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Computer Models How Buds Grow Into Leaves
Posted on March 02, 2012 at 08:24:51 am
"A bud does not grow in all directions at the same rate," said Samantha Fox from the John Innes Centre on Norwich Research Park. "Otherwise leaves would be domed like a bud, not flat with a pointed tip."
By creating a computer model to gr... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04520000 |
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Irish Druids And Old Irish
EARLY RELIGIONS OF THE
One of the most philosophical
statements from Max Müller is to this effect:
"Whatever we know of early religion, we always see that it presupposes vast
periods of an earlier development." This is exhibited in the history of all
peoples that have progressed in civilizati... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04529000 |
You have to like the attitude of Thomas Henning (Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie). The scientist is a member of a team of astronomers whose recent work on planet formation around TW Hydrae was announced this afternoon. Their work used data from ESA’s Herschel space observatory, which has the sensitivity at the neede... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04531000 |
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A new program is making physical and occupational therapy more convenient for adults with cerebral palsy. Using the Internet, the program connects adult cerebral palsy patients to “virtual trainers” who help them complete movement-based training from the comfort o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04532000 |
Good news. There are simple ways to save money especially if you go back to the time-honored concept of BYO – “bringing your own” container of coffee, lunch or water as part of your daily routine. This can do a world of good not only for your pocketbook, but also for the environment, and even your health. Here are some... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04537000 |
Cameron Park Elementary School in Hillsborough held an Early Earth Day Celebration on April 11 with visits from two special guests: NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and UNC's Nobel Prize-winning scientist Oliver Smithies.Williams went to the International Space Station aboard the shuttle Discovery in December 2006 and re... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04538000 |
1.True / false: A violin string can only produce a single frequency unless its tuning is change.
2.True / false: Most of the sound from a violin comes directly from the strings.
3. As a violin string vibrates, its motional energy is changing rapidly with time.
What 2 types of energy are involved in the motion of an osc... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04542000 |
Consider four vectors ~ F1, ~ F2, ~ F3, and ~ F4, wheretheir
magnitudes are F1= 43 N, F2= 36 N, F3 = 19 N, andF4 = 54 N.Let
θ1 =120o, θ2 =
−130o,θ3 = 200, and θ4 =
−67o, measured from thepositive x axis with
the counter-clockwiseangular direction aspositive.
What is the magnitudeof the resultant vector ~F , where ~F = ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04543000 |
A common virus that affects 50-70% of adults. If a woman acquires cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during pregnancy, there is about a 15% chance that her infant will have infection and serious complications. Women who have had CMV infection and who are considering breastfeeding their prematurely born infant should check... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04548000 |
The cardinals were deadlocked. They had been deadlocked for 27 months, since 1292 when Pope Nicholas V died. There were only twelve cardinals and they were evenly divided between two factions of the Roman nobility. Neither side would give way. Each hoped for the perks that would accrue from having one of their number n... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04552000 |
Interviewing Children About Past Events: Evaluating the NICHD Interview Protocol
This study, conducted by the NICHD in collaboration with Lancaster University in Lancaster, England, will evaluate the accuracy of information obtained from children using AN ADAPTED VERSION OF NICHD's interview protocol. The NICHD protoco... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04571000 |
Growth Hormone and Endothelial Function in Children
Objective: This study is designed to determine whether growth hormone treatment in children 8 to 18 years of age alters function of the lining of the arteries. This may play a role in increasing or decreasing the risk of heart disease.
