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September 28, 2015
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State Sen. Mark Mullet has announced that he will seek re-election to the Washington State Senate from the 5th Legislative District.
He is the owner of Issaquah's Zeeks Pizza and Ben & Jerry's.
Ben & Jerry's serves up smiles at annual Free Cone Day today
April 14, 2015
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From noon to 8 p.m. today, help celebrate Ben & Jerry's its 36th annual thank you to its fans with a free ice cream cone.
The local store is at 1011 N.E. High St., Suite 103, Issaquah Highlands.
Mark Mullet, franchisee of Ben & Jerry's of Issaquah, recommends his store's top three flavors — Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Cherry Garcia and Chocolate Fudge Brownie.
Help Raise the Dough for Seattle Children's at Zeeks Pizza on June 16
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Hope on the Hill Guild is having its third annual Raise the Dough benefit for Seattle Children's.
This year's event is from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. June 16 at Zeeks Pizza in the Issaquah Highlands. The event will also receive a portion of sales from Ben & Jerry's, also in the Issaquah Highlands.
Twenty percent of the day's sales — including dine-in, take-out and delivery — will be donated to the hospital's uncompensated care program, allowing children to receive world-class medical treatment, regardless of their family's ability to pay. Last year, with the help of organizations such as Hope on the Hill Guild, Seattle Children's provided more than $103 million in uncompensated care to families in need.
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December 11, 2013
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At some point recently, the Issaquah Highlands became a place that people would actually want to go to. I don't really know what happened.
Whenever I thought of the highlands, I thought of an ugly place. The main image that came to mind was a neat grid of streets, with nothing but flat wasteland separating them. Farther up the hill was a huge neighborhood of houses that were eerily similar and spaced too close together.
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October 15, 2013
November's ballot initiative to label genetically modified food has caused a large split between local action and out-of-state funding.
Initiative 522 will ask voters whether the state should enforce labeling on genetically modified foodstuffs when sold in Washington.
"This measure would require most raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, and seeds and seed stocks, if produced using genetic engineering, as defined, to be labeled as genetically engineered when offered for retail sale," the Nov. 5 ballot reads.
The question has stirred the state on both sides of the Cascades, and Issaquah residents and leaders have taken to the issue.
Co-founder stops by Ben & Jerry's
September 17, 2013
Jerry Greenfield, the titular co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, stopped by the Issaquah Highlands Sept. 13 to share his support for labeling genetically modified foods.
Hosted by State Sen. Mark Mullet, who owns a Ben & Jerry's franchise on 10th Avenue Northeast, Greenfield showed up to lead an event bringing attention to state Initiative 552, which would mandate food producers to label genetically modified foods if passed on the November ballot.
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Literature: Papelucho
"Papelucho" is a series of twelve books written by Ester Huneeus, a Chilean author, under the pseudonym Marcela Paz. It presents itself as the diary of a middle class, 8-year old Chilean boy in Santiago. This makes it different from many other children's books, which are set in unreal surroundings. The first book was published in 1947 and the last appeared in 1974: "Am I Dix-lazy?".
- Papelucho (1947).
- Papelucho Casi Huérfano (1951) (Papelucho the almost orphan).
- Papelucho Historiador (1955) (Papelucho historian).
- Papelucho Detective (1957) (Papelucho detective).
- Papelucho en la Clínica (1958) (Papelucho at the hospital).
- Papelucho Perdido (1960) (Papelucho lost).
- Mi Hermana Ji, por Papelucho (1964) (My sister Ji, by Papelucho).
- Papelucho Misionero (1966) (Papelucho missionary).
- Papelucho y el Marciano (1968) (Papelucho and the Martian).
- Mi Hermano Hippie (My hippie brother, by Papelucho).
- Papelucho en Vacaciones (1971) (Papelucho on Vacation).
- Papelucho ¿Soy Dix Leso? (1974) (Papelucho Am I dyslexic?, translated as Papelucho Am I dys-lazy?).
This book series provides examples of:
- Adults Are Useless - Parents as People: Papelucho's parents are good people and care for him, but they don't do a lot to help him and can't keep up with his odd trains of thoughts.
- All Animals Are Domesticated: In Papelucho on vacation, the kid domesticates a snake. A SNAKE! And a Puma, a.k.a. a mountain lion.
- In Papelucho missionary he befriends a colony of gorillas and even adopts a gorilla kid as his personal secretary. He names him "Juanito", a.k.a. "Little John."
- Aloof Big Brother: Javier, hinted to be much older than Papelucho. Confirmed in Mi Hermana Ji (he's about to enlist in the Navy, meaning he's at very least 17-18) and Mi hermano hippie (he's a young adult now... and a hippie).
- An Aesop: Thankfully averted. Even though the books were written for children, they never try to moralize or anything like that.
- Annoying Younger Sibling: Jimena aka Ji, for Papelucho. Ironically, Javier tends to view Papelucho as such.
