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Issue 27
Welcome to the twenty-seventh issue of Science in School
Once upon a time, scholars tended to wear long robes, live in monasteries and focus on botany.
News from the EIROs
Cutting-edge science
The secret life of volcanoes: using muon radiography
How do we find out what’s going on inside a volcano? Usi... |
What Words To Know In The Fitness (Part 2)
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This part of what words to know in the fitness is more about diet and nutrition. If you didn’t read the first part, click here.
1. A healthy body has a lot of energy and strength. This means that the body doesn’t have any dysfunction, damage, illne... |
Androcentrism (Greek, andro-, "man, male") is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing male human beings or the masculine point of view at the center of one's view of the world and its culture and history. The related adjective is androcentric, while the practice of placing the feminine point of view at the cen... |
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Lest we forget
It is said that those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. With this in mind, Matthew Connelly, professor of history at Columbia University, has written “Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population.” In great detail and with abundant document... |
Diet for heart diseases
heart_disease_diet The risk of heart disease can be reduced greatly with the help of a proper diet. Only exercise may not be as effective in combating heart disease. The right kinds of food items help reduce weight and accumulation of fat and heart diseases.
Include nuts: Nuts contain good fa... |
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A mind game. That comes right away when we talk of chess. It is indeed practically a mind game in which the two competing players try to outdo each other using the black and white pieces spread on a checkered gameboard with 64 squares arranged in an 8x8 grid.
Here, the players engage in an exchange of strategies, skil... |
Spin/Flow Forming
Spin/Flow Forming Technology
Flow forming and spinning is an advanced metalworking process designed to manufacture near net shapes from forged disks. Highly specialized CNC spinning equipment applies the force of one or more rollers to the outside diameter of the forged disk. The material is then m... |
What’s the carbon footprint of your travel? This app knows
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Lamenting the laid-back approach of the governments over carbon emissions isn’t enough. The society, down to the very individuals, could be a vector of change with small, mean... |
Many scholars and practitioners have been working hard to define public and business administration in attempts to establish the main differences between the two notions. The science of administration is not necessarily the same in respect to various fields and aspects it can be applied at. Numerous researches and deba... |
Can anything stop the rhino poaching crisis?
Amanda LewanEarth Observation
At the end of the 19th century, a group of 20-50 southern white rhinoceros were discovered in the Umfolozi-Hluhluwe region of South Africa. The species had been thought lost to the guns and trophy rooms of colonial hunters. Today their populat... |
Nigeria Case Study
Nigeria is a former colony of the UK that can be found in West Africa. It is growing rapidly as a country both economically and in terms of population.
Many people around the globe think that Nigeria could be Africa’s global superpower if it can overcome the many problems that limit its developme... |
A sink — also known by other names including sinker, washbowl, hand basin and wash basin—is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixtureused for washing hands, dishwashing, and other purposes. Sinks have taps (faucets) that supply hot and cold water and may include a spray feature to be used for faster rinsing. They also include a d... |
Was it the Rig Vedic king Sudas? He is said to have fought in the battle of ten kings.
Who was the earliest Sudra king?
The first Shudra king existed in Kali Yuga. Shudras being kings is a symptom of Kali Yuga.
From the Vishnu Purana on the symptoms of Kali Yuga:
In the Kali age every one who has cars and elephant... |
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Facts about Notre Dame and the Crown of Thorns worn by Jesus Christ
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Jesus Christ’s crown of thorns was among prized relics saved from the inferno in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, but how did it get there?
Could the object Christians regard as among the most sacred of religious artifacts... |
Experimenting with carbon dioxide
Since carbon dioxide is denser than air, it accumulates at the...
Fish in the aquarium
Without oxygen dissolved in water, fish would die.
The Earth's atmosphere
Farther away from the Earth's surface the atmosphere gets thinner.
The Alexander Mosaic (Pompeii, c. 2nd century BC)
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The difference between the Buddhist swastika symbol and the Nazi swastika symbol
The Nazis ruined that symbol forever.
