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In the Middle East many things occurred during and after the First World War that did not take place in South Asia. The Ottoman Empire in the Middle East weakened and fell as the war went on. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand also took place during this time period. Mobilization ceased and that contributed to the Ot... | <urn:uuid:06fc472b-9d32-4d9c-9fc5-e09b08ac9c50> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.studymode.com/essays/Middle-East-Southeat-Asia-Wwi-130080.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394605.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00145-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.989207 | 288 | 3.625 | 4 |
|Jasper County within|
Merging families in Jasper County, Illinois
|Willow Hill in Jasper County|
Jasper County, Illinois was formed in 1831 from parts of Clay and Crawford counties. It was named for a Revolutionary War hero, Sgt William Jasper of North Carolina.[i] Jasper County, Illinois is situated in the southeaste... | <urn:uuid:5fbf3778-0819-47c5-b92f-0adcba9328dc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://hangingwithdonna.blogspot.com/2013/02/family-history-writing-challenge-day-18.html?showComment=1361313848898 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397795.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00038-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973193 | 464 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Characteristics, Costs, and Issues for Organic Dairy Farming
by William D McBride
and Catherine Greene
Economic Research Report No. (ERR-82) 50 pp, November 2009
Cover image for err82 Organic milk production has been one of the fastest growing segments of organic agriculture in the United States in recent years. Despit... | <urn:uuid:ff15decd-24af-4bb0-9387-0ce002653f85> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://transcoder.usablenet.com/tt/www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err-economic-research-report/err82.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00163-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919806 | 234 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Importance of population issues to development discussed in StockholmListen /
The three-day meeting is reviewing successes and challenges in achieving the Programme of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994.
At the Cairo Conference, which was described ... | <urn:uuid:e201765c-5382-4542-838e-a6a2f3916794> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2014/04/importance-of-population-issues-to-development-discussed-in-stockholm/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00180-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934766 | 192 | 2.796875 | 3 |
On mitochondrial DNA, mating and mussels
In humans and most other animals, offspring get all their mitochondrial DNA from their mothers. But in mussels and other related bivalves, fathers also give their offspring their mitochondrial DNA. In a recent paper in the journal Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, researchers pro... | <urn:uuid:d31bff90-556e-4633-8ed5-f5f864eb1e90> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.asbmb.org/asbmbtoday/asbmbtoday_societynews_list.aspx?fid=115691 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396147.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00019-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933301 | 111 | 2.859375 | 3 |
A novel all-terrain vehicle rolls over obstacles but uses standard motors for power.
MicroMo Electronics Inc.
The entire system was designed to operate with off-the-shelf components such as these Faulhaber dc micromotors from MicroMo Electronics Inc.
Remotely controlled "bots" and platforms increasingly make the news p... | <urn:uuid:f0edd14c-6e12-4400-a324-a066c8641aad> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://machinedesign.com/archive/high-roller | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399428.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00156-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933255 | 1,442 | 3.375 | 3 |
|Genealogy Reports||Surname Reports||Militia Rosters||Census Records||Acadian Exiles & Prisoners||Genealogy/History Books & Music CDs||Ship Records|
This page [some Notes have been added]
contains some early information that was researched by Dr. Glenn Conrad who was
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About Copyright & Reserves
First, it is complicated so don't hesitate to ask for help sorting out the readings for your classes.
Here are the basics:
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Head and Neck Cancer Stem Cell Research
Head and neck cancer stem cells were discovered in 2007 by scientists at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center and Stanford University
About 40,000 Americans are diagnosed with head and neck cancer every year. These malignant tumors develop in mucous membranes that line the mouth, ... | <urn:uuid:7d9af30f-a4d1-4d23-8fb6-49479bd6c274> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mcancer.org/research/stem-cells/head-and-neck | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00182-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951806 | 1,062 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Women who drink alcohol at moderate or heavy levels in the early stages of their pregnancy might damage the growth and function of their placenta - the organ responsible for supplying everything that a developing infant needs until birth - research at The University of Manchester shows.
