Fever
A fever is an abnormally high body temperature. Normal body temperature is about 98.6° F. Persons have lived after having temperatures of 112° F., but only when the fever lasted a short time. The immediate cause of fever is the reduction of heat loss from the body as a result of constriction of the blood vessels accompanied by an increase in heat production. When the body is exposed to cold from outside, it also reacts in this way. However, a fever is stimulated by a disturbance, usually an infection, within the body. In the early stages of fever the skin is cold and pale; the person may have sensations of a chill, his teeth may chatter, and he may have gooseflesh. The chills are caused by the reduced blood flow near the surface of the skin. The fall in skin temperature produces the fine contractions of muscles known as shivering. This raises the temperature still more. Finally, the temperature reaches a point at which the body reacts by allowing blood to flow to the surface of the skin once again. The person becomes flushed and feels hot. At this stage heat is lost from the body, and the temperature goes down. This process is helped by perspiring. In disease this cycle may be repeated several times. Fevers, when not too severe, are apparently useful in fighting infections. Since fevers require energy, it is usual to give a person plenty of food during recovery
Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby (1896-1963) was an American baseball player. Hornsby is often called the greatest right-handed hitter of all time. Nicknamed Rajah, he won seven National League batting titles and had a .358 lifetime batting average. Only Ty Cobb, with .367, had a higher average. Hornsby batted .424 in 1924, a single season record.
A second baseman, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1915 to 1926 and again in 1933; the New York Giants in 1927; the Boston Braves in 1928; the Chicago Cubs from 1929 to 1932; and the St. Louis Browns from 1933 to 1937. He also managed the Cardinals, Braves, Cubs, Browns, and Cincinnati Reds. Born in Winters, Tex., he was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1942.
Coral snake
Unlike most venomous snakes, coral snakes do not bite unless stepped on or handled. They inject their venom through short, rigid fangs at the front of the upper jaw. The venom, like that of the cobra, is a nerve poison. It depresses the nerve centers that activate the heart and lungs and, if it is injected in sufficiently large quantities, can cause death.
Coral snakes are classified in the order Squamata, family Elapidae.
Quotes by Alexandre Dumas
All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.
All for one, one for all.
Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money.
Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.
All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.
Nothing succeeds like success.
The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.
For all evils there are two remedies - time and silence.
One's work may be finished someday, but one's education never.
True love always makes a man better, no matter what woman inspires it.
All for one, one for all.
Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money.
Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.
All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.
Nothing succeeds like success.
The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.
For all evils there are two remedies - time and silence.
One's work may be finished someday, but one's education never.
True love always makes a man better, no matter what woman inspires it.
12 Famous quotes by Abraham Lincoln
1 Whatever you are, be a good one.
2 Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
3 And in the end it is not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
4 My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.
5 Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
6 When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.
7 Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
8 Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
9 If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
10 I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
11 Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
12 All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
2 Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
3 And in the end it is not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
4 My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.
5 Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
6 When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.
7 Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
8 Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
9 If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
10 I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
11 Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
12 All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
What is the Coral Sea?
The Coral Sea is a southwestern arm of the Pacific Ocean, between Australia on the west and the Duff and New Hebrides islands on the east. New Guinea and the Solomon Islands lie to the north, and the sea merges with the Tasman Sea on the south. Torres Strait, which separates Australia from New Guinea, connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea on the west.
There are many low-lying, barren coral atolls and reefs in the Coral Sea, but the only large island is New Caledonia. The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Australia, is the largest coral reef in the world. The sea has two deep basins, the Coral Sea Basin and the New Hebrides Basin, which reaches a maximum depth of 20,000 feet.
There are many low-lying, barren coral atolls and reefs in the Coral Sea, but the only large island is New Caledonia. The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Australia, is the largest coral reef in the world. The sea has two deep basins, the Coral Sea Basin and the New Hebrides Basin, which reaches a maximum depth of 20,000 feet.
MOLLUSKS
The word "mollusk" comes from the Latin molluscus, meaning "soft." The name is apt enough, for all mollusks have soft bodies. In most cases the body is protected by a shell, made up largely of calcium carbonate. This shell is secreted by the body covering known as the mantle. Most mollusks also have an unusual structure called the foot, which takes quite different forms in various species. In clams, for example, the foot is a muscular extension of the body and is used in plowing through mud and sand; in snails, it is flat and is used for creeping. In squids and octopuses is divided into arms. which serve to seize the animals' prey. Certain oysters have no foot.
What is dextrin?
Dextrin is any one of several substances produced by the partial chemical breakdown of starch. Dextrins are used mainly as adhesives and for the sizing, or stiffening, of paper and textiles. The gum on postage stamps is pure dextrin.
Chemically, dextrins are similar to starches. Dextrin molecules are composed of many identical groups of atoms, each group containing six carbon, ten hydrogen, and five oxygen atoms. Starch molecules contain an even greater number of the same groups of atoms.
Dextrins are produced by heating starch or by treating starch with acids or certain enzymes found in living things. When a starched garment is ironed, some of the starch is converted into dextrin by heating. Unlike starches, dextrins are soluble in cold water.
