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You are here The Museum's Ethnographic Collection is composed primarily of artifacts produced by Utah Native American groups: Goshute, Navajo, Paiute, Shoshone and Ute, or are from neighboring tribes that had significant ties with the indigenous people of Utah. The earliest artifacts were collected in the 1890s and the...
Arsenic-based medicine, Wm. R. Warner & Co., about 1900 Arsenic was widely used as a medicine in the 19th and 20th centuries. The development of forensic toxicology coincided with the spread of mass-produced and commercially distributed medicines and poisons (sometimes the same thing), and an associated rise in murders...
National Park Service Mission ...to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Cure...
A retired school teacher who taught elementary school with an emphasis in environmental education, Peg Mohar doesn’t have the mien of a revolutionary. But when Mohar spoke last Saturday at a Gibson Woods Wild Ones meeting, she talked about a simple way to restore and rejuvenate our environment in her presentation title...
- The U.S. is committed to working together with China to tackle current energy challenges the world faces, including cultivating sufficient investment, the development and deployment of new energy technologies, and addressing greenhouse gas emissions from producing and using energy. - Our cooperation spans power gener...
Tahiti - Description Of Tahiti ( Originally Published 1921 ) Description of Tahiti—A volcanic rock and coral reef—Beauty of the Scenery—Papeete the center of the South Seas—Appearance of the Tahitians. TAHITI was a molten rock, fused in' a subterranean furnace, and cast in some frightful throe of the cooling sphere, hi...
We propose a new metamaterial with a gradient negative index of refraction, which can focus a collimated beam of light coming from a distant object. A slab of the negative refractive index metamaterial has a focal length that can be tuned by changing the gradient of the negative refractive index. A thin metal film pier...
How Options Work How You Can Use Options > Options are the most versatile trading instrument ever invented. Since options cost less than stock, they provide a high leverage approach to trading that can significantly limit the overall risk of a trade or provide additional income. Simply put, option buyers have rights an...
Workers may be at risk of crushing injuries due to contact with falling or rolling objects [29 CFR 1915.156]; as well as punctures from sharp objects. Additional hazards include contact with: Figure 1: Worker with foot protection. Hierarchy of Controls - Engineering Controls - Administration Controls - Personal Protect...
Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is one of the oldest forms of medicine on the planet dating back to 200 BCE. Chinese Warriors are thought to be one of the first practitioners of acupuncture. They used acupuncture to stay strong, balanced and to help heal their wounds from battle. For years in the Unite...
I've been starting plants indoors for several years and I've found it's a great way to get a head start on the growing season. I can gain 4 to 8 weeks by setting out seedlings rather than planting seeds in my garden. It's also a way to insure that I will have just the variety and color of the plants I need as well as a...
Monoclonal Antibodies for Cancer Treatment Why It Is Used Bevacizumab is used to treat cancer, including colorectal and lung cancers. It is also used for brain tumors and kidney cancer. Bevacizumab may be used to treat cancers that are continuing to grow despite other treatment (treatment-resistant), cancers that have ...
How to Make Child-Size Crop Circles Directions Aliens with flashlights Crop "circles" are generally intricate and complex geometric patterns that seem to mysteriously appear overnight primarily in English farm fields. Most crop circle are sizable patterns formed by flattening sections of a field of wheat, maize, barley...
When you arrive in Honduras for the first time, having heard about its recent political upheaval, you might expect to see a country that looks a little tired and rough around the edges. In fact, you would find something very different during your daily excursions in Central America’s rising star. Hope and progress aren...
Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees photo: meddygarnet Happiness is, by nature, a subjective quality with a definition like a moving target. There is scant evidence — qualitative or quantitative — to lend convincing support to those life variables most critical in determining individual happiness, which is likely ...
11/27/2010 - International delegates Saturday adopted new protections for seven species of shark in the Atlantic Ocean but rejected restrictions for bluefin tuna and swordfish, leaving the future of some of the world's most imperiled marine predators uncertain. Matt Rand, who directs global shark conservation for the W...
Dr. Giuseppe MAZZA Journalist - Scientific photographer Family : Myrtaceae Text © Pietro Puccio English translation by Mario Beltramini This species is native to southern Brazil (Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina and Sao Paulo), where it grows in the humid coastal forests on mainly sandy soils. The genus was dedic...
