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It's no secret humans have been having sex for millennia -- but recently discovered cave art suggests they were doing it in the Americas much earlier than many archeologists believed.
A new exhibit in Brazil showcases artifacts dating as far back as 30,000 years ago -- throwing a wrench in the commonly held theory hum... |
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Methyldynamics behind virtually all pathologies?
A remarkable growth in the understanding of epigenetics and the impact of epigenetics on contemporary biology has occurred in recent years. This growth in the field of epigenetics has transformed our conceptualization of the impact of the enviro... |
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Name of Canada
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A peace monument on Belle Isle between the Dominion of Canada and the United States of America (1941)
The French colony of Canada, New France, was set up along the Saint Lawrence River and the northern ... |
As a vital part of the body's chemistry, cholesterol is used to produce the steroid hormones required for normal development and functioning. These include the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone in women and testosterone in men. These hormones trigger development of the physical traits characteristic of adult women... |
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Identify several strategic uses of Internet technologies and give examples of how they can help a business gain competitive advantages.
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Tagua nuts are seeds from a palm tree varietal that is typically found in northern South America. These seeds are used by artisans and made into fantastic and colorful bead jewelry. In terms of the way they look, they are very similar to ivory but are more affordable and eco-friendly. With th... |
Immigration benefits both immigrants and working-class Americans, study says
So what happens when an economic downturn hits in a given area? Typically, employers would be forced to lay people off to compensate for decreased economic activity. But what if, in response to a local recession, a significant number of em... |
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Oil Spill Truth: Sampling Blue Crab Larvae
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In late August, Dr. Erin Grey and Dr. Caz Taylor of Tulane University gathered samples of plankton, the very foundation of the Gulf food web. This includes the larvae of blue crabs which is ... |
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1895: Drama, Disaster and Disgrace in Late Victorian Britain
This book explores the lasting cultural and political impact of the historical events of this remarkable year, 1895.
"Kill the bugger!"
So read one telegram to the Marquess of Queensberry before his legal battle with Oscar Wilde in the spring of 1895. Tod... |
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Teaching is a difficult profession for many reasons. For one thing, teachers are expected to fill many roles, some that have little to do with the subject matter being taught. However, the glue that can hold all of this together for teachers i... |
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Dogs pant a lot because they have no sweat glands on their body except at their paws.
More people are killed by dogs, than by bears and sharks combined.
A dog’s nose print helps investigators identify dogs. It works like a human finger print.
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With the weather beginning to cool in the United States and Canada, the formulation of gasoline is also beginning to change. Regulations require gasoline with lower emissions and pollution in hotter months (summer gasoline), but those rules don't apply during the winter in many areas, so refiners move back to a type of... |
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
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This article is about the Kingdom of Hungary between 1920 to 1946. For the general article, see Kingdom of Hungary.
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A 17-year-old schoolgirl’s campaign to ensure that all schools teach students about the risks of female genital mutilation (FGM) has already amassed more than 100,000 supporters.
Fahma Mohamed’s petition, launched this week, urges education secretary for England Michael Gove to ensure that teachers are trained to deli... |
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Crisis in Haiti: Two Hundred Years after Slaves Rose Up against France, Armed Rebels Oust Haiti's Elected Leader
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Haitians had expected 2004 to be a year of celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of independence from France following the only successful slave revolt of its time. Instead political v... |
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Because it created magnet schools in the black community. And it forced black kids out, for the most part. It was a change from mandatory. They felt that if whites were given a chance to voluntarily select schools, that they wouldn't do it. That was the sen... |
SOON after James Camak demarcated the border between Georgia and Tennessee in 1818, he began to develop doubts about his work. Thanks to a faulty sextant and bad astronomical charts, he had drawn the line a mile south of the intended boundary, the 35th parallel. Were the error to be corrected, Georgia would find itself... |
Wealth gap reflects the difference between the “financial” economy and the “real” economy
Tourists pose in front of the iconic Wall Street Bull near the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Five years after the beginning of the financial crisis marked by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Wall Street has more tha... |
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a mathematical expression (a + bi ) in which a and b are real numbers and i 2 = −1.
