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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher - Famous Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1979-1990. She is the first woman in Europe to occupy this position. In the 20th century, Thatcher’s premiership was the longest. For harsh criticism of the USSR, she received the nickname "Iron Lady".
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A Religion of Feelings
Organized religion can be characterized in many ways. There is the religion of materialism; traditionalism; and mysticism. Materialism interprets subjects after a material fashion. Hence, heaven is on earth, Jesus will have a physical reign on earth, and bliss will consist of political pri... |
The DuMPLING 2.0
Two years ago, we first introduced the DuMPLING technique in Molecular Systems Biology. The method is used to analyze dynamic phenotypes in large genetic libraries and subsequently recover the underlying genotype; it was conceived in response to the lack of efficient screening tools for complex phenot... |
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Patriotism in our “Star Spangled Banner” or Show of Vocal Talent? A Closer Look at Our National Anthem
As the patriotic Independence Day passed, I began wondering about our National Anthem. Do we show our patriotism through singing the “Star Spangled Banner” or has it become merely a show of voc... |
Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalised and excluded groups of children across the world: compared to children living without disabilities, children with disabilities are less likely to go to school, more likely to be victims of violence, more likely to have poorer health, and more likely to be disc... |
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The mid to late 19th century is best known not for any especially significant market bull runs or collapses, but for the speculative activities, mainly revolving around the railroad stocks, and the individuals who made their money from such activities... |
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a non-monastic priest elevated with an honorific rank, equivalent to the monastic archimandrite , though ranking one position lower
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The 5G Technology Hype: Big Promises but at What Price and for What?
As the hype over the 5G technology heightens, smartphone users are becoming all too eager to experience the much talked-about promise of monumental advancements in wireless communication.
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Genomic characteristics of cattle copy number variations
Copy number variation (CNV) represents another important source of genetic variation complementary to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). High-density SNP array data have been routinely used to detect human CNVs, many of which have si... |
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Ideología política y social que corresponde el concepto de nación con el de Estado. Aunque tradicionalmente se ha llamado nacionalismo al pensamiento político relativo a la consecución de la independencia nacional para los pueblos y la... |
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Wildfire smoke and your health: Do you need to worry?
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Hazy, smoke-filled skies from the massive Carr wildfire and more than a dozen other large wildfires burning throughout California are causing poor air quality and health concerns.
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Key Take-aways From the 2019 HSC Chemistry Exam
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Produce a Resonant Sound with the Flute
How To : Produce a resonant sound with the flute
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Health experts have reassured British vapers following a severe respiratory illness that has killed at least five people and hospitalised many more in the US.
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September is officially National Preparedness Month, and it is no coincidence that this national awareness day happens to take place during peak hurricane season. As I am writing this, tropical storm Gordon is quickly approaching the Gulf Coast. Ev... |
Glyphosate: What it is, how it works, and what it’s really doing to your body
by Dr. David Minkoff August 30, 2018 9 min read 0 Comments
“Of the 1000 or so people I tested, 100% of them tested positive for glyphosate”
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Glyphosate, the active ingredient of the herbicide RoundUp, iseverywhere.
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The Crane Fly is a lawn-damaging insect that can attack all types of cool-season grasses found in the American Northwest, the Northeast and also parts of Michigan. Generally, it's only considered a lawn pest in the Northwest and as a nuisance in the other parts of the country.
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Narada is a Vedic sage who plays a prominent role in a number of Hindu texts, notably the Ramayana and the Bhagavata Purana. Narada is arguably ancient India’s most traveled sage with the ability to visit distant worlds and realms (Sanskrit lokas).
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The brain stem is located deep in the brain and leads to the spinal cord.
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Nepali Calendar
Nepali Calendar uses lunar months and solar sidereal year. The New Year is on 1st Baishakh (mid of April). It is approximately 56 years and 8½ months ahead of the Gregorian calendar (A.D).
Eastern Hindu lunar calendar is based on both the sun and the moon; it uses a solar year but divides it into 12 lu... |
Popularly known as the “city of nawabs” today Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. This city was called ‘the Constantinople of India’. With an extraordinary historical background Lucknow scores high as the place of worth visit.