Uranus from Hubble WFC3 on December 25, 2011 Filed under pretty pictures, amateur image processing, Uranus, Hubble Space Telescope, atmospheres Astronomers exercised a "Hubble Target of Opportunity" to image Uranus when ground-based photos revealed that bright storms had blossomed in its midlatitudes. Processed image c...
With the world’s attention focused on the creation of the new country of South Sudan, the Khartoum government’s continued oppression of the Sudanese has flown under the radar. South Sudan’s independence does nothing to stem Khartoum’s human rights violations against its own people. As a wave of regime change sweeps Afr...
Lithium-ion batteries work by stacking active ingredients in layers. In your laptop and phone, the layers are stacked into a block, but a new process could make that seem quaint: spray-paint the necessary layers onto any surface like paint, to make an instant battery anywhere. Scientists at Rice University tested out d...
More than 36 million Americans have a disability. Improving the health of this large segment of the population is a central concern for public health. This chartbook presents information about the health of adults with disabilities in Oregon. The information in this book can be used by people with disabilities, their f...
What do Presbyterians believe about The Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit (3 Views) Reprinted from the September 1985 issue of Presbyterians Today "God's Presence With and in Us" By Arnold B. Come There are five main emphases about the Holy Spirit in the Reformed tradition, as found in Calvin, the Westminster Confession, Ka...
Friday, May 24, 2013 Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times Don’t be fooled by some of the jargon of biomedical research: People who respond strongly to placebo medications are not dummies. A new study finds they tend to be people you would describe in much more favorable terms: straightforward, tough in the face of difficu...
A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with timing and resources, used to achieve an objective. See also strategy. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal. For spatial or planar topologic or topographic sets see map. Plans can be formal or in...
Science - June 11, 2004 "With clarity and precision, Marcus, a developmental psychologist at New York University, lays to rest the rumors of a gene shortage and also rebuts the argument that minds are too complex to have been designed over evolutionary time by the process of natural selection" -- Clark Barrett Departme...
Series: Routledge Studies in Linguistics This book starts from three observations. First, the use of humour is a complex, puzzling, and idiosyncratically human form of behaviour (and hence is of scientific interest). Second, there is currently no theory of how humour works. Third, one useful step towards a theory of hu...
I have chosen to study the history of stone walls in the town of Thompson, Conn. Many of the stone walls have a historical perspective behind them, and to know how they were built can be interesting. Many were used as lines of demarcation, and still stand in their original form today. Stone walls are the boundaries in ...
ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us. If you've got lessons plans, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how...
- Conditional culture - F W Preece, Adelaide, 1938 Conditional culture is the manifesto of the Jindywoorobak position. Here, Ingamells saught to 'free Australian art from whatever alien inlfuences trammel it'. This involved a 'recognition of environmental values', a de-Europeanising of artistic language and an incorpor...
Tapping the Liquid Gold WATER BATTLE SITES Central Plains Water scheme: involves taking water from the Rakaia and Waimakariri rivers and storing it in a reservoir in the dammed Waianiwaniwa Valley. The water will be used to irrigate 60,000ha bounded by the rivers, SH1 and the Malvern foothills. Red Zones: Environment C...
Charles Edward Stuart’s Flight Charles Edward Louis Philippe Casimir Stuart was born on 20 December 1720. Supported by Jacobite adherents, he attempted to regain the throne of his father, who, according to Jacobite beliefs, was the legitimate successor of James II, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. In the end, Ch...
Adapting pediatric psychology interventions: lessons learned in treating families from the middle East. ABSTRACT Pediatric psychologists are increasingly called upon to treat children from non-Western countries, whose cultures may contrast with a Western medical setting. Research on cultural adaptations of evidence-bas...
Familiarity plays an important role in face processing. The importance of familiarity is increased when facial form cues are degraded, so that a person must rely primarily on movement (dynamic) information to identify someone. It is, however, unclear which dynamic cues are used for face recognition of both familiar and...
Karuk Tribe: Learning from the First Californians for the Next California Editor's Note: This is part of series, Facing the Climate Gap, which looks at grassroots efforts in California low-income communities of color to address climate change and promote climate justice. This article was published in collaboration with...
Local optometrist Dr. John Breiwa considers eyes to be windows. "You can actively see the body functioning," he said. Sometimes he sees patients with eye diseases that result from diabetes at Drs. Breiwa, Jeskie and Tucker Eyecare. Some patients don't think about how the disease -- where the body does not produce or pr...
