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This activity features real images of comets and challenges students to identify the different types of comet tails shown. It is an assessment activity that is based upon what students observed about comet tails in the activity Make A Comet. Students can also complete this activity after using teache... | <urn:uuid:e5628ae9-ae63-4af1-aede-66d3bdedfb00> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nasawavelength.org/resource/nw-000-000-001-514/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403502.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00051-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922633 | 132 | 4.21875 | 4 |
All about... the International Space Station
The ISS carries out a great deal of research that relies on its unique status – whether the experiments require microgravity, exposure to the conditions of space, or simply placement above the Earth’s atmosphere.
Europe had originally planned its own space station, Columbus.... | <urn:uuid:4435302f-34fa-4bf6-ab97-8700943a3584> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=119 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00190-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956133 | 747 | 3.921875 | 4 |
Helping Youth Develop Soft Skills for Job Success: Tips for Parents and Families
- PDF Version (English)
- Word Version (English or Spanish)
- For Spanish translation of this webpage, see Ayudando a los jóvenes a Desarrollar Habilidades Sociales para tener Éxito en el Trabajo: Consejos para los Padres y las Familias
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Brazil may have a new antwren species:
A possible new species of antwren from Bahia, Brazil has recently been described in the journal Zootaxa. Sincorá Antwren Formicivora grantsaui is found only in the campo rupestre vegetation of the Serra do Sincorá between 850 m and 1,100 m in the Chapada Diamantina region. This is... | <urn:uuid:a76a0f09-a87a-4d56-93cf-aaa831827f14> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://dendroica.blogspot.com/2007/10/new-antwren.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392099.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00059-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.881063 | 270 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Palliative care is a kind of medical care for people who have serious and chronic illnesses. Palliative care provides an extra layer of support that can improve quality of life for the person who is sick and for his or her family.
Many people combine palliative care with other types of treatment.
Palliative care can he... | <urn:uuid:3db7f402-4376-4ba7-a228-a0b50176ad7f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=136395&ref=127427 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396455.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00183-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969003 | 191 | 3.375 | 3 |
Many of us wouldn't mind shedding a few excess pounds, which is why the health industry makes a killing selling diets, exercise gear, and weight-loss plans. But a new study finds that being overweight could help you live longer.
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Following 11,326 Canadian adults over a 12-year period (smoking status, p... | <urn:uuid:229fc01b-8074-41c2-af4c-13ddd8f8e108> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://lifehacker.com/5303009/being-slightly-overweight-could-lead-to-longer-life | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398209.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00009-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97444 | 295 | 3 | 3 |
When the computer starts, the processor starts executing instructions at the memory address 0xfff0. This is usually a location in the BIOS ROM. Thus the BIOS code is executed by the processor. It checks several things, does many tests including the popular POST (power-on self test) and then finds the boot device. It lo... | <urn:uuid:da027591-32da-4829-8b0c-e561e82180b5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://susam.in/articles/boot-sector-code/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00130-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.810629 | 2,241 | 4.0625 | 4 |
|S'COOL Teacher Bookmark|
This bookmark provides basic information about the importance of ground truth measurements for investigative science and the formation of clouds. It also provides information about an opportunity for students to participate in a real-time collaborative scientific experiment with NASA scientist... | <urn:uuid:7f9c40c4-be26-4343-b808-e5d862c6efe1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dlese.org/library/catalog_NASA-ESERevProd493.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00048-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.788447 | 211 | 3.671875 | 4 |
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah success story has been highlighted in a national publication detailing key milestones accomplished in wildlife and fish habitat restoration across the country.
In its landmark publication, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service details accomplishments made through the Wildlife and Sports Restoration... | <urn:uuid:f5ccf81b-5097-4bfe-99df-eee30c02aae6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/865572074/Report-showcases-Utah-conservation-success-story.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00142-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967685 | 1,031 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Late in World War II high flying bombers on missions over Japan and Germany ran into very strong head winds. These winds were often in excess of 200 miles an hour and planes occasionally found themselves stationary over their target area. These encounters were the first observations of the jet stream. Considerable work... | <urn:uuid:fb802b2d-d5b3-4751-8f13-84ec443b313a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wxonline.info/topics/jetstream.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399385.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00160-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904513 | 3,346 | 4.125 | 4 |
dog-ear \DAWG-eer\, verb:
- To fold down the corner of a page in a book.