Chemically, dextrins are similar to starches. Dextrin molecules are composed of many identical groups of atoms, each group containing six carbon, ten hydrogen, and five oxygen atoms. Starch molecules contain an even greater number of the same groups of atoms.
Dextrins are produced by heating starch or by treating starch with acids or certain enzymes found in living things. When a starched garment is ironed, some of the starch is converted into dextrin by heating. Unlike starches, dextrins are soluble in cold water.
George Washington quotes
It is impossible to reason without arriving at a Supreme Being.
Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
Paul McCartney quotes
Think globally, act locally.
I've got to admit it's getting better. It's a little better all the time.
There are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
I'm not religious, but I'm very spiritual.
My dad, bless him, was a musician. And his dad had thought that his music was rubbish.
Love is all you need.
Microphones are just like people, if you shout at them, they get scared.
Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.
I think the pop industry is still a young man's game.
I can't deal with the press; I hate all those Beatles questions.
In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
I've got to admit it's getting better. It's a little better all the time.
There are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
I'm not religious, but I'm very spiritual.
My dad, bless him, was a musician. And his dad had thought that his music was rubbish.
Love is all you need.
Microphones are just like people, if you shout at them, they get scared.
Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.
I think the pop industry is still a young man's game.
I can't deal with the press; I hate all those Beatles questions.
In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
What is a dhole?
The dhole is a wild doglike mammal native to Asia. The dhole is about 30 inches long, not including its 14-inch-long bushy tail, and weighs about 40 pounds. It has large erect ears, and its coarse coat ranges in color from white to reddish brown.
Dholes inhabit forests and open country, hunting in packs of 6 to 30 members. They prey on deer, pigs, and goats, and large packs of dholes have been known to kill buffalo, bear, and leopards.
Dholes are classified as order Carnivora, family Canidae, genus Cuon.
Dholes inhabit forests and open country, hunting in packs of 6 to 30 members. They prey on deer, pigs, and goats, and large packs of dholes have been known to kill buffalo, bear, and leopards.
Dholes are classified as order Carnivora, family Canidae, genus Cuon.
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What is a dictionary?
Dictionary is a book that provides an alphabetical list of the words of a language and an explanation of their meaning and use. It may also give the origin and pronunciation of each word and may quote passages to illustrate its use in speech and literature. Some dictionaries include rules of grammar and spelling and lists of proper names and of abbreviations.
The most complete dictionaries are unabridged. In addition to listing the ordinary words of a language, unabridged dictionaries include obscure and foreign words, technical terms, and idiomatic expressions, with detailed definitions and illustrations for each entry. Many people find it convenient to use a smaller abridged dictionary, which lists common words and brief definitions of them.
The word "dictionary" is loosely used to refer to any specialized reference book that consists of a series of entries arranged in alphabetical order. Among such works are Black's Law Dictionary, Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and the Dictionary of American Biography. Bilingual dictionaries list the words of a language and give their equivalents in another language. A thesaurus is a dictionary that lists synonyms and antonyms. It need not be alphabetical. Geographical dictionaries are known as gazetteers.
The most complete dictionaries are unabridged. In addition to listing the ordinary words of a language, unabridged dictionaries include obscure and foreign words, technical terms, and idiomatic expressions, with detailed definitions and illustrations for each entry. Many people find it convenient to use a smaller abridged dictionary, which lists common words and brief definitions of them.
The word "dictionary" is loosely used to refer to any specialized reference book that consists of a series of entries arranged in alphabetical order. Among such works are Black's Law Dictionary, Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and the Dictionary of American Biography. Bilingual dictionaries list the words of a language and give their equivalents in another language. A thesaurus is a dictionary that lists synonyms and antonyms. It need not be alphabetical. Geographical dictionaries are known as gazetteers.
What is a dictatorship?
Dictatorship is a form of government in which all power is in the hands of a single person and is not subject to the will of the citizens. Dictatorships usually suppress civil liberties, issue laws by decree, and destroy political opposition by the use of the armed forces and secret police organizations.
In ancient Greece such a rule was called a tyranny, and its ruler a tyrant. The term "dictator" first came into use in ancient Rome, where a dictator was occasionally appointed during periods of great emergency, particularly during an invasion, and was given extraordinary powers. However, his term of office was specifically limited in time, his jurisdiction was confined to the Italian peninsula, and he had no control of the state's finances. Julius Caesar altered the concept of the office by becoming dictator for life and by exercising complete control.
In modern times, dictators have come into power by a number of methods. Some South American dictatorships were established through the overthrow by force of constitutional governments or other dictatorships. The Italian Fascists under Benito Mussolini in the 1920's and the German Nazis under Adolph Hitler in 1932 and 1933 came to power by legal means only to seize absolute power once in office.
Communist nations have a special kind of autocracy. Although they call themselves people's democracies and dictatorships of the proletariat, or working class, the actual power rests in the leadership of the Communist Party. The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin was a genuine dictatorship because of Stalin's control of the party machinery and the armed forces.
In ancient Greece such a rule was called a tyranny, and its ruler a tyrant. The term "dictator" first came into use in ancient Rome, where a dictator was occasionally appointed during periods of great emergency, particularly during an invasion, and was given extraordinary powers. However, his term of office was specifically limited in time, his jurisdiction was confined to the Italian peninsula, and he had no control of the state's finances. Julius Caesar altered the concept of the office by becoming dictator for life and by exercising complete control.