Physical Activity in Communities RWJF Priority: Increase physical activity by improving the built environment in communities When children have safe places to walk, bike and play in their communities, they’re more likely to be active and less likely to be obese. Communities can increase opportunities for physical activ...
Definition of Microtubule motor protein Microtubule motor protein: A protein that plays a role in spindle assembly and function or in chromosome movement during meiosis or mitosis. See: Dynein; and Kinesin.Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary Last Editorial Review: 10/9/2012 Drug Medical Dictionary of Terms by Letter M...
If you are able to impress the examiner you are likely to improve your grades. This App contains simple and powerful tips to get the examiner onside and boost your grades during the all important exams. You need to know your numbers really well - you can be certain that numbers will come up more than once in your exams...
Science of Breath, by Yogi Ramacharaka, pseud. William Atkinson, , at sacred-texts.com The Science of Breath, like many other teachings, has its esoteric or inner phase, as well as its exoteric or external. The physiological phase may be termed the outer or exoteric side of the subject, and the phase which we will now ...
Studies in Islamic Mysticism, by Reynold A. Nicholson, , at sacred-texts.com Pensando al bel ch età non cangia o verno. One of the deepest differences between Arabs and Persians shows itself in the extent and character of the mystical poetry of each people. As regards Persia, the names of Sanáí, Aṭṭár, Jaláluddín Rúmí,...
At the end of September 2007, my husband, Evans Starzinger, and I were in the Îles Gambier, at the southeastern edge of French Polynesia, aboard our 47-foot aluminum Van de Stadt Samoa, Hawk. We were about to embark upon a 3,400-nautical-mile passage to Canal de Chacao, the narrow channel that leads to Puerto Montt, at...
Print version ISSN 0256-9574 SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.100 no.3 Cape Town Mar. 2010 Indoor and outdoor allergens Our knowledge of disease is often added to incrementally. In his editorial, Potter1 notes that two papers published in this issue of SAMJ2,3 add to the growing body of published information on allergens and ...
June 8, 2007 Concerned that current methods for making computer chips might become stymied as components keep shrinking, many engineers are looking for circuit building blocks with improved electrical properties. Among the most promising are stringy carbon nanotubes that capably form transistors to switch current on an...
June 10, 2008 Researchers in Sweden and Japan report development of a new type of paper that resists breaking when pulled almost as well as cast iron. The new material, called "cellulose nanopaper," is made of sub-microscopic particles of cellulose and may open the way for expanded use of paper as a construction materi...
Aug. 14, 2009 Edith Hessel and colleagues, at Dynavax Technologies Corporation, Berkeley, have identified the reason that humans and rodents respond differently to a molecule that is being developed to treat allergic diseases. Molecules that trigger the protein TLR9 are being developed as a potential therapeutic for al...
June 9, 2010 Three-dimensional imaging is dramatically expanding the ability of researchers to examine biological specimens, enabling a peek into their internal structures. And recent advances in X-ray diffraction methods have helped extend the limit of this approach. While significant progress has been made in optical...
Web edition: June 20, 2012 Animal herders living in what was a grassy part of North Africa’s Sahara Desert around 7,000 years ago had a taste for cattle milk, or perhaps milk products such as butter. Researchers have identified a chemical signature of dairy fats on the inside surfaces of pottery from that time. Dairy p...
Web edition: May 27, 2011 It took no time in December for critics to cast doubt on the remarkable claim that a bacterium force-fed with arsenic incorporated some of the poison into its cells and even its DNA. As soon as the Science paper by Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues was published, critics took to the airwaves a...
Though ancient Egyptians are famous for their mummies, Americans — South Americans — practiced the preservation method first. In a desert coastal region of what is now northern Chile and southern Peru, the Chinchorro people began mummifying their dead about 7,000 years ago. Now scientists have proposed an explanation f...
WHAT IS SCIENTOLOGY? Scientology Definiton: Scio (Latin) “knowing, in the fullest sense of the word,” logos (Greek) “study of.” Thus Scientology means “knowing how to know.” Developed by L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology is a religion that offers a precise path leading to a complete and certain understanding of one’s true sp...
Screenshot via MBARI video The newly discovered carnivorous "harp sponge." Candelabra-shaped and carnivorous, a newly discovered sea creature — the "harp sponge" — has been found clinging to the ocean floor off Monterey Bay. Armed with "Velcro-like barbed hooks," the sponge — first observed via remote vehicle by a Mont...
