The word porcupine comes from the Latin words "porcus spina‚" meaning "pig spines". The porcupine is a slow-moving‚ peaceful rodent. They are also vegetarians and mostly nocturnal. Their scientific name‚ Erethizon‚ means to "irritate with back." The Porcupine is the second largest of all rodents. It has a small head‚ large‚ chunky body with a high arching back and short legs. Its head and body are 25 to 40 inches long‚ with long‚ thick‚ muscular tail growing as long as 8 inches. It weighs
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Hayley Smith Mrs. Huntowski PCA 3 November 2014 Teens Going Green Today’s teens are more wired up‚ plugged in‚ worldly and savvy than ever. Many care deeply about the threats facing our environment‚ and are committed to making a difference. But it’s not always easy to know exactly what to do to help our planet. One easy way to get started is by turning off your computer when you’re finished working or surfing. You’ll save an average of $90 worth of electricity per year. And if you want to save
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ncient GreeJumping Origin? Directly related to skills that a soldier must possess in war‚ jumping was not a separate Olympic event as it is today. Instead‚ it was only part of the pentathlon. Equipment? Unlike in the modern Olympics‚ jumpers used halteres‚ lead or stone weights used for jumping events. To increase jumping distance‚ the athlete held one of these telephone receivers or dumbbell shaped weights in each hand‚ ran and jumped‚ swinging the weights‚ and released the halteres behind
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Let There Be Light Lamp Shade Company 1. How many style A shades can be loaded into an intermodal container? The area of an intermodal container (8x8.5x40) is: 2‚720 cubic feet. Each box of style A is 12 x 12x 12 inches‚ converted in feet is 1x1x1 feet. However‚ the top 6 inches (0.5 feet) has no use‚ so the calculation is= 8x8x40= 2‚560. The intermodal container will hold 2‚560 style A lamp shades (it would weigh less than 44‚000 pounds) 2. How many style B shades can be loaded into an
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1. | Tanya is older than Eric. Cliff is older than Tanya. Eric is older than Cliff. If the first two statements are true‚ the third statement is | | A. | true | B. | false | C. | uncertain | Answer & ExplanationAnswer: Option BExplanation:Because the first two statements are true‚ Eric is the youngest of the three‚ so the third statement must be false. | 2. | Blueberries cost more than strawberries. Blueberries cost less than raspberries. Raspberries cost more than both strawberries
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CASE 4-1 CHEEZY WHEEZY Starting as a small retail store in New Glarus‚ Wisconsin‚ the Cheezy Wheezy firm had slowly grown into a chain of nine retail shops located in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. In recent years‚ nearly all its competitors had begun issuing catalogs‚ widely distributed in late October‚ advertising gift packages of cheeses‚ jams‚ jellies‚ and other fancy food items. Henry Wilson‚ son of the firm’s founder‚ had convinced his father that Cheezy Wheezy should also issue
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Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila) Intramuros‚ Manila ADVANCED ALGEBRA Submitted by: Madid‚Rohainee G. Submitted to: Dela Cruz‚ Roberto J. Submitted on: July 6‚ 2012 EQUATIONS: 1. x2+y-12=1 (x-1)2+y2=1 2. x2+2y2=4 x-y-1=0 3. 4x2+y2=1 x2+4y2=1 ------------------------------------------------- Blitzer‚ Robert. “Algebra For College Students 2nd Ed.” 1994 p. 736 EQUATIONS: 1. 4x2+9y2=36 2x2-9y2=18 2. x2+y2=1
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A driver starts a journey with 25 gallons in the tank of his car. The car burns 5 gallons for every 100 miles. Assuming that the amount of gasoline in the tank decreases linearly‚ a) write a linear function that relates the number of gallons G left in the tank after a journey of x miles. b) What is the value and meaning of the slope of the graph of G? c) What is the value and meaning of the x intercept? Solution to Problem 8: a) If 5 gallons are burnt for 100 miles then (5 / 100) gallons
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“In the name of Allah‚ most gracious and most merciful" “Indeed‚ Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” (Al-Quran 13:11) Allah has a beautiful plan for every woman and man. Trust Allah and pray and He will light the way. (Wael Abdelgawad) Programming Fundamentals (Spring 2013) Assignment No. 5 Deadline: 06/05/2013 11:45PM Design following programs in Visual C++: Question # 1 Write a program that dynamically allocates an array large
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Cauliflower By: Nicole Stuba .3 Cauliflower Description: Cauliflower usually looks like broccoli‚ but instead of green‚ it’s white. The head of the cauliflower is made up of very densely packed flower buds. You know it’s fresh by if the head looks full and while the curds of the head are still smooth. Select heads that are firm and tightly packed‚ with a white head.. cream or yellowing heads indicates age and they are not as fresh. Where it’s grown and where to purchase: Cauliflower
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