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When companies use the term “going public”, it refers to making shares of the firm available for the general public to buy. “Going public” also refers to an initial public offering (IPO). An order to undertake an IPO, a business must go through an elaborate process requiring months and months of work and collaboration... |
Personal Saving
First, many people buy products spontaneously without planning to buy them in advance. That is, they buy a product or service, and decide to buy it, only immediately before they make the actual purchase. Most of us fall prey to unplanned spending every now and then. Retailers put a lot of effort to enc... |
Tower of London
The Tower of London is one of the UK’s famous historic castles and is located on the north bank of the River Thames in London. Its origins can be traced back to1066 and was part of the Norman Conquest of England. As a whole, the Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of... |
In August of 2017, Hurricane Harvey dumped several feet of rain on Houston, Texas, causing catastrophic flooding. Official responders didn’t have enough personnel or boats to rescue all the people trapped by the rising waters. So private citizens who owned small boats drove from all over Texas and beyond to help ferry ... |
First 4cast indications of Winter arriving in Australia
• 12th of May, 2019, forecast of cold air reaching into north Queensland.
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Temperature - cool air deep into the north.
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Spinning on the Drop Spindle, or Rock
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April 2006
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This booklet was written primarily for the members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a medieval-ambience social and educational group ( References to period mean... |
Neat Register Design to Avoid Races
As I see it, it is the fact that the processor cannot address small enough units atomically. The read-modify-write that was used to start the discussion in the Embedded Bridge #37 was needed in order to get the current state of a configuration register, change some setting that o... |
The Democratic primary explained
Who’s running in the 2020 Democratic primary and how do they work?
The Iowa caucuses are just around the corner and the race for who will be the Democrats’ next nominee is heating up. Given how much they oppose Trump, Democrats are particularly concerned with choosing a candidate who ... |
Tips for improving Korean essay writing
Master written language
This means practicing and getting comfortable with plain speech. Plain-style Korean, or 해라체, is used in books, newspapers, blogs — basically any form of writing where you’re not directly addressing someone else. For example, you’d use plain style to ... |
Conditioned Stimulus: Examples & Definition
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One morning, a car runs a red light and hits Jenny at a prominent intersection on her normal route. After that, every time she approaches the intersection, Jenny's hands begin to sweat and her heart races. Which of these is the conditioned stimulus in the ... |
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Meditation, yoga, tai chi and other practices often are mentioned in passing as being good for health. However, it is surprising how little medical research has been devoted to testing such claims. Perhaps equally surprising is that until ... |
Radiance distribution
To understand fully the underwater light field we need a detailed knowledge of the angular distribution of radiant flux at all depths. Some information on the angular structure of the field can be derived from the measurements of irradiance discussed above. Irradiance reflectance (R = Eu/Ed) is a... |
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The Pathophysiology of Perceived Social Isolation: Effects on Health and Mortality
Perceived social isolation (PSI) is a deficit in normal human social interaction, which has been associated with negative health outcomes. However, the precise mechanisms through which PSI influences hum... |
Everyone Needs To Stop Assuming Autonomous Vehicles Are Going To Be Safer Than Humans
Articles about how autonomous vehicles are almost here and how big a deal it’ll be aren’t exactly uncommon, but this one from a couple of days ago over at Interesting Engineering struck me in particular because it rehashes an idea th... |
The Gravity of our Situation
This year, the Montauk School joined the Resilient Schools Consortium or RiSC, a NOAA- and FEMA-funded climate program that helps students develop a better understanding of the science behind climate change, guides them through an investigation of the ways in which sea level rise and extre... |
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[3] Beethoven wrote the Moonlight Sonata in his early thirties, following he had concluded with a few commissioned get the job done; there is not any evidence that he was commissioned to write down this sonata.[3]
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Dark Matter
Photo credit TNG collaboration: Of all the mass energy in the universe, the particles comprising everything we’ve ever measured or observed directly—stars, planets, interstellar gas, all life on Earth — make up only 15% of the cosmic pie chart. The vast majority of the mass of the universe has only been ob... |
What is a phobia?
