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Nothing but the Facts About the Andromeda GalaxyA galactic neighbor to the Milky Way in the Local Group which contains some 30 galaxies, the Andromeda is the largest.
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Problems with Computer Security - Some Examples of Denial of Service AttacksDenial of Service Attacks come in many different forms like remote takeover, saturation, lockouts and bandwidth control. They can affect anyone using networks or with access to the Internet.
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What's Wrong with the Mentalist?Season 4 has been a disappointment. Here are the chief problems with the season.
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Why Did President Obama Fail?Did the country elect a politician? Most would say no, and that is what the country wanted. Someone that would be different than a politician. Did they get it? Yes they did.
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How Were the Successful Economies of the 1980's and 1990's Created?What were the causes of the successful economies that both President Reagan and President Clinton experienced, and by attribution, the rest of the country?
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Nothing but the Facts About Edwin HubbleAmong the most important astronomers in history - Galileo, Kepler, Copernicus - you can add the name of Edwin Hubble. His contributions affected General Relativity, the Big Bang Theory and understanding how galaxies are structured.
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Nothing but the Facts About Apollo 11The moon landing was the most important missions ever undertaken by humans. It beat the Magellan mission to circumnavigate the globe and the Columbus mission to cross the Atlantic.
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Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart's Club Band - What is it About?Rolling Stone declared Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart's Club Band the Best Rock and Roll Album of all time.
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The Greatest Inventions of the 20th CenturyMany inventions in the 20th century changed the course of World History. Here is a list of the top 10.
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The James Webb Space TelescopeThe Hubble Space Telescope has produced amazing photographs of space, stars and galaxies. But it has inherent limitations because it is an optical telescope. The James Webb telescope, which will replace Hubble, is an infrared telescope.
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Nothing but the Facts About Big Bang TelescopesThe Hubble Space Telescope will soon be replaced with a new generation of telescopes that dwarf Hubble in mirror size and exploration expectations.
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Carl Sagan's Cosmic Calendar13.7 billion years ago, the Big Bang occurred. In the context of the Cosmic Calendar, human presence and human history take up about 14 hours of the last day of the year.
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Birth Defects Due to The Neural TubeNeural tube defects affect unborn children, but can this can be prevented with folic acid?
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A Quick Overview of ProteinsProteins are molecules that perform different functions in cells and make cells perform differently depending on the structure of the protein.
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Using SharePoint Designer - a Document and Project Management Support ToolMicrosoft provides the tool for managers to monitor and control the documents in a project. It has many features that allow customization whereby specific business needs can be incorporated by one application and managed from there.
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The 4 Theories of PhysicsPhysics has four branches: Newtonian, Relativity, Quantum Mechanics and String Theory. They don't contradict each other but offer different views about how mass, energy and the universe operate.
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Should Politicians Be Allowed to Flip-Flop?Today's politicians are under a lot of pressure to be consistent and never change their mind. Is this realistic?
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Huckleberry Finn and MadonnaHuckleberry Finn, a novel by Mark Twain tells the story of escape and growing up. It may be the greatest American Novel, and also the only novel that captured the essence of America.
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The 4 Conditions of ScienceScience works by making predictions about nature's phenomena. Once there is an investigation dealing with certain natural phenomena, scientists must examine how that phenomena came about. There are several conditions that must be satisfied.
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Can Animals Commit Suicide?Do animals have a sense of self that will allow them to make a judgement about whether their life is worth living?
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Things to Monitor to Improve the Security of Your Network or Computer SystemComputer and network security is especially important today because there are many ways to break into a network or computer system. Here are several things you should monitor to protect your PC or network system.
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Neurofibromatosis and Its TreatmentsNeurofibromatosis has three varieties, NF1,NF2, and Schwannomatosis. They create tumors that can cause discomfort or in some cases sever pain. They affect young people.
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Tips for Web Design from a Tech InsiderThere are two principles that a web design architect should keep in mind, how to attract visitors, and how to keep them there. To do that the architect should design the web site with a series of features that will accomplish that task.
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What is the Drake Equation?The Drake equation is more than 50 years old. It is used to get an idea about whether there can be planets with intelligent life, as well as the likelihood of being able to communicate with them.
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How to Deal with ThalassemiaThalassemia can cause several bodily problems like heart failure, liver problems and infections.
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What is Super Earth?Planets in the Goldilocks Zone have the capability of supporting life. These are close to a star, but not too close or too far away. They meet the conditions for supporting life. Super Earth's are exoplanets in Goldilocks Zones around distant stars.
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A Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis MedicinesRheumatoid Arthritis is a disease that is not fully understood because the origins are still unknown. it causes inflammation in joints, it affects more women than men and typically it occurs between the ages of 40 and 60.
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The Controversy Over Food DyesFood preparation by adding colors has been around for many years. They make the fool attractive, and people expect certain food products to look a certain way. Even if in their natural form, they don't look at all like their color counterpart.
