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You can protect yourself from flood hazards by taking measures to ensure the safety of life and property before, during, and after a flood occurs.
Do not drive through flowing water
Each year more deaths occur due to flooding than thunderstorms related hazard. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention report that o... |
Solar energy conversion system
A solar energy conversion system (SECS), or solar energy harvester are general terms that could be used for any machine that, powered by solar energy, either generates energy that can be used to directly heat a fluid or gas (passive solar) or generate electricity (PV, CPV, PETE, ...). The... |
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A recent post at Bones Don’t Lie inspired me to pull this out of my file of prepared posts. I promise my patient readers that my next post will have both books and swords in it.
Like Herodotus and Hellanicus, Thucydides also specified certain intervals of years from the Fall of Troy (eg. for the Return of the Heraclids... |
What is Cupping?
Traditional Chinese medicine brings to mind acupuncture and the use of natural herbs as healing remedies. Cupping is a lesser-known treatment that is also part of Oriental medicine, one that can provide an especially pleasant experience. Originally, practitioners would use hollowed-out animal horns for... |
Our Rainbow of Education provides the littlest ones, ages 1-6, with quality early learning and childhood development. Overwhelming evidence has demonstrated that play is one of the most essential ways in which children gain essential knowledge and skills in their formative years.
In a safe learning space, with a maximu... |
Smoking Affects Mental Abilities
Older adults who smoke lose their mental faculties more quickly than those who don't smoke, according to research published in 2004 in the journal Neurology. The study looked at 9,000 elderly smokers and found that their cognitive abilities declined five times as quickly as nonsmokers. ... |
After 18 days of protest, the 30-year regime of Egypt’s ageing President, Hosni Mubarak, came to an end on the evening of 11 February 2011.
The roots of the revolution lay with a small group of educated internet bloggers, who used Facebook and Twitter to publicise their grievances in the face of severe censorship of th... |
Triennial Meeting of The Conference on the History of Women Religious
Religion and Philosophy
Wars past, present, and future have shaped the development of the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary. Mother Basilea Schlink wrote that her sisterhood was “a child of the last war,” referring to the Second World War. Her vision fo... |
The word from the nutritionist
The Mediterranean diet, a world heritage
On 17 November 2010 UNESCO registered the Mediterranean diet in the list of the immaterial world heritages.
The word ‘diet’ derives from the Old Greek term ‘diaita’ meaning ‘lifestyle’; it goes indeed beyond the simple concept of food and indicates... |
In this historic photo from the U.S. space agency is pictured a 1969 concept of a space station. The station was to rotate on its central axis to produce artificial gravity.
The majority of early space station concepts created artificial gravity one way or another in order to simulate a more natural or familiar environ... |
UK Food Law defines a natural flavor as:
|“||a flavouring substance (or flavouring substances) which is (or are) obtained, by physical, enzymatic or microbiological processes, from material of vegetable or animal origin which material is either raw or has been subjected to a process normally used in preparing food for ... |
The Truth about Pet Overpopulation
- 5 to 7 million companion animals enter shelters each year nationwide (2)
- 3 to 4 million of those animals are euthanized (60% of dogs and 70% of cats). These are national estimates and the percentage of euthanasia can very from state to state (2)
- 25% of dogs that enter local shel... |
SBS World News just announced a news flash that Iran claims to have launched a space rocket. They said no other details were available.
See Update 4 – they didn’t it turns out..
Radio Javan has the following:
According to the head of the Iranian Aerospace Research Institute, the first Iranian space rocket has been succ... |
Appendix K – Researching School Improvement Strategies
Use this worksheet to document effective strategies/interventions, practices, and related activities that may support each school improvement goal.
Research Summary: In this goal area, what does the research say are successful and effective practices?
