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Spanish and Portuguese galleons, followed by British and Dutch traders, sail these seas in search of the spice trade, escorted by their men-of-war to protect them from the daring raids of the Bugis and Makasar pirates. Famed for their seafaring culture, the Bugis are still the driving force behind the world's last comm...
Science Fair Project Encyclopedia A ballistic missile is a missile, usually with no wings or fins, with a prescribed course that cannot be altered after the missile has burned its fuel, whereafter its course is governed by the laws of ballistics. In order to cover large distances ballistic missiles must be launched ver...
Getting Started With Electranets Masterfence Energisers, Solar cells, Batteries, 'useful sunlight' and helpful information We are often asked "just what do I need to get started with a system which is going to let me manage my stock effectively and sustainably and not become redundant when I want to add to it?". Here a...
What is a RepRap? One could simply answer that it is a 3D printer, but the philosophy behind this complex machine is more than the immediate function of its parts. Adrian Bowyer at Bath University, part of the founding RepRap team, explains the inspiration for the RepRap stems not from accomplishments in technology, bu...
New YorkConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireRhode IslandVermont The material in this section was taken from New York State Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources by Gordon L. Remington, published by NEHGS in 2002. It is intended to help locate published and transcribed records for the state'...
Sabine Pass: The Confederacy's Thermopylae Confederate president Jefferson Davis made the claim: "That battle at Sabine Pass was more remarkable than the battle at Thermopylae." Sabine Pass was the site of one of the most decisive Civil War battles Civil War Texas American Civil War On September 23, 1862, the Union Nav...
Overnight Care of Orphaned Waterfowl (ducks/geese) - Safe environment – Place the animal(s) in a small covered cardboard box or plastic carrier with plenty of air holes for ventilation. Use soft bedding such as towels or old t-shirts. Do not use grass clippings, wood chips/shaving, newspaper or paper towels; these type...
Parliament of Australia House of Representatives House is not live Senate is not live Parliament of Australia site sections Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have extensive committee systems, and also work together on a number of joint committees. To find out more about the work of committees: The Parlia...
- Full Description Creating 2D and 3D charts is one of the most common uses of computer graphics. Such charts can have wide applications in representing mathematical, physical, and economic functions in your daily life. Whether you are an engineer, a quantitative analyst, a teacher, or a student, you will end up dealin...
Is there a specific LEED definition as it relates to whether a project would be considered in an urban, suburban, or rural location? It's not in the Reference Guide. I think it pretty much would be common sense or based on your land use regulations. You might also want to email USGBC to see what they say. The use of th...
Sunday 19 May Great bustard (Otis tarda) What’s the World’s Favourite Species?Find out here. Great bustard fact file - Find out more - Print factsheet Great bustard description A tall bird, the great bustard has a grey head and neck, and a brown back barred with black (2). The underparts are white with males developing...
complex / theme A group of interrelated ideas, activities, etc. that form, or are viewed as forming, a single whole or an integration of impulses, ideas, and emotions related to a particular object, activity, etc., largely unconscious, but strongly influencing the individual's attitudes and behavior. Themes represent b...
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia In Greek mythology, Danaë was the mother of Perseus by Zeus. Disappointed by his lack of male heirs, her father asked an oracle if this would change. The oracle told him to go to the Earth's end where he would be killed by his daughter's child. She was childless and, meanin...
One of the most significant aspects of the Arabic script is its adaptability. It can be altered to accommodate any surface or scale and still maintain its visual integrity. Written from right to left, its twentyeight letters are also used with some minor changes for Persian, Urdu, and Ottoman Turkish among other langua...
Korean Society Celebrations - Main Page In Korea, on the 100th day after a child's birth, a small feast is prepared to celebrate the child's having survived this difficult period. If the child is sick at this time, the family passes the day with neither announcement nor party, for to do otherwise is considered bad luck...
|Infants born in areas with higher levels of traffic pollution are more likely to develop asthma as a result of genetic alterations in the womb, new research has found. A study conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health revealed that pren...
Surveying the Scene - Martian Style |The new Pancam design has a camera bar that contains Pancam and Navcam (navigation camera) heads. A "visor" changes the elevation of the cameras so the rover can look up or down. Credit: Cornell University Like all good exploration vessels, each of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spiri...
