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Since ancient times, humans have experimented with ways to increase the sweetness of foods and beverages without the use of sugar. Ancient Romans used sugar of lead (a.k.a. lead acetate) as a sugar substitute. For obvious reasons, using lead as a sweetener caused some serious health problems and its use was abandoned, though not for …

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In electronics, printed circuit boards, or PCBs, are used to mechanically support electronic components which have their connection leads soldered onto copper pads in surface mount applications or through rilled holes in the board and copper pads for soldering the component leads in through-hole applications. A board design may have all through-hole components on the …

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Advocates believe more school choice will allow better student-school fit than public education. But others maintain better matching will not improve performance unless financial pressures improve educational practices. A voucher-based educational market linking funding to pupil counts based on parental choice could motivate improvement, especially in inefficient public schools, eliminating allocations unrelated to student achievement. …

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I’ve Been Infected By An Auto-Dialer Virus ———— The Auto Dialer Virus Strikes Again – Here at Defending The Net, we receive hundreds of e-mails daily regarding various computer security issues. Because we receive so many e-mails and requests for information, we typically write an article that provides the answer. However, from time to time, …

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When it comes to skin care, soap is one of the most important decisions you can make. What happens when you apply a chemical to your skin? It is absorbed and taken into your body. You know this from the patches doctors use in treating certain conditions. Yet we continue to use soap that is …

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Laser pointers are not cheap gadgets. Depending on the power of your laser pointer and where you made the purchase, it could easily cost you hundreds of dollars. It is therefore very important to take good care of your laser! Laser diodes within your laser pointer or portable laser are usually rated for at least …

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Objective You will be making your own electroscope and testing the ability of various materials to conduct static electricity. You will also be making a list or triboelectric series which arranges materials according to their ability to conduct electrons. Introduction When and electric charge is built up in an object, it is called static electricity. …

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The subnet mask plays an important role in computer networking. It’s used to determine the subnetwork an IP address belongs to. It achieves this by masking the part of the IP address that will be used to create the subnetworks and not masking the portion of the IP address that will be used for host …

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Domain Name Ownership Privacy has been a hot topic recently. Many domain name owners user third party "Privacy Protection" or "Proxy Registration" services to mask their true identity. Domain Name Privacy is like having an unlisted phone number, which is not available in any telephone directory or online database. This means that by doing a …

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The rapid growth of the almighty Internet help create the fear that very soon we will run out of IP address space. It had developed from mere talk to reality after a careful look at the 32-bit IPv4 addressing structure. After the addresses laid aside for private or research purposes, we were left with a …

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