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Sara Espinosa

World's largest cities « Joe Duck - 0 views

  • 1 Tokyo Japan 32,450,000 8,014 4,049 2 Seoul South Korea 20,550,000 5,076 4,048 3 Mexico City[2] Mexico 20,450,000 7,346 2,784 4 New York City[3] United States 19,750,000 17,884 1,104 5 Mumbai India 19,200,000 2,350 8,170 6 Jakarta Indonesia 18,900,000 5,100 3,706 7 Sao Paulo Brazil 18,850,000 8,479 2,223 8 Delhi India 18,600,000 3,182 5,845 9 Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Japan 17,375,000 6,930 2,507 10 Shanghai China 16,650,000 5,177 3,216
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    joe duck
Tucker Haydon

Perentie info. 2 - 0 views

  • a forked tongue, long slender neck, flattened head, strong tail, powerful legs with 5 clawed toes and numerous sharp-curved backward-pointing teeth.
  • Perenties can be found living in arid regions from Western Queensland to coastal Western Australia, usually around rocky hills and outcrops.
  • turtle eggs, insects, birds, other reptiles (including juvenile Perenties), mammals and carrion. On some of the islands they are often seen scavenging on the beaches for carrion, turtle eggs and almost anything that moves!
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  • six to twelve eggs in termite mounds where the activity of the insects provides constant warmth.
Christina T

Japan - Ancient Cultures - 0 views

  • Based on archaeological evidence, they also agree that by between 35,000 and 30,000 B.C. Homo sapiens had migrated to the islands from eastern and southeastern Asia and had well-established patterns of hunting and gathering and stone toolmaking .
  • the Jomon people were making clay figures and vessels decorated with patterns made by impressing the wet clay with braided or unbraided cord and sticks (jomon means "patterns of plaited cord") with a growing sophistication.
  • Many other elements of Japanese culture also may date from this period and reflect a mingled migration from the northern Asian continent and the southern Pacific areas.
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  • The earliest of these people, who are thought to have migrated from Korea to northern Kyushu and intermixed with the Jomon, also used chipped stone tools.
  • Their irrigated, wet-rice culture was similar to that of central and south China, requiring heavy inputs of human labor, which led to the development and eventual growth of a highly sedentary, agrarian society.
  • The earliest written records about Japan are from Chinese sources from this period. Wa (the Japanese pronunciation of an early Chinese name for Japan) was first mentioned in A.D. 57.
Minjie Kim

Behaviorism Tutorial - Part 1 - Section 2 - 0 views

  • classical behaviorism formally and explicitly defined psychology as the science of behavior
  • metaphysical behaviorism subscribes to the view that the only things that are real are things that are publicly observable
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      this basically means that only things you can see exist, so it really puts a damper on all that happiness and love and sorrow and all that junk
  • metaphysical behaviorism
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  • if the existence of mental phenomena is denied because they are unobservable, is the existence of all unobservables, including unobservable experiences, denied?
  • The question that arose from metaphysical behaviorism was again whether we really want to deny the existence or reality of all phenomena that aren't publicly observable
  • philosophical behaviorism emphasizes that mental concepts in psychological explanations mean nothing more than dispositions to engage in publicly observable behavior
  • logical behaviorism emphasizes that mental concepts in psychological explanations must be verified in terms of publicly observable behavior
Diana Davis

Kidney Cancer Home Page - National Cancer Institute - 0 views

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  • Cancer that forms in tissues of the kidneys. Kidney cancer includes renal cell carcinoma (cancer that forms in the lining of very small tubes in the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste products) and renal pelvis carcinoma (cancer that forms in the center of the kidney where urine collects). It also includes Wilms tumor, which is a type of kidney cancer that usually develops in children under the age of 5.
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    cancer that forms in the tissue of the kidney and it can also develop Wilms tumor
karen ponce

Student Research Center - powered by EBSCOhost: WHICH FIRST THANKSGIVING? - 0 views

