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Machine Grading and Moral Learning
In April 2013, an online education enterprise called edX — a joint project of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — announced that it had created software capable of automatically grading student essays. The news, coupled with the expectation that the software will s... | <urn:uuid:f7ff941c-c301-4b47-9f6f-489f41d56f9d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/machine-grading-and-moral-learning | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404405.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00200-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954631 | 6,093 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Stork: this bird is found in several coats of arms, as well as the heron and crane, although in the actual drawing it is difficult to distinguish them. The bird is frequently represented with the right leg raised.
Or, a stork statant–John de EGLESCLIFF, Bp. of Connor, afterwards of Llandaff, 1323-47.
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Map Book Examines Humanitarian Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa
December 12, 2013
Redlands, California—The Sub-Saharan Africa Map Book
This book clearly illustrates how GIS technology is currently being used in Sub-Saharan Africa to improve living conditions.
, published by Esri Press, includes a collection of maps an... | <urn:uuid:cfd245c4-335e-4329-bf17-eaf33c4c444e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.esri.com/esri-news/releases/13-4qtr/map-book-examines-humanitarian-initiatives-in-subsaharan-africa | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00057-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.870537 | 510 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Mankind has had less effect on global warming than previously supposed, a United Nations report on climate change will claim next year.With the fourth report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) about to be released early next year, jostling for position has already been taking place to spin the... | <urn:uuid:c15850cc-2039-44b2-8791-26992085fb52> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://pc.blogspot.com/2006_11_12_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00161-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948498 | 799 | 3.09375 | 3 |
run the given instructions
Major Section: PROOF-CHECKER-COMMANDS
Example: (do-all induct p prove) General Form: (do-all &rest instruction-list)Run the indicated instructions until there is a hard ``failure''. The instruction ``succeeds'' if and only if each instruction in
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Experiment: Efficiency of Microencapsulation in Microgravity as Compared to Gravity
The imagination of Lincolnwood School District 74 students definitely was captured when they learned they could send an experiment into space through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. This project opened doors for the student... | <urn:uuid:b606750b-85df-4a7d-b19b-8e118c6f2661> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/ssep-lincolnwood-illinois.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392069.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00146-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974181 | 342 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Background on Provider Education
What are provider education strategies?
- Intervention strategies used to train providers and practitioners to counsel or provide advice to individuals in order to encourage them to improve prevention, management and rehabilitation behaviors for heart disease and stroke (e.g., lifestyle... | <urn:uuid:cfc2d58a-1e5a-4969-808d-b470b10efcb6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://health.mo.gov/data/InterventionMICA/HeartDiseaseandStroke/ProviderEducation/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00078-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.914354 | 1,956 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Viewpoint: Shining light on iron pnictides with Raman scattering
Our theoretical understanding of “classic” one-band superconductors such as simple metals is based on the BCS theory , which says that at low temperatures the minimum excitation energy of a single electron (or the energy required to break a Cooper pair) i... | <urn:uuid:ef14215b-7a6c-4072-abb6-b3a4d33ff73b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://physics.aps.org/articles/v2/46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394605.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00032-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911307 | 2,165 | 2.796875 | 3 |
Definition of connecting rod
: a rod that transmits motion between a reciprocating part of a machine (as a piston) and a rotating part (as a crankshaft)
First Known Use of connecting rod
Learn More about connecting rod
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about connecting rod
Seen and Heard
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Types of mantras
include those that vary with their pronunciation. These can either be monosyllabic or in verse form. Mantra literally means thinking that protects or liberates. Mantra meditation is an ancient practice to achieve spiritualism. It can be attained by the way of chanting the... | <urn:uuid:4fb251ad-f64f-432c-9192-1531b7a74590> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.indianetzone.com/19/types_mantra.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00081-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.912813 | 1,964 | 2.75 | 3 |
This extensive Spanish language reference explains the logic behind more
than 3,000 frequently used verb phrases and combinations that make
Spanish speech sound native. Each entry includes a definition of the phrase
including its register, synonyms, antonyms, complementary expressions,
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- Pyramid Texts of Unas 2376BC
Inside the pyramid of King Unas, texts were written to tell the priests how to say the funeral ritual. These "pyramid texts" are important parts of ancient Egyptian religion, and they're the first place we see Ma'at's name in religious writing.
- Priests of Ma'at 2401BC - 51BC
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This tutorial gives a short introduction to the field of Electrochromic Displays.
