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Here are some examples using cardinal numbers: 8 puppies14 friends Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set—first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Here are some examples using ordinal numbers: 3rd fastest6th in line A nominal number names something—a telephone number, a player on a team. Nominal numbers do not show quantity or rank. They are used only to identify something....

See also Diwali.

In the latitude of the Mediterranean region this period coincided with hot days that were plagued with disease and discomfort. The time of conjunction varies with difference in latitude, and because of the precession of the equinoxes it changes gradually over long periods in all latitudes.

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Now, there are amazing shortcuts. Scientists can take a gene from one living thing and put it directly into another plant or animal. That way, changes can be made more precisely in a much shorter time period. Scientists say the new techniques have created crops that are pest-proof, disease resistant and more nutritious. For example, a rice has been modified so it gets an extra boost of vitamin A from a daffodil gene....

The World Health Organization reported that the number of new HIV infections peaked in the late 1990s at more than three million. The 2011 “AIDS Epidemic Update,” which is released by the United Nations and the World Health Organization annually, stated that an estimated 2.5 million people were newly infected with the disease worldwide. Nearly 1 in every 20 adults (4.9%) living with HIV, or 69% of the people living with HIV worldwide, were in sub-Saharan Africa....

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basketball (1891) by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusettsvolleyball (1895) by WG. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusettsbaseball (1839) by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York (although many debate the birthplace of baseball)

You will need: vegetable oil or baby oil water food coloring glitter, sequins, or small shiny beads a small, clean glass jar or bottle with a tight lid Fill the jar about one-third full of oil. Next, sprinkle in glitter, sequins, and/or beads—a variety of sizes and colors is nice. Pour in water almost to the top of the jar. Add a drop or two of food coloring. Then, carefully fill the rest of the jar with water....

Cassius Clay, who as Muhammad Ali, was soon to be the most famous sports figure in the world, was just another promising young American boxer at the Games in Rome. The shy 18-year-old’s furious flurries and fleet-footed elusiveness proved too much for Polish slugger Zbigniew Pietrzykowski in the light-heavyweight gold medal match and Clay won gold on a unanimous decision. Clay, who started boxing as a youth in his hometown of Louisville, Ky....

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