  • All of these thanksgiving celebrations happened before the Pilgrims had their feast: APRIL 3, 15 13 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon celebrated a day of thanks when he landed in what is now Florida. SEPTEMBER 8, 1565 Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez de Aviles held a thanksgiving service when he founded St. Augustine in Florida. APRIL 20, 1598 The group of Spaniards led by Don Juan de Oñate gave thanks. They had survived a 350-mile trip from Mexico to a spot near what is now El Paso, Texas. With the Pueblo people, they feasted on roasted geese, ducks, and fish, along with local vegetables and cactus fruit. DECEMBER 4, l619 A group of Virginia settlers is said to have held their colony's first thanksgiving service. They gave thanks for their safe arrival in Virginia.
Christina T

Student Research Center - powered by EBSCOhost: Early Japan -- The Yayoi Period - 0 views

  • Japan entered into its second major prehistoric period, a civilized era known as the Yayoi period.
  • he name Yayoi is derived from an area Tokyo known as Yayoi, where the first documented pottery from this period was discovered in an archaeological excavation in 1884.
  • ron and bronze materials are believed to have been exchanged with Japanese envoys either for token tributes or prisoners of war.
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  • early all of the country's inhabitants belong to the same ethnic group and share the same racial background and cultural characteristics.
  • Within the villages, households consist of large families. This usually includes a farmer, his wife and children, grandparents, and grown sons and their families.
  • Yayoi culture originally developed in northern Kyushu, the western and southernmost of Japan's main islands.
  • Japanese city life is much more Westernized than that of the countryside.
  • ayoi culture spread into Honshu (Japan's largest island) and present-day Tokyo in the Middle (100 BC-100 AD) to Late Yayoi (100-300AD) period.
  • Modern entertainment is also active in the cities of Japan.
  • The Japanese celebrate many holidays and practice many customs throughout the year.
  • On May 5 Kodomo-no-Hi (Children's Day) is celebrated. This is a day set aside to honor all children.
  • Perhaps the most important development of the Yayoi period was the cultivation of rice, probably introduced from the area near the Yangtze River delta in southern China.
  • November 23 marks Kansha-no-Hi (Labor-Thanksgiving Day). On this day, the Japanese give thanks to laborers and for a successful harvest.
  • apanese men and women did not choose their marriage partners based on love. Instead, marriage was arranged by families who paired couples based on their social and economic status.
  • At the end of the day a large bathtub is filled with hot water. Then, each family member, in turn washes and rinses thoroughly before getting into the tub.
  • In addition to pottery and iron and bronze tools, archaeologists have depended largely on burial remains to uncover Yayoi culture.
  • For years, the Japanese have taken great pride in their performing arts. Dance and theater are essential parts of Japanese culture.
  • n northeastern Japan, secondary burials were conducted in which the bones of the dead were exhumed, painted decoratively, and placed in ornamental clay jars.
  • "No plays" are other types of theatrical performances common in Japan.
  • The gagaku, for example, is classical music that was introduced into Japan from China in the 8th century A.D.
  • Western music is also popular in Japan.
  • For many years the Japanese style of dress consisted of long, flowing robes called kimonos.
  • The climate of Japan varies a great deal from heavy snows and extreme cold along the west coast to warm and humid summers in the rest of the country.
karen ponce

Student Research Center - powered by EBSCOhost: Beliefs, ceremony, and celebrations - 0 views

  • Many celebrations and thanksgiving ceremonies were held to show gratitude for the natural blessings that were a part of life. People gave thanks for the beginning of each new year, the time when the maple sap began to flow, the planting and harvesting of the crops, and the ripening of corn, beans, and strawberries, which they celebrated with festivals.
  • Native people cared about their environment, especially because they depended on it so much.
  • Hunters asked silent permission from the animals they killed and thanked them for providing food and clothing for the families of the hunters. They hunted in different places so they would not kill too many animals in any area.
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  • The people of the longhouse believed that their dreams were very important and tried hard to figure out the meanings of the dreams.
~ * josie * ~

