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A History of Cursing
From the Wall Street Journal (June 16 2004):
No one can prove whether our earliest ancestors swore, but it's dang likely.
Linguists have traced some of Americans' favorite four-letter words to the 11th century. Over the next 600 years, many other profane terms were incorporated into the lower-cl... |
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Sheep Found Smarter Than Other Animals, Maybe Some Humans Too
Sheep are not just 'sheep.': image via wikipedia.comSheep are not just 'sheep.': image via Recently a study was published in the science journal PLoS ONE in which genetically modified sheep were put to various discrimination tests, and their performance was... |
Suspended Animation Now Possible — Using Sewer Gas
Scientists have unlocked the secret of suspended animation, a state of "undeath" where the body's metabolism shuts down but all major organs continue to function. Hydrogen sulfide, also known as sewer gas, may be the miracle substance that finally allows humans to sta... |
The "unmeltable" weapon that could have changed the course of World War II
At some point during World War II, loony solutions to practical problems really started to shine. There were pigeon-guided missiles, shark repellent, and giant aircraft carriers made of ice. Well, almost. The ice aircraft carrier was a legitima... |
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Science and wasted money: Material source sought for spirituality
A British-led study, on which the Templeton Foundation was willing to waste L2 million pounds seeks to discover why people believe in God:
Justin Barrett, a psychologist who has been quoted in support of arguments by both the... |
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Stonehenge Had Neighboring, Wooden Twin—More to Come?
"It will completely change the way we think about the Stonehenge landscape."
Evidence of a timber henge, shown in an artist's reconstruction, has been found near Stonehenge.
Britain's Stonehenge once had a long-lost twin just a stone's throw away from the prehisto... |
Can Chimps Learn to Play Fair?
Win-win situation. In this video, chimps play the Ultimatum Game: a test of their sense of fairness.
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If you give a mouse a cookie, will it give you something back? Researchers have long wondered whether animals play fair. A new study in chimps sugg... |
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The Agile manifesto, Asperger's syndrome & high functioning autism
Since January my son has been going under an evaluation for autism. This has been a lot to come to terms with, but I'm on the road to acceptance. Right now we don't know where on the autism spectrum he is, but whatever happens he... |
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I never used JavaScript server side, actually I didn't even know that it would be used or useful there. Now that I found out that it is possible and there is a quite active community, I am wondering if there are some known drawbacks when used on the server side.
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How Jurassic Park changed the way movies are made forever
Here's a fascinating bit of film history: one of the most incredible moments in movie history wasn't in a movie at all but just a test shot for Jurassic Park. It's that test footage—of a T-Rex walking—that changed movies forever. It's that scene—simply called t... |
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The Fishing Corner — Taking a look at floats
Recently, I was asked to conduct a fishing clinic for a group of guys who come together annually at a camp to do some salmon fishing. Actually, I have been doing this for several years and when asked again, I wondered what might be a relevant topic. The director suggested I... |
Wild animal welfare is an aspect of conservation, which is often overlooked or misunderstood in Kenya, due partly to a lack of awareness and partly to a lack of resources.
TSAVO TRUST is initiating a programme specifically seeking to address the challenge of improving the standards and understanding of wild animal wel... |
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Size - Can grow 50 to 60 feet in height with a spread of about 2/3rds the height. Its shape is upright, with a rounded crown, spreading branches. Can be very fast growing, 3' or more per year is not uncommon.
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A new memorial in the US capital, dedicated to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, honours his contributions to the country's civil-rights movement.
Until the 1960s, black and white Americans were kept separate in public places - including schools and hotels.
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Why Low Blood Sugar Causes Panic/Anger Attacks
Hypoglycemia is a medical term for “low blood sugar”. The brain requires large amounts of glucose and oxygen for fuel. When the glucose level goes below a certain point, a hypoglycemic episode may occur. This can become almost any symptom up to and including coma and ev... |
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Violence in Movies, Games and Music
The entertainment media tend to create "mean-world syndrome," says Michael Rich, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. "It inflates the level of actual violence in the world. Young kids don't have the ability to di... |
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Africans in Brazil: Zumbi dos Palmares
Zumbi dos Palmares
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Zumbi dos Palmares was born free in the Palmares region of Brazil in the year 1655, the last of the military leaders of the Quilombo (Kimbundu word: "kilombo," of the North Mbundu Bantu language in Angola, meaning "warrior village or ... |
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The British Academy is hosting a one-day symposium on Caring for Nature: Sources and Conflicts of Modern Environmentalism. The symposium will take... |
Life Sciences: Year In Review 2011
Scientists sequenced the potato genome, discovered a new group of fungi, found what could be the most-primitive basal dinosaur, took away the title of “world’s oldest bird” from Archaeopteryx, and uncovered evidence that climate change was already altering the geographic ranges of ma... |
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Dealing With Underemployment Options When Unemployed
How to Find a Job FastThe term underemployment can have several meanings. Firstly, it could refer to a situation where someone with excellent qualifications finds themselves working in a position that required much less experience. Secondly, it could mean working in... |
This is another story that was too interesting to be ignored. Japanese scientists have developed something they are calling ‘hyper-paper’ that they plan on dropping from the International Space Station to Earth. The most interesting aspect of the story to me is the paper. It’s apparently heat resistant up to 200 celsiu... |
The debate of ranking hip hop's elite has been a constant battle among rap fans since the inception of the genre. Often times disagreements only lead to an increased loyalty to your favorite MC and a verbal spraying of insults towards your arguing opponent. But what if there was a way to scientifically prove that one a... |
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UK researchers are developing a computer tool able to read scientific literature, make connections between facts, and develop hypotheses. Particularly in the medical field, the rate of publication is... |
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The Knights of St. John, also known as the Knights Hospitaller were a medieval military order. They originally cared for sick and wounded pilgrims, but gradually developed, and became an autonomous order dedicated to fighting Muslims in the Crusades. ... |
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My daughter is 14 months old and has been sleeping through the night since she was 4 months old. Recently, she has started waking up at night and staying up for hours. She refuses to sleep or nap unless someone is patting her back. I know she is teething wit... |
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1. The musculomembranous partition between the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
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When the minerals sodium, potassium and calcium in your body don’t interact normally, they become huge risk factors for hypertension.
