Nationalization, a process by which the government itself takes control of a business or industry, is another way to create a monopoly. Mail delivery and childhood education are two services that have been nationalized in many countries. Communist countries often take nationalization to its most extr...
French is a language of Indo-European family, that is the official language in 29 countries and spoken in 51 different countries by about 300 million people, mainly in France and Argelia. In France, the homosexuality was decriminalized after their Revolution, in 1791, although it was subsequent...
Key: Ben Nevis, 1343 meters high, is the highest mountain in the U.K. And it is in the WeStem Part Of the SCottiSh Highlands. 3. Why is the Climate Of Britain much milder Ihan that Of many PIaCeS in the Same IatitUde? Key: FirSHy, the Climate Of Br itain is moderated by the...
These women usually elect to have a midwife in attendance. In many countries around the world, home births aren't a big deal. In the U.S., however, organizations such as the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Midwives (ACOM) have spoken out ...
Deadly outbreaks have plagued societies for centuries. But they can lead to medical breakthroughs—if we learn the right lessons from them.
During its stay there, the cat came to exist in an unknowable state. Since it could not be observed, it could not be said whether the cat was alive or dead. It existed instead in the state of both life and death. It's sort of like quantum physics' answer to the old Zen question:...
Maxwell's theoretical treatment of electromagnetic radiation, including its description of light waves, was so elegant and predictive that many physicists in the 1890s thought that there was nothing more to say about light and how it worked. Then, on Dec. 14, 1900, Max Planck came along and...
This is simply a PTC-300 without the lid but enclosed in a leather-like binder for a more upmarket look. One problem of the PTCs is the usage of the early soft paint that many mobile products featured at the time. The problem with this generation of paint is that is turns into a sti...
What's funny is that the observatory moved to Sussex in the 1950s, but the original site remains the prime meridian. Daylight-saving Time During World War I, many countries started adjusting their clocks during part of the year. The idea was to try to adjust daylight hours in the summer...
While it depends on the laws of the country you’re in, by largeBitcoin mining is a perfectly legal activity. Even in a few countries that do regulate the use of Bitcoin, such as Iceland, mining Bitcoin is still legal. Many countries, including most African countries, have not passed any...