A Brief History of Chemistry Sets

[unable to retrieve full-text content]A brief history of chemistry sets: Utilitarian tools of the trade made way for skill-building sets and, later, zany approaches to ?kitchen chemistry.?

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/25/science/a-brief-history-of-chemistry-sets.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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Egypt's vice president quits

CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt's state TV says Vice President Mahmoud Mekki has resigned.

Mekki's Saturday resignation was announced with more than five hours to go of voting in the second and final phase of a referendum on a disputed, Islamist-backed constitution. Mekki, a career judge, has said he intends to quit once the charter is adopted. The new constitution eliminates the post of vice president.

However, a statement by Mekki read on state TV hinted that the motive of his hurried departure could be linked to the policies of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

He said he first submitted his resignation last month but events forced him to stay on.

"I have realized a while ago that the nature of politics don't suit my professional genesis as a judge," he wrote.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-vice-president-quits-160809518.html

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Spradling helps K-State beat No. 8 Florida 67-61

Kansas State forward Thomas Gipson (42) beats Florida guard Mike Rosario, left, to a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas State forward Thomas Gipson (42) beats Florida guard Mike Rosario, left, to a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Florida guard Scottie Wilbekin, right, looks for a teammate to pass to as he is pressured by Kansas State guard Will Spradling (55) and forward Thomas Gipson (42)during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Florida coach Billy Donovan argues a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas State, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas State coach Bruce Bruce Weber disputes a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

(AP) ? Leave it to the kid from suburban Kansas City to help Kansas State finish off a banner day for the college hoops programs that the city calls its own.

Will Spradling had the best game of his career with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists, and the Wildcats upended No. 8 Florida 67-61 on Saturday night. Their win followed No. 9 Kansas' victory over No. 7 Ohio State and No. 12 Missouri's win over No. 10 Illinois earlier in the day.

"Whenever you're shooting it well ? you see the ball go through the net ? it brings confidence to you and for your team as well," said Spradling, a junior guard from Overland Park, Kan. "This is probably my best all-around performance that I've had."

No doubt.

Spradling didn't even commit a turnover in 39 minutes.

Rodney McGruder added 13 points and Jordan Henriquez had nine points and five blocks for the Wildcats (9-2), who watched a 10-point halftime lead evaporate before clamping down against one of the nation's top defensive teams and then pulling away in the final minutes.

"We were in tune with one another. We wanted this game," McGruder said. "Our preparation for Florida was great, tremendous. The past couple practices guys were getting after one another."

Patric Young had 19 points for the Gators (8-2), including two with just over 2 minutes left that got them within 58-55. But that's when Shane Southwell knocked down a 3 from the corner, and McGruder made two free throws with 1:05 left to create some breathing room.

Kansas State held on from the foul line for its first regular-season, non-conference win over a top 10 team since defeating No. 8 Minnesota on Dec. 21, 1981.

"They were just a step ahead of us, a step quicker. We were late," Florida coach Billy Donovan said. "We let Spradling get loose several times on 3-point shots. We gave up some offensive rebounds. We had just a couple plays there where we were just late on some things."

Kenny Boynton and Scott Wilbekin scored 11 each for the Gators, whose only other loss came at then-No. 8 Arizona. Leading scorer Mike Rosario was held to five points on 1-of-9 shooting.

The Wildcats have been struggling in new coach Bruce Weber's motion offense, and it showed in sloppy, lackluster losses to No. 2 Michigan and No. 14 Gonzaga. But they finally managed to get it clicking just enough against one of the nation's premier defenses.

"Just a heck of an effort by our guys," Weber said. "The thing I challenged them with is we had to compete for 40 minutes, just to give ourselves a chance. Against Michigan, against Gonzaga, we only competed for 20."

It was defense that ruled this one from the start.

Kansas State built an early lead by turning over Florida twice in the opening minutes, and the Gators responded with a 9-2 surge in which they twice scored off turnovers in transition.

Kansas State eventually settled down on offense.

McGruder's basket with just under 5 minutes left made it 26-19, and after the Gators' Michael Frazier curled in a 3-pointer for his only basket, Kansas State rattled off seven more points that helped it take a 33-23 lead into the break.

The lead was built on the Wildcats out-defending the nation's No. 1 defense.

"Our guards made some very poor plays in the first half in terms of our ball movement," Donovan said. "We were very insistent on driving the ball and taking runners and floaters in the lane. ... We had guys open all over the place. All we had to do was make the extra pass."

Florida started to make that extra pass early in the second half.

The Gators scored on their first six trips down the floor and put together a 12-3 run that allowed them to wipe out almost the entire deficit. Boynton's 3 with 13:10 left drew them even at 41-all, the closest they'd been since leading 19-17 midway through the first half.

"I just said, 'We've been here before,'" Weber said. "You get a point where the other team comes at you and do you lay down or do you step up?"

The Wildcats kept stepping up.

