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Dengue Fever in India
04 March 2013
Dengue fever is a growing concern in India. In 2012, 247 deaths were recorded as a result of dengue fever nationwide.
Latest data on disease prevalence released by the Health Ministry shows a significant rise in the incidence of dengue fever from 18 860 cases in 2011, to 49 606 in ye... |
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Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940
(SSCRA, or the Act) (50 USC 501) is a reenactment of a statute originally
passed in 1918. The intent of the Act is to provid... |
Athens (/ˈæθɨnz/; Modern Greek: Αθήνα, Athína; IPA: [aˈθina]; Katharevousa: Ἀθῆναι, Athinai; Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, Athēnai) is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was ... |
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For your car's engine to be able to start, several things have to happen. The flywheel needs to turn the crankshaft, which moves the pistons up and down, which in turn makes the valves draw air into the combustion chamber to mix with fuel to ignite. The proce... |
WebMD Medical News
Daniel J. DeNoon
Laura J. Martin, MD
April 8, 2011 -- What does a government shutdown mean for our health? Here's WebMD's FAQ, with answers to questions from WebMD readers and staff.
Most government health services are administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. During the government... |
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High Speed Research Car T-16
In November, 2000, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) began operating high speed research car T-16 to investigate methods for providing a safer and smoother ride for passenger and freight trains traveling at higher speeds. FRA's Office of Research and Development uses T-16 to study t... |
“The short-pant is a terrible fashion choice. Unless it is from Bermuda.”
When the British officers arrive in 1816 to the Bermuda Islands on the Atlantic Ocean, because this was a strategic spot for the Navy Inteligence, they soon realized that their permanence in there would be less than pleasant thanks to a factor wh... |
The Intellectual Property Rights Reform initiative of the Information Program uses grant making to support work which will strengthen a vibrant knowledge ecology based on a balance between private property rights and the commons. Such knowledge ecology is significant to a thriving public sphere, an effective education ... |
What causes Tsunamis?
Tsunami are waves caused by sudden movement of the ocean due to earthquakes, landslides on the sea floor, land slumping into the ocean, large volcanic eruptions or meteorite impact in the ocean.
Most tsunami are caused by large earthquakes on the seafloor when slabs of rock move past each other su... |
Region Description: Coastal and Tropical South
Southern Coasts and Tropical South.
Baton Rouge LA, Brownsville TX, Charleston SC, Corpus Christi TX, Daytona Beach FL, Ft. Lauderdale FL, Galveston TX, Houston TX, Jacksonville FL, Key West FL, Laredo TX, Miami FL, Mobile AL, Monterrey MEX, New Orleans LA, Orlando FL, Sar... |
Urban agriculture as a tool for economic recovery.
Customizable ideas for direct action
Use the Grow section to explore innovative methods for planting, growing, farming, harvesting, reforesting, and building productive landscapes. This Category covers subject areas like urban agriculture, community gardening, and urba... |
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Early in the development of Christianity and Islam, Gnosticism and Sufism1 became marginalised and persecuted as heretical beliefs. Gnosticism and Sufism themselves inspired two of the more interesting 'heresies' of the Middle Ages.
Mani was born in Persian-controlled Iraq in 3AD and saw himself as... |
Story and photos by Nikki Carlson
On THE MILK RIVER - Water sloshing against the river banks and bending around rocks gives the Milk River a fine-tuned heartbeat. This rhythmic dance whispers the river's past and future.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service watershed specialist Warren Kellogg says the Milk River... |
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Friction conditions on contact point of disc
I have some doubts regarding the friction force on a certain situation. Imagine a disc over a fixed flat surface. Like this:
The disc has two motions, rotational and translational but these are independent of each other. I mean the translational motio... |
Design Thinking is a creative process of thinking backwards from people, that leads to design a service, a product or else, based on the conclusions of the knowledge gathered in the process.
Design Thinking starts and ends with people, their needs and problems.
Thinking backwards from people leads to major rethinking o... |
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The Power of the Stop Shot (Part 2)
The Power of the Stop Shot (part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we defined the stop shot and all its wonderful benefits. You learned to use the stop shot to calibrate your stroke, stop the cue ball, and control the slide in the early stages of position play. I... |
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PostgreSQL has a large object facility, which provides stream-style access to user data that is stored in a special large-object structure. Streaming access is useful when working with data values that are too large to manipulate conveniently as a whole.
