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The Mathematics Curriculum: from Graphs to Calculus This book first published in 1977 is about graphs, their drawing, their interpretation, their development and their use. It discusses the teaching of graphs from their early introduction and as far as the beginnings of integral and differential calculus. The book also...
(NaturalNews) The best way to avoid developing colds, influenza, and other viral diseases this winter is not to go out and get more vaccines and over-the-counter drugs. Your immune system is fully equipped to thwart these conditions naturally on its own, provided you feed it the nutrients it needs in order to maintain ...
A water catchment system at work. Photo: Growing Power on Flickr Maybe one day our kids will look back at us and say, "can you believe they just piped their rainwater straight into the sewer?" These days, rainwater catchment is the latest big thing in environmental circles. Most houses just let rain wash down the roof,...
Think I Can Has Cheezburger invented the 'lolcat?' Wrong! Harry Pointer, a photographer from the 1870s was actually the first recorded photographer to pose his cats in all sorts of hilarious positions. Here's a sampling of the modern day lolcats' ancestors cheesing it up in the 19th century. According to Wikipedia: A l...
Tips to prevent backaches from ruining your day (NewsUSA) - Activities that require bending and wrenching the lower back may not have affected us in the past years, but they can sneak up quickly. They can easily become painful and, in some cases, keep us from doing the things we enjoy so much. Besides surgery, there ar...
There are many elements that make contributions in the direction of fast weight loss; either voluntary or even involuntary. Voluntary weightloss is whenever a man or woman takes intentional measures which bring on losing weight. This can be determined by way of a number of issues. A doctor’s treatment plan belongs to t...
Anniebell Marrngamarrnga is a Kuninjku woman from Maningrida, in western Central Arnhem Land. Her moiety is Yirritja and subsection Bangardidjan. In her work Marrngamarrnga frequently depicts animals such as the crocodile that lives at Kubumi, and most often the yawkyawk spirit. In the Kuninjku/Kunwok language of Weste...
CONTACTS: Frank Lepore NOAA 02-107 (305) 229-4404 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2002 AFTER 10 YEARS, HURRICANE ANDREW GAINS STRENGTH In the record books, it's still one of America's costliest hurricanes, and today National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists announced Hurricane Andrew was even s...
Catalogue number: WP1/2/39 Letter from Wallace to his daughter Violet describing a lecture on the colours of animals, his impending article in the Nineteenth Century journal, and asking about her teaching job, dated October 1893 . Wallace complains to Violet that his article has not been printed in the Nineteenth Centu...
Temporary Suspension of Reference Collection Research Due to preservation and maintenance work scheduled for the park archives and research room/library space, new public research requests will not be filled from June 1st to at least January 30th, 2014. Change in Park Hours Beginning November 1, the park will be open d...
Teacher & Student Blogs About This Blog This is a space for Windsor Central Supervisory Union teachers and students to share stories about their place-based learning adventures. The National Park is partnering with local teachers in a program called Park Research that allows teachers and students to go deeper in streng...
Mary Mason Lyon opened the first women’s college, which produced graduates that continued the advancement of women in education by becoming teachers and opening schools of their own. Her commitment to affordable education for women is what makes her one of the most influential women in advancement of women’s education....
HOT SLIME: The BIQ House in Hamburg runs on algae. The facade of the building includes 129 bioreactors containing microalgae that generate biomass, provide heat and offer some soundproofing. An energy management centre harvests and stores solar thermal heat and algae to to create hot water. That's one building where th...
A California company will harness the Mojave Desert sunshine to create the world’s largest solar energy system by the end of 2013. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, located just a few miles from the California - Nevada border near Interstate 15, will generate approximately 400 MW of energy per year, almost ...
Albert (Alexandre Martin), 1815-1895 Known throughout his public life simply as "Albert the Worker," Martin functioned pri marily as the shadow of the socialist Louis Blanc. Born in Bury (Oise), this son of a peasant later moved to Paris to serve an apprenticeship in his uncle's machine shop. He then worked as a machin...
The First Battle Of Marne ( Originally Published 1918 ) FRANCE and civilization were saved by Joffre and Foch at the first battle of the Marne in August, 1914. Autocracy was destroyed by Foch at the second battle of the Marne, 1918. This in a nutshell embraces the dramatic opening and closing episodes of the World War ...