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The cartoons provided on this post can be used to open space for students to think critically about and understand local racialized contexts and white privilege. Both of the cartoons highlight the 'myth of meritocracy' or the false belief that there is equal opportunity if one works hard enough. The cartoons also demon... |
Definition of Cohort study
Cohort study: A study in which a particular outcome, such as death from a heart attack, is compared in groups of people who are alike in most ways but differ by a certain characteristic, such as smoking. See also: Cohort.Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
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Photometric searches (II): 2MASS near-infrared data and optical counterparts
3. The `Static' M-dwarf sample: Optical Detections and Near-infrared Photometric
The M dwarf sample described in the previous section includes nearby stars with proper motions that are sufficient to produce a >6 arcsecond offset between the 2M... |
The Total-field/Scattered-field (TF/SF) technique results from attempts to realize any
tilting plan-wave source that avoids the difficulties caused by using either the hard
source or the boundary conditions. 2D TF/SF is a special type of formula that
generates a wave in the enclosed rectangular surface. Inside the rect... |
The Spider was designed to mutilate a woman's breasts. The spider is nothing but a variation of the famous breast ripper, though the spider is believed to be more painful.
The spider was usually chained to the wall - the claws were usually heated before being fixed to the woman's breasts. The torturer just had to pull ... |
Tanana River Watershed
Alaska Boreal Forest Council and GW Scientific
The following pictures are of Whitestone Creek, which flows adjacent to the Delta River and then enters the Tanana River on the south side just downstream of the confluence of the Tanana and Delta rivers. Data from recent creek surveys and the data c... |
The almost mythical snow leopard (Panthera uncia syn. Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. With its distinctive white fur with black spots, the snow leopard is well adapted to and camouflaged in their natural habitat. It is known as "Ghost of the Mountains" by the local v... |
Empathy RHS Rootgrow (Mycorrhizal Fungi)
This is the first and currently the only plant or soil treatment to be licensed by The Royal Horticultural Society.
- RHS Gardeners find plants treated with Rootgrow
- Have superior plant establishment with better natural vigour
- Overcome re-plant problems more successfully
- H... |
Apert syndrome is a genetic disease in which the seams between the skull bones close earlier than normal. This affects the shape of the head and face.
Apert syndrome can be passed down through families (inherited). The syndrome is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, which means that only one parent needs to pass ... |
Nicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae) that constitutes approximately 0.6–3.0% of dry weight of tobacco, with biosynthesis taking place in the roots and accumulation occurring in the leaves. It functions as an antiherbivore chemical with particular specificity to insects; therefor... |
Describe rigorous methods to determine for natural gas and natural gas mixtures: 1) The maximum temperature above which liquid cannot be formed, regardless of pressure. 2) The temperature, at a given pressure, at which the hydrocarbon components will start to condense out of the gaseous phase. 3) The ratio of the densi... |
This week's New York Times Science section surveys research on how expressing gratitude -- by doing such things as keeping a journal of things you have appreciated, or by doing something nice for someone else -- can have a beneficial impact on how people view themselves and others.
It reminds us of an ad we have seen o... |
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 142,994 pages of information and 229,205 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
John Breedon Everard (1845-1923), civil engineer of Leicest... |
Here in the Northern part of the country Fall is in the air. It is a great time of year with warm days and cool nights. Being Fall it also means a whole new batch of goodies from the garden will be ready soon. One of the most popular crops is Pumpkins. They are easy to grow and come in all sorts of colors and sizes.
He... |
The 3rd Dynasty Step Pyramid at Saqqara is currently undergoing important restoration work.
The Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser), or step pyramid is an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by his vizier Imhotep, during the 27th c... |
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1. A model system to study why sea fans are suddenly becoming infected in large numbers and the relation of this to warming of the seas and global climate warming. Links between the two are thought to be strong - see this paper.
2. Some sea fans did not become infected and this ... |
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Subfamily Lanuginellinae — A sponge filmed by a NOAA ROV in Hawaii’s Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument was over 3.5 m (11.5 ft) long and 2.0 m (6.6 ft) wide. The colony was found at a depth of 2,134 m (7,000 ft) in 2015.
Specimens of the barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) ... |
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Archaeology & History
A little-known early christian relic found in the driveway to East Riddlesden Hall was saved and propped up in the stable floor at the back. In 1984 however, the National Trust got round to moving it and bringing the relic to greater public attention by puttin... |
Topographic maps are drawn to true north (North Pole), which is indicated by the grid lines on the map. However, a compass will always point to magnetic north, which is in the Hudson Bay area. The difference between true north and magnetic north is called “declination.”
