1.) Were the North American megafauna wiped out by early human colonizers? The Overkill hypothesis is of the Clovis crossing into a “virgin continent” (The America’s) and wiped out the megafauna due to overhunting. First developed by Paul Martin in the 1960’s‚ Clovis started to occupy North and South America 13‚500-12‚500 years ago; soon after early sites were established 17 genera of North and South American megafauna went extinct between 13‚250-12‚900 (other species such as ground sloths become
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subject to such restrictions of laws effective within Manilla suppliers may be discouraged due to the cost of importing VI. Alternative Courses of Action: 1. Limit the numbers of jeepneys‚ utility vans and cabs; and introduce COMET. City Optimized and Managed Electric Transport (COMET) is a PUV designed like a jeepney and a bus which can be occupied by 20 passengers plus those who stand at the middle. Advantages. - better security: Wi-Fi‚ cctv camera; eco-friendly - the same fare as the ordinary jeepney
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I learned that William Herschel was not originally an astronomer by trade. He was actually an Organist in the city of Bath. After he had discovered Uranus‚ he sought to find how planets and stars were made rather than tracking the orbits of comets and planets. I find this significant because Herschel sought information that was different than what other astronomers were studying at the time. What was the motivation that led to the discovery? William Herschel was frustrated with the small telescopes
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electrophoresis chamber containing electrophoresis buffer for 20 min‚ followed by another 20min with running currency at 1.25V/cm and 300mA. Comets were stained with ethidium bromide (50µl: 10µg/ml)‚ and were recorded by scoring 150 cells per each animal under fluorescent microscope (Zeiss‚ Germany) at 400X using Cool Cube 1-Metasystems camera GmbH (Altlußheim‚ Germany)‚ and comet imager measurements software V2.2 (Metasystems‚ Germany)‚ to record the DNA damage (%)‚ tail length (µm) and tail moment
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through the sky. After observing it another night‚ she decided to alert other astronomers to announce the information of its path for them to study it. The object turns out to be a comet‚ which makes Caroline Herschel the first woman to discover a comet! Throughout the years between 1786 and 1797‚ she discovered a total of 8 comets‚ all named after her. In addition‚ Caroline cross-indexed the existing star catalog created by John Flamsteed‚ submitting more than 550 new
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Throughout history‚ there have been many important scientists and mathematicians to walk the face of the Earth. One however‚ who was born the same year as the death of Galileo Galilei‚ a great scientist‚ is considered a hero to many. That person is Sir Isaac Newton. Newton was a prodigy who has inspired many people to work hard and explore the unknown. He has inspired many people including myself to follow his footsteps and try my hardest. Newton‚ the genius of his time‚ had succeeded the impossible
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------------------------------------------------- Introduction Wikijunior books welcomes you to the children ’s book "Solar System". Outer space is perhaps the final frontier for man. Even though the rest of the solar system objects may seem like tiny dots from Earth‚ our celestial neighbors are still important to learn about. The importance of this task has led many experts here at Wikijunior to donate their time and talents to bring this volume together. Wikibooks is a project of the Wikimedia
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in the form of a comet shower which is incredibly beautiful to watch but which causes blindness within several hours. Because blindness is delayed‚ much of the planet wakes up the morning after the comet shower unable to see. When most of humanity is blind‚ it also becomes obvious that triffids not only can move‚ but they also have some intelligence‚ or at least animal cunning. The story follows Bill Mason‚ who is employed in the triffid industry and misses the blinding comet shower because he
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The Smile Submitted by Farmboy on February 10‚ 2008 * Category: Miscellaneous * Words: 912 | Pages: 4 * Views: 1782 * Report this Essay Someone once said that “a smile confuses an approaching frown.” Smiles are an international sign for friendliness and happiness. This look at the smile over simplifies a somewhat already simple idea. When a baby is born or a first kiss comes to pass‚ a smile can crop up‚ but it can also be a sign of malice on the face of a murderer before he pulls
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In dissecting this problem‚ it becomes evident that the demand for this particular sport is an issue. How many people have a desire to watch this sport‚ and furthermore are willing to pay a price for this entertainment? The WNBA fan base is slowly declining‚ and as a result‚ less money is being generated from the public. Spectators have concluded that the growing audience has been hard to come by for the WNBA‚ which is apparent by the league’s attendance history. With the WNBA falling short of its
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