Which Music Genre "Corrupts" Children the most? - Page 2 - Sythe.Org Forums - 0 views

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      its sorta off topic but this is talking about wat people are suspected to look like based on the sype of music they listen to
  • Way to stereotype people. One of my friends listens to rap, and he doesn't dress, nor sounds like a jock. I listen to metal; 1. I don't skate and 2. I don't have long hair. To the point of this thread: I believe some rap is bad influence, but most of the bad influence comes from media. I was at an appointment, and I see this one kid sitting next to me. He has a toy gun, and he was pointing at some people in front of us. The thing was that he had the toy in his left hand, stuck out his left arm, put the gun sideways onto his left arms wrist. That's how the people in the movies do it, as if they were in a gang. The kid was only 5 years old - what the mother said when she was talking to the clerk. Anyways, I wouldn't think the majority of the kids who listen to music, listen to screamo, emo, etc. because it's quite obvious; it's not music to them. So I wouldn't vote for screamo, emo. The ones who listen to that are mostly, if not always teenagers+.
Aloysius Utomo

WWF - Giant Panda - 0 views

  • 26-83 pounds of bamboo a day
  • Population: Approximately 1,600 individuals in the wild
  • Chinese government had established over 50 panda reserves
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  • 4,000 square miles and over 45 percent of remaining giant panda habitat
  • around 61 percent of the population, or about 980 pandas, are under protection in reserves
  • 1,600 individuals estimated to remain in the wild.
  • white coat with black fur around their eyes, on their ears, muzzle, legs and shoulders
  • The unique physical features of the species include broad, flat molars and an enlarged wrist bone that functions as an opposable thumb
  • Giant pandas are classified as bears
  • 5 feet long from nose to rump, with a 4-6 inch tail
  • adult panda can weigh about 220-330 pounds
    • Aloysius Utomo
       
      WWF = World Wildlife Fund
  • habitat is found at the top of the Yangtze Basin
Sylvia A

Bat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • the only mammals naturally capable of flight
  • Bats are mammals
  • Megabats eat fruit, nectar or pollen
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  • microbats eat insects, blood (small quantities of the blood of animals), small mammals, and fish
  • Mother bats usually have only one offspring per year
  • they are viviparous
  • Young microbats become independent at the age of 6 to 8 weeks
  • At the age of two years, bats are sexually mature
  • megabats not until they are four months old
  • A single bat can live over 20 years
  • Most microbats are active at night or at twilight
  • Bats rarely fly in rain
  • the rain interferes with their echo location
  • Only three species sustain themselves with blood.
  • Only 0.5% of bats carry rabies
  • Bats have very small teeth and can bite a sleeping person without being felt
  • Bats are closely associated with vampires
  • Bats are also a symbol of ghosts, death, and disease
  • Chinese lore claims the bat is a symbol of longevity and happiness
  • the bat is a trickster spirit
  • In Western Culture, the bat is often a symbol of the night and its foreboding nature
  • A measure of the success of bats is their estimated total of about 1,100 species worldwide, accounting for about 20 percent of all mammal species.
Catherine A.

Child development - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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      Now I understand why my new baby cousin sometimes cry when i carry her
  • The capacity to learn, remember, and symbolize information, and to solve problems, exists at a simple level in young infants, who can perform cognitive tasks such as discriminating animate and inanimate beings or recognizing small numbers of objects
  • Abilities for physical movement change through childhood from the largely reflexive (unlearned,involuntary) movement patterns of the young infant to the highly skilled voluntary movements characteristic of later childhood and adolescence
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  • Physical growth in stature and weight occurs over the 15-20 years following birth, as the individual changes from the average weight of 7 1/2 pounds and length of 20" at full-term birth to full adult size. As stature and weight increase, the individual's proportions also change, from the relatively large head and small torso and limbs of the neonate, to the adult's relatively small head and long torso and limbs.
  • Newborn infants do not seem to experience fear or have preferences for contact with any specific people.By about 8-10 months, they go through a fairly rapid change and become fearful of perceived threats; they also begin to prefer familiar people and show anxiety and distress when separated from them or approached by strangers
  • Dyslexia is a significant topic in child development as it affects approximately 5% of the population (in the western world). Essentially it is a disorder whereby children fail to attain the language skills of reading, writing and spelling commensurate with their intellectual abilities.
Sara Espinosa