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Famous Figures of the Renaissance
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Ten luminaries of the Renaissance—including Johannes Gutenberg, Christopher Columbus, Isabella I, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Martin Luther, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, and Galileo Galilei—will come to life as ... |
Diagnosis of Acute ACL injuries
Natural history of the ACL deficient knee
What does it take to replace the human ACL?
• Biomechanical considerations
• Graft selection factors
• Biology of graft healing
• Graft placement
• Graft tension
• Graft fixation
Surgical Technique
The history of a patient who ... |
English: Prison and Aboriginal People Essay
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Words: 2093
Pages: 9
Aboriginals in the Prison system
Max Myronuk
CS007 Persuasive Writing
Angela Morris
November, 28th, 2014
In Manitoba approximately 50% of all inmates are aboriginal! (2008, Jana LaBoucane-Benson) That’s astounding. Our society i... |
Child labor is prominent in areas of West Africa on cocoa farms. These farms will work children as young as six for extremely long hours for very low amounts of pay, sometimes less than $2 a day. Areas such as the Ivory Coast and Guana produce around 70-percent of the world's chocolate. Many young children are forced t... |
Is the United States of America a Democracy or a Republic?
The United States of America is a type of Democracy [not a pure direct democracy, as is the classical meaning of the term, but a mixed-Republic with a representative democracy and democratic spirit].
Is the United States of America a Democracy or a Republic?
... |
Fat and It’s Relation to Cancer
fat_picIt’s no secret that one of the main drivers of cancer is us becoming overweight. It is bad enough that the fat stomachs, love handles, and big thighs and hips are not attractive, but the fat inside of the body is the real problem.
A key to preventing disease is to keep your bod... |
How many times did you drive the customer’s blood pressure through the roof without realizing where you were going wrong? You spoke politely, tried to come up with the best possible solution but despite all your efforts, instead of calming down the customer, you angered him even more. Why did that happen? The answer is... |
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The sense of contribution
The era of modernity we find ourselves resulted as a conglomerate of contributions of individuals who had lived. Each of this individuals gave a quota of their own endeavours which stemed from their unique abilit... |
International Baccalaureate Mathematics
Statistics and Probability
These are the Transum resources related to the statement: "Formal definition and use of the formulae: P(A|B)=P(A∩B)P(B) for conditional probabilities, and P(A|B)=P(A)=P(A|B') for independent events".
Here is an exam-style questions on this statemen... |
Real People. Real Stories. Real Business.
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What is the Future of Composites in the Construction Industry?
Composites represent one of the most revolutionary materials in the construction industry. A composite is made up of at least 2 materials. One is the comparatively softer material, which helps to provid... |
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How do you address more than one person?
If there was one person, you would say
You are awesome!
and if there was 2 male people/animals, you could say
You guys are awesome!
and same with the female.
But what if there was a male and a female? Would you just say you are awesome? Can 'you' be used to address a group... |
EXACTLY 50 YEARS AGO, in the summer of 1966, sociologist Robert Bellah composed what would become one of the most cited scholarly essays of the postwar era. The title, “Civil Religion in America,” was unprepossessing, but the timing was superb. Bellah’s avowed task was to better understand how a particular national com... |
Separation of Law and Morals
The idea of a valid law being necessarily linked to a sanction is further criticized with the aid of evidence to the existence of rights within a legal system. We can see that some rules within the system will act to allow individuals to exercise powers, make claims and assert rights. It s... |
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Multimodal is a desktop app for teaching
Multimodal is a desktop application for teachers and students alike, harnessing the capabilities of the web browser to merge textbooks, whiteboards, notes and slides.
Knowledge delivery in the classroom includes more and more multimedia content and less and less static commun... |
Roach Treatment
Why Roaches Bite, are they dangerous?
Many folks worry about why roaches bite, are their bites dangerous, what they look like and if they get infected easily.