The tutorial is divided in 5 sections:
Since time immemorial, mankind has been fascinated by light and how to manipulate it. Some big inventions, like the breaking of light on a prism, the photograph, and the television, have only sharpen... | <urn:uuid:92890730-682f-4eee-91b7-f31efd5c1e28> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://lcp.elis.ugent.be/tutorials/tut_echrom | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00014-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927451 | 991 | 3.75 | 4 |
Krokodil, Russia’s Deadly Plague
Krokodil is an opiate whose use is sweeping across the Russian landscape like a deadly plague. The drug first appeared in 2002, but today accounts for nearly half of Russia’s drug addicted population. Nearly one million young Russians are succumbing to the drug’s gruesome power.
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Gender & Toys: Does It Really Matter?
What your toddler knows is that he or she enjoys doing certain activities. These activities, whether sorting, role-playing, or building – can be done equally well with toys that are pink or blue, and few children, unless prompted by siblings or adults, see toys as gender specific.
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Q&A: Miscellaneous X-ray Sources
When a brown dwarf has cooled to a black dwarf, is the black dwarf still gaseous or is it a solid now that it's cold?
A black dwarf that evolved from a white dwarf should be a solid, crystal
object, kind of like a very dense form of diamond. Although astronomers
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A weight-bearing, water-based exercise program can allow an individual an opportunity to improve levels of functional fitness (flexibility, coordination, agility, strength/endurance, and cardiorespiratory endurance) (Bravo, Gauthier, Roy, Payette, & Gaulin, 1997). However, such exercises have not shown the ability to i... | <urn:uuid:1b5e6088-f31e-4d63-89a0-b756bb9822e1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.twu.edu/inspire/osteoporosis.asp | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00067-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904373 | 532 | 3.0625 | 3 |
March 15th marks a very inauspicious anniversary. Like a black cat crossing your path, the Ides of March has become a metaphor for impending doom. How did a day that was once celebrated by the Romans become so heavily cloaked in superstition?
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Those Who Cannot Recall History....... Heed warnings of Founding Fathers
In his farewell address, George Washington warned of "... change by usurpation; for through this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed."
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Why the name changes? Here's why.
Via The View From Taiwan, this excellent rundown on the rationale for renaming currently going on in Taiwan.
As part of this program, the Taiwanese government is pursuing a campaign to rename numerous state-controlled institutions. In 1949, when the Chinese Nationalists lost the Chines... | <urn:uuid:f9873bba-ccf6-449d-921c-bd6319fd3ba5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://wulingren.blogspot.com/2007/04/why-name-changes-heres-why.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402516.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00079-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967978 | 699 | 2.578125 | 3 |
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The materials listed in the title of this chapter play an extremely important role in the preservation of buildings and other structures in preventing damage by water, air, dirt, h... | <urn:uuid:2533b874-89cf-413e-a3c0-783011c6a519> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.astm.org/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/STP/PAGES/STP37176S.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00071-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.853087 | 139 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Regardless of where you work or have worked in the past, you've probably encountered some form of rude behavior at one time or another. What constitutes rudeness may be governed by the rules of the particular workplace or simply be based on what is considered to be common courtesy in a "polite" society. Examples of rud... | <urn:uuid:623637bd-aa6c-4629-8e30-010698e6def7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://smallbusiness.chron.com/six-examples-workplace-rudeness-11332.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00115-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947091 | 589 | 3.34375 | 3 |
The latest news from academia, regulators
research labs and other things of interest
Posted: Sep 10, 2013
Developing nanopore platforms for more accurate DNA sequence reading
(Nanowerk News) Polymer scientist Murugappan Muthukumar at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a four-year, $1.08 million grant ... | <urn:uuid:2267287c-c268-4c90-81b2-f1bc80743fb5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nanowerk.com/news2/newsid=32199.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399117.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00124-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946373 | 632 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Electrostatically Levitated Metal Droplet (image) Saarland University Share Print E-Mail Caption The hot droplet is suspended in a vacuum between two electrodes. While the droplet cools down or is heated up, its structure is continuously monitored by exposing it to radiation from the synchrotron source. Credit Institut... | <urn:uuid:8832fbf0-b711-4f1c-aedd-d6f0d35a6857> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/58697.php?from=243783 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00111-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.89254 | 139 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Classroom Activity: The Astrolabe
Light weight cardboard or poster board for mounting the pieces of
Brads or paper fasteners for joining the two completed parts at the
The astrolabe was an instrument used for the taking of altitudes of
heavenly bodies, from which time and latitude were deductible.
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The income tax system in the Philippines is one classic example of the absence of the rule of law. The rule of law says that rules, laws, regulations and prohibitions apply to all people, no one is exempted and no one can grant an exemption.