When true north and magnetic north are aligned, y... |
Docker is having a client-server architecture. The Docker client talks to the Docker daemon. Docker daemon helps in building, running, and distributing your Docker containers. The Docker client and daemon can co-exist on the same system or on different systems. This client-daemon connection is done via REST API.
The Do... |
GREEN COMET APPROACHES EARTH: A small comet named "45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova" (45P for short) is approaching Earth. At closest approach on Feb. 11th, the comet will be 7.4 million miles from our planet, visible in binoculars and small telescopes. This is what it looks like:
Michael Jäger of Stixendorf, Austria, took ... |
Elizabeth Fry, née Gurney, (born May 21, 1780, Norwich, Norfolk, Eng.—died Oct. 12, 1845, Ramsgate, Kent), British Quaker philanthropist and one of the chief promoters of prison reform in Europe. She also helped to improve the British hospital system and the treatment of the insane.
The daughter of a wealthy Quaker ban... |
The earliest sources of European artistic velvet's were Lucca, Genoa, Florence and Venice, which continued to send out rich velvet textures. Later, the art was taken up by Flemish weavers, and in the sixteenth century, Bruges attained a reputation for velvet's that were not inferior to those of the great Italian cities... |
Mental illnesses are health conditions that affect a person’s health and wellbeing. Many people in Colorado live with a mental illness. In fact, 3 in 10 Coloradans are in need of mental health or substance use disorder care (1.5 million people). Similar to other health conditions such as diabetes, cancer, and heart dis... |
These two words are ‘Manager’ and ‘Leader’.
Using the example of a sports team to explain:
- the person installed as Captain may not be a leader i.e. if the Coach has got the wrong (wo)man for the job; however
- many players may lead, despite not being bestowed with the role of Captain.
One is a hierarchical/ formal ro... |
29 Feb amnesia
Forgetting what we once remembered, often in bulk. Amnesia is usually associated with some traumatic event in which the memory-access mechanism of the brain is damaged. It doesn’t typically mean that the memory has been “erased,” just that one can no longer read it. There are many documented instances of... |
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In APA style, a figure is any visualization of data, such as a graph or illustration, that is not a table. Refer to APA 7, Chapter 7 for more information on formatting figures, or take a look at the Writing Center's webpage on Tables and Figures wit... |
Cross-sectional comparisons of athletes and nonathletes and of active and inactive occupations do not support the hypothesis that habitual physical activity protects against hypertension. However, more powerful cohort studies tend to support the hypothesis but indicate that the effect, if any, is not great. Conditionin... |
UPDATED Sight Word Songs
Sight word time is a favorite in our class. We grab our instruments, dance, and sing around the room and sometimes down the hall! Copy the poems and arrange in a three ring binder, print out the black and white sight word cards and attach to a book ring for added practice, and use the color sig... |
Java toDegrees() method with Example
The java.lang.Math.toDegrees() is used to convert an angle measured in radians to an approximately equivalent angle measured in degrees.
Note: The conversion from radians to degrees is generally inexact; users should not expect cos(toRadians(90.0)) to exactly equal 0.0.
public stati... |
Indian jewelry art is at times divided into three kinds – temple jewelry, spiritual jewelry and bridal jewelry. Temple jewelry was the jewelry used to adorn the idols of Gods and Goddesses. The statues In India were ornamented with chunky necklaces that were either strung with beads or crafted with intricate filigree. ... |
China has the largest tungsten reserve and tungsten output whose reserve are four times of other countries in the world, tungsten ore was found early 10th century and was called "heavy stones" at that time. Tungsten ore in China is mainly located in the Sanjiang tungsten tin metallogenic belt,West Qinling-Qilianshan me... |
High power superconductor cables take up much less space and conduct energy more efficiently, making them ideal for use in power grids.
They will also offer a more effective method for collecting energy from renewable sources like solar power and wind energy.
