1. What importance have the following groups attached to salt? i. Romans: Romans considered “common salt” a right and used it for cooking in both plebian and patrician cuisine. Salt trade was a prominent way of making money and soldiers were often paid in salt. A tightly controlled monopoly on salt contributed to military funds. ii. Greek Philosophers: Plato describes salt as dear to the gods‚ and we can even see the importance attached to it in religious ceremonies‚ covenants‚ and magical charms
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1 October 2010 Salt Water Pool Systems vs. Liquid Chlorine Pool Systems I currently utilize a salt water pool system called an Aqua Rite System. If you’re in the market for a pool‚ it can be a bit overwhelming to choose a type of system that is right for you. The salt water pool vs. chlorine pool battle has been raging over the last decade‚ and today‚ many home owners are building these systems right from the start or converting their old chlorine pools into a salt pool. But what is the real
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meter (N/m2)‚ or pascals (Pa). 3. Slowly drag the temperature (T) slider back and forth. (Note: In this Gizmo‚ the Kelvin scale is used to measure temperature. On the Kelvin scale‚ 0 degrees is absolute zero‚ the coldest possible temperature. Absolute zero is equal to -273.15 °C or -459.67 °F) A. How does the change in temperature affect the speed of the molecules? __If the temperature is colder the molecules move slower and if the temperature is hotter the molecules move faster.
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the years has been both positive and negative. Technology makes life easier‚ and makes things more productive‚ but on the other end‚ it seems that in today’s day in age it is difficult to live without technology even if there are negative effects. Begin abstract: One of the biggest positive technological advances that makes life a little bit easier is the Smartphone. Smartphone’s contain many positive features such as‚ GPS. The fact that Smartphone’s are small and portable for us to carry around
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Temperature and Thermometers The Temperature of an object is a measure of the hotness or coldness of that object. An alternative way to think of temperature is to say that “the temperature of an object is a number – on some manmade scale – that indicates the hotness of the object”. ‘Hotness’ in turn is a measure of the kinetic energy of the molecules of the material. Note: You must use the term ‘hotness’.* The SI unit of temperature is the Kelvin (K)* Relationship between degrees Celsius
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Bath Salts Since synthetic drugs have become a common theme in the news I wanted to look more into “bath salts” otherwise known as synthetic cathinones. The questions I was pondering were: what exactly do these “bath salts” do‚ how is this latest development in drug abuse affecting the brain and how can you treat someone on these dangerous chemicals? I used Google Scholar to research my topic. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Minnesota+Bath+Salts&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C24&as_sdtp=
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Abstract The exploratory research in this thesis analyses the influence of culture and politics on accounting change since independence. A theoretical framework is proposed within which historical studies of the influence of culture and politics on accounting and accounting change may be undertaken. In this framework‚ the accounting system is viewed as part of the whole social system in the country of study‚ providing information for decision making and providing a tool for economic
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The effect of different temperature on the cell respiration. Introduction： Cell respiration is the controlled release of energy from organic compounds in cells to form ATP‚and then release waste products. The process of cell respiration can take place in the presence or absence of oxygen. In either case‚the first stage of cell respiration is glycolysis.The effect of temperature on cell respiration mainly depends on the effect of temperature on of enzyme activity.Generally speaking in a certain
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Character Education at Schools in Indonesia* Abstract One of the main arguments of curriculum renewal in Indonesia‚ focusing more on character building and integrated learning‚ is the escalating demand of curriculum adaptation to social phenomenon happening in the society‚ in this case juvenile delinquency (Kemendiknas‚ 2013). Curriculum 2006‚ known as KTSP‚ was regarded‚ besides outdated and overloaded‚ unable to negotiate such a social complexity. There has also been a debate in the society
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wipe the skin with alcohol before injecting insulin. Since then‚ high-quality research has shown that pre-operative shaving increases rather than decreases post-operative infections (Kjonniksen et al. 2002)‚ that cleaning umbilical cords with sterile water shortens the time to cord separation without increasing infections (Medves and O’Brien 1997) and that insulin can be safely injected through clothing (Fleming et al. 1997). These are only three of innumerable examples of how high-quality studies of
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