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BakeWise – Learn to Bake Using Food Science
Culinary science provides the tools to learn how to bake the best cakes, pies, cookies, and breads in this must have reference and celebrity cookbook, BakeWise.
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How to Get One's Personal Finances in Order
Dave Ramsey, known for his radio show, has summed up his financial advice in a book that outlines how people can become debt free.
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Religion and Reproduction
Although ethics serves as a link between values and public health policy, religious beliefs play a key role in the debate over issues such as reproduction and cloning.
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Slavery in Canada
Slavery was not widespread in Quebec, although it dates from 1629. It was legally abolished in 1834, three decades before it was outlawed in the United States.
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Interview With Photojournalist Brent Stirton
In 2007 Brent Stirton's heartwrenching photos of executed mountain gorillas captured the attention of the world. Find out how he evokes change through powerful images.
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East Room Christmas Tree at Obama White House
"Reflect, Rejoice and Renew" is the 2009 Christmas Tree and Decorating Theme presented on December 2 by First Lady Michelle Obama.
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BC Hydro Attracts Renewable Energy Companies
BC Hydro's Clean Power Call Request for Proposals seeks renewable energy companies able to fulfill British Columbia's rising power needs through clean energy sources.
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Winter Storm Preparedness Warmth and Safety Tips
Be prepared for the power outage and lack of heat that can follow a severe winter storm. Preparedness means more than having a backup generator and cozy wool blankets.
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The Eight Parts of Speech
There are eight parts of speech, and each part has a specific role that it plays within the structure of a sentence.
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How to Write an Argumentative Essay Step by Step
Many students feel like argumentative essays are difficult, but taking a step-by-step approach might make this essay one of the easiest ones a student ever has to write.
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How to Join a Real Estate Investment Club
Real estate investment clubs can be a great way for a novice investor to learn more about the process of investing in good real estate investments.
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Senate Bill Expands Definition of Journalist
The Senate Judiciary Committee's shield law would include bloggers among those covered as journalists. They would be protected in maintaining confidentiality of sources.
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Dating Old and Antique Photographs
Dating old photographs can help identify ancestors. Clues include 19th century hairstyles, fashions and photographers' stamps. Here's what to look for.
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What do Mosquito Larvae Look Like?
Use a pond dipping kit to determine whether mosquito larvae are present in pond water.
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How to Integrate Sources in an Essay
Smoothly integrating sources into one's essay is a skill that any student can master. There are several ways to do it so readers don't get tired of one's paper.
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Civets, SARS, and Civet Coffee
Small mammals once blamed for introducing SARS now make excellent coffee.
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Invasive Carp Species Threaten Great Lakes
Invasive species could create unwelcome changes in Great Lakes ecosystems.
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What is a Despedida de Soltera?
The Despedida de Soltera is a Filipino marriage custom similar to a bachelorette party, but with a strong emphasis on the family unit.
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Discovery of the Super Earth Planet GJ 1214b
Astronomers used small telescopes to discover GJ 1214b, a super Earth type extra solar planet with lots of water.
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Toronto's Green Roof Bylaw
Green roofs are known for stormwater management, urban heat reduction and air quality control. Cities are now finding they are good economically as well as ecologically.
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Science Picture Books for Kids
Learn fun facts about desert life, energy, and the human body in these great science books for kids.
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Brininstool's Christmas Week in Sagebrush
"Christmas Week in Sagebrush" dramatizes the activities offered in the little town of Sagebrush as the cow pokes, families, and friends do some shopping and spending.
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Straw Bale Construction
Straw bale construction is a housing design that is moving into the mainstream. Praised for sustainability and energy efficiency, straw bale homes deserve a second look.
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The Sinking of the Rouse Simmons in 1912
Loaded with Christmas trees for the holiday season in Chicago, the three-masted schooner Rouse Simmons sunk near Two Rivers, Wisconsin. The crew of 17 lost their lives.
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Adopting Retired Military Working Dogs
Passed in 2000, HR 5314 allows these forgotten canine soldiers who have served their country a chance at an honorable retirement if suitable homes can be found.