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LightScribeLightScribe is a direct disc labeling technology that burns text and graphics onto the surface of a CD or DVD using the disc drive's laser and a specially coated LightScribe disc. A LightScribe disc drive burns data and creates labels using the same device. LightScribe's specially coated discs chemically cha... | <urn:uuid:3adc5f2f-5de9-4867-a8c7-c31d298285c2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/L/LightScribe.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00129-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.843114 | 361 | 2.921875 | 3 |
On July 11, 1864, Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early stood contemplating the outline of the Capitol on the horizon as he prepared to launch an attack on Washington, D.C. The Confederate army had suffered a series of losses and Early was left with an exhausted but determined army looking to claim a significant victory. Remembered ... | <urn:uuid:5611d650-153f-4fbe-b754-81587891aa0e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-battle-in-our-backyard-remembering-fort-stevens-1693525/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00178-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972496 | 794 | 3.296875 | 3 |
June 27, 2002
Soft soil makes for tough design
By JON D. MAGNUSSON
Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire
Imagine for a moment that a 10-building complex was being planned to sit on a pier in Elliott Bay. Further imagine that the complex has a roof covering several of the buildings, but that the roof can be supported by onl... | <urn:uuid:af40799c-db0b-4b5a-b524-f3e39eccae14> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.djc.com/news/co/11134804.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00003-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967092 | 1,400 | 2.65625 | 3 |
What do our sanitary and storm sewers do?
The main function of a sanitary sewer system is to protect water quality and public health. A series of underground pipes and manholes, pumping stations, and other appurtenances convey sewage from homes, businesses and industries to wastewater treatment plants where it is clean... | <urn:uuid:8d398b59-3488-49ea-a409-5fa3e1edf05a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www2.erie.gov/dsm/index.php?q=your-sewer-system | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398209.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00092-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950582 | 353 | 3.765625 | 4 |
News 12 This Morning
August 16, 2013
(WRDW)--It's been just two days since officers say a 13-year-old boy was hit in the leg after school while trying to cross Harlem-Grovetown Road at a point where there was no cross walk.
He wasn't seriously injured, but he's among many children 14 and under--about 13,000 a year--who... | <urn:uuid:10407e5a-f8c3-4e1e-ab38-956e444ee20c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wrdw.com/news/schools/headlines/Keeping-your-child-safe-while-walking-to-bus-or-school-219900471.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00023-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970249 | 449 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Touch can be comforting, raise a person’s spirits and even evoke feelings of happiness. The sensation of touch begins in our skin or more specifically, in certain cells whose nerve endings (neurites) are distributed throughout our skin.
Some of these cells are so incredibly sensitive that even Prof. Gary Lewin and Dr. ... | <urn:uuid:575b9ec6-09c2-4c6b-9377-9c63191d710b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life-sciences/mdc-researchers-develop-method-to-detect-molecular-scale-movements-relevant-for-fine-touch.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00103-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.889726 | 1,369 | 3.65625 | 4 |
Evaluating the happiness of an entire society is tricky–after all, the traditional survey-based method of collecting data doesn’t work for such a huge population. But now scientists say they have come up with a way to quantify the well-being of a society: by analyzing song lyrics and blog posts for emotionally charged ... | <urn:uuid:549530c6-4b35-4d92-b988-a660589c2958> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/08/04/pop-music-blogs-as-indicators-of-gross-national-happiness/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397696.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00201-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961384 | 733 | 2.78125 | 3 |
We recently reported the sad news that famed children’s author Walter Dean Myers passed away last week at the age of 76. He was known for his gritty tales of urban life for teenage boys. We are dedicating this space to him in honor of him and his works with a “10 Facts.”
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9. The Mongol Empire
The Eurasian steppe is a hostile environment to subsist in, with extremes of temperature that can easily destroy a nomad’s herd of livestock. The pastoralists of the steppe, now as then, travel thousands of miles annually to provide good grazing for these herds.
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Chauncey Lawrence Williams was a prominent Chicago business and social figure of the later nineteen and early twentieth centuries. He was a partner, with W. Irving Way, in Way & Williams, the publishing firm that issued L. Frank Baum's first literary effort, Mother Goose in Prose, in 1897. In the same year, Williams pr... | <urn:uuid:62a5cb87-77cb-4a42-a8d8-29fc22e152af> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://oz.wikia.com/wiki/Chauncey_L._Williams | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396222.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00158-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945687 | 238 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Income tax explained Income tax bands: how much will you pay?
Tax is charged at different rates on taxable income within set bands. Although tax rates don’t change very frequently, the threshold for each band varies annually.
