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The introduction of steam power into factories from the beginning of the nineteenth century meant that goods could be made more cheaply and easily than by hand. Steamships brought raw materials and foodstuffs to Europe in larger quantities and more reliably than before. Here we look first at how shops changed and were ... |
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Portions of an Armor GarnitureMade in Augsburg, Germany, Europe
Artist/maker unknown, German. Attributed patron: Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, ruled 1564 - 1576.
Etched and partially blackened and gilded steel; brass; leather (replaced); velvet (replaced)
1977-167-20a--jBeques... |
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Quarks are completely confined within protons and neutrons: a phenomenon that we do not completely understand. The artist's view below represents the two interlinked phenomena that drive confinement: the long-range correlations in the physical vacuum that surround the proton and excludes the color-field emanating from ... |
Volume 9, Issue 2
Tricks of the Trade
In and Out
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Learning about Differential Equations from Their Symmetries
Application of MathSym to Analyzing an Ordinary Differential Equation
In the previous section we used a scaling symmetry to help understand the solutions of a pair of differential equations. ... |
Penn Physics Professor Finds Light under the Sea
Penn Physics and Astronomy Assistant Professor Alison Sweeney's research on undersea biooptics may have implications for solar energy and the development of biofuels. As reported on the SASFrontiers website, Sweeney's research indicates that proteins in mollusc shells, c... |
Digestive Diseases: Food Poisoning
Food poisoning is a common, yet distressing and sometimes life-threatening problem for millions of people in the U.S., and throughout the world. People infected with foodborne organisms may be symptom-free or may have symptoms ranging from mild intestinal discomfort to severe dehydrat... |
Sheet Music - Purpose and use
Sheet music can be used as a record of, a guide to, or a means to perform, a piece of music. Although it does not take the place of the sound of a performed work, sheet music can be studied to create a performance and to elucidate aspects of the music that may not be obvious from mere list... |
Definition of Immunization
Immunization: Vaccination. Immunizations work by stimulating the immune system, the natural disease-fighting system of the body. The healthy immune system is able to recognize invading bacteria and viruses and produce substances (antibodies) to destroy or disable them. Immunizations prepare t... |
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Mount Everest is located in southern Asia's Great Himalayan mountain range, straddling the border of Tibet and Nepal. Global positioning indicates the mountain continues to grow a few fractions of an inch each year and to move slightly to the northeast due to the shifting of tectonic pl... |
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Food Dictionary: Chop, Mince, Dice, Grate
To chop or not to chop, that is the question. Whether 'tis mincing or dicing in the mind to chiffonade the basil to outrageous perfection. To grate, perchance to shred - aye, there's the rub. Oh fair Henckel's -- Knife on my block. Be all my ingr... |
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The uncanny valley appears pretty frequently in these pages, at least in presentation — like the disembodied baby head above, for instance, or the wonderfully horrible Telenoid. These robots and others represent the gulf in our robot affinity that gapes open when machines approach a certain level of human likeness.
Mas... |
by Laura Whitehorn
A new discovery may finally skin staph
Scientists are cracking the code of staph (Staphylococcus aureus), a
bacterial skin infection harder on HIVers than on neggies. They’ve
found that the stuff that gives the bug its distinctive gold surface
(aureus means golden) also shields it from the immune sys... |
There is much a pregnant woman can do to take care of herself during pregnancy. If she has any questions about diet, the use of drugs or nutritional supplements, physical activity, and sexual intercourse during pregnancy, she can talk with her doctor.
Diet and Weight:
During pregnancy, the woman's diet should be adequa... |
"Green" Energy, It's ALL GREEN...So it's CLEAN!
Public Power's "GREEN" ENERGY - Why Choose "Green" Energy?
Public Power is now offering 100% "Green" Energy. "Green" programs are helping America become energy independent.
Public Power offers 100% Green Energy, whereas our standard rate provides only 20% Green Energy. Cu... |
Added: 06/17/2009 This site is an animation of the light dependent (oxygen generating) reactions of photosynthesis. Note that the mechanism depicted is for prokaryotes and differs somewhat from what occurs in eukaryotes.