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Zhuangzi (book)
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Author Zhuang Zhou
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Language Chinese
Genre Philosophy
The Taoist book Zhuangzi (simplified Chinese: 庄子; traditional Chinese: 莊子; pinyin: Zhuāngzǐ) was named after its purported author Zhuangzi, the philosopher. Since 742 AD... |
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Science and technology have developed at such an astounding pace that people who lived a few hundred years back would probably think that our lives are filled to the brim with magic. We have harnessed iron birds that fly, built horseless chariots, we ... |
Social Darwinism
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Social Darwinism theories try to use these ideas from biology for human society. They talk about a Struggle for survival of human societies. During the era of Nazi ideologies, the idea of Survival of the fittest combined with racism. ... |
What are assistive devices?
Assistive devices are tools that help you do everyday tasks and activities more easily. They are used for many types of activities of daily living (ADLs), including:
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The Road to Mecca by Athol Fugard
This play is based on the facts of the life and work of Helen Martins of New Bethseda, South Africa. In Fugard’s foreword he describes the isolated bleakness of the area, which is offset by Mrs. Martins, who has filled her yard with h... |
Microphthalmia and Anophthalmia
Anophthalmia is the complete absence of an eye. Microphthalmia is an eye that has an abnormal smallness.
Anophthalmia is caused by a defect in embryonic development. The total absence of an eye is extremely rare and often a clinical sign associated with a broad range of genetic disor... |
The verdict from history: bring back Gordon Brown
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The lovely phrase “spray on evidence” was coined in the late 1990s in frustration at the attitude towards evidence shown by many in the Labour government. Though officially the government was determinedly set on a course of evidence-based policy, ... |
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When someone’s heart stops working, it is known as sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest happens to many thousands of people each year. It causes bloo... |
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Photography Composition II
How balancing foreground and background can help you take better pictures
The 'rules' of photography composition aren't meant to be studiously dwelt on every time you take a picture. But every now and again thinking about what actually... |
What do you think this poem is about?
If I may have it, when it's dead
If I may have it, when it's dead,
I'll be contented—so—
If just as soon as Breath is out
It shall belong to me—
Until they lock it in the Grave,
'Tis Bliss I cannot weigh—
For tho' they lock Thee in the Grave,
Myself—can own the key—
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According to the prominent think tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), the government should make the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) more "attractive" and "cost effective" to householders.
The IPPR then went out to claim that renewable heating was being prevented by the 'high upfront costs' of install... |
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Life is Maintained
Living things maintain a relatively constant condition, called homeostasis.
Cells are very picky, and constancy is key to proper functioning for these little guys. When thinking about the need for constancy, consider what might happen ... |
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Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games
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Host City: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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Hispanic Population on the Rise
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With 36 million people, the Hispanic population is the fastest growing minority in the U.S. We took a look at the effect the growing population is having on Valley stores.
Myriam Vazquez is an owner of the La Colotlense Grocery in Harrison... |
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Paper-Cutting Trick
Image: a hand cutting an index card and a boy holding a paper ring around his head
You can bet a friend that you can put your head through a hole in a 3x5 inch (7.6x12.7 centimeter) file card—and win!
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Investments: A Detailed Understanding
An investment is an asset or item that is purchased with the hope that it will generate income or appreciate in value, in the future.
In layman's language, the savings when associated with a certain risk in order to earn returns are the basic form of investing.
This lesson aim... |
zoonosis, plural Zoonoses, zoonoses any infectious disease shared by transmitted between humans and other vertebrate animals. The term was originally defined to describe a group of diseases that humans may acquire from domestic animals. This definition has been modified to include all human diseases that are acquired f... |
Politics and life of the roaring twenties, Great Depression, and the New Deal
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a national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
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Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
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West African giraffe, currently Giraffa camelopardalis peralta.