PhobiaA phobia is defined as an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations. It differs from other anxiety disorders in the fact that there is not an underlying anxiety present for all or most of the time, but only when the "trigger" or source o... |
Career College
Students must plan ahead and opt for an education program that will contribute towards their professional development in order to have a successful career. Recruitment trends have also influenced and improved the education system. Many institutions are developing programs that train students for specifi... |
Bowling Ten Pin
In its most rudimentary incarnation, bowling ten pin is simply the act of attempting to knock over pins by hurling a rounded object towards them. Hit the pins? Good. If not, try again.
The basic concept of bowling ten pin has been around since the days of the ancient Egyptians, and its no wonder why. ... |
Sex-Switching Frogs
Milana Bochkur Dratver | July 6, 2017
Sex-Switching Frogs
Has road salt ever saved you from slipping on ice? While the salt might have saved you from a fall, human interference in the natural habitat can lead to detrimental effects in our neighborhood animal populations. Researchers at the Yale S... |
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The history of Pakistan is the history of humanity itself. The land of Pakistan stands witness to the early journey of human beings (and other related hominin species) out of Africa. It... |
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January 3, 1431: Joan of Arc was committed to Church for punishment
On January 3, 1431, the French freedom loving heroine, who was sold in Luxemburg to the British due to the treason of pro-British French, was committed to Church fo... |
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The Picture Dictionary contains 63 worksheets for learners to color and collect. Each sheet covers a topic such as animals, objects, verbs, or rhymes, making it easy for teachers to prepare for lessons. Buy the whole book or select just the pages you need, using the ... |
What Really is Innovation
Apparently, this is a simple question.
Unfortunately, innovation is highly misunderstood word. In Google search, innovation shows up as lightbulbs, with spark in them.Commonly, innovation is perceived as the creative spark in the mind of genius—giving the impression that only genius innovate... |
I ask because Kleene mentions the possibility in Mathematical Logic, but I am not sure if he meant this as something he's aware of, or as a hypothetical possibility. I also enjoy the first part of Gensler's Introduction to Logic where he develops a simple formal calculus based on Aristotle's term logic where the WFF's ... |
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Kale is a super-popular vegetable and with good reason! There are also many varieties of kale. It is easy to grow, hardy, tasty, and a nutritional powerhouse. It comes from the Brassicaceae family and is related to cabbage.
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Hovmoller Diagrams
Hovmoller diagrams are great for displaying large amounts of data in a meaningful and understandable form. The image on the left graphical shows the El Nino signal in the equatorial Pacific (100 W to 140 E longitude) since 1986(click to enlarge). This is... |
The Symptoms and Causes of Hypersomnia
sleep options memory foam mattress, sleep options natural latex mattress, sleep options mattress,Hypersomnia is a disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness. It is a condition that is opposite to insomnia, in which people have trouble staying awake during the day. People who ... |
Mad Cow Regulations Still Outdated (en anglais seulement)
Nearly four months have passed since the discovery of a solitary case of mad cow disease threw Canada's beef business into turmoil, and what has changed? When it comes to the rules aimed at preventing the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy through tain... |
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Literary Birthday – 3 April – Washington Irving
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Transformer Cooling System:
Transformer Cooling System (Large Units) – Basically, there are two seats of losses in a transformer namely:
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El Salvador’s Metal-mining Ban
El Salvador’s Metal-mining Ban Guarantee Basic Rights and Responsibilities
In 2017, El Salvador became the first country to ban all activities of metal-mining within its borders. Mining metals is an intensive process that requires large amounts of water to extract the minerals. It also ... |
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The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, which put China’s first manned spacecraft onto the orbit early this month, is capable of launching modules of space stations in the future. Some facilities at the... |
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Study: Red Meat May Increase Risk for Breast Cancer According to a new study from scientists at Harvard University, eating red meat may lead to an increased risk for breast cancer. The research was published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Why did God tell the Jews to kill the Canaanites?
