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...there any kind of club or organization in the church for divorced people? There wasn't, so the Rev. Paul Davie of Portland's Piedmont Presbyterian Church went to work founding one, with 40-year-old divorcee Burke and four others from his congregation as a nucleus. After it was publicized through an interview with Mrs. Burke in the Portland Oregonian, some 200 calls swamped the church. People wanted to know if there were restrictions as to faith (no), place of residence (no), number of divorces...
...elements were formed when neutrons from the explosion hit atoms of uranium 238 and were captured by its nucleus. In the case of Element 99, the U-238 captured 15 neutrons and emitted seven beta particles (electrons). Each beta particle emitted meant that a captured neutron had changed into a proton. So the U-238, which had 92 protons and 146 neutrons, turned into Element 99 with 99 protons and 154 neutrons. To form Element 100 (100 protons and 155 neutrons), the U-238 captured 17 neutrons and lost eight beta particles. The scientists suggested that Element 99 be named...
...trend towards the general education has been evident in recent years. There has been a consistent effort to increase the number of courses of interest to non-concentrators, such as Music 128, "Elizabethan Madrigals and Songs." In addition, there has been a departure from the traditional nucleus of basic theory courses for concentrators to allow a wider selection of courses for a major in the History and Literature of Music...
...requirements for concentration. A student may now take a few as two undergraduate courses in theory, and spend the rest of his time in history. This practice is in general, not favored by very many other institutions. Where theory courses are still regarded as a fundamental irreducible nucleus of material to be mastered, as well as a test of the student's musical aptitude. Despite this provision, however, most students here take more than a minimum share of theory courses...
When Commissar Trotsky set about building a peacetime defense force out of the revolutionary Red army, he had revolt on his hands. He was able to form a general staff, training and technical commands out of a nucleus of experienced ex-Imperial army officers, among whom was the future Marshal Mikhail Tukhachevsky. The old irregulars objected to being educated. Georgy Zhukov was an exception. When the chance came for a military course at Moscow's Frunze Academy, he grabbed it. Chief of Staff Boris Shaposhnikov thought him "somewhat slow," but sent him off to Germany to study under General...