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Critical rationalism is an epistemological philosophy advanced by Karl Raimund Popper, which is a logical generalization of his approach to science, falsificationism. Popper wrote about critical rationalism in his works, The Open Society and its Enemies... |
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The Psychobiology of Pain
At its worst, acute pain can be unimaginably intense and stressful, and chronic pain can wreck havoc on a person's quality of life. Because pain is such a universal problem Traditional Chinese medical practitioners de... |
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The mixture of cement and aggregate is an ancient building material. Add a good dose of slave labour and it's possible to have the Romans' astounding civil engineering and... |
A serious infection of the nervous system, usually transmitted in saliva from a bite by an infected animal
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Tooth Decay in children is one of the common tooth related problems. In Dental decay, small holes or cavities form on the outer surface of the teeth. These cavities or the holes are usually formed due to the collapse of the hard d... |
Europeans Bring Diseases
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Whenever Europeans encountered Indians, the Indians were inoculated with European microbes -- if only by breathing on them -- and often the result was disastrous. Native North Americans had no natural immunities to such common European afflictions as smallpox, measles and influe... |
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Tonsil stones, or tonsilloliths, are caused when anaerobic bacteria and other debris, including dead white blood cells and mucous from post-nasal drip, accumulate in the tonsils in tiny pockets c... |
Design a circuit to add two 2-bit numbers using a 7483 4-bit adder. Use 2 switches on the designer to input 1 value and 2 other switches to input the other value.
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Metropolitan Research, Inc., a consumer research organization, conducts surveys designed to evaluate a wide variety of products and services available to consumers. In one particular study, Metropolitan looked at consumer satisfaction with the performance of automobiles produced by a major Detroit manufacturer. A quest... |
A square coil (28.0cm x 28.0cm) that consists of 200 turns of wire rotates about a vertical axis at 2100 rev/min, as indicated in the figure below. The horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field at the location of the coil is 2.60 x 10^(-5) T. Calculate the maximum emf induced in the coil by this field.
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Pipe Dreams: America's Fluoride Controversy
Three satyrs wreak dental havoc in a Dutch caricature of tooth decay.
Three satyrs wreak dental havoc in a Dutch caricature of tooth decay. National Library of Medicine.
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Winter is the fruit grower's season. Late January is when deciduous temperate fruits such as pears, grapes and blackberries have lost their leaves and are best moved, and late February is when more tender subtropicals such as oranges and figs have reduced freeze danger and can be transplanted best.
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Echo sounding is the key method scientists use to map the seafloor today. The technique, first used by German scientists in the early 20th century, uses sound waves bounced off the ocean bottom.
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Environmentalists adore James Cameron for his environmental activism and for making “Avatar”, the eco film that got the world talking about how we use and abuse our planet.
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Public Release: Distance to nearest galaxy measured
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Pasadena, CA-- A team of astronomers including Carnegie's Ian Thompson have managed to improve the measurement of the distance to our nearest neighbor galaxy and, in the process, refine an astronomical calculation that helps measure the expansi... |
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How can you tell if a loved one with schizophrenia is able to live by himself, or if he should move back in with family?
In general, independence and self-sufficiency can be fostered to the extent that patients can manage it, but isolation should be avoided. It is good for all people, includ... |
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The Syrian Arab Republic suffers from limited rainfall and scarcity of water resources, but despite these difficult conditions, agricultural production has increased notably during the last decades. Syria is a middle-income country.
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Imagine an organization”a bowling league, say, formed by a group of people who get together simply because they like to bowl. And imagine that, over time, the demands and rewards of being the organizers of a bowling league begin to grow, particularly as the members are drawn into organizing leagues for other sports: ba... |
Make Money in Technology -- It's Your Call
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Stability in Afghanistan: The Challenges to Security
The survival of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of western troops by 2014 is an issue that is being highly discussed around the world. The debate that arises from here is whether the process of peace building has reached a stage where the American forces and the IS... |
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101 Fly Fishing Tips for Beginners
Most of the rods on the market today are designed to allow you to feel when a fish bites.
