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Nelson Dock, Rotherhithe
Nelson Dock, also known as "Cuckold's Point" and "King's Dockyard,Shipbuilding in Rotherhithe - An historical introduction by Stuart Rankin in Rotherhithe on the River Thames, London. Between 1786 and 1794 the dock with the patent slip was a small shipyard in its own right, when it was run by Marmaduke Stalkartt, one of the leading naval architects of his day. The first two of the fastest Post Office Packet ships of their era, designed by Stalkartt were built here in 1788.
In 1792 he built the Kent, an experimental steam vessel for Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope,, but despite trials extending over three years it could not be made to work effectively.Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Stalkartt, Marmaduke, by Stuart Rankin, Oxford University Press, 2004
Gene function discovery: Guilt by association
Scientists have created a new computational model that can be used to predict gene function of uncharacterized plant genes with unprecedented speed and accuracy. The network, dubbed AraNet, has over 1
To restore vision, implant preps and seeds a damaged eye
Researchers trying to restore vision damaged by disease have found promise in a tiny implant that sows seeds of new cells in the eye. The diseases macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa lay waste to photoreceptors, the cells in the retina that turn light into electrical signals carried to the brain.
Antioxidants aren’t always good for you and can impair muscle function, study shows
Antioxidants increasingly have been praised for their benefits against disease and aging, but recent studies at Kansas State University show that they also can cause harm. Researchers in K-State’s C
Jordan kleffner
Jordan Kleffner (born august 19, 1998) is currently a 11 year old living in Meridian, ID. She dreams of becoming a professional snowboarder and to be sponsored by DC shoes. She was born i
Princeville High School
Princeville High School, or PHS, is a public four-year high school located at 302 Cordis Avenue in Princeville, Illinois, a village in Peoria County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. PHS is part of Princeville Community Unit School District 326, which also includes Princeville Grade School.http://www.princeville326.org/ The campus is 16 miles northwest of Peoria, Illinois and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school is the only high school in the village of Princeville, part of the Peoria metropolitan statistical areahttp://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/09statab/app2.pdf.
IQ Grocery
One of the first things that I looked for when I got my Iphone was a grocery list application. I wanted one that was easy to use, easy to add to and was versatile. After a bit of trial and error I found one that I really like and use weekly and [...]
Why humans outlive apes
Genetic adaption to meat-rich diets may also lead to high rates of Alzheimer’s and heart disease The same evolutionary genetic advantages that have helped increase human lifespans also make us uniqu
Scientists achieve first rewire of genetic switches
Researchers in Manchester have successfully carried out the first rewire of genetic switches, creating what could be a vital tool for the development of new drugs and even future gene therapies. A tea
Mind reading, brain fingerprinting and the law
What if a jury could decide a man’s guilt through mind reading? What if reading a defendant’s memory could betray their guilt? And what constitutes ‘intent’ to commit murder? These are just so
Scientists turn stem cells into pork
Call it pork in a petri dish — a technique to turn pig stem cells into strips of meat that scientists say could one day offer a green alternative to raising livestock, help alleviate world hunger, and save some pigs their bacon.
Banagawn
Banagawn is a village in Shahganj, Uttar Pradesh, India.http://eci.nic.in/archive/se2002/pollupd/ac/states/s24/acnstcand240.htm Election Commission data, retrieved on 1st February, 2010
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Brain ‘entanglement’ could explain memories
Subatomic particles do it. Now the observation that groups of brain cells seem to have their own version of quantum entanglement, or “spooky action at a distance”, could help explain how our minds combine experiences from many different senses into one memory.
Peter Symes
Peter Symes is a researcher in paper money. He is an author of many articles published in the International Bank Note Society Journal and of several books. P.J. Symes home page
Books
- The Bank Notes of Yemen, Peter Symes, Murray Hanewich and Keith Street. 180 pages, B&W illustrations,
- The Bank Notes of Katanga, Peter Symes. 85 pages, B&W illustrations
- Kirkwood & Sons - Copper-plate Engravers, Peter Symes. 110 pages, B&W illustrations
White clipper
White clipper (or white limeter) is a circuit in television transmitters which clipps out any low frequency components of the video signal higher than 1 volt.
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Morning Discussion
So, that there Mass Effect 2 seems an enjoyable video game. While I'm not too far in yet--I needed to play through the original Mass Effect again to change a whopping whole two decisions--but so far I'm very impressed by how much shooty-shooting is improved.
Dragon Age: Origins Expansion Media Shows Ghost Dragon, 'Return to Ostagar' DLC Hits PC & Xbox 360
Expansion packs are meant to build upon their original game, and in the case of Dragon Age: Origin's expansion it seems that one improvement is having a splendid ghost dragon instead of some dorky normal dragon.