In modern times, dictators have come into power by a number of methods. Some South American dictatorships were established through the overthrow by force of constitutional governments or other dictatorships. The Italian Fascists under Benito Mussolini in the 1920's and the German Nazis under Adolph Hitler in 1932 and 1933 came to power by legal means only to seize absolute power once in office.
Communist nations have a special kind of autocracy. Although they call themselves people's democracies and dictatorships of the proletariat, or working class, the actual power rests in the leadership of the Communist Party. The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin was a genuine dictatorship because of Stalin's control of the party machinery and the armed forces.
Michel de Montaigne quotes
Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
Henri Frédéric Amiel quotes
There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.
The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.
Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.
Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.
Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.
In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.
True humility is contentment.
Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness.
Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.
The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.
Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.
Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.
Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.
In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.
True humility is contentment.
Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness.
Coriolanus
Coriolanus was a legendary Roman military hero and patrician who supposedly lived during the 5th century B.C. Born Gaius Marcius, he received the surname Coriolanus after he defeated the Volscians at the battle of Corioli. Plutarch told his story in The Parallel Lives of Greeks and Romans.
According to Plutarch, Coriolanus was forced to leave Rome because he refused to distribute grain to the starving plebeians unless they gave up the people's tribunate. He went to his former enemies, the Volscians, and offered to lead them against Rome. They accepted his offer, but as Coriolanus approached Rome, his mother and wife begged him to spare the city. He withdrew his army and returned to Antium, where he was killed by the angry Volscians. A famous dramatization is the tragedy Coriolanus by William Shakespeare.
According to Plutarch, Coriolanus was forced to leave Rome because he refused to distribute grain to the starving plebeians unless they gave up the people's tribunate. He went to his former enemies, the Volscians, and offered to lead them against Rome. They accepted his offer, but as Coriolanus approached Rome, his mother and wife begged him to spare the city. He withdrew his army and returned to Antium, where he was killed by the angry Volscians. A famous dramatization is the tragedy Coriolanus by William Shakespeare.
What is the Coriolis effect?
The Coriolis effect is the apparent deflection of a moving object due to the rotation of the Earth. Winds, moving water, ships, and aircraft are among those things most noticeably affected. A moving object, water current, or airstream appears to be deflected to its right in the Northern Hemisphere and to its left in the Southern Hemisphere.
The deflection is sometimes explained as being caused by a hypothetical force, called the Coriolis force, which acts in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the motion of the object. The effect is named after the French mathematician G. G. de Coriolis, who published an explanation of it in 1835.
The deflection is sometimes explained as being caused by a hypothetical force, called the Coriolis force, which acts in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the motion of the object. The effect is named after the French mathematician G. G. de Coriolis, who published an explanation of it in 1835.
Cosi Fan Tutte opera
Cosi Fan Tutte, "Women Are Like That," an opera buffa in two acts by the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. Commissioned by Emperor Joseph II of Austria, the opera was first performed in Vienna on Jan. 26, 1790. Its United States premiere took place on Mar. 24, 1922, at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
Cosi Fan Tutte is set in 18th-century Naples and is supposedly based on a real-life incident. To win a bet with a cynical friend two young officers, Ferrando (tenor) and Guglielmo (bass), set out to prove that heir fiancees are true to them. They tell their sweethearts, the sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi (sopranos), that they have been ordered away to war. The officers then disguise themselves as Albanians and go to the sisters' house, where each tries to make love to the other's fiancee. At first the sisters reject their advances, swearing fidelity to the officers, whom they believe to be far away. Eventually, however, the sisters yield and agree to marry the "Albanians." At the wedding party the officers reveal their true identities. They forgive the women, however, and all ends happily.
The opera contains some of Mozart's most delightful arias. Among them are Fiordiligi's breathtaking Per pietá, ben mio, perdona, which expresses her confusion when she finds herself responding to the charms of the "Albanian." Another is Guglielmo's comic aria on the fickle ways of women, Donne mie la fate a tanti.
Cosi Fan Tutte is set in 18th-century Naples and is supposedly based on a real-life incident. To win a bet with a cynical friend two young officers, Ferrando (tenor) and Guglielmo (bass), set out to prove that heir fiancees are true to them. They tell their sweethearts, the sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi (sopranos), that they have been ordered away to war. The officers then disguise themselves as Albanians and go to the sisters' house, where each tries to make love to the other's fiancee. At first the sisters reject their advances, swearing fidelity to the officers, whom they believe to be far away. Eventually, however, the sisters yield and agree to marry the "Albanians." At the wedding party the officers reveal their true identities. They forgive the women, however, and all ends happily.
The opera contains some of Mozart's most delightful arias. Among them are Fiordiligi's breathtaking Per pietá, ben mio, perdona, which expresses her confusion when she finds herself responding to the charms of the "Albanian." Another is Guglielmo's comic aria on the fickle ways of women, Donne mie la fate a tanti.
Thomas A. Edison quotes
Famous quotes from Thomas Edison
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
There is no substitute for hard work.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.
