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Toposurface subregions are areas that you sketch inside existing toposurfaces. For example, you can use subregions to draw parking lots on a graded surface, roads, or islands. Creating a subregion does not result in separate surfaces. It merely defines an area of the surface where you can ap... |
In the conceptual design environment, you can label dimensions by assigning parameters to them, and then use direct manipulation to explore design variations. As a labeled dimension is manipulated, all its related geometry adjusts, and the dimension labels change to reflect their new values. The dimension labels change... |
Fri November 9, 2012
Bioengineering Beer Foam
Originally published on Fri November 9, 2012 12:03 pm
FLORA LICHTMAN, HOST:
And one last salute to science before the weekend. Here are some news you can raise the glass to. Microbiologist Tomas Villa and colleagues report that they may be able to bioengineer better beer fo... |
Try creating an outline, and then using that as a reference to write the story.
One of the first books I wrote as a teenager, I actually did this. I just wrote down an outline first; pencil on paper. Not chapter by chapter, but event by event. When a major event came to mind, I would use the top-level outline numbering... |
The performance of a section of concrete pavement built with 30 percent Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) is compared to a control section of concrete pavement built with 25 percent GGBFS to determine if the higher slag content pavement is more resistant to wear from studded tires. This report details the co... |
World looks to ICCAT to overcome more than four decades of failure to save tuna
A WWF analysis of ICCAT's record, updated for the Paris meeting, has found parallels between the collapse of the Western Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery under ICCAT's supervision in the 1990s and the current looming collapse of the remaining ... |
According to the Detroit Area Study (DAS) (R. Marans, see this link for a sample), public transportation use in the Detroit area has been declining. DAS data from 2001 shows that only 8.3 percent of commuters choose bus as their travel mode whereas 69.1 percent of people are driving single occupant cars. Furthermore, 6... |
Smack, H, junk...whatever you call it, heroin is addicting! Heroin is an opiate drug which is semi-synthetic. That means it's part man-made-derived from the drug morphine-and part natural-morphine comes from the poppy flower. Heroin is a powder that can be "cooked" into a liquid and delivered via injection. It can also... |
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Education Department commission is recommending pre-kindergarten programs for every poor student within 10 years.
The recommendation, released Tuesday, adds a timeframe to President Barack Obama's similar call to help the least advantaged arrive for their first day of classes as prepared as their c... |
Survival fight after KI shipwreck
Thousands visit Kangaroo Island for adventure but its rugged coastline also harbours a very dark side.
"We call this the killer coast of Kangaroo Island because it's tough on shipwrecks but even tougher on survivors," said maritime archaeologist Amer Khan.
The rugged west coast claimed... |
Stem Cell Research
Science journalist Liz Finkel talks to Professor Catherine Verfaillie, Director of the University of Minnesota's Stem Cell Institute, about her research.
Norman Swan: Welcome to the program.
Well the debate in Canberra rages about whether and how to allow embryonic stem cell research. It hasn't been ... |
CIA to capture iris recognition at a distance
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is developing technology that will be able to identify people from their iris - even while they are moving at a distance.
Andrew Kirby, senior physical scientist at CIA's Intelligence Technology and Innovation Centre told a Centre for St... |
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Contrary to the conventional wisdom of the day, the real danger facing humanity is not global warming, but more likely the coming of a new Ice Age.What we live in now is known as an interglacial, a relatively brief peri... |
ACT Reports That Significant Gaps Persist Between Career Interests of 2010 High School Graduates and Job Projections
IOWA CITY, Iowa—ACT has released national and state-specific data for all 50 states that helps answer the question: Are students prepared for college and career? The analysis reveals likely shortfalls in... |
Victory in Chile! Coastal Road Rerouted!
Press release from January 23, 2003 regarding the rerouting of a road that was to threaten the Valdivian rainforest of southern Chile.