- Comic-Book Time: ... for HOW many years has Papelucho been just 8 years old? Made even funnier by how Jimena grows from a baby to a kindergarten child and Javier goes from a teenager to a young adult.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Papelucho's peculiar thought process allows him to do a lot of awesome things that grown-ups can't. According to him, the only reason they can't is because "they are always in a hurry."
- Character Title
- Character Name and the Noun Phrase
- Darkest Africa: This is how Papelucho imagines Africa in Papelucho missionary and feels cheated once he discovers it's a normal place.
- Diary: The way all the books are presented.
- Episode Finishes the Title
- Free-Range Children: Papelucho's adventures tend to take him VERY far away from his home, but his parents either don't notice or they don't take him seriously. The exception is Papelucho Detective: the first part happens in the local slums, Papelucho spends several days there with his Country Mouse friend "El Chirigüe", and when he returns home he says that even Javier was pissed off and scared at him. This is also implied to be the case in Papelucho in Vacaciones, but we don't get to see the parents scolding him. All we know is that at the end, Papelucho and a bunch of other boys he's befriended are caught by a guy who is said to have been sent by Papelucho's parents to look for him.
- Kid Detective: Tries to be one on Papelucho detective.
- Inter Generational Friendship: In Papelucho en la Clìnica, Papelucho befriends a crazy old man who pretty much lives in the hospital where Jimena was born since he has no family. Said old man turns out to be a millionaire, and once he dies he leaves all of his money to Papelucho and his family. Papelucho also befriends the old man's nurse, Berenice, the Hospital Hottie in her mid-20's who doubles as an exotic dancer
And in the old man's backstory, he was the young kid in a Badass and Child Duo with an Jerk with a Heart of Gold miner, whom he considered his Big Brother Mentor. He also believes Papelucho to be said BBM's grandson, though it's not confirmed.
In Papelucho Historiador, Papelucho has one with his 25-year-old History teacher Carmen.
- Ill Boy: The plot of Papelucho en la Clìnica is kickstarted when Papelucho befriends Casimiro, a Lonely Rich Kid who's about to be operated on. They switch places for a prank, then Papelucho is operated instead by mistake and a scared Casimiro goes home to tell his dad about it. And halfway through the book, Casimiro has a relapse in his illness and is operated for real.
- Literary Agent Hypothesis: The premise of the books. Technically it's a spoiler of the first book, so...
- The Missionary: Papelucho missionary.
- The Movie: Papelucho y el marciano. As the title implies, it's more or less based on the eponymous book, but it takes a lot of liberties.
- Mars: Papelucho and the Martian, obviously. However, it's way too different of what you imagine when you think of Mars.
- Mr. Fixit: Papelucho sees himself as one. Too bad nobody gets him.
- Mr. Imagination
- New-Age Retro Hippie: The grown up Javier, much for his parent's dismay.
- Not Allowed to Grow Up
- Not Now, Kiddo: Papelucho's parents could have avoided a LOT of problems if they listened to him from time on time. (Among other things, they are frequent victims of con artists.)
- One-Gender School: Papelucho and Javier attend an all-boys Boarding School in the first book.
- Parental Abandonment: Papelucho the almost orphan. Technically, his parents just go to the US for a while, but he believes they have ditched him.
- Patriotic Fervor: Papelucho historian, which is about him learning the history of America and specially Chile.
- Pun-Based Title: Papelucho ¿Soy Dix Leso?. You can see it doesn't work too good in English.
- Rapunzel Hair: In "Casi Huérfano", Papelucho meets the niece of his teacher Miss Mafalda and she has hair like this. The girl tells him she keeps her hair that long because her parents won't let her cut it shorter. He ends up cutting it off, much to both the girl's and Miss Mafalda's displeasure; later, however, the teacher thanks him since it was too much of a hassle to mantain.
- Secret Diary
- Slice of Life
- Theme Naming: As mentioned below, Papelucho's actual name is supposed to be José Luis. This means that the three siblings in the story have names starting with the letter "J": older brother Javier, middle brother José Luis, and little sister Jimena.
- Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?: Seriously? Papelucho?
Papelucho is supposed to be "Pepe Lucho" - a diminutive of "José Luis", a composite name that's very common in Spanish-speaking countries. Word of God confirmed that both book and the character were named after a friend and the author's husband: both men were named "José Luis" and nicknamed "Pepe Lucho"
- Your Tomcat Is Pregnant: In "My sister Ji", the family has adopted a cat named "Teodoro". When this trope takes place, the kids rename her "Teodora".

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Homemade Apple Butter
When stored in an airtight container, apple butter can be refrigerated for up to one month or frozen for up to six months.