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Disturbing the Peace (Luke 12:49-56)
by Teresa Berger
Teresa Berger teaches theology at Duke Divinity School. This article appeared in The Christian Century, August 10, 2004, p.18. Copyright by the Christian Century Foundation; used by permission. Current articles and subscriptions information can be found atwww.christ... | <urn:uuid:e49b23cb-91a7-47a8-ab66-ba751585c23d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=3116 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404405.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00006-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956756 | 1,294 | 2.6875 | 3 |
An anti-lock braking system or anti-skid braking system (ABS) is an automobile
safety system that allows the wheels on a motor vehicle to maintain tractive ...
www.ask.com/youtube?q=What Is Abs?&v=hnjszE3NS9E
May 4, 2009 ... My personal opinion based on several experiences. I drove for 6 years a car
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Breastfeeding Rates Need Improvement
Too Few Babies Breastfed at 6 and 12 Months, CDC Reports
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THE LIFE OF ST. JOSEPH.
The Genealogy, Birth-place, and Avocation or Trade of St. Joseph.
LITTLE is said in the Gospels about 0ur Blessed Lady; yet, that little is so pregnant with meaning, so significant, that bulky volumes have been written on her Life and virtues by learned and holy men. The one title— MOTHER OF GOD... | <urn:uuid:83f8398c-bce2-4398-86ea-6eaa7e5266d2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://josephvirgopaterjesu.blogspot.com/2011/12/st-joseph-his-life-his-virtues-his_3513.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00017-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971295 | 2,255 | 2.625 | 3 |
("Recent Life") Era
This is the last of three geologic eras squeezed into the Phanerozoic
("Evident Life") Eon that covers the last 10% of Earth's
whole geologic history. This is the "Age of Mammals" in
which whales took over the oceans, saber-tooth cats shared the land
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Fun Activities with Bottle Tops
We love our bright colourful bottle tops here on learning4kids. There are tons of fun learning activities you can do with them, some of which we have already shared and others that are saved in the drafts folder.
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Worker Safety During Fire Cleanup
Workers face hazards even after fires are extinguished. In addition to a smoldering or new fire, dangers include:
- carbon monoxide poisoning
- musculoskeletal hazards
- heavy equipment
- extreme heat and cold
- unstable structures
- hazardous materials
- confined spaces
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Reptiles vs Birds
Reptiles and birds are two important groups of animals. The morphology of these animals is very distinctive, but much of the physiology is similar. However, the ecological significances are very high with important roles being done by both reptiles and birds, but those are different roles varying depe... | <urn:uuid:6a46c2d3-322f-414d-ad80-1a02382caa27> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-reptiles-and-vs-birds/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00122-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961219 | 829 | 3.75 | 4 |
(Upshur County, W. Va. ) Prepared by Mrs. C. B. Wilson
Frenchton is situated in the northern part of Banks District, Upshur County, West Virginia, in a beautiful little valley, surrounded by hills, with the head waters of French Creek flowing through it.
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The article, published in the journal Nature, asserts that entrepreneurs are riskier decision-makers than their managerial counterparts. Additionally, the type of decision-making essential to the entrepreneurial process may be possible to teach or enhanced in the future by pharmaceuticals.
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Most pregnant women have symptoms of
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), especially
heartburn, at some point. These
symptoms may start at any time during a pregnancy. And they often get worse throughout the pregnancy. Heartburn is common when you are pregnant. That's because hormones
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The medieval castle in Angers in France's Loire Valley is a must see for anyone interested in medieval history. The Château d'Angers is not only a stunning piece of medieval architecture and medieval castle design but its list of tenants over the centuries reads like the 'Who's Who' of medieval greats! Here are just so... | <urn:uuid:229901bc-3e52-4128-859a-ea148c36fcef> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.medieval-castle.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403502.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00059-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962834 | 675 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Pagan Christs, by John M. Robertson, , at sacred-texts.com
In the great polytheistic era, however, the habit of personifying all the forces of nature led first to a universal recognition of the
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Anti-Smoking Policies Could Prevent Millions Of Premature Deaths, WHO Study Says
“Anti-smoking measures including higher taxes on tobacco products, bans on adverts and controls on lighting up in public places could prevent tens of millions of premature deaths across the world, researchers said on Monday,” Reuters repor... | <urn:uuid:45478148-3d64-4e47-8149-b5be81a0a671> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://kff.org/news-summary/anti-smoking-policies-could-prevent-millions-of-premature-deaths-who-study-says/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400572.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00002-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957558 | 449 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Medication in Ancient Egypt
|Some medicinal plants used by Pharaohs|
Ancient Egyptians were as equally familiar with pharmacy as they were with medicine. They conceived health and sickness as an unceasing fight between good and evil. According to historical records, ancient Egyptians involved in the medical and pharmac... | <urn:uuid:6ff48d0a-00a2-4ed3-9878-35140ab535a3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.touregypt.net/historicalessays/MEDICATION.HTM | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396029.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00170-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977924 | 1,174 | 3.4375 | 3 |
The scenario for the Pre-Algebra Problem of the Week Building Fences has this paragraph:
We decided to put the fencing around a rectangular garden that we have been planning. The twenty-foot side of our shed will be along one of the edges of the garden.