If you could travel back in time about 8 million years, you’d find a creature in an African tree that was the ancestor of all current apes and humans. And that creature in all likelihood would have spent a big part of its day munching leaves and fruit — pretty much what apes eat now. Obviously, we humans took a differe...
Although this January marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, we know that there is still much work to be done to ensure reproductive justice for all women. Among the provisions ultimately defeated were “fetal personhood” bills in Mississippi and Oklahoma. But the notion t...
Page 3 of 5 The countries of the Americans Region will have a framework through which they can gather a sufficient set of core HRH data, use that data to assess needs in workforce development, and use that information to target initiatives, evaluate/ monitor progress, and identify needed research areas. In addition, th...
Know How To Beat The Summer Heat The heat of summer is here, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants individuals and families to be safe when faced with extended periods of high temperatures. “A combination of high temperatures and high humidity can be dangerous a...
Closure and Time Allocation Certain rules exist that allow the government to move a motion to "curtail debate" in cases when it is felt a decision would otherwise not be taken in reasonable time, or not taken at all. The most frequently used mechanisms are closure and time allocation. Closure is a motion "That debate n...
Water, the resource upon which all life depends, covers almost three-quarters of the planet . Throughout the history of the natural world, water sources have been the centers of life, providing habitat and sustenance for animals and plants alike. The groups that follow are doing important work to protect our waters – r...
Trade volume is measured in relation to the size of the domestic economy, and is shown as three values: the value of exports as a percentage of GDP (red dots), the value of imports as a percentage of GDP (green solid line), and the combined value of both imports and exports as a percentage of GDP (blue dotted line). So...
Keeping Your Small Mammal Safe When Disaster Strikes By: Joan Paylo Read By: Pet Lovers As peak hurricane season approaches, a glance at a weather map in the summer usually shows tropical disturbances lining up in Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf waters. Each year, millions of communities face the risk of forest fires as t...
This report exposes a threat to New England's coastal waters that has gone largely unnoticed for too long: the mismanagement of our Atlantic herring resource. Over the past decade a fleet of industrial-scale fishing vessels has dramatically expanded its operations in the region and now catches well over 150 million pou...
In the 1960s, the United States built 150 launch control centers, popularly known as missile silos, on a big patch of prairie northeast of Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. They housed Minuteman ICBMs , then the most technologically advanced nuclear-warhead-delivery system in the world. The silos were made of s...
Sunday, December 8, 2013 By HERB WILSON Sparrows are some of the most challenging birds to identify. Many of them have muted, dark plumages, offering few obvious identification features. Add the secretive nature of many sparrows and clinching an identification can be tough. The different genera of sparrows usually have...
The Mayflower was a British LNER B-1 Class Locomotive (number 61379). The Mayflower was a steam locomotive used as a standard general utility locomotive. It had a water capacity of 4200 gallons and a coal capacity of 7.5 tons. It had a driving wheel of 6 feet and 2 inches and a bogie wheel of 3 feet 2 inches. The boile...
BEIJING – In the coming years, China’s government will have to confront significant challenges to achieve stable, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth. But, with mounting fiscal and financial risks threatening to derail its efforts, policymakers must act quickly to design and implement prudent, forward-looking po...
This book is primarily a tutorial, designed to give you enough of an understanding of Lisp to get started writing your own programs. Eventually, you'll find yourself in a situation where you need to collaborate with other programmers to implement a larger system. The strategies and tools used to organize Lisp programs ...
Quotes having the keyword Prejudice Seeing their children touched and seared and wounded by race prejudice is one of the heaviest crosses which colored women have to bear. by Mary Church Terrell (born in 1863) keywords: bear, children, colored, crosses, heaviest, prejudice, race, seeing, their, touched, which, women , ...
Georgia Tech Mobile Phone Game Trains Players To Make Healthier Diet Selections ‘OrderUP!’ helps change health behaviors after 3 weeks of playing With Halloween and the holiday season fast approaching, many people will be watching their waistlines as they’re tempted by a cornucopia of sugary and savory foods. Meanwhile...
Allodontidae is a family of extinct mammal that lived in what is now North America during the Upper Jurassic period. Allodontids were members of the order Multituberculata. They were relatively early mammals and are within the informal suborder of "Plagiaulacida". The family was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1889. ...
Implantation is an event that occurs early in pregnancy in which the embryo adheres to the wall of uterus. At this stage of prenatal development, the embryo is a blastocyst. It is by this adhesion that the fetus receives the oxygen and the nutrients from the mother to be able to grow. The implantation window There are ...