I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
To have a great idea, have a lot of them.
We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
Famous quotes by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Beethoven quotes
Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.
A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.
Friends applaud, the comedy is over.
I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.
Recommend to your children virtue; that alone can make them happy, not gold.
To play without passion is inexcusable!
Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.
ever thine, ever mine, ever ours.
There are and always will be thousands of princes, but there is only one Beethoven!
The Crow constellation
It lies between Virgo and Hydra and is visible in midnorthern latitudes when it reaches its highest point in the sky in early May. The four principal stars of the constellation are of the third magnitude, the brightest being Gamma Corvi, also called Gienah, a star of magnitude 2.59. This highly luminous star is about 450 light-years from the earth. Al Chiba, unaccountably called Alpha Corvi, is a dim star of less than fourth magnitude in the southern part of the constellation.
What is a oscillator?
An oscillator is an electric circuit which produces alternating voltage of required frequency. In RADIO transmitters, the electromagnetic waves produced by an oscillator serve as CARRIER WAVES. Audio oscillators vary frequency in test equipment and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
Orix antelope
The oryx is one of the largest members of the ANTELOPE family. Both buck and doe have long sharp horns. They inhabit open country in Africa. The best known are the Mesa, the fringe-eared and the desert oryx.
Boccaccio quotes
Boccaccio quotes
People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.
Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.
Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth.
Do as we say, and not as we do.
Kissed mouth don't lose its fortune, on the contrary it renews itself just as the moon does.
No-thing less splendid than a golden sepulchre would have suited so noble a heart.
In the affairs of this world, poverty alone is without envy.
While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to service one woman.
Ansel Adams quotes
The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance.
You don't take a photograph, you make it.
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.
You don't take a photograph, you make it.
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.
Orion constellation
Legends tell that Orion boasted he was the greatest hunter and no animal could kill him. A scorpion finally bit Orion and did kill him. The goddess Diana, a huntress, persuaded Jupiter to place Orion in the sky. Orion seems to be stalking the constellation, TAURUS, the bull. He is followed in his journey across the sky by Canis Major and Minor,"his dogs. The scorpion is in the sky, too, but SCORPIUS is a summer constellation. This enemy of Orion is not visible when Orion is in the sky. Near the middle star in Orion's belt is a hazy cloud. This is the great Orion nebula, a gaseous cloud that reflects light from nearby stars.
BETELGEUSE, the bright red star on Orion's right shoulder, was supposed to be a ruby pin which held up his lion skin. Betelgeuse was the first star to have its diameter measured. Rigel, the bluish-white star diagonal to Betelgeuse, is pictured as the buckle on Orion's left shoe.
What are organic compounds?
Chemical compounds containing carbon are defined as organic compounds. Most of the organic compounds also contain hydrogen, and a large number contain oxygen. Many contain nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and other elements. The branch of chemistry now known as organic chemistry grew out of earlier studies of substances obtained from living organisms.
Natural organic compounds are found in plant and animal tissues. Familiar organic substances include sugar, fat, and petroleum.
Natural organic compounds are found in plant and animal tissues. Familiar organic substances include sugar, fat, and petroleum.
Oregano
Oregano is a beautiful leafy perennial grown widely in the United States, Mexico, Italy, and Spain. It is used in powdered or dried-leaf form to season Mexican and Italian dishes, hot sauces, and bean dishes.
The herb plant may grow three feet high in warmer climates, has large clusters of pale, purplish-pink flowers, and oval, gray-green leaves. The flavor of oregano is much more pungent than the flavor of marjoram
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Averroes quotes
Two truths cannot contradict one another.
Knowledge is the conformity of the object and the intellect.
The Law teaches that the universe was invented and created by God, and that it did not come into being by chance or by itself.
If teleological study of the world is philosophy, and if the Law commands such a study, then the Law commands philosophy.
The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.
The necessary connexion of movement and time is real and time is something the soul (dhihn) constructs in movement.
Knowledge is the conformity of the object and the intellect.
The Law teaches that the universe was invented and created by God, and that it did not come into being by chance or by itself.
If teleological study of the world is philosophy, and if the Law commands such a study, then the Law commands philosophy.
The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit.
The necessary connexion of movement and time is real and time is something the soul (dhihn) constructs in movement.
Franz Kafka quotes
Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.
So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.
A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.
A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.
God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.
It is often safer to be in chains than to be free.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.
Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.
I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.
If I shall exist eternally, how shall I exist tomorrow?
Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.
So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.
A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.
A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.
God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.
It is often safer to be in chains than to be free.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.
Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.
I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy.
If I shall exist eternally, how shall I exist tomorrow?
What is a game preserve?
