virus type II, which is closely related to HTLV-I. HTLV-III is now known as the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2012 Back to MedTerms online medical dictionary A-Z List Need help identifying pills and medications? Get the latest health and medical information delivered direct to your inbox FREE!


Good news: cancer incidence is declining for all Americans. Sobering and perplexing fact: African-Americans are more likely than white Americans to be diagnosed with, and die from, cancer. In fact, the mortality rate for blacks has been higher for years. In 2010 the trend continued; 216 of every 100,000 blacks died of cancer, compared to 177 of every 100,000 whites. The disparity is unexplained but researchers suspect economic, cultural and medical factors. Today’s infographic lays out the numbers; click on the image above to see it full-size. And for a deeper dive into the issues surrounding cancer in America, see “What Do Others Say?” below. On another note, Face the Facts USA offers you issue briefs and discussion guides produced with our associate, AmericaSpeaks. Visit the Discussions page to browse and download.


The efforts of volunteers to increase public awareness of invasive plant issues are invaluable in protecting native plants, animals, and their habitats in the Refuge System. – Jenny Ericson, Invasive Species Volunteer Coordinator, USFWS What’s It All About? This module on Public Outreach will provide you with a look at - understanding the audience as learners - how to engage an audience during a presentation - the nuts and bolts of an effective presentation - a PowerPoint slide show and interactive activities that can be used for giving a presentation - online resources of invasive plant information for a presentation


Useful Reference Works Horse Sense: 4. How Much Does a Horse need to Eat? The average I have been told all my life, in feeding stock with hay, is that a horse needs 25 pounds of rough feed a day. That means, in order to maintain his weight, fitness, and good tone, he needs to consume 25 lbs of roughage, meaning grass or hay, each day. Grain is NOT a substitute for good feed. It is merely a supplement, and does not fill the ol' belly any more than a granola bar. Of course, like people, individual horses differ in their actual calorie requirement, and the richness of the feed must also be taken into account. (i.e. alfalfa has more calories per pound than plain grass hay.) Adjustments must therefore be made according to the type of feed, the animal's level of activity, and how easily he maintains his body weight.


News Item Detail Page The Discovery of the Higgs Boson July 12, 2012 Aug 04, 2012 Scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) may have made one of the biggest discoveries in recent particle physics. They have discovered evidence of the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle that is a linchpin of the theory that unifies the forces of electromagnetism and radioactive decay – and that is also the mechanism through which everything – from atoms to soap bubbles to galaxies – acquires mass. How might this have an impact on the scientific community; and why is the Higgs boson important?


With lengths of 40-50 feet and jaws studded with 6-inch teeth, these powerful predators were extraordinarily equipped to feed upon a variety of dinosaurs. In fact, dinosaur bones have been found here that are heavily damaged and covered with distinctive crocodile bite marks! Just like modern day crocodilians, Deinosuchus riograndensis probably hunted by ambush...lying submerged near shore, and violently seizing large dinosaurs as they foraged amid the vegetation of Big Bend's ancient swamps. The magnificent skull of Deinosuchus is on display at the Dallas Museum of Natural History. Did You Know? In 1935, Conrad Wirth, later the director of the National Park Service, said this of Persimmon Gap in Big Bend National Park, “There will probably always be a road from Marathon through . . . Persimmon Gap, which is a very fine and natural gateway to the Park.” More...


English to English 1. make (images or sounds) soft or softer 2. lessen in force or effect soften a shock|break a fall 3. give in, as to influence or pressure 4. protect from impact cushion the blow 5. make less severe or harsh He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears 6. make soft or softer This liquid will soften your laundry 7. become soft or softer The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it 8. To make soft or more soft. 9. To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate.


Like this page? Send it to a friend! This site, for students of Higher English, focuses on Robin Jenkins' novel The Cone-Gatherers. Using extracts from the book, we take you step-by-step through the process of literary interpretation, leaving you confident and ready for the exam. We recommend the enhanced version of the site, which features interactive textual analysis and audio elements. The standard version contains the same core material but in a simpler format. Choose the version of the site you'd like to access.


The Battle of Hurtgen Forest was fought between the US 1st Army, under the command of General Courtney Hodges, and the German 275th and 353rd Infantry Divisions, led by General Hans Schmidt, from September 19, 1944, to December 15, 1944, during World War II. This inconclusive battle that had no victor took place in the Hurtgen Forest (Hürtgenwald), along the border between Germany and Belgium, in the southwest corner of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is up to you to determine the victor! This WILL BE a Military Simulation Event. Generals will be given a complete set of "Orders" from TAW Central Command If you are interested in being a General for this event Do Not Register. Email TAW@TAWScenarios.com for information.


|Occultation of Anahita| The globe of the Earth is centered on the location at the time of conjunction, and shows the footprint of the shadow at intervals on either side of conjunction. The interval depends on the length of the occultation, with lighter footprints at the start. The first and last footprints are offset by 1s and are drawn in red, which shows where on the Earth the occultation begins and ends. Note these first and last red footprints are very small. The Astronomical Almanac Online!


The New Jersey Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring is involved in many aspects of the State's coastal water quality. It's roles include monitoring for compliance with the National Shellfish Sanitation Program, coordination of coastal bathing beach monitoring, removal of trash from coastal beaches, evaluation of the ecological health of the coastal waters, and monitoring to identify and track pollution sources impacting the State's coastal waters.


Learning to write is like learning a new language. It can be done by breaking tasks into small manageable chunks. With a bit of help and patience, new skills are acquired and the essay form is mastered. I am a certificated high school English teacher, but earn my living by writing. I understand the frustrations students face -- narrowing a topic, constructing a thesis, organizing material, and creating compelling transitions and conclusions. Learning to write clearly can make you a better thinker, a better reader, and a more successful student. Even though I love to read, I understand that many students struggle. Reading with someone to help explain vocabulary and understand themes can help in preparing for class, reviewing for tests, and earning good grades. back to top


Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (abbreviated J. Acoust. Soc. Am. or JASA) is a scientific journal in the field of acoustics, published by the Acoustical Society of America. It contains technical articles on sound, vibration, speech and other topics. Access to articles is by subscription or purchase, though most universities have access. Children with hearing loss struggle to hear in noisy school classrooms, even with the help of hearing aids and other devices to amplify their teacher's voice. Training the brain to filter out background noise and thus understand ... Health Feb 11, 2013 | not rated yet | 0


measure from A to B, fold her tape in four and mark off the point E, which is thus one quarter of the side. Then, in the same way, mark off the point F, one-fourth of the side AD. Now, if she makes EG equal to AF, and GH equal to EF, then AH is the required width for the path in order that the bed shall be exactly half the area of the garden. exact numerical measurement can only be obtained when the sum of the squares of the two sides is a square number. Thus, if the garden measured 12 poles by 5 poles (where the squares of 12 and 5, 144 and 25, sum to 169, the square of 13), then 12 added to 5, less 13, would equal four, and a quarter of this, 1 pole, would be the width of the


Why Set & Save? Just click "Add to Set & Save" when placing items in your cart. Pepper berries come from a woody climbing vine and grow in spike-like clusters. Immature berries are harvested, fermented and dried. In earlier times (1000 B.C. to 1000 A.D.) Pepper was so valuable that it was used as a currency, like gold.