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According to findings published by a research team led by David Brown, a geneticist at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA),... |
In the ongoing onslaught on the science underlying global warming, one recent criticism has focused on the finding that global warming could cause large-scale dieback of Amazon rainforest as cited in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report (a point spun by the opponents of action on global warming a... |
How to Write an EssayHave you gotten yourself into a pinch where you’re running out of time and you need to get that essay out of the way in a hurry? Short of hiring someone to write your paper for you, where are you going to start? Do you start by sitting down and putting one word in front of the other as they come? N... |
Spring’s earliest wildflower here
February 8, 2013
By Jim McCormac - Columnist , The Advertiser-Tribune
Their emergence sends a welcome message: Winter's icy hold has been broken; warmer days are ahead.
However, long before the first trout lily or bloodroot pops forth, one of our strangest "wildflowers" has pushe... |
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Ford Mustang vs Ford Thunderbird
The first gasoline fueled automobile was built in the late 19th century by the Duryea brothers. It had a massive (for its day) 4 HP engine, but it was the dawn of a new industry. Before this eff... |
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1. Aerogel
Also known as frozen smoke, Aerogel is the world's lowest density solid, clocking in at 96% air. It's basically just a gel made from silicon, except all the liquid has been taken out and replaced with gas instead. ... |
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Texas Accountability Ratings
The Accountability Ratings show how well schools and districts are performing across all grades and all subjects against the state standards. To calculate the Accountabilit... |
PERSONAL COMPUTERS; The Manifold Uses of Memory
Published: May 04, 1993
FROM the electronic mailbag, Arthur Hostage of Cheshire, Conn., asks: "All of the ads for PC's and Macs state the amount of RAM included, and many of them indicate the expandability of this memory up to 20, 32, 64 or 68MB. Why would anyone want s... |
Sala Radio
"Please turn your radio down"
At 9 o'clock in the evening on 6 October 1924, a concert inaugurated Italy's first radio broadcast, kicking off the era of radio that was to have such an impact on the country's life, mindset and habits. Fascism soon realised the communication potential of the radio, which "all... |
3. Solve for x.
x + 7 < 3x -1
When we transpose x terms to one side and number terms to
the other it would be best to put the x terms on the right, because
there are more x's on the right.
7 + 1 < 3x - x
8 < 2x
Divide both sides by 2
8/2 < x
4 < x
Notice what would happen if we transposed the terms to... |
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Cycling at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games
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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Date Started: October 15, 1968
Date Finished: October 21, 1968
Events: 7
Participants: 329 (... |
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What is Bioinformatics
What is bioinformatics ?
It's method to predict the biological outcomes before anyone go for full fledged research. It's a method to compare the biological data. Ex: sequence analysis. It's a way to predict or solve the protein structure.
It's the only way for PERSONALIZ... |
Goals of Language
Who Uses It
Ways to Use It
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• Concepts - start here if you want to understand the theories and ideas behind the language.
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Effect of World War I on children in the United States
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Though the United States was in combat for only a matter of months, the reorganization of society had a great effect on American life. During the war, daily life was affected as men were drafted an... |
Radioisotope thermoelectric generator
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Diagram of an RTG used on the Cassini probe
RTGs have been used as power sources in satellites, space probes and such unmanned remote facilities as a series of lighthouses that the former Soviet Union erected insi... |
Health: In Brief: Nutrition and Diet: Weighty issue
Monday, December 9, 2013
Weighty issue
Overweight parents are more likely to have obese children
By Katherine Hobson
All it takes is a trip to the schoolyard to see that children are fatter than they used to be. A 2002 survey found 31 percent of the nation's ki... |
The National Space Society vision is people living and working in space
Sun Power
The Global Solution for the Coming Energy Crisis
by Ralph Nansen
Copyright 1995 by Ralph Nansen, reproduced with permission
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Chapter 11: Costs are Based on Sound Estimates
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It's been 20 years that America has had a minimum federal drinking age. The policy began to gain momentum in the early 1980s, when the increasingly influential Mothers Against Drunk Driving added the federal minimum drinking age to its legislative agenda. By 1984, it had won over a majority of the Congress.
