Rabu, 26 Februari 2020

The Coronavirus Has Us Investigating the Difference Between Quarantine and Isolation

What's the Difference Between Quarantine and Isolation?

Health care officials in the U.S. and around the world have tried to contain the spread of the coronavirus through the age-old methods of quarantine and isolation. Though the two words are often used interchangeably, they have distinctly different meanings.

What If You Ate Uranium?
You don't have to work in defense manufacturing to be exposed to uranium. Eating uranium is one of the most common means of exposure.
Cat and man reclining
Why Do Cats Need to Knead?
Kittens are born with an instinct to knead, and they continue this happy, little, two-paw dance into adulthood. OK, but why?
What Caused the Rise and Fall of One of the Longest Empires in History?
Osman Gazi is known as the father of the Ottoman dynasty, the first in a long line of military leaders and sultans who ruled the the Ottoman Empire for six centuries until it breathed its last breath in the 20th century.
'The Last Supper': The Masterpiece Leonardo Didn't Want to Paint
Imagine being given the task of painting a wall in a room where a band of friars ate their dinner every day. Da Vinci wasn't excited about it. Lucky for us, he took on the task, and an artistic masterpiece was born.

Who Decided Which Books to Include in the Bible?

In "The Da Vinci Code," Dan Brown wrote that the Bible was assembled during the famous Council of Nicea in 325 C.E., when Emperor Constantine and church authorities purportedly banned problematic books that didn't conform to their secret agenda. Except that's not how it really went.

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Senin, 24 Februari 2020

Pelajari lebih lanjut tentang Persyaratan Layanan yang telah diperbarui

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Kami menyempurnakan Persyaratan Layanan kami untuk membuatnya lebih mudah dipahami. Perubahan ini akan mulai berlaku pada 31 Maret 2020, dan tidak akan memengaruhi cara Anda menggunakan layanan Google.
Untuk detail selengkapnya, kami telah menyiapkan ringkasan perubahan penting dan Pertanyaan Umum (FAQ). Secara sekilas, berikut arti perubahan ini bagi Anda:
Dokumen yang lebih mudah dipahami: Meskipun Persyaratan kami tetap merupakan dokumen hukum, kami berupaya sebaik mungkin untuk membuatnya lebih mudah dipahami, termasuk dengan memberikan definisi dan menyertakan link ke informasi yang bermanfaat.
Komunikasi yang lebih baik: Kami akan menyampaikan secara jelas kapan kami akan melakukan perubahan pada layanan kami (seperti menambahkan atau menghapus fitur) dan membatasi atau mengakhiri akses pengguna. Kami akan melakukan upaya lebih untuk memberi tahu Anda apabila perubahan yang kami lakukan berdampak buruk terhadap pengalaman Anda dengan layanan kami.
Menambahkan Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS, dan Google Drive ke Persyaratan: Persyaratan kami yang telah diperbarui sekarang mencakup Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS, dan Google Drive, yang juga memiliki persyaratan dan kebijakan layanannya masing-masing untuk membantu Anda memahami hal yang unik dari layanan tersebut.
Tidak ada perubahan pada Kebijakan Privasi: Kami tidak melakukan perubahan apa pun pada Kebijakan Privasi Google dan belum melakukan perubahan apa pun terkait cara kami memperlakukan informasi Anda. Sebagai pengingat, Anda dapat membuka Akun Google untuk meninjau setelan privasi Anda dan mengelola bagaimana data Anda digunakan.
Jika Anda adalah wali dari anak dengan usia di bawah yang disyaratkan untuk mengelola Akun Google sendiri dan Anda menggunakan Family Link untuk mengelola penggunaan layanan Google olehnya, harap perhatikan bahwa saat Anda menyetujui Persyaratan baru kami, Anda juga melakukannya atas nama anak Anda, dan sebaiknya luangkan waktu untuk mendiskusikan perubahan ini dengannya. Perhatikan bahwa jika Anda menyetujui Persyaratan baru kami dan mengizinkan anak Anda menggunakan layanan kami, Anda mungkin akan bertanggung jawab atas aktivitas anak Anda di layanan tersebut.
Dan tentu saja, jika Anda tidak setuju dengan Persyaratan baru kami dan apa yang dapat kita harapkan dari satu sama lain saat Anda menggunakan layanan kami, Anda dapat mencari informasi lebih lanjut tentang opsi yang dapat Anda pilih di Pertanyaan Umum (FAQ).
Terima kasih telah menggunakan layanan Google.
Hormat kami, Tim Google

Kamis, 13 Februari 2020

How a Canal Split Panama and Became an Engineering Marvel

Bird's-eye view of Panama Canal

How the Panama Canal Makes Water Flow Uphill

The Panama Canal has been one of the world's biggest engineering feats since it was built nearly by hand in the 1900s. And it was only a mere 444 percent over budget.

Shut-down computer menu
What's the Difference Between Restarting and Shutting Down My Computer?
In the Windows operating system, shutdown and restart both can be used to turn off your PC. But they don't do it exactly the same way. So what's it going to be?
Shel Silverstein
The Delightfully Eccentric World of Shel Silverstein
A wildly successful author of numerous children's books, Shel Silverstein was also a poet, musician, illustrator and man of many talents. He even lived in the Playboy mansion for a time.
Spotted python
A Spotted Python Should Be Your Next Pet
A spotted python may be one of the coolest little snakes you'll ever meet, emphasis on "little." Did we mention they're docile, low-maintenance and don't need supersized enclosures?
Fossils
River-bottom Bones: The Strange World of Underwater Fossil Hunting
If you know where to look, and you have scuba gear handy, you just might find a mammoth tusk lurking beneath the water's surface.
Blizzard from Dairy Queen

That Frozen Treat From Dairy Queen? Not Really Ice Cream

The purveyors of the legendary Blizzard aren't actually selling ice cream. Which brings us to our next question: What's the difference between ice cream and soft serve?

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