Ernie is walking (or running or jumping or flying or dancing) and he falls (or trips or slips or tumbles). He hurt his nose (or knee or hand or forehead). What happened? Why is he crying? Where does it hurt? Where will you put the band-aid? Do you need a big band-aid or a little band-aid? This was one of my favorite lessons when talking about body parts and all that was needed was a doll and a box of band-aids. Label body parts and actions, use appropriate verb tense, answer questions, increase utterance length, and turn taking are some of the objectives that could be covered during this activity. A note of caution - I did have one student who was sensitive to latex so she used a plastic band-aid from an old Fisher - Price doctor's bag. However, latex free band-aids can be found at most pharmacies.


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Irrigating efficiently is important for achieving high yield and quality and for minimising effects on the environment. Under-irrigation will compromise yields while over-irrigation can affect root quality, promote excessive fertiliser use, and possibly result in pollution of groundwater and surface water. The following sections give guideline crop factors for irrigating specific vegetable crops. This information is derived from Department of Agriculture and Food Research conducted on the sandy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain. See guidelines for irrigating the following crops:


Bacteria can organize into structured communities, called biofilms, that protect them from antibiotics and from immune attack by the host. The biofilms are embedded in a matrix containing a complex mixture of macromolecules including exopolysaccharides and proteins. In the February 22 Science, Whitchurch et al. report that extracellular DNA is a major component of the biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Science 2002, 295:1487). They demonstrate that adding DNase I to P. aeruginosa cultures inhibited biofilm formation and bacterial colonization. The enzyme could also dissolve established biofilms. The extracellular DNA is thought to be derived from membrane vesicles. Whitchurch et al. propose that DNase I treatment may be beneficial to prevent biofilm formation in infection-linked diseases such as cystic fibrosis.


Basics of Cams Cams are meant to protect small to large cracks. Cams provide (to a limited extent) multi-directional protection. Cams work by contracting two set of lobes then placing the cams into a crack smaller than the expanded lobes. By releasing the trigger, the springs push the cam lobes against the sides of a crack. Cams allow you to make placements in parallel cracks (parallel cracks are difficult to protect with passive protection). The force of the lobes on the rock increases proportionally with the weight being pulled down on the cam (making a solid placement). Cams are also known as SLCD's, "spring loaded camming devices".Full Article


Wonsan (wŭnˈsän) [key], Jap. Gensan, city (1993 pop. 300,148), capital of Kangwon prov., SE North Korea, on the Sea of Japan (or East Sea). It is a major port and naval base, with a natural harbor protected by a line of islands. The city has important fish and fish-processing industries. Oil refining, rice processing, and the manufacture of locomotives, textiles, ships, chemicals, and leather goods are also important. Opened to foreign trade in 1883, Wonsan became a Japanese naval base in World War II. It suffered heavy damage during the Korean War. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. See more Encyclopedia articles on: Korean Political Geography


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Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery. […] Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered gravity, that Charles Darwin discovered evolution, and that Albert Einstein discovered the relativity of time. But when it comes to the composition of our universe, the textbooks simply say that the most abundant atom in the universe is hydrogen. And no one ever wonders how we know. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, a truly extraordinary woman.


Our Pericarditis Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Pericarditis Definition of Pericarditis Pericarditis: Inflammation of the lining around the heart (the pericardium) that causes chest pain and accumulation of fluid around the heart (pericardial effusion). There are many causes of pericarditis, including infections, injury, radiation treatment, and chronic diseases. Last Editorial Review: 3/19/2012 Back to MedTerms online medical dictionary A-Z List Need help identifying pills and medications? Get the latest health and medical information delivered direct to your inbox FREE!


This page is part of the column edited by Annie and John Selden. It gives complete citations for the mathematics education research (and other) articles mentioned. Other references will be included from time-to-time. Annotated Bibliography on Constructivism Preservice Teachers' Conceptions of Mathematics and How to Teach it What Does it Take to be an Expert Problem Solver? Why Mathematics Education Research Papers are Accepted or Rejected


Description from Flora of China Shrubs or trees, deciduous; buds conspicuous, narrowly conical, with several scales. Leaves simple, petiolate, stipulate, venation camptodromous, margin entire or serrate. Racemes terminal; bracts caducous. Hypanthium campanulate. Sepals 5, margin entire. Petals 5, white, oblong or lanceolate, slender. Stamens 10–20. Ovary inferior or semi-inferior, 2–5-loculed, with 2 ovules per locule, separated by a false partition from back of locule; styles 2–5, partly connate or free. Fruit a small berrylike pome, bluish black to dark purple, usually juicy and sweet, incompletely 4–10-loculed, with one seed in each locule, crowned by persistent, usually recurved sepals. About 25 species: Asia, Europe, North America; two species (one endemic) in China. (Authors: Gu Cuizhi (Ku Tsue-chih); Stephen A. Spongberg)


Jeramy S. Gee Philosophical consideration of some of the main moral problems of modern society and civilization, such as abortion, euthanasia, war, and capital punishment. Topics vary. This course is an introduction to moral philosophy through an examination of some contemporary moral issues. We will learn about different normative theories like Kantian Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Virtue Ethics as we examine moral issues surrounding topics ranging from censorship, war, the environment, and poverty. Students will have the opportunity to critically evaluate what others have argued with regard to these topics as well as construct their own arguments and evaluate their own beliefs. Student learning goals General method of instruction Class assignments and grading


Learning is a part of life. There's always something we've never before encountered. Do you remember the first time you had to set the clock in your car? Do you remember what it was like to get your first computer or iPad? We've all laughed about the trouble associated with programming a DVD (or VHS) recorder. So, since learning is such an integral part of life, how can we become more efficient learners? It all begins with an understanding of how adults learn. Learning is motivated by cognitive dissonance. That's just our way of identifying gap between what we know and what we need to know. If there isn't a gap, learning won't take place. So, the first step to learning something new is to identify the gap.