- (In a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- In architecture, another term for a crossette.
Dog-ear as a metaphor for the folded pages of a book first appears in the 1650s.
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Last year, I attended a gathering of education leaders and advocates working to improve schools for low-income and minority students. The conversation was impassioned, and everyone was clearly committed to the kids they serve. Yet I was dismayed to find that I was one of only two non-white people in attendance.
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The Zone Improvement Plan, or ZIP code system as we know it today, was robustly rolled out in 1963 with the purpose of modernizing the mail-sorting process. But this updated postal zoning system ended up doing a lot more. ZIP codes have led to fine-grained information about American neighborhoods, including how rich, p... | <urn:uuid:3881cd11-f7d5-479f-b1ce-c4542de53d8e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/02/scribble-map-zip-code-us-robert-kosara/459930/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399385.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00190-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94903 | 608 | 3.40625 | 3 |
Latitudinal and longitudinal barriers in global biogeography
Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
* [email protected]
Keywords: bats; biogeography; Gondwanaland; gymnosperms
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Using information from the book and from class research, draw up a timeline for the book. Begin with the Huxley family's arrival in Africa and their voyage to Thika for settlement, and continue until the outbreak of World War I and Elspeth's return to England. The class will need to research Elspeth Huxley's life to se... | <urn:uuid:f9cba8e9-3334-4a1c-9b61-5d0f2b2ce6af> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bookrags.com/lessonplan/the-flame-trees-of-thika/funactivities.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00157-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911723 | 201 | 3.8125 | 4 |
What is Thermal Spray?
Thermal spraying is an industrial coating process that consists of a heat source (flame or other) and a coating material in a powder or wire form which is literally melted into tiny droplets and sprayed onto surfaces at high velocity. This “spray welding” process is known by many names including ... | <urn:uuid:840e245f-be0b-476f-9f46-8bc7ff989ab0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.precisioncoatings.com/what-is-thermal-spray.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398075.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00070-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.866315 | 989 | 3.09375 | 3 |
When you need to come up with an idea for work, a project, or an event, it could get a little intimidating with all that pressure. Sometimes when we feel that there is too much pressure, our minds can tend to go blank. Thankfully, there are several ways you can go about to generate ideas so as not to go blank.
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Once the cat comes to your house as the pet, it becomes a member of your family.
You always thrive to give your cat the best health care [Cat health basics].
But, how can you control the viruses that attack the cats in different forms.
The transmission of some viral diseases cannot b... | <urn:uuid:c9d45388-892b-46e9-af9d-980585b51c6c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.thepetscentral.com/cats/know-about-feline-leukemia-and-its-dangerous-levels/comment-page-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00088-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930861 | 729 | 3.1875 | 3 |
93rd. at Gettysburg
The 93rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, known as the "Lebanon Infantry," was formed
under the direction of Colonel James M. McCarter, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal congregation of Lebanon, in the autumn of 1861. It was mustered
into service on October 28 of the same year. The regiment trained for a mo... | <urn:uuid:502068fc-85fd-43c7-a3bd-011f87107963> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.angelfire.com/pa/Stump44/93atGett.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404405.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00135-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93893 | 2,850 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Robert Burns was born the 25th of January 1759, ten years after our city of Halifax was founded. The birth of Burns is a date we still celebrate, along with societies around the world. The sheer extent of this continuing fame 200 years after his death is a testament to the life and work of a giant of English literature... | <urn:uuid:d9358fa3-99e2-4c44-b889-4764dda16df2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://halifaxburnsclub.org/Bio.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397111.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00002-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.988143 | 1,000 | 3.25 | 3 |
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2013 — Studies have shown that breast milk is superior to formula for feeding babies, but women who have trouble producing their own should not buy breast milk online, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio found that breast... | <urn:uuid:aebd178e-ac7f-4b79-8114-1c1d6a568ca0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.everydayhealth.com/pregnancy/breast-milk-bought-online-could-make-your-baby-sick-study-finds-3226.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399425.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00154-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972116 | 1,092 | 2.796875 | 3 |