President ... |
UK research study finds chickens more advanced in thinking than four year olds
by Jennifer Schulz
Categories: Animals, Science.
A decades-long study of domesticated chickens by a United Kingdom professor claims that chickens are able to use logic, understand physics, and distinguish numbers up to five. These advanced ... |
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Damaging winds occur, on average, 19 days per year, in the area of Georgia north of Atlanta. These events have taken place in every month of the year, but tend to be most frequent during the spring and summe... |
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A legal structure that businesses can choose to organize themselves under in order to limit their owners' legal and financial liabilities. C corporations are legally considered separate entities from their owners. In a C corporation, income is ... |
How do we Teach Boys Courage?
The need to take risks in order to feel alive, to do the impossible, to face one’s fears and not back down is present in the warrior heart of every boy and man. But too often our culture teaches boys that this drive is bad or unnatural. We punish boys for being too aggressive, too boister... |
Constitution Daily» Culture Smart Conversation about the Constitution Mon, 09 Dec 2013 13:15:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 When Congress once used its powers to declare war Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:37:12 +0000 NCC Staff Sunday marked an important anniversary in American history: the congressional declaration of war on Japan on D... |
Where the dollar stretches most, least
January 06, 2000
In a recent study of prices in 32 nations, the most expensive country was Switzerland and the least expensive was the Slovak Republic.
Price level indexes, selected countries, 1996
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For this analysis, price level indexes were constructed that c... |
Vanishing cycle
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In mathematics, vanishing cycles are studied in singularity theory and other parts of algebraic geometry. They are those homology cycles of a smooth fiber in a family which vanish in the singular fiber.
A classical result is the Picard... |
(Ill/well-) ‘suited for’ / ‘suited to’ in English
by Jakub Marian
It's hard to make a mistake in this case as both "suited for" and "suited to" are correct (and the same applies to "ill-suited" and "well-suited"). Some native speakers feel there is a subtle difference in meaning, but for most the expressions are equi... |
Industry expects fuel cells on U.S. highways in 2015
Automotive News reports on upcoming fuel cell vehicles.
Honda solar fuel cell station
Honda's solar-powered unit creates hydrogen by electrolyzing water.
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Two advantages
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MUSIC (Mitigation in Urban areas: Solutions for Innovative Cities) is a cooperation project between European cities and research institutes in Northwest Europe. MUSIC aims to reduce CO2 emissions with 50% in the partner cities Aberdeen, Montreuil, Gent, Ludwigsburg and Rotterdam i... |
“Tarleton’s quarter”
Tarleton’s Quarter by Claude Buckley 2013 5 x 7 feet acrylic on canvas. A narrative description of the Battle of Waxaw.
In Mid-May 1780 Colonel Abraham Buford had marched his regiment, the 3rd Virginia Continentals, within forty miles of Charleston when he received news of the surrender; he then... |
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Binary relation operators are symbols that establish a relationship between two quantities, usually those before and after the operator. Binary operators seldom have attributes such as subscripts or superscripts.
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Flawed fluoride system degrades public health
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Imagine ingesting a toxic chemical that slowly eats away at tissue function without even knowing you’re doing such a thing, a hidden poison that slowly pollutes the brain and the body’s senses. Consider the implications of weekly... |
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Effects of mass communication
Lively controversy centres on the effect of public communication upon audiences, not only in matters concerning public opinion on political issues but in matters of personal lifestyles and tastes, consu... |
Kagoro of Mali
People Name: Kagoro
Country: Mali
Language: Kagoro
Population: 39,000
Unreached: Yes
People Cluster: Malinke
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Voodoo is the magic practiced by the trolls. In lore, voodoo is a type of divine magic with dark, yet natural ties to loa spirits.