Rosario's first basket, a 3-pointer with 10:42 left, was matched by McGruder's jumper. A bucket by Wilbekin was matched by a 3-pointer from Kansas State's Martavious Irving, and slowly the Wildcats extended the lead back to 57-47 with 5:20 left.

Things were going so well for Kansas State that Henriquez, who had been 2 for 19 from the foul line, stepped up and calmly knocked down four straight free throws.

"When I hit those four in a row, it felt good," he said. "I felt good."

It was a feel-good night all-around for the Wildcats.

They wound up shooting 41.7 percent from the field against a team that had been holding opponents to 49.6 points per game. The Wildcats also ended up with a 36-27 advantage on the glass and committed just 10 turnovers against the Gators' intense man-to-man defense.

"This was a great win for our team, great win for our staff, a great win for our league," Weber said. "This was a great win for us."

Associated Press

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McFly Drummer Harry Judd Marries Izzy Johnston!

McFly Drummer Harry Judd Marries Izzy Johnston!

Harry Judd and Izzy Johnston picturesHarry Judd, the drummer for the British boy band McFly, has tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Izzy Johnston on Friday. The “Strictly Come Dancing” winner is the second guy in the band to get hitched, after Tom Fletcher wed girlfriend Giovanna Falcone earlier in the year. The only single guys remaining are Dougie ...

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MAA Books: New Book: A Guide to Groups, Rings, and Fields

A Guide to Group, Rings, and Fields
by Fernando Q. Gouv?a

This Guide offers a concise overview of the theory of groups, rings, and fields at the graduate level, emphasizing those aspects that are useful in other parts of mathematics. It focuses on the main ideas and how they hang together. It will be useful to both students and professionals.

In addition to the standard material on groups, rings, modules, fields, and Galois theory, the book includes discussions of other important topics that are often omitted in the standard graduate course, including linear groups, group representations, the structure of Artinian rings, projective, injective and flat modules, Dedekind domains, and central simple algebras. All of the important theorems are discussed, without proofs but often with a discussion of the intuitive ideas behind those proofs.

Those looking for a way to review and refresh their basic algebra will benefit from reading this Guide, and it will also serve as a ready reference for mathematicians who make use of algebra in their work.

Available in the MAA Store and the MAA eBooks Store.

Source: http://maabooks.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-book-guide-to-groups-rings-and.html

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Auto Insurance Advice That Is Easy To Understand - Hybrid Cars ...

You need insurance if you own a car. There are many insurance companies you can obtain auto insurance from, and you have a wide variety of options to choose from. Take time to read any information available about auto insurance to help you get the best deal available for you.

Not all sports cars cost a lot to insure, so don?t automatically avoid buying one. Only a few models of sports car are subject to such high premiums. Take the time to find more information on coverage rates for the vehicle you have and if it is affordable.

TIP! What kind of vehicle you buy will strongly influence the cost of your monthly insurance premiums. Insurance is going to cost more according to the amount of luxuries you desire in your chosen vehicle.

If you are involved in an accident and must file a claim with your insurance company, be sure to provide ample documentation. You can help them by using your cell phone to take pictures of any damage and the location of your accident. Trying keeping a camera in the vehicle too, just in case.

Always research the company that you are purchasing auto insurance from before signing a contract. It?s important to find insurance you can afford, but that?s not the only important consideration. Problems settling claims and poor customer service take a lot of your time and energy, and you may be willing to pay a few extra dollars to get high quality service.

Don?t automatically accept the cheapest quotes. It could be the bargain of the year, or it may not be adequate insurance for you at all. It will be necessary to research the carrier and policy details prior to putting your faith in the notion that you will indeed receive proper compensation if an accident occurs.

TIP! Several factors determine auto insurance rates. Marriage, gender and even age are all considerations.

Keep the drivers covered on your policy current. The more drivers you have on your insurance, the higher the premiums will be. Removing drivers that do not need to be covered by your insurance policy will save you money.

Sometimes, older individuals can get a discount if they take a driver?s course. Getting 10% or more off your insurance premium isn?t half bad.

TIP! Some car insurance policies include car rental coverage, which is optional and can be removed in most cases. The percentage chance of you having to make use of this part of the policy is small compared to the cost you are paying.

If you are going to move, keep in mind that your car insurance rates my change. Insurance rates vary due to the chances of theft or accident, and suburbs and rural areas are generally cheaper than cities.

Spreading your car insurance payments into monthly allotments is not a great idea. You can save around 5 dollars a month if you do this. These little sums add up very fast to something more substantial. Adding another payment to your monthly bills can create a hassle. The fewer payments you have to worry about, the better.

To save money on insurance, ride public transportation or ride with co-workers. Insurance companies love it when a consumer shows responsibility, and lowering your mileage is one way to show this to them. Letting your agent know that you carpool or ride the bus may help him or her find you a discount that will reduce your premium.