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Motherboard Computer Repair ProjectReplacing the motherboard on a PC can be daunting, but before you do that, you should eliminated all other sources of the computer problem. Replacing the motherboard should be the last resor. -
Can Universal Sales Tax Solve the Budget Crisis?The budget deadlock didn't occur with the most recent recession, but occurred through tax and entitlement policies that have been around since the 1930's. -
NASA Contributions to the Economy and IndustryHow do you service an astronaut or protect a rocket launch pad from destruction? Can you have a remote surgery where the surgeons are on one continent and the patient is on another?
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Evidence and Structure of the Big BangWhat was the early structure of the Universe? How did it change, who proposed the theory of the change and what is the supporting evidence? -
The Miracle Year 1905 and Einstein's PublicationsIn 1687 Newton published Principia and lay down the foundations of Physics. In 1859 Darwin published the Origin of the Species and lay down the foundations of Evolution. But in 1905 Einstein published 5 papers that changed the foundations of science. -
What is Cloud Computing and How Can You Benefit From It?Cloud computing is a new direction in the Internet ... but it offers a new approach to networking. The traditional network was local, usually within one location. The Internet is global. Cloud computing can combine both elements.
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The Hypersonic Falcon ProjectOne of the security goals of the U.S. Air Force is to be able to deploy a jet to travel long distances in a short period of time. The military has a plan in collaboration with DARPA to make a hypersonic jet that can travel from Los Angeles to New York in one hour.
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The Commercial Spacecraft Industry Ready to Take OffAre we at the end of the manned space program? With the shutdown of NASA's space shuttle missions, one would think yes. But NASA has awarded new contracts to develop suborbital spacecraft to resume the manned space missions.
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The Two Major College EraSpecialties are needed in order to get a good paying job in today's economy. Those specialties come in areas that have a high economic and market demand. A college major may not be enough to guarantee such success. Two majors may be necessary.
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A Quick Look at BotnetsIf you have ever wondered why you get so much spam email, Botnets are the answer. They take over a computer and turn around and use that computer to deliver spam email message, sometimes even viruses.
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Overview of the Congressional Budget Office DutiesCongress passes bills, the President signs them into law. But how much will the bill cost to implement? Will it pay for it self or cost the taxpayers money? The Congressional Budget Office does analysis and makes projections on the economics of the bill.
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Findings of the Kepler MissionThe Kepler Mission looks for planets in a habitable zone around a star. This zone will support life. Now there are at least 1,200 planets that meet the criteria.
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President Obama is Vulnerable in the 2012 Election...But He Will WinThe economy has not improved in the last three years, unemployment is worse now than when the President took office, the national debt has never been higher, political parties are fractured, but he still has a good chance of winning in the 2012 election.
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What is Dark Matter?All of the matter seen in the Universe is tiny compared to the amount of matter not seen. That is Dark Matter and scientists believe it controls the galaxies, and consequently the Universe as well.
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Did Patrick Jane Kill Red John?"The Mentalist" is a TV show about a former "psychic" who works for the California Bureau of Investigation. Patrick Jane is the Mentalist who is good at reading peoples behavior and drawing conclusions about what they do. But Red John killed his family.
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The End of the PCThe rise of the tablet PC marks a break from the traditional PC because it can be personalized. The PC is now the business computer, while the Personal Computer is now the tablet.
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1+ 1 and Net + 1 RedundancyRedundant operations are important in many fields, biological, mechanical, electrical, and computer. Redundancy allows systems to function when there is a breakdown of an important element. Redundancy is also present in many day-to-day activities.
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Smart Cities as the New Approach to a Working CommunityCosts are killers, as every politician in Congress knows, as do governors, majors and any other government official. A new approach is to have innovation at the heart of many cities. There are several things that available to implement the innovations.
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Are Computer Certifications Better Than a College Degree?College Degrees validate a persons ability to study, take exams, do lab work, and write. Certifications validate a persons knowledge about a specific topic. Companies may want College Graduates, but are hiring persons with computer certifications. -
Your PC May Be a Spam Server and You Don't Know ItBotnets are groups of computers that function to deliver a program throughout the Internet. The owner of the hosting computer is not aware that his computer has been compromised.
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The Next Internet - Internet2Internet2 is a new technology based system that will replace the current Internet. It has been in development since 1996, and now has 9 sites in place to service universities and technical companies. The foundation of the system is optical technology.
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OpenOffice a Freeware Alternative to the Microsoft Office SuiteMicrosoft Office offers many programs in its Office Suite, there is Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other programs. There is an alternative to this Office Suite, which is free and offers the same programs available in the Office Suite.
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Web Hackers and Their Ethics2011 has seen an increase in the number of commercial sites that were hacked and private information stolen. However, some hackers are doing their work in order to gain attention to wrongs they perceive.
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"Dexter" and "The Mentalist"Dexter is a serial killer with a "conscience." The Mentalist is a police consultant with demons in his soul. Both got that way because of death to family members. But here are two radically different TV shows that tackle the same ethical problems.
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The False Security of Computer SecurityThe biggest companies have been hacked and compromised, so how can ordinary computer users keep their computers safe?
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Virtual Machines and Their Impact on Business EnterprisesVirtual Machines operate like computers inside a computer and do not interfere with other software. They are operating systems inside an operating system, but they run independently of one another. A powerful server will run many programs simultaneously.