Dawn of American religion found ReligionNewsBlog.com • Tuesday April 15, 2003 Daily Telegraph (England), Apr. 15, 2003 By Roger Highfield, Science Editor The oldest image of a deity in the Americas has been discovered by archaeologists – pushing back the origin of religion there by 1,000 years. A 4,250-year-old gourd f...
According to SynerStretch, there are three factors to consider when determining the effectiveness of a particular stretching exercise: Ideally, a particular stretch should work only the muscles you are trying to stretch. Isolating the muscles worked by a given stretch means that you do not have to worry about having to...
Spittle bugs and oak caterpillars a problem SALISBURY — Labor Day is near and the Rowan County Fair is just around the corner. Home gardeners finally have a break from the stranger than normal wet summer and many are venturing out in the landscapes and gardens to either prune excessive growth or prepare for fall lawn c...
USC marks 400th anniversary of King James Bible The University of South Carolina is marking the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, the most widely reprinted English-language Bible in history, with an exhibit that showcases some of its most treasured and historic materials. “Four Hundred Years of the King James ...
Iheringia. Série Zoologia Print version ISSN 0073-4721 KASPER, Carlos B.; BASTAZINI, Vinícius A. G.; SOARES, José B. G. and FREITAS, Thales R. O. de. Abundance of Conepatus chinga (Carnivora, Mephitidae) and other medium-sized mammals in grasslands of southern Brazil. Iheringia, Sér. Zool. [online]. 2012, vol.102, n.3,...
An international research, involving the participation of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), provides a new perspective on the jellyfish proliferation in world's oceans. This phenomenon has noticeably impacted on beaches around the world in recent years and has provoked the concerns of fishermen and bathers....
July 26, 2004 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 23, 2004 –- Researchers have found a family of molecules that play a key role in the formation of synapses, the junctions that link brain cells, called neurons, to each other. The molecules initiate the development of these connections, forming the circuitry of the mammalian nervous...
June 16, 2008 Performing a standardized 60-second hair count appears to be a reliable method for the assessment of hair shedding, according to a new report. "Currently, there is no widely accepted or standard method for assessing the number of hairs shed daily," according to background information in the article. The w...
Researchers are using computer simulations to investigate how ultrasound and tiny bubbles injected into the bloodstream might break up blood clots, limiting the damage caused by a stroke in its first hours. Strokes are the most common cause of long-term disability in the United States and the third most common cause of...
Teen Abstinence May Not Stop Later Risky Sex Study of twins finds that genes and environment play important role FRIDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who choose to practice abstinence or delay having sex may still engage in sexual risk-taking as adults, according to a new study. The researchers found that a combina...
This sonnet first appeared in Milton's 1673 collection of Poems simply as the nineteenth sonnet in the collection, or Sonnet XIX. Many readers, including us, refer to it by the first line, "When I consider how my light is spent." Identifying a poem by the first line is standard practice in the poetry world. But, many m...
Providing for the fluoridation of Connecticut's public water supply has been the health policy in the state for nearly 50 years and has been universally accepted as a safe and inexpensive method of preventing tooth decay for longer than that. The Center for Disease Control lists the contribution of fluoride to the nati...
Want More Education? Delve deeper into the science behind skin care with —Skin Inc. Video Education! Most Popular in: Hispanic Teens Take More Skin Cancer Risks Posted: August 21, 2007Hispanic-American teens are more likely than their white peers to take risks that boost their odds for skin cancer, a new survey finds. ...
Mobile phone chargers are not really chargers, only adapters that provide a power source for the charging circuitry which is almost always contained within the mobile phone. Nowadays mobile phones are essential part of life and it is one of the most important modes of communication. Mobile phones are the cause of eco-p...
heic0711 - Photo Release Stellar fireworks are ablaze in galaxy NGC 4449 3 July 2007 Nearly 12.5 million light-years away in the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449 a veritable stellar "fireworks" is on display - here shown in exquisite detail through the eyes of the Hubble Space Telescope. Hundreds of thousands of vibrant blue and ...
Playing sports is fun. Getting hurt is not. Follow these steps to avoid sports injuries and to stay in the game: - Wear protective gear, such as helmets, gloves, knee pads and the like. - Warm up before playing sports. - Know and respect the rules of the game. - Note to others. - Do not play when you’re injured. Delve ...