Dryococelus australis, commonly known as the Lord Howe Island stick insect or tree lobster, is a species of stick insect which lives on the Lord Howe Island Group. It was thought to be extinct by 1930, only to be rediscovered in 2001 (this phenomenon is known as the Lazarus effect). It is extinct in its largest habitat, Lord Howe Island, and has been called "the rarest insect in the world", as the rediscovered population consisted of 24 individuals living on the small islet of Ball's Pyramid. During man’s exploits through out history, a great number of species were driven to extinction, either by excessive hunting, habitat destruction, disease or pest introductions and so on. There are currently around 11,000 animal species listed as endangered, and the list is getting ever thicker each day. During the past few decades, as awareness to [...]


California Beetle Project > Species Pages > Narpus angustus Scientific name: Narpus angustus Casey Images (click to enlarge) What it looks like: 3-4 mm in length. Its body is dark brown with striae, or shallow punctures, running the length of its elytra. The rows of striae alternate with rows of light brown, short hairs. Where you'll find it: This beetle is found throughout the coastal California mountain ranges, in large, clear, rapid streams. Natural History: These beetles are abundant where bars of coarse gravel drop off into deep pools. Both the adults and the larvae are aquatic. This page was written by Maren Farnum, a 2005 California Beetle Project intern.


A modern dictionary of Catholic terms, both common and obscure. Find accurate definitions of words and phrases. A free act in which a person agrees to do, accept, or reject something. commonly distinguished from assent, which properly belongs in the mind. consent of the will may be partial or total, and only when total, or complete, is a person held fully responsible for is or her actions. Thus it requires full consent for a gravely wrong action to become a mortal sin. (Etym. Latin consentire, to agree to.) All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.


Inverse[m] gives the inverse of a square matrix m. Inverse works on both symbolic and numerical matrices. For matrices with approximate real or complex numbers, the inverse is generated to the maximum possible precision given the input. A warning is given for ill-conditioned matrices. Inverse[m, Modulus->n] evaluates the inverse modulo n. Inverse[m, ZeroTest -> test] evaluates test[ m[[i, j]] ] to determine whether matrix elements are zero. The default setting is ZeroTest -> (# == 0 &). A Method option can also be given. Possible settings are as for LinearSolve. See Section 1.8.3 and Section 3.7.6. Implementation Notes: see Section A.9.4 and Section A.9.4. See also: PseudoInverse, LinearSolve, RowReduce, NullSpace, LinearSolveFunction. Related package: LinearAlgebra`Tridiagonal`. New in Version 1; modified in 3.


Our bodies naturally suppress free radicals with Vitamins A, C, E and the mineral Selenium. These antioxidants work together to neutralize highly reactive molecules. Even a balanced diet may not provide all of the antioxidants the body will use. ACES provide the body with armament for a four-point attack. Beta-Carotene quenches singlet oxygen molecules. Vitamin C protects tissue and blood components. Vitamin E protects cell membranes. Selenium is a vital building block in the structure of glutathione peroxidase, one of the body's antioxidant enzymes. Research indicates that together these nutrients are more effective than when taken individually.


Tricuspid describes something with three points, tips or flaps.(adjective) An example of tricuspid is a molar tooth with three cusps. The definition of a tricuspid is a tooth with three cusps, or a valve with three flaps.(noun) An example of a tricuspid is the valve in the human heart between the right atrium and ventricle. See tricuspid in Webster's New World College Dictionary Origin: L tricuspis (gen. tricuspidis): see tri- & cusp See tricuspid in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Origin: From Latin tricuspis, tricuspid-, having three points Origin: : tri-, tri- Origin: + cuspis, point. Learn more about tricuspid


Yakko: a manservant to a samurai. Yakusha-e (Actor pictures): painting or print of an actor. Yoko-e (Horizontal picture; also called yoko-ban): prints with a horizontal format. Yokohama: a port near Edo, opened to foreigners in 1859. Yokohama-e (Yokohama pictures): late style of ukiyo-e which was popular between 1860 and 1880 and which illustrated scenes of Yokohama in the late Edo and the early Meiji. Yoshiwara: name of the licensed quarter in Edo. Yukata: an informal cotton kimono or bathrobe. back to top


Modern surgical techniques have come a long way in recent years. Fiber optics allow ear surgeons to perform delicate operations that would have been unheard of just decades ago. One of the most common procedures is known as myringotomy (MERE-IN-JOT-OH-ME), an operation that involves making a small hole in the eardrum and passing a tube through to drain excess fluid from the middle ear. It's particularly useful in treating children with ear infections. While many hearing disorders can be treated with antibiotics or other drugs, surgery may still be necessary in extreme cases. Most ear surgery is now considered to be both simple and safe. See an ear, nose and throat specialist when you detect the first sign of hearing loss, dizzy spells or other symptoms of ear ailments. If surgery is necessary, the doctor will explain the procedure.


MTI Micro Fuel Cells' new Mobion technology solves a key hurdle in the manufacturing of fuel cells for notebook PCs and handheld devices, according to its creators. "[COLOR=#1951B9]Fuel cells produce power when a mixture of methanol and water enters the cell and reacts with oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and more water. Much of the early work in fuel-cell technology has used a series of pumps and valves to return the excess water produced in the reaction back to the methanol reservoir, where the two liquids mix and are returned to the fuel cell.[/COLOR]" MTI claims the Mobion fuel cells will extend a device's operating life by 2.5 times as many hours as provided by a standard lithium ion battery.


Some terminals have the ability to make the cursor invisible, or to enhance it. Enhancing the cursor is often done by programs that plan to use the cursor to indicate to the user a position of interest that may be anywhere on the screen--for example, the Emacs editor enhances the cursor on entry. Such programs should always restore the cursor to normal on exit. If you define either `vs' or `vi', you must also define `ve'. Go to the first, previous, next, last section, table of contents.


On December 3, 2012, the planets Mercury, Venus, and Saturn will align with the Giza Pyramids in Egypt. This will be the first planetary/pyramid alignment in 2,737 years! Now, the three Giza pyramids are also in perfect alignment with the three stars of Orion’s belt. In 1983, Robert Bauval proposed this Orion correlation theory and published this idea in Discussions in Egyptology in 1989. The Giza pyramids were built in the 3rd millennium B.C. The alignment is very curious. Could the Egyptians have built the Giza pyramids that way on purpose?