- Yield: Makes 2 cups
Source: 10th Anniversary Cookbook; Martha Stewart Living Cookbook, 2000
- 20 (about 6 1/2 pounds) apples, such as Empire or Golden Delicious, peeled, cored, and quartered
- 1 cup apple cider
- 2 tablespoons Calvados, a French apple brandy (regular brandy can be substituted)
- 1 large cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
- 1 small pinch of ground cloves
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Combine apples, apple cider, Calvados, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, mace, cloves, sugar, and lemon juice in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan. Place mixture over medium-high heat, and cook, stirring often with a large wooden spoon to prevent scorching, until apples are broken down and saucy, about 1 hour. Mash any large pieces of apple with large wooden spoon to help them break down.
Reduce heat to medium. Using a rubber spatula, scrape out apple mixture from pan, and transfer to a small saucepan. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until apples are completely broken down and butter is very thick and dark, about 2 1/2 hours. Remove from the heat, and let stand to cool.
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patersonroad 13 Oct, 2010
I thought in reading the recipe that it would be very adaptable. I used both apples and pears for my fruit butter. Towards the last hour I felt it needed a boost. I added about 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar. It didn't make the recipe too sweet. This will definitely be my go-to recipe. It's easy and delicious. But you do want to have time to tend to it.
LUVN2COOK 6 Nov, 2008
I use a crock pot to simmer all my "butters" this recipe has too many ingredients for apple butter. guess its the "high dollar apple butter" I just cut out the things i wouldnt use anymore with any other recipes..cardomon and mace. whatever you have for spices is fine. i also use "al spice" in place of one. do your own tasting and see what you like.
ShannonGrace 26 Jun, 2008
There is another Recipe listed for apple butter and that is the one that they used on the show with Chevy Chase. It doesn't require sugar. When you type Apple Butter into the search and the options come up its the first recipe for apple butter.
mermaid58 25 Jun, 2008
on the show it said to bake the butter - this recipe says to cook on the stovetop - which one is correct?


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The proposed budget cuts that would shutter Data.gov sparked a debate about what would be lost
The latest budget battles are putting an existential squeeze on federal websites such as Data.gov and USAspending.gov, which has drawn supporters and critics into a debate about the goals, value and effectiveness of sites intended to promote government transparency.
In the face of a proposed $27 million reduction in the E-Government Fund that pays for the sites, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, made a personal pledge to keep them operating.
"The specific funding goes away, but reprogramming authority would still be available," Issa said during a panel discussion hosted by the Association of Government Accountants, as reported by Federal News Radio. "Our view is, on a case-by-case basis, we will be able to keep them open."
Issa is hardly a fan of every Obama-era Web initiative. In August 2010, he accused the administration of using federal websites such as Recovery.gov as propaganda to advance the president's political agenda.
But Issa's across-the-aisle support for Data.gov and USAspending.gov drew praise from John Wonderlich, policy director at open-government advocacy group Sunlight Foundation. Wonderlich wrote on the organization's blog that few lawmakers have been willing to support the sites during the recent budget fights.
"If we entirely defund USAspending or Data.gov, we wouldn't be erasing an 'Obama initiative' as much as we'd be removing the only portal to federal grants and contracts or shutting down the clearinghouse for federal bulk data access," Wonderlich writes. "Transparency reform often functions through political incentives, but it isn't a political phenomenon. It's a democratic phenomenon."
Laudable intentions and lofty language aside, others have questioned whether the federal transparency sites are accomplishing much.
A website called Nerd Collider hosted a discussion about Data.gov earlier this month and kicked it off by pointing out that the number of unique visitors to the site has plateaued at about 10,000 per month.
Kate Ray, Nerd Collider's co-founder, summarized the results of the online discussion by highlighting questions raised about who the site's users are, why it's so hard to use and how the site's supporters measure success. "It's unclear whether Data.gov is aimed at journalists, academic researchers, entrepreneurs or special-interest groups," Ray writes.
James Hendler, a professor and an artificial intelligence researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an adviser to the Data.gov team, defended the site during the Nerd Collider discussion. However, he said there is room for improvement. He said tracking the number of unique visitors is misleading. The more important measurement is how often data is downloaded from the site, and that occurred 100,000 times in February, the most recent month for which figures were available.
The real value of Data.gov is what those 10,000 visitors per month don't see, and that could be lost if the sites go dark, writes Harlan Yu on the "Freedom to Tinker" blog, hosted by Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy.
Data.gov "plays a crucial behind-the-scenes role, setting standards for open data and helping individual departments and agencies live up to those standards," Yu writes. He said the loss of the program would negatively affect the quantity and quality of government data posted in the future.
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It contains about 1300 tables with their metadata ready to be used in statistical analyses, mashups, and visualizations. See http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
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As Jason says, the Electros aren't small. I used to have one and couldn't get on with the size/weight or ergonomics. A compact SLR - Pentax ME/MX, or Olympys OM, for example - is smaller. Lots of people swear by them, though. A lot of the more compact 70s rangefinders are shutter priority or program mode only, unfortunately.