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The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a structure for describing and interchanging metadata on the Web--anything from library catalogs and worldwide directories to bioinformatics, Mozilla internal data structures, and knowledge bases for artificial intelligence projects. RDF provides a consistent framework and sy... | <urn:uuid:35f4da3d-812d-436c-a9cd-720137ce3b82> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ebooks.com/443445/practical-rdf/powers-shelley/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397795.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00029-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.846649 | 591 | 2.640625 | 3 |
The geologic history of this area is recorded in the rocks at and beneath the surface and is similar to that of much of central and western Kansas. This area is underlain by 4,000 to 4,500 feet of limestone, sandstone, shale, clay, silt, sand and gravel, and small amounts of salt and gypsum. Much of the geologic histor... | <urn:uuid:cd4de0e4-e20d-4dfc-9724-19884e295647> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/79/08_geol.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00101-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961371 | 4,830 | 3.390625 | 3 |
Akio Nakagawa’s development of the non-latch-up insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), which switches power at high speed, created an indispensable power device now used in applications ranging from air conditioners to hybrid vehicles. Before Dr. Nakagawa’s pioneering work in 1984, IGBTs of that time were prone to f... | <urn:uuid:a798e21b-0a63-48cf-bfaa-1fda4d071a73> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ethw.org/Akio_Nakagawa | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00006-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925978 | 249 | 3.015625 | 3 |
One Animated Video Perfectly Explains the Complicated History of One Animated Video Perfectly Explains the Complicated History of Israel and
Palestine. Jenna Kagel's avatar image By Jenna Kagel July 14, ...
This Video Explains The History And Reasons Behind The Israeli This video features Middle East expert Dennis Prag... | <urn:uuid:754a188e-d16b-4509-a7cf-d40bc52526e4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://savedwebhistory.org/k/israel-historical-video | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392159.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00146-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.824352 | 1,768 | 2.9375 | 3 |
There are two common methods for pronouncing Hebrew, the Ashkenazic or German style and the Sephardic or Spanish style. The suggestions given below are for Sephardic pronunciation. Sephardic is closer to ancient Hebrew than is Ashkenazic.
THE MOST COMMON NAMES OF THE SEPHIROTH
- First Sephira
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We believe that like language, art is a primary tool for conveying meaning and experience to one another. Our students will begin to expand their visual, verbal and written languages, enabling them to better articulate their thoughts, experiences and dreams. Through hard work, exploration, and the use of many mediums t... | <urn:uuid:3d45386e-7e9d-4343-ab2d-15263b48df63> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/domain/1734 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399385.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00081-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93789 | 293 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Effective cybersecurity depends on co-ordinated, integrated preparations for rebuffing, responding to and recovering from, a range of possible cyber attacks.
In an Internet environment where a substantial number of initial attacks are automated, and any assault on critical national infrastructure ('CNI') is likely to b... | <urn:uuid:fc27ee2f-268b-48fd-b8fb-ac4232e9d694> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/cyber-security-tips.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00143-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.879464 | 280 | 2.828125 | 3 |
The Muslim Women's Ideal Character
Do not marry women who associate [others with Allah] until they believe. A slave girl who is one of the believers is better for you than a woman who associates [others with Allah], even though she may attract you. And do not marry men who associate [others with Allah] until they belie... | <urn:uuid:43c76ebf-1f94-4aa9-a106-9c296eabce72> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.harunyahya.com/en/books/2990/Maryam-An-Exemplary-Muslim-Woman/chapter/1578/The-Muslim-Womens-Ideal-Character | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00158-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968547 | 9,215 | 2.515625 | 3 |
No matter what some of us may imagine, osteoporosis isn't just a disease of a few frail white-haired ladies.
Also called brittle bone disease, it threatens more than 28 million Americans. Young and old. Men and women. About 10 million people have it, and an additional 18 million have the low bone mass that precedes it.... | <urn:uuid:5c0588a0-383e-4e98-a0f5-a28916db2ec4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://articles.latimes.com/1999/feb/22/health/he-10626 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397213.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00143-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962982 | 987 | 2.828125 | 3 |
In a forest, there is a fox and four hounds. The goal of the hounds is to trap the fox. In order to
do this they must either surround the fox on all four sides, trap him in a corner or against the edge
of the forest. When the fox can no longer move it is trapped.
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A heart attack (myocardial infarction, or AMI) is an emergency. It can happen suddenly from a blockage or sudden narrowing of your arteries and... | <urn:uuid:e8e5edac-7073-408e-85e2-bb6b5c980e85> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://healthsource.baylorhealth.com/3,83438 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00140-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932519 | 610 | 3.453125 | 3 |
Final Postcard From Poznan
At the just-concluded U.N. climate negotiations in Poznan, Poland, Earthjustice attorneys Martin Wagner and Erika Rosenthal advocated for rapid action to reduce emissions of black carbon, now considered one of the most effective strategies to slow near-term global and Arctic warming.