Methods. Twenty children, for wh... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04573000 |
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Available Languages: English, Spanish
This classroom-tested learning module gives a condensed, easily-understood view of the development of atomic theory from the late 19th through early 20th century. The key idea was the discovery that the atom is not an "indivisible" particle, but cons... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04593000 |
An electron is a subatomic particles of spin 1/2. It couples with photons and, thus, is electrically charged. It is a lepton with a rest mass of 9.109 * 10 − 31kg and an electric charge of − 1.602 * 10 − 19 C, which is the smallest known charge possible for an isolated particle (confined quarks have fractional charge).... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04598000 |
The Eflo UFBF is a highly efficient biological process utilising beneficial bacteria to reduce harmful elements to acceptable levels. The filters can operate in an aerobic or anaerobic manner. Nitrate removal in drinking water is achieved in an anaerobic manner by supplying the biomass within the filter vessels with a ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04610000 |
Questions Relating To The Future Of Humankind
By Jason G. Brent
24 October, 2011
WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY FROM THE NUCLEAR BOMBS DROPPED ON JAPAN IN 1945--20,000 TONS TNT EQUIVILENT--- TO NUCLEAR DEVICES WHICH PRODUCE OVER 57,000,000 TONS TNT EQUIVILENT.
1. After many years of thinking and research I could come up only ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04614000 |
HealtheTimes guides and inspires readers to be proactive about their health and make informed decisions about every aspect of wellness, from lifestyle and dietary choices to environmental issues. It is brought to you by Carlson Labs
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Obesity and Heart Disease in Kids
An obese child’s arteries may be just as ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04621000 |
Use it or lose it? Researchers investigate the dispensability of our DNA|
October 2, 2008 Our genome contains many genes encoding proteins that are similar to those of other organisms, suggesting evolutionary relationships; however, protein-coding genes account for only a small fraction the genome, and there are many o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04634000 |
Are Britons becoming nature nitwits? One in five don't know oak trees come from acorns
It's the national tree of England and a symbol of Britain’s seafaring power for hundreds of years.
Yet according to a new survey, one in five adults have no idea that oak trees spring from tiny acorns.
Instead, millions of ‘nature ni... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04653000 |
The shared anger of mice and men: Scientific breakthrough linking humans to rodents could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's and autism
By Rob Preece
It is one of life's great mysteries - how some people can fly off the handle and become aggressive and violent seemingly without warning.
But scientists now believe t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04654000 |
Federal Government Seceded From the States and the Constitution first in 1913.Submitted by realman2020 on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 01:01
In 1861. The Federal government seceded from the states and our constitution first. The southern states broke away from the union. The reason is the Federal government broke the compact or c... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04655000 |
Heat is a sad fact of life for current generation
electronics. Any Android, iPhone, or BlackBerry user can tell you that
smartphones tend to get pretty hot at times. And by today's standards a
balmy 85 degrees Celsius, while hot enough to cook an egg, is a pretty
"good" operating temperature for
a high-powered PC graph... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04657000 |
Corn crop residues are often left on harvested fields to protect soil quality, but they could become an important raw material in cellulosic ethanol production. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research indicates that soil quality would not decline if post-harvest corn cob residues were removed from fields.
This w... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04664000 |
Los Gallardos, nestled between the Bedar mountain range and the valley down to the coast, is a pleasant small town, well communicated and an important nexus in the road transport system of the area.
It is a rich town, from which several of the local important Spanish dynasties have their homesteads, and it’s beginnings... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04668000 |
Banded - Found is coastal drainages of Alabama and Florida from Conecuh River to the Ochlockonee system, male banded topminnows are olive green with orange highlighting the upper gill covers.
Bayou - The bayou topminnow has rows of dots and vertical bars, and it has a limited distribution, ranging from the Escatawpa an... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04669000 |
Who doesn’t love hippos? Aren’t they the strangest creature? My second and third grade students agree and we discussed the anatomy of the hippo as we drew their robust bodies. Using a basic oil pastel and watercolor resist, the children turned their drawings into an underwater collage.
To start, the children drew a hip... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04675000 |
Dry sockets can on rare occasion result after a tooth is extracted. The blood clot healing in the extraction socket is unexpectedly dislodged leaving a bare painful open area.