Superconducting wires can be used for energy storage and can... |
Is the current German de-industrialization similar to the British case of the 1870-1914 period? Similarities and Differences
Globalization is a phenomenon, which has different influence on national economies. Thus, some national economies have benefited (i.e. winners), while others have experienced a harmful outcome (i... |
Common name: Tapioca, Cassava, Manioc
Tapioca or Cassava used to be part of the staple diet of lower and middle income groups of people in Kerala, India. It’s the third largest source of carbohydrates after rice and maize. Tapioca is mainly eaten in boiled form, but is also deep fried to make yummy tapioca chips. It co... |
Greatest Architecture Of The Middle Ages: The Taj Mahal
Located in Agra, India, the Taj Mahal is a stunning white marble mausoleum. It was erected in 1632 by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz, and is considered the greatest symbol of love in history. The stunning sandstone building boasts domes and... |
If you took a survey asking which dinosaur people would most like to see in modern times, the answer would probably be the flying reptile (yes, it’s not really a dinosaur) known as the pterosaur. A video taken recently in Boise, Idaho, shows what looks like a pterosaur soaring across the sky. Have millions of wishes co... |
Welcome to Music
S1& S2 Music Course.
The S1 and S2 Music course provide pupils with a broad understanding and a solid foundation in Music through Performance, Understanding and Composition. Pupils will be expected to build upon and develop the fundamentals of Music in these elements throughout the course.
Through Musi... |
“Fukagawa is a maze of narrow streets, chiefly inhabited by the lower trading and artisan classes, and offers little for the sightseer. The district, situated between the temple of Hachiman and that of Susaki-no-Benten, is noted for its trade in lumber, the town here being intersected bu numerous canals communicating w... |
The Maryhill Museum located near Goldendale, Washington, has a display of Plateau stone artifacts. The Plateau Culture Area is the area between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountains in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, and Western Montana. From north to south it runs from the Fraser River in the nort... |
Memorial Project„Biographical Memorial Book of the Jews of Bad Kissingen during the Nazi regime"
Up to the year 1942 when the last of the Jews of Kissingen were deported to Krasniczyn and Theresienstadt there had been a great and lively Jewish community whose roots could be followed down to the Middle Ages. Within few ... |
To Teach and How to Teach the Holocaust: That Is the Question
The International Journal of Humanities Education
Although facts about the Holocaust are generally known, many adults find it difficult to convey this information to children, as it is often considered too disturbing for them (Epstein, Andrews, Gray & Maws 2... |
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO HELP PREVENT FIP?
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Avoid stress and overcrowding. Keep cats in small, separate groups. Consider isolating kittens from a mother cat at weaning to avoid exposure to the virus. Don't mix very young kittens w... |
intends to continue lowering its carbon intensity, i.e., the amount of CO2 emitted for each US$ of gross domestic product ( China GDP) that the economy produces.
- The goal is to reduce the carbon intensity by 40-45% below the 2005 value by 2020. Averaged over this 15-year period, this corresponds to a reduction of 2.7... |
Play with words
Drag the letters to make up the word matching the
picture. The word is pronounced at first, and anytime touching the
picture. Letters are pronounced when touched. When the word is
completed, it is spelled and then pronounced.
Different difficult levels can be set disabling the visual hint (the
correct l... |
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Above is a fun photo of General Electric’s Mechanical Hands, which were on display at the 1948 Golden Jubilee Exposition at Grand Central Palace in New York City. A press release describes how a technician used the hands to successfully light a model’s cigarette. To make the hands appear t... |
1.4 Deciding on a title for your thesis
Your title sets the tone for your thesis as a whole. It’s also a quick way to show your understanding of the topic, and hopefully get your marker on side in the process.
Just like the conclusion, the title itself is part of the rhetoric of persuasion that critical writing is all ... |
Tale of Two Cities Characters
It has been noted that Charles Dickens 1859 novel about the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities, has fewer characters than is typical in his work. This was more than likely due to the serious nature of the subject. Dickens still manages to infuse the novel with many colorful and memora... |
F.D. Maurice is now recognised as the most influential nineteenth-century English liberal thinker. Theological Essays, first published in 1853, is the formal and mature statement of the theological beliefs that underlie his social thinking. He was more than a man of brilliant intellect – he was utterly dedicated – and ... |
Valtrex (Valacyclovir) is used to treat infections caused by certain types of viruses. In children, it is used to treat cold sores around the mouth (caused by herpes simplex) and chickenpox (caused by varicella zoster). In adults, it is used to treat shingles (caused by herpes zoster) and cold sores around the mouth.