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Definitions for palinurus
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word palinurus
Palinurus, genus Palinurus(noun)
type genus of the family Palinuridae
an instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass
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The modern Light Infantry was formed as a large regiment in 1968 from a merger of:
The Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry
The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
The Durham Light infantry.
Still the largest infantry regiment in the Order of Battle, there are six Light Infantry Batta... | <urn:uuid:52503c84-3e4c-4e49-a784-77fbd551b763> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.oocities.org/heartland/flats/6804/22.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397864.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00007-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977168 | 3,599 | 3.609375 | 4 |
The McDonnell XP-67, otherwise known as the “Bat” or “Moonbat”, was a ambitious prototype for a twin-engine, long range, single-seat interceptor for the USAAF. The XP-67 prototype was the product of a 1940 US Army Air Corps request for a high-altitude, long range aircraft designed to take out enemy bombers. At the time... | <urn:uuid:79a7430e-cfc7-4fca-8534-0facfe58758f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.diseno-art.com/news_content/2012/05/mcdonnell-xp-67-bat-or-moonbat/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00069-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984351 | 1,049 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Dally Castle Tarset
NY 775-844 Northumberland England
Dally Castle was a rectangular, early 13th century defensible stone hall house, probably founded in his manor of Chirdon by David Linsey. Standing on a ridge within a curve of the Chirden Burn, the two storey 'house with remarkably thick walls in the form of a tower... | <urn:uuid:54f8121b-ed88-4b39-b9e2-f8bb151a5ed6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_north/80/dallycastle.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00153-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983803 | 377 | 2.5625 | 3 |
When a first draft is slightly off in the Show-Don’t-Tell of a relationship, how do you correct the relationship? Three places in a story can be tackled.
Direct confrontations. When characters interact, it’s relatively easy to adjust a character relationship to heat it up or cool it down. The exact wording of dialogue ... | <urn:uuid:cfe40f7e-e446-4395-b934-a3f82e7cc3a9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.jacketflap.com/megablog/index.asp?tagid=223630&tag=connotations | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00127-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931621 | 1,608 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. At the age of eleven, his family and he moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts. It was in high school that Robert Frost became interested in reading and writing poetry. In 1892, he attended Dartmouth College and later Harvard, but never earned a formal degree.
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ChristianAnswers.Net WebBible Encyclopedia
The ordinance of marriage was sanctioned in Paradise (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6). Monogamy was the original law under which man lived, but polygamy early commenced (Gen. 4:19), and continued to prevail all down through Jewish history. The law of Moses regulated but did not prohi... | <urn:uuid:22717234-1b9d-4dbf-97bc-49c3d5987617> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/wife.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395613.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00004-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953362 | 176 | 3.359375 | 3 |
Signs leading to a temple in Japan’s Nara Prefecture feature a variety of romanizations. Inconsistent romanization is hardly newsworthy in itself, this being common in East Asia. But things get a little more interesting as the article progresses.
Akihiko Yonekawa, a Japanese language professor at Baika Women’s Universi... | <urn:uuid:3e55e88c-93a4-472a-a00e-208a10855d93> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://pinyin.info/news/2006/prohibited-macrons/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00165-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955948 | 437 | 2.78125 | 3 |
The Son of a Poor Candle-maker - April 17
- 2016 17 Apr
On APRIL 17, 1790, the son of a poor candle-maker died. The 15th of 17 children, he apprenticed as a printer, and published a popular almanac. He retired at age 42, then taught himself five languages, invented the rocking chair, bifocal glasses, and the lighting r... | <urn:uuid:4075dc47-f98d-44e9-9b61-ea7258f6bf09> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.crosswalk.com/newsletters-only/american-minute/the-son-of-a-poor-candle-maker-april-17.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391634.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975816 | 271 | 2.703125 | 3 |
What is attentuation? How does it effect beer flavor and quality? How is is calculated and why do I need to know it?
Attenuation is a measurement of a beer's drop in specific gravity during fermentation. It is expressed as a percentage of original gravity and calculated by (OG - FG) / OG. We measure apparent attenuatio... | <urn:uuid:5355a2dd-cfa4-4bee-8fbe-6737732bfa81> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/1454/what-is-attentuation/1466 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397428.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00044-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956457 | 486 | 3.0625 | 3 |
The Areiopagus (Ἄρειος πάγος,
in native authors and inscriptions always
without the article), or hill of Ares, at Athens, was a rocky eminence,
lying to the west of and not far from the Acropolis. To account for the
name, various stories were told. Thus, some said that it was so called from
the Amazons, the daughters o... | <urn:uuid:55a1fc00-c234-4904-8905-d30534bc448a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0063:id=areiopagus-cn | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00043-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952451 | 6,829 | 3 | 3 |
All students are in the planning and organizing stages of their independent "how-to" essay. Each student was encouraged to pick a favorite activity to "teach" to someone. Humor is encouraged.
