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... mark on the hull. The direction of the spring is therefore Þxed in the ship butnot in space. On the other hand, the gy-roscope in each ship always points to aÞxed direction in space, and thereforeit ... Chandrasekhar of the University of Chicago and Mil-ler, then at the University of Oxford,found that, according to EinsteinÕs the- ory, in the last stages ofthe contrac-tion, when the gravitational ... measuring its length, Bob and Alice can determine the tension in the spring. The tension, in turn, equals the sum ofthe two forces acting on the weight: the gravitational force and the centrifugal force.To...
... BOX)PHARYNXNEANDERTHALCOMPARISON ofthe head and neck of a modern human and a(reconstructed) Neanderthal shows the differences in the structure of the vocal tract. The much longer pharynx in the modern ... exploring the borderlands of science, we often face a“boundary problem” of where to draw the line between sci-ence and pseudoscience. The boundary is the line of demarca-tion between geographies of ... thatthey just don’t get in the way.This is the general context in which we are obliged toview both the evolution ofthe human brain as we are famil-iar with it today andthe appearance of modern...
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... agents about the structure ofthe economy and the policymaker preferences. Hence, these two features increase the sensitivity of in‡ation expectations andofthe term structure of interest rates ... all the period. Wechoose the German series due to the central place ofthe German policy in the European Monetary System before the launch ofthe ECB and because the German bond rates remain the ... previous periods. The middle panel shows the volatility of the bond rate over 12 months. This is computed at the date t as the standarderror ofthe series over the interval [t-12, t]. Andthe bottom...
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... played on the veranda, there was the sound of busy feet inside the house, and an air of bustle and hurrying to and fro. Robert knew the cause of this and was feeling very happy. His father,Colonel ... uniforms ofthe officers and the white gowns ofthe ladies showed gleamingly.Paul Jones wore the full uniform of an American captain and his gold sword. He carried his blue and gold capin his hand. ... owned the next estate, hired George to go all over his landin Virginia and put on paper for him the names ofthe people who lived in the Shenandoah valley, the way the roads ran, andthe size of...
... the whiteness ofthe clouds, and every angle of chimney and roof-curve was softenedagainst the blue ofthe sky, the evergreen trees bending beneath their crystal-white burden.In the gleam of ... brasses of andirons and sconces until they seemed to be almost lights in themselves. Garlands of green hemlock from the woods wreathed pillar and cornice, entwining the flags of England and France ... sitting around the walls, exchanged pleasantries andthe latest bits of gossip ofthe town. Watchful and wise, after the manner of discreet and prudent matrons, they sat in the enjoyment of their well-bred...
... what they did they were a part of history: they belonged to the United States government. But now they were sitting on the throne of God, the only being higher than the president ofthe United ... in the history of America felt in one rush. They suddenly had proof of God, they were the most important men to have ever lived, they had jurisdiction over the earth, they were absolved of ... ofthe Americans 87 10: Interpretation of Dreams 91 11: TheAmerican Cell 96 12: God Bless America 102 13: Bookof Revelations 115 14: North of Sunset 126 15: The Hot War 137 16: Den of...
... College. I used the first edition ofThe Little Bookof Semaphoresalong with one ofthe standard textbooks, and I taught Synchronization as aconcurrent thread for the duration ofthe course. Each ... n = 5 and that 4 threads are waiting at the barrier. The value ofthe semaphore is the number of threads in queue, negated,which is -4.When the 5th thread signals the barrier, one ofthe waiting ... time, the value ofthe semaphore represents the number of additionalthreads that may enter. If the value is zero, then the next thread will blockuntil one ofthe threads inside exits and signals....
... with hisgrandfather by the seashore beneath a clear red sky near sunset. Asthey walk, the grandfather tells tales ofthe Old Ones, the elders of the community, and of their ... love and the lives they lived. We can stillcherish them and treasure their lives and what we have sharedwith them. Like Laura, we can have and hold the part of themthat loves ... suspendedwithin the bright colors of the sky. They are watching over the land and its inhabitants. Although their lips are still, their concerned facesseem to speak both to the boy and...
... circumstances. The accumulation of these tested laws of change- of cause and effect-makes up the knowledge base that is the body ofscientific theory. Through the testing of predictions- hypotheses, ... Neither the patient nor anyone else, in or out of a courtroom, can falsify the claims a clinical professional makes about the working of the mind. Without observation ofthe phenomena of ... mounting the witness stand as a psychological expert to pronounce diagnoses, prognoses, and needed courses of future therapy. Given the state ofthe art of mental diagnosis and treatment, the...
... question on the amount consumed in lians (50g/lian) per unit of time. A lian is the unit of weight in China equivalent to 50 g. The reproducibility and validity ofthe FFQ was assessed in a random ... of type 2 DM in four prospective studies [3;5-7]. The available data on the association between meat intake andthe risk of type 2 DM are limited to four health professionals cohorts andthe ... cross-sectional study and thus, may not be directly generalizable to the general population. To better understand the relationship between the intake of meat andthe risk of type 2 DM we prospectively...