Like other omnivores, roaches eat plants and flesh. These creatures can feed on both living and dead flesh, so if you live in a bug infested ... |
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Introduction to Transportation Engineering
Prof. K. Sudhakar Reddy
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Lecture - 38
Concrete Pavement Design Indian Roads Congress Method
Hello students welcome to lesson 15 of module IV. As you know module IV is... |
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This research, revealed in February, and led by NIWA atmospheric scientists Drs Kay Steinkamp and Sara Mikaloff-Fletcher, indicates that New Zealand’s forests absorb much more carbon dioxide than previously thought, with much of the uptake occurring in the southwest of the South Island.
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'Teaching students and young professionals to think is more important than teaching them professionalism' said one of the delegates at a recent BCS Thought Leadership debate, which aimed to discuss what computational thinking is and how it impacts upon our everyday lives. Justin Richards reports.
Those attending the d... |
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Migration Pattern in UK
United Kingdom has welcomed a fair share of immigrants throughout its history. From the year 1975 to 2000 the immigration figures were below hundred thousand ever year. Within a span of ten to fifteen years the immigration rate grew rapidly and by the year 2015 the fig... |
I. Problem/Condition.
Liver enzymes are frequently checked during inpatient hospitalization, and elevated serum bilirubin is a common finding. This hyperbilirubinemia is often caused by an underlying hepatic or hematologic derangement, but can also be a benign finding. The astute clinician must be able to identify the... |
Is Turmeric Safe? Supplement May Have Caused Autoimmune Hepatitis in Woman
A woman may have developed a rare liver problem because of her turmeric supplements, according to researchers.
Researchers at the University of Arizona released a report about the unique situation the patient and her doctors experienced. Publi... |
Vitamin D and Omega-3 Supplements Linked to Lower Cancer and Heart Attack Risk
Taking vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids could prevent cancer and heart attacks, according to a study that adds to the debate around the benefits of supplements.
The study involved 25,871 people in the U.S. who took part in the Vitamin D a... |
Your back or spinal column is the most important part of your skeletal body. Without your spinal column, functional mobility would be impaired and your comfort level in ergonomic sitting would greatly jeopardize your internal organs.
The main purpose of the spinal column is to maintain the erect posture of the human s... |
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Judges 9
1-4. Abimelech induces the Shechemites to join in a conspiracy. Judges 9:5-6. The murder of his brethren. Judges 9:7-15. Jotham’s parable of the trees seeking ... |
Useful tips confusing verbs
Make or Do
Make: used when a physical object, an action/reaction or a sound/speech is created. It can also refer to food.
“My dad likes to make furniture.”
“Frogs make me laugh.”
“Chickens make clucking noises.”
“Suzie will make dinner.”
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Mindfulness Clues You in to Emotions You May Not Be Conscious of Right Now
Mindfulness has numerous benefits. It can help you be fully present, show you how to gain self acceptance, raise your self esteem and it can help you to be in control of your thoughts and emotions.
But there can be times when you can emotions ... |
Landscapes Becoming Objects on the Islands of Min Joo Kim -Eun Hyung Kim
(Translation : Doo Hee Chung, Editing : Aaron Cumberledge)
Connections with Traditions
Min Joo Kim’s work reveals the forest of her imagination. A backdrop of a Christmas tree with blue-green and apricot-colored lights becomes an island, and char... |
Figure 1 of Saee-Rad, Mol Vis 2013; 19:2501-2507.
Figure 1. Primary corneal tissue culture. This figure represents primary tissue culture from sample no. 4 under light microscopy. A: The migration of cells out of the tissue started on day 7 after seeding (white arrow shows margin of tissue, 10X magnification). B: One ... |
1556 in India
Events in the year 1556 in India.
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Battle of Panipat (1556)
The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on November 5, 1556, between the forces of Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, popularly called Hemu, the Hindu ruler of north India from Delhi, and the army of Ak...
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Music Is For Kids Too!