The gorgeous looking Earth is home to a diverse range of birds and animals. This indeed adds to the majesty and magnificence of this planet. The diversity that this planet has makes it brilliant and facilitates the ecosystem to function in the positive manner. As the world speeds towards rapid development, the desires ...
Fighting a war isn't all about big, strong men in uniform. It's about training, training and more training to do the job you're assigned. It's about making correct on-the-spot decisions, including while in combat. Women have been warriors across the ages and are now in nations from Canada to New Zealand. American women...
All fuel-burning equipment and appliances create the risk for carbon monoxide, including water heaters, gas furnaces, wood and gas fireplaces, generators and automobile engines. But at its worst, exposure to carbon monoxide can be fatal. In 2008, exposure to carbon monoxide resulted in at least 47 U.S. deaths, accordin...
Latest News About Stars and Galaxies Stars are giant, luminous spheres of plasma. Galaxies consist of stars, stellar remnants, dust, gas, and dark matter, bound together by gravity. Learn more about stars and galaxies. NASA's NuSTAR mission will peer through the dust and gas to see what what lies in the centers of othe...
full title · Ender's Game author · Orson Scott Card type of work · Novel genre · Science fiction language · English time and place written · Begun in 1975 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the story was published in 1977 as a short story and completed in novel form in 1985. date of first publication · 1977 (as a short story); 1...
Niskayuna Supervisor Joe Landry surveys the area surround the berm constructed at the town’s water plant on Friday, Sept. 2. Photo by John Purcell. Niskayuna’s water plant was in danger as the Mohawk River rose during Tropical Storm Irene, but town employees devised a plan to prevent damage. Town officials started mobi...
Last weekend, we traveled to Johannesburg as our Bing Cultural Excursion and visited the South African Constitutional Court, among other sites of memory. Our Johannesburg visit made me feel surprisingly heavy – I’d thought I’d been fortified by what we’d already seen in Cape Town the prior five weeks. Walking through t...
A lock failure would hurt U.S. farmers who use the waterways to ship their products and also U.S. consumers who eventually buy those products. In addition, farmers and consumers would see prices for fuel and coal increase. Visit http://www.unitedsoybean.org/americas-locks-dams-a-ticking-time-bomb-for-agriculture/ to vi...
There are literally thousands of books on WW2, ranging from D-Day to the Hiroshima Bombing to the Nazis and the Airbourne forces. They all give the reader an extensive knowledge of what happened. Literature was never a bad thing and never will be. It's safe to say that because of WW2, there has been a very valuable and...
Hope for spinal-injury victims Canterbury University research is aimed at giving people with spinal-cord injuries improved movement and stability. PhD student Cindy Allison plans to draw on the work of Israeli physicist Moshe Feldenkrais to develop a group programme for disabled people that would be accessible and affo...
John Langley Howard was a revolutionary regionalist painter known for depicting labor and industry in California as well as his reverence for the natural world. Howard took a strong stance on social and environmental issues and used his art to communicate his strong emotional response toward each of his subjects. Table...
Insects and Fumigation "The Best Way to Avoid Both is to Make Sure Seeds Are Cooled Down Before They Can heat up" No one enjoys a pleasant 75- or 80-degree fall harvest season more than a producer bringing in a bountiful crop - no one, that is, except those species of insects which infest stored grain. Warm grain tempe...
Short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides are obtained from sugar beet, by means of an enzyme produced by Aspergillus niger, a microscopic fungus widely used in the food industry. The effects of short-chain oligosaccharides have been demonstrated in over 150 scientific and medical studies, which have investigated the effects...
Today’s market demands require the balancing of many competing priorities. Specifically, in dealing with the interior furnishings of both residential and commercial projects, there are many factors to consider when selecting the most appropriate decorative panel, including price-point, durability, cutting edge design a...
<philosophical terminology> branch of philosophical ethics concerned with developing theories that determine which human actions are right and which are wrong. It is useful to distinguish normative theories according to the way in which they derive moral value from duties or rights: deontological theories hold that act...
Observing the rock 2012 DA14 flying past the Earth on 16 February 2013 The path of asteroid 2012 DA14 across the south-west sky as seen from Sydney on the morning of Saturday 16 February 2013. The times indicated are in AEDT while the positions with relation to the horizon are calculated for 5:00 am. Diagram Nick Lomb ...