Have you seen: http://www.cameraquest.com/com35s.htm
Yes this is the main problem I had. Other rangefinders may be smaller, however they do not have aperture priority. The Yashica does pretty much meet all my needs, and I'm willing to sacrifice a bit more bulk for that. Currently I have a 5D and a FM2, so hopefully it won't be as bulky and heavy as those!
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The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.
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Did you know that at least a quarter of the entire Cisco IT group's engagement metrics on Twitter come from our SME Champion Brett? An IT Mobility Services Senior Manager at Cisco, he is constantly creating worthwhile, interesting buzz about Cisco IT for company fans and followers.
Brett's Twitter Engagement
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- Away, poems by Andrew Salkey 1980
- Away (sports), sports games played "away" from the team's home venue
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- Away, artist name for Michel Langevin, drummer of the Canadian rock band Voivod
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The Pros and Cons of Slate Tile
Slate can be used for floors and roofs and gives your home an aura of prestige.
Slate tile is a popular roofing material with an air of prestige and a reputation for longevity. Although individual tiles sometimes crack, an entire roof made of slate will probably not have to be replaced for 50 years or more. Properly installed, slate also makes dependable flooring.
Slate is a metamorphic rock with relatively weak bonds between layers, so tile made from it tends to split along those planes. For an installation to resist damage, it must be set on a solid surface with mortar.
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Britney Spears and fiance end yearlong engagement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears announced Friday that she has ended her yearlong engagement, capping a week of changes that included her leaving "The X Factor" and promising fans she was returning her focus to music.
Within hours of confirming her departure from the Fox reality series, Spears also announced that her relationship with talent agent Jason Trawick had ended.
"Jason and I have decided to call off our engagement," Spears said in the statement. "I'll always adore him and we will remain great friends."
Spears' publicist Jeff Raymond said the breakup was a difficult decision made by "two mature adults."
"I love and cherish her and her boys, and we will be close forever," Trawick said in a joint statement that was first reported by People magazine.
Trawick also resigned his role Friday as a Spears' co-conservator, with Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz approving his departure from the case.
Spears and Trawick got engaged in December 2011 and he was added as her co-conservator in April.
Spears, 31, has been under a court-supervised conservatorship since February 2008, with her father and another co-conservator, Andrew Wallet, having control over numerous aspects of her personal life. The case was opened after several incidents of erratic behavior by the pop singer and a pair of hospitalizations, but Spears has recovered and she appeared weekly on "X Factor."
She said in a statement that judging young talent made her miss performing. "I can't wait to get back out there and do what I love most," she said in a statement.
Her father Jamie Spears met with Goetz for about an hour on Friday but left before a hearing where Trawick's resignation was announced.
Trawick has served as Spears' agent and the pair started dating in 2009.
Trawick did not have authority over Spears' finances, which have rebounded since her public meltdown. Goetz recently reviewed and approved of an accounting that showed Spears ended 2010 with more than $27.5 million in assets, including nearly $15 million in cash.
Attorneys handling the case are expected to file updated financial statements in the coming months.
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What is the shielding effect in atoms?
The screening effect, or shielding effect, is how electrons in the same atom interact with each other. In a single-electron atom (in isolation), the electron is only interacting with the proton; in a multielectron atom, the electrons are both interacting with the proton(s), but also with each other. While electrons are attracted to the protons in the nucleus, they are repelled by the other electrons. This electron-electron repulsion decreases the attractive force of the protons on the electrons.
The shielding effect changes the effective nuclear charge -- effectively decreasing the true nuclear charge. This effect causes atoms to get smaller as you across a period (row) of the periodic table, as well as many other periodic trends observed in the periodic table.
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- keep in mind that different orbitals have varying shielding effciencies depending on their shape and symmetry from greatest effect to least s>p>d>f and the effective nuclear charge can be estimated with good approx. by the Slater's Rule where
Z_eff=Z-S Z_eff= effective nuclear charge Z=nuclear charge S=screening (or shielding) factor
the screening factor is calculated by following the directions given at this website
The shielding effect changes the effective nuclear charge -- effectively decreasing the true nuclear charge. This effect causes atoms to get smaller as you across a period (row) of the periodic table, as well as many other periodic trends observed in the periodic table.
See the Web Links and Related Questions for more information about shielding and periodic trends.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- keep in mind that different orbitals have varying shielding effciencies depending on their shape and symmetry from greatest effect to least s>p>d>f and the effective nuclear charge can be estimated with good approx. by the Slater's Rule where
Z_eff=Z-S Z_eff= effective nuclear charge Z=nuclear charge S=screening (or shielding) factor
the screening factor is calculated by following the directions given at this website
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What effect does electron shielding have on atomic radius?