The technical term for this condition is acute alveolar osteitis. Generally the pain involved with a dry socket is intense, throbbing and unceas... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04682000 |
A new approach to improving system performance
By Terry Costlow
Embedded.com (01/05/10, 08:20:00 PM EST)
Speed is a key element in most every electronic design. Whether engineers are creating complex image processing applications or designing systems that extend battery life by working swiftly before returning to sleep... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04684000 |
Michael Specter has an interesting article in The New Yorker about global warming and how "dazzlingly complex" it all is once you start to take all of the factors into account.
the calculations required to assess the full environmental impact of how we live can be dazzlingly complex. To sum them up on a label will not ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04685000 |
I came accross this website the other day, and was intrigued at the concept behind the site.
The concept, quoted from www.blackle.com states:
"Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy.
Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04686000 |
A form of carbohydrate that will raise blood glucose levels relatively quickly when ingested. The term “fast-acting carbohydrate” is generally used in discussions of treating hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. However, as research accumulates on the subject of carbohydrates and how quickly they are absorbed, some diabet... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04698000 |
heated (part of speech: verb)
fired, seared, roasted, grilled, baked, scalded, parched, fried, burned, broiled, sweltered, singed, scorched, warmed, boiled, charred, heated, cooked, simmered, toasted, stewed, braised, barbecued, poached
- But strange to see, when women and men herein, that live all the season in these ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04699000 |
Micro vs Macro
Micro and macro are prefixes that are used before words to make them small or big respectively. This is true with micro and macroeconomics, micro and macro evolution, microorganism, micro lens and macro lens, micro finance and macro finance, and so on. The list of words that makes use of these prefixes i... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04700000 |
Pioneering astronomer and physicist Sir Bernard Lovell has died aged 98.
Sir Bernard, who was born near Bristol and studied in the city, was the founder of University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Jodrell Bank and the surrounding Cheshire countryside is dominated by the Lovell Radio Telescope, which was con... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04705000 |
Presenting - 'Amasia', The Next Supercontinent!
Ever since Earth has been in existence there have been the formation and breaking apart of many supercontinents - While Pangaea, that existed between 150-300 million years ago is the most well-known, prior to that was Nuna (1.8 billion years ago), Rodina (1 billion years ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04713000 |
Advice for Parents of ADD/ADHD Children
In the United States, 17 million children are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, and oftentimes it is accompanied by hyperactivity. Dr. Phil and Dr. Frank Lawlis, author of The ADD Answer, offer advice for parents whose children are diagnosed with the disorder.
Educate yo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04719000 |
Between 35,000 and 45,000 years ago, Neanderthals in Europe and Asia were replaced by the first modern humans. Why and how this transition occurred remains somewhat controversial. New research from the journal Science suggests that sheer numbers may have played a large role in modern humans’ eventual takeover; archeolo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04724000 |
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Early Railroad Map of Missouri & Eastern Kansas
Very Rare Pocket Map
389. [MAP]. WELLS, J[ohn] G[aylord]. Wells’ New Rail Road and Township Map of Missouri and Eastern Kansas from the Latest Government Surveys. J.G. Wells, 11 Beekman St. New York. 1857. Scale of Miles... Explanation [wi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04725000 |
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
DELTA – In a climate-controlled warehouse here, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, much like a squirrel storing acorns for hard times, is putting away seeds of native plants and grasses for forest restoration and wildlife habitat improvement.
“We have three mixes here, maybe 15 species in all, th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04728000 |
Can Nutrition Affect Hair Growth?
Tocotrienols—a natural compound related to vitamin E—may increase hair growth by as much as 34%
Hair loss can cause low self-esteem and a lack of confidence in both men and women. Now a study in Tropical Life Sciences Research holds promise for hair-loss sufferers and reports that toco... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04740000 |
The Smart Student's Handbook provides information to motivate and guide students on the path to a successful academic career. It will also help parents and organizations that are sponsoring students to monitor their educational performance.
Author Leevon Washington Phillips's unique scholastic guide is filled with valu... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04743000 |
Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets.