January 23, 2003
Good news for the temperate Valdivian rainforest of southern Chile: on 11 January, the government of Chile signed an agreement ... |
Hyperemesis gravidarum is the term used for persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
While over half of all pregnant women experience some form of morning sickness, only 1.5% to 2% suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum, a much more serious condition. Often leading to dehydration and malnutrition, hyperemesis gravi... |
Mark Perry has posted some interesting comparison of how prices have plummeted between 1958 and 2012 when measured in terms of the hours of work required to purchase items. He concludes that today's consumer working at the average wage of $19.19 would only have to work 26.6 hours (a little more than three days) to earn... |
|Temperatures Geranium sanguineum
continental : We suggest to place The Geranium sanguineum where it is exposed to direct sunlight.
alpine : Place The Geranium sanguineum in a location exposed to direct sunlight.
mediterranean : These plants need to be exposed to direct sunlight; in summer they can be exposed to a slig... |
Daniel Kahneman earned the Nobel Prize in economics for the years of work he did with Amos Tversky (who died before the prize was given). Over years, sustained by curiosity and Tversky’s humor, these two and others investigated that age old economics question, what do people want? That old operating assumption, people ... |
Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Grayson was settled in the year 988 P.D. (Post Diaspora; equivalent to 3091 on present-day calendar) by the Reverend Austin Grayson and his followers, all members of the Church of Humanity (Unchained) . The settlers' intention was to start a new life totally free of technology and live... |
Blue Crab Information
Blue crab have long been a delicacy around the world. Thanks to their scavanging ability and will to survive, this crab has withstood the test of time, even though it is avidly hunted world wide.
The Blue Crab belongs to the crustacean order of Decapoda, and consists of several species which are p... |
Most studies predict the cost of wind energy will continue to fall through at least 2030, said national laboratory staffers in a new report.
The report, "The Past and Future Cost of Wind Energy," released June 6, is a collaboration among workers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the National Renewable ... |
Developing coping strategies
Taking care of yourself
"I always used to lay the table at mealtimes but I started to get mixed up with the cutlery. So now I clear the table after the meal instead. I think it helps a bit." (Hector)
"My friends say that I have developed a very philosophical attitude towards life. I think t... |
Legislation relating to the provision of home care services
The new Health Insurance Act which came into force on 1 January 2006 abolished the former distinction between private and public health insurance. The act made it compulsory for every person residing or paying tax in the Netherlands to take out a health insura... |
This book is intended to provide a working knowledge of those parts of exterior differential forms, differential geometry, algebraic and differential topology, Lie groups, vector bundles and Chern forms that are essential for a deeper understanding of both classical and modern physics and engineering. Included are disc... |
- Historic Sites
Osceola Fights to Save the Seminole
In Florida during the 1830s a young Indian warrior led a bold and bloody campaign against the government's plan to relocate his people west of the Mississippi River
Summer 2012 | Volume 62, Issue 2
The story of Osceola and the Great Seminole War in Florida seems so f... |
Microscopically small and usually just a single cell, protists are complex, varied organisms that represent more than 30 different phyla (the bulk of eukaryotic diversity on Earth). Some are photosynthetic, some are important pathogens, and their modes of locomotion vary.
These glass models allow the naked eye to see t... |
Hall of Ornithischian Dinosaurs
One of two halls in the David H. Koch Dinosaur Wing, the Hall of Ornithischian Dinosaurs features fossils from one of the two major groups of dinosaurs. The ornithischians are characterized by a backward-pointing extension of the pubis bone, which is thought to have helped to support the... |
An eSpring® Water Purifier ensures your drinking water is as clean, great tasting, and clear as possible. No other system is documented to effectively reduce as wide a range of contaminants as eSpring.
If your tap water is treated at a local or regional water treatment facility, a disinfecting agent (typically chlorine... |
In music, the introduction is a passage or section which opens a movement or a separate piece. In popular music this is often called an intro. The introduction establishes melodic, harmonic, and/or rhythmic material related to the main body of a piece.