Game Preserve is a park or refuge set aside for the protection of all forms of wild life. In the United States the principal national game preserves administered by the U.S. Fish and Wild life Service include the following: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Okla.; National Bison Range, Mont.; Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge, Neb.; National Elk Refuge, Wyo.; Sullys Hill National Game Preserve, N.D.; Cabeza Prieta Game Range, Ariz.; Kofa Game Range, Ariz.; Sheldon National Antelope Refuge, Nev.; San Andres National Wildlife Refuge, N. Mex.; Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, Ore.; Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge, Wash.; Fort Peck Game Range, Mont.; Desert Game Range, Nev.; as well as more than 250 national wild life refuges established for affording protection to important breeding colonies of water birds, or to furnish refuges for migratory waterfowl for breeding, on their northern or southern flights, or during winter, and a few refuges for migratory birds other than waterfowl and miscellaneous forms of wild life including aquatic mammals, and birds, and fishes. The National Parks and other areas of the National Park System, such as National Monuments, National Historical Parks, etc., are all wild life sanctuaries.
Rene Descartes quotes
Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.
I think; therefore I am.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.
Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.
The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt.
A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed.
Everything is self-evident.
Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.
One cannot conceive anything so strange and so implausible that it has not already been said by one philosopher or another.
I think; therefore I am.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?
Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.
The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.
Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.
The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt.
A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed.
Everything is self-evident.
Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.
One cannot conceive anything so strange and so implausible that it has not already been said by one philosopher or another.
Best George Harrison quotes
The nicest thing is to open the newspapers and not to find yourself in them.
The world used us as an excuse to go mad.
I'll play what you want or I won't play at all.
The Beatles will exist without us.
I wanted to be successful, not famous.
The Beatles saved the world from boredom.
As far as I'm concerned, there won't be a Beatles reunion as long as John Lennon remains dead.
With our love, we could save the world.
With every mistake, we must surely be learning.
Life goes on within you and without you.
My son looks more like George Harrison than I do.
The world used us as an excuse to go mad.
I'll play what you want or I won't play at all.
The Beatles will exist without us.
I wanted to be successful, not famous.
The Beatles saved the world from boredom.
As far as I'm concerned, there won't be a Beatles reunion as long as John Lennon remains dead.
With our love, we could save the world.
With every mistake, we must surely be learning.
Life goes on within you and without you.
My son looks more like George Harrison than I do.
George Gissing
George Gissing, 1857-1903, English novelist, was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, and was educated at Owens College, Manchester. Following an unsuccessful marriage in 1875, he went to London, where he observed and experienced the extremes of poverty and distress which were to be the theme of his novels.
In 1876 he was in America, continuing his apprenticeship in misery and contributing occasional short stories to the Chicago Tribune. Concluding his vagabond years with a period of study at Jena, he settled in London and in 1880 published his first novel, Workers in the Dawn. This novel and most of his succeeding work— The Unclassed (1884), Demos (1886), A Life's Morning (1888), The Nether World (1889), Born in Exile (1892) and The Whirlpool (1897)—received slight but favorable attention. New Grub Street (1891), however, was widely read and remains his best-
known novel. His semi-autobiographical Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft (1903) has also enjoyed an enduring popularity. Gissing was one of the first English novelists to deal realistically with sex and the psychology of sex. In this and in his preoccupation with the most sordid and squalid aspects of poverty, he closely resembles his naturalist contemporaries in France. The tragic destiny of his characters, however, is not determined by scientific theories or the injustice of society but stems from his own pessimistic view of life.
In 1876 he was in America, continuing his apprenticeship in misery and contributing occasional short stories to the Chicago Tribune. Concluding his vagabond years with a period of study at Jena, he settled in London and in 1880 published his first novel, Workers in the Dawn. This novel and most of his succeeding work— The Unclassed (1884), Demos (1886), A Life's Morning (1888), The Nether World (1889), Born in Exile (1892) and The Whirlpool (1897)—received slight but favorable attention. New Grub Street (1891), however, was widely read and remains his best-
known novel. His semi-autobiographical Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft (1903) has also enjoyed an enduring popularity. Gissing was one of the first English novelists to deal realistically with sex and the psychology of sex. In this and in his preoccupation with the most sordid and squalid aspects of poverty, he closely resembles his naturalist contemporaries in France. The tragic destiny of his characters, however, is not determined by scientific theories or the injustice of society but stems from his own pessimistic view of life.
Giulio Romano
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Who were the girondists?
GIRONDISTS were one of the chief revolutionary parties which arose during the course of the French Revolution. They first appeared in the Legislative Assembly of the year 1791, several of their leaders being returned for the department of the Gironde. They were at first closely allied with the Jacobins. The leading figures were Brissot, Vergniaud, Buzot, Isnard, Pétion, Barbaroux, Condorcet, and Roland; and from the first the beautiful and talented Madame Roland had a great, though usually an indirect, influence with them. A Girondist ministry was appointed in March, 1792. They had some share, of a secret kind, in bringing about the movements of June 20 and Aug. 10, 1792, which resulted in the overthrow of the monarchy, but probably were innocent of complicity in the September massacres. They were overthrown in June, 1793, and many of them were subsequently guillotined.
Who was Simon Girty?
Simon Girty, known as the Great Renegade, 1741—1818, American frontiersman, was born near Harrisburg, Pa., was captured (1756) and held prisoner by the Indians for three years. After being an interpreter in the vicinity of Fort Pitt (1759—74), he was with Simon Kenton in Dunmore's War. The Continental Congress used him as an interpreter (1776), but soon discharged him, and in 1778 he deserted the Americans and went to Detroit, becoming an interpreter for Hamilton. He was active in Indian skirmishes against the Americans and was known for his cruelty, allowing the Indians to torture captives and standing by while Col. William Crawford was burned at the stake, though he saved the life of Simon Kenton. At the close of the war he fought with the Indians in the Ohio country against the Americans and opposed the Indians making peace. He went to Canada when the British surrendered Detroit (1796), fleeing in 1813 to a Mohawk village when Harrison invaded Canada. He later returned to Canada.