“Someday, homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells with inexpensive home-based inkjet printers. Consumers can then slap the finished produ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04748000 |
Food systems are often described as comprising four sets of activities: those involved in food production, processing and packaging, distribution and retail, and consumption. All encompass social, economic, political, and environmental processes and dimensions. To analyze the interactions between global environmental c... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04752000 |
Contrary to popular belief cranberries do not grow in water. They grow in beds called 'bogs' made of impermeable layers of sand, peat, gravel, clay and organic decaying matter from the cranberry vines. The vines can only grow and survive when special conditions exist such as an acid peat soil, an adequate supply of fre... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04757000 |
Effect on Instruction and Classroom Management
By thinking of assessment as part of instruction, teachers obtain
immediate instructional suggestions and make any adjustments that
are necessary. Teacher observation is a legitimate, necessary,
valuable source of assessment information. By asking children to
read aloud or... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04764000 |
Prevent or control diabetes, reduce your risk for heart disease
|PATIENT STORIES: JUDY HENDERSON, 66
If you have diabetes, you're much more likely to have heart disease, a heart attack or a stroke. In fact, two out of three people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke. But you can cut your chances of having th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04765000 |
A typical BPM uses a differential pressure sensor to measure cuff or arm pressure. As the output of this sensor lies within a few micro volts (30-50µV), the output pressure signal has to be amplified using a high-gain instrumentation amplifier with a good common mode rejection ratio (CMRR). Usually the gain and CMRR ne... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04766000 |
Topic 6: Writing and Typing Tips
Using the features in the AutoCorrect Options and teaching students the quickest way to spell check and find synonyms will enhance their writing. Create a template that includes the information that a student needs to correctly head a paper will reduce frustrations and allow the student... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04768000 |
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Teens on average need about 9 to 9.5 hours of sleep at night. But most don’t get the amount of sleep they need. School, friends, homework, activities, television, and the computer may all have a higher priority for... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04772000 |
- [noun] (physics) the process of diffusing; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation
- [noun] the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
- [noun] the property of being diffused or dispersed
- [noun] the act of dispersing or di... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04775000 |
Arterial Blood Gases Made EasyBy
- Iain Hennessey, MBChB(Hons), BSc(Hons), MRCS, MMIS, Specialty Registrar, Paediatric Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
- Alan Japp, MBChB(Hons), BSc(Hons), MRCP, Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, UK
Arterial bloo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04776000 |
No, no Con-Con
By Henry Lamb
The U.S. Constitution provides two ways to offer amendments to the Constitution: by resolution of the Congress; and by a Constitutional Convention requested by two-thirds of the states. In either case, the proposed amendment(s) must be ratified by three-fourths of the states.
There is a ver... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04783000 |
Australian Heritage Commission, 2001
26 - An outer suburban house of the 1950s
6 Lewellin Grove, Carrum, Victoria
Lewellin Grove house in 1997.
After World War II Australia shared in an economic boom created by the rejuvenation of the world economy. Work was plentiful and to ease labour shortages the federal government... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04784000 |
The Middle School enjoys its own spirited identity at Episcopal while still maintaining a close connection to the Upper and Lower Schools. It is a place where there are opportunities for students to develop a sense of belonging, ownership and responsibility for this community and any other communities in which they par... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04786000 |
Satellites are tracing Europe's forest fire scars
Burning with a core heat approaching 800°C and spreading at up to 100 metres per minute, woodland blazes bring swift, destructive change to landscapes: the resulting devastation can be seen from space. An ESA-backed service to monitor European forest fire damage will he... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04790000 |
|"money doesn't grow on trees" = don't waste money because it isn't always easy to come by|
"Watch how much you spend because money doesn't grow on trees."
"have a green thumb" = special ability at making plants grow well
"She has a real green thumb for growing beautiful decorative trees."