The shaft of the rod is called a "blank" and when the rod is first manufactured the blank is
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In February and March of 2001 brtual violence erupted between the Dayak and Madurese on the island of Borneo, causing thousands of Madurese to flee the island. Approximately 500 deaths occured, with Indonesian security forces unable to contain the worst of the violence.
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The history of fortune cookies dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries when China was occupied by the Mongols.
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What is Animal Communication?
communicating with horseAnimal communication is telepathic communication. It can also be described as deepened intuition. All of us have intuitive capabilities, which we are aware of in day to day life, and these can be developed and expanded to become telepathic communication. At one tim... |
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The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek (1830), signed on September 27, 1830, was the first removal treaty negotiated after the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. By the terms of the treaty, the Choctaw Nation signed a... |
How to Troubleshoot Milky Hot Water
Troubleshooting milky hot water problem. Milky or cloudy look from your heater is not harmful and has no health concerns, but might have an unpleasant look.
The first question before trying to do any repairs is to ask yourself, why hot water is milky and has the cloudy appearance?
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Olympic fever is about to descend. The 2012 opening ceremonies on Friday will kick off 17 days packed with 3,147 events and 304 gold medals.
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New dynamic tests of seats and head restraints in cars: Few seat/head restraint combinations do a good job of protecting people from neck injury in rear-end crashes; most are rated poor
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Accounting Control
DEFINITION of 'Accounting Control'
Methods and procedures that are implemented by a firm to help ensure the validity and accuracy of its own financial statements. The accounting controls do not ensure compliance with laws and regulations, but rather are designed to help a company comply.
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IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007
Climate Change 2007: Working Group III: Mitigation of Climate Change
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Gaps in knowledge refer to two aspects of climate change mitigation:
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Metabolism describes the burning of calories that the body converts to the energy it needs to function. The three main ways the body burns calories are: resting metabolic rate (RMR), the thermic effect of food and physical activity. RMR is the number of calories we burn to maintain our bodily functions. This is measure... |
The History of Pearl Harbor
You may have seen the Hollywood movie starring Ben Affleck and Josh Harnett in 2001 about Pearl Harbor, but how much do you actually know about the this important moment in American history? Get the real facts and figures of the attack that officially involved the United States in World War... |
H.K.H. Kronprinsessan Victorias tal vid Nobel Laureate Symposium vid Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien tisdagen den 17 maj, 2011
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"A call from Stockholm" This was stated in the invitation to this, 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability. This is not a local call. This is a long distanc... |
Emergency Preparedness requires attention to steps that increase preparedness for any type of hazard.
In the wake of recent hurricanes, tornados, acts of terrorism and the threat of pandemic influenza, the possibility of a public health emergency is real. Taking actions to be prepared for unexpected events helps peopl... |
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Origin: port side, from PORT1; because it was the side from which ships were unloaded.
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Indiana's Crusade for the Perfect Female, or, Why We Go Grail-Hunting
Mary Jones
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When I was ten, my mother took us to see Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It was the first time I had heard of the Holy Grail, and I was sucked in by the story of the swashbuckling archaeologist who searches for Christ's sacred ... |
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Women in the Bible
In the Bible, women are sometimes portrayed as men's equals and other times, as men's subordinates--or property.
Reprinted with permission of The Continuum International Publishing Group from
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The Hebrew Bible is a composite document containing a variety of types of lit... |
In 1998, when Jenny Burgess arrived in San Antonio from England, she found a different attitude than that in her homeland, where most doors had cat flaps and indoor-only cats were unheard of.
She joined local efforts caring for cats after she found a stray living under the building where she worked.
Her group tried t... |
Greek - Son of Thestius. Brother of Althaea and Toxeus. He was one of the party hunting the Calydonian boar and objected when the pelt was awarded to Atalanta. For this, both he and his brother Toxeus were killed by Meleager. Also commonly identified as Plexippus.
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Disappearance of the Historic Ship Tijger
The reconstructed Onrust, built to help celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first Dutch exploration of the Hudson River.
Linda Bobar, New Netherland Routes, Inc.