The book of Joshua presents most readers with a troubling question: how can a God of love command his followers to destroy an entire nation of people? The Canaanites had lived in their land for centuries before Joshua and his ... |
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No Screen Can Ever Replace Print
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From the static hissing one hears when placing a new record on the record player to the now instantaneous playback given by simply tapping the shuffle button on one’s phone. From shelves filled with a collection of books, each of their spines vying for room, to no... |
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This German Tiger I Ausf. E Heavy Tank panzerkampfwagen VI can be found at the French Tank Museum in Saumur in the Loire Valley. The Museum is called Musée des Blindés ou Association des Amis du Musée des Blindés, 1043, route de Fontevraud, 49400 Saumur, France . The word Blindés means armoured.
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From Romans to Muslims, several peoples left their mark in the Historic Villages of Portugal – forever defining a region that is unique and unparalleled in all the world.
The Romans were the first to occupy the territory of the Historic Villages of Portugal. Their legacy is still visible, especially in the Historic Vi... |
The Basics Of Geographic Restrictions
The term geographic restriction refers to the clever use of IP addresses to limit accessibility in specific web content. In modern information technology culture, geographic restrictions carry a lot of advantages but also a few inconveniences that can easily mute the value of the ... |
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Digital labor is a term that applies to the automation of tasks that are performed by computer applications. These tasks were formerly performed by humans. Digital labor can be used for data entry, for warehouse operations by a robot, or in call centers to solve... |
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What do businesses stand to gain from the use of latest generation electrical cables? How can this reduce their carbon footprint?
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GMOpigGM products have a long history of harmful biological reactions when ingested by humans and other animals. Studies done on rodents using GM crops often produced animals with advanced, terminal disease causing death in many. Despite this grizzly track record, both inside and outside the lab, government and corpora... |
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Editor’s Note: The Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker a Librarian at Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be contacted at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Jean Stuntz, Ph. D., teaches History at West Texas A&M University. Her research interests include, women and the law, women in the Texas Revolution, and women of th... |
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Philosophy of Culture(s)
Edward Demenchonok
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Leftovers from Scotch whisky distillation got another shot as nourishment for algae that scientists processed into a pet food ingredient. Algae grown on pot ale, a co-product of the liquor industry, could replace fish as a source of omega-3 fatty acids in both human and pet food, with potential ecological and economic ... |
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Skin cancer is by far the most common kind of cancer, and the head and neck are the most frequently affected areas of the body. The goals of skin cancer treatment are to remove the cancer and then restore the affected area so that ideally the scars are imperceptible.
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Image stabilization, explained: Inside the camera tech that keeps out the shakes
Camera shake can leave video viewers feeling like they just stepped off a roller coaster without the actual thrill of the drops and loops. And for still photographers, shake creates detail-obscuring blur. Image stabilization — whether it’... |
The Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostrus) shown here are from Three Sisters Spring, Crystal River, Florida. The warm water springs provide habitats for the manatee populations that migrate here each winter. The shots in blue water were taken inside the springs, the low viz shots in green water in the canal outside ... |
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Variations: Biasd Na Sgrogag, Biasd Na Grogaig (typo), Béist Na Sgrogaig, The Beast of the Lowering Horn
The Biasd Na Srogaig, the “Beast of the Lowering Horn”, is a unicorn or lake monster native to the lochs in the Scottish Isle of Skye. Other than a single large horn on its forehead, it had littl... |
With the new technology that has heated global conversations for over a year now, where can we put our developing nations? Are we truly ready for the changing world? How can we also take a grip of this newly produced technology to solve a problem of problems?
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Members of Arizona’s First Territorial Legislature, which met in late 1864, were collectively saluted for their teamwork and considerable accomplishments in establishing a firm foundation for future development. By contrast, after the Second Legislature met a year later, only one legislator was singled o... |
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John Benbow was born in March 1653 at Coton Hill in Shropshire, a village which is now a suburb of Shrewsbury. His father, who seems to have been a tanner, died when he was still young.
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It’s hard to pinpoint how many variants of poker there are around the world, and it’s as challenging to think about the history of the game. Some attribute its development to the French game poque while others suggest that the prototype of poker is the ancient Arabian game As-Nas. None of these has been proven. But one... |
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Big data = big finds: Clinical trial for deadly lung cancer launched by Stanford study
applesandorangesMy colleague Bruce Goldman has written elegantly here before about how large biological databases (a phenomenon commonly known as "big data") are a treasure trove of information - for those who know ... |
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