Added: 06/17/2009 This site provides an excellent presentation on this difficult topic. In topic 1,... |
Experimental Fusion Research
PPPL fusion research centers on the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX), which is undergoing a $94 million upgrade that will make it the most powerful experimental fusion facility, or tokamak, of its type in the world when work is completed in 2014. Experiments will test the ability ... |
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Preceded by calendrical dates, both these monuments depict snakes with their maws wide open, out of which emerge humans. The other three sides of the stelae are covered with what some scholars maintain is a writing system.
Stelae 1 and 3
Late Classic (600-900 A.D.)
Xochicalco, State of Morelo... |
Almost as soon as moving pictures began telling stories, they drew upon literature for ideas—popular poems, Shakespeare’s plays, and later novels and short stories provided the basis for many films, and continue to do so to this day. Finding in-depth criticism about these films, and the works that inspired them, can be... |
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This lavishly illustrated volume describes the 1594 triumphal entry of Archduke Ernst of Austria into Belgium. The description was written by Jan Boch, the scholarly town clerk of Antwerp, and the images were engraved by Pieter van der Borcht. Van der Borcht is best known for his engraved depictions of boisterous peasa... |
Mathematics for the Environment
Published January 18th 2011 by Chapman and Hall/CRC – 679 pages
Published January 18th 2011 by Chapman and Hall/CRC – 679 pages
Mathematics for the Environment shows how to employ simple mathematical tools, such as arithmetic, to uncover fundamental conflicts between the logic of human c... |
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While a young architectural apprentice, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the son of a Glasgow policeman, attended evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art, where he met Herbert MacNair, Frances Macdonald, and her sister Margaret Macdonald (who would later become Mackintosh's wife). Together they formed "The Four," produc... |
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Right now, the accelerator is stopped for the annual maintenance shutdown. This is the opportunity to fix all problems that occurred during the past year both on the accelerator and the experiments. The detectors are opened and all accessible malfunctioning equipment is being repaired or replaced.
In the 27-km long LHC... |
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Ninety Five Theses and the Revolution that followed
by Thomas Leckwold
Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences was
nailed to the castle church in Wittenberg, in now modern day Germany, on October
31, 1517. This document was a protest that strongly criticized th... |
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This paper provides observations of physical fitness testing in Texas schools and physical education teachers' insights about large-scale testing using the FITNESSGRAM[R] assessment (Cooper Institute, 2007) as mandated by Texas Senate Bill 530. In the first study, undergraduate and graduate students who were trained to... |
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7. Praxeological Prediction
Praxeological knowledge makes it possible to predict with apodictic certainty the outcome of various modes of action. But, of course, such prediction can never imply anything regarding quantitative matters. Quantitative problems are in the field of human action open [p. 118] to no other eluc... |
For over ten years, Raising A Reader has been a leader in evidence-based literacy programming for young children. Outcome data demonstrate that Raising A Reader effectively develops family reading habits and, by doing so, helps young children enter school ready to learn. Raising A Reader Affiliates across the nation re... |
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NASS Dairy Products Prices; how does that work?
Over the years some confusion surrounding the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Dairy Products Prices (DPP) program and the use of these data in the class price formulas.
Why are NASS’s DPP reports used in the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) class pri... |
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Mapping Tutorial: Zoom and Navigation
The tools for moving around inside the map are in the first section, on the left-hand side of the toolbar.
Zoom: click-drag with the mouse to zoom in graphically. Click on the icon, then click-drag on the zone that you wish to enlarge. See also the navigation map section above.
If ... |
Researchers studied nearly 7,400 British people for a decade and for those aged 45-49, it was discovered their ability to reason declined 3.6 percent in the time they were studied.