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Atoms are fundamental to everything in the world around you. Yet, you may not have a clear understanding of what an atom is. The study of atoms is a part of many scientific ar…eas of study. Here are some facts about atoms to help you better understand this important scientific term.Atoms are fundamentally the basic building blocks of all matter. Technically speaking, they are the basic units of the elements that are found on the periodic table of elements. Contrary to popular belief, atoms are not the smallest unit in scientific knowledge. However, the standard definition of atoms also states that atoms cannot be broken down using purely chemical means.As stated previously, atoms are not the smallest unit known to science since they are themselves composed of three different things: protons, electrons, and neutrons. Imagine atoms as planets with moons orbiting around them. The central core of the atom consists of protons and electrons fused together. The electrons of the atom orbit around this central core like the moons of a planet.Atoms are, by definition, the elements of the periodic table. As such, anything greater or smaller than that are not atoms. The protons, electrons, and neutrons that combine to form an atom are certainly not considered atoms in themselves. Molecules and chemical compounds are made up of many atoms, often of different elements, but they are also not atoms in themselves.A simple look at the periodic table of elements reveals that there are many different kinds of atoms. The specific nature of an atom and its requisite chemical characteristics is determined by its internal composition. The most important factor in differentiating one type of atom from another is the number of protons in the atom. In the periodic table, the number of protons found in each element is indicated at the top left corner of the box for each element.Understanding what atoms are and how they work is key to understanding almost any sort of chemical reaction in science. Different elements, molecules, and compounds react with each other according to the internal composition of protons, electrons, and neutrons within the atoms that form them. The periodic table of elements is essentially a list of all the different types of atoms known to humankind, determined by the number of protons found in each atom.The Manhattan Project was a project undertaken during the Second World War to unlock the secret of splitting the atom. By mastering the science of splitting atoms, the Allied powers hoped to use the military threat of these new weapons to bring an end to the war. This was done to devastating effect in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (MORE)
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Achilles Shield
Achilles lent his armor to Patroclus so he could join in battle. Patroclus was killed and the victor, Hector, took his famous armor. So. even though Achilles must still fight,… he has no armor. He entreated his mother, Thetis, to get Hephaestus, the smith god, to make him another set of armor. The Achilles Shield is the one Hephaestus made in response to that request.Achilles was the hero of the Iliad, which is a fictional writing about the Trojan War. Achilles was part of the Greek fighting force. Agamemnon led the Greeks to Troy to win back Helen for his brother Menelaus. During this time, Agamemnon takes a captive woman from Achilles, so Achilles says he will no longer fight for him. As he was abstaining from the fight, his friend Patroclus asked to use his armor. Achilles was the son of a mortal, Peleus, and a nymph, Thetis. In some accounts, Thetis tried to make Achilles immortal by dipping him into the River Styx while holding him by his heel. Everything but his heel became immortal. The heel she held him by was the only place you could get a wound that would kill him.Some say the shield was round, even though most of the time were rectangular. But, the way Achilles is described holding the shield in battle says the shield had to be round. It was also referred to as the moon, which also leads one to think it was round.On the surface of the typical shield of that period, concentric circles of hides were placed on the base. Each layer was a little smaller than the previous one. The result was that the shield was thinner on the edge and thicker in the middle. Then a layer of metal was hammered over the entire thing.Normally shields were decorated with frightening scenes in order to scare enemies. Achilles' shield was decorated with everyday images that make up normal, everyday life. Hephaestus knew the shield would not prevent Achilles' death, but would give him time to take revenge. The shield is the needed instrument so Achilles can return to battle and win glory. So, Hephaestus decorated the shield with images of the life Achilles gave up in exchange for being a legend.Achilles was a legend in Greek literature, specifically the Iliad. He was a great warrior who got mad at his leader and decided he wouldn't fight anymore. While he wasn't fighting, his friend asked to use his armor. He lent the armor to the friend, his friend was killed, and the armor was taken. Since Achilles wanted to avenge his friend's death, he asked his mother to get him another set of armor from the smith god. The Achilles Shield was the protection the smith god sent.Achilles took the shield, went back into battle, and killed Hector in retaliation for killing his friend. He then drug the body behind a chariot for nine days. Finally, Hector's father got Achilles to give him the body so it could be buried properly. (MORE)
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What Was Operation Desert Shield?
