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…north of you monitoring the length of the shadow of a vertical pole of the same height. If you ask your friend over the telephone to measure the length of the shadow he is monitoring, then a simple geometric calculation would give you the circumference…

…' broth- A snow-drop spider, a flower like a froth, And dead wings carried like a paper kite. What had that flower to do with being white, The wayside blue and innocent heal-all? What brought the kindred spider to that height, Then steered the white…

…. At the height of the depression, in 1933, 30% of the labour force was unemployed and 20% of all Canadians were dependent on government relief for survival. Did the government do enough to fix this? Most people certainly didn't think so. The relief that the government…

…, heights, or darkness cause an intense fear reaction in an individual it is considered a phobia, a dysfunction, an abnormality. But it is very natural and normal to respond to an attacking, aggressive fellow human being with a phobic-scale response…

…. A lap/shoulder belt combination provides the best protection. Lap belts should fit snugly across the pelvis, not across the abdomen. Some shoulder belts can also be adjusted to comfortably fit people of different heights. Although seatbelts can save your life…

…bank for law abiding citizens in need of parts (this was envisioned by Larry Niven years ago in a book titled "A Gift From Earth" as well as by others). Parents may set the characteristics of their children (prior to birth) sex, hair color, weight, height…

…personally propelled bodybuilding to new heights with his charisma, talent, and amazing features was Arnold Schwarzenegger. From his experience he has concluded bodybuilding is "the greatest sport in the world." His rivalry with fellow bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno…

…, Africa, Europe Golan Heights 1967, war between Syria and Israel Hilly, plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee Has been a sight of conflict for decades Southwest Asia has an eclectic mixture of landforms Coastal Plains Mountains…

…used shadow lengths to calculate the heights of the pyramids in around 600 BC. Aryabhata the Elder, was a Hindu mathematician who gave tables of half chords, known by the term jya-ardha or simply jya. Hipparchus was known to produce the first known table…

…. They were located in desolate, isolated places. The first camp to open was Manzanar in California. Over 10,000 people lived there at its height. The relocation centers were to be self-sufficient with their own hospitals, post offices, schools, etc…