The decline sped up for people aged 65-70: men experienced a 9.6 percent decline in ability to reason, and a 7.4 percent decline for women.... |
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Author: Carolyn Wilhelm
Children find favorite words, phrases, and sentences from familiar stories. Working together, they combine their words and phrases to create a poem. The poem is... |
Sexuality refers to one's capacity for sexual feelings, experiences and responses. The "Circles of Sexuality" model describes it as comprising five broad, interconnected areas: sensuality, intimacy, sexual identity, sexual health and reproduction. Sexuality is a complex blend of many biological phenomena and varies gre... |
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- At Home
As the days get warmer and longer, the last report cards are passed out and our kids start trading in their back packs for beach bags, the signs become inevitable â€" summer is upon us. As parents, it’s important that we help our children continue to learn during the summer months to ensure they don’t for... |
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There has been a flurry of recent commentary concerning Amazon drought – some of it good, some of it not so good. The good stuff has revolved around a recently-completed interesting field experiment that was run out of the Woods Hole Research Center (not to be confused with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), wh... |
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One of the questions we asked top sports dietitians and nutrition experts during our month-long special blog series on sports nutrition was what they thought of nutritional supplements. Not surprisingly, most thought that athletes should meet their nutritional needs by eating whole, minimally processed foods, with most... |
11 Things to Do with Teens in the Justice System
This week, I'm highlighting posts from our first year to help you focus on creative ways to help teens in the justice system and in recovery learn skills that will help them live crime-free and drug-free lives.
Here's 11 things you can do with teens in your justice syste... |
Tip of the Week
Making home a safe, secure environment is a priority for any parent. It's why we have smoke alarms and deadbolts, secure screens on second-floor windows and set the temperature of our hot water heaters to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. But what about unexpected sources of danger in our homes? While it's imposs... |
The Central Coast Maritime Museum Association preserves and interprets the maritime history of California and beyond. Our mission is to provide an easily accessible educational venue for maritime history, science and technology.
Restoration of the Alma is Under Way!
Thanks to a generous grant from the Hind Foundation, ... |
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Extreme Weather Map Shows 3,527 Monthly Weather Records Shattered in 2012
Top Ten States with Greatest Percentage of Locations with Record-Breaking Heat: TN, WI, MN, IL, IN, NV, WV, ME, CO, MD
NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In 2012, there were at least 3,527 monthly weather records for heat, rain and... |
Tuvalu Runs Dry
The Telegraph reports that Tuvalu's state of emergency was declared after existing desalination plants broke, exacerbating an already dire drought:
The Tuvalu Red Cross said it had not rained properly in the country for more than six months. Meteorologists have forecast a lack of run until December. Typ... |
China Starts Construction Of Panda Breeding Center
As early as next month, Chinese authorities will begin the construction of a new mega-breeding facility for giant pandas in the Wolong nature reserve, says the official Xinhua news agency.
The announcement came after last year’s 8.0-magnitude earthquake leveled much of... |
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New research from the Environmental Working Group shows that the animal products you eat have remarkably different affects on the environment .
The research shows that Lamb, beef and cheese have the highest emissions. In part this is because they come from ruminant animals that constantly generate methane through their... |
A resolution of the humanitarian situation is the most urgent concern for Sri Lanka, but there is a politics behind this war that must be understood to guide solidarity from outside. It dates back to the decades prior to and following Sri Lanka's independence from colonial Britain.
The tragedy of Sri Lanka is character... |
Lockheed’s Missile and Space Division designed the YO-3A as a nearly silent observation aircraft. The United States Army used the plane to spot nighttime enemy activity and direct artillery fire during the war in Vietnam. A downward-facing periscope equipped with night vision and infrared (heat sensing) capabilities al... |
Kintu created the kingdom of Buganda by forcefully taking over the five clans that lived in the region. To signify his victory over a clan, he would sleep in the conquered leader's home; tradition says that Buganda was the name of the first house that he slept in after his victory over Bemba and his tribe. Buganda was ... |
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Creativity and Innovation. Students can be encouraged to identify interesting heroes and produce creative stories, short films, and artwork to honor them that can then be shared through the MY HERO website.