City Populations - World City Population, Biggest Largest Cities in the World - Worldat... - 0 views

    • Sara Espinosa
       
      biggest-Tokyo, Japan-28,025,000 people smallest- Napoli, Italy-3,012,000 people
  • 1. Tokyo, Japan - 28,025,000 2. Mexico City, Mexico - 18,131,000 3. Mumbai, India - 18,042,000 4. Sáo Paulo, Brazil - 17, 711,000 5. New York City, USA - 16,626,000 6. Shanghai, China - 14,173,000 7. Lagos, Nigeria - 13,488,000 8. Los Angeles, USA - 13,129,000 9. Calcutta, India - 12,900,000 10. Buenos Aires, Argentina - 12,431,000
  • 91. Melbourne, Australia - 3,188,000 92. Salvador, Brazil - 3,180,000 93. Dalian, China - 3,153,000 94. Caracas, Venezuela - 3,153,000 95. Adis Abeba, Ethiopia - 3,112,000 96. Athina, Greece - 3,103,000 97. Cape Town, South Africa - 3,092,000 98. Koln, Germany - 3.067,000 99. Maputo, Mozambique - 3,017,000 100. Napoli, Italy - 3,012,000
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    largest cities in the world-by population
cory delacruz

Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • More has been published about the extinction of dinosaurs at the K-T boundary than any other group of organisms. Excluding a few controversial claims, it is agreed that all non-avian dinosaurs went extinct at the K-T boundary. The dinosaur fossil record has been interpreted to show both a decline in diversity and no decline in diversity during the last few million years of the Cretaceous, and it may be that the quality of the dinosaur fossil record is simply not good enough to permit researchers to distinguish between the choices.[54] Since there is no evidence that late Maastrichtian nonavian dinosaurs could burrow, swim or dive, they were unable to shelter themselves from the worst parts of any environmental stress that occurred at the K-T boundary. It is possible that small dinosaurs (other than birds) did survive, but they would have been deprived of food as both herbivorous dinosaurs would have found plant material scarce, and carnivores would have quickly found prey to be in short supply.[35] The growing consensus about the endothermy of dinosaurs (see dinosaur physiology) helps to understand their full extinction in contrast with their close relatives, the crocodilians. Cold-blooded crocodiles have very limited needs of food (they can survive several months without eating) while warm-blooded animals of similar size need much more food in order to sustain their faster metabolism. Thus, under the circumstancies of food chain disruption above mentioned, non-avian dinosaurs died [55] while some crocodiles survived. In this context, the survival of other endothermic animals, such as some birds and mammals, could be due, among other
Jilliane Velazco

CD Sales Fall Faster Than Digital Music Sales Rise. Or Do They? - 0 views

  • “In 2007… Physical sales of CDs and DVDs fell 13 percent to $15.9 billion. Sales of downloaded songs and mobile-phone ringtones rose 34 percent to $2.9 billion.“
  • “piracy is killing the record industry”
  • “physical and digital piracy cost the U.S. music industry alone $5.3 billion“
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  • “30 billion illegal downloads in 2007“
  • “Even the most innovative business models are totally undermined by free music”
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    music sales are going down because of illegal downloads and free music; there were 30 billion illegal downloads in 2007;
Aloysius Utomo

