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Monday, June 30th, 2008
The difference between Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl are the creatures and control over Dialga (diamond) or Palkai (pearl). You cannot collect the same characters in Pokemon Diamond as in Pokemon Pearl, so for those who are completists out there, you will want both. The game is virtually identical in ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
When talking about Chemistry, organic refers primarily to the study of carbon and hydrogen with some phosphorus, silicon and sulfur, chlorine, flourine, bromine and iodine. Organic chemistry is somewhat misnamed because the term organic was meant to imply all things associated with living matter, but there are many "inorganic" compounds ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
This article took me to places that I hadn't considered. When I first broached the question, I had in my mind the North and South Poles, but when I sought to answer the difference between North and South, the U.S. Civil War wacked me over the head, making me feel ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The difference between analog and digital can best be described in terms of an audio recording. An analog recording is a recording of the actual sound wave. When you play this recording back, you are listening to a true representation of the original sound. That sound recording can be converted ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The difference between affect and effect is simple to understand but difficult to put into practice. Here is the rule: affect is a verb and effect is a noun. These are generalities, of course because nothing in the English language is ever simple and there are always exceptions to the ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The difference between AC and DC is that AC is an alternating current (the amount of electrons) that flows in both directions and DC is direct current that flows in only one direction; the product that is flowing being electrons. AC power is what fuels our homes. The wires outside ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The difference between an LCD and a Plasma TV is that a Plasma TV uses charged neon and xenon gas to hit red, blue and green phosphorus to create an image on the screen; whereas a LCD TV uses two pieces of fused, transparent material that uses special glue that ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The difference between 1080i and 1080p is in how the image is generated. A 1080i screen generates an image in two passes before it is fully resolved. It is called Interlaced Scanning. A 1080p screen generates an image in one progressive pass; known as progressive scanning. It provides a smoother ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The difference between civil and criminal law is that criminal law involves the notion of a punishment either by a fine to the government, incarceration or in some U.S. States, execution. Criminal law in the United States for example, divides punishments into 2 different categories: felonies which involve sentences of ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The difference between college and university depends upon which country you live in. In the United States, college is a general term that refers to any post secondary education at the undergraduate level; an institution where you can earn a Bachelor's degree. For example, saying that you are attending college ...
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