The ten percent law of transfer of energy from one trophic level to the next can be attributed to Raymond Lindeman (1942), although Lindeman did not call it a “law” and cited ecological efficiencies ranging from 0.1% to 37.5%. According the law, only 10 percent of energy is made available…
150 years ago, in 1866, Ernst HaeckelErnst HaeckelScientific career As a philosopher, Ernst Haeckel wrote Die Welträthsel (1895–1899; in English: The Riddle of the Universe, 1901), the genesis for the term “world riddle” (Welträtsel); and Freedom in Science and Teaching to support teaching evolution.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ernst_HaeckelErnst Haeckel –…
William Tyndale’s Bible was the first English language Bible to appear in print. During the 1500s, the very idea of an English language Bible was shocking and subversive. This is because, for centuries, the English Church had been governed from Rome, and church services were by law conducted in Latin.…
Who gets invited to an after-wedding brunch? If your budget allows it and you want to invite all your wedding guests, awesome! But it’s by no means necessary or expected. As a rule of thumb, your immediate family, grandparents, and the wedding party (and their plus-ones) should receive an invite.…
Solitary confinement is used not only in response to the most dangerous behaviors, but rather as a broad catch-all to respond to a wide range of behaviors, including low-level and nonviolent misbehaviors, and to manage vulnerable populations, including those experiencing symptoms of mental illness or requiring … With basic needs…
Nevada is one of nine states where a community property system of asset division is used, which means that anything acquired during the marriage will be divided 50-50 upon divorce. There are rare exceptions, but generally, the equal distribution is the result. Under Nevada community property laws, a judge divide…
Originally a part of Henry VIII’s hunting forest, Regent’s Park was developed and landscaped (in the 1810s and ’20s) by the city planner and architect John Nash as an area of leisure for the royal family and other aristocrats. It was opened to the public by 1841 and is one…
After Sun’s death on 12 March 1925, four months later on 1 July 1925, the National Government of the Republic of China was established in Guangzhou. The following year, Chiang Kai-shek became the de facto leader of the Kuomintang (KMT), or Chinese Nationalist Party. At the beginning of the 20th…
Along with experienced union organizer Dolores HuertaDolores HuertaDolores Clara Fernández Huerta (born April 10, 1930) is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, is a co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm…
The opposition is formed by the largest party or coalition of parties that does not have the support of the majority of members in the House of Representatives. The opposition is sometimes called the alternative government because it could form government if it was to win the support of the…