Communication and Collaboration. Since MY HERO includes participants and an audience from around the world, stude... |
Substance comparatively opaque to X-rays, which appears lighter on X-ray film and allows a body structure that does not normally contrast with its background to be seen clearly on the film. Common contrast media include barium sulfate and iodized organic compounds. They are given by the route that introduces them into ... |
Dietary carbs are currently regarded as the culprit for most modern human diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative diseases. Indeed, numerous studies demonstrate the association between over consumption of carbs and a high percentage of blood sugar problems, obesity and cognitive impair... |
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The Swedish Environmental Code
- Publication date:
- Ministry publications series
- Ministry of the Environment
The Swedish Environmental Code was adopted in 1998 and entered into force 1 January 1999. The rules contained within 15 acts have been amalgameted in the Code. As many similar rules in previous statutes have ... |
National Alliance on Mental Illness
page printed from http://www.nami.org/
(800) 950-NAMI; firstname.lastname@example.org
Using Virtual Reality to Treat PTSD
Dr. Robert McLay with some of the virtual reality equipment used for treatment. Courtesy of Johns Hopkins University Press
By Taylor Poor, NAMI Education Program ... |
The National Center for Atmospheric Research-Community Climate System Model (NCAR-CCSM) is used in a coupled atmosphere-ocean-sea-ice simulation of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, around 21,000 years ago) climate. In the tropics, the simulation shows a moderate cooling of 3 °C over land and 2 °C in the ocean in zonal av... |
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NAMI’s Position (Summarized from the NAMI Policy Platform)
Treatment, not punishment:
NAMI believes that persons who have committed offenses due to states of mind or behavior caused by a brain disorder require treatment, not punishment. NAMI believes that a prison or jail is never an optimal therapeutic setting. NAMI b... |
About a million years before her was "Ardi" (Ardipithecus ramidus), which had much more primitive feet, suggesting that although she might have been able to walk upright, she still was well adapted to life in the trees. So it came as quite a surprise last year when researchers described part of a fossil foot from 3.4 m... |
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|Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: Assembly lines for nanotechnology.
|24 August 2007 RSC Publishing - Chemical Technology
Nano production lines
Researchers in Switzerland have built nanoscale cargo loading stations and shuttles, an important step towards assembly lines for nanotechnol... |
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One of the drawbacks investors and utilities have found with solar and wind power is that they are “variable.” Simply put: they can’t generate electricity when the sun’s not shining or the wind isn’t blowing. That’s problematic because we’ve grown accustomed to getting energy whenever we want it. Flick a switch and the... |
Another Tropical Cyclone Developing
Hurricane Season 2012: Tropical System 92E (Eastern Pacific Ocean)
While Tropical storm Aletta is forecast to weaken and dissipate another tropical cyclone appears to be forming in the eastern Pacific south of Acapulco, Mexico. The TRMM satellite passed above this tropical disturbanc... |
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This preparation describes the
production of a tertiary alcohol from a Grignard reagent and a ketone.
The reaction is performed in a
reflux apparatus which has a calcium chloride guard tube inserted in the top of
- Place a 250 cm3 three-necked round-bottomed flask, a
double-surface water condenser, a tap funnel and a g... |
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Materials Science Research Rack Heats Up For Valuable Space Station Science
Have you ever wondered how we develop new materials or find out what properties we can change in existing materials to improve them? Scientists and researchers at NASA are doing just that through materials science research using the Materials S... |
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The hoary marmot (Marmota caligata), the Alaska marmot (M. broweri), and the woodchuck (M. monax) are the three species of marmots that live in Alaska. The hoary marmot can be found at the bases of active talus slopes in the mountains of central, southeastern, and southwestern Alaska. It also occurs down to sea level a... |
Talking Points on the Environment #14
Checklist for Endangered Species Act Reform
Congress will soon take up the issue of Endangered Species Act reform.
Before Congress can devise a species protection plan that will work for all
species -- both humans and wildlife -- it must first:
- Realize that the American people wa... |
At Bryce Canyon National Park, erosion has shaped colorful Claron limestones, sandstones, and mudstones into thousands of spires, fins, pinnacles, and mazes. Collectively called "hoodoos," these colorful and whimsical formations stand in horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters along the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau i... |
When James III was killed at Sauchieburn, his fifteen-year-old son James IV succeeded him. He had been the rebels? assumed figurehead, and for his indirect role in his father?s death James decided to wear a heavy iron belt for the rest of his life. A highly intelligent man, James IV proved an effective ruler. He spoke ... |
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