Best Leonardo quotes
Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.
Water is the driving force of all nature.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Art is never finished, only abandoned.
Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?
The smallest feline is a masterpiece.
He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.
It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.
The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things.
Water is the driving force of all nature.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Art is never finished, only abandoned.
Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?
The smallest feline is a masterpiece.
He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.
It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.
The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things.
Quotations on advice
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it. Benjamin Franklin
Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them. Khalil Gibran
Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway. Warren Buffett
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. Marcus Tullius Cicero
I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future. Billy Graham
Whatever advice you give, be short. Horace
No one wants advice - only corroboration. John Steinbeck
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. Wilson Mizner
It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted. Aeschylus
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. Aesop
I never take advice from anyone more messed up than I am. Tom Hopkins
The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading. David Bailey
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it. Benjamin Franklin
Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them. Khalil Gibran
Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway. Warren Buffett
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. Marcus Tullius Cicero
I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future. Billy Graham
Whatever advice you give, be short. Horace
No one wants advice - only corroboration. John Steinbeck
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. Wilson Mizner
It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted. Aeschylus
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. Aesop
I never take advice from anyone more messed up than I am. Tom Hopkins
The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading. David Bailey
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François Gérald
François Gérald (1770-1837) was a French painter born in Rome. After a period of study with David in Paris, where he went to live in 1792, he won the Prix de Rome. His paintings "Belisaire" and "L"Amour et Psyche" did much to bring him into prominence. It was, however, his portraits of Madame Bonaparte, Madame Recámier, Madame de Staël, and Napoleon that ranked him with the finest painters of his day. His historical paintings include "La Bataille d'Austerlitz" and "Entrée de Henri IV a Paris."
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What are Geriatrics?
Everywhere people are living longer. Consequently it is estimated that before long one-third of the entire population of the United States will be 50 years old or older. In a few years more there will probably be twice as many people over 65 years of age as there are now. Because of the already great increase in the number of older people and the still greater increase coming in the future, the medical problems peculiar to the aged have become more important. This has resulted in the development of a new medical specialty called geriatrics, which deals with the medical problems of old age and which is comparable to pediatrics, the specialty dealing with children. Geriatric medicine as now defined includes all fields of medical practice as applied to people who are past the prime of life. Geriatrics may be divided into two main subjects: the medical problems associated with the process of normal aging; and the effects of disease in older people, in so far as these are different from those in younger people.
What is Gestalt Psychology?
GESTALT PSYCHOLOGY is a school of psychological thought that emphasizes the significance of the total situation or pattern in relation to any element of behavior which is part of it. The German word Gestalt is generally translated as configuration, but sometimes as "form," "pattern," or "figure." Gestalt psychologists hold that all experience consists of unanalyzable, organized wholes, or Gestalten, which possess their own structure and cannot be broken down into sensations, reflexes, or feelings in the traditional manner of psychology without disturbing the natural interrelationships.
Gestalt psychology was founded by the German psychologists Max Wertheimer, KURT KOFFKA, and WOLFGANG KOHLER in 1912 and has had considerable influence on modern psychology in general. It began as a. reaction against the stress in psychology on mental elements. It undertook to demonstrate that a total stimulating situation is not only greater than the sum of its parts, but that the complete pattern is formed first and determines the nature of its parts. A melody pattern, for example, seems to be more than its separate notes, depending as it does upon a relationship between the notes. Moreover, this relationship appears to be of prime importance because the same notes in another relationship do not give the same melody.
Gestalt psychology was founded by the German psychologists Max Wertheimer, KURT KOFFKA, and WOLFGANG KOHLER in 1912 and has had considerable influence on modern psychology in general. It began as a. reaction against the stress in psychology on mental elements. It undertook to demonstrate that a total stimulating situation is not only greater than the sum of its parts, but that the complete pattern is formed first and determines the nature of its parts. A melody pattern, for example, seems to be more than its separate notes, depending as it does upon a relationship between the notes. Moreover, this relationship appears to be of prime importance because the same notes in another relationship do not give the same melody.
Best Honore de Balzac quotes
No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.
The more one judges, the less one loves.
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact.
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.
Love is the poetry of the senses.
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa.
The more one judges, the less one loves.
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact.
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.
Love is the poetry of the senses.
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.
When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa.