Chemical engineers who changed the world Handheld electronics and gadgets – from mobile phones to laptops – have transformed the way we live over the past decade or so. But the revolution led by Steve Jobs and his slightly less famous compatriot, Adam Osborne (the inventor of the laptop), would not have been possible w...
Photographs by Ken Richardson Diagnostics for All, a nonprofit in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is making a test for liver damage that could cost just pennies. It consists, remarkably, of a stamp-size square of paper with wells that change color when a drop of blood is applied. The test could provide an enormous benefit in...
To coax the most out of the human body during training or actual performance, there are certain principles, or building blocks that must be present. Good breathing, proper nutrition, hydration and intensity are just a few of these principles. But, at the top of the list is good posture. Proper posture extends performan...
Hyena Cichlid (Nimbochromis polystigma) From The Aquarium Wiki You can contribute to the Aquarium Wiki by expanding this article. Dont be shy!. 283,905.884 mL 283.9 Litres (75 US G.) 9.055 in 20-23 cm (7.9-9.1") 7.5 - 8.5 533.07 °R 298.15 K 536.67 °R23 -25 °C (73.4-77°F) - Hyena Cichlid - Much like its counterpart, the...
In England, a 1360 statute authorized justices of the peace to restrain, arrest and imprison rioters. The first modern Riot Act was proclaimed in 1714. Until 1829, parish constables were responsible for maintaining public order, but they were so few and so poorly trained that army troops had to be called out to repress...
Pitching Stride Drill By Steven Ellis, former Chicago Cubs pitching pro The importance of a pitcher’s stride is often overlooked in developing proper pitching mechanics. There are several drills which can help the pitcher develop a proper stride which will allow them maximum velocity, and minimum injury. A pitcher’s st...
As the world edged into financial crisis, there were repeated warnings that we were headed for disaster. In the end, disaster struck. In many ways, the challenge of climate change has a similar feel, and the alarm bells are ringing just as loudly. But while it was possible to bail out the banks and to stimulate economi...
Reflections: the effects of September 11 are still being felt by educators and students a year later. Here some of your colleagues share their feelings about the repercussions of this event.The events that unfolded on September 11 last year were nearly beyond comprehension. We can all remember how every hour, or someti...
"Let us Reason Together" Lyndon Johnson, Master Legislator This issue of "Bill of Rights in Action" concludes the series on America's basic governmental and political institutions with a historical and contemporary look at the legislative branch. This article traces Lyndon Baines Johnson's political career and rise to ...
The Geological Perspective On Global Warming: A Debate Dr Colin P. Summerhayes, Vice-President of the Geological Society of London Dear Dr Peiser, In the interest of contributing to the evidence-based debate on climate change I thought it would be constructive to draw to your attention the geological evidence regarding...
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has open sourced its Zopfli data compression algorithm. Google encourages its engineers to work on personal projects as part of their "20 percent time" and occasionally some of those are made public and open sourced for third party developers. That's why the firm has open sourced its Zopfli da...
Using short, self-assembling bio-degradable protein nanofibres impregnated with a blood-vessel growth factor, scientists have been able to prevent some of the negative changes that occur in the heart following a heart attack and boost cardiac recovery. Writing in Science Translational Medicine, Yi-Dong Lin and his coll...
Chinese orbital docking starts long march to space station US commie hunt jumpstarted taikonaut takeoff China has successfully launched an unmanned capsule into orbit and is beginning to maneuver it into place for the nation’s first orbital docking. State media reports that a Shenzhou-8 capsule successfully blasted off...
KALMOT (also called Khera Kalmot), village 18 km northwest of Anandpur (31°14`N, ^G^l`E) in Ropar district of the Punjab, was in 1700 the scene of a clash between the Sikhs and the local GujjarRarighars who challenged Guru Gobind Sihgh while out on a chase. The Sikhs defeated the Rarighars and occupied the fortress....
Watch our video above to explore the programs we offer to help your students understand and act on the world's greatest challenges. We'll help you connect your classroom to the world! Offered by TakingITGlobal and the Centre for Global Education, the Global Encounters program brings together students from across the wo...
Many turtles involved in traumatic accidents like a hit by car, chewed by dog, or mowed by lawn mower present to Turtle Rescue Team with broken bones. Because every case is a little different, we assess each individual patient to determine the best course of treatment. Every turtle with a broken leg will get a radiogra...
