The letter K comes from the letter Κ (kappa)‚ which was taken from the Semitic kap‚ the symbol for an open hand.[2] This‚ in turn‚ was likely adapted by Semites who had lived in Egypt from the hieroglyph for "hand" representing D in the Egyptian word for hand‚ d-r-t. The Semites evidently assigned it the sound value /k/ instead‚ because their word for hand started with that sound.[3] In modern-day English slang‚ the word "k" is used as a substitute for the abbreviation "O.K."‚ or "Okay." In International
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beauty. Amidst the border tension‚ presence of the military and internal disturbance‚ the state of Jammu & Kashmir has never failed to attract tourists from around the world. Those who have visited Kashmir have become its lovers and those who have not; J&K is their dream destination. The lush flower valley‚ snow clad mountains‚ natural lakes‚ the Moghul and Tulip Gardens have all added up to the untainted beauty of Jammu & Kashmir. This northern state of India is blessed with many well -known beautiful
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1. Dancing Raisins Here’s another quick and easy science experiment. All you need is a glass of clear soda‚ such as ginger ale or club soda‚ and several small raisins. Fill a glass with soda. Leave about ½ inch (12.5 mm) of space at the top. Drop the raisins in. Those tiny bubbles attaching themselves to the raisins are carbon dioxide (CO2) bubbles. The irregular surface of the raisins enables a lot of CO2 to accumulate. When enough gas bubbles attach to the raisins‚ they act like tiny balloons
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Capturing Requirements Meeting Customer Intent: A Structured Methodological Approach Markus K. Gröner Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science and Applications Approved: _________________________ James D. Arthur‚ Chair __________________ J.A.N. Lee __________________ Richard E. Nance __________________ Linda H. Rosenberg __________________
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Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that is required for blood clotting and to prevent hemorrhaging. It also plays a role in bone formation and repair. Deficiencies can occur with inadequate dietary intake‚ malabsorption syndrome‚ chronic liver disease and in patients taking antibiotics. There are several forms of vitamin K‚ including K1‚ K2 and K3. K1 is the form found in plants such as spinach‚ broccoli‚ cabbage‚ and cauliflower. Vegetable oils such as olive and soybean also contain small
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A Literature Review of K-12 Virtual Learning Communities Virtual learning environments‚ often referred to as online learning or e-learning‚ have proliferated both at the K-12 and the adult levels. Formal virtual learning communities (VLCs) at the K-12 level however‚ are relatively new phenomena. Traditionally‚ literature regarding online learning has focused largely on technology and learner-computer interaction. These isolated computer-mediated environments where the need for community and human
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The Brothers K by David James Duncan Theme Statements: 1. The Brothers K represents the concept of social interaction between people‚ whom have very different belief systems. 2. The novel‚ The Brothers K‚ enables the reader to understand a child’s idolization of a given sport‚ in this case‚ baseball. 3. The novel represents the world and its inhabitants on a minuscule level‚ by conveying the differences between the characters and how they act towards one another. Quotes: Quote
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night sky. The aurora borealis and aurora australis – often called the northern lights and southern lights – are common occurrences at high northern and southern latitudes‚ less frequent at mid-latitudes‚ and seldom seen near the equator. In “Auroras Dancing in the Night”‚ “________________”‚ and“____________”‚ Don Pettit‚ Julian Simon‚ and Jared Diamond comment on the creation of aurora and the impact of aurora can have on Earth’s resources both in the past and in the future. This essay seeks to compare
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Mineral: K-Feldspar K-Feldspar‚ also known as Potassium Feldspar or orthoclase‚ is the most common rock-forming mineral. It covers up about 60% of the Earth’s crust (Feldspar). Feldspar crystalizes from magma which is found in both extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks as well as metamorphic rocks (wisconsingeologicalsurvey.org). They form at medium to high temperature and at certain depths. They may also be found in some sedimentary rocks. This mineral is widespread and can mostly be found
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My K-12 Opinion I myself am not a great fan of K to 12. I know it’s now law and is on its second year. The Department of Education says the implementation is getting better‚ as schools get to iron out the kinks of last year. But whether it is or not‚ I don’t know that the program will really make a huge dent in the huge problem of education. Let me be clear: I believe in education‚ I’m big on education. If there’s one thing I think will bring us out of the rut of poverty‚ it is education. If there’s
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