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Endangered Species Criteria
The Question: What qualifies an animal to be listed as "endangered"? The Answer: An endangered species is one in danger of becoming extinct. For the exact…The Maltese Falcon <span class="date" >(1941)</span>
Director: John HustonCast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet Considered one of the first and best noir detective films. First-time director Huston interprets…lubrication
(Encyclopedia) lubrication, introduction of a substance between the contact surfaces of moving parts to reduce friction and to dissipate heat. A lubricant may be oil, grease, graphite, or any…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Spiritual LAWS
Spiritual LAWSThe living Heaven thy prayers respect, House at once and architect, Quarrying man's rejected hours, Builds therewith eternal towers; Sole and self-commanded works, Fears not…Irish Proverbs
Many quips a strong man will make compiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni A good beginning is half the work. You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. Many hands make…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: January 1, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark December 31, 1805January 2, 1806January 1, 1806 Fort Clatsop 1806. January 1st Tuesday. This morning I was awoke at an early hour by the…Nuclear Disaster Glossary: Terms and Definitions
Becquerel, Cesium, Hibakusha, Pressurized water reactor, and more by Catherine McNiff Below are terms and definitions frequently used in the aftermath of the nuclear disaster in Japan. A-M |…Poems by Emily Dickinson: V ("Glee! The great storm is over!")
by EmilyDickinson Rouge Gagne VI V Glee! The great storm is over! Four have recovered the land; Forty gone down together Into the boiling sand. Ring, for the scant salvation! Toll, for the…Norbert Rillieux
Norbert RillieuxBorn: 1806 Automated Sugar Refining. Rillieux automated modern sugar production and made it dramatically more efficient, while producing a much higher quality of sugar. It…Sixteen Dead Men
Sixteen Dead MenO but we talked at large before The sixteen men were shot, But who can talk of give and take, What should be and what not? While those dead men are loitering there To stir the…Trending
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