First, resveratrol may not occur in sufficiently high concentrations in red wine to offer practical health benefits to humans. Second, there are other compounds in red wine (and red or purple grape skins) which may play a larger role than resveratrol in the reported health benefits of red wine. Third, it is suspected t... | <urn:uuid:1563a21d-25c7-4796-a550-449e0ad1d499> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://scienceandreason.blogspot.com/2007/11/sirtuin-proteins.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00077-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961978 | 1,431 | 2.78125 | 3 |
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has just released their annual Testing the Waters report. Every year, NRDC presents all of the beach monitoring and closure data that each coastal state submits to the EPA Beach program. The 2010 report includes data from the previous year, 2009, and highlights the importanc... | <urn:uuid:cb0765b3-1a5f-4912-aa9d-fb7c0a495c03> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/nrdc-testing-the-waters-2010-featuring-hawaii | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00032-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948675 | 2,880 | 2.515625 | 3 |
A healthy, beautiful lawn adds value to your property and provides a place in which adults can entertain, children can play and let their imaginations and energy run free and everyone can connect with nature. Lawn diseases can turn your piece of nature into an unsightly area. According to Allaboutlawns.com, most lawn d... | <urn:uuid:3ba44c1b-27f3-457b-a0fd-12e637d3385e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gardenguides.com/70384-rid-black-mold-lawn.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00023-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951241 | 387 | 3 | 3 |
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- About Us
- Join Us
- News & Events
- Management & Research
- Licenses & Permits
- Maps & GIS
- Contact Us
- Licenses & Permits
- Personal Use
- Aquatic Farming
- General Information
- Licenses & Permits
- File Hunt Reports
- Game Species
- Shooting Ranges
- Hunter Education
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Whenever we wish to refer generally to the original inhabitants of Australia, we have used the term 'Aborigine/s'; whenever possible, we use the specific term used by the people themselves, for example 'Yolngu'.
by Helen Watson
with the Yolngu community
Paintings by Aboriginal Australians are not immediately recognisab... | <urn:uuid:682f64d1-9484-4d2d-ba05-dedf51fb99ab> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://territories.indigenousknowledge.org/exhibit-5 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00168-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959821 | 1,647 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Abandoned Farmland Serves as Solar Site (page 3)
Amount of power generation boosted by overload, CIS solar cells
Fig. 1: Completion ceremony that took place Oct 21, 2013. Mayor Tadashi Yokoyama of Mitoyo City, President Koichi Sakaguchi of Asahigaoka Sangyo, who is also the chairman of Mitoyo City Council, Executive Of... | <urn:uuid:ae63b58a-33a4-45a2-9502-3e4f92c1e5f1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20131207/321200/?ST=msbe&P=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00197-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947874 | 886 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Randy York N-Sider
Official Blog of the Huskers
Between 1955 and 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. helped change America. He brought to the world's attention how unfairly blacks were treated. He had the help of millions of Americans, but his strong leadership and unprecedented power of speech gave people the faith and cour... | <urn:uuid:899f7e54-460a-4ed3-a571-b417d1f65c6b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209377145&db_oem_id=100 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00018-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976421 | 1,903 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Advanced Technology for Accurate Diagnosis of Arrhythmias
The heart's electrical system is quite complex. Accurate diagnosis of problems requires highly trained electrophysiologists and specialized equipment. Using one or more of the tests below, your Heart Rhythm Center physician can offer the most precise diagnosis o... | <urn:uuid:155094bb-b3bc-4ddd-844d-c1e4c40daa25> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.deaconess.com/TheHeartHospital/Our-Services/Heart-Rhythm-Center/Diagnostic-Tests.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399117.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00176-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.901876 | 712 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Descriptive Roll of Inmates at the SC Penitentiary
The South Carolina Penitentiary began to put records into books in the late 1860s or this is where the record keeping has been preserved. The Central Register, The Descriptive Roll of prisoners, Prisoners Lost By Death, Escapes and Discharges and The Execution files, a... | <urn:uuid:16f775d8-c33d-4620-9f02-7a4c507f8606> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://emilyevaughn.com/discrip.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00188-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975301 | 1,433 | 3.25 | 3 |
Dances at the Spring