Brief SummaryRead full entry Ornithodoros species are soft ticks (Family Argasidae). Included in this genus are several important vectors of tick-borne relapsing fever in humans, as well as parasites of domestic and wild mammals. Like other argasids, Ornithodoros ticks have multihost life cycles. Argasid ticks have two or more nymphal stages, each requiring a blood meal from a host. Unlike the ixodid (hard) ticks, which stay attached to their hosts for up to several days while feeding, most argasid ticks are adapted to feeding rapidly (for about an hour), then dropping off the host. Two Ornithodoros species of public health concern in the United States, Ornithodoros hermsi and O. turicata, are vectors of tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) spirochetes. In Africa, Ornithodoros moubata (and possibly several related species) are important vectors of TBRF spirochetes (Cutler et al. 2009).


is a group of islands in the South Pacific. The main Island Grande Terre is surrounded by the world's largest lagoon and sits inside the second largest coral reef on Earth. There are smaller islands around the main island including the Loyalty Island Group and the stunning, Isle of Pines. New Caledonia is also one of the world's top "biodiversity hotspots" with over 76% of it's plants being endemic. Noumea the biggest city shows off New Caledonia's French culture, and outside of that are areas that are still relatively untouched with the native Kanak culture still intact. Click on our photos above to explore this South Pacific paradise and learn about its unique cultures. This web site, logo, name, content, photos, and design are protected by international copyright law. Original versions of our photos can be purchased & web versions can be shared subject to conditions.


Discover Your Blip. What do you want to watch? Four different gases are in a mixture. Determine how many moles of each gas are present and ad them all together to do the calculation in the problem. The exact chemical identity of the gases is not material to most gas law problems. The ChemTeam provides study resources in all standard topics for students in high school and Advanced Placement chemistry. Discover the best in original web series. © 2013 Blip Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


The graph below shows the velocities of two objects of equal mass as a function of time. Forces FA, FB, ... FF acted on the objects during intervals A, B, ... F. Which of the statements below are correct descriptions of the magnitudes of the forces? (If A and E are, and the others are not, enter TFFFT).


ancient city-state in the NE Peloponnesus: it dominated the Peloponnesus from the 7th cent. until the rise of Sparta See Argos in American Heritage Dictionary 4 A city of ancient Greece in the northeast Peloponnesus near the head of the Gulf of Argolis. Inhabited from the early Bronze Age, it was one of the most powerful cities of ancient Greece until the rise of Sparta.


Translate hang-glider | into French | into German | into Italian Definition of hang-glider an unpowered flying apparatus for a single person, consisting of a frame with a fabric aerofoil stretched over it. The operator is suspended from a harness below and controls flight by body movement. a person flying a hang-glider.


Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary - Anything that intercepts another - A fast, maneuverable fighter aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack - A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles - In Architecture / Engineering, A device to trap, remove, or separate deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter (such as oil, grease, gasoline, sand, and sediment) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.


What causes morning sickness in pregnancy? As many pregnant women know, the bouts of nausea and vomiting that are commonly called "morning sickness" can happen any time of day. An estimated 60 to 80 percent of women experience this symptom of early pregnancy, which may be caused by hormonal changes and can be aggravated by stress or fatigue. For most women, the nausea and vomiting fade by the 17th week of pregnancy. In rare cases, a pregnant woman will experience morning sickness well past this point. Even more rare is hyperemesis gravidarum, a very severe form of morning sickness that prevents a pregnant woman from keeping in the fluids or nutrition she needs. This condition requires medical treatment.


Career as a wandmaker Geraint took up the family business in London, studying further into wandlore and becoming an accomplished wandmaker. He considered it an honour to match a witch or wizard with a wand made from the wood of the cypress tree because it indicated he had met someone who was going to die heroically, and left that fact in his writings. - "Geraint" is a name of unknown origin, possibly a Welsh form of the Late Roman name "Gerontius" deriving from Greek γερων (geron), meaning "old man". Geraint was the name of a figure various Welsh legends. He was also incorprorated into later Arthurian tales as one of the knights of the Round Table and the husband of Enid. - Pottermore (Mentioned only)


- crypt(word, salt) -> string word will usually be a user's password. salt is a 2-character string which will be used to select one of 4096 variations of DES. The characters in salt must be either ".", "/", or an alphanumeric character. Returns the hashed password as a string, which will be composed of characters from the same alphabet as the salt.


Who would have thought that a suffrage parade would attract mass attention in 2012? This happened in the UK recently when descendants of suffragettes and others marched at the Olympic opening ceremonies. It’s not the best video (see link below) possible, but it gives a feel for how it must have been for the suffrage marchers. It’s not surprising that the event was a life-changing experience for most, propelling them to future involvement in the political process, just as their grandmothers and great grandmothers were involved. Take a look at some of these articles from the UK. English women are also planning to continue with the suffrage theme and march on Parliament in October 2012 to draw attention to the backsliding relative to women’s rights! This isn’t the first time when protestors have showed up dressed as suffragettes. Check out this example in the UK in 2010.


(En español: Nefropatía) Having diabetes for many years can damage small blood vessels throughout a person's body. This can affect several organs, including the kidneys. It is more likely to happen if a person's diabetes isn't well controlled. Kidney disease caused by diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy.


IC is an abbreviation for: Find a translation for IC in other languages: Select another language: What does IC mean? - a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring orig. in Greek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses “having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the base noun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic).


11 Ways to Help Your Child Prepare for Testsby Lindsay Hutton To help children prepare adequately for tests (whether teacher-made or standardized), you can do several things to provide support and create a positive test-taking experience. 1 of 12 Study the Material The best way to prepare for tests is to study, know the work, and take the right courses. Next: Help Your Child Relax More on: Testing


a) What happened if fluid frictiondoes not exist in the Sea? b) In which type of frames Newton’sLaws are c) Can we say that a reference frameattached to the surface of the earth is an inertial referenceframe? Give your argument. d) It is often said that Newton’sfirst and second laws imply that it is impossible to use the lawsof mechanics to tell if you are standing still or moving with aconstant velocity Q.2:. A 6-kg box on a frictionless horizontal surface isattached to a horizontal spring with a force constant of 800N/m. Ifthe spring is stretched 4 cm from its equilibrium length, what isthe acceleration of the box?


