... element on Earth. It is found in many minerals, and brines, along with other elements. Seawater contains 0.2 ppm, twice the amount of Lithium found in the oceans. Traces are found in seawater plants and animal organisms. Very small traces of Rubidium are found in the leaves of tobacco, tea, and coffee, as well as some other plants. Rubidium is similar to lithium and cesium, which are found in combined forms as complex minerals. It is not found in a pure elemental (metallic) state in nature, but only as compounds in mineral deposits such as pollucite, carnallite, lepidolite, leucite, and zinnwaldite, in addition to mineral springs. These various minerals ...
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... treat the early. The longer a person waits the worse the problem can get. Scarring may appear if one waits too long to take car of their situation. Once a pimple in noticed, don't squeeze or scratch at it. This will help illuminate the spread of more pimples and scarring. Your hands carry many bacteria that will help to spread infection. This is not a good thing to do (Facts 2). When using cosmetics it is best to stay away from nonwater-based products and products that are rich in oils. These cosmetics will block the pores and trap the oils deep inside the skin, causing pimples. When washing your face be gentle. Do not wash with a dry soap or a soap hi ...
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... one reason and that is because of poaching or illegal hunting. “The Black Rhino also has a long gestation period of 15 months with an interbirth interval of a single calf every 2.5 to 4 years, making it a slow process for rhinos to be introduced back into the world by birth” (International Rhino Foundation 3). “The Black Rhino is illegally hunted for its ivory horn that ranges between one foot to one foot eight inches long” (Speart 26). The animal is slaughtered for its horn while its carcass is left for the vultures. Since the Black Rhino was put on the list in the 1980s, conservation agencies have aided to help the Black Rhino to rebound. “Now under strict c ...
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... must be kept alive by an iron lung (see Artificial Respiration). For every paralytic case of myelitis, however, there may be 100 nonparalytic cases. Treatment Because no drug developed so far has proved effective, treatment is entirely symptomatic. Use of moist heat coupled with physical therapy to stimulate the muscles was first initiated by the Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny, and antispasmodic drugs are administered to produce muscular relaxation. In the convalescent stage, occupational therapy is used. Disease Control Three broad types of the virus have been identified: the Brunhilde (type 1), Lansing (type 2), and Leon (type 3) strains. Immunity to one ...
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... insult came under fire in the 1960s from Asian genetic researchers, and the term was dropped from scientific use. Instead, the condition became called "Down's syndrome." In the 1970s, an American revision of scientific terms changed it simply to "," while it still is called "Down's" in Europe. There are three main types of . The vast majority of children with (approximately 95 percent) have an extra 21 chromosome. Instead of the normal number of 46 chromosomes in each cell, the individual with has 47 chromosomes. This condition is called trisomy 21. The second type is called translocation since the extra 21 chromosome is attached or translocated on to anothe ...
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... to the first 50 entries. Although the virus apparently causes no permanent damage to a computer, its clogging affects were far-reaching. All new Microsoft Word documents created on an infected computer will contain the virus, too. Our own computer lab has posted a warning stating if a you receive a mail docoument the says, "Here is that document you asked for ... don't show it to anyone else" with a winking smiley face formed by the punctuation marks ;-) that you don't open it and to delete it right away. A copy cat virus named, "Papa,'' appeared Monday afternoon. It attaches a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet document which, when opened, sends out 60 e-mails, ...
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... actual world system long wave cycle. Briefly described, there are four quadrants to the K-wave. In quadrant one we have that “risk is relevant to what the masses think”. In this stage of the K-wave going against mass thinking can result in a very wise choice. Most people can be extremely cautious and pessimistic during this period not knowing what to be cautious about. There is much speculation going on and being one of the first persons to act may give you and advantage. In the second quadrant nominal rates expand, there’s speculation of hard assets, etc. Gradually paying off debt here is recommendable. It is a time where there is most likely a surplus of ca ...
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... into orbit. Work on rockets for missiles and upper atmosphere research was so great after World War II that by 1954 the possibility of launching a satellite was no longer in serious doubt. In October 1954 the Committee for the International Geophysical Year (IGY), announced to other countries that they were considering launching small satellite vehicles for space exploration. In April and again in July 1955 the USSR and the U.S. announced plans to launch for the IGY. The USSR launched SPUTNIK 1 on Oct. 4, 1957, and the United States launched EXPLORER 1 on Jan. 31, 1958. These two provided a lot of information for further work on . Emphasis was first pl ...
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... About half the people with HIV develop AIDS within 10 years, but between infection with HIV, the onset for AIDS can vary greatly. The severity of the HIV related illness or illnesses will differ from person to person, according many factors but mostly to the overall health of the individual. The new advances in technology are helping postpone the advancement of the disease. Lets start at the beginning. First, lets learn what AIDS is. AIDS is an acquired defect in your immune system. The passing of any bodily fluids could technically be used as a passage way for the virus. Once infected with HIV it will begin to attack your CD4+cells, commonly known as your t- ...
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... saw while stepping out of the car. We all got our gear out of the car and walked over to the trails. We had to decide what trail to take. We had three choices the first trail was half a mile long, the second trail was two miles long, and the third trail was four miles long. Since it was such a beautiful day we all decided to take the third trail that was four miles long. We started hiking around 11:00 AM. While we were hiking we heard wings flapping, we all turned and saw a robin fly towards the ground, pick up a worm, and feed it to her babies. Everyone thought that it was cute. After, we watched the robin for a while we continued hiking until 12:30 PM ...
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