SCIENCE A BOON OR BANE FOR THE SOCIETY Science may be called a mixed blessing. It has made our life peaceful and comfortable. But it has also filled it with fears and tears. The invention of the wheel‚ electricity and wonder drug‚ penicillin has revolutionized human life. Now our life has become safer‚ easier and more comfortable than that of our ancestors. But now we have conquered time and space and have tamed all the forces of nature. We have‚ in fact‚ risen from the lowest position of cavemen
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BY JACOB WOODS 12G Synovial Joints Synovial joints are characterised by a layer of synovial fluid surrounding the articulating surfaces. This helps to lubricate the cartilage therefore reducing the friction between the joints. The synovial capsule stores the fluid‚ meaning it can lubricate the joint quickly. There are 5 types of synovial joint. They are as follows. Ball and socket joint Spheroidal joints to give them their technical name are joints that include two articular surfaces; a ball
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Friends or family...I have been thinking about this. Its a lot to be said about this sensitive subject. So I have asked that question myself.Is my family or my friends more important to me? Some people say the relationships we have with our friends are more important than those we have with our family. Others put relationships with family above our friends. Friends. Real friends‚ the ones that support you no matter what and you support them. You can rely on true friends and they can rely on you.
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SYNOVIAL JOINTS Torie Shultz‚ Noelle Henniger‚ Chris Scanlon Synovial Joint Freely moveable (diarthroic) Most complex Consists of: Articular cartilage Joint capsule Synovial membrane which secrets synovial fluid Ligaments Bursae Menisci Articular Cartilage Hyaline cartilage covers the bones surface is known as articular cartilage Resists wear and minimizes friction Subchondral plate- bone beneath articular cartilage that contains elastic cancellous bone Absorbs shock‚ protects from stress by
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What more is there? ’" (Ryan 76). Even when it looks like Esperanza has nothing‚ she has much because of love from her family and her friends. Before Esperanza ’s father died and her life seemed to fall apart‚ Esperanza had not realized how fortunate it was to have a surrounding where people loved and cared about her. "Tomorrow was her birthday and she knew that she would be serenaded at sunrise" (9). Esperanza KNEW what she received‚ but she did not know what she has forever‚ her family. When
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It cannot be favored by proving it to be a complete boon nor can we call it to be completely negative. It is a mixture of both i.e. it is a boon as well as a bane. There are millions of social media users today which is mainly covered by youngsters. Facebook being one of them with 600 million users has been ranked 2nd by the Alexa toolbar. Its revenue is expected to be US $ 2 Billion. According to the official data global consumers spend more than 6 hours on social networking sites. As far as
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Persuasive Essay Less Homework‚ More Family Time How much homework is too much? How much homework is ok? Nothing? One hour per day? Two hours? Everyday students stay up very late to finishing their homework. After a stressful day in school‚ after hard practice for school or another sports team and maybe some hours of work‚ they come home and the only thing they want to do is going to bed. But they can’t because they have to do a bunch of homework. The homework given in schools is too much. The
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Piping Joints Handbook Document No. D/UTG/054/00 03000785 (RP2066) May 2000 Acknowledgements This Handbook was originally written and illustrated by E. Marston (BPE) on behalf of the Forties Field Group in 1991. This version was updated in May 2000 and edited by F. Zezula (BP Amoco‚ UTG‚ Sunbury) and C. Durden (BP Amoco‚ Dyce). A “hard ” pocket size version of this Handbook can be ordered from XFM Reprographics‚ BP Amoco‚ Dyce Office‚ Tel. 01224 832547 or via En-Garde quoting
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Ford Family Gets More Control Ford Motor Co.’s $10 billion recapitalization plan to increase shareholder value does little to increase the value of the company‚ but does cement the Ford family’s power base‚ according to critics of the plan. TIAA-CREF‚ a New York City financial services firm‚ owns 8.4 million shares of Ford stock‚ and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers)‚ which has 6.5 million shares‚ have already said they will vote against the plan. Ford has about 1
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Joints and Movements The Joints Definition: A joint (articulation) is point of contact between bones or between bone and cartilage. Joint Classifications Joints are classified by: The degree of movement they allow The structure of the joint The three types of joints that we will look at are: 1. Fibrous joints 2. Cartilaginous joints 3. Synovial joints Fibrous Joints These joints are also called "fixed" or "immoveable" joints‚ because they do not move. These joints have no joint cavity
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