Smoking is unhealthy for everyone, but especially for someone with asthma. If a person smokes, their lungs may not work as well as they should. The person might cough, wheeze, and have shortness of breath. Smoking causes the airways to become swollen, narrow, and filled with sticky mucus - the same problems that cause ...
Four major components are utilized by the physician to define the diagnosis of the patient: specific measurements of lung function, a detailed patient history, a physical examination, and allergy testing. Spirometry and a peak flow meter are two devices to measure lung function. A spirometry is a computerized measureme...
Its source is Georgios, a Greek name meaning "Farmer." This boy's name is used in Russian. St. George was named Patron Saint of England in the 14th century. The story of his 4th-century martyrdom in Palestine was brought back to Britain by Crusaders, and embellished with the legend of his fighting the devil in the form...
I found these plants next to a stream in NorthWest Washington state. The pictures were taken in Spring, and the plants were getting to somewhere around 6-7 feet tall at the time. The shorter shoots were all coiled up. Any idea what this could be? IMG_1837.jpg IMG_1836.jpg IMG_1834.jpg It looks like the cursed Japanese ...
|The Mollis hybrids were developed in Belgium and Holland from original azalea seeds from Japan. They are derived from crosses between R. japonicum (Japanese azaleas, formerly A. mollis) and R. molle (Chinese azaleas, formerly A. molle). Tall, upright, deciduous shrub that is cold hardy down to -10 degrees F. Leaves ar...
When a bearing moves circumferentially between the bearing ring and the bearing seat it is said to ‘creep’. Bearing creep can occur at the shaft or the housing and the result of excessive creep can include overheating and erosion of smooth bearing surfaces. Bearings are made to exacting tolerances and they should alway...
Guest Author - Connie Krochmal Pollination is critical for most cacti and succulents. A good crop of seeds are needed to ensure the survival of the species. Under most circumstances, cross-pollination is preferred by most plants in order to sustain a strong healthy plant population. So, self pollination is usually an e...
Guest Author - Dianne Rosena Jones The 60’s brought forth the Civil Rights Era and the 70’s ushered in the Black Power Movement. Writings about Slavery & Jim Crow gave way to published works of poetry, novels about black love, black hardship, black life, and the introduction of urban fiction. Black authors were intelle...
(Plasma-Cell Myeloma)En Español (Spanish Version) More InDepth Information on This Condition Definition | Causes | Risk Factors | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatment | Prevention Multiple myeloma is a rare cancer of the bone marrow. It results from the abnormal growth of plasma cells in the bone marrow. Plasma cells norma...
Climate Change: What Can Botanic Gardens Do to Help? It's very hot in the office and we are wondering whether it's a sign that climate change is here to stay - it does seem to be a trend. If we accept that it is happening and that temperatures could rise several degrees over the next few decades, then what are we going...
Thirty-five Water Conservation Methods for Agriculture, Farming, and Gardening. Part 1. Please note that this is the first of a special four-part series here at Big Picture Agriculture. One post will go up each of the next four days which will list and describe methods for producing “more with less” water use in farmin...
The scientists, who are affiliated with the University of Washington (Seattle, WA), Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH), the University of Bari (Bari, Italy), Washington University (St. Louis, MO), Washington State University (Pullman, WA), and Duke University (Durham, NC), report their findings online toda...
Adam Smith biography Adam Smith was an economist and philosopher who wrote what is considered the "bible of capitalism," The Wealth of Nations, in which he details the first system of political economy. While his exact date of birth isn’t known, Adam Smith’s baptism was recorded on June 5, 1723, in Kirkcaldy, Scotland....
Technology transfer is a complex technical process that does not often receive the resources or considerations that it needs to ensure success of complex manufacturing processes. Ideally, technology transfer should be managed by a dedicated division or specialist group, which is one of the benefits gained by outsourcin...
Over the past 40 years, Americans have expressed a dynamic and accelerated interest in outdoor recreation. Our expanding urban populations, increased mobility and leisure time, and higher standard of living have created a demand for more and better recreation facilities. By the same token, urban expansion and a growing...
Phase diagram of ESA complexes at 100 mM NaCl salt concentration as a function of pentanol and dodecane content relative to the surfactant weight [wt %]. The natural phenomenon of self-assembly — how molecules or other entities gather to become ordered objects or arrays — occurs in many areas of science, from nanomater...