More of Randall's Favorite Le... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04793000 |
This little LED-lit cube is much more than just a paper lantern: It’s a translucent and flexible thin-film electronic circuit that hooks up a battery to an LED, limber enough to be folded into an origami box. And the coolest thing about circuits like these? You can make them at home.
In what follows, we combine basic e... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04798000 |
The Evolution Deceit
Imaginary Dinosaur-Bird Links
As you saw in earlier chapters, it's impossible for birds to have evolved from dinosaurs, since no mechanism can have eliminated the enormous physiological differences between the two groups. Despite this, evolutionists still raise the scenario of birds being evolved f... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04800000 |
Keeping fit and active in old age or taking cholesterol-busting statins are both vital for preventing early death.
And when the two are combined, it dramatically slashes the chances of dying early by up to 70 per cent, scientists found after a 10-year study of 10,000 people.
Experts are already calling for everyone ove... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04805000 |
Released September 2, 2009
INSITITE, W.V. – Students are notorious for the amount of paper, plastic and energy they use, says Monica Graff Haines of Green Apple, a maker of eco-friendly school supplies. When going back to school, take the opportunity to teach children some lessons about green living.
Packing lunch redu... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04806000 |
Air pollution is a broad term applied to all chemical and biological agents that modify the natural characteristics of the atmosphere.
Some definitions also consider physical perturbations such as noise pollution, heat, radiation or light pollution as air pollution. Some definitions include the term harmful as a requis... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04808000 |
Donald Ervin Knuth
Knuth, Donald Ervin (nōth, kənōthˈ) [key], 1938–, American mathematician and computer scientist, b. Milwaukee, Wis., grad. Case Institute of Technology (B.S. and M.S., 1960) and California Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 1963). While still a graduate student, Knuth was contracted to write a book abou... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04811000 |
Sir George Somers
Somers, Sir George, 1554–1610, English naval commander. The leader of several successful privateering ventures against the Spanish, he was knighted in 1603. He was a founder (1606) of the London Company and set out with settlers for Virginia in 1609. They were shipwrecked and landed in the Bermudas, w... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04812000 |
What reaction can I expect from my small children when I tell them we’re separating and in the months following?
Posted on January 10, 2012
While no child wants to hear that their parents are breaking up, children often have predictable responses when you tell them that you are separating that relate to their developme... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04818000 |
Math is the basis for music, but for those of us who aren’t virtuosic at either, the connection isn’t always easy to grasp. Which is what makes the videos of Vi Hart, a “mathemusician” with a dedicated YouTube following, so wonderful. Hart explains complex phenomena--from cardioids to Carl Gauss--using simple (and ofte... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04823000 |
The colors are the different echo intensities (reflectivity) measured in dBZ
(decibels of Z) during each elevation scan. "Reflectivity" is the amount of
transmitted power returned to the radar receiver. Reflectivity (designated by
the letter Z) covers a wide range of signals (from very weak to very strong).
So, a more ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04834000 |
It is from the traditional family that we absorb those universal ideals and principles which are the teaching of Jesus, the bedrock of our religious faith. We are taught the difference between right and wrong, and about the law, just punishment and discipline.
What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mista... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04836000 |
A lot of pilots are satisfied to fly away with the terminal forecasts and metars (in plain language, please) and I suppose that might meet the letter of the law on weather information. But there is so much more than that to weather and the pilot who puts some effort into understanding weather, and how it affects his fl... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04845000 |
In this edition, illustrated with beautiful Sung Dynasty paintings that reflect Confucian subjects and ideas, every reader can profit from the timeless philosophy that remains at the heart of Chinese civilisation and tradition.
Ponder the issues of life, existence and knowledge with classic books by some of the greates... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04848000 |
Foreign Minister Bob Carr has welcomed a new framework to support the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).
Senator Carr said the framework involves scientific and technical cooperation between Australia and New Zealand to promote a permanent and effective ban on nuclear weapon tests.