In World of Warcraft Edit
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Sled-dog, bear and whale tales, and rapt students
A kindergarten class at Conrad Weiser West Elementary School is all ears as children's author Shelley Gill tells true tales of life in Alaska.
Shelley Gill knows how to tell a story.
Like the time she raced in the Iditarod sled dog race in 1978, directing a pack of 16... |
Polyphemus Moths
Copyright © 1994 by Louise Kulzer
This article originally appeared in Scarabogram, July 1994, New Series No. 171, p. 2.
classic photo of female polyphemus specimen
Polyphemus female, from Holland (1903)
Males have much wider antennae (see below)
Properly Antheraea polyphemus, this giant of a moth... |
Theology I: Chapter 7: The Gospel of John: Jesus the Word of God
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The Gospel of John was written for ___________ who were expelled from _________ after the Jewish Revolt in 66-70 AD.
Jewish-Christians; synagogues
This persecution caused some of the Christians from the local Church to l... |
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1. (v. t.) To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
2. (v. t.) To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for remaining in a good state, as fruits,... |
The Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands is situated in the south-west corner of the Gulf of Carpentaria, off the northern coast of Australia. They were named in 1802 by Matthew Flinders in honour of Sir Edward Pellew, a fellow naval officer. Although Flinders was the first British explorer to pass that way, his journals... |
How to Repair Squeaking Noises
Many squeaking noises are created when metal is contacting metal and a linear motion is introduced or when rubber is forced over a metal pulley. In general, a squeaking noise is trying to tell you there is a problem somewhere in the car. When metal is forced against each other combined w... |
Round earth
Crazy Space Theories This is an idea that is fully accepted by most people, but it was not always held with such certainty. While it is a misconception to think that most people believed in a flat earth well into the early modern period, it was certainly a commonly held belief in early Chinese thought, and... |
Greek Art
Archaic Art
Archaic ArtThe Archaic sculptures are silent witnesses to the extraordinary development western society was about to undertake. The Kouros and Kore statues stand before a cultural revolution, all muscles tense, like a spring about to burst with energy into an extraordinary wave of classical thou... |
Respiratory Sports
breath Respiratory Sports
Take a deep breath in, as commonly done in the breathing exercise, is actually a tool that helps the body to change the air that is inhaled into energy. Air flow is capable of producing energy in the energy that will spread throughout the body. The effect can be used to el... |
Fast food has become a growing trend in recent years. Chains are working hard to come up with the best advertisements to get more customers to eat at their restaurants. Fast food is fast, cheap, and convenient. But the negative effects that come with fast food far outweigh the advantages. Get the facts on fast food... |
Processing Magazine
Think you know everything there is to know about valves? Think again.
September 19, 2006
As a process industry pro, valves play an important role in your day-to-day life. Need to control pressure? Prevent backflow? Divert flow? Combine flow? These and a host of other tasks are performed simply by... |
How to hydrate (beer included)
"Staying hydrated is essential for normal body function," says Selina Shah, M.D., a physician at the Center for Sports Medicine in San Francisco. But exactly how much water we should drink is a matter of debate. Part of the problem with the famous rule of eight 8-ounce glasses a day is t... |
Definitions for parole
Overview of noun parole
The noun parole has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
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(a promise; "he gave his word")
2. password, watchword, word, parole, countersign
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Nadezhda Popova few hundreds of missions during World War II as a "Night Witch" pilot for the Soviet Union. She died July 8, 2013, at 91. (Photo courtesy of Albert Axell)
Nadezhda Popova, a Soviet aviator who became one of the most celebrated of the so-called "Night Witches," female military pilots who terrorized the ... |
• The Magical and Mythical Lapland
Fox’s Fires
Countless legends revolve around the Northern Lights. Sámi myth says they come about when the fox runs over the fells and whirls the snow with its tail, sending sparks up the heavens.
• Tones to Remember
Autumn leaf colour, “ruska”, paints Lapland in colo... |
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