An estimation of the galaxy's span resulted in a conclusion of 150,000 light years, which is slightly larger than the Milky Way. The Cartwheel galaxy shows non-thermal radio and optical spokes, but they are not the same spokes. The galaxy was once a normal spiral galaxy like the Milky Way before it apparently underwent a head-on collision with a smaller companion approximately 200 million years ago (i.e., 200 million years prior to the image). When the nearby galaxy passed through the Cartwheel Galaxy, the force of the collision caused a powerful shock wave through the galaxy, like a rock being tossed into a sandbed. Moving at high speed, the shock wave swept up gas and dust, creating a starburst around the galaxy's center portion that were unscathed. This... Read More


NEW YORK (AP) -- There is wonder in numbers, and the curators of a new museum in New York City hope to prove it. The National Museum of Mathematics opened to the public Saturday in Manhattan. The museum is aimed at kids aged 8 to 13, and curators have given the place a playground feel. The 40 exhibits include a "wall of fire" made up of laser lights that teaches kids about geometry and a square-wheeled tricycle that still manages to produce a smooth ride thanks to a wavy track. Founder Glen Whitney says the idea is to show people the "fun, beautiful" things done with mathematics. The museum occupies the first two floors of an office tower across from Madison Square Park. Tickets are $15 for adults and $9 for children.


Convert the angle in degrees (or grads) to radians, and vice versa. Angular measurements are commonly expressed in units of degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS). This converter can be useful on all types of angle designation conversions: radians - grads - degrees (both, decimal form and degree, minutes, seconds form). Enter a numeric value appropriate for the designation you want to calculate and convert. The values returned will be for all of the other designations. To convert degrees to radians, multiply the degrees by pi/180. To convert grads to radians, multiply the grads by pi/200. Pi is equal to a circle's circumference divided by its diameter, where pi equals 3.141592653589793...


Titanic Sinks Four Hours After Hitting Iceberg Survival Facts: If you were a third class passenger, your chance of survival was 25 percent First class passengers had a 62 percent survival rate. Second class passengers had a 41 percent survival rate. The crew had a 24 percent survival rate. Fun Fact: What happened to the iceberg? Bonus: Images of the Titanic wreck made by stitching together hundreds of optical and sonar images collected by robots via Scientific American Woods Whole Oceanographic Institute, and National Geographic. Image: April 16, 1912 edition of the New York Times.


Soil contamination and food safety fears after Japan’s Fukushima disaster have caused many Japanese farmers to take a hit, and now there’s another crop at risk. According to the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, green tea exports from part of Japan’s tea making region have been banned due to high radiation levels detected. The ban includes parts of the regions of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Tochigi, as well as Ibaraki in its entirety. Green tea plantations were apparently among the first to have noticeable radiation, and sample tests discovered nearly 570 becquerels of cesium per KG in various leaves. The legal limit is 500. A variety of products have been affected by radiation in Japan, ranging from milk to spinach, but Japanese authorities are still assuring the public as well as export nations that it is putting strict regulations on products.


Security Education at Microsoft To build secure products, any group of developers needs to be aware of the current threats that these products face. Developers need to know the attack vectors that hackers typically use. They need to know how to analyze their products with certain threats in mind and how to mitigate those threats. They need to know the tools and techniques for increasing the security of the code base. In 2002, Microsoft introduced the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), which infuses security and privacy into the software development lifecycle of Microsoft products.


Offset is the term used for two different measurements related to the running gear of a vehicle. In a steering system, offset is the distance between the centre of the tyre contact patch and the point where the steering axis hits the ground. This is also known as steering offset or scrub radius. In wheel design, offset is the distance between the centre plane of the wheel and the mounting face which sits flush against the wheel hub. If the mounting face is inboard of the wheel's centre plane, the wheel has positive offset (also known as outset). If the mounting face is outboard of the centre of the wheel, there is negative offset (also known as inset). Choose a letter from the Jargonbuster Choose from above to see the list of jargon for that letter, or see the full Jargonbuster list here


treble, highest part in choral music, thus corresponding in pitch to soprano, but associated with the voice of a boy or a girl. The term appeared in 15th-century English polyphony, probably as an anglicization of the Latin triplum, the name given in medieval polyphony to the part that was often the highest (see motet). The treble clef, however, is the G clef, one of the two clefs commonly used today for vocal music and for most instrumental music. The soprano clef is a C clef placing middle C on the bottom line of the staff; it was used in vocal music as late as Bach's time but is now nearly obsolete for voice. See musical notation. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on treble from Fact Monster: See more Encyclopedia articles on: Music: Theory, Forms, and Instruments


© NASA, CXC, M. Weiss. When cosmic microwave photons pass through a galaxy cluster, about 1 percent of them scatter off of hot electrons in the gas filling the space between galaxies in the cluster. This is called the "Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect." When the photons scatter, they gain energy from the electrons. Thus, galaxy clusters appear in a map of the CMB as cold spots at the original photon frequency, and hot spots at a higher frequency. Microwave telescopes such as the South Pole Telescope can detect galaxy clusters using the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect, while x-ray telescopes such as Chandra can map the hot gas that scattered the CMB photons. These measurements together allow astronomers to measure the growth of structure in the universe. (Unit: 11)


by wpengine on January 20, 2011 Discuss this palindrome in the comments below. Previous post: Mad as Adam. Next post: Marge lets Norah see Sharon’s telegram. palindrome: A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward. For example: A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!


Inheritance from builtin list and override of methods. fredrik at pythonware.com Mon Nov 27 15:58:25 CET 2006 Michalis Giannakidis wrote: >> "obj[index] = value" maps to "obj.__setitem__(index, value)". reading >> the documentation might help; start here: > In this documentation page it also says: > then x[i] is equivalent3.2 to x.__getitem__(i). > This, and other statements, are only roughly true for instances of new-style > So which statements are actually true for new style classes? > Is l=1 completely different from l.append(1) or maybe insert? l.append(1) is a method call. L=1 is syntactic sugar for a *different* method call. why is this so hard to understand? More information about the Python-list


Definition of Sequester Sequester: 1. In medicine, to set apart, detach or separate a small portion of tissue from the rest. May be naturally occurring or iatrogenic. 2. In bone, for a piece of dead bone to separate from the sound bone. 3. In biochemistry, to isolate a constituent of a system by chelation or other means. From the French sequester, from the late Latin sequestrare, meaning to place in safe keeping. Last Editorial Review: 9/20/2012 Back to MedTerms online medical dictionary A-Z List Need help identifying pills and medications? Get the latest health and medical information delivered direct to your inbox FREE!