A Hot Paper for Warm Weather: Research on Fire and Climate Change Honored When the weather warms up in the American West, most people are just enjoying the blooms and greenery. But fire-watchers know the lush landscape will turn into tinder when temperatures soar. And the more plant material there is, the more flammabl...
Most boiling water canning containers are made of aluminum or porcelain-covered steel. They have fitted lids and removable racks that are either perforated or shaped wire racks. The canner must be deep enough so that at least one inch of briskly boiling water will be over the tops of jars during processing. Some boilin...
We farm fish and we certainly farm fruits and vegetables. Insects are full of protein and while Americans don't eat them, many other cultures do, so why not farm them? In the future, we may do just that (unless they get too powerful--in which case we'll probably shoot them down and eat the roadkill). Raising cows, pigs...
The Age of Reason, as it was called, was spreading rapidly across Europe. In the late 17th century, scientists like Isaac Newton and writers like John Locke were challenging the old order. Newton's laws of gravity and motion described the world in terms of natural laws beyond any spiritual force. In the wake of politic...
Main Subject Area: Mathematics Duration of Lesson: 45 minutes Additional Subject Area Standard(s): Students will match coins to different amounts. Precut shapes with different numeric values (1, 5, 10, 15, etc.) – these should be the same shapes used in the lesson “Stamping Coins” Blank precut shapes (these should be t...
What are the different types of modems? Modems are distinguished from one another by their architecture, that is, where the processing takes place: in the modem or in the PC. A hardware modem is a "Controller-based" modem, and it does all of the work. This type of modem provides the best power and performance, and it d...
Q. The top of my oleander is turning yellow and dying. Will the plant recover if I prune out the affected branches? A. Removing the dying branches from your oleander will improve its appearance for a while, but this will not restore the plant’s health. Your oleander will probably die in a few years if it has oleander l...
Ban on Bottled Water Spearheaded by CAS Students When the campus-wide effort to end bottled water sales at UVM began four years ago, it was spearheaded by the Vermont Students Toward Environmental Protection (VSTEP), a student-run, non-profit organization created in 1988 to expand UVM’s recycling program and address en...
The Japanese government, on Wednesday, is expected to announce its first annual trade deficit, since 1980. Official trade figures set to be released on Wednesday are expected to show that Japan recorded a deficit for the first time in three decades, mainly on account of large fossil fuel purchases by utilities for powe...
Maintaining your Cat's Health When cats are sick or in pain, they’re notorious for masking their illness and hiding their symptoms, and it’s not because they’re just too proud or independent to show it. One theory is that this behavior has deep biological roots - in the wild cats would be ‘prey’ animals, and showing an...
Interesting article by Carolyn Handler Miller, about the origins of digital storytelling. Excerpt: On the vast timetable of human achievements, computer-based interactive storytelling is a mere infant, only coming into being in the mid-twentieth century with the development of modern electronic computer technology. The...
U.S. Representative Keith Ellison, D Minn., speaks at an election night event in St. Paul, Minn. / Hannah Foslien, AP Last week, the American people voted for fairness. And with the "fiscal cliff" staring us all straight in the face, fairness must guide our decision-making as a nation. Fairness demands that the nation ...
Leontine T. C. Kelly Born March 5, 1920 in Washington, D.C. First African American female Bishop in the United Methodist Church A highly respected religious leader and pioneer, Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly was the first African American woman to be elected bishop by any major denomination in the world. Elected in 198...
Authorities in Japan have evacuated the area around a nuclear power plant after its reactor's cooling system failed following Friday's massive earthquake. Pressure began building overnight at the Fukushima Daiichi plant north of Tokyo, prompting officials to consider venting radioactive vapor on Saturday. The situation...
The Array object is used to store multiple values in a single variable. Create an array, and assign values to it: You will find more examples at the bottom of this page. An array is a special variable, which can hold more than one value at a time. If you have a list of items (a list of car names, for example), storing ...
Dr. Michele Warmund, MU fruit tree researcher, reminds us that we should treat our fruit trees for scale before the growing season. Control must be made before bud swell with an application of superior soil. In early springs, this spray is often missed as trees will start growing earlier than expected. According to her...
HTML Unleashed PRE. Strategies for Indexing and Search Engines: The META tag HTML Unleashed PRE: Strategies for Indexing and Search Engines The META tag Getting back to HTML, you might wonder what the syntax is for adding keywords to a document. Of course, the text of a page is the primary source of searchable material...