One way to produce a good musician is to train them while they are young. Most musicians of today had been trained when they were young, and of course another major reason why they become successful in their music career is that they love what they are ... |
Handheld scanner could make brain tumor removal more complete, reducing recurrence
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Moritz F. Kircher and colleagues at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center point out that malignant brain tumors, particularly the kind known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), are among the toughest to beat. Alth... |
This chapter shows you the options you have in finding a dog. If you already know the breed of dog you want, the explanation of the differences in breeding operations will help you to decide where and how you want to urchase a puppy. However, you may feel it is preferable not to purchase a dog when there are so many ho... |
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How to identify and deal with Plant Mold or Fungus!
One of the biggest things that threatens a lot of grow projects is mold. Mold and various related fungi can really have a negative effect on plant cycles.
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About the Ginkgo tree
What is so special about the Ginkgo tree?
The Ginkgo tree is a unique tree both botanically and medicinally. The Ginkgos are one of the oldest types of tree on Earth, dating back to the age of the dinosaurs and pre-dating the... |
How Chronic Neuromuscular Degenerative Diseases Impact Our Mobility
There are many chronic neuromuscular degenerative diseases out there. Living with any one of them is never easy. Among all the problems they create for diagnosed individuals, one effect they share is negatively impacted mobility. Muscle weakness and f... |
What caused South Australia’s state-wide blackout?
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Types of Sales Cycles
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The seasonal sales cycle occurs during certain times, like the Christmas season.
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A sales cycle is the process that takes place when a sales prospect or potential buyer is introduced to a product, considers buying it and then buys it. Regardless of ... |
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In computer architecture, 32-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are at most 32 bits wide. In Windows, you are limited to roughly 3 gigabytes of viewable memory on your... |
Marijuana terpenes and their effects
The genetic diversity of marijuana
Piechart of cannabis flavours (source: GreenHouse)
Pie chart of cannabis flavours (source: GreenHouse)
Terpenes, aromatic molecules in plants
Black Somango marijuana from Philosopher Seeds
Black Somango marijuana from Philosopher Seeds
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Difference Between Gospel And Epistle
There is a difference between "obscure" and "difficult. I took on the New Testament, writing (in 1983) The Wild Girl, a fifth gospel according to Mary Magdalene. The following year I wrote The Book.
Howard Thurman Dangerous Spirituality A graduate of Howard Divinity School, Wilso... |
Distracted driving is one of the most prevalent problems on American roadways. In 2015, 3,477 Americans lost their lives due to distracted driving, which was a sharp increase from the previous year. An additional 391,000 Americans suffered injuries that same year due to driver distraction behind the wheel.
There are n... |
How much hydrogen is enough?
There have been some major developments supporting the role of hydrogen in Australia as a new energy vector. In late December, COAG Energy Council agreed to develop a national hydrogen strategy, and in January, Labor announced a $1.14 billion National Hydrogen Plan that will build on the e... |
Why Listening To Music Is Great For Health?
Why Listening To Music Is Great For Health
“One good thing about music, is when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Bob Marley. In today’s world where at every step there is stress and pain music is a great thing that comes to our rescue. Today’s this post by Dona is all about... |
Things change with our bodies as we get older – but what is part of normal healthy ageing and what may be something to be concerned about. Learn more here.
Is memory loss always a part of ageing? How much loss is considered normal?
Some memory loss does occur as we age. Not only do we lose brain cells linked to memo... |
Pregnancy is a special period in a woman's life. Organs adapt to new circumstances and function differently. Eyes are not an exception. Earlier, eye doctors often prescribed cesarean surgery due to poor vision and eye disease, but it is proved scientifically that women are not able to give birth due to eye diseases onl... |
Basic Navigation Tips for the Overland Traveller
Often the need for accurate navigation is greatly reduced when travelling compared to solo wilderness excursions; however, it’s not wise to switch-off altogether. Whether travelling by plane, train, bus or boat it’s always wise to be aware of your rough position and dir... |
Monday, July 9, 2018
Is the US Prepared for an Influenza Pandemic?