The aggression of Iraq in 1990 caused a wide range of countries to adopt measures against Saddam Hussein. The events leading up to the Gulf War in 1991 are pretty straightforw…ard. The U.S. sought to stop his aggression by launching Operation Desert Shield with a coalition. This didn't stop his aggression, and only a few months later the war started.Saddam Hussein, the leader of Iraq, wanted to gain more revenue to help pay for the war that had recently ended between Iran and Iraq in 1990. He wanted to do this by raising the price of oil and lowering production. But he wanted other Arab states to do the same so that countries would not just stop purchasing his oil. They refused to accept his plan, and thus he invaded Kuwait, an oil rich state, after weeks of building up forces on the border. He declared Kuwait annexed as the 19th province of Iraq.This was a defensive operation that started on Aug. 7, 1990 that involved the U.S. and a coalition of multiple countries. The U.S. saw Iraq's invasion as a threat because oil is an important commodity, and this could have repercussions for production in the future. The coalition built up a large force in Saudi Arabia to protect it from Iraq's forces invading. Saudi Arabia is on the border of Kuwait, where Hussein was amassing troops.The UN had already declared the annexation invalid, and the international community was against Iraq. The buildup of forces was to make sure that Iraq could not invade another country. It was hoped that this would dissuade Iraq from entering into war, and Hussein would give up Kuwait. If Hussein was already financially hurt from the war between Iraq and Iran, then another big war would seem to be a bad decision.The producers of oil in the Middle East are a major component of the world economy. They work together to set prices for oil, and that could have a real effect on prices of everything in the U.S. Having one country go rogue without negotiations to try and change the price of oil through military force was enough to start the Gulf War. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have some of the largest oil reserves in the world. If Iraq gained control of those two states, it would have serious economic implications.Operation Desert Shield was not successful. Hussein did not back down from the forces that were built up in Saudi Arabia. This led to the U.S. launching Operation Desert Storm on Jan. 17, 1991. This operation was successful and forced the defeated Iraqi forces to move back into Iraq from Kuwait. Iraq sustained a large number of casualties, while the coalition did not.Operation Desert Shield was the military action that preceded the Gulf War. It was a buildup of forces in Saudi Arabia that was intended to prevent war with Iraq. It was unsuccessful, and Iraq?s refusal to leave Kuwait led to Operation Desert Storm. This mission was successful and pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.Some of the coalition forces did not send troops, but sent aid in the form of money. These countries were Germany and Japan, and they did this because of restrictions placed on them after World War II. This particular instance of aid has garnered the term "checkbook diplomacy." (MORE)
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The Argon Atom
Anyone who has ever taken a chemistry class has seen a big poster of the period table hanging on the classroom wall. There are a total of 118 elements on the periodic table, b…ut only 94 of those naturally occur. The argon atom is one of those naturally occurring atoms discovered in 1894 making it one of the original elements on the periodic table. The following will explain the makeup of the argon atom, the history, characteristics, and its uses today.The argon element is among the natural atoms on the periodic table. Argon is the third most abundant gas found on the Earth making 0.98 percent of the Earth's atmosphere. This is three times more than carbon dioxide, and 500 times more than neon. Argon is formed when potassium breaks down in the Earth's crust. It is a Greek word meaning inactive because it does not chemically react with any other elements. The inactivity comes from it having eight electrons in the outer shell, so it repels other atoms. Unlike other atoms, this element is cubically shaped with four defined points. Argon is a very stable element with its electron configuration of two, eight, eight. Because it is only found in gas form, its melting point is at over 303 degrees Fahrenheit it making able to withstand the heat in the outer layers of our atmosphere.The argon element was first thought to be in the atmosphere in 1785 by Henry Cavendish, but he couldn't isolate it from the other gases in our atmosphere. In Scotland, a pair of scientist were completing a science experiment to find out what gases were in clean air. They were able to extract carbon dioxide, oxygen, water, and nitrogen. The gas they were left with was argon. In 1894, Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay concluded their experiment, and were given the credit for discovering the argon atom. This element was studied heavily for the next several years by scientist all over the world. The symbol for argon was originally A; however, in 1957 when they reconceptualized the period table, the symbol was changed to Ar.The element argon is known as a noble gas because of the properties it has. This element is odorless, colorless, and has a low reaction rate. There are only six elements on the period table fitting in this category. All of these are gases, and will glow a luminescent red or green when placed in complete darkness. When it's mixed with water it has the same solubility as oxygen and 2.5 times more soluble than nitrogen. The isotopic composition of argon is different in different parts of the solar system because it needs potassium in order to be created. The higher the solar wind is the higher the concentration of argon will be present. The outer shell of this atom has s and p sub shells, so when it is frozen it glows color. Like helium, this element is very explosive when it is applied to heat in an air tight container.Besides oxygen and carbon, argon is one of the most valuable and used element out of all 118 on the period table. Argon is used by scientist in carbon dating. Because of the way it is produced, scientist can test for levels of argon in rocks to help with dating them. This element can withstand heat up to 559 degrees Fahrenheit, so many graphite furnaces companies will use it to prevent the graphite walls from breaking down. Scientist will use it to create glowing silicon and germanium crystals which are used. Argon has excellent preservation properties because of its low reactivity rate, so many food companies use it to extend the shelf life of many food products.The periodic table has 118 elements, but the argon atom is one of the five considered to be notable gases. Because of the unique way it is created, many scientists use it when completing all kinds of experiments. The Earth's atmosphere uses the argon atom to have its stability. This element is the third most abundant in our atmosphere, but makes up 70 percent of the atmosphere on Mars and Saturn.Argon is used by many cancer researchers. When argon is introduced to cancer cells it has a coagulation effect which lessens to cells ability to duplicate. (MORE)
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The History of the Atomic Bomb