Here Fido – Fetch!Posted: May 25, 2012 And you guessed it, the topic for today is the boomerang. Some boomerang facts you might not have known: - Boomerangs are not solely native to Australia – Boomerangs have been found world-wide, including Egypt. Our favourite pharaoh, King Tut possessed a few boomerangs, some plated in gold – now that’s my kind of stick! - Not all boomerangs are designed to return – there are two types: ‘returning’ and ‘hunting’. The non returning ‘hunting’ variety are typically used to knock down the prey and travel straight, rather than curved. - The oldest ever found boomerang is about 30,000 years old and was found in a cave in Poland. It was made from a mammoth’s tusk - The smallest boomerang to travel over 20m was weeny s a teeny-48mm


BioFlow, a handheld biological threat detection system under development at The Mitre Corporation's Bio-Nano Laboratory could one day help emergency response teams identify biological threats on site, saving time, money and possibly lives. Mitre engineers have demonstrated the concept for several government sponsors, including the Defense and Homeland Security departments. BioFlow combines existing technology and sampling techniques to identify a variety of threats, including bacterial agents that cause anthrax, viruses and clinical markers such as thyroid stimulating hormone. Furthermore, it could identify targets in a range of samples, including water, soil, blood or urine. The BioFlow process relies on anti-body-coated magnetic microspheres to extract and identify specific targets, such as bacteria, hormones or viruses.


|Name: _____________________________||Period: ___________________________| This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics. Short Answer Questions Directions: Answer the question with a short answer. 1. Who talks about opening a tea shop? 2. Which of the following statements does Beatrice make about her father? 3. What is the subject of the phone call that Beatrice receives in Act 1? 4. What is Beatrice's final line in the play? 5. After the Science Fair, Beatrice's demeanor can best be described as: Short Essay Questions Directions: Answer the questions with a short paragraph. 1. Briefly describe Beatrice's recurring nightmare. 2. What is the business scheme that Beatrice is preoccupied with in Act 2?... This section contains 1,280 words| (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page)


Tuesday, January 20, 2009 how to: grow hope I've been trying to include my children in my excitement and anticipation about this Inauguration Day. We've had lots of discussions about hope and new opportunities. We decided to do a little project in honor of this significant day in U.S. history. This is a symbolic reminder of the power of planting seeds, caring for them, and watching them grow. It's also an easy activity for any age. -For instructions on how to grow paper whites in recycled soup cans, please review this December post. -Choose a word you would like to grow and plant a bulb for each letter. -Stamp, embroider, or glue your letters to the front of each can. -Nurture your word and watch it grow!


Research has long shown an association between low folate levels and depression, particularly depression that’s more severe and less responsive to medical treatment. (Folate is a water-soluble B vitamin in its natural form. Folic acid is the synthetic version found in supplements.) Folate is critical in the development of the human nervous system, so pregnant women must take folic acid supplements. People who abuse alcohol, people with certain illnesses, and those who take a number of different medications are at risk for folate deficiencies, which can present with a variety of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral symptoms. Doctors may check folate levels as part of an initial workup of depression.


Disaster Information Kit for the Caribbean Media [Disponible en anglais uniquement] First produced in 1995, with a sixth edition in 2004, the 100-page Disaster Information Kit for the Caribbean Media includes sections on Tropical Weather Systems, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanoes, Floods, Landslides, Technological and Man-Made Disasters, and Epidemics. Fact sheets for generic types of disasters include suggestions on messages that might be communicated by the media and glossaries of terms. The Disaster Information Kit is one of several sets of guidance and information materials produced through collaboration between the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the UNESCO Office in Kingston.Retour en haut de la page


An expansion board that enables a computer to manipulate and output sounds. Sound cards are necessary for nearly all CD-ROMs and have become commonplace on modern personal computers. Sound cards enable the computer to output sound through speakers connected to the board, to record sound input from a microphone connected to the computer, and manipulate sound stored on a disk. Nearly all sound cards support MIDI, a standard for representing music electronically. In addition, most sound cards are Sound Blaster-compatible, which means that they can process commands written for a Sound Blaster card, the de facto standard for PC sound. Sound cards use two basic methods to translate digital data into analog sounds:


Get the Today’s Document App Tag: Deposition Concerning the Battle at Lexington The first battles of the American Revolution occurred at the towns of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775. Shown here is the deposition of Captain John Parker of the Lexington Militia, describing the initial events of the day. Highest Rated Documents Find Documentsfor May 26 Subscribe to Email Updates You can also subscribe to the RSS feed


Theres this one question I was doing for practice that I just cannot do. Even though I know the answer is -0.94, I cant figure out how. The question goes as followed. In a computer game, the motion of a car is enhanced by showing headlights on a building, when the car approaches the building. The headlights form a parabola on the road. As the car approaches the building, the beam narrows. The equation of the parabola is y = x^2 - 4x +c, where c < 0 and dc/dt = 14. The x-axis represents the wall, let length be measured in meteres and time in seconds. Determine the rate at which the width of the beam is narrowing when c = -14. The answer at the back is -0.94. But I really cant figure out how to get this, and how to approach this question. help would be appreciated.


Most geology majors enjoy activities focused on the outdoors, which is, after all, the real laboratory of the geoscientist. However, their interests go beyond hiking and backpacking; they have an intense curiosity about how Earth evolved and how their environment is changing. They learn that this curiosity, raised by their observations of Earth, can be satisfied by applying knowledge gained in their science courses. They soon become aware that geology is an applied science, with exciting and rewarding career opportunities available in government, industry, and the teaching profession for geologists, geochemists, geobiologists, and geophysicists. Ask a Geology Major


Eczema and Chicken Pox Vaccine As part of the Atopic Dermatitis Vaccinia Network, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) completed a study looking at the immune response to the Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine in children with atopic dermatitis (eczema) compared to non-atopic controls. There was no difference in immune response between the groups; which means the eczema patients handled the chicken pox vaccination well. Eczema can be flared by any stressor and sometimes children have mild flares after their immunizations; this is not specific to the chicken pox vaccine but to immunizations in general. This is not a reason to avoid the vaccines, but parents may need to do a little more skin care for a few days after the vaccine.


|Dense, twiggy, dwarf, semi-evergreen shrub that is native to the mountaintops of Kyushu Island, Japan. R. kiusianum has also been known as R. indicum amoenum and R. obtusum f. japonicum. Hardy to 0 degrees F. Leaves are small, obovate, dark green, 1/4 to 3/4 inch long. Flowers are small, held in trusses of 2 to 3 per cluster, and borne from mid to late spring. Best adapted to full sun. Beautiful planted in containers, rock gardens and in drifts at the front of a shrub border. Prune immediately after flowering so you won't cut off any of next year's flower buds. Best if not sheared. Plant as you would any of the other azaleas: high and in well-drained, acidic soil, rich with organic matter. Though azaleas have a potentially large list of possible pest and disease problems, they are usually trouble free if planted correctly in proper cultural conditions.