The design of BODC's databases have developed over the years to support the evolving nature of data collected by the science of oceanography. - Oracle Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) - National Oceanographic Database (NODB) - Project Database - Web Database 1. Oracle Relational Database Management System ...
Three Famous Short Novels (eBook) “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” —William Faulkner These short works offer three different approaches to Faulkner, each representative of his work as a whole. Spotted Horses is a hilarious account of a horse auction, and pits the “co...
|Name: _____________________________||Period: ___________________________| This test consists of 5 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 0 short essay questions. Multiple Choice Questions Directions: Circle the correct answer. 1. What happened before when Lena went to the police for Boesman beating her? a) They tried to...
Either on its own or in conjunction with other factors, alcohol is estimated to be responsible for at least 33,000 deaths in the UK each year. In Great Britain, just under a third of men (31%) and one in five women (20%) drink more than the advised weekly limits of 21 and 14 units a week respectively. Some 8% of men an...
Using Brain Gym® in Schools (an Introductory Workshop) This one day course is designed to introduce teachers and other educational professionals to the practical use of Brain Gym during normal teaching practice. The skills learnt can be used in the classroom or in one-to-one teaching. It will be presented in your own e...
HST101 - The West and the World I Email Address email@example.com, Campus Extension 2183 This Course Guide is designed to help you get acquainted with writing a research paper and getting acclimated with using a combination of sources as well as differentiating types of sources used within Susan Mort's "The West and th...
Papua New Guinea, flag ofArticle Free Pass In the 20th century the two territories finally linked in Papua New Guinea were administered by the Germans, British, and Australians. The colonial governments had no official symbols of local relevance, although a proposed coat of arms for German New Guinea—never adopted beca...
During the 1930's, a military kennel named the Red Star, out of Moscow, started working on a native breed that would be part of the national security force. Attempting to create the breed at that time was quite a challenge due to the slaughter of much of the purebred dog stock during the Russian Revolution, and additio...
Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences From ancient times, humans have tried to understand the workings of the world around them. The roots of modern physical science go back to the very earliest mechanical devices such as levers and rollers, the mixing of paints and dyes, and the importance of the heavenly b...
How do you measure up? A waist measurement of more than 80cm for women and 94cm for men can increase the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. There are two ways to assess your health risk: 1. Measure your waist circumference This is a simple way to assess your risk of developing h...
Several phase III clinical studies have shown significantly better results in treating certain cancers when hyperthermia therapy was added to radiation therapy, as compared to radiation treatments alone. At this year's ASCO conference, the results of a 340-patient randomized phase III clinical trial testing the benefit...
Robot cars are coming -- and probably much sooner than you think. While flying cars never took off and the Segway was hardly the game-changer it was hyped to be, cars that drive themselves are set to transform the way society gets from point A to point B. Google got the ball rolling and is still the leader in the arena...
Cousteau: Tsunami debris an environmental threat The floating trash from Japan's devastating tsunami is now halfway across the Pacific Ocean. Scientists expect some of it to reach Hawaii in the next couple of weeks, and the West Coast in a year or so. As much as 100,000 tons of debris could wash up on U.S. shores. Chec...
Alice Donaldson (Fannin) Daniel Submitted by: Sarah Daniel Rinehart, daughter, from information received from her mother and other family members ad various historical sources. Alice Fannin was born in August of 1902 in the Choctaw Nation town of Skulllyville. Her parents were Elijah Fannin and Johnanna Ainsworth. Alic...
Fires in vacant buildings have become a matter of increasing concern as the economy has weakened. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated annual average of 31,000 structure fires in vacant buildings in 2003-2006. These fires caused an average of 50 c...
A Research Study for Children (12 and older) and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease- Zileuton What is the purpose of this study? We find that patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have inflammation in their blood even when they are well, and their lung function tests suggest a tendency to have asthma. Inflammation and a...
Soft drinks consumption and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common clinical condition which is associated with metabolic syndrome in 70% of cases. Inappropriate dietary fat intake, excessive intake of soft drinks, insulin resistance and increased oxidative stress combine ...
Isolate small RNA and DNA from plasma and serum. The NucleoSpin miRNA Plasma procedure is a simple and fast method to isolate small RNA >15 nt, such as micro RNA (miRNA), from serum or plasma. The DNA can be isolated as well or digested on-column to eliminate interference of miRNA genes with downstream applications. Th...