Francis Picabia, French, 1879 - 1953
The wealthy French-Cuban artist Francis Picabia helped to fund the 1912 Salon de la Section d'Or exhibition, which included thirteen of his paintings, including Dances at the Spring, a work he had completed the spring of that year. The artist took as his inspira... | <urn:uuid:f5bee75e-196f-4166-94da-42cbfa08ed91> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/51073.html?mulR=18677%7C7 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408840.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00007-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976704 | 141 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Distributed Cognition in an Airline Cockpit takes an unusual standpoint towards understanding the principles of cognition themselves. Situating the research in the flight cabin of a commercial jet (or at least a simulated flight cabin) seems almost too esoteric for many to understand the intricacies of the interactions... | <urn:uuid:c6fdc303-e3ea-44c3-abc6-7c23c1002012> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://comm6480rpi.blogspot.com/2009/10/cockpit-to-computer-consequences.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00001-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959066 | 1,144 | 2.640625 | 3 |
ChesapeakeBay Bridge - Tunnel ( From Space )
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel spans the Chesapeake Bay between Cape Henry and Cape Charles. It is the largest bridge-tunnel complex in the world. Measuring 17.6 miles from shore to shore, the Bridge-Tunnel consists of of more than 12 miles of trestled roadway, two mile-lo... | <urn:uuid:f1648128-4bf4-4d5b-ab6d-7fa778e506da> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://striperspace.com/large_baybridge.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00054-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927418 | 598 | 2.984375 | 3 |
The basal lamina, a specialised type of extracellular matrix (ECM) that differs between cell types, acts as a base for stratified epithelia cells to layer on top of and therefore has a supportive role as well as providing a base for attachment (for the layer of cells immediately on top of it) 1. Layers of epithelial ce... | <urn:uuid:0d8bc71d-4499-49e3-a7f5-ee65b861ad68> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/2588/significance-of-basal-lamina-for-outer-layers-of-epithelium/7715 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403502.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00026-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93946 | 208 | 3.171875 | 3 |
This collection of keynotes is philosophy-focused, featuring well-known philosophy teachers and interesting topics. Some of the subjects discussed in these thought-provoking speeches include human perception, teaching, ignorance and religion.
Bijoy Goswami's philosophy speech introduces the idea that people's lives rev... | <urn:uuid:3220371f-bacc-4750-9108-fd4264014411> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.trendhunter.com/course/philosophy-focused | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408840.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927002 | 303 | 2.765625 | 3 |
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"We are poor people in dire straits and we have to depend on the jungle for our survival," says Mohabbat Mali, 65.
Los Angeles Times GABURA, Bangladesh -- On a good day in the jungle, a honey hunter's biggest worry is the sting of a giant bee that burns like a red-hot needle.
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Teaching Writing in Kindergarten: A Structured Approach to Daily Writing That Helps Every Child Become a Confident, Capable Writer by Randee Bergen
By: Pat Mumford
Date: March 23, 2009
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Isayev Nitric acid/Amine rocket engine. 392 kN. R-21 (SS-N-5). Out of Production. First engine to start underwater. 392 kN sea-level.
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Chambers: 4. Propellant Formulation: AK27I/TG-02.
Status: Out of Production.
More... - Chronology...
Thrust: 392.00 kN (88,125 lbf).
First Launch: 1958-63.
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Holbein & Henry VIIIFrom time to time, everyone "overindulges" at the dinner table. The problem is, some of us have the misfortune of having every such incident recorded for all to see at or near the beltline. The problem is not new nor does class limit it. Perhaps the poster boy for such gluttonous endeavours is the r... | <urn:uuid:49259aa0-1dcc-42bb-ad36-f792f20f72bc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.humanitiesweb.org/spa/gai/ID/186 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399385.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00182-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.985055 | 557 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Communities developing resources and competencies for using their languages
Foundational understanding for language development work of all kinds
Publications, fonts and computer tools for language development, translation and research
SIL offers training in disciplines relevant to sustainable language development.
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Sweet beauty: is sugar aging? Photo: Lyndall Larkham
Excess processed sugar in your diet, even in small amounts can cause dark circles, wrinkles, dehydrate skin and can fast track the aging process.
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Introduction to Science
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Rules! Mr Guarino created this page for his 5th Grade Science Class.