Introductions may be an ostinato that is used in the following musi... |
USDA ditches food pyramid for a dinner plate in latest guidelines
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The government is ditching the famous food pyramid for a dinner plate as part of the latest changes to USDA dietary guidelines. Everydayhealth.com offers the... |
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Apples are an all-American success story-each of us eats more than 19 pounds
of them annually. Thanks to fruit-breeding research, we're able to enjoy more
productive, healthy, and flavorful new varieties every year. And we're
collecting and preserving the world's bounty of apple genestock, so that... |
The soap makes her vision blurry as she flows down a hollow rusty pipe collecting particles contradicting her purity and making her heavy. She feels the texture of millions like her, gushing through the coarse metal and out into a deep dark pit. A hoard of small stones and fine particles of sand meet her course. Her pa... |
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
The largest and greatest naval battle ever fought!
A milestone in naval and military history!
Read about the World War II Pacific commanders on both sides:
The Americans: Nimitz, Halsey, Sprague, MacArthur, Kinkaid,
The Japanese: Kurita, Ozawa, Nishimura,
and an American President: Franklin D. ... |
Not technically seeds, these are the split halves of the dried fruits of a plant that are used as a spice. They grow in East and South East Europe, the Netherlands, North Africa and the USA. They are brown, long, narrow, slightly curved, ridged, and pointed at both ends. They are aromatic and have a distinctive bitter,... |
Cancer oregonensis (Pygmy rock crab)
2005 Mary Jo Adams
small crab has a carapace width of less than 2 inches. The
rounded carapace is widest at the 7 th or 8 th lateral tooth and
unlike other cancer crabs, the carapace lacks angular corners.
The carapace is usually red-brown but color varies; the tips of
the claws loo... |
"How to Identify Prehistoric Projectile Points"
From site: News & Events
Date: Monday, January 14th, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Basement Laboratory, Logan Museum of Anthropology
Sponsored by: Three Rivers Archaeological Society and Logan Museum of Anthropology
Contact: , Contact: Bill Green 363-2119... |
To their surprise, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered a new type of cell in women's breast tissue that might one day be used to heal a variety of wounds and damaged organs, without having to destroy embryos to acquire stem cells.
The newly discovered cells act similarly to embryonic stem cells in that they ca... |
SAVING THE SAND MOUNTAIN BLUE BUTTERFLY
Sand Mountain blue butterflies live in only one place on Earth — within and near the dunes of “Singing” Sand Mountain in Nevada. But over the past three decades, extensive off-road vehicle use on these public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management has destroyed more than ... |
The Sutra of Filial Piety
Shelfmark: Oriental MS 74.B.3
Korean woodblock book, printed on brown paper during the 16th century. The text is assumed to have been written in China since the earliest known version of this sutra was discovered at Dunhuang. Though Buddhist, it incorporates the Confucian ethic of repaying the... |
of their expenses such as a financial reward or a day off from chores. Showing them the importance of budgeting for items they need versus spending extravagantly is critical.
“Children must realize that there is an inflow and an outflow of money and you don’t want the outflow to be greater than the inflow or else we be... |
Dear Dr. Levister: I live in a low-income neighborhood where my two sons are exposed to a lot of violence. Both boys have nightmares. One wets the bed. Can children suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder? Y.S.
Dear Y.S.: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition in which a person has long-lasting psychol... |
PARI displays items from NASA's space shuttle program
Published: Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 16, 2012 at 6:37 p.m.
ROSMAN — Space shuttle parts that have been to space and back are now on display to the public at Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in Rosman.
The Exhibit ... |
A dead finback whale more than 50 feet in length was found floating in Boston Harbor early Sunday morning — a rarity for the area, officials said.
Tony LaCasse, a spokesman for the New England Aquarium, which sent officials to examine the whale, said how the massive mammal died remained a mystery.
