Rita MacNeil (May 28, 1944 – April 16, 2013) was a Canadian country and folk singer. MacNeil was from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the next year.
In 1990, MacNeil was the bestselling country artist in Canada, selling more records than even Garth Brooks and Clint Black. She was also the only female singer ever to have three separate albums chart in the same year in Australia.
On April 16, 2013, MacNeil died in Sydney, Nova Scotia, from problems caused by surgery after a repeated infection. She was 68.
Atmosphere of Mercury
Mercury has a very weak atmosphere. Its atmosphere contains hydrogen, helium, oxygen, sodium, calcium, potassium and water vapor. It has a combined pressure level of about 10 bar (1 nPa). The elements may come from either the solar wind or from the planetary crust.
Mercury's atmosphere consists of different types of elements. These elements may come from the solar wind or from the planetary crust. The first elements discovered were atomic hydrogen, helium and atomic oxygen. They were observed by the ultraviolet radiation photometer of "Mariner 10" in 1974. The hydrogen and helium in Mercury's atmosphere are believed to come from the solar wind. Oxygen is believed to come from Mercury's crust.
The fourth element that was discovered in Mercury's exosphere was sodium. It was discovered in 1985 by Drew Potter and Tom Morgan. The fifth element that was discovered in Mercury's exosphere was potassium. It was discovered in 1986 by Drew Potter and Tom Morgan. In 1998, calcium was found in Mercury's atmosphere. Magnesium was discovered by "MESSENGER".
NGC 706
NGC 706 is a spiral galaxy in the Pisces constellation. It is about 225 million light-years away from the Milky Way.
NGC 707
NGC 707 is a spiral galaxy in the Cetus constellation. It is about 246 million light-years away from the Milky Way.
Atmosphere of Venus
The atmosphere of Venus is the layer of gases that surrounds Venus. It is mainly composed of carbon dioxide. Its atmosphere is denser and hotter than the atmosphere of Earth. The temperature at the surface is 740 K (467 °C, 872 °F). The pressure is 93 bar (9.3 MPa). It is composed of carbon dioxide (96.5 %), nitrogen (3.5 %), sulfur dioxide (150 ppm), argon (70 ppm), water vapor (20 ppm), carbon monoxide (17 ppm), helium (12 ppm), hydrogen chloride (0.1–0.6 ppm) and hydrogen fluoride (0.001–0.005 ppm).
NGC 708
NGC 708 is an elliptical galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It is about 223 million light-years away from the Milky Way.
NGC 709
NGC 709 is a lenticular galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It is about 166 million light-years away from the Milky Way.
NGC 535
NGC 535 is a lenticular galaxy in the Cetus constellation. It is about 222 million light-years away from the Milky Way.
Atmosphere of Uranus
The atmosphere of Uranus is mainly made up of hydrogen and helium. The lower atmosphere is made up of volatiles such as water, ammonia and methane. The upper atmosphere contains very few gases that are heavier than hydrogen and helium because the temperature of its atmosphere is low. Uranus's atmosphere is the coldest atmosphere of all the planets in the Solar system. Its temperature is as low as 49 K.
Any Wednesday
Any Wednesday is a 1966 American romantic comedy movie directed by first time director Robert Ellis Miller and starring Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Dean Jones, Rosemary Murphy, Ann Prentiss. It was distributed by Warner Bros. and was based on the play of the same name.
Atmosphere of Jupiter
The atmosphere of Jupiter is the largest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System. It is mostly made up of molecular hydrogen and helium. It is also made up of methane, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, water, nitrogen, sulfur, and noble gases.
HD 189733 b
HD 189733 b is an exoplanet. It is approximately 64.5 light years away from the Solar System. It a hot Jupiter. It is found in the constellation of Vulpecula. It was discovered orbiting the star HD 189733 on October 5, 2005. It has a mass 13% higher than that of Jupiter. HD 189733 b orbits HD 189733 once every 2.2 days. It has an orbital speed of 152.5 kilometres per second (341,000 mph).
NGC 534
NGC 534 is a lenticular galaxy in the Sculptor constellation. It is about 258 million light-years away from the Milky Way.
HD 209458 b
HD 209458 b is an exoplanet. It orbits HD 209458 in the constellation Pegasus. It is approximately 159 light years from the Solar System. A year on HD 209458 b is 3.5 Earth days. It has an estimated surface temperature of about 1,000 °C (about 1,800 °F). Its mass is 220 times that of Earth.
NGC 500
NGC 500 is a lenticular galaxy in the Pisces constellation. It is about 553 million light-years away from the Milky Way.
NGC 504
NGC 504 is a lenticular galaxy in the Pisces constellation. It is about 195 million light-years away from the Milky Way.
NGC 501
NGC 501 is an elliptical galaxy in the Pisces constellation. It is about 230 million light-years away from the Milky Way.
NGC 503
NGC 503 is an elliptical galaxy in the Pisces constellation. It is about 271 million light-years away from the Milky Way.
Tau Boötis b
Tau Boötis b is an extrasolar planet. It is approximately 51 light years away. The temperature of Tau Boötis b is 1600 K.
It was discovered in 1996. It was one of the first extrasolar planets that was discovered. It was discovered orbiting the star Tau Boötis b by Paul Butler and his team. They used the radial velocity method to find the planet.
Tau Boötis b has a mass that is over four times the mass of Jupiter. One orbital revolution takes 3 days 7.5 hours.
Tiara Tahiti
Tiara Tahiti is a 1962 British comedy-drama movie directed by first time director Ted Kotcheff and based on the novel by Geoffrey Cotterell. It stars John Mills, James Mason, Herbert Lom, Rosenda Monteros, Claude Dauphin, Roy Kinnear.
Nephrotic syndrome
Nephrotic syndrome is the medical term used to describe a collection of signs and symptoms. They occur because of kidney damage. This is different from nephritic syndrome where there are red blood cells in urine, giving it a red colour appearance.
Nephrotic syndrome is diagnosed by doctors based on the classical symptoms of oedema, proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia and hyperlipidaemia (which is explained below).
Causes can be divided into two as primary and secondary causes.
Primary causes are conditions developing within the kidney.
Secondary causes affect other body parts in addition to kidneys.
Treatment is with drugs that will reduce the damage to the kidneys. Prednisone, Cyclophosphamide, levamisole are some drugs used to treat nephrotic syndrome.
In addition to that lack of albumin is treated by giving albumin from outside into a vein. Fluid retention is treated with drugs called "diuretics" which will remove excessive water collected in the body. The person is advised to consume salt, fat containing foods and fluids including water in low amounts.
Prognosis is the medical term for the likely outcome of a disease. Good prognosis means the person will have a good outcome with no organ damage and no long lasting effects due to the disease.
Nephrotic syndrome in children usually has a good prognosis. However in children less than 5 years old and in adults over 30 years the prognosis is usually not good and can lead to permanent kidney damage. In these groups the disease will reappear after some time and need continuous drug treatment to keep the disease under control.
HAT-P-11b
HAT-P-11b is an extrasolar planet. It is also called Kepler-3b. It orbits the star HAT-P-11. It was discovered by the HATNet Project team in 2009 using the transit method.
It orbits about 0.0534 AU (7,990,000 km) away from its star. It is a hot Neptunes.
XO-1b