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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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The Rebel by Nathan Johnson
You set the price! 18330 words.
Language: English. Published on September 16, 2011. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Family.
(5.00 from 6 reviews)
1. What does it mean to be a rebel? 2. Is it always bad to be a rebel? 3. Is this person in this story a good person or a bad influence? 4. Is he ... |
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... |
Its a scarlet tanager kind of yearWritten by George Ellison
“The scarlet tanager flies through the green foliage as if it would ignite the leaves.
You can hardly believe that a living creature can wear such colors.”
— Henry David Thoreau
This seems to be a scarlet tanager kind of year. I’ve been seeing and hearing them... |
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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A small news article from Science has been taped above my desk for the last few years. I don’t remember who originally gave it to me, or why I even hung it up, but there it is, nestled between a couple XKCD cartoons. The article is titled “The Wine Divide” and it raises many questions about sustainability, inherent bia... |
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... |
10 New Alien Planets a Diverse Bunch, Telescope Shows
Artist's impression of the CoRoT satellite.
CREDIT: CNES/Active Design
A European space telescope has discovered 10 previously unknown alien planets, including two Neptune-like objects that circle the same star, researchers announced today (June 14).
France's CoRoT ... |
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 ... |
Teide National Park
The largest and oldest of the Canary Islands' parks
Its landscape revolves around the largest volcano in Spain: the Teide, which last erupted in 1798. The volcanic cones and the lava outcrops form an extraordinary conjunction of colours and shapes, and are home to a wide diversity of flora of great ... |
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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... |
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady, the daughter of Daniel Cady, a lawyer and politician, was born in Johnstown, New York, 12th November, 1815. She studied law under her father, who later became a New York Supreme Court judge. During this ... |
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... |
This Victorian churchyard has a special role in the life of what is now a culturally diverse, vibrant urban community.
- It is a quiet green space that invites appreciation of the protected wildlife.
- The memorials open a window on to local history. Buried in the churchyard are people from many different walks of life... |
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... |
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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... |
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... |
The United States and the United Nations officially refer to Macedonia by its provisional name, "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia," pending the outcome of UN-mediated negotiations between Macedonia and Greece.
Area: 25,713 square km. (slightly larger than Vermont).
Cities: Capital--Skopje 600,000; Tetovo, Kuma... |
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... |
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This statistic shows the growth of the real gross domestic product (GDP) in Spain from 2003 to 2013. GDP refers to the total market value of all goods and services that are produced within a country per year. It is an important indicator of the economic strength of a country. Real GDP is adjusted for price changes and ... |
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 ... |
Not far from the familiar starry figure of Orion the Hunter are the two star clusters of Taurus the Bull: the Hyades and the Pleiades. The Hyades cluster is punctuated by the bright red star Aldebaran, the eye of the Bull. The fainter Pleiades cluster, or Seven Sisters, is twice as far from us as the Hyades and sometim... |
Unity & Uniformity
We often confuse unity with uniformity. In reality it is the spirit of unity which creates uniformity for the sake of its beauty and the protection it gives. Throughout all ages both have existed: unity as the inner nature of every soul and the only purpose of life, and uniformity to help to fulfill ... |
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Type of Surgery
Last updated: 02/17/2009
Pallidotomy improves the motor ability of patients, especially during "off" periods. Studies show the procedure generally improves tremor, rigidity, and slowed movements by 25–60%. Dyskinesias typically improve by 75% or more. Improvements from unilateral...
pallidotomy are pr... |
Key Stage 1 (5 - 7 yrs)
At Key Stage 1, drama is incorporated into many different areas of the curriculum and taught by the class teacher. Drama can provide an opportunity for success irrespective of academic ability and can lead to the development of confident, articulate and well-rounded children.
The drama curriculu... |
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Imaging and radiology
Radiology is a branch of medicine that uses imaging technology to diagnose and treat disease.