Jimmy Westlake's Celestial News column appears Tuesdays in the Steamboat Today. Find more columns by Westlake here. Steamboat Springs During the first two weeks of March our evening sky is swarming with bright planets — Mars in the east and Jupiter and Venus in the west. You might even catch a glimpse of the elusive Me...
Darkness in our society is indicative of evil. For instance, a black cat, a dark night, and a dark place are all symbolic of diablerie. Authors use these symbols to describe an evil character or setting. William Shakespeare employs the imagery of darkness in Act 4 of his play Macbeth to describe the agents of disorder....
Play With an Online Simulator to Learn Camera Settings Modern digital cameras make photography so simple that it seems like you just need to press the shutter release to take a good photo. While that might be true for snapshots, there are many situations in which a little knowledge of photography goes a long way to hel...
Experiment Demonstrates Possibility of Quantum Internet A new breakthrough demonstrates how quantum computers could network with each other in the same way that traditional computers connect across the Internet. Quantum computers are machines that exploit different physical properties of atoms than modern PCs for much ...
Roads of the future might be supplemented with various combinations of sensors, smart paints and energy harvesting devices, a new report says. It sounds crazy, and the implementation of these so-called “smart highways” is still a long way off, but Studio Roosegaarde, a Dutch design firm, feels it has the key to produci...
Read the Original Article at http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=6504301 Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are breaking new ground with their study of the Atlantic Ocean's effect on the climate. The project began in earnest 18 months ago when the university chose to run it...
The dictionary defines the word “Difference” as “a point in which people or things are not the same.” To TEEN TRUTH, a Difference Maker, is an individual who drives positive change in people or communities. Do you know a Difference Maker? Can you tell us exactly how they drive positive change in people or a community? ...
"It’s about 500 light-years away in the direction of one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way." Directions like those sound good in a science-fiction story, but they won’t help you find anything in the night sky. In this article, we will explain the coordinate systems that are actually used in astronomy. The need for a ...
December 8, 2012 Darunavir is a protease inhibitor. These drugs prevent the protease enzyme from working. HIV protease acts like a chemical scissors. It cuts the raw material for HIV into specific pieces needed to build a new virus. Protease inhibitors "gum up" these scissors. There are no absolute rules about when to ...
Few figures deserve greater credit for the preservation of America's folk music traditions than Alan Lomax. Scouring the backroads, honky tonks, and work camps of the Deep South, he unearthed a treasure trove of songs and singers, documenting the music of the common man for future generations to discover; through Lomax...
It's scary to watch the video from Japan, and not just because of the frightening explosions at the Fukushima plant or the unstoppable surge of tsunami-wash through the streets. It's almost as unnerving to see the aftermath – the square miles of rubble, with boats piled on cars; the completely bare supermarket shelves....
Large Glass Head and Brain Ventricle A VG Max animation of a large, glass head in three-quarter view. The head contains a brain that also appears somewhat warped. This is the brain of a savant who's ventricles are much larger than an average human's, allowing him different brain functions such as the ability to calcula...
For the past several months, Pacific Gas & Electric, in collaboration with the Clarke Historical Museum, has been sponsoring an exhibit titled “From Sawdust to Uranium: 130 Years of Electricity in Humboldt County” that examines how electric power developed in Humboldt County. As a companion to the exhibit, PG&E recentl...
How does GPS work? How does digital mapping work? Keeping digital maps up to date There are 3 main ways to collect the data to develop and update digital maps: 1. Fieldwork. Data collectors driving the road networks of the world, recording changes and discrepancies. 2. Analysis of aerial and satellite imagery. 3. Custo...
This is the printer-friendly layout. Click here to find the online format. The Hebrew Prophetess in Christian Tradition by Patrick Henry Reardon Early in the history of the Chosen People’s occupation of the Promised Land appears the matriarchal and prophetic Deborah, the only woman listed among the “Judges” that guided...
RICHLAND CREEK (HOPKINS COUNTY) RICHLAND CREEK (Hopkins County). Richland Creek rises in east central Hopkins County a mile east of Thermo (at 33°06' N, 95°30' W) and flows intermittently northeast for eight miles to its mouth on White Oak Bayou, two miles north of the community of White Oak Junction (at 33°10' N, 95°2...
Boys with regressive autism, but not early onset autism, have larger brains than age-matched healthy counterparts, study finds However, the study did not find differences in the brain size of girls with autism. In the largest study of brain development in preschoolers with autism to date, a study by UC Davis MIND Insti...