"International cooperation... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04856000 |
A stinky little problem: True to its name, malodorous bug invades many area homes
DOVER — A small insect notorious for generating big headaches around the Seacoast is once again giving homeowners reason to gripe.
Stink bugs — small, smelly pests that can damage crops and overwhelm buildings — have been a recent source ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04862000 |
Looking for a spooky way to light your home and yard this Halloween? Consider the eerie illuminations of candles, lamps, and solar lights.
Many people carve Jack-o-Lanterns every autumn when the leaves begin to fall, but not everyone thinks of pumpkins in terms of their sustainable energy potential. A stroll around the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04870000 |
#104604. Asked by madkeen4. (Apr 11 09 6:01 AM)
It is based on the tradition of giving gifts (a "Christmas box") to the less fortunate members of society.
The name derives from the fact that the day is traditionally marked by the giving of Christmas boxes, or gifts, to service workers (such as service staff, postal wor... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04875000 |
Garden Talk: August 25, 2011
From NGA Editors
Native Bee Basics
Native bees are important and often under-appreciated pollinators. If you'd like to find out more about these helpful insects and what you can do to conserve and protect them on your property and in your community, start by reading about them in Bee Basics... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04886000 |
Few things spark up a dull winter landscape like the glowing red-orange stems of coral bark willow. This hardy, fast-growing plant grows naturally as a large tree, but it can easily be turned into a multi-stemmed shrub by annual coppicing (cutting stems back nearly to the ground). The brightest stem color occurs only o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04889000 |
Tombs of the sacrificers?
A few tombs share the characteristic of containing a few very specific objects
: full warrior equipment including a sword in its sheath, spear, shield and also a knife or cleaver (butcher's blade) and an axe with an eye handle, together with one or more small buckets, a bronze pan, a toolbox, ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04891000 |
14 October 2005
GSA Release No. 05-37
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mars' Climate in Flux: Mid-Latitude Glaciers
New high-resolution images of mid-latitude Mars are revealing glacier-formed landscapes far from the Martian poles, says a leading Mars researcher.
Conspicuous trains of debris in valleys, arcs of debris on steep sl... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04897000 |
The clock Command
The clock command has facilities for getting the current time, formatting time values, and scanning printed time strings to get an integer time value. The clock command was added in Tcl 7.5. Table 13-1 summarizes the clock command:
Table 13-1. The clock command.
|clock clicks||A system-dependent high ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04900000 |
The data on species level is structured in four areas (see picture below):
1. At the top in light yellow, the species' name is shown together with, when applicable, its IUCN code (click on the code and you will be redirected to IUCN's webpage with detailed information about this threatened species) and, if you have tic... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04913000 |
A recursive function typically contains a conditional expression which has three parts:
Recursive functions can be much simpler than any other kind of function. Indeed, when people first start to use them, they often look so mysteriously simple as to be incomprehensible. Like riding a bicycle, reading a recursive funct... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04914000 |
Scientists at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH) have developed a new gene therapy that could have the potential to save the lives of children with a life threatening tumour called neuroblastoma. The technique, which uses novel tumour-homing nanoparticles has proved to be effective in a first stage trial in which ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04927000 |
With predictions of polar bears being extinct in 50 years, On Thin Ice follows bears as they emerge from their dens and navigate their rapidly changing environment. On Thin Ice shows how the frozen expanses of the Arctic are shrinking at an unprecedented rate, with the very survival of the polar bear literally on thin ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04932000 |
I refuse to believe that rainbows are the result of light refracting through air-borne water droplets.
Is this the thread where be refuse to believe facts just because?
Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
Well no, I'm not a geneticist. And I don't think there'll be adequate DNA evidence from 40,000 years ago to make such a ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04936000 |
"They tell me that isn't right," Harding said.
Judy Ellinghausen, archivist at The History Museum in Great Falls, agreed, calling such an account "unlikely." In all the reading she has done on the 1908 flood, she has seen no references to serious flooding in the center of town.
