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Edison's open door: the life story of Thomas A. Edison, a great individualist / by Alfred O. Tate, his private secretary

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Great inventors: the sources of their usefulness, and the results of their efforts.

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The diary kept by Rasmus Petersen aboard the S.S. Great Northern from August 2, 1870 to January 4, 1871.

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The decision of the great telegraph suit of Samuel F.B. Morse and Alfred Vail, vs. Francis O.J. Smith / in the Superior Court of the state of New York for the city and county of New York

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Overland explorations in Siberia, northern Asia, and the great Amoor River country: incidental notices of Manchooria, Mongolia, Kamschatka, and Japan: with map and plan of an overland telegraph around the world, via Behring's Strait and Asiatic Russia

Archives, Room Use Only - DK755.C65 1864




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Great facts: a popular history and description of the most remarkable inventions during the present century / by Frederick C. Bakewell

Archives, Room Use Only - T19.B35 1860




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On the application of the principle of the galvanic multiplier to electro-magnetic apparatus: and also to the development of great magnetic power in soft iron with a small galvanic element / by Prof. Joseph Henry ..

Archives, Room Use Only - QC611.H46 1831




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US unemployment rate surges to 14.7 pc, the worst since Great Depression




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People more likely to opt for non-alcoholic drinks if availability greater




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Ariadne: The Great American Nude

John Vanderlyn was among the first American painters to spend significant time studying in Paris, and while abroad around 1812 he created his masterpiece, "Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos" (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts). The painting was admitted to the Paris Salon that year—a triumph for a young American artist. But triumph turned to despair when Vanderlyn exhibited Ariadne back in the United States in 1815, where audiences considered the nude a shocking subject, and it failed to garner the public acclaim it deserved.

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John Vanderlyn, Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos, 1809–14, oil on canvas

John Vanderlyn was among the first American painters to spend significant time studying in Paris, and while abroad around 1812 he created his masterpiece, "Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos" (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts). The painting was admitted to the Paris Salon that year—a triumph for a young American artist. But triumph turned to despair when Vanderlyn exhibited Ariadne back in the United States in 1815, where audiences considered the nude a shocking subject, and it failed to garner the public acclaim it deserved.

Many artists and critics, however, realized Vanderlyn's great achievement, among them the engraver and aspiring painter Asher B. Durand. In 1831 Durand purchased Vanderlyn's great work, along with an unfinished copy that is now in the Historical Society collection. Durand created an engraving of Vanderlyn's unappreciated masterpiece that was hailed by some as a great achievement, but the American public was still unprepared to accept a nude figure as a subject for art, so the print met a fate similar to the painting that inspired it. But there the two artists' fates diverged: while Vanderlyn became embittered and eventually died in poverty, Durand went on to become an accomplished portraitist and a highly acclaimed landscape painter.

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Work resumes in Greater Noida’s Oppo mobile factory

Work resumes in Greater Noida’s Oppo mobile factory




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What is the great urgency for environment notification, asks Congress

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‘Disaster could have been of a greater magnitude’

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Great Sichuan earthquake of 2008 had little impact on of China’s wild takins

Data from a recent study of wild takins in the high-altitude forests of the Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve in southeast China has shown that the […]

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Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute to help create frozen repository of sperm and embryonic cells for Great Barrier Reef corals

Researchers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and partnering organizations will build a frozen repository of Great Barrier Reef coral sperm and embryonic cells. Genetic banks composed of frozen biomaterials hold strong promise for basic and applied research and conservation of species and genetic variation.

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Smithsonian scientists help build first frozen repository of Great Barrier Reef coral

Researchers from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and other partnering organizations spent two weeks at the end of November collecting sperm and embryonic cells during spawning from two species of coral and have built the first frozen repository for the Great Barrier Reef.

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Great Barrier Reef coral Acropora tenuis

  This photo shows developing embryonic cells of the coral species Acropora tenuis, from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Researchers from the Smithsonian Conservation […]

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Tiny new Peruvian opossum comes from a great big family

Tiny as a mouse with a ‘prout brown’ body and three black stripes on its back Monodelphis gardneri from Peru bears little resemblance to its much larger cousin the North American opossum.