Radiology may be divided into two different areas, diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology. The field of therapeutic radiology, which uses x-rays to treat cancer, is now called radiation oncolog... |
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The Wakhan Valley (also pronounced Vakhan) is a majestic alpine valley in the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan (the "Wakhan Corridor" refers to the part of the valley in Afghanistan). It is located in the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia. Its upper reaches consist of two wide, hilly plains surrounded by a... |
Me and You and a Dog Named Blue
Published in TC Today - Volume 24, No. 1
Angela worked for Nickelodeon and Alice worked for Children's Television Workshop. Each of them wanted to create educational television programming for children that would be the best programming around. So they came to Teachers College to learn a... |
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 ... |
I'm sure you've heard that abusing alcohol hurts your health. But how many years of drinking do you think it takes to visibly affect your brain? Ten years? Twenty?
It turns out that it doesn't take that long at all—in fact, scientists can already see changes in the brains of teenagers who drink.
In a new research study... |
The Swedish Environmental Code
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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 ... |
A full and active life supported by caring relationships can reduce the occurrence of challenging behaviors in people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities1. However, if such behaviors occur, people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and those who support them must have access to positive... |
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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When he shot President Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was 26 years old, and one of the nation’s most famous actors. (Charles DeForest Fredericks/National Portrait Gallery)
John Wilkes Booth, a Maryland native, spent the war performing in theatrical productions. But the conflict was never far from his mind. In a letter to h... |
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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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Christmas Lights Powered By Poop
Research At UC Denver Proves Viability Of Waste As Energy Source
Last Updated: 879 days ago
A small lighted Christmas tree in a UC Denver laboratory proves the practicality of a novel renewable energy source, and points to its enormous potential.Jason Ren, an assistant professor of civi... |
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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... |
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A nurse attends to the children’s ward of the National Tuberculosis Hospital in Kyrgyzstan. According to the World Health Organization, more than 250,000 children develop TB each year, and for around 100,000 of them, TB is fatal. Global Fund-supported programs to fight tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria are working to impr... |
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... |
Indonesia Digging Up Too Much Coal: Greenpeace
Indonesia’s ambitious plans to boost coal production and exports from Kalimantan are ill-advised and not worth the environmental and social cost, according to a key report from Greenpeace.
In the “Point of No Return” report released last week, the environmental group said ... |
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... |
The Siddur That Saved A Life
An extract from In Search of Holiness, a newly published collection of writings of the late Rabbi Ephraim Gastwirth.
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The real sermons in life, those which have the greatest impact, are not those which are delivered from the lofty tower of a pulpit to a congregation ... |
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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... |
MOTHERS PREPARING the family meals for a week have been advised to replace meat with beans or lentils once a week – a move which could help to “fix the world’s broken food system”.
The suggestion is part of a new worldwide campaign by Oxfam to address the world’s food imbalance, pointing out that the amount of food thr... |
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The Images of Back Children in Gwendolyn Brook's Poetry: A StudyBY: p.suresh kumar R.panneerselvam | Category: Education | Submitted: 2012-04-13 08:18:42
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Reforming the Reformation
A Description of Christ
- Richard Sibbes (1577 - 1635) was a Puritan theologian, Cambridge academic, and much-loved author. View all resources by Richard Sibbes
"Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew... |
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Pageant of the Popes, by John Farrow, , at sacred-texts.com
Italy and France and Spain all struggled to control the next conclave and the latter two powers did not hesitate to try and enlist the aid of Caesar Borgia. But happily the sinister creature was not as active at this important time as he could have been; for h... |
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5 tips to introduce children to classical music
Explore This Story
Concert pianist Jason Cutmore and narrator Rick Phillips perform two concerts for children and their families July 22 and 29 at Music Niagara, Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Prokofiev’s musical tale, “Peter and the Wolf” is featured in the first concert at noon i... |
Nostradamus [Public Domain Image]
Nostradamus, The Man Who Saw Through Time
by Lee McCann
Interest in Nostradamus goes through cycles, usually coinciding with periods of uncertainty and conflict. At the beginning of World War II people turned to Nostradamus for clues as to how and when that conflict would be resolved, ... |
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These are my skewness notes for S1 which explain the coefficient of skewness at the bottom.