Recognizing types of expository writing
Outlining instructional steps for How-To writing
Developing introductory paragraph
Turni... | <urn:uuid:19abc8ad-ed9a-4b11-94cd-caf9aa04e619> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://mabryonline.org/blogs/beals/archives/2007/04/write_away_wedn.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395613.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00081-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928602 | 90 | 3.390625 | 3 |
Seeing Music For What It Is
Music is not sound art, even though musical ideas find natural expression in melody and harmony, timbre and rhythm. Music may be carried in sound, but only in the way that our applause at a concert is carried in sound. Applause is clapping; it is stomping and shouting. These are noisy, but t... | <urn:uuid:4742ba5e-13f1-4f58-be0d-ae2af7639434> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://wdiy.org/post/seeing-music-what-it | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00174-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971986 | 865 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Speech & Language Development - Milestones
Speech Delay - Warning Signs
What stage of speech and language development should your child should be at? We will progress through several age groups and discuss many of the milestones your child should be reaching.
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- Peggy Drexler: People stigmatize "mama's boys," thinking they're weak
- In fact, studies show close relationship to mother can yield many benefits, she says
- Drexler: Mama's boys are less aggressive, more adaptable and patient
- She says one downside is that a close mother-son bond could disrupt the son's marriage
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Fragmentation and Cybercascades
by Cass Sunstein
he term group polarization refers to something very simple: After deliberation people are likely to move toward a more extreme point in the direction to which the group's members were originally inclined. With respect to the Internet and new communications technologies, ... | <urn:uuid:4f4648e0-cd64-4126-84fb-80943695cbe1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://fathom.lib.uchicago.edu/1/777777122307/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00003-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954661 | 4,402 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Farmers are some of the most innovative Australians - since 1970 they have lost 7.5% of arable land, but they’ve found ways to increase production by 220%. They’re also some of the most conservative, expressed in their reluctance to accept the science of climate change. So what will win as they face a changing climate:... | <urn:uuid:5e7c9e2a-ad42-4837-9d1c-2b1abc67fe31> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://theconversation.com/can-australian-farmers-take-on-the-challenge-of-climate-change-6957 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00026-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960214 | 1,009 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Unlike runners who have a reputation for being injury-prone, cyclists tend to be healthier. Or so we’ve been led to believe. Yet, even though cyclists don’t pound the pavement, they, too, suffer their fair share of aches and pains.
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|Scientific Name:||Rhizoprionodon acutus|
|Species Authority:||(Rüppell, 1837)|
Carcharias acutus Rüppell, 1837
|Taxonomic Source(s):||Compagno, L.J.V. 1973. Carcharhinidae. In: J.-C. Hureau and T. Monod (eds), Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). Volume 1, pp. 23-3... | <urn:uuid:ec8b8b82-c185-4830-8576-169718e34b05> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/41850/0 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397797.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00127-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.808092 | 2,153 | 2.53125 | 3 |
TNRTB Archive - Retained for reference information
Greater understanding of a young star cluster highlights the fine-tuning required to form a habitable planet. Most stars similar in size to the sun reside in binary (two-star) systems, which significantly impacts the formation of planetary systems around the star. Plan... | <urn:uuid:845d8745-5d1e-4644-819b-3629dd82c39d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.reasons.org/articles/planet-formation-constraints-in-binary-systems-2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408828.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00173-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907778 | 321 | 3.703125 | 4 |
New Study Shows Nearly One Third of Overweight Adolescents See Themselves as Underweight or “About Right”
Monday, February 08, 2010
Three in ten overweight teens believe they are actually underweight or “about right,” according to a study of more than 65,000 high school students.
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42% percent of charitable donors stopped giving because “they were being solicited too often,” according to a survey of 20,000 wealthy households by Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy.
