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    that was placed in the vagina to prevent the sperm of a man from fertilizing a woman’s egg. Other methods of birth control that were used in the vagina were sea sponges. Sea sponges were mixtures of crocodile dung and honey‚ quinine‚ rock salt and alum. Although women during this time weren’t very interested in having a lot of children; some women didn’t worry too much because back then a lot of babies died at birth. They felt they needed to have many children just for a few to survive. In the early

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    Five Reasons Not to Join the Peace Corps Many travelers have considered—even just for a moment—joining Peace Corps. The allure of two years abroad and the chance to integrate into new and exciting cultures has tempted some 200‚000 volunteers into a life of service in 139 different countries. Whether it’s a post-college move or a mid-career shift‚ Peace Corps provides a unique way to experience places in a way no typical trip allows. Sure‚ a sense of adventure and a bit of independence are requirements

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of using Roll-on or Spray deodorant to the NTMA First Year Cadets A.Y. 2012-2013 By: D/Cdt. JUACALLA‚ Mark Angelo V. CASTOR-I NYK-TDG MARITIME ACADEMY 2013 APRIL 11 Advantages and Disadvantages of using Roll-on or Spray deodorant to the NTMA First Year Cadets A.Y. 2012-2013 A Baby Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Institute of Allied Maritime Courses‚ Research and Extension Services of the NYK-TDG MARITIME ACADEMY In Partial

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    The Elizabethan Era Medicine and Alchemy The medicinal practices and problems of the Elizabethan Era were very important to the people‚ although they are very different from those of today. There were many different beliefs and diseases‚ like the Plague. Medicine was not an exact science and was related to Alchemy (Chemistry). Here‚ some of the many practices and beliefs of the Elizabethan Era will be discussed. One of the most widely known and important of the beliefs was the humours. It

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    Pros and Cons of Vaccination In 1796‚ Edward Jenner invented the first vaccine‚ which was for the smallpox virus. (Google timeline) Centuries later‚ we now have a very large amount of vaccines that have been created with the purpose of protecting the human race from infectious diseases. The question is‚ how effective are these vaccines? Are they more beneficial or harmful to us? Are they serving their purpose? Could a person survive in this world without ever being immunized? In this small research

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    what is now northern Chile (Region II). This still was a large basin-type still used for supplying fresh water using brackish feed water to a nitrate mining community. The plant used wooden bays which had blackened bottoms using logwood dye and alum. The total area of the distillation plant was 4‚700

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    10.0 EXPERIMENT ON DETERMINATION OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN Sl. No. Contents Preamble 10.1 Aim 10.2 Introduction 10.2.1 Environmental Significance 10.3 Principle 10.4 Materials Required 10.4.1 Apparatus Required 10.4.2 Chemicals Required 10.5 Sample Handling and Preservation 10.5.1 10.6 Precautions Procedure 10.6.1 Preparation of Reagents 10.6.2 Testing of Water Sample 10.7 Calculation 10.7.1 Table 10.7.2 Data Sheet 10.8 Interpretation of Results 10.9 Inference 10.10 Evaluation

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    THE POTENCY OF TALISAY terminalia catappa AS FABRIC DYE By: Charlene Angelica B. Buenvenida Chapter I INTRODUCTION  Dyes have become part of daily living. What’s great about dyes is that they give variety to everything. Even the earliest humans used dyes to put color into their worlds‚ and they even used the most peculiar sources of the colors. Since then‚ dyes have dominated different kinds of industries. Before‚ dye manufacturers were only able to produce one color at a time. But

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    I’ve have been a big George Watsky fan ever since my junior year of high school when I started to get into performance poetry. When I found out that the famous Emerson alum was coming to back to school to perform a show‚ I booked the tickets immediately. The venue for the show was the Semel Theatre‚ a large black box theater with auditorium seating. As people shuffled in and waited‚ George was already sitting in the corner of the theatre‚ practicing and reciting his lines. This was representation

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    Few Brain Teasers in ECE/TCE/IN Department 1. 2. 1 -t2 1.The integral (-t) t 2 e dt evaluates to (a) -4/3 (b) 0 (c) 4/3 (d) – 2/3 Point charges = 1 nc and = 2 nc are at a distance apart. Which of the following statements are incorrect (a) force on is repulsive (b) The force on is the same in magnitude as that on Q1 (c) As the Distance between them decreases‚ the force on Q1 increases linearly. (d) The force on is along the line joining them (e) A point charge = -3 nc located at midpoint between

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