We later learn that the author has bought 36 feet of fencing and w... | <urn:uuid:26ad3a34-7a11-45ff-b310-f27cd72d9825> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://mathforum.org/blogs/pows/prealgpow-building-fences-assumptions/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399106.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00020-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969618 | 587 | 3.328125 | 3 |
Genetically engineered (GM) crop technologies are triggering a rise of "superweeds" and hard-to-kill insects that are forcing farmers to use larger amounts of hazardous pesticides, according to a new study reported on by Carey Gillam of Reuters.
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PLAN - Potentials of and Limits to Adaptation in Norway
The lack of snow. Photo: Cecilie Straumann.
About the project
PLAN is an interdisciplinary social science-based research project funded by the Research Council of Norway's NORKLIMA program. The aim of the project is to investigate how individuals and communities i... | <urn:uuid:5762b4d8-3de9-47bc-a855-f3e5a80ef8d4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.sv.uio.no/iss/english/research/projects/plan/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00079-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918552 | 505 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Have you ever wanted to know anything about the reproductive system of the female hummingbird? If so then this post is just what you have been searching for and will provide you with many of the answers you seek.
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In 2009, the Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH) received a Grand Opportunity grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a project entitled “Developing a Resource for Genetic Epidemiology Research in Adult Health and Aging.” When the nearly $25 million grant was awarded to Kaiser Perm... | <urn:uuid:7e258a98-1a77-4d01-85ab-ac2b99a28db9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://researchnews.kaiser.org/?p=2162 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403823.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00114-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926354 | 993 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Who lives in poverty?
All types of people live in poverty. Life changes such as unemployment, illness or family separation can happen to us all. Shifts in the cost of living, especially higher prices in essentials such as food and fuel, also affect most people. So poverty isn’t something that happens to others. It’s so... | <urn:uuid:5e45441e-92c7-4f77-bf78-464047e7afb1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cpag.org.uk/content/who-lives-poverty | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00016-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966871 | 479 | 3.328125 | 3 |
"you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them"
This philosophy of Atticus's is a re-occurring theme in many parts of the book. Atticus is found imparting this piece of wisdom to Scout at many times, for different reasons: after the incident with Walter Cunningham, when talking about ... | <urn:uuid:76946c81-70cd-4655-97d7-f27f8a5ed06f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://tokillamockingbirdchapter31.weebly.com/you-never-really-know-a-man-until-you-stand-in-his-shoes-and-walk-around-in-them.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00114-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97672 | 236 | 3.265625 | 3 |
1A small box on a form into which a tick or cross is entered as the response to a question.
- Form CIT must be attached to Form PN1 with the seventh tick box in Part 1 marked.
- Form A5 has a tick box in Section 3.
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Christine McKenna Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Did you know today is World Philosophy Day? Introduced in 2002 by UNESCO, World Philosophy Day is marked each year on the third Thursday of November by a range of activities organized by governments, public institutions and organizations, associations,... | <urn:uuid:2fa9ce27-e975-4616-b5da-d86eb6d32e9c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ideas-idees.ca/blog/happy-world-philosophy-day | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00073-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950498 | 400 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Pricing Research in the Retailer Category Properly setting price is the most direct way to ensure optimal profitability. Improper pricing, either pricing too low (wherein per-unit revenue decreases faster than demand increases) or pricing too high (wherein demand decreases faster than per-unit revenue increases), leave... | <urn:uuid:aea2c62c-0f5d-41dd-b416-f4096a9674bf> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.slideshare.net/MARC_Research/pricing-research-in-the-retailer-category | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391634.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00116-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.892883 | 1,948 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Frida Kahlo self-portraits depicted the artist in a variety of moods, though normally with a seemingly pensive look. Most of her self-portraits would feature simple expressions but with complicated detail around the rest of the painting. Frida was a proud Mexican and her style of painting was very typical for this coun... | <urn:uuid:6a39ef35-153e-4800-a138-968679b1a63a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://fridakahlopaintings.org/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402479.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00128-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.985756 | 192 | 2.765625 | 3 |
In a typical wireless system, field engineers and technicians are routinely faced with a wide variety of system elements that can cause failure in the overall system. Among the elements are antennas, cables, filters, multiplexers, amplifiers, isolators, circulators, switches, and low noise amplifiers. Other field perso... | <urn:uuid:2bc46ca2-655f-45ef-a387-1c066e81de8b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1278415 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398209.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00007-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92832 | 807 | 2.734375 | 3 |
WRC lighthouse 1 - Water Sensitive Design
The WRC Lighthouses
The construct of the WRC Lighthouse is a strategic developmental tool that will be further developed and implemented in this five-year planning cycle to direct research in key areas identified by the WRC. These Lighthouses are flagship programmes, and are tr... | <urn:uuid:a05dbeef-bd1e-48f0-bcec-3c603aa89519> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wrc.org.za/Pages/LH1-WaterSensitiveDesign.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395548.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00128-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925593 | 1,070 | 2.84375 | 3 |
|"Are you a wizard or not?"