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Paleo-detectives energize great whale mystery: how & when baleen evolved

A bizarre change occurs in the mouth of a humpback whale during its development in the womb. Several dozen tooth buds sprout in a row […]

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Study of bacteria inside guts of wild Canada geese shows greater danger than earlier studies exposed

In the early 20th century, Canada geese were considered endangered in the U.S. So in the 1950s and 1960s, birds from the Midwest were released […]

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Great Cats curator Craig Saffoe discusses his work caring for the National Zoo’s seven frisky lion cubs

What does it take to care for a pride of lions? Go behind the scenes with Great Cats Curator Craig Saffoe as he works with animal keepers and veterinarians to prepare the National Zoo's frisky lion cubs for their public debut. For more about the Zoo's growing pride and to watch them on live webcams: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GreatCats/default.cfm?cam=LC4

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What is it like to be curator of Great Cats at the National Zoo?

What is it like to be the curator of Great Cats at the National Zoo? We interviewed Craig Saffoe to hear firsthand.

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The great night heron mystery at the National Zoo

Each year, a mysterious group of night herons flock to Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Then, they vanish. In episode three of our series, we go behind […]

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Report Finds Immigrants Come to Resemble Native-Born Americans Over Time, But Integration Not Always Linked to Greater Well-Being for Immigrants

As immigrants and their descendants become integrated into U.S. society, many aspects of their lives improve, including measurable outcomes such as educational attainment, occupational distribution, income, and language ability, but their well-being declines in the areas of health, crime, and family patterns, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.




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Federal Regulatory Agencies Need to Prepare for Greater Quantity and Range of Biotechnology Products

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New Report Calls for Greater Oversight of Precursor Chemicals Sold At the Retail Level to Reduce Threats from Improvised Explosive Devices

Policymakers’ efforts to reduce threats from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) should include greater oversight of precursor chemicals sold at the retail level – especially over the Internet – that terrorists, violent extremists, or criminals use to make homemade explosives, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.




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Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities Are Positioned to Serve as a Greater Resource for Meeting U.S. STEM Workforce Needs, But Increased Attention and Investments Are Needed

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A great debate

Larry Mantle

I thoroughly enjoyed the VP debate and its fast paced back-and-forth.  Democrats had to love Joe Biden's energy and willingness to challenge Paul Ryan on almost every point.  Republicans had to love Ryan's poise and discipline in how he handled himself, even as Biden was dismissing him throughout the 90-minutes.

Both of our "AirTalk" political strategists, Democrat Darry Sragow and Republican Jonathan Wilcox, agreed that Biden's performance fired up the Democratic base and provided tremendous relief after the President's flat performance the week before.  However, they also agreed that it wasn't likely to have much effect on the small number of undecided voters still out there.

The passionate performances of the VP candidates certainly sets a higher bar for the next Presidential candidates debate.  Will Obama and Romney up their games on Tuesday?  I suspect most of us will be tuning in to see.

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New research predicts which trees are at greatest risk of beetle outbreak

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Multi-species mixtures for greater productivity and environmental resilience

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Multi-species mixtures for greater productivity and environmental resilience

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Greater focus needed on carbon sequestration in the world’s soil

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GHG emissions from shale greater than conventional gas, coal or oil

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Greater emphasis of cost savings could reduce home energy use

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Greater participation and technological innovation may improve waste management in Naples

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Paleogeography and geological history of Greater Antilles / [by] K.M. Khudoley and A.A. Meyerhoff

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Sustainable agriculture assessments need greater clarity

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Constituent materials more important than weight or class for environmental impact of shipbreaking, but valuation methods differ greatly

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Greater recognition of ecosystem services needed for food security

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Soil nitrogen increased through greater plant biodiversity

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Top predators maintain regulating role in human- dominated landscapes – but human activity is greatest limiting factor on other species

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