Penicillium is a fungus, and is the most abundant mold source in soil. There are more than 150 species of penicillium. Penicillium that is more than two-weeks old is bluish in color. Penicillium is a cryophilic fungi, which means it likes the cold, growing best at 34 degrees (the temperature of a refrigerator). It is x...
(CNN) -- As most parents of adolescents know all too well, text messaging has become the preferred method of communication for American teenagers, with one in three teens sending more than 100 texts a day, a new survey says. The survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project illustrates the indisp...
On CNN TV: Superstorms are a new breed of weather that put lives and cities that were once protected in the eye of their fury. Are we ready for the next one? Watch CNN's "The Coming Storms" on Saturday, January 12, at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET. (CNN) -- They hover above our heads, out of sight, zooming in and taking pictur...
From the CBMR Library and Archives Before 1920, African-American popular musicians were largely ignored by the recording industry. In 1920 African-American songwriter Perry Bradford convinced the OKeh recording company to record Vaudeville singer Mamie Smith and a black jazz band performing his song “Crazy Blues.” It w...
A magnetic field is a vector field responsible for generating forces on electrically charged objects and magnets. Magnetic fields are generated by magnetic dipoles, moving electric charges, or changing electric fields. Magnetic fields are linked to electric fields; light, for instance, is a propagating electric and mag...
Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is the unexpected failure of normally ductile metals subjected to a tensile stress in a corrosive environment. SCC is highly chemically specific in that certain alloys are likely to undergo SCC only when exposed to certain corrosive environments. Sulfide stress cracking (SSC) is a form o...
In an article for Xconomy, University of Washington professor Ed Lazowska identifies seven game-changing computer science advancements that emerged over the past decade and speculates on seven others to come in the years ahead. The technologies that came to the fore in the first decade of the 21st century–search, digit...
If done properly, frozen fruits and vegetables will be just as nutritious as their fresh counterparts. Freezing is a quick and easy way to preserve foods and CPMA has compiled a few tips to help you get the best value from your fruit and vegetables. If you plan to freeze your fresh fruits and vegetables, select the fre...
From corporations to insurers to health care providers, there is a rush to reward those who take proactive steps in living a healthier lifestyle. But those aren’t the only places wellness is trending. It’s also a thriving area of research. Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Fitness and Health Bloggers Co...
Yeast Intermediary Metabolism By Dan G. Fraenkel, Harvard Medical School © 2011 434 pp., illus. (138 b/w), appendix, index The intermediary metabolism of small molecules is the meat and potatoes of cell function. The pathways and modes of obtaining energy, degradation and utilization of exogenous organic nutrients, and...
In 1969, a Union Oil rig off the coast of Santa Barbara experienced a blowout. Pipes burst, and oil spilled into the sea -- as much as 100,000 barrels worth. The resultant oil slick so horrified local residents that Earth Day was born. Soon thereafter, the first of a series of laws banning offshore drilling was enacted...
Definitions for merinoməˈri noʊ Random House Webster's College Dictionary me•ri•noməˈri noʊ(n.; adj.)(pl.)-nos (n.)(often cap.) one of a breed of sheep, raised orig. in Spain, valued for their fine wool. Category: Animal Husbandry wool from such sheep. a yarn or fabric made from this wool. (adj.)made of merino wool, ya...
Wildfires across Russia. Devastating floods in Pakistan. Deadly landslides and flash floods in India and China. Heat wave across the United States. Severe drought in Niger. Taken together, scientists warn the events match predictions for extreme climate events caused by global warming. This year is on track to be the w...
Power-supply design trends are clear and dramatic: additional features, improved efficiency, and smaller size for the same power ratings, for both battery-powered portable units as well as larger, line-powered ones. For the AC-DC supplies, these changes are due to multiple factors combining to yield these more-compact ...
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA), which invented and made the International Space Station's 30-year robotic Canadarm project, is working on lunar and Mars robot rovers. It recently unveiled five rover prototypes and put them through their paces on the agency's testing terrain, which simulates the surfaces of Mars and th...
Inflammatory bowel diseases affect 200,000 people in France. Despite this high incidence, these conditions still suffer from a low level of public awareness and are sometimes even a taboo subject. Worldwide, 2.5 million people suffer from IBD. In France, 120,000 people are affected by Crohn's disease and 80,000 have ha...