The Scientific American
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Some of the strongest evidence for the multi-store model (Atkinson & Shiffrin, 1968) comes from serial position effect studies and studies of brain damaged patients.
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Date: 04/16/2002 at 06:39:22 From: Louise Hjarnaa Subject: Classical geometry Let ABC be a triangle with sides a, b, c. Let h be the perpendicular from A to a, and m the median from A to the midpoint of a. How can I construct the triangle - in a classical way using only ruler and compass - when I know A, h, m ?
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|One of Rosa Keller's first important actions as a member of the Library Board, and
surely her most famous, was her ultimately successful campaign to desegregate the city's library facilities. These pages
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October 15, 2010
New Species Of Carnivorous Mammal Found In Madagascar
Scientists have discovered a new species of carnivorous mammal in eastern Madagascar, according to several media reports on Thursday.
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What is a classification?
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Step Into Stephen’s Exercise Physiology Class
First off, let’s define hematocrit and the blood test that Jeanson failed. Blood can be broadly categorized as comprising liquid (mainly plasma) and solids (red blood cells that carry oxygen and white blood cells and platelets that ward off infections and help with clotting... | <urn:uuid:df37bbd7-bd2c-4e17-b207-32fd00126570> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/toolbox/toolbox-special-edition-hematocrit-playing-with-fire | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00101-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944299 | 1,098 | 3.015625 | 3 |
One of the treasures of the New York State Library’s collection is Abraham Lincoln’s own handwritten first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. How it got there [hint: it was a gift from Lincoln himself] is a story for another time; today, it’s all about where this draft document was likely written.
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If you’ve always wanted to know what it would like to explore the bottom of the sea, but have no idea how to dive, or afraid of the water – Google’s Seaview project with the University of Queensland and the Catlin Group is here to help. Starting with the Great Barrier Reef, the collaborative effort will attempt to brin... | <urn:uuid:104e0de7-b683-4e51-aaa9-404c38752cfe> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/02/catlin-seaview-survey/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00033-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919636 | 190 | 2.890625 | 3 |
For this challenge, you'll need to play Got It! Can you explain the strategy for winning this game with any target?
Draw a square. A second square of the same size slides around the
first always maintaining contact and keeping the same orientation.
How far does the dot travel?
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empiricism (ĕmpĭrˈĭsĭzəm) [key] [Gr., = experience], philosophical doctrine that all knowledge is derived from experience. For most empiricists, experience includes inner experience—reflection upon the mind and its operations—as well as sense perception. This position is opposed to rationalism in that it denies the exi... | <urn:uuid:3cc731e0-403b-4cdd-b92b-6ef65e362ad9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/society/empiricism.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00099-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942663 | 237 | 3.328125 | 3 |
Vinegar is a liquid consisting of about 5–20% acetic acid (CH3COOH), water,
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Ingredients: Made from select sun-ripened grain, diluted with water to a uniform
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
"If you're always the smartest person in the room, you need to find another room."
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Wildflowers Springtime brings carpets of colorful spring blooms to large areas of California. Many of these areas are relatively unknown, visited by only a select few during the peak of color.
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Methods | Statistics | Clinical | Educational | Industrial | Professional items | World psychology |
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3. Solve for x and check
2x2 - x - 10 = 0
This is a quadratic (degree 2) equation. The steps are not all the same as solving first degree equations. We are responsible for three different methods for solving quadratic equations. The first is
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Category 5 cable, commonly referred to as cat 5, is a twisted pair cable for
carrying signals. This type of cable is used in structured cabling for computer
networks such as Ethernet. The cable stan...
Basic background information regarding the 568A and 568B wiring standards.
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Following the official closure of Fort Lewis in 1882, those early settlers who remained in Pagosa Springs did their best to survive.
At the beginning of 1882, the town of Pagosa Springs had not formally been surveyed, platted or officially recognized.
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There have been many remarkable feats of human endurance over the centuries. The early trade routes between the east and the west would undoubtedly rank among them. The network of routes, which linked the Chinese capital city Chang’an (now Xi’an) with the Roman empire and the great cities of Constantinople and Cairo, w... | <urn:uuid:4d599963-f01a-47c8-aa81-e2fcbf00fe89> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://la.blurb.com/b/2797230-silk-sand?alt=Silk+%26+Sand%2C+as+listed+under+Travel | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397795.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00073-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910843 | 478 | 2.765625 | 3 |
A select catalogue of the Ashmolean's collection of ceramics from the Islamic world from the 9th to 18th century, by James Allen (published Oxford, 1991).
