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No, not in the actual condiment. The two versions are merely alternate Westernized spellings of the original fish-based Chinese sauce that ketchup hails from. This proto-ketchup became popular among Western traders in the late 17th century.As it gained traction in Europe, the sauce went through many incarnations (including a walnut-based version) before settling on the tomato goop we know and love. That’s why it says “tomato ketchup” on some bottles—it seems redundant today, but that’s only because no one goes around asking for walnut ketchup anymore.“Ketchup” is the more popular spelling, and it became so in the mid to late 20th century. Heinz was an early “ketchup” adopter, and other big brands switched over as it gained more market share. But either spelling is technically acceptable—for example, the USDA exclusively uses “catsup.”. Nearly 100 percent of international data crosses the ocean via undersea cables.
They’re only about three inches in diameter, but they span entire oceans. Plows dig grooves in the sandy ocean floor, lay the cables in, and the current buries them; some are buried as deep as Mount Everest is high.This seems insane—it is insane—but we’ve actually been using ocean-spanning cables since 1866, when the first successful trans-Atlantic telegraph line was laid. In 1956, we started making international phone calls via deep sea cables. Today, there’s a system of nearly 300 undersea cables that transport our data.Oh, and to answer your potential followup question: Even if you’re using wifi or phone data, it eventually reaches a physical cable and, if need be, sprints across the ocean. Unfortunately, they’re not there to clean your shoes—they’re there to keep your feet away from where the step meets the side of the escalator. That’s where many of the worst escalator injuries occur, so it’s best you forego your customary between-floor shoe cleaning (I write to myself, begrudgingly).Schindler, an international escalator manufacturer, explains their trusty elevator skirt brush here:“A continuous length of bristles projects out from the skirt, gently deflecting and guiding riders away from the step-to-skirt gap. The brushes are made with durable monofilaments, and provide a soft surface to warn passengers and encourage them to keep away from the extreme sides of the step.”So.can you keep brushing your shoes with them, even a little?
No, stop that. There are dozens of ways to cut energy costs on a daily basis, but here are five of the most basic:Cook with something smaller than your oven. Whenever possible, use a microwave, air fryer, or other small appliance to cook. It’s usually quicker, and the heat is focused more on what’s being cooked, thus saving energy.Replace your HVAC filters regularly, and use your vents wisely. These filters often become clogged with dirt, dust, and debris. How often you need to change your filters will depend on how much you run your heater and air conditioner, the amount of debris circulating through the rooms, and the type of filter you use, but in all cases, you should check on them every four to six weeks.
Additionally, making sure your vents are closed in rooms you do not use and open and clean in rooms you do use will distribute temperature much more economically.Turn off lights and, since many electronic devices draw power even when they’re turned off, unplug appliances. These probably go without saying, but they can make a big impact on your energy bill.Replacing your incandescent light bulbs with energy efficient alternatives reduces their electricity output by 25-80 percent.Weatherize and insulate your home to save on heating and cooling expenses. The no core theory was popularized by a 2013 video by Foodbeast in which an apple was eaten whole—seeds and all—from the bottom up, eliminating the “core” entirely. Some oppose this apple eating method based on safety concerns, as apple seeds contain amygdalin, which releases cyanide when digested. However, you’d have to eat roughly 18 apples (including seeds) to even get close to a lethal dose.So, you can safely eat through an entire apple.
With that established, the confusion then lies in what constitutes the actual core. By one definition, the core is just the thin, fibrous band that runs through the center of an apple, containing the seeds and attaching to the stem.However, The Atlantic argues that the “core” is actually what we choose to leave behind after consumption, which varies from person to person, and eating the apple in its entirety prevents the core from ever existing. They also state that most of us waste up to 30 percent of perfectly good fruit as a result of avoiding the core.One study suggests that the core and seeds actually contain the highest concentration of healthy bacteria, and researchers encouraged people to consume the entire apple to get the most nutritional benefit. This is often a really tricky call to make. You don’t want to miss important information or let work pile up in your absence, but you also don’t want to get others sick.However, when a fever is involved, the choice is simple: Stay home. You should wait at least 24 hours after the fever’s gone before returning to the outside world. This can be especially helpful in preventing the spread of seasonal flu.Other symptoms tend to have more wiggle room, and the choice often ends up being a complicated dance of trying to balance how important it is to be there, how contagious you are, how flexible your work or school is, and how much your symptoms would impact your quality of work.
According to Diana Bernstein, climate scientist and Assistant Research Professor in the Division of Marine Science at the University of Southern Mississippi: “Apart from human activities, Australia’s hot and dry summers are to blame for the start and the spread of the wildfires.' Although the region knows to expect a fire season, these most recent fires have been worse than most. This is because Australia is currently experiencing its worst drought in decades as well as a heatwave that broke the record for the highest nationwide average temperature in December. These elements combined have caused the fires to spread more rapidly than usual. Many experts also reference climate change as a contributing factor, as the increasingly extreme weather conditions are taking their toll on an already at-risk area.There is also the human element—there have already been 24 people charged with deliberately starting bushfires this season.