Panda - Enchanted Learning Software - 0 views

    • Aloysius Utomo
       
      Size of pandas
  • Chinese people call the panda "Da xiong mao,"
  • "giant bear cat"
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  • symbol of peace in China
  • Female pandas are called sows
  • males are called boars
  • young are called cubs
  • Most bears' eyes have round pupils
  • giant panda, whose pupils are vertical slits
  • Pandas have very good eyesight
  • largest pandas grow to be about 250 pounds
  • 5.25 to 6 feet (1.6 to 1.8 m) long
  • weighs about 220 pounds
  • 40 pounds (18 kg) of food each day
  • Bamboo is very low in nutrition
  • cannot digest it very well
  • 12 hours every day
  • throat and stomach have extra-tough linings to protect them from the tough food
  • captivity (zoos and breeding centers), pandas eat bamboo, rice cereal, carrots, apples, and sweet potatoes
  • usually eat while sitting in an upright positio
  • strong teeth and jaws are very important to a panda's survival
  • Giant pandas have large molars (flat teeth used for crushing food)
  • few sharp teeth which they use to bite tough bamboo stalks
  • Pandas have 42 teeth
  • very thick, oily, woolly fur
  • two types of hairs
  • long, thick, coarse hairs
  • fur is waterproof
  • shorter, fine, dense underfur
  • endangered species
  • roughly 1,000-1,500 pandas living in the wild (in China)
  • 120 living in zoos and breeding centers around the world
  • extremely vulnerable to extinction because of humans
  • mostly shy, solitary animals
  • mostly silent, but they can bleat!
  • 11 different calls, four of which are only used during mating
  • live longer in captivity than in the wild
  • Unlike many other bears, pandas cannot walk on their hind legs
  • do not hibernate since their food is available all year long
  • During the cold winter months, giant pandas go to lower altitudes where it is a bit warmer
  • don't seem to have permanent dens
  • very slow reproductive rate
  • mate in the spring
  • give birth between 95 and 160 days after mating
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    lota facts
Jilliane Velazco

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Music industry remains in spin - 0 views

  • "It's cheap to buy used discs. . . . They sound just the same as new ones,"
  • Amazon.com
  • The industry worries that the expanding used market is cannibalizing new-CD sales, as well as promoting piracy by allowing consumers to buy, record and sell back discs while retaining their own digitally pristine copies.
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  • Used-CD shops typically pay customers between $3 and $5 for their old discs, then sell them for $8 to $10. New CDs can be priced as high as $18 apiece.
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    used cd's are a better buy than getting brand new cd's used cd's work the same way as new ones, and you save a lot of money buying used ones
Patrick Wan

Hong 10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

shared by Patrick Wan on 08 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Hong 10
  • Kim Hong-Yeol
  • The name Hong 10 comes from using a Korean language homonym and an English language pun. The second syllable of his name, Yeol, has the same pronunciation as the Korean pronunciation for the number ten. Therefore, pronouncing the phrase "Hong 10" in Korean will be the same pronunciation as his real name, Hong-Yeol. However, this nickname is always pronounced in English, so he is referred to as hong-ten regardless of the language context - whether Korean or English or otherwise. The nickname "Hong 10" is also a play on the surfer term "Hang Ten".[4]
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  • Hong 10 is recognized as a superb all-around b-boy able to dynamically hit beats with floorwork, freezes, uprock/toprock and powermoves - not to mention the rare ability to mix all of them in a set. His breakdancing features bridge-like floor work, sharp execution, and an arsenal of signature moves. These all showcase not only the complex nature of his dance, but also his creativity.[5]
Aloysius Utomo

Animal Bytes: Giant Panda - 0 views

  • most important plant in a giant panda's life
  • 12 hours each day eating bamboo
  • so low in nutrients, pandas eat as much as 84 pounds (38 kilograms) of it each day
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  • their five fingers and a special wristbone
  • 1,600 giant pandas survive on Earth.
  • Females give birth to one or two cubs
  • care for only one of the young
  • eat 25 different types of bamboo
  • 4 or 5 kinds that grow in their home range
  • China has more than one billion people
  • national treasure in China and is therefore protected by law
  • confirmed the panda's relationship with bears
    • Aloysius Utomo
       
      About how scientist found out how to help panda cubs
  • Giant pandas start out small
  • pandas "large bear-cats."
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