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Lexington, Ky. (April 4, 2011) An alert miner working 700 feet underground in a western Kentucky coal mine noticed something jutting from the roof of Webster County Coal’s Dotiki Mine during his shift early on the afternoon of February 24. The miner, 25-year-old Jay Wright, was bolting the roof at the time. Webster Cou...
Any change in the DNA of a cell. Mutations may be caused by mistakes during cell division, or they may be caused by exposure to DNA-damaging agents in the environment. Mutations can be harmful, beneficial, or have no effect. If they occur in cells that make eggs or sperm, they can be inherited; if mutations occur in ot...
DAVIS — Changes in agricultural practices could reduce soil emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide and the atmospheric pollutant nitric oxide, according to a new study by scientists at the University of California, Davis. “Agriculture is the main source of nitrous oxide globally, so this study is a starting poin...
1. shear - verb · cut with shears; "shear hedges" 2. shear - verb · shear the wool from; "shear sheep" 3. shear - verb · cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb" 4. shear - verb · become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain 5. sheared - adjective · having the hair or wool cut or ...
Top Resources for Sports Nutrition Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, CSSD The two most frequently asked questions I get from swimmers (and parents of swimmers) are, “Can you provide a detailed food plan for me (or my swimmer)?” and “Where can I learn more about nutrition for swimmers?” The first question, providing a food pl...
By Marlene Cimons, National Science Foundation Jumbo squid of the species Dosidicus gigas have a high demand for oxygen. Yet they can go for hours with very little of it, and still swim fast enough to hunt for food—or avoid becoming food themselves. This unusual ability could explain why they like to hang out in these ...
The Buffalo Hunting Porcupine Many Native American legends feature animals animals who embody a certain spirit or are known for a particular skill or "virtue" as the central characters; whether it's part of a creation myth, or legends and fables, they manage to hold our attention, and teach us in the process. One story...
What to do if your dog has been bitten Even if your dog is calm and collected, another dog may bring out their aggressive tendencies. Dog fights are fairly common occurrences and may result in wounds or other issues that require immediate treatment. VCA Animal Hospitals recommends that pet owners bring their dog to the...
Usually unilateral (one vocal cord) mass that grows within a vocal cord. Fluid-filled, usually due to voice misuse or overuse. False Vocal Fold A fold of tissue located above the true vocal folds. Usually, these structures to not play a role in speaking. However, in cases of true vocal fold injury or incorrect techniqu...
Each time a patient sees a doctor, is admitted to a hospital, goes to a pharmacist or sends a claim to a health plan, a record is made of their confidential health information. In the past, family doctors and other health care providers protected the confidentiality of those records by sealing them away in file cabinet...
WebReference.com - Excerpts from The Intelligent Wireless Web, from Addison-Wesley The Intelligent Wireless Web The Intelligent Wireless Web provides for the reader both a preview of the Web's "near future" as well as an overview and discussion of the technology components in place today that will lead to that future. ...
A mixture of 30 pounds of candy sells for $1.10 a pound. The mixture consists of chocolates worth $1.50 a pound and chocolates worth 90¢ a pound. How many pounds of the $1.50 chocolate were used to make the mixture? If x represents the pounds of $1.50 chocolates used, then which of the following represents the pounds o...
Dietician - Nutritionist Info Dietician - Nutritionist Summary: Registered dieticians, dietitians, and registered nutritionists help clients eat healthier and deal with food-related allergies. Sometimes a simple change of diet can fix certain ongoing health issues. Dietician - Nutritionist FAQs: What is the difference ...
The ancient world was full of strange animals that have gone extinct, such as a group of marine species with claw-like structures emerging from their heads. A new study suggests that these creatures were related to spiders and scorpions. Researchers discovered the fossilized remains of a species in southwest China that...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia is suffering an "explosive" outbreak of polio and now has more cases than the rest of the world combined, an official said Friday. Vaccine-wielding health workers face a daunting challenge: accessing areas of Somalia controlled by al-Qaida-linked militants, where 7 of 10 children aren't fu...
Spanish Dagger, Don Quixote's Lance, Palma Pita Agavaceae (Century-Plant Family) Marcus, Joseph A. or small tree unbranched except near the top, and up to 10 or more feet tall. In brushy and open areas. Leaves stiff, sharp pointed, up to 3 feet long by 3 inches wide, in large clumps at the ends of stems or branches, de...