Most modern cities were created over centuries. Beginning with shacks and dusty footpaths, they have evolved... |
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Marble statue of Trajan at Colonia
Ulpia Traiana (modern Xanten).
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August 9, 117
Full name Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus
Born September 18, 53
Died August 9, 117
Buried Rome (ashes in foot
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Successor Hadrian
Issue Hadrian (a... |
Interview Podcast with George Miller
Interview Podcast with George Miller
Saturday, 20 March 2010
The Ethical Dog
A number of primatologists and comparative cognitive psychologists verge on being almost irritating in their claims for the origins of human moral behaviour in non-human primates but in thi... |
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This trivium (Latin for a place where three roads meet), at the juncture of Cabrini Boulevard, Pinehurst Avenue, and West 187th Street, is named for Dr. Charles V. Paterno (1877-1946), the pers... |
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Identical forces move prices of oil and oranges
Bob Tippee
The price of oranges is about to triple in the US, and nobody's complaining.
After all, complaining can't change anything. Freezing weather in California and other citrus-growing areas has damaged winter crops. Shortage looms.
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Mr. Maynard worked on his mother's farm, studied nature from his earliest youth, and by his hard work and investigations has become recognized as one of the leading Naturalists of New England. Birds and Butterflies have la... |
Jobs Watch: Burn wood not coal
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A more compelling possibility involves Oregon’s most abundant natural resource: wood. Coal plants have been burning increasing amounts of wood in Europe for years, creating a boom in the wood pellet industry. A whopping 76 new ... |
Ownership Flag
This article is part of the O&P Wiki.
1. History
2. Collar designs
3. Slave and ownership collars
4. Other use of collars
5. See also
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The traditional collar is a neck band, normally in leather, metal or rubber. Collars can vary widely - from the decorative to the purely... |
Legal Issues in Photographing People
by Bernard W. Gerdelman
Many articles attempt to establish general rules pertaining to the circumstances under which people may be photographed without liability to the photographer. However, few discuss the underlying legal theories supporting those rules. A constructive discussi... |
Symptoms of Schizophrenia
What are the initial symptoms of schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia often begins with psychosis, or a “break with reality.” (The word “psychosis” means a defective or lost contact with reality.) When a person is psychotic, they usually cannot tell whether their perceptions, thoughts and beliefs ar... |
Alaskan Caribou Massacre Exposes Cultural Divide
Sometimes I use Al’s Morning Meeting to help you find stories you can localize for your audiences. But sometimes I want to explore how newsrooms cover difficult stories.
Point Hope, Alaska, is 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle. The nearest town of any size is Barro... |
Global Scan
Want to buy toilet paper? In Venezuela, that will require your fingerprints
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A customer uses a mobile phone while sitting inside a shopping trolley next to children at a state-run Bicentenario supermarket in Caracas May 2, 2014.
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Venezuela is a country that str... |
Short-Circuit Current
The short-circuit current is the current through the solar cell when the voltage across the solar cell is zero (i.e., when the solar cell is short circuited). Usually written as ISC, the short-circuit current is shown on the IV curve below.
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IV curve of a solar cell showing the short-ci... |
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• Since the included minerals, liquids, and gases are well protected from chemical alteration, quartz inclusions open a window to the past to the scientist. Many crystals carry inclusions, but quartz has a simple chemical composition and... |
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What Makes a Great Wind Turbine for Distributed Applications?
When investing considerable resources in a distributed wind energy project, doesn’t it make sense to at least evaluate the minimum criteria?
Let’s start with this list:
• Good Value
• Quiet
• Attractive
• Durable
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Mike Riddle's Prehistoric AutoCAD
Seriously modern drawing board
Evan Yares writes: "This is a photo of the INTERACT CAD system, circa 1978. The hardware is an S-100 computer with dual 8" floppy drives, and a 640x480 pixel graphics board. Input is through a Houston Instruments digitizer and a Televideo terminal. ... |
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Renal Cancer: Protein Triggers A Snowball Effect
November 2, 2009
ETH Zurich
If a certain protein is missing in kidney cells, fatal cell division errors arise, which can finally lead to genetically unstable cells and to renal cancer. Researchers have tracked down the phenomeno... |
Efficient Weed Control
IMG_0893June brings fast and furious growth to all garden plants--including weeds. If there is one month of the season to make weed control a priority, it's June. Many crops--especially those that have been direct sown--are still too small to be able to compete effectively with neighboring weeds... |
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Meditation is the new yoga. Katy Perry does it. So does Oprah. The only thing this trend’s missing is a super-pricey brand of clothing designed to allow freer, more-relaxed movement of your mind. (And yes, you should jump on that idea, stat.)