- To solve a rational equation: Step 1 Exclude values that cause division Step 2 Multiply both sides by the least common dominator and simplify Step 3 Solve the resulting equation Step 4 Check each solution to make sure it is not one of the excluded values; that is, division by zero is not permitted. Any value that is excluded in this manner is called an extraneous root. - Property of Powers If P and Q are algebraic expressions in a variable x, and n is any positive integer, then the solution set of P = Q is a subset of the solution set of P n = Q n. The equation P n = Q nis called a derived equation of P = Q. to Section 3 © 2011 Karl J. Smith. All rights reserved.


Weather, not climate, hurts wildlife BBC News - Fears harsh winter harmed UK wildlife The harsh winter may have had a devastating impact on Britain's wildlife, it has been warned. BBC News - Harsh Scottish winter leaves starving deer Thousands of deer are thought to be at risk of starvation in Scotland following this year's harsh winter. In Sutherland, there are fears that an entire generation will be lost due to the winter weather. BBC News - 'Wildlife in crisis' in frozen UK Britain's wildlife is being pushed to "the brink of a crisis" as sub-zero temperatures continue to grip the nation, according to conservationists. No prize for guessing what two words beginning with C aren't used in these reports.


There are a variety of books about Python. Here's a guide to them: IntroductoryBooks (gentle overviews of the language) AdvancedBooks (for when you don't want gentle) ReferenceBooks (much information in a small space) - Specific applications: - Books in languages other than English: When you see a book you like, don't hesitate to add your recommendation! External sources of information about (Python) books: Computer-Books.us - A collection of Python books available for free download. CodeIdol.com - A collection of Python books available for online reading. Computer-Books.china - A collection of Python books There is also a list of OutOfPrintBooks.


This is a short demonstration of how the angle of illumination affects the look of an object, for assignment 1.1 in David Hobby’s Lighting 102 course. The duck was placed in the center of a round table, and it and the camera were fixed in position. The flash was swept around the perimeter of the table but kept pointing towards the center of the table at a constant height. I’ll have to redo this when I get some light stands and can modify the height of the flash as well. Note to Ang: Yeah, I still have this duck kicking around, though it has become a cat toy in recent months.


This dictionary provides full coverage of all the important terms and concepts used in medicine today. Written by distinguished practicing specialists and medical writers, it is intended primarily for workers in the paramedical fields: pharmacists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, social workers, hospital secretaries, administrators, technicians, and so on. It will also be invaluable for medical students and practicing doctors. Each entry contains a basic definition, followed- where appropriate- by a more detailed explanation or description. A feature of the dictionary is that the articles are written in clear and concise English without the use of unnecessary technical jargon. For this reason the book will also be of both interest and value to the general reader who needs a home medical dictionary.


Adrian III was pope from 884 to 885. He was born at Rome. He died in 885, at Modena, on a journey to Worms, in modern Germany. His brief pontificate came during troubled times. He died en route to the Diet of Worms after being summoned by the Frankish King Charles III, The Fat, to settle the succession to the empire and discuss the rising Saracen power. The motives for his veneration are practically unknown, but he was noted for having aided the Romans during a famine. His cult was confirmed in 1891, and his feast day is 8th July.


Make a transverse cut through the testis and examine its internal architecture . Just deep to the visceral tunica vaginalis, which covers the anterolateral surface of the testis, identify the thick fibrous white capsule, called the tunica albuginea, which encircles the testis. Identify the fibrous bands called septae that radiate from the posterior aspect of the testis, called the mediastinum testis. These septae divide the testis into the lobules. The spermatozoa-forming seminiferous tubules are contained within these lobules. Links and References:


GIRFEC: Planning, Action and Review Use the well-being indicators to plan, take action and review. Where necessary develop a plan that incorporates all elements of involvement to meet a child’s needs. When two or more agencies are involved, action coordinated by a Lead Professional. Review the outcome of the plan with the child, young person and family. - There are inter-relationships between the segments - To be successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens, a child’s well-being should be considered as set out in the eight indicators: safe, healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, respected, responsible and included


Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia - Having the same or very similar phenomena; specifically. - In phenology, having the same dates of sprouting, budding, flowering, fruiting, ripening, etc. - In terrestrial magnetism, having the same magnetic declination, inclination, force, secular variation, diurnal variation, etc. - In meteorology, having the same frequency of cloudy or rainy weather, or similar atmospheric conditions in general. Sorry, no example sentences found. ‘isophenomenal’ hasn't been added to any lists yet. Looking for tweets for isophenomenal.


Japan TrenchArticle Free Pass Japan Trench, deep submarine trench lying east of the Japanese islands, in the floor of the western North Pacific Ocean. It is one of a series of depressions stretching south from the Kuril Trench and the Bonin Trench to the Mariana Trench. The 27,929-foot (8,513-metre) Tuscarora Deep (north) was once considered the deepest point in the world (subsequently found to be in the Mariana Trench). What made you want to look up "Japan Trench"? Please share what surprised you most...


(sim-buy-o-din-ee-um). Dinoflagellates which are usually encountered as endosymbionts of invertebrates. They can also be maintained in culture. They can produce gymnodinioid cells. There is an circumferential groove (the girdle or cingulum) which wraps around the cell, and a longitudinal groove which extends from the point of flagellar insertion towards the back of the cell. The circumferential flagellum and the trailing flagellum are evident. Plastids with chlorophylls a and c. Circular structure is a pyrenoid. These pictures are of the type isolate. Differential interference contrast.


The cause of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is unknown. Mutations in DNA that occur after birth may be related to this cancer. These mutations can occur as a result of exposure to radiation or cancer-causing chemicals. It may also occur with age or for no apparent reason. There are no guidelines for preventing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. To reduce your risk, avoid exposure to chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides and benzene. If you have celiac disease (gluten intolerance), maintain your gluten-free diet. This diet will minimize the stimulation of your immune system by exposure to gluten.


Pluralism in psychology may apply in different ways, across a wide range of topics: - In science, the concept often describes the view that several methods, theories or points of view are legitimate or plausible, see Scientific pluralism. - For the political philosophical ideal, see Pluralism (political philosophy). - In philosophy, see Pluralism (metaphysics) - In ethical theory, see Value pluralism. - As it relates to the diversity of religions, see religious pluralism. - In cultural studies, see Cultural pluralism.