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Is Knitting Feminist?
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What do you think? If lots of women reclaim knitting, a traditionally female craft, will knitting be more esteemed? Will it improve women's lives or make men interested in taking ... |
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The similarities of music to language are very striking. While I fancy myself fluent in the latter (English, that is), I’m still very much a novice in the former.
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In this project, we designed a route planner to guide agricultural robots to farm fields. This algorithm was integrated with a google map application for ease of use.
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For the research, GM and its partners looked at the "human factors" of semi-autonomous vehicles. "The focus was on how people might change their behaviors from what they normally do when they drive cars," GM's Research Program Manager Jeremy Salinger tells Gizmag. "How people behave when they start experiencing vehic... |
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The Avro Lancaster was Bomber Command’s most famous bomber during World War Two. The Lancaster was used on many occasions on bombing raids in Germany, including the so-called ‘1000 Bomber’ raid on Cologne.
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Judaism: Be Remembered at the Right Time and in the Right Way
This week's dvar Torah is by Rabbi Daniel Mann, former Rosh Kollel and Ram (Gemara lecturer) at Eretz Chemda.
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Wondering how much do nurses make? The average wage for a nurse was $62,500 in May 2008. However, there are many factors that determine how much money a nurse can earn. Read on to learn how much money you can make as a nurse.
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The Clarno Formation
Outcropping widely throughout central Oregon (pictured here), the Early to Middle Eocene aged Clarno Formation includes around 1800 m of deposits. It consists of both volcanic rocks and volcanogenic sedimentary rocks, ranging in age from approximately 54 to 39 Ma. The Clarno Form... |
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Dr. Oz is back, but not in his usual blue scrubs. Instead, he's dressed in pink— in honor of Jessica Seinfeld's book Deceptively Delicious—to talk about what our kids are eating.
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Though lobster is a delicacy that scores of people enjoy, the average person is probably not terribly knowledgeable about this large marine crustacean. Most of us simply order it at a fine restaurant or pick one up at the supermarket or seafood store, hoping that we get a good specimen full of plenty of sweet, white me... |
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A Soviet murderer who repented.
A Soviet murderer who repented.
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In the late 1990s, farming models known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) began committing a series of egregious environmental violations in the idyllic family farming community of Lenawee County, Michigan. With up to a million heads of livestock under their cover–which sometimes create enough excrement... |
After the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, some have asked whether the West hadn’t sown the seeds of its own destruction. That’s not a new idea: A hundred years ago, Robert W. Coles wrote a novel called The Struggle for Empire in which Anglo-Saxons conquer the world by destroying or absorbing all other rac... |
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UNHCR helps female returnees regain financial autonomy in Somaliland
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Athenian Democracy: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Athenian Democracy: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
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If you've ever become so frustrated with someone or something that you feel like you're at the end of your rope, you have experienced exasperation. You are fed up!
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French military surgeon, born July 8, 1766, Baudéan, Hautes-Pyrenées; died July 25, 1842, Lyons.
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Tonight I thought we'd take a look at a few views of Earth from space, but not focusing on the usual suspects, which of course, are clouds. These days, satellites are used for so much more.
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Protective clothing is assessed with precisely calibrated force using knife, spike or hypodermic-needle attacks (different safety standards apply to each). Spikes (“shivs”) are common weapons in prisons and their narrow cross section gives them more penetrating power than blades. The tester can... |
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Food was so simple when we were kids—we ate when we were hungry and stopped when we were full. (Ever catch your 5-year-old daughter tossing her half-eaten doughnut in the garbage because she's had enough? What a concept!)
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1. Thoroughly dried out
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Last October, I got the chance to participate in an international youth conference where the second among the four agendas (one, Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS); two, Situation in the Korean Peninsula; three, Links between Transnational Terrorism and Organized Crime; and four, Maritime Piracy) had a f... |
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Ah, the Fake Book. An essential tool for the gigging musician and for decades the bane of the publishing industry. The Fake Book, in case you're not familiar with it, is basically the simplest version of sheet music available. It is a collection of songs written with only the melody, lyrics and cho... |
Introduction to Art/Painting I
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Paints are made from a pigment, and a binder. Binder is relatively cheap, while pigment is much more expensive. Pigments are a colored powder, made from organic or inorganic materials. (This ... |
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Unit cell of the diamond cubic crystal structure
Rotating model of the diamond cubic crystal structure
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From Old Portuguese -eiro, from Latin -ārius and -ārium.
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