This chapter describes the implementation and the programming and... |
Review of Peat Surface Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Oil Palm Plantations in Southeast Asia05 March 2012
This white paper, published by the International Council on Clean Transportation, aims to assess likely rates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from tropical peatlands converted to oil palm plantations.
The paper sa... |
March 11, 2013
A ubiquitous chemical found in plastics, soup can linings, and receipts, bisphenol-a is just one health-compromising substance that has been under fire for many years. While the scientific community has gathered ample evidence regarding BPAs toxic effects, the chemical is still widely used today. Adding ... |
Breathing-related sleep disorder
Breathing-related sleep disorder is marked by sleep disruption caused by abnormal breathing during sleep. The most common complaint of individuals with breathing-related sleep disorder is excessive daytime sleepiness, brought on by frequent interruptions of nocturnal, or nighttime, slee... |
HealthEd Academy Report Reveals Many Patient Languages Not Supported by Healthcare System
One respondent in 3 cites communication and language barriers as key challenges to reaching diverse patient groups
CLARK, N.J., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite ongoing efforts, healthcare providers looking to meet the needs o... |
Its victory in the Spanish American War catapulted the United States into the international limelight. This program investigates the history of the war, as well as the journalistic accounts of the conflict. The two are at variance. Archival film footage, photographs, and commentary by historians contrast actual events ... |
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Article From: 3/9/2007 Modern Machine Shop, Derek Korn, Senior Editor
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A picosecond laser was used to machine this micro-mold that measures 2 mm long by 500 microns wide by 600 microns deep.
Here are four common laser drilling techniques. Single-pulse and percussion offer fast material removal rat... |
A regular expression (regexp) is a text string that describes some set of strings.
Functions that handle regular expressions, based on GNU regexp-0.12, have been implemented (for more details, see the GNU documentation about regexp rules).
The functions available from Search menu provide search forward or backward and ... |
A $25 investment in 1963 for extra-fat insulation batts was the smartest decision Harold Orr has ever made.
Almost five decades ago, the man behind Canada's respected R-2000 program hired a Saskatoon contractor to build a modest 1,100-square-foot bungalow for him, his wife, Mary, and a young family that would eventuall... |
The ground in your
garden has been holding moisture all winter. Let's see if the soil is ready.
Preparing your garden plot
We will want to perform
a 'ball test' to see if it's ready to be worked.
Pick up a handful of
soil and squeeze it firmly into a ball.
If it sticks together,
it's still too wet or it may be the clay... |
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Where did the German Zink family come from? What is the German Zink family crest and coat of arms? When did the Zink family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go... |
Soy supplements do not stave off breast cancer, study shows
Feb 6, 2012
A new study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University found that soy supplements do not protect women against breast cancer.
The researchers studied 98 women, and randomly assigned them soy supplements and a placebo. After six months, the... |
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St. Jago-Cape de Verd Islands
Porto Praya-Ribeira Grande-Atmospheric Dust with Infusoria-Habits of a Sea-slug and Cuttle-fish-St. Paul's Rocks, non-volcanic-Singular Incru... |
the story of the 112th Infantry Regiment of the 28th Infantry Division in the battle for Schmidt, Germany.
by CHARLES B. MACDONALD
Attack on Vossenack
The Aachen Front
1 November 1944
By October 1944, the First United States Army in Western Europe had ripped two big holes in the Siegfried Line, at Aachen and east of Ro... |
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A Short History of the Permanent Diaconate
THE EARLY CHURCH
Traditionally, the beginning of the order of deacons is traced back to the story in Acts of the Apostles, Acts 6: 1-6. Whether this pertains to the history of the ordained order of deacons as they developed in the early centuries of the church is in dispute, b... |
2008 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Honduras
|Publisher||United States Department of Labor|
|Author||Bureau of International Labor Affairs|
|Publication Date||10 September 2009|
|Cite as||United States Department of Labor, 2008 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Honduras, 10 September 2009, avai... |
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Anatomy of Future Gold & Silver Bubble
In recent commentaries we’ve written about the three phases of a bull market and how and why the final phase evolves as it does. Valuations, sentiment and market structure all explain why markets take a dramatic upward turn in the final phase after relatively stagnant performance ... |
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June 2004 Sky from the Keeble Observatory
We will be unable to view the June 8th "transit of Venus" from the Keeble Observatory - the event will be over before the rising Sun clears our obscured eastern horizon. You will, however, be able to view it from several global web sites: The Exploratorium, in San Francisco wil... |
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Let the Tempo Come to You
The science of starting slowly. . . to finish ahead
The wisdom of starting a race relatively slowly and finishing fast is unquestioned, with the strategy of "negative splitting"—running the second half of the race faster than the first—yielding world marathon bests for Khalid Khannouchi and Ca... |
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Fascinating creatures indeed bentley!