I am in post-CONvergence 2018 recovery. Thanks to all who came to visit and listen to what I have to say! I was thinking about a post-CVG2018 write-up, but I think discussing pandemics is a great start to the post-CVG2018 life. Why? Because of CONcrud... |
I know both from online websites and from experience that discharging a li-ion battery below 50% greatly decreases its life and capacity.
But why is it so?
There are two main effects that cause damage to a Li-ion battery due to "deep cycling":
1. During the charge/discharge cycle, lithium ions are intercalated wi... |
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Google is Using Deep Learning to Make Computers Better with Age!
• Google’s latest research is focused on making machines better with age
• They aim to do this by improving prefetching, a well known issue in computing
• The deep learning model consists of a huge simulated neura... |
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Frequent questions about scoliosis
Frequent questions about scoliosis
Can scoliosis be corrected?
Scoliosis develops continuously; especially in children who go through their development phase. Therefore our first concern is to stop its development and subsequently correct the sideways curve and rotation when they a... |
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How much creativity?
How much creativity does an English laguage course entail*?
As much as you want.
Or as much as you need to become fluent.
As a teacher I use my creativity to make you speak English and keep you “within the language”.
You should use your creativity to see beyond the words,... |
Fruits and Vegetables as Dietary Sources of Antimutagens
Satyendra Gautam, Sudhanshu Saxena and Sanjeev Kumar
Mutation is the process leading to heritable changes in the genetic material of an organism and caused mainly by the external factors, including chemical and physical agents, or can also occur spontaneously ... |
A team at Europe's Joint Action Science and Technology project, or JAST, is working to develop a robot that understands enough about the task at hand to think along, and even tell someone when they're making an error. The end goal is to produce 'bots that would be able to work alongside humans and complete shared tasks... |
Chasing brookies
Imagine an iridescent green background. Paint vibrant blue circles with bright red spots in the center. Add a shock of orange on the bottom of the canvas and yellow worm markings on the top, and throw a few small gold circles throughout. Make the canvas shine with its own light, and you have a brook t... |
User of chemicals
Most industries and even the smallest companies use chemicals. Hazardous chemicals are labelled to communicate the risks and help avoid accidents. Safety data sheets are also provided.
You may already be implementing good risk management practices, but are you aware of all your rights and responsib... |
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Ramjet is the aircraft engine that can operate at a high speed at mach 5. The disadvantage of the ramjet is that it is difficult to have a moving part in the ramjet engine, so that it is not suitable to use during takeoff. Today if we wa... |
Assignment: Evaluating Leadership
In your readings on Leadership, you learned the difference between management and leadership, as well as traits, styles, and situations of leaders and leadership. Many modern-day leaders were profiled in the text, including:
• Warren Buffett
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• Carrie Toldst... |
Creative Consequences for Teenagers
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Teens are not young children in a nearly grown body. Their cognitive and emotional development is on a higher level than that of a younger child, and the consequences and disciplinary actions you place on them need to be creative so they pro... |
There is a lot of discussion in medicine and in the media about childhood obesity and weight. Often, patients and parents ask me if all this concern is justified or worthwhile.
When I was growing up, I remember being taught that people “grow out and then up.” As kids, we were all just waiting for the part when we “gre... |
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If you’re planning to fly to Mumbai later this year, brace for even more congestion than you’re used to. Mumbai airport, the second busiest i... |
Canon's 35mm RF f/1.8 STM lens is called a "macro" lens. Its minimum focusing distance is 17 centimeters.
Canon's 24mm EF-S f/2.8 STM lens has a minimum focusing distance of 16 centimeters, less than that of the 35mm RF lens. However, I don't see it usually called a "macro" lens. The 24mm is 38.4mm equivalent, practic... |
One Today
This children’s book features Richard Blanco’s poem “One Today,” which was the inaugural poem for Barack Obama’s second inauguration. Beautifully illustrated by Dav Pilkey, the book is a tribute to America and draws connections to geography, science, social studies, and everyday life.
read a lesson plan bas... |
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties – Crime, Punishment, and Constitutional Intepretation
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A Green Story
Gather an assortment of flannel board figures, including a number of green ones. Pass out a figure to each of your children. Ask the children with green figures to come up and put them on the flannel board in a line.... |
Rumors that Israel will take over Temple Mount have infuriated Palestinians, fueling a new wave of violence. Here's everything you need to know:
Why is the site so important?