Famous Love quotes by famous women
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. Mother Teresa quote
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. Ingrid Bergman quote
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it. Audrey Hepburn quote
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. Lucille Ball quote
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller quote
Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you. Loretta Young quote
The giving of love is an education in itself. Eleanor Roosevelt quote
I can live without money, but I cannot live without love. Judy Garland quote
You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. Barbara de Angelis quote
I love that feeling of being in love, the effect of having butterflies when you wake up in the morning. That is special. Jennifer Aniston quote
When you love someone all your saved up wishes start coming out. Elizabeth Bowen quote
Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. Emily Bronte quote
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. Jane Austen quote
Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy. Drew Barrymore quote
Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense. Helen Rowland quote
Love is suffering. One side always loves more. Catherine Deneuve quote
For love is immortality. Emily Dickinson quote
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. Ingrid Bergman quote
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it. Audrey Hepburn quote
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. Lucille Ball quote
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller quote
Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you. Loretta Young quote
The giving of love is an education in itself. Eleanor Roosevelt quote
I can live without money, but I cannot live without love. Judy Garland quote
You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. Barbara de Angelis quote
I love that feeling of being in love, the effect of having butterflies when you wake up in the morning. That is special. Jennifer Aniston quote
When you love someone all your saved up wishes start coming out. Elizabeth Bowen quote
Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. Emily Bronte quote
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. Jane Austen quote
Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy. Drew Barrymore quote
Falling in love consists merely in uncorking the imagination and bottling the common sense. Helen Rowland quote
Love is suffering. One side always loves more. Catherine Deneuve quote
For love is immortality. Emily Dickinson quote
Quotes on misfortune and adversity
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. Victor Hugo quote
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. Thomas Carlyle quote
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity. Og Mandino quote
Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful. Zig Ziglar quote
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. Aristotle quote
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course. William Shakespeare quote
By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean. Mark Twain quote
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca quote
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. Plutarch quote
In adversity remember to keep an even mind. Horace quote
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. King Solomon quote
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity. Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with. Thomas Carlyle quote
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity. Og Mandino quote
Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful. Zig Ziglar quote
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. Aristotle quote
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course. William Shakespeare quote
By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean. Mark Twain quote
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca quote
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. Plutarch quote
In adversity remember to keep an even mind. Horace quote
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. King Solomon quote
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity. Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote
Famous quotes about wisdom
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." Aristotle quote
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." Isaac Asimov quote
"Turn your wounds into wisdom." Oprah Winfrey quote
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom." Lao Tzu quote
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens" Jimi Hendrix quote
"Don't Gain The World & Lose Your Soul, Wisdom Is Better Than Silver Or Gold." Bob Marley quote
"When you know better you do better." Maya Angelou quote
"Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy" Ludwig van Beethoven quote
"Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom." Thomas Jefferson quote
"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." Francis Bacon quote
"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes." Rick Riordan quote
"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom." Socrates quote
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." Isaac Asimov quote
"Turn your wounds into wisdom." Oprah Winfrey quote
"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom." Lao Tzu quote
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens" Jimi Hendrix quote
"Don't Gain The World & Lose Your Soul, Wisdom Is Better Than Silver Or Gold." Bob Marley quote
"When you know better you do better." Maya Angelou quote
"Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy" Ludwig van Beethoven quote
"Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom." Thomas Jefferson quote
"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." Francis Bacon quote
"Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes." Rick Riordan quote
"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom." Socrates quote
Jean Charles Athanase Peltier
Peltier (1785-1845) was a French physicist now remembered as the man who completed a discovery made by T. J. Seebeck. This discovery, made in 1834, revealed that an electric current produces either heating or cooling at the junction place of two different metals. The direction in which the current is traveling determines whether cooling or heating is produced.
In 1961, production of small-sized electric refrigerators using the cooling effect discovered by Peltier was announced. A clockmaker by trade, Peltier was born at Ham, France, on February 25, 1785. He died in Paris on October 27, 1845.
In 1961, production of small-sized electric refrigerators using the cooling effect discovered by Peltier was announced. A clockmaker by trade, Peltier was born at Ham, France, on February 25, 1785. He died in Paris on October 27, 1845.
Pelican
Pelicans live in groups in warm areas all over the world. Some kinds hunt together and are often seen flying in formation, gliding or beating their wings in unison. The white pelicans inhabit fresh-water inland lakes. The brown pelican hunts in salt water from the southern coast of the United States to southern South America.
Pelicans breed on islands in huge communities. They make nests in trees or on the ground near water. The nests are of sticks or pebbles and sand. From two to four eggs are laid and incubated by both parents, who are easily frightened away from the young. The babies take food from deep in the parent's gullet
Lemming world
These animals are like miniature, short-eared, yellowish rabbits. They have large heads and short, thick legs. They eat vegetable food and build nests of bark or grass in some sheltered nook. They raise two broods of four to six young every year. They do not hibernate but force their way under the snow, searching for food.
The migration of the Scandinavian lemmings is one of the marvels of rodent life. Every few years they become so numerous that the mountains cannot support them. At irregular intervals, great swarms of lemmings start for new territory and do not stop for rivers, lakes, or mountains. Eating everything they can find on the way, they fall prey to disease, larger animals, and birds. These armies of rodents have gnawed through haystacks and crossed marshes. When they come to the ocean, they boldly swim out, in their ignorance of its size, and are drowned. Their population problem is solved for a few more years.