V... |
Study: Parents Influence Teens When It Comes To Distracted Driving
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) – A new study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Toyota has found that teens are texting behind the wheel more than their parents realize.
But, perhaps more surprising, the study of more than 5,500 teens ... |
The element neodymium is a silvery-white rare-earth metal of the lanthanide series of the periodic table. Neodymium is abundant in monazite and bastnasite and is a product of nuclear fission. The element is reactive and forms many compounds. Neodymium is used in high-strength permanent magnets. It is also used in the e... |
What is POPs?
Persistent Organic Pollutants, sometimes known as ‘’forever chemicals’’ are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological and photolytic processes. Due to their persistence, POPs bioaccumulate with potential adverse impact on human health and the environmen... |
How to Build a Mind: Toward Machines with Imagination
Igor Aleksander heads a major British team that has applied engineering principles to the understanding of the human brain and has built several pioneering machines, culminating in MAGNUS, which he calls a machine with imagination. When he asks it (in words) to prod... |
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SDHCShort for Secure Digital High Capacity, SDHC is a type of flash memory card based on the SDA 2.00 specification. The SDA 2.00 specification enables SD cards to reach higher capacities from 4GB to 32GB, and growing. SDHC uses a new technology, and as such these cards are not backwards compatible with SD format devic... |
The recent history of regulation shows that while major regulatory measures are typically enforced in response to major events, such as the great depression of the 1930s, alternating waves of regulation and deregulation have been triggered by the prevalence at a particular point in time of proor anti-regulation thought... |
Nodules retrieved from the ejecta of volcanic craters serve as the source of two major items of information. The first is in providing details of the geochemistry and mineralogy of the Earth's interior by supplying samples of materials that cannot be obtained by existing drilling techniques. The other is in providing i... |
As we have already mentioned on the “Where & When” page of this site, we have some idea as to the meaning and origins of some of the photographs based on their geographic location and our knowledge of the events during the Great War of 1914-1921 (The First World War).
There are two sets of photographs that relate direc... |
Born into a wealthy and prominent family in Suffolk, East Anglia, Mark Catesby quickly showed signs that he would not go into the family norm of being lawyers and governors. Although little is known about his education, specifically in natural science and art, his childhood interest became more than just a hobby. In fa... |
Solar Panel Installation
Solar Installation Overview
The Solar Panel's will get mounted to your roof and connected to an Inverter which convert's DC power into mains AC power that can be used in your home. This is then connected to your fuse board so it can start delivering power to your applience's. All this can be do... |
Pennsylvania residents who own firearms may wonder what their rights are when it comes to self-defense. Many states have stand your ground laws and Pennsylvania is one of the places where people can legally defend themselves.
Most of the time, a stand your ground law means people can try to defend themselves without re... |
Research in Action Blog
The CIRP@CHOP Teen Driver Safety Research team uses several methodological approaches in our research, including: evidence-based intervention design and evaluation, driving simulation, on road driving assessment, and analysis of existing data sources. As the CIRP@CHOP Director of Epidemiology an... |
How would it feel?
Imagine how it must have felt to be caught out in an Air Raid, hiding in a crowded trench with strangers all around you, perhaps for hours on end, with the threat of bombs falling.
If you knew that you had to go to the Air Raid shelter and spend several hours there, what would you take with you? Make... |
COVID-19 and the lockdown in South Africa has had an enormous impact on children and young people. Stress, anxiety and resulting mental health issues have broken down relationships leaving so many already vulnerable children isolated, scared and at risk during a crucial developmental stage in their lives.
In these time... |
Solar Cell Converts CO2 into Useful Acid
PRINCETON, N.J., July 3, 2014 — Researchers at Princeton University have found a way to convert carbon dioxide into a potential fuel with record efficiency.
The study, lead by chemistry professor Dr. Andrew Bocarsly, involved converting CO2
and water into formic acid using an in... |
MIT researcher Daniel Nocera discusses the results of his team’s artificial leaf at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. The research team has created an advanced solar cell, based on bio-mimicry of the photosynthesis process used by plants.