Cuttlefish belong to the Cephalopoda class and includes squid, octopuses, and nautiluses). Although they are known as fish, they are mollusks and not fish! Recent studies indicate that cuttlefish are among the most intelligent invertebrates. Internationally there are 120 species of... |
This kit offers suggestions for activities, demonstrations and experiments that can be performed with our laser pointers. Typical experiments such as measuring the wavelength of laser light and determining the effects of polarization are also explained. The manual even includes the basic theory on laser pointer operati... |
Loosens and Aerates Soil for Better Plant Growth
People are often surprised to hear that plants need air near their roots for healthy growth. After all, roots are in the ground. How does air get through all that soil? The fact is, good gardening soil is full of tiny air pockets. They allow moisture and nutrients to rea... |
LAURENCE CADBURY COLLECTION
Assembled at the beginning of the 20th century, the Laurence Cadbury Collection helps show what life was like in a 16th and 17th century house.
Dating from about 1500 to the early 1900s it comprises furniture and domestic objects, agricultural artefacts, armour, archives and decorative works... |
An end-stop occurs when a line of poetry ends with a period or definite punctuation mark, such as a colon. When lines are end-stopped, each line is its own phrase or unit of syntax. So when you read an end-stopped line, you'll naturally pause. In that sense, it's the opposite of enjambment, which will encourage you to ... |
The writer Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on the Fourth of July in 1804 and went on from there to establish himself as one of the great contributors to American literature. Like Forrest Gump, he seemed all his life to be surrounded by history. He was descended from a line of notorious Puritans, including a judge at the S... |
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Enzymes are complex proteins that cause a specific chemical change in all parts of the body. For example, they can help break down the foods we eat so the body can use them. Blood clotting is another example of enzymes at work.
Enzymes are needed for all body functions. They are found in every organ and cell in the bod... |
Benzene is a clear, liquid, petroleum-based chemical that has a sweet smell. Benzene poisoning occurs when someone swallows, breathes in, or touches benzene.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emer... |
The science fair concept has been established to:
- Focus attention on students’ academic achievements
- Strengthen student motivation and interest in science
- Promote teacher and public recognition of outstanding science talent
- Recognize outstanding individual achievements, efforts, potential, and creativity
- This... |
Memories of the Golden Age of American Space Flight (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab) - Oral Histories of Managers, Engineers, and Workers (Set 4) - Including Sjoberg, Wendt, and Yardley by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 338140 words.
Language: English. Published on August 9, 2012. Nonfiction » Engineering, t... |
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On display in the Friedrichswerder Church are sculptures from the early 19th century. Built between 1824 and 1830 after plans by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, the Friedrichswerder Church, with all its works, is the most authentic building... |
Did You Know?
- By purchasing recycled products, consumers are helping to create
long-term stable markets for the recyclable materials that are collected
from New Jersey homes, businesses and institutions.
- The purchase of recycled products is crucial to the success of New
Jersey’s many recycling programs, as well as ... |
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Oil Painting ID: 62935
1511-12 Fresco, 215 x 430 cm Cappella Sistina, Vatican "Matthan begat Jacob. Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ." (Matthew 1:15-16) At the top of the entrance wall of the chapel, to the right of the viewer, next to the Eleazar-Matthan lunette, th... |
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by a defective gene for dystrophin (a protein in the muscles). However, it often occurs in people without a known family history of the condition.
Because of the way the disease is inherited, boys are affected, not girls. The sons of females who are carriers of the disease (women w... |
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Do not misled by the name of water chestnut, it is not at all a member of the nut family but is about the size of a walnut. Water chestnuts (荸薺 or 馬蹄 in Chinese) are the knobby root of an aquatic plant that grow in areas also suitable for paddy fields. That is why they are widely found in China and South East Asia, whe... |
Vinca is very drought-tolerant and has an extremely long blooming season. It can also tolerate the highest temperatures we face during the summer growing season.