The title of this article is conjectural. Although it is based on canonical information, the actual name is conjecture and may be supplanted at any time by additional information released from canonical sources. If this occurs, please move this page to the appropriate title.
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SDRAM cross section view: stack vs. trench capacitor concepts
Submitted by SDRAM Technology on Wed, 07/15/2009 - 22:54
Technologically two DRAM concepts dominated the market till 2009:
- Stack capacitor concept (see a cross section in Figure 1)
- Trench capacitor concept (see Figure 2);
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Steinway and Sons
1. Company Introduction
Steinway & Sons was founded by Henry Engelhard Steinway in 1853 in
2. The production process of Steinway
Normally it takes about 8 months to complete a piano. The production relies on high skilled craftsmen. Please see the Figure1 for further clarifications on production proces... | <urn:uuid:436e72c7-256c-4d23-8469-f86f162502bb> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://thuyha-management.blogspot.com/2008/04/internet-tour-on-steinway-sons-hersheys.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402516.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00012-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92708 | 1,225 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Although critics of renewable energy may claim that it isn't reliable enough to power a grid, a new study gives proponents of clean power – such as wind and solar – fresh ammunition to respond. A thorough analysis carried out by the University of Delaware and Delaware Technical Community College concluded that renewabl... | <urn:uuid:7e36b007-f4f6-42c8-a6b9-353026c9a417> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gizmag.com/renewable-energy-reliable-study/25399/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00162-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958649 | 536 | 3.765625 | 4 |
As of late, popular culture seems very interested in how the human body creates it’s own electricity. The reason appears to be all the amazing things we can do with the harnessed energy produced. The movie ‘The Matrix’ is one example. Technology is allowing the real world to catch up to science fiction. Using the human... | <urn:uuid:8ba67ede-467d-41d6-9b04-e681e0a86d82> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://themedicinejournal.com/articles/how-human-bodies-create-electricity/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397797.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00120-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931743 | 1,321 | 3.734375 | 4 |
Nobody likes being criticised but, unfortunately it is a fact of life. To be able to respond to criticism with nobility and detachment is an important life skill, which few people have. If we respond to criticism without careful consideration, it can easily lead to unnecessary suffering.
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Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) - HBW 1, p. 159
French: Manchot de Magellan
Spanish: Pingüino Magellánico
Taxonomy: Aptenodytes magellanicus J. R. Forster, 1781, Strait of Magellan.
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By Jennifer Anderson, frequent contributor to Refuge Update
While national wildlife refuges increasingly are doing their part to reduce fossil fuel consumption and rely instead on renewable resources, many refuge staff members are personally walking the walk in their daily lives. Two live in Oregon.
Peter Martin III
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This story is part of our summer series "Beachcombing," in which KPCC reporters will explore the ecology, economy and culture of Southern California's beaches and coast. Let us know what you think in the comments below or on KPCC's Facebook page.
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Out of the total land area in Africa, only a fraction is used for arable land. Using soil, land cover and climatic characteristics a FAO study has estimated the potential land area for rainfed crops, excluding built up areas and forests – neither of which would be available for agriculture. According to the study, the ... | <urn:uuid:59c0b4f6-99fc-43d6-bfe8-73b1043234fa> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://bigpictureagriculture.blogspot.com/2011/06/current-and-potential-arable-land-use.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00169-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934958 | 155 | 3.5625 | 4 |
Greater use of social sites makes it harder to hide
Greater use of social network sites is making it harder to maintain true anonymity, suggests research.
By analysing links between users of social sites, researchers were able to identify many people in supposedly anonymous data sets.
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The United States is home to just 5 percent of the world's population but consumes more than 20 percent of its energy. On average, a person in America uses 10 times more energy than a person in China and nearly 20 times more than a person in India.