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Alex Woolf writes:
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Noel family motto: Tout Bien ou Rien (All good or nothing)
Normandy was occupied by various peoples, attached to Belgium or Celtic Gaul, until the Roman Conquest in the first century BCE. The family name Noel comes from that country.
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More lessons will be added periodically and in the meantime you can find more learning resources at the Sarus forum, where you can also practice your Sarus by chatting with other Sarus speakers (ok typers).
Choose your lessons or the other links from the Contents margin on the left (well duh, Phillips!)
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Defeaters in Epistemology
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A scientific study published this week concludes that rats fed genetically modified (GM) corn grew massive tumors, but the research has also been criticized for its methodologies.
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A nuclear tank is leaking at Washington’s Hanford nuclear site, according to an announcement by the state’s Governor Jay Inslee.
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General foreign language tests are used in schools to assess a student’s knowledge on a particular language, such as Spanish, French, German or Italian. Students are now learning foreign languages at the elementary level, and this continues through middle and high school and into college.
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Although most people consider mice less objectionable than rats, mice are more common and cause significantly more damage. Mice are prolific breeders, producing 6-10 litters continuously throughout the year. The greatest economic loss from mice is not due to how much they eat, but what must be thrown out because of dam... | <urn:uuid:ee8043c2-6125-4b08-9763-157f706f43b3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.allpestexpress.com/mice.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395548.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00195-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951293 | 994 | 3.046875 | 3 |
The best thing you can do is avoid nutritional deficiencies and exercise. In general, it's the same as for the rest of the body. Many people have subtle nutritional deficiencies that they may never know about their whole life just based on eating habits. As Chuck Sherrington said, neurotransmitter-based treatments are ... | <urn:uuid:f0d63919-5be7-4c37-a8ea-b4c44d7570d8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/1755/how-can-motivation-be-increased-by-improving-brain-chemistry-with-nutrition-and/1765 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00002-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946538 | 289 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Even though we mostly hear about human growth hormone (HGH) treatment in the context of controversy, it does have legitimate medical uses. Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a disorder that can occur in both children and adults.
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Global Warming in the 2000s: Pit or Pendulum?by Bill Chameides | August 3rd, 2011
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What happened to the climate over the past 10 years?
Over the last century or so the global temperature record is clear: Temperatures have risen. The increase in temps was especially ... | <urn:uuid:2b78030a-c3fd-4a61-bf68-edc606303cd2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.nicholas.duke.edu/thegreengrok/pitandpendulum/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00118-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922554 | 1,503 | 2.84375 | 3 |
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Causes of Piles
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British bird is an unlikely winner from changing climate
Climate change may be bad news for billions, but scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered one unlikely winner — a tiny British bird, the long-tailed tit.
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The weather, at various time scales, is a major factor influencing the risk from bushfires and grassfires. As our scientific understanding develops, a growing number of meteorological parameters have been recognised as contributing to this influence. This paper reports on progress to date in a project to develop a comp... | <urn:uuid:45c1b783-57d4-4899-84c8-4d5e14e6b873> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bushfirecrc.com/research/event/2012-research-forum | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00098-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900283 | 2,056 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Whether low levels of vitamin Dcause depression, worsen it, or are a symptom of the underlying depression is not fully understood. "There is no solid proof that vitamin D deficiency causes depression," says researcher Sonal Pathak, MD. She is an endocrinologist at Bay Health Endocrinology in Dover, Del. "Large studies ... | <urn:uuid:05986a70-7afa-453f-a1ca-2c91cf86ef7a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20120627/vitamin-d-deficiency-linked-to-depression?src=rsf_full-3559_pub_none_rltd | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00053-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967205 | 396 | 3.234375 | 3 |
Here’s the deal. 1 billion people lack access to clean water. 2.5 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation. Every year 3 to 5 million people die from water-related diseases.