TIP! Make sure your license is clean. Any accident reports or moving violations on your record will greatly increase your insurance premiums.

Car insurance prices vary per person. The variety of prices isn?t just due to the type of car you drive or your particular situation. For some, they are able to get excellent coverage without spending a lot. You can become one of these people just by educating yourself further on the tricks of the auto insurance trade.

Source: http://www.hybridcarsmoney.com/auto-insurance-advice-that-is-easy-to-understand/

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Hawaiian Islands are dissolving from within, study says

Dec. 21, 2012 ? Most of us think of soil erosion as the primary force that levels mountains, however geologists have found that Oahu's mountains are dissolving from within due to groundwater.

Someday, Oahu's Koolau and Waianae mountains will be reduced to nothing more than a flat, low-lying island like Midway.

But erosion isn't the biggest culprit. Instead, scientists say, the mountains of Oahu are actually dissolving from within.

"We tried to figure out how fast the island is going away and what the influence of climate is on that rate," said Brigham Young University geologist Steve Nelson. "More material is dissolving from those islands than what is being carried off through erosion."

The research pitted groundwater against stream water to see which removed more mineral material. Nelson and his BYU colleagues spent two months sampling both types of sources. In addition, ground and surface water estimates from the U.S. Geological Survey helped them calculate the total quantity of mass that disappeared from the island each year.

"All of the Hawaiian Islands are made of just one kind of rock," Nelson said. "The weathering rates are variable, too, because rainfall is so variable, so it's a great natural laboratory."

Forecasting the island's future also needs to account for plate tectonics. As Oahu is pushed northwest, the island actually rises in elevation at a slow but steady rate. You've heard of mountain climbing; this is a mountain that climbs.

According to the researchers' estimates, the net effect is that Oahu will continue to grow for as long as 1.5 million years. Beyond that, the force of groundwater will eventually triumph and the island will begin its descent to a low-lying topography.

Undergraduate student Brian Selck co-authored the study, which appears in the journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Unfortunately for him, he joined the project only after the field work in Hawaii took place.

Instead, Selck performed the mineralogical analysis of soil samples in the lab back in Provo. The island's volcanic soil contained at least one surprise in weathered rock called saprolites.

"The main thing that surprised me on the way was the appearance of a large amount of quartz in a saprolite taken from a 1-meter depth," Selck said.

After he graduates from BYU, Selck will pursue a career in hydrogeology. BYU geology professor David Tingey joins Nelson and Selck as a co-author on the new study.

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  1. Stephen T. Nelson, David G. Tingey, Brian Selck. The denudation of ocean islands by ground and surface waters: The effects of climate, soil thickness, and water contact times on Oahu, Hawaii. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013; 103: 276 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.09.046

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Canada's "Ikea monkey" to spend Christmas at sanctuary

OSHAWA (Reuters) - Canada's most famous monkey will not be donning his tiny Santa suit with his adoptive family this year, after a judge ruled on Friday that the primate should stay at an animal sanctuary until at least mid-January.

The animal's owner, Yasmin Nakhuda, tearfully navigated through a throng of reporters and cameras after being told she would not be allowed to take the 7-month-old monkey home for the holidays. Another hearing is set for January.

Darwin, a rhesus macaque monkey, shot to social-media fame this month after he was video-taped scurrying around an Ikea store parking lot in Toronto, clad in a fake shearling coat and diaper. He was later captured by animal control officers.

Monkeys are not legal pets in Toronto, so authorities moved Darwin to a sanctuary near Oshawa, about an hour outside Toronto. Nakhuda, a real estate lawyer, then launched a court bid to try to get him back.

In a statement of claim filed earlier this month, Nakhuda said she was coerced into surrendering the monkey under the threat of criminal charges and told she would not be allowed to see him unless she cooperated.

If granted custody, Nakhuda said she plans to move her family to a nearby cottage town that does not specifically ban pet monkeys. Darwin has lived with the family in their Toronto home since July.

The young monkey escaped from an animal crate in a parked car as his owners shopped at Ikea in early December. The monkey became an instant Internet sensation, complete with his own Twitter account.

Nakhuda has posted videos on YouTube showing the monkey brushing his teeth and dressed up for Halloween. She told local media that she has a Santa suit for him to wear at Christmas and a bow tie for New Year's Eve.

(Writing by Julie Gordon; Editing by Janet Guttsman and Sandra Maler)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/canadas-ikea-monkey-spend-christmas-sanctuary-193053778--finance.html

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Who is Big E Langston?

All WWE programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks, logos and copyrights are the exclusive property of WWE, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. ? 2012 WWE, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This website is based in the United States. By submitting personal information to this website you consent to your information being maintained in the U.S., subject to applicable U.S. laws. U.S. law may be different than the law of your home country. WrestleMania XXIX (NY/NJ) logo TM & ? 2012 WWE. All Rights Reserved. The Empire State Building design is a registered trademark and used with permission by ESBC.

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