The Temple Mount is holy to both Muslims and Jews, and to Christians as well. A rectangular platform covering 35 acres of Jerusalem, it is rever... |
Diamonds in Their Souls
Modern South Africa was shaped by the discovery of diamonds little more than a century ago. Industrialist Cecil Rhodes established the first diamond mine and used native labor to extract the precious stones from the soil. Journalist Stefan Kanfer traces the history of diamonds, the tightly cont... |
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Hand-carved from solid limestone rock by 600 enslaved people, the Queen’s Staircase was built between 1793 and 1794 to provide a direct route from Fort Fincastle, a batter... |
What is a draw?
A draw is a payment taken from construction loan proceeds made to material suppliers, contractors and subcontractors. That means the borrower doesn’t have to pay them from personal funds while the project is ongoing. Draws also keep vendors happy because they’re getting regularly paid.
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Decoupling People and Processes
McKinsey & Company just published a very interesting short review of machine learning and speculate on whether advances in machine learning will result in productivity rising while employment does not. See:
Historically, the Industrial Revolution has led to automation and increased pr... |
Rudd (scardinius erythrophthalmus)
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DOC and Northland Regional Council are working together in the battle against pest fish, koi carp and rudd, and need public assistance with surveillance.
Date: 17 April 2019
“The immediate task is surveillance for koi carp and rudd in No... |
The Maasai are famous and easily recognizable thanks to their traditional robe, the Shuka; it is a bright-colored cloth, predominantly red, wrapped around their lean and slender frames; red symbolizes Maasai culture and it is the color believed by these people to be able to scare off lions even from a great distance.
M... |
The official language spoken in Taiwan is Mandarin Chinese. The language has two dialects, the Taiwanese Mandarin (Hokkien) and standard Mandarin. Chinese Mandarin language uses its unique alphabetical order, unlike other languages. It consists of Chinese characters called logogram. The official language is used in sch... |
Artist's books have been one of Kiefer's central means of expression since 1968. Unlike many artist's books, which are typically issued as multiples, Kiefer's books are singular, handmade pieces and, in this sense, more like paintings or sculptures. Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the Cedar Forest II (Gilgamesh und Enkidu im... |
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Unit 1: Place Value
Length: 7 weeks
Essential Question: What is the relationship between place value and understanding numbers?
2.NBT.1.1 – Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g. 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0... |
When Did The Founding Fathers Leave England
The Founding Fathers and Slavery. In fact, based in part on the efforts of these Founders, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts began abolishing slavery in 1780; 30 Connecticut and Rhode Island did so in 1784; 31 Vermont in 1786; 32 New Hampshire in 1792; 33 New York in 1799; 34 a... |
The Bottles of Wine that Reached the Space, but not for a Party
The Space Cargo Unlimited initiative sent 12 bottles of wine to space, but will not be consumed by any astronaut.
Scientific experiments have taken a gigantic step, because they are no longer only carried out on Earth: they now take place in space.
You ... |
Venetian Plaster Ceiling
Venetian Plaster is a Finishing technique using thin layers of plastervenetian plaster ceiling applied with a spatula or trowel and then burnished to create a smooth surface with the illusion of dementional depth and texture.
"Venetian plaster" is American-made term to explain the variety of ... |
The Ancient Dād in Southwest Saudi Arabia
In: Arabica
Al-dād is a unique sound in Arabic. It is believed that this sound is what makes Arabic a distinguished language. However, its description has confused the linguists for long time. Some modern linguists believe that al-dād described by the ancient linguists is no... |
The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Investing Hydroelectric Energy
Hydroelectric energy is produced when flowing water is allowed to move through running turbines which then generates electrical energy. Hydroelectric power generation is the first renewable source of energy at a large-scale level in the U.S and it acco... |
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