The history of atomic science began centuries ago when scientists began questioning and looking into the structure of matter. It began with Thales of Miletus (634-546 B.C.), a… Greek scientist who described the power of attraction in electricity obviously well before electricity was even known. Following on the heels of Thales's work was Democritus (460-370 B.C.), a Greek philosopher who is widely called the "father of the atom." While Democritus did not have experimental proof to support him, he maintained that all matter must consist of a number of fundamental pieces. He called these pieces "atoms" after the Greek word "atomon," which translates to indivisible. Then, in 79 B.C., Titus Lucretius developed the atomic theory.Atomic theory is most commonly used in chemistry and physics, and it is a scientific theory that states the nature of matter is composed of discrete, indivisible units called atoms. However, in 1897, the British scientist J.J. Thomson discovered that atoms were made up of smaller particles, which meant that atoms were divisible. However, the modern form of this theory is that matter is made up of units that are only indivisible some of the time. Exceptions include plasmas such as fire, ionic arrangements such as those found in the human body, and radioactive materials.In 1932, Sir James Chadwick discovered the third fundamental particle of the atom, which he called the neutron. This would provide an ideal projectile for splitting the nucleus of an atom. Neutrons are necessary to bind with protons by nuclear force. However, if they are unbound, they become unstable and undergo beta decay, which is a radioactive decay whereby the neutron is emitted from the nucleus. This process allows the atom to obtain an optimal ratio of protons and neutrons. However, these free neutrons are produced in nuclear fission, where the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts, and nuclear fusion, where two or more atomic nuclei collide at very high speeds and join to form a new type of atomic nucleus. A year after the discovery of the neutron, scientists realized that a neutron might mediate a nuclear chain reaction. In 1934, Enrico Fermi bombarded uranium with slow neutrons and created new elements. In 1938, it was discovered that fission of the uranium nucleus by neutron bombardment could have explosive effects.On Aug. 2, 1939, Albert Einstein wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt and told him of the efforts in Nazi Germany to purify uranium-235, which could be used to create an atomic bomb. There were many intelligent scientists run out of Europe due to the Nazi purification, and Enrico Fermi's (the main scientist behind the creation of the nuclear bomb) wife was a Jew, so he left Italy and came to America to continue his work. President Roosevelt felt that if Germany was to obtain an atomic weapon first, it could be devastating to the United States and the tide of the war. He authorized the creation of the "Manhattan Project," which was a committee of scientists working to create the first atomic bomb.The largest problem scientists of the Manhattan Project faced was the supply of uranium. To create a bomb, they would need a large amount of uranium-235 (U-235), and it was exceedingly difficult to extract. They were able to extract plenty of uranium-238 (U-238), but that is practically useless in an atomic bomb. The other problem is that both U-235 and U-238 were similar in their chemical make-up, so no ordinary chemical extraction method could separate them. The scientists were faced with a real problem. In response to these issues, a massive laboratory was constructed in Tennessee, and scientists began using gaseous diffusion to extract the lighter U-235. During this time, a gas centrifuge was used to further separate the U-235 from the U-238. Over the course of the next six years, more than $2 billion was spent on the project. The formulas for refining uranium and putting together a working nuclear bomb were created and designed. By all accounts, the project was successful. All that remained was to test what the scientists had termed the ?Gadget.?The Gadget was the code name given to the working prototype atomic weapon that the scientists of the Manhattan Project built. It would either be the most expensive dud ever created, or it would bring about the end of the war. On July 16, 1945 at 5:29 am The Gadget was launched and the test commenced. When The Gadget was launched, a white blaze stretched from the basin of the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico to the still-dark skies above. Some people in the surrounding cities would later report that the sun appeared to have risen twice that day. The light from the explosion turned orange as an atomic fireball shot upwards, and then reddened as it began to cool. The mushroom cloud of radioactive vapor that is associated with nuclear bombs materialized at 30,000 feet, and the only thing that remained of the soil at the blast site were fragments of jade green radioactive glass created by the heat of the reaction. The test was successful, and the atomic age was ushered in. Many scientists began to have misgivings about the bombs at that point, and they felt they had created something against the will of Mother Nature.The nuclear bomb has only been used twice in warfare since its inception, both times by the United States. The first was at Hiroshima. The uranium bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The Aioi Bridge was the target, but the bomb missed the bridge by 800 feet. The resulting blast killed 66,000 people instantly, and another 69,000 people were killed from nuclear fallout. The area of total vaporization from the nuclear bomb blast measured a half mile in diameter, total destruction measured one mile in diameter, and severe blast damage measured two miles in diameter. Everything flammable within a two mile radius of the bomb burned, and the remaining area caught fire and stretched out in a three mile diameter. The second nuclear bomb was dropped on Aug. 9, 1945 on Nagasaki. This time a plutonium bomb was used. Though the bomb missed its target by over a mile and a half, it still leveled most of the city. The bomb killed 39,000 people instantly, and over 25,000 people were injured. Japan offered to surrender on Aug. 10, 1945. In the aftermath, physicists who studied these two atomic explosions noted that the bombs used only 1/10th of 1 percent of each bomb's respective explosive capabilities.While the atomic bomb was certainly effective at turning the tide of war, it was quite destructive in the process. Many lives were lost, and plenty more were injured in both cases. Scientists of the Manhattan Project completed their objective, though, despite many of their own personal misgivings in doing so. They figured out how to separate U-235 from U-238, and then they discovered that the man-made element plutonium would also work, hence the change from Hiroshima to Nagasaki. Thus began the era of atomic weapons, and though they have only been used twice in history, the threat is still very real even today.The initial death count at Hiroshima of 66,000 was based solely on the disposal of bodies, and some believe it is much too low. Later surveys covered body counts, missing persons, and neighborhood surveys during the first months after the bombing. These yielded a number of 130,000 dead as of November 1945. In addition, over 90 percent of people within 500 meters of ground zero died. At about a mile, over 2/3 were casualties and 1/3 died. The rate of casualties dropped the farther away from ground zero the people lived, with the highest drop at 10 percent roughly around two and a half miles from ground zero. (MORE)
What effect do glaciers do on the drainage of the shield?