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Auto mercury recovery program now in 50 states
Mercury air emissions will continue to decline thanks to a voluntary national program to remove mercury-containing switches from vehicles headed for scrap. In its first year, more than 635,000 switches have already been removed from end-of-life vehicles. Collectively, thos... | <urn:uuid:6bd660e7-2ca8-4b5b-af95-2289c8f04009> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.americanrecycler.com/1107/auto.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00138-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93544 | 343 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Mathematics and Statistics for Financial Risk Management
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Two types of wooden dolls represent the contribution of this country to the history of old dolls. These are the Springfield dolls from Vermont, and the Schoenhut dolls made in Philadelphia.
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Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) have found that a key enzyme involved in absorbing fat may also be a key to reducing it. The enzyme, acyl CoA: monoacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 or Mgat2 is found in the intestines and plays an important part in the uptake of dietary fat by cataly... | <urn:uuid:eefa2660-bb6e-47bc-8ac0-a587d2d98e2c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/gi-gs031509.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00133-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950235 | 545 | 3.390625 | 3 |
HANCOCK - While May is designated Better Speech and Hearing Month, Portage Health is raising awareness on the kinds of treatment options available to improve the quality of life for individuals who may be experiencing problems with speech, language or hearing.
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: John Dewey believed every person is capable of being an artist, living an artful life of social interaction that benefits and thereby beauti... | <urn:uuid:dbaa946e-c14e-46ff-9763-34baec0456d3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://philpapers.org/rec/GOLHJD | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398216.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00191-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.770552 | 816 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Here's John Adams on Thomas Paine's famous 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense": "What a poor, ignorant, malicious, short-sighted, crapulous mass." Then comes Paine on Adams: "John was not born for immortality."
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Many general practitioners and hospital doctors still wear stethoscopes, but use them only infrequently. Invented in 1816, the tube-and-earpiece device served physicians very well in diagnosing problems involving the lungs and heart.
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The Quaker minister Lucretia Mott (1793-1880) fought for the rights of women and of African Americans. A mother of six, Mott traveled and preached throughout the Eastern United States in front of both Black and White, both male and female organizations. She helped found the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society and ... | <urn:uuid:92cb280c-b620-4ac6-a563-af9bba8d1c56> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2012/07/lucretia_mott.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00171-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.89601 | 209 | 3.71875 | 4 |
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| Common names: batfish (English), pez-murciélago (Espanol) |
Ogcocephalus darwini Hubbs, 1958
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- William McKinley had 7 brothers and sisters.
- McKinley volunteered for the Union Army during the Civil War.
- During McKinley's term, Cuba was at war with Spain for independence. America helped and won. The Spanish-American War only lasted 100 days.
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Geddes, NY -- A large increase in swine flu cases in the United States has led to state and county fairs — including the New York State Fair — being more vigilant to keep visitors safe.
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Symposium: Insect Behavioral Ecology--'92: Introduction To: The Behavioral Ecology of Introduction: The Introduction of Insects Into Florida
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DPDx is an education resource designed for health professionals and laboratory scientists. For an overview including prevention and control visit www.cdc.gov/parasites/bedbugs.
[Cimex hemipterus] [Cimex lectularius]
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Geckos are lizards in the family Gekkonidae. There are over 300 known species of geckos found distributed in the tropical and subtropical areas of the world, and these small lizards are incredibly diverse. Several species are kept as pets, such as the tiger gecko, and... | <urn:uuid:212ba336-1135-4dfe-901f-f699ef0f3c81> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-geckos.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393146.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00139-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968485 | 595 | 3.21875 | 3 |
A new discovery of a "mealtime clock" in our brains suggests that a short fast from eating could allow people to cope with jet lag and nightshift grogginess.
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The National Research Council released a new report assessing progress towards Everglades Restoration. This independent review stresses the need to re-invest in restoration efforts, noting that the ecosystem continues to be in peril. Insufficient funding and delays in project authorization have slowed the pace of resto... | <urn:uuid:f2c041d5-4e47-46df-bf13-3588079b5795> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://audubonoffloridanews.org/?p=15023 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00008-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.892545 | 137 | 2.6875 | 3 |
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The project is a fresh foods preservation system that uses two clay pots. This system requires no electricity supply to preserve and prolong the storage life of perishable fresh food items.
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