Cometary Explorer (1973) The world’s longest-running spacecraft series is the Explorer series, which began with the launch of Explorer 1, the first United States Earth satellite, on 31 January 1958. The U.S. Army carried out Explorer missions until NASA opened its doors on 1 October 1958. NASA Headquarters tapped Godda...
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License - adj. Having a concentration one tenth that of a normal solution from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia - Having one tenth of a normal or usual strength. - In physical chemistry, said of a solution in which one liter contains one tenth of the gram-m...
Articles tagged with: large building Historic Buildings » Royal Palace of Madrid is a large historic building used as a palace of the king of Spain, but most of the Palace is open to the public. Construction of the Royal Palace of Madrid was built in 1738 until 1755, this large building has a wealth of decorative art a...
Bullies have a need to dominate others. They tend to be aggressive toward adults; they are quick-tempered, impulsive and intolerant of frustration; they tend to be coldhearted and unfeeling toward their victims; they find it difficult to follow rules; they are good at talking themselves out of getting into trouble; and...
Modern therapies deal with increasingly complex technical equipment and require a deep understanding of biophysical processes in order to design effective treatments. A detailed and precise prediction of the effects of changing therapy parameters is often far beyond the skills even of experienced physicians. Mathematic...
Meet the Monterey Bay Aquarium's first-ever African Blackfooted Penguin chick. Born January 8th, the chick is just two days old in the featured picture and video. The chick is vocalizing and appears to be doing well, said Aimee Greenebaum, associate curator of aviculture. During a quick exam on January 10, the chick we...
Thames harbour seals Did you know that the Thames Estuary has an important population of the harbour seal? As one of the Thames’ wildlife secrets, little is known about the inquisitive animal. ZSL hopes to answer some of the fundamental questions about how the seal uses the waters of our busy capital city. The harbour ...
U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Tribal Energy Program Developing a strategic plan should start with a vision, or goal, in mind. Where is it you want to get to? Developing a tribal energy vision should go hand-in-hand with other tribal objectives, like economic development, job creatio...
When to assist with calving Calving time can be stressful for the cow and the herdsperson. It is one of the most important time points in the lactation of the cow. With that in mind, researchers from Ohio State University conducted a study to determine when assistance should be given during calving. In their literature...
Volume 13, Number 4—April 2007 Human Bocavirus, a Respiratory and Enteric Virus In Spain, human bocavirus (HBoV) was detected in 48 (9.1%) of 527 children with gastroenteritis at similar frequency as for children with respiratory illness (40/520, 7.7%). Fecal excretion adds new concern about the transmission of HBoV. T...
What Is an Oklahoma Sooner Anyway? This weekend, the No. 6-ranked Oklahoma Sooners face off against the No. 15 Kansas State Wildcats, and it got us wondering: What exactly is a Sooner anyway? So we looked it up … During the 19th century, Native American tribes inhabited Oklahoma after they were chased away from the eas...
This is a grapnel rocket head developed at the end of World War II by the inventor Wadsworth W. Mount (1907-1985). This grapnel was one of a series of especially adapted heads to be used with standard U.S. Navy 1.25-in (3.175 cm) or other caliber rockets for throwing lines. The grapnel rocket could throw life lines for...
The is an 8AS-200 JATO (Jet-Assisted-Take-Off) rocket motor, developed and built by the Aerojet Engineering Corporation to help lift light planes or for rescue work. The motor produced 200 pounds of thrust for eight seconds. The 8AS-200 JATO was an early development, dating to late 1942, but was not widely used because...
One of the most important questions facing civilization, not only in light of the savagery of London’s riots, but in all of history, is how civilization defines barbarism. For although such an endeavor oftentimes appears to liberal audiences as a conservative cause, the need for definition is not restricted to the caus...
Takes young viewers on exciting excursions into the wondrous worlds of science and nature.Fast-paced, entertaining and enlightening series that makes everything, from apes to future travel to bird-eating spiders, definitely COOL! Captivating content for elementary-aged students to learn about the world and beyond, all ...
In 1866 the Post Office Department issued what is considered the nation's first commemorative stamp, the 15-cent Lincoln. It was the first stamp of that denomination issued by the United States, and Lincoln was the first person pictured on a postage stamp who would have seen the 1847 Issues. John Wilkes Booth had assas...