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Michoacan Attractions | Things to do in Michoacan
Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary
When you visit Michoacan don’t pass up the opportunity to see its fir forests and witness one of the greatest natural spectacles in the world: the arrival of the Monarch butterfly. Monarch butterflies spend the winter in these forests living ... | <urn:uuid:b5d38b90-563d-4e07-8bd4-2707ed17d5d4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.bestday.com/Michoacan/Attractions/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396222.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00128-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947763 | 2,098 | 2.578125 | 3 |
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I have visited successful charter schools all across America—in farm country, the inner city, and everywhere in between. Like the schools profiled in this guide, they have two things in common. First, they set high standards. And second, they work as long and as hard as it takes to help every student succe... | <urn:uuid:76ab46fb-e6ad-4958-9997-77d4c7cf7162> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www2.ed.gov/admins/comm/choice/charterhs/report_pg3.html?exp=4 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00144-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959473 | 295 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Unit 6: Hate and Bias Crime
This unit discusses hate and bias crimes. These crimes are motivated by hostility and prejudice against a person based on his or her race, religion, sexual orientation, disability,
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Platinum is a chemical element with symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a
dense, malleable, ...... Jump up ^ "Unknown Facts about Platinum". watches.
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An armoured shell and being the size of a car couldn't save the glyptodont from extinction.
I have to admit to becoming slightly obsessed with perhaps one of the strangest mammals ever to have walked on the planet. I encountered them on a shoot with the BBC's natural history unit earlier this year, making a series abou... | <urn:uuid:57f4af0c-1bf1-49b1-b449-ea006d9c5341> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10817995 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397111.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00198-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976195 | 1,297 | 2.6875 | 3 |
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The text of the story never actually addresses who is running the government.
The action takes place in the United States, and the Constitution is still apparently the structural basis for the government. This would lead to the assumption that the citizens of the United States still voted to elect ... | <urn:uuid:7903cd51-7647-4234-a0ac-9f67958d570d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/who-actually-running-government-story-345295 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395613.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00018-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978601 | 249 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Afghanistan - Politics
Pashtuns account for about 40% of Afghanistan's population, but largely dominate Afghan politics. Tajiks are the second largest ethnic group, variously estimated at between 25% to 38% of the population. Tajiks are able to bring the other non-Pashtuns to their side, as they do not have the tribal ... | <urn:uuid:38eabc1e-7a6a-4ca0-a46e-99a2e8870aaa> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/politics.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396945.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00076-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969431 | 3,694 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Lincoln's Personal Life
The key-notes of Lincoln's course with the Executive Committee, his refusal to do
anything that appeared to him to be futile, his firmness not to cast about and experiment
after a policy, his basing of all his plans on the vision in his own mind of their sure
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Prototype Nokia phone recharges without wires
Pardon the cliche, but it's one of the holiest of Holy Grails of technology: Wireless power. And while early lab experiments have been able to "beam" electricity a few feet to power a light bulb, the day when our laptops and cell phones can charge without having to plug the... | <urn:uuid:efb93cf9-ffa2-4142-baad-32423e6df969> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://brigedco.blogspot.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00146-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953775 | 454 | 3.125 | 3 |
Village Statistics book is a rare and important book was first published by the Palestine Government in 1937 under the request of the Peel Commission, which was used to draw the first proposed partition plan in 1937 (know as the Peel Partition Plan). At the time, it had limited circulation, and later it was updated wit... | <urn:uuid:c3ee5b67-7c00-4b8c-9aab-6ed3a8d26181> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.palestineremembered.com/Articles/General-2/Story3150.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00000-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974938 | 217 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Miguel San Martin remembers exactly when he decided he wanted to be a space engineer.
“It was on a cold winter’s night in 1976, looking up at the sky at my parent’s farm while I listened to the BBC on short wave, reporting the arrival of the Viking mission to Mars,” he said.
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Porcupine Caribou Herd Numbers Are Up
An aerial census conducted last July by the State of Alaska, although yet to be completed, confirms in excess of 123,000 animals in the Porcupine caribou herd, significantly higher than the estimate of 90,000-100,000 that biologists have worked with for the past few years, Environm... | <urn:uuid:20bb557c-7652-4e05-b48e-107ad961c572> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.biggamehunt.net/news/porcupine-caribou-herd-numbers-are | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00052-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942608 | 458 | 2.828125 | 3 |
India celebrated its 68th Independence Day on August 15. With due pomp and grandeur, the new Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, addressed the citizens of his country from the front of the ramparts of the Red Fort (Lal Killa) in New Delhi. He dispensed with the bullet proof glass box and stood before the audience w... | <urn:uuid:ab7e04ad-a5c7-4f4d-97b2-ef7930897817> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.thedailystar.net/the-other-india-speaks-modi-at-lal-killa-37360 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00182-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.987141 | 1,061 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Amherst, Mass. One gray squirrel, its bushy tail twitching, barked a warning as another scrounged for food nearby. It was an ordinary spring day at Hampshire College, except that the rodent issuing the warning was powered by amps, not acorns.