A brief Introduction Where did the concept of the Trinity come from? The Trinity is a central belief of the Christian faith. Although not explicitly stated, it can be inferred from the Bible. For instance, the Trinity can be seen right back in the creation stories in Genesis 1:26 and 3:22. For a New Testament reference...
DoDDS - Europe: 2010 SAT Scores - 74% System Participation The SAT Reasoning Test is a test that measures verbal reasoning, critical reading, math problem solving, and writing skills related to successful performance in college. The current SAT scores reflect recent changes to the SAT which now includes three sections ...
|Uploaded:||January 16, 2010| |Updated:||January 16, 2010| In this lesson you will learn to draw Professor X of the X-Men. First off, his real name is Charles Francis Xavier and as leader of the X-Men. He is paraplegic and has the power to read and influence human minds. He has gone through many different versions, mos...
Yesterday, I wrote about a recent Environmental Working Group study of school cleaners and indoor air pollution that revealed how many toxic pollutants are emitted into classroom air by traditional cleaning supplies. In that same study, we also found that cleaning classrooms with “certified green” cleaning products is ...
Community Effort Can Decrease Teen Drinking and Smoking, Study Finds A new study finds a program designed to assist communities in preventing unhealthy behaviors in teens is effective in reducing adolescent smoking and drinking. The study found tenth graders in towns that used the program, called “Communities That Care...
How to Tackle Word Problems on the ACT A word problem (also called a story problem or a problem in a setting) gives you information in words rather than in just equations and numbers. To answer an ACT word problem, you have to translate the provided information into one or more equations and then solve. You can solve s...
Lots of Top 10 lists were revealed during the last weeks of 2012. San Juan Basin Health concluded its own counting down of top health issues in Archuleta and La Plata counties. Over the last six months, a series of public and internal meetings have been held and an online survey conducted to help prioritize the plethor...
Information Theory is a theory for the technical transfer of information and was introduced in 1948 by E. Shannon. The search for a precise aesthetic, this is, of an aesthetic measure M using information theoretical measurements involving complexity C and ordering principle O, led to the so-called information aesthetic...
|by Mike Meshek September 24, 1999 The view of Antarctica, typically a very cloudy continent, was made clear in 1996 by two new geophysical products: a satellite image map and a three-dimensional digital data set. By combining cloudless satellite imagery with digital elevation data, the new products reveal subtle surfa...
Adaptive immunity is defined by the invocation of a specific cellular immune response, in contrast to innate immunity that is distinguished by a non-specific immunity. Adaptive responses involve lymphocytes and are characterized two ways, humoral and cell-mediated immunity. B cells mediate a humoral response, the creat...
Tropical Fruit Information For the Enthusiast Trees for the Enthusiast ++ Indicates that this is a variety or a species that is found in our arboretum, but not often stocked in our nursery. Inquire about availability. If we do not have it in stock, we can put you on our "waitlist" and call you when we have it available...
A voyage of discovery New technology can make ships more versatile, more efficient and cleaner, too IN THE days when Norsemen pillaged their way around the monasteries and villages of Europe, Norwegian shipwrights were at the forefront of naval architecture. They still are. Norway is an important centre of marine innov...
The Counseling and Resource Center When Someone You Know... …HAS AN EATING DISORDER You can also download this brochure for printing. What is an Eating Disorder? Eating disorders are not due to a failure of will or behavior. They are not about dieting or vanity. They are treatable medical illnesses. These psychological...
(CNN) -- Eva Walusimbi knows well how it is to live in darkness. As a community leader in the small town of Mityana, central Uganda, she's been witnessing the health hazards and financial strains that a shortage of electricity can bring to people living in energy poor, rural areas. "Just three miles away from here, peo...
- The perfect present for the tween-aged child that is hard to shop for! - Learn how to grow friendly molds and bacteria in petri dishes - Discover what creatures live on YOU! - Learn the scientific reason of what causes passing gas and stinky feet - This unusual kit makes science FUN! What's grosser than gross' Disgus...
With Jane and Joanne Each player draws a clock with the minute hand drawn in pointing to the 12 (the position it would be in if the time was exactly 3:00, 6:00, or 12:00). Or provide students with this reproducible page of blank clock faces. Player 1 rolls the dice and adds them together. The number on the dice becomes...