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Evolution of lactose tolerance: Why do humans keep drinking milk?
The Mysterious, Mutant, Civilizing Power of Milk
What makes humans human.
Oct. 23 2012 8:20 AM
The Most Spectacular Mutation in Recent Human History
How did milk help found Western civilization?
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The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
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Biographical and Historical Background
Niccolò Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469, in Florence, Italy, and passed his childhood peacefully, receiving the humanistic education customary for young men of the Renaissance middle class. He also sp... |
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This American Life: A Cultural Perspective
Robin Rhodes-Crowell
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Incontinence: A Fairly Common Problem
Millions of Americans suffer from chronic urinary incontinence, according to a study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. A large percentage of those with incontinence severely limit their interaction with other people to avoid embarrassment, and most do not even dis... |
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North Korea goes to the polls - with only one candidate to choose from
On March 9, North Koreans will hold a general election. But why does North Korea have a vote and what do its citizens understand by democracy?
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We are sitting in an airport transit lounge with time to kill between flights, and you ask me what we can do to entertain ourselves. I hold up an old dictionary. This is the second edition of the Penguin English Dictionary, dated 1976, I say. It is almost the last P... |
This is not just a building, it is a community
Morville is a typical small Shropshire village. Opposite the church and to the side of the pub is a row of tall green railings guarding a Victorian building, the home to Morville C of E primary school. For more than 150 years it has remained pretty much unnoticed. But las... |
Polish up on your Polish posters
The state-owned nature of the film industry in Poland meant that its poster makers were freed up from the usual constraints - with extraordinary results
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The Ingredient You Should Use More Often
We're all used to seasoning our food with salt and pepper. You see instructions for such in most recipes you come across. And maybe you've even gotten used to your favorite blend of herbs and spices. But there's another ingredient that could brighten up most of your recipes thi... |
The rule in Kafka’s Metamorphosis is not only that it’s possible to turn into a bug but that Gregor Samsa, the bug/man himself, will accept that fact without curiosity. It’s easy to forget that there are other ways to tell a story in which such a transformation is possible. The bug/man might become a celebrity, or he m... |
US air force, Boeing press on with alternative jet fuel tests
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Imagine stepping outside and finding a dragonfly with a two and a half-foot wingspan.
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Place:Borrowby (near Thirsk), North Riding of Yorkshire, England
NameBorrowby (near Thirsk)
Alt namesBorrowby
TypeVillage, Civil parish
Coordinates54.297°N 1.343°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England
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There are many great poems in the world, although a lot of them are hard to understand. Do you ever wonder if by knowing how to understand the poem, it might change your life? Or they might just remind you of a very sensitive memory
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The babbling people
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The story of the Tower of Babel actually fits in between Noah’s death and Abram’s beginning. The story takes place over a long span of time. We have already seen the division of “clans” and “languages” in chapter 10.
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Noun: adolescent ,a-du'le-s(u)nt
1. A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- stripling, teenager, teen
Adjective: adolescent ,a-du'le-s(u)nt
1. Relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
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Noun: Colossus of Rhodes
1. A huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbour entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake
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Computer program predicts how bacteria will evolve
Rather than wait for bacteria to develop resistance to new drugs, researchers have created a computer program that puts them on the offense. The algorithm can predict the next move of harmful bacteria -- before it happens.
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Recognizing job burnout
October 13, 2008
How did it come to this?
The road to job burnout can start quickly, even on the first day of a new job - provided certain factors are present and begin to manifest.
The Mayo Clinic lists the following conditions that can lead to burnou... |
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