12 inspirational quotations
1 "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi
2 "we accept the love we think we deserve." Stephen Chbosky
3 "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Thomas A. Edison
4 "It is never too late to be what you might have been." George Eliot
5 "Everything you can imagine is real." Pablo Picasso
6 "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt
7 "To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure." J.K. Rowling
8 "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill
9 "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw
10 "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain." Maya Angelou
11 "And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." Paulo Coelho
12 "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" Audrey Hepburn
2 "we accept the love we think we deserve." Stephen Chbosky
3 "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Thomas A. Edison
4 "It is never too late to be what you might have been." George Eliot
5 "Everything you can imagine is real." Pablo Picasso
6 "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt
7 "To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure." J.K. Rowling
8 "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill
9 "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw
10 "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain." Maya Angelou
11 "And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." Paulo Coelho
12 "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" Audrey Hepburn
Best balance quotes
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. Thomas Merton quote
Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away. Barbara de Angelis quote
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. Plutarch quote
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. George Santayana quote
There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences. Jack Welch quote
My kids give me the balance to live right. Celine Dion quote
In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. Patti Smith quote
A lot of music is mathematics. It's balance. Mel Brooks quote
I know that balance that I need to have in my life. Tiger Woods quote
How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves. Thomas a Kempis quote
I've found constancy and balance between creativity and normality. Julian Lennon quote
I'm a woman trying to balance family, work and friends like so many others out there. Gisele Bundchen quote
Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away. Barbara de Angelis quote
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. Plutarch quote
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. George Santayana quote
There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences. Jack Welch quote
My kids give me the balance to live right. Celine Dion quote
In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. Patti Smith quote
A lot of music is mathematics. It's balance. Mel Brooks quote
I know that balance that I need to have in my life. Tiger Woods quote
How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves. Thomas a Kempis quote
I've found constancy and balance between creativity and normality. Julian Lennon quote
I'm a woman trying to balance family, work and friends like so many others out there. Gisele Bundchen quote
Best Henrik Ibsen quotes
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.
The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority.
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.
Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.
A thousand words leave not the same deep impression as does a single deed.
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
One's life is a heavy price to pay for being born.
The idol of Authority must be shattered in this town.
Cage an eagle and it will bite at the wires, be they of iron or of gold.
The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.
The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority.
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.
Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.
A thousand words leave not the same deep impression as does a single deed.
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
One's life is a heavy price to pay for being born.
The idol of Authority must be shattered in this town.
Cage an eagle and it will bite at the wires, be they of iron or of gold.
Grayling
Grayling is a small fresh-water fish of the salmon family, genus Thymallus, common in northern streams, and distinguished by the very great dorsal fin, which has from 13 to 23 rays. An American species occurs sparingly about Lake Superior, and a second in Montana. The European grayling is widely distributed. All are gamy, and favorites with fly fishers.
Hecate (myth)
Hecate is a mythological Greek goddess, daughter of the Titan Perseus. Her powers extended into heaven, earth, and the lower world. Hecate was identified with Selene, Artemis, Persephone; is represented as having three bodies or three heads.
The old city of Damascus
The city of Damascus is in Syria, one of the countries that, with Egypt, make up the United Arab Republic. Damascus is a very old city, one of the oldest in the world. We know that it is at least 4,000 years old, and it may be much older.
Damascus is in an oasis in the Syrian Desert. A river from mountains near by brings water to it. It has such beautiful gardens that it has been called the "Pearl of the Desert."
Over the centuries Damascus has been a center of trade and travel. Today's cars and buses follow ancient caravan routes through it. Many of its streets are lined with bazaars. One of these streets is "The Street Called Straight." For a mile and a half it has a roof over it. Damascus has one of the world's most famous mosques.
Fifteen hundred years ago Damascus was famous for its steel. The iron workers of Damascus may have been the first people to make true steel. A sword made of the best Damascus steel was strong enough to cut through a rod of iron and sharp enough to cut through a flimsy silk scarf floating in the air.
Once during the Crusades, according to an old story, Richard the Lionhearted was boasting about his sword to Saladin, the ruler of the Muslims. To prove how strong it was, he cut an iron rod in two with it. Then Saladin handed Richard a soft silk pillow and asked him to try his sword on it. Richard could not cut it. Saladin with his sword of Damascus steel then cut it in two with one stroke.
Damascus is in an oasis in the Syrian Desert. A river from mountains near by brings water to it. It has such beautiful gardens that it has been called the "Pearl of the Desert."
Over the centuries Damascus has been a center of trade and travel. Today's cars and buses follow ancient caravan routes through it. Many of its streets are lined with bazaars. One of these streets is "The Street Called Straight." For a mile and a half it has a roof over it. Damascus has one of the world's most famous mosques.
Fifteen hundred years ago Damascus was famous for its steel. The iron workers of Damascus may have been the first people to make true steel. A sword made of the best Damascus steel was strong enough to cut through a rod of iron and sharp enough to cut through a flimsy silk scarf floating in the air.
Once during the Crusades, according to an old story, Richard the Lionhearted was boasting about his sword to Saladin, the ruler of the Muslims. To prove how strong it was, he cut an iron rod in two with it. Then Saladin handed Richard a soft silk pillow and asked him to try his sword on it. Richard could not cut it. Saladin with his sword of Damascus steel then cut it in two with one stroke.
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