Definition of Co-stimulation Co-stimulation: An event in the immune system involving the delivery of a second signal by an antigen-presenting cell. The second signal rescues the activated T cell from anergy (which is a state of immune unresponsiveness), allowing the T cell to produce the lymphokines necessary for the growth of additional T cells. T cells are small white blood cells that orchestrate and directly participate in the immune defenses. Also known as T lymphocytes, they are processed in the thymus (which is why they are called T cells).Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2012 Medical Dictionary Definitions A - Z Search Medical Dictionary eMedicineHealth Top News Get the latest treatment options. Most Popular Topics Pill Identifier on RxList - quick, easy, Find a Local Pharmacy - including 24 hour, pharmacies


The ability to delay gratification as a child may lower a person's chances of being overweight later in life, according to new research. Researchers found that people who were better able to put off receiving a reward at age 4 had lower body mass indexes (BMIs) three decades later, when the researchers followed up with them. For every minute that children resisted the temptation to eat a marshmallow placed in front of them, their BMIs decreased by . . .


What is heartburn? Despite its name, heartburn doesn't affect the heart. Heartburn is a burning feeling in the lower chest, along with a sour or bitter taste in the throat and mouth. It usually occurs after eating a big meal or while lying down. The feeling can last for a few minutes or a few hours. Written by familydoctor.org editorial staff


print FILEHANDLE sprintf(FORMAT, LIST) , except that (the output record separator) is not appended. The first argument of the list will be interpreted as the printf format. See sprintf for an explanation of the format argument. If you omit the LIST, to use FILEHANDLE without a LIST, you must use a real filehandle like , not an indirect one like use locale ':not_characters' ) is in effect and POSIX::setlocale() has been called, the character used for the decimal separator in formatted floating-point numbers is affected by the LC_NUMERIC locale setting. See perllocale and POSIX.


Introductionlithography (lĭthŏgˈrəfē) [key], type of planographic or surface printing. It is distinguished from letterpress (relief) printing and from intaglio printing (in which the design is cut or etched into the plate). Lithography is used both as an art process and as a commercial printing process. In commercial printing the term is used synonymously with offset printing. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. See more Encyclopedia articles on: Art: General


Individual differences | Methods | Statistics | Clinical | Educational | Industrial | Professional items | World psychology | Reformatory is a term that has had varied meanings within the penal system, depending on the jurisdiction and the era. It may refer to a youth detention center, or an adult correctional facility. The term is still in popular use for adult facilities throughout the United States, although most reformatories have been renamed correctional centers (or similar) in recent years. The term reformatory (or reformatory school) was also commonly used during the 19th century throughout the United Kingdom in reference to penal facilities for children under the age of 14. <ref>tags exist, but no <references/>tag was found


Over 8,000 websites created by students around the world who have participated in a ThinkQuest Competition. Compete | FAQ | Contact Us The team originally wanted to do the topic "Maths in everyday life" but found that it was too wide a scope to have a good focus. We decided to do something less general and narrowed it down to the topic Numbers. The things that are covered include: a)the history of numbers b)the numbers system c)some interesting facts about numbers d)some interesting and familiar number sequences Pupils will appreciate the importance of numbers in the study of Mathematics, and at the same time discover some interesting facts about them. FuDunman Secondary School, Singapore, Singapore ShenDunman Secondary School, Singapore, Singapore 19 & under Lim Cheng YongMinistry Of Education, Singapore, Singapore


continuous /kənˈtɪnjuəs/ adjective NOT STOPPING › happening or existing without stopping devamlı, sürekli continuous pain ten years of continuous service in the army1550 GRAMMAR › The continuous form of a verb is used to show that an action is continuing to happen. The sentence 'He was eating lunch.' is in the continuous form. continuously adverb › fiillerin geçmişte ve şimdiki zaman içinde devamlılık bildirme hali1231 hiç durmadan devam ederek Their baby cried continuously all afternoon.


A low growing green plant with no flowers. Multiple stalks coming out of the same ground base with almost a fern pattern, but with leaves instead of fronds. Each branch off of the main stalk was opposite another, with the leaves coming off in pairs, tapering down until three at the very tip. Typically from seven to five to three. The leaves had serrated edges, and were mostly oval shaped. If you think this observation is inaccurate, please add an ID, participate in the quality assessment above, or describe the inaccuracy in a comment.


Letters like wedges (Latin, cuneus, a wedge). These sort of letters occur in old Persian and Babylonian inscriptions. They are sometimes called Arrow-headed characters, and those found at Babylon are called nail-headed. This species of writing is the most ancient of which we have any knowledge; and was first really deciphered by Grotefend in 1802. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Cuneiform Letters from Infoplease:


In the Czech Republic, the Masopust festival takes place from Epiphany (Den tří králů) through Ash Wednesday (Popeleční středa). The word masopust translates literally from old Czech to mean "meat fast", and the festival often includes a pork feast in preparation for Lent. The tradition is most common in Moravia but does occur in Bohemia as well. While practices vary from region to region, masks and costumes are present everywhere. What do you think of this story? Select one of the options below. Your feedback will help tell CNN producers what to do with this iReport. If you'd like, you can explain your choice in the comments below. Be and editor! Choose an option below:


Description: Postcard photograph of Patzcuaro Lake, also known as Atardecer Lake in Guadalajara, Mexico. The photograph is cast in relief from the setting sun disappearing behind a line of mountains that stretch across the photograph. Several clouds filter sunlight onto to the lake in an irregular pattern. A dock is just visible to the right of the photograph, slightly below where the mountain line meets the lake waters. A hand-written inscription on the front of the postcard reads "Atardecer Lago de Patzcuaro No. 19. A letter to Federica Abreu is addressed on the back. Contributing Partner: Witte Museum


- The Western Mediterranean region is depicted with earthy tones such as Basque Brown, Pompeii Orange, and Mediterranean Sun. - The Roman Empire's classical look is embodied with Roman Marble. - San Juan Sand gives a hot and pale look for Caribbean. - The Orient is exotic and bold colors like Bangkok Rust. - Even general geographical features like glaciers are envisioned by a very pale blue, sea breezes are shown by a bluish green. Try an experiments with yourself, others, or a class. Hold up colors and ask people what geographical feature or place they think of and then ask why. The answers help understand one's geographical bias just as mental maps do.


A standard home audio speaker converts electrical signals into sound pulses in the air (via a somewhat cumbersome cone). Those sound waves in turn cause tiny variations in air temperature, as waves disrupt surrounding air. So, scientists reasoned, why not create sound waves through those temperature fluctuations themselves? In 2008 researchers built a loudspeaker from carbon nanotubes that creates sound from this thermoacoustic effect. Now Finnish researchers have created a far more simple thermoacoustic device using tiny aluminum wires suspended over a substrate, opening thermoacoustics to a far broader range of applications.