In a symmetrical distribution mean = median = mode and Q2 – Q1 = Q3 – Q2. A positive skew distribution has a tail to the positive side, mean > median > mode and Q2 – Q1 < Q3 – Q2. A negative skew distribution has a tail to the n... |
The nursing profession remains overwhelmingly female, but the representation of men has increased as the demand for nurses has grown over the last several decades, according to a U.S. Census Bureau study released yesterday.
The new study shows the proportion of male registered nurses has more than tripled since 1970, f... |
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Troy: Myth and Reality
The entry on Troy describes one of the most fascinating episodes in the unclearly defined border line between legend and reality. For many years Homer’s Iliad was... |
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Virtual doctors and virtual scalpels have begun to save people's lives. New technology has arrived and it is VIRTUAL SURGERY. Many college universities have begun to allow their student... |
It's Pumpkin Time
- Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5
It’s October, fall is here, Halloween is near, all of which means — it’s Pumpkin time! This month we are diving into pumpkins hands first. Before my class could fully experience pumpkins, we started out by reading a lot of books. Last week I shared a few of my favorite fall ... |
Twenty-five days. That's how long it took Dr. Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University to undo more than 30 years of exquisitely programmed biology packed into a woman's cheek cell and just maybe change the world. In a procedure that some scientists thought could take decades to discover, Yamanaka tricked the cheek cell int... |
Schoolcraft County’s history is as deep as the forests and lakes which attracted its original Native American settlers, and the generations of pioneers who discovered --- and continue to discover --- what this beautiful area has to offer.
The first Europeans believed to have visited the area were members of French expl... |
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The disease, called peste de petit ruminants, or PPR, is highly lethal, with an 86 percent mortality rate among goats. It is caused by a virus that is similar to measles in humans.
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said 1 million goats and 600,000 sheep are at risk of contracting the disease. To protect them, ... |
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Anti Gravity: When Hippos Go Bad; January 2000; Scientific American Magazine; by Mirsky; 1 Page(s)
Imagine a sport-utility vehicle interested in mating. That frightening scenario roughly captures your typical hippopotamus in rut. Hippos are big and surprisingly fast, able to reach speeds of 25 miles per hour. Unfortuna... |
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July 17, 1998 July 15, 1998: A unique levitation furnace that flew on the Space Shuttle in 1998 is being eyed for upgrades to fly on future Shuttle and International Space Station missions.
"TEMPUS on MSL-1 provided it was operationally reliable," said Dr. Ivan Egry, the project scientist at the German Space Agency (DL... |
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The drought in Texas, during March, was the worst since 1895.
That is about the time my parents were born 120 years ago.
I never thought it could be worse than the drought of the 1950s, but it is. Drive out into grazing country where mesquite aren't too thick and all you can see is dry, cracked soil with an occasional ... |
Sep. 24, 2002 Penn State engineers have optimized an energy harvesting circuit so that it transfers four times more electrical power out of vibration – the ordinary shakes and rattles generated by human motion or machine operation.
Using their laboratory prototype, which was developed from off-the-shelf parts, the Penn... |
A mighty wall surrounds the medina, the old part of the Tunisian city of Sousse, whose fortifications date back to the 9th century. They were built by the Aghlabid Dynasty, who were strongly influenced by Islam.
There is a remarkable gate at the northern edge of the medina. It is the entrance to the ribat, an impressiv... |
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Dec. 17, 2009 In a pilot project that could help better manage the planet's strained natural resources, space-age technologies are helping a Washington state community monitor its water availability. NASA satellites and sensors are providing the information needed to make more accurate river flow predictions on a daily... |
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Pioneer School People
The original Act to create the County of Alameda called for an election of officers that did not mention a County Superintendent of Schools, but at the first election held in May 1853, Rev. William W. Brier was elected to that office. County officials divided the count... |
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