The recent article titled, “Silicon Photonics is Hot ” authored by Rick Merritt and based on an interview with Andy Bechtolsheim, spurred me to take a deeper look at the technology challenges we’re facing with silicon photonics as we scale switching networks from 10G to 100G and eventually one terabits. It’s a brave ne...
Skip to main content More Search Options A member of our team will call you back within one business day. A break in the skin is an open door, inviting dirt and germs to enter your body and cause infection. Do not squeeze the wound. Soak the wound in warm, soapy water to help the injury heal from the inside out. Cover ...
Head Injury, Age 4 and Older Most injuries to the head are minor. Bumps, cuts, and scrapes on the head and face usually heal well and can be treated the same as injuries to other parts of the body. Minor cuts on the head often bleed heavily because the face and scalp have many blood vessels close to the surface of the ...
Family: Laridae, Gulls and Terns view all from this family Description ADULT SUMMER Has a pale gray back and upper wings with a white trailing edge and pale gray subterminal marks on outer four or five otherwise white primaries. Plumage is otherwise white. Bill is yellowish green with an orange spot; pale yellowish to ...
Tostig GodwinsonTostig Godwinson (~1026-25 September 1066), Earl of Northumbria, was one of the brothers of King Harold of England, its last Saxon king. Tostig married Judith (Fausta) of Flanders (1030-5 March 1094), the half-sister of Count Baldwin V of Flanders and, thus, the aunt of Matilda of Flanders who was the w...
Response & Recovery Around the world, recent events involving terrorism and bioterrorism have raised the concern for public health and safety, as well as environmental protection. E & E has responded to over 8,000 environmental events worldwide including man-made and natural disasters involving floods, earthquakes, che...
Breakthrough entrepreneurship is about solving problems -- but it's only half the battle. If you've brainstormed a business idea and have a sense of the customer pain your product can solve. The next step in your billion-dollar business generating process is to figure out if you can fill that need profitably. To do thi...
The Encyclopedia of Earth is dedicated to expanding and enhancing opportunities for education on environmental topics. Please take a moment to explore the many resources below, and provide feedback on using online resources for education. Initiatives of the Environmental Information Coalition - EoE in the Classroom See...
The Faroe Plateau Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) is characterized by its subarctic climate. Surrounding the Faroe Islands in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, it is a high latitude extreme environment in which temperature, currents, tides and seasonal oscillations affect productivity. The Faroe Plateau is a very defined and ...
Attachment Behaviors and Health As the medical community tries to find ways to help patients become more independent in managing their health issues, researchers have discover how emotional development as children may affect how one copes with adverse events, like illness, as an adult. This article reviews research tha...
SMART-1 diagnoses wrinkles and excess weight on the Moon Owing to SMART-1’s high resolution and favourable illumination conditions during the satellite’s scientific operations, data from Europe’s lunar orbiter is helping put together a story linking geological and volcanic activity on the Moon. The combination of high-...
West Nile Virus West Nile is a virus transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes transmit the virus after becoming infected by birds carrying the virus. Mosquitoes are most active in the Victoria area from mid-April until October. Although the chances of infection from a mosquito are low,...
The Littleleaf Palo Verde, also called the Foothills Palo Verde, is a small native tree to the Tucson area. Like other Palo verdes, the green bark allows the tree to conduct photosynthesis even when the tree is leafless. Most desert native trees are both drought and cold deciduous, conserving both water and energy. Use...
Negotiating devolution is complicated and has been going on since 2001. At times, it has made sense to make a record of discussions and decisions by entering into written agreements. These agreements are important steps that keep the negotiations moving forward. Past agreements of this kind have included the 2001 Memor...
Return to the Mammalia Index Weasel (Short Tailed) or (Ermine) The short-tailed weasel, also called an ermine or stoat, is found all over Canada, the northern United States, Europe, and Asia. They live in similar habitats to the long-tailed weasel including the taigas and tundra of Siberia. They are very similar in all...
Vol. 8, No. 9 this issue in pdf-format) In this issue: Prevention and Control of West Nile Virus Infection in Equine and Other Livestock or Poultry USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) West Nile virus (WNV) is a vector-borne virus that was recognized in the Western Hemisphere for the first time in 19...
Go ahead and dig in. Food today is safer than ever, thanks to improvements in food handling and safety measures. Devastating food-borne illnesses like typhoid fever, tuberculosis and cholera – which killed thousands a century ago – are nearly non-existent today. Improved safety practices have also contributed to a mark...