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Great Finance Books to Give as Gifts
Finding a great gift for someone interested in finance can be difficult. These great books offer three very different angles on teaching wealth creation.
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Princess and the Frog Movie Review
Disney Animation's The Princess and the Frog, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, represents a welcome return to cel animation. 8/10.
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Dr. Wayne W. Dyer's Your Erroneous Zones
Your Erroneous Zones is an excellent self-help book for anyone wishing to change their negative thought patterns and emotions into positive ones.
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Homemade Gifts from the Organic Garden
Organic gardeners can use the harvest from the herb, flower, and vegetable garden to create inexpensive gifts for holidays or birthdays.
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Teaching Students the Scientific Method
Trying to learn scientific method can bore students to tears. But it doesn't have to be that way. Here's a fun classroom experiment to transform students into scientists.
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Raccoon Rabies Spreads in NYC's Central Park
Officials are closely monitoring the spread of rabies in Manhattan after two rabid raccoons in Central Park raised to four the number of rabies cases identified in 2009.
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Hair Color Genetics
Hair color is a complex interplay of genetic factors, with more than one gene involved in determining exactly what shade will emerge: black, brown, blonde or red.
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Differential Equations for Dummies
Are there any "dummies" interested in differential equations? Touted as a "Reference for the Rest of Us," this book really isn't for anyone.
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How to Get a Novel Published This Year
It's the same story every year: This year the novel will finally get published! This year could really be it. Here's how to finish a novel and get published this year.
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The Webcomic List Awards
Creating webcomics can be a thankless task. The new awards from The Web Comic List is a way of the webcomic community giving a vote of thanks to its participants.
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FIFA World Player Of The Year 2009 Nominees
Ronaldo, Xavi, Iniesta and Kaka join favorite Messi on the shortlist to become the World Player of the Year 2009.
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Target 350 for Greenhouse Gas
With climate change often featured in news headlines, it is important to understand the scientific terms and research behind the policy debate.
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How to Use Sound Effects in Radio
Radio uses only sound to communicate. This is one of the media's greatest strengths. Using sounds alone can create more effective pictures than most visual mediums.
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Flowering Tea
Flowering tea is steadily increasing in popularity, especially around the holiday season, as it offers a unique decorative visual to the tea experience.
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The History of Reptiles
The species of modern reptiles are but mere shadows representing the shattered remains of what was once the grandest collection of animals on the planet.
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Writing a Novel or Short Story in Present Tense
Most novels are written in past tense. But sometimes an author may experiment by writing a book in present tense, as if the events were happening in the here and now.
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Sonnet Structure in John Keats' "Bright Star"
19th century sonnet "Bright Star" constitutes a halfway point between Petrarchan and Shakespearean styles of sonnet; this tension is integral to the success of the poem.
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Drood by Dan Simmons, Reviewed
Simmons' successor to Arctic adventure The Terror neatly fuses narrator Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone with The Mystery of Edwin Drood, laced with mesmerism and Egyptology
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What is the Sahel?
The Sahel divides the Sahara from Africa's tropical forests. The region struggles with drought and desertification.
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How to Behave at the Company Christmas Party
The company Christmas party is a time to celebrate, mingle with co-workers, and impress the higher-ups. Avoid Christmas corporate blunders and make the right impression.
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Post-Holiday Christmas Tree Recycling Options
Recycled Christmas trees are finding many uses in community recycling programs ranging from mulch to sand dunes to fish habitats.
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Minaret of Jam, a Tribute to the Ghurid Dynasty
The Minaret of Jam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located at the confluence of the Hari Rud and Jam Rud rivers in Ghor Province in central Afghanistan.
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Herod the Great and the Birth of Jesus
The magi were wise men from Persia whose origins can be traced to Zoroaster, following the Morning Star associated with the goddess Astarte to King Herod in Jerusalem.
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Online Art Lesson Plan on the Color Wheel Chart
It is vital that art students include the primary colors within their palettes when learning to paint, or their color mixes may turn out muddy.
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The Uganda Tuberculosis Experiment
Placebos have a valid role in medical research, but their use is restricted to specific circumstances that researchers sometimes ignore, as in a Uganda clinical trial.
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