The leaf-like cell chemically splits water into hydrog... |
The ACCES project: De-icing of the Arctic coast: new challenges and opportunities.
The western coast of Spitsbergen is under warm Atlantic current influence, while the eastern coast is much colder with dominant Arctic waters. Monitoring of seabed morphology and habitats of both sites help to predict future scenarios of... |
Support the development of your students’ math fluency with this fun and engaging activity! Students practice their basic addition facts while completing the math anchors.
Addition Math Anchors
Place this math activity in a learning center, use them to create a booklet, or provide a copy to early finishers! Students us... |
This is an "Easy Learning" document. It is a computer transcription of "Don Quijote" in Sütterlin script. "Don Quijote" is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary ... |
Individuals suffering from intense allergies are often willing to go through major changes to relieve pain and annoyances. But are they willing to embrace farm life? A recent study found that the immune system benefits from life in the countryside, and adults who move to farms can reap the positive health benefits of a... |
Detailed paleomagnetic and rock magnetic studies have been conducted on eight deep-sea cores from the North Pacific. Magnetic studies include alternating field demagnetization, thermal demagnetization, anhysteretic remanent magnetization studies, magnetic hysteresis measurements over a variety of different temperatures... |
Early in July, Reynolds, two builders and a cameraman journeyed to Haiti to do research and see what could be done. They ended up building a whole house with the help of 40 locals, ranging in age from four to 50, in just under four days. Locals gathered tires and plastic water bottles, while Reynolds and his team direc... |
James M. Buchanan cited the American Founding as an important inspiration for his constitutional vision. Buchanan and the Founders shared a belief in the moral equality of persons and a conviction that social order could be built upon a nexus of contract and exchange. The early revolutionaries were inspired by the clas... |
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Tourism and its impact on the global economy
Gaining a tourism qualification is an excellent way to land a job in this lucrative sector. Read on to learn how this sector benefits the global economy.
Today, the tourism sector employs 292 million people, which is roughly 1 in every 10 person on th... |
Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice
Healthy eating is a vital component of a healthy life for all children and adults. And it is key to battling the epidemic of childhood obesity facing our nation and our community.
While eating healthier may seem like a simple individual behavior change, there are environmental ... |
The Mouse, The Frog, And The Hawk
Mouse and a Frog struck up a friendship; they were not well mated, for the Mouse lived entirely on land, while the Frog was equally at home on land or in the water.
In order that they might never be separated, the Frog tied himself and the Mouse together by the leg with a piece of thre... |
Free Kijito... or He Will Free Himself
A brutal fight, just months after Kijito smashed the glass of his enclosure, begs the question: why did we put him in a cage?
by Wayne Hsiung
Yesterday, millions of people across the world watched a viral video of two silverback gorillas, Kijito and Tatu, breaking out into a bruta... |
The Heinkel He 111 was a German aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter at Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1934. Through development it was described as a "wolf in sheep's clothing" because the project masqueraded the machine as civilian transport, though from conception the Heinkel was intended to provide the nascen... |
Don't turn away: A team of architectural historians rebuilt a Nazi gas chamber.
The stark-white plaster casts of work—on display at the Venice Architectural Biennale as "The Evidence Room"—does more than just make visitors uncomfortable (though it does that, too). In responding to the Biennale's theme, "Reporting from ... |
Advancing Cancer Treatment
In many cancers studied thus far, a small population of cells called cancer stem cells self-renew to replenish the growing cancer. In order to eliminate the disease, it is these cells that chemotherapy must wipe out. Current treatments destroy cancer cells indiscriminately, draining the reser... |
Multiple Sclerosis Home > Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis
It can be difficult to deal with multiple sclerosis (MS) and pregnancy at the same time. However, studies have found no direct link between having MS and experiencing any adverse effects during pregnancy, labor, or delivery. This is not to say that pregnancy po... |
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One of the most common reasons for home gardening is the ability to grow high quality produce. Producing high quality crops requires good selection and management through the season. It also requires proper harvest and storage to maintain that quality. This publication focuses on proper harvest time and maturity for di... |
While state standards for math and reading have been increasing nationwide, they still vary widely and the majority fall below national standards.
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