“We don’t know,” he s... |
In 1899, a contingent of nuns journeyed into the malarial forests of southern Africa to set up missionary schools. They mastered the clicking language of the Ndebele tribe, baked communion bread in brick ovens they built themselves, and steered clear of the subject of monogamy so as not to enrage the polygamous local c... |
Alaska Marine Highway
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...Prudhoe Bay. Anchorage is Alaska’s major port for imports, while petroleum is exported from Kenai an... |
Charles BabbageArticle Free Pass
Charles Babbage, (born December 26, 1791, London, England—died October 18, 1871, London), English mathematician and inventor who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer.
In 1812 Babbage helped found the Analytical Society, whose object was to introduce dev... |
salivaArticle Free Pass
saliva, a thick, colourless, opalescent fluid that is constantly present in the mouth of humans and other vertebrates. It is composed of water, mucus, proteins, mineral salts, and amylase. As saliva circulates in the mouth cavity it picks up food debris, bacterial cells, and white blood cells. O... |
In Atrial Septal Defects (ASD), the blood tends to flow from the right atrium to the left atrium due to the relatively high pressure exerted by the blood returning to the heart from the body circulation. This phenomenon prevents blood in the heart from being pushed into the lungs leading to poor oxygenation of blood ce... |
BACN is technological “gateway” system that, acting as a sort-of middleware, interconnects different radio systems and datalinks and makes them able to transfer information and communicate.
The WB-57 bridges the gap between different kinetic platforms, such as U.S. Navy F/A-18s and USAF B-52 or B-1 bombers that are equ... |
The East has longer American history. The West has more palm trees. The East has rolling deciduous forests. The West has towering evergreens and Rocky mountains. Homeowners from coast to coast take pride in their design, their cities, and their environment. Yet at the same time, a home in Boston is likely designed much... |
10,000 homes to be demolished in the U.K.
Monday, June 27, 2005
John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister, told the House of Commons that 10,000 homes would be demolished in a $2 billion program to create "sustainable communities." This massive "Pathfinder" program has been adopted to transform the nation into sustainable c... |
Posted: May 16th, 2013 | Author: M.Aaron Silverman | Filed under: Applied Science, Genetics | Tags: Gene Therapy, Genetic Engineering, Stem Cells, Therapeutic Cloning | No Comments »
Scientists have made a long-awaited breakthrough in human cloning, by using human skin cells to create early-stage embryos. The breakthro... |
Probably the most frustrating thing about caring for a new baby is the fact that your baby canít communicate verbally and you arenít a mind reader. When it comes to illnesses, many new parents often overreact and call the doctor every single time they think something is wrong. This can be frustrating both for the paren... |
Hackers and new computer viruses seem to be in the news more frequently, along with regular warnings to update your virus protection and protect your privacy. The task of keeping your computer safe can seem overwhelming. So, what can you do to safeguard access to your computer and to protect yourself and your family fr... |
From the Latin eboreus, ivory is a phosphatic secretion that forms the tusks of elephants and certain other animals, and which has been sculpted into decorative objects since the Paleolithic era. The Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Etruscans and Romans were all skilled ivory carvers, as were the Japanese, Chinese and Indian... |
Irenaeus (c 130-203) was the first Father of the Church to confront the threat presented to Christianity by the Gnostics.
Gnosticism flourished before the birth of Christ, and in some aspects persists today. The phenomenon, however, has always been so diffuse that it is difficult to define.
The essential proposition is... |
Many of the machine-dependent audiovisual collections held by our cultural institutions are in peril. Therefore, it is crucial to have knowledge about the life expectancy and unique needs of our legacy media in order to make good preservation decisions. From wax cylinders, 78s, motion picture film, magnetic wire, and m... |
Progress Toward Global Eradication of Poliomyelitis, January 2003--April 2004
In 1988, the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis globally (1). Since then, implementation of the eradication strategies reduced the number of countries with endemic polio from 125 in 1988 to six in 2003 (2). Howeve... |
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