There are two different coordinate systems to locate stars in the sky: 1. Right Ascension-Declination • Vernal equinox is where the ecliptic and celestial equator meet. • Ecliptic is the apparent path of the Sun in one year (it is also along the plane in which the Earth revolves around the Sun). • Right ascension is analogous to longitude and is measured in hours‚ minutes‚ and seconds‚ from the point of vernal equinox. • Declination is analogous to latitude and is measured in degrees from the
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Pheromone Products Recent studies have suggested that pheromones alter sexual behaviour. Fragrance companies have caught on to this and are funding research on pheromones in the area specific to sexual arousal (Delude: 2003). Fragrances offered by Vogue called Chemical: Attraction’‚ for both men and women‚ alluringly display such messages as Warning: Contains pheromones (wear if you dare!) May excite wild physical attraction’ (Delude: 2003). Although pheromones is said to cause an almost
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GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP) Latest News 2011-01-28: The NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio has produced a new animation of the rolling five-year mean of the global surface temperature anomaly. 2011-01-13: NASA has issued a second news release discussing global temperature and how GISS results compare to those of other institutions. 2011-01-12: NASA has issued a news release about the 2010 average global temperature. 2010-12-13: Our paper "Global surface temperature
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as possible determinants of subjects’ responses; (c) situational factors‚ which may be denned as anything specific to the interaction between subject and experimenter at the time of the experiment‚ such as the relationship between the two‚ appearance of the laboratory‚ or the experimenter’s prior experience in conducting psychological research; and (d) expectancy effects‚ which refer to the effects of the experimenters’ expectations on the outcome of the experiment. Each of these sources
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Madison Ellis Clark Honors English IV Peggy T. Johnson May 20‚ 2014 Reflective Essay for Senior Service Learning Project For my project my classmate‚ Marie‚ and I worked together to beautify a part of the school. We chose to focus on the small nook near the English trailers and the art room. Here we found bushes being choked by vines and weeds‚ no budding flowers‚ dead branches‚ trash‚ and lots of nasty mulch. We knew we had a lot of work ahead of ourselves and not a lot of time (well‚ for
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Teen pregnancy is a thing that ultimately alters a teen’s future forever with negative side effects. In the United States‚ 2‚800 teenagers become pregnant each day. When I graduated in 2011; out of al the girls I graduated with 10 of those girls have had babies. One of them just had her second baby this year. I think more needs to be done to make girls realize that it affects their future‚ their children’s‚ the baby’s father‚ and other family members. I couldn’t imagine having a baby at
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Space Exploration and Colonization: Using Technology and Human Enhancements in our Race for Space Since the beginning of man ’s existence on this earth‚ the night time sky has held awe and wonder. The questions of what may exist have long been pondered and are chronicled throughout the written history of our species. Technology and science allowed early scientists to prove the sun as the center of the solar system as well as many planets besides earth orbiting that very sun. It later allowed
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Public transport could be made free of charge. Are there more advantages or disadvantages to this change? In many countries around the world there is considerable debate about the role of public transport. One suggestion that is commonly put forward is that it should be made free of charge. My belief is that while this policy might be difficult to implement in practice‚ there are at least two strong reasons for considering it. The one significant problem with making public transport free
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For space exploration/NASA funding: Imagine a world without things like CatScans‚ Insulin Pumps‚ modern Water Filters‚ modern Artificial Limbs‚ and so many other useful products like that. Without an agency like NASA and or just proper funding to it than a world like that could have been a reality. If one is to think about it then NASA has already showed how it has helped humanity. We believe that continued and an increase in funding towards space exploration and organizations such as NASA is and
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102/213c PUBLIC LAW Lecture No. 1: CONSTITUTIONS – NATURE‚ PRINCIPLES AND FEATURES What is a Constitution? ‘the act of people constituting a government’ per T. Paine Rights of Man (1791-92) ‘a body of rules’ ‘the identity of a state’ • What is the purpose of a constitution? • What are the main characteristics of a constitution? 1. What is the Function of a Constitution (a) THE NEED FOR ORDER AND SECURITY • Hobbes‚ Leviathan (1651)
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