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Coke Shouldn't Bother Rehabilitating Aspartame's Image, Says CSPI
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
August 14, 2013
Aspartame has been found to cause cancer—leukemia, lymphoma, and other tumors—in laboratory animals, and it shouldn’t be in the food supply. We certainly want Coca-Cola to shift its... | <urn:uuid:39904874-8847-47c7-bff2-2d79ffb2421e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cspinet.org/new/201308141.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00013-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938009 | 243 | 2.5625 | 3 |
I'm a little new to physics and I'm not quite getting the concept of inertia. Can someone help me?
The Wiki article is very much satisfactory. Without a proper definition of your question - like where exactly you require an explanation or confused about, all I can say is this. It's the resistance of an object to an app... | <urn:uuid:b08729da-aef4-446a-8d9d-296d4e234884> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/68362/can-someone-explain-to-me-inertia | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00162-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930311 | 242 | 3.328125 | 3 |
Is music reading giving you a hard time?
Here are some free music reading tips which can help - links to music reading sites, the BEST self-study book, some free or very inexpensive music software, electronic "flash cards", and even music reading video games which do train you VERY quickly and also make learning fun! [... | <urn:uuid:c78e23de-abb9-4c29-a86d-49040a80e765> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.make-music-better.com/music-reading-tips.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00019-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957851 | 2,682 | 2.84375 | 3 |
My porcelain crab came out today in a spot where I could easily take a picture. He is a nice looking blue and red crab with large claws. Despite the claws, he is a docile crab that feeds by waving extended combs (setae) in the current to catch plankton and other small bits of food. Here is a close-up of his combs:
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... History, as it lies at the root of all science, is ... the first distinct product of man’s spiritual nature; his earliest expression of what can be called Thought. It is a looking both before and after; as, indeed, the coming Time already waits, unseen, yet definitely shaped, predetermined, and inevitable, in the T... | <urn:uuid:78571ae7-3482-4293-a22a-c5f7e409be71> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://cliopolitical.blogspot.com/2005/09/history-philosophy-teaching-by.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398873.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00112-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96764 | 872 | 2.625 | 3 |
There is still, alas, no cure for the common cold, and our current remedies — tea with lemon, say — can seem antiquated. That was enough to send Washington Post columnist Sally Squires looking for very old-school approaches. They were enough to make us grateful for tea with lemon.
In 1835, “The American Frugal Housewif... | <urn:uuid:3cfe7e48-cef9-476b-ba79-96300abc01f2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/02/05/skunk-oil-and-other-old-school-cold-remedies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00181-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943068 | 313 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Note: We’ll be updating more resources and ideas for students as they come in. Be sure to send us your examples, too.
Aspiring journalists and educators can get involved with Sunshine Week by participating in Sunshine Week events, creating their own Sunshine Week activities or by simply taking the time to learn about o... | <urn:uuid:fc0beda6-ad3d-4365-be88-4b4439a329b7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://sunshineweek.rcfp.org/schools-and-colleges/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397428.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00089-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929744 | 426 | 3.515625 | 4 |
When you type a WPA-PSK key in Windows XP, the characters that you type are automatically converted into a new binary key that contains 32 bytes (64 Hexadecimal digits). This binary key cannot instantly be converted back to the original key that you typed, but you can still use it for connecting the wireless network ex... | <urn:uuid:ef1d681a-062a-425b-a50d-23262cf84175> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/printthread.php?t=17341&pp=10&page=2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00112-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.886002 | 351 | 2.625 | 3 |
1. The first of the two photos accompanying this quiz shows Mammoth Hot Springs, one of the major tourist attractions of Yellowstone National Park. The basic mineral forming these colorful terraces is travertine that is deposited from mineral-laden ground water. Beautiful shades of orange, pink, yellow, green, and brow... | <urn:uuid:e19270f4-8289-459f-82e2-bb104832bce1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2008/12/national-park-system-quiz-33-colors | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392099.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00076-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.905711 | 1,379 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Control of Nitrous Oxide During Cryosurgery
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 99-105
Compressed gases such as nitrous oxide (N2O) are often used to obtain the cold temperatures needed for cryosurgery. Cryosurgical instruments which use compressed gas are designed to allow the gas to expand through a valve inside the meta... | <urn:uuid:b98b1451-288e-49c1-a5e2-fd789c28d423> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/99-105/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00153-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928874 | 1,128 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Letters to the Editor
Indian Pediatrics 2005; 42:850-851
Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) - Delhi
One in 10 students (10%) had ever used tobacco in any form. Proportion of students currently using any tobacco product was 4.5% (boys: 5.5%; girls: 3.1%). Of these, the proportion of students who had chewed pan masala, g... | <urn:uuid:a8ed572c-6592-42ee-a0e1-ce7cd35e03af> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://indianpediatrics.net/aug2005/aug-850-851.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397213.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00162-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954538 | 440 | 2.828125 | 3 |
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) -- A team of U.S. Navy audiologists conducted a hearing test Saturday on a rare beaked whale convalescing at a marine mammal rehabilitation center in the Florida Keys.