A common theory is that it just sounds gross, but that was somewhat debunked by a group of researchers from Oberlin College and Trinity University. They ran three experiments and discovered that 14 to 21 percent of participants were averse to the word. However, similar sounding words like “foist” and “rejoiced” did not garner the same negative feelings from the participants.“Moist” was considered most distasteful when it was paired with sexual or unrelated positive words, but many were not as bothered when it accompanied food words such as “cake.” This suggests that the reason for the disdain was more tied to what the word implied—and its association with bodily functions—than to its sound.There’s also something to be said for the cultural component, or the theory that people hate the word because other people hate the word. At some point down the road, a major conflict isn’t impossible—but as of Jan. 7, 2020 (and despite World War III trending on Twitter), no nations have declared war as a result of the U.S.-led killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3.Yes, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei did vow to take revenge on U.S. Targets in the region, and a war between the countries is possible, but a world war is “a war engaged in by all or most of the principal nations of the world,” says Merriam-Webster.
A lot would need to happen in order for this to occur.
Deathwatch is the award-winning novel by Robb White. Ben is a young college student who agrees to act as a guide for a rich executive who has been given the opportunity to hunt bighorn sheep. However, when the executive accidentally shoots and kills an unknown prospector, he turns on Ben in fear that Ben will testify against him in court. Ben finds himself stripped naked and forced to face the elements of the desert while a madman outthinks him every time he makes an attempt to save himself. Deathwatch is a novel filled with suspense that will leave the reader on the edge of their seat until the final chapter.Ben is quietly unhappy to be spending the next few days with Madec, an executive who hopes to bag a perfect bighorn sheep. Ben would never have chosen Madec as a hunting partner, but he needs money to continue his college education and Madec is paying him enough to cover at least one semester, hopefully two.
Three days into the trip, Ben takes Madec into the mountains where they find a herd of sheep. Madec takes aim, but Ben warns him to wait until he sees the horns. Madec shoots anyway. When Madec goes into the mountain to check on his kill, he makes Ben promise that if the sheep is not perfect he will allow him to continue hunting. Ben agrees, thinking of what he could do with the promised money, but promising himself he will not take Madec where he will find more sheep.Madec checks out his kill and then comes running back, assuring Ben that he missed.
Ben, who has seen blood on the rocks, does not believe Madec and goes in search of the animal anyway. Instead of an animal, Ben discovers that Madec has shot an old prospector.
The old man is not someone Ben recognizes. Madec begs Ben to bury the body and forget about it, but Ben insists they must take the body back to the sheriff and explain what happened. While Ben is gone gathering the necessary tools to take the old man out of the mountains, he hears his rifle fire twice.
When he returns, Ben discovers that Madec has shot the old man twice with Ben's rifle.Madec tells Ben that he cannot risk going to jail and if Ben insists on going back to town he will tell the sheriff that Ben killed the old man. Madec then forces Ben at gunpoint to strip naked. Madec wants to make it appear that Ben went insane from dehydration and heat stroke. Ben has no choice. Ben strips and runs off at gunpoint. Ben then double backs and waits for Madec to leave the area, hoping to take the boots and clothing from the old prospector.
However, Madec is once again one step ahead of Ben and has stripped the dead man of all his clothing. Ben then goes in search of the prospector's camp only to find that Madec has also found it and stripped it of all usable items.Ben finds water the next day, but Madec fires the rifle at him, forcing him away from the water. As Ben sleeps, Madec comes up the mountain and destroys the water hole. This leaves Ben desperate and only hours from death. Ben decides to make his way to a butte where he suspects there might be water caught in a tunnel-like fissure. Ben walks all night and climbs through the morning, finally making it up the butte and finding water. Ben spends a day recovering and eating small birds who come to drink the water.
Then Ben realizes that Madec has found him and is attempting to climb the butte.Ben slips off the butte in the middle of the night and hides not far from Madec's camp. In the morning, Ben creates a distraction and forces Madec to come running back to camp. As he does, Ben fires on Madec with a slingshot he found in the prospector's camp. Ben then ties up Madec and goes back to town to the sheriff's office. Unfortunately, the sheriff's deputy believes Madec's story over Ben's. Ben faces murder charges and aggravated assault charges until the new doctor in town testifies that there is no way Ben killed the prospector with his smaller gun or shot Madec with his rifle.
Ben is finally free of Madec and his lies.This section contains 743 words(approx. 2 pages at 400 words per page).
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