Great Falls was not the only community af... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04937000 |
Saving energy: California clamps down on ‘vampire’ chargers
Wasteful battery chargers for smartphones, tablet computers, laptops, etc., will be subject to new, stricter rules in the US state of California.
‘Vampire’ battery chargers can waste up to 60% of the energy they take from electrical outlets. California is the ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04940000 |
Saturdays: Feburary 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2013
Family Resource Library, 1st floor
Children's Medical Center
$30 per child
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This course is developed for teenagers to learn site signs in American Sign Language. Students will learn the alphabet in ASL and the production of numbers used in sign language.... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04942000 |
High selection pressure on domestic cattle has led to an undesirable increase in inbreeding, as well as to the deterioration of some functional traits which are indirectly selected. Semen stored in a cryobank may be a useful way to redirect selection or limit the loss of genetic diversity in a selected breed. The purpo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04946000 |
Amid doubt, disappointment and division, the world's governments came together in Rio on Friday to declare "a pathway for a sustainable century".
At the close of the Rio+20 Earth Summit, heads of state and ministers from more than 190 nations signed off on a plan to set global sustainable development goals and other me... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04949000 |
There was a brief warm spell around 9 September, on which date the highest September temperature for six years was recorded, but much of the rest of the month was cool. In fact it was the coolest September since 1993, and heavy rain during the third week caused floods. This was the result of a deep and slow-moving low ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04950000 |
A Second Degree for Your Tech Career
Think you want another degree? Join the club. Many techies decide to pursue graduate degrees as a way to advance their careers, hone an area of expertise or switch specialties.
Years ago, graduate program choices were limited, with many students choosing between an MBA and a master'... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04955000 |
The house ranks architecturally with many of the great mansions built in the late Colonial period; however, it is the only house directly inspired from a plate in Palladio’s, I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura. It is arguably the most exquisite house remaining from the Colonial period in America.
Architect William Buckl... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04959000 |
Most pet owners can tell you that the first few days with a puppy in the house can be a handful, but the job of being a good pet parent does not stop when your new pal sleeps through the night for the first time. After you finish guiding your pup through his earliest life stages, it is important to keep in mind that he... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04961000 |
Fast Food Tied to Asthma, Eczema and Hay Fever in Kids
MONDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Kids who eat fast food three or more times a week are likely to have more severe allergic reactions, a large new international study suggests.
These include bouts of asthma, eczema and hay fever (rhinitis). And although the study... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04963000 |
Roman Catholic priests from the Order of the Sacred Hearts and led by Father Alexis Bachelot, first arrived from Europe in July of 1827. Three priests and three lay brothers celebrated the first mass of record on Hawaiian soil on July 14, 1827.
Under pressure by American Protestant missionaries, who considered Catholic... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04968000 |
Hemoglobin is a crystallizable, conjugated protein consisting of an iron-containing pigment (called heme or hematin) and a simple protein, globin. In the lungs, it combines readily with oxygen to form a loose, unstable compound called oxyhemoglobin, a process called oxygenation.
In the tissues of the body, where oxygen... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04971000 |
THURSDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- You may think of your birthday as only being important to your age and the possible presence of candles, cards and cake, but a new study suggests a link between your month of birth and longevity.
Researchers found that those who were born between September and November from the yea... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04973000 |
|This is a measure of the brightness of a celestial object. The lower the value, the brighter the object, so magnitude -4 is brighter than magnitude 0, which is in turn brighter than magnitude +4. The scale is logarithmic, and a difference of 5 magnitudes means a brightness difference of exactly 100 times. A difference... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04978000 |
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Investigate the specks, flecks, and particles in the air—with airborne junk detectors you can easily make. Directions are in this activity from HHMI’s Cool ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04983000 |
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Seattle's Union Station re-opens as Sound Transit headquarters on October 16, 1999.
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On October 16, 1999, Seattle's historic Union Station is formally rededicated as the headquarters of the Sound Transit, the regiona... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-04988000 |
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