Great improvements have been made in vinca flower colors and varieties during the past 25 years. In the 1980s, gardeners had few choices in terms of vinca gro... |
By Malini Hariharan
Saudi Arabia's growing oil demand is rapidly becoming a matter of concern for the country's planners. A new report forecasts that the Kingdom could fail to meet domestic demand in 2030 if current consumption trends are maintained.
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude oil exporter, is already cons... |
Job S. Ebenezer, Ph.D.
President, Technology for the Poor,
877 PELHAM COURT, WESTERVILLE, OHIO - 43081
The original Savonius design called
for a 7 to 8 inch overlap of the buckets. Research at Sandia Laboratories,
however, suggested an overlap of 10 to 15% of the bucket diameter or in this
case 3 inches (the bucket dia... |
19:4 cruel lord. See Isaiah 20:4. The Egyptians at the time were dominated by Assyria, but then participated in a rebellion instigated by the rulers of Ashdod, in Philistia. As a result, many Egyptians were led in shame into captivity into Assyria. The “cruel lord” and “fierce king” was evidently Sargon. This prophecy ... |
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To finish Aladdin's Window—i.e. to attempt to complete something begun by a great genius, but left imperfect. The genius of the lamp built a palace with twenty-four windows, all but one being set in frames of precious stones; the last was left for the sultan to finish; but after exhausting his treasures, the sultan was... |
| ||What Your Doctor Is Saying || |
Last reviewed by Faculty of Harvard Medical School on January 13, 2011
By Robert H. Shmerling, M.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
It is likely that your doctor routinely uses words or phrases when speaking with other doctors that would sound foreign to you unless you have a me... |
When I was in school at MIT and Harvard in the 1980s and 1990s, I was taught that there were 100,000 or so human genes, every one encoding a protein. The properties of those genes were unknown. Today, I teach that our genome contains only 21,000 protein-coding genes. To our surprise, there are thousands of additional g... |
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Islamic slavery has been the most horrible, yet the least known slavery in history. So, author M. A. Khan decided to publish the chapter "Islamic Slavery" from his book "Islamic Jihad: A Legacy of Forced Conversion, Imperialism and Slavery". This part contains: 1) INTRODUCTION, 2) THE QURANIC SANCTION OF SLAVERY, 3) TH... |
by Staff Writers
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 14, 2013
In evolutionary biology, there is a deeply rooted supposition that you can't go home again: Once an organism has evolved specialized traits, it can't return to the lifestyle of its ancestors.
There's even a name for this pervasive idea. Dollo's law states that evolution ... |
Six natural wonders declared World Heritage Sites
02 July 2012 | News story
St. Petersburg, Russia, 2 July, 2012 (IUCN) – Sangha Trinational - shared between Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo; Lakes of Ounianga in Chad and Chengjiang fossil site in China have been inscribed on the World H... |
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EARLY HISTORY OF LOGIC, SCIENCE AND MATH. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivere... |
POSTED: Friday, February 24, 2012 - 11:39am
UPDATED: Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 9:21am
BROWNSVILLE — Is it a kid being a kid? Or is it something more? A child may be easily distracted, has trouble staying on task, and even talks out of turn, things that just about every kid experiences at one time or another, but these ... |
- Formation of H2 and CH4 by weathering of olivine at temperatures between 30 and 70°CAnna Neubeck
Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden
Geochem Trans 12:6. 2011..This may expand the range of environments plausible for abiotic CH4 formation both on Earth and on other terrestrial bodies...
- Me... |
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Timor-Leste lies right at the heart of The Coral Triangle, an area of 648 million hectares which holds the world’s highest diversity of marine life and is also home to some of the world’s poorest people. Although small compared to other countries in the Coral Triangle, Timor-Leste boasts rich and relatively pristine ma... |
According to the Environmental Working Group: "We found that consumers using sunscreens without zinc and titanium would be exposed to an average of 20% more UVA radiation — with increased risks for UVA-induced skin damage, premature aging, wrinkling, and UV-induced immune system damage — than consumers using zinc- and ... |
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Case Study: Adderall vs. Response Cost
A six year-old boy in the T.L.C. program was seen by the consulting psychiatrist who recommended tapering the child off of his psycho-stimulant medication (Adderall) due to his small stature, observable tics, and ongoing difficulties with inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivit... |
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