The scarping and gouging action of the ice created depressions in the bedrock. These depressions filled with water to form the hundreds of thousands of lakes that now dot the …shield. (MORE)
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What are the effects of spirit shields in runescape?
Arcane Spirit Shield: The shield has the same defensive bonuses as the blessed spirit shield, though it also gives a +20 Magic attack bonus. This makes it the off-hand item w…ith the best Magic attack bonus in the game, outclassing the mages' book (+15), which held the title before the release of the arcane spirit shield, and the farseer kiteshield (+17). Like the other spirit shields, it also gives a small Prayer bonus and has no offensive penalties, making it suitable for all styles of combat. Its substantial Magic attack bonus, however, make it most suited for mages. Spectral Spirit Shield: This shield is equivalent to an Arcane spirit shield, but instead of an offensive bonus of +20, it has a Magic defence bonus of +30. This shield is commonly used by wealthy players during Castle Wars and Tzhaar Fight Pits because of its extremely high magic defence. This shield is also effective in the Armadyl boss chamber as it gives good protection against Kree'arra's magic attacks, and is widely used among rangers when fighting the Corporeal Beast. It's equally the best shield for tanking the Zamorak boss who can hit you only with magic once pray melee is on. Its high magic defence bonuses also make it a good choice of shield to use on Slayer tasks, as commonly assigned monsters, such as Aberrant Spectres, Bloodvelds, Aquanites, and Waterfiends use magic-based attacks. Divine Spirit Shield: The Divine spirit shield comes with a special bonus that reduces 30% of any damage a player takes if the player has sufficient Prayer points. 50% of this 30% is deducted from the player's Prayer, while the rest is ignored. Elysian Spirit Shield: The Elysian spirit shield has a 70% chance of reducing the damage you receive by 25%. Without consideration of its magical effect, the shield is nearly as powerful as the Dragonfire Shield in defensive bonuses. On the other hand, it lacks the +7 Strength bonus the Dragonfire shield grants. (MORE)


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Lindsey is 8 years old and has gluten sensitivity.
8-year-old Lindsey isn't the only one in her family who eats gluten-free food. Her mom and twin sister are gluten-free, too!
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I had constipation, painful stomachaches every day, and I was losing weight.
I haven't had one stomachache since I started the gluten-free diet back in April, and I've gained all my weight back, plus a few more pounds.
The only thing I miss is regular bread and butter.
That I get to eat the same stuff as my mom and twin sister, who have celiac disease. And we try a lot of new recipes!
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Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, literally "Gospel of a New Century"), commonly referred to as Evangelion or Eva, is a Japanese animated television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions and Gainax and directed by Hideaki Anno. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. The original Japanese cast includes Megumi Ogata as Shinji Ikari, Megumi Hayashibara as Rei Ayanami, and Yūko Miyamura as Asuka Langley Soryu. The music was composed by Shirō Sagisu.
Evangelion is an apocalyptic anime in the mecha genre. The series is set in a futuristic Tokyo fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm. The story centers on Shinji, a teenage boy who is recruited by the shadowy organization NERV to pilot a giant bio-machine called an Evangelion in combat against monstrous beings known as Angels. The series explores the experiences and emotions of other Evangelion pilots and members of NERV as they attempt to prevent another catastrophe. It features religious symbolism throughout the series, including themes and imagery derived from Kabbalah, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Shinto.
Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed anime television series of the 1990s. Considered a critique and deconstruction of the mecha genre, the series has become a cultural icon and influenced an artistic and technical revival of the anime industry. Subsequent film, manga, home video and other products in the Evangelion franchise have achieved record sales in Japan and strong sales in overseas markets, with revenues grossing over 150 billion yen by 2013.
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