The mature female whale has been tentatively identified as a Gervais' beaked whale or a Sowerby's beaked whale, said Dorian Houser,... | <urn:uuid:9cf5a4d3-446b-4747-840d-7db8db2b3b3d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wtok.com/weather/headlines/20652509.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00142-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965242 | 265 | 2.859375 | 3 |
|Can you spot the Arch?|
Shoe Box Cities was a program I offered for the school-age crowd on an evening during our local spring break. The premise: come to the library to think about what goes into planning a city or town, then make one to take home.
|I also set out Smarties.|
I opened the program by asking the childre... | <urn:uuid:11a71158-42bc-4e65-a899-1ee700374646> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.co.nz/2013_03_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00167-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98218 | 369 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Defining Beauty - Beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure or satisfaction.
"A girl who is confident, feminine, has a good sense of style, takes care of herself physically and has a sense of humor is beautiful. She doesn't need to be a rock... | <urn:uuid:947c4444-f25d-4bb1-9e50-c417849f9092> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ajaib-aneh.blogspot.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393093.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00101-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958956 | 407 | 2.671875 | 3 |
JERUSALEM (Jul. 8)
Thirty-five years after Israel’s army moved into the West Bank, it once again has assumed control over the area.
Confronted with a long series of Palestinian terror attacks, Israeli forces last month took over most of the Palestinian population centers in the West Bank.
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Cape Canaveral. View south from the lighthouse, ca. 1950.
Cape Canaveral, better known as "the Cape," had been earmarked as a missile testing range in 1947. * An elbow of land jutting out into the Atlantic midway between Jacksonville and Miami, the Cape covers about 60 square kilometers. Early Spanish sailors, marking ... | <urn:uuid:4f8aa1bd-ae95-45aa-b60b-32159683eb2e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4204/ch1-3.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00050-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955962 | 1,533 | 3.59375 | 4 |
CONNECTICUT TOWNS IN THE ORDER OF THEIR
ESTABLISHMENT; WITH THE ORIGIN OF THEIR NAMES
Until 1700 almost the only official action of the colonial government (General Court) in regard to town organization, was to authorize the town name, usually chosen by its leading man, from his home in England. In October, 1700, we fi... | <urn:uuid:015eb93b-f243-4ab8-b09d-32c9e8fcdbe9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://vvv.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/townorder.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00069-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926437 | 6,320 | 3.4375 | 3 |
Recently the New York Times published an article by Gregory Berns, a professor of neuroeconomics at Emory University.
The article was titled “Dogs Are People, Too” and addressed the research that Berns and his colleagues have been conducting over the past two years. In the study that Berns referenced, dogs were basical... | <urn:uuid:4e2c01fa-1372-4df4-a3dc-361bad3715db> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.care2.com/greenliving/dogs-declared-people-too.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396872.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00048-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966874 | 733 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Suggested answer for Exercise 4
The verb sink is an ergative verb. Ergative verbs are similar to unaccusatives insofar as they take a theme argument, which occupies the specifier of the VP. The difference is that in sentences which contain an ergative verb, an agent can also be present. We could see this in sentence (d... | <urn:uuid:b75472b9-2a3e-4ce7-ae14-f2d5d5ae74c4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://primus.arts.u-szeged.hu/bese/Chapter6/answer64.5.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398209.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00059-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956023 | 227 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Tighter Fracking Regulations Favored by 65% of U.S. in Poll
The U.S. public favors greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing, a natural gas drilling technique that has reduced prices for consumers while raising environmental concerns.
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The following figures come from the U.S. Census.
44.3 million: estimated U.S. Latino population July 1, making Hispanics the largest ethnic or race minority.
15: percentage of the population that’s Latino.
102.6 million: projected U.S. Hispanic population in 2050.
24: percentage of the U.S. Latino population in 2050.
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Compute the standard deviation for stress. Determine where participants fall in relation to the mean. (Create a diagram that depicts where students fall in relation to standard deviations around the mean. Participant Group Fights Stress 1 PSY 7 86 2 PSY 3 84 3 PSY 5 92 4 PSY 4...
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It is important to note also that the conch is something of the island already. Piggy's glasses came from elsewhere to the island which makes it a better choice for representing knowledge, insight, and civilization.
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