In our experience, all physical systems eventually tend toward equilibrium: where entropy is maximized and no further energy can be extracted from it. This seems like an inevitable consequence of the second law of thermodynamics, and is absolute for any closed-and-isolated system. But our Universe is neither closed nor isolated, as it began from a hot and dense state and has been cooling, expanding, and clumping ever since the hot Big Bang. Even though its entropy has increased dramatically,...
Newman University is getting $1.2 million in federal funding.
“Over the years, Boeing and its employees have played a vital role in the advancement of Cal State Long Beach.” Jane Close Conoley, President, California State University, Long Beach Pro-Palestinian student protests and encampments have bloomed this spring across U.S. universities. Unsurprisingly, campus administrators have responded with calls for civility and peace — that is, More
Hone-shaburi, literally sucking on bones, is a Japanese expression roughly equivalent to have been "bled dry" in English. This name has been humorously applied to the book review column in Weekly Playboy magazine. Which in its May 27 issue reviews a book titled Natto no Shokubunka-shi (The Food Culture History
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All my adult life, I have warned people about the low moral and intellectual level of colleges and universities. This is the way I have Read More
Once again, the Scientific Collections Research Centre of the University of Almeria (UAL) joins forces with GREFA and has raised six more Tyto alba owlets. This is a long term project aimed at helping the University to repopulate parts of the province with healthy male and female Barn Owls bringing the total raised so far […]
Steampunk fans are gathering in Jackson this Saturday for Steampunk on the Bricks. It’s all going on from 2-10 p.m. at ART 634, which is at 634 N. Mechanic Street.
Think tinned fish, curry, tahini, soft vegetables in butter and who says the cheese has to be cheddar?I’m tight on time lately, so want to have more jacket potato dinners. What toppings can I use other than tuna salad or baked beans and cheddar?Paloma, Colorado, US The key with the filling for a jacket potato is to use something that is, er, filling (which is why tuna or baked beans work so well) and to have a rich, creamy element that brings everything together, which is why mayonnaise is...
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Protesters at two Australian universities are packing up their pro-Palestine encampments, citing a shift by the institutions on demands to publicly disclose ties with weapons makers. Students at the University of Melbourne issued a call on Friday to supporters to help clean up the camp and collect any donated items from the South Lawn and […]
RICHMOND, Va., May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- George C. Freeman, III, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), stated, "Universal Corporation had a positive finish to a strong fiscal year 2024 with notable financial and operational performance in both the fiscal year and quarter ended March 31, 2024. Fiscal year 2024 was an exceptional year for our tobacco business, as a favorable product mix, strong customer demand, and the sale of larger crops in...