Category: Contributing

What did Grove Karl Gilbert do? Grove Karl Gilbert was an explorer, a geographer, and a geologist whose 75-year-long life spanned an age of heroic geology. As a leader, he helped to launch the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and was its chief geologist under the renowned explorer and second USGS director John Wesley Powell. Who […]

Who is the best GK in FIFA 15? FIFA 15 Top 20 Goalkeepers David De Gea – Manchester United (England) Salvatore Sirigu – Paris Saint-Germain (France) Iker Casillas – Real Madrid (Spain) Hugo Lloris – Tottenham Hotspur (England) Petr Čech – Chelsea FC (England) Thibaut Courtois – Chelsea FC (England) Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich […]

When last did the British and Irish Lions win a series? After South Africa’s victory in the 1980 series, the two teams did not meet again until 1997 as a result of apartheid sanctions; the Lions won the 1997 series, before South Africa won the next two tours; 2009 and 2021. Who won the British […]

Is Steinway publicly traded? It has been traded under the stock symbol LVB, for Ludwig van Beethoven, since Steinway went public in 1996. What instruments does Steinway make? It now owns manufacturers of pianos, brasswinds, woodwinds, strings, and percussion. Brands produced under it include Steinway & Sons pianos, Bach Stradivarius trumpets, C.G. Conn French horns, […]

Can a dryer work with 120v outlet? A 110-volt dryer plugs into any standard three-prong residential 120-volt outlet. If you need more drying power than a 110V electric dryer can provide, but you don’t have a 220V outlet, consider a gas dryer. Can you hook up a dryer to 110? It’s probably not possible to […]

Can you set a variable to a for loop? Often the variable that controls a for loop is needed only for the purposes of the loop and is not used elsewhere. When this is the case, it is possible to declare the variable inside the initialization portion of the for. How do I enable delayed […]

Is glucose powder the same as dextrose? Glucose and dextrose are basically the same thing. The names “Glucose” and “Dextrose” are often used interchangeably. Formally known as Dextrose Monohydrate or D-Glucose, dextrose is the most common type of glucose. What is dextrose glucose used for? Dextrose is used to treat very low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), […]

What is sodium chloride 3% used for? 3% and 5% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP is a sterile, nonpyrogenic, hypertonic solution for fluid and electrolyte replenishment in single dose containers for intravenous administration. The pH may have been adjusted with hydrochloric acid. It contains no antimicrobial agents. How do you make a 3 percent solution of […]

How do I request OPM records? If you are a current Federal employee, please contact the HR office within your agency for access to your records. 1411 Boulder Blvd, Valmeyer, IL 62295. Federal law [5 USC 552a(b)] requires that all requests for records and information be submitted in writing. How do I get my federal […]

Why is La Oroya Peru so polluted? Pollution from the mining and processing operations of Doe Run Peru has led to dangerously high concentrations of lead in children’s blood in La Oroya. Lead is the contaminant that shows up most frequently on Blacksmith’s list because the toll it takes on children can be so devastating. […]