Dubbed "Rocky" after the cartoon character, the robo-squirrel is working its ... | <urn:uuid:8d1ec8f4-5276-4618-ade2-cfa1bec279d1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/03/robot_lizards_jump_research/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00151-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954483 | 624 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Oral health begins with clean teeth. Keeping the area where your teeth meet your gums clean can prevent gum disease, while keeping your tooth surfaces clean can help you stave off cavities. Consider these brushing basics from the American Dental Association:
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Each time the clock ticks you're charging or discharging a bunch of capacitors. The energy for charging a capacitor is:
E = 1/2*C*V^2
C is the capacitance and
V is the voltage to which it was charged.
If your frequency is
f[Hz], then you have
f cycles per second, and your power is:
P = f*E = 1/2*C*V^2*f
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In the backyards of family homes across America, kids are jumping up and down and doing flips and other fancy gymnastics moves. Trampolines are now one of the hottest toys for kids and they’re at the top of many children’s holiday and birthday wish lists.
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Everyday Rules that Really Work
Tips for Creating Rules That Really Work
General Rules of Conduct
CHOICES Management Plan, by Kathy B.
Deal or No Deal- Submitted by Crystal Mcvea
Lunch Detention Form- Detention reflection sheet that can be sent home to parents. Received from Ms. Leedy of Highlander Way Middle School.
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Because of the short time interval between spontaneous neutron emissions (and, therefore, the large number of background neutrons) found in plutonium because of the decay by spontaneous fission of the isotope Pu-240, Manhattan Project scientists devised the implosion method of assembly in which high explosives are arra... | <urn:uuid:3863a6e9-4611-488c-af2f-31a761982fe1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/intro/implosion-device.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00054-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955686 | 2,648 | 4.09375 | 4 |
Seventy percent of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, but peel back that layer and a world of features will be seen that are more dramatic than the mountains and valleys of land. However, traditional means of scanning the ocean bottom by using various sonar technologies have mapped a relatively small percentage o... | <urn:uuid:872c6a63-e2b5-4e8b-8ca7-2d67308c8e02> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/MediaDetail.php?MediaID=572&MediaTypeID=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397744.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00153-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938429 | 331 | 4.21875 | 4 |
Rush to Russian is an all inclusive textbook for those beginning to study the Russian language from the basic level. The main aim of the textbook is to introduce lexical, grammatical rules and conversational
Russian construction in the most easy and enthralling manner. All the commentaries in the textbook are in Englis... | <urn:uuid:07509d50-ef0f-4a09-afb4-1a1b1c7007e8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=2799 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00112-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917424 | 247 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Studying is not a generic task that has a right and wrong way of being done. Â Throughout this semester I myself am learning that different classes and instructors will require you to study differently simply because of their teaching styles. Â The most important things to remember while studying are the following…Don’... | <urn:uuid:864e0021-0eb9-438e-b748-ecca9c134521> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://cfcc.edu/blogs/tdheath577/2013/10/29/studying/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399117.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00126-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960879 | 302 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Can an adult tell when a child is lying?
We investigated adults’ ability to detect children’s prepared and unprepared lies and truths. Furthermore, we examined children’s strategies when lying. Thirty children (11-13 years) were interviewed about one self-experienced and one invented event each. Half had prepared their... | <urn:uuid:1237b1b5-4ee1-4c4d-b87f-62c5bddb4f84> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2010/05/can-an-adult-tell-when-a-child-is-lying/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399117.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00081-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946606 | 265 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the entire topic or as a... | <urn:uuid:97c3be88-39d4-42cf-92c9-d939fdcc5a21> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Preadolescence | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408840.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00183-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922032 | 958 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Tesla constructed a 142 foot high metal mast in Colorado Springs. From this he could shoot out bolts of man-made lightning over 100 feet long.
Tesla created the first remote control by using it on a toy boat. Demonstrated in 1898, it was considered largely useless.
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25 March 2011
Video: DESERTEC - DLR contributes to the 'Power from the desert' project
This short DLR film shows how the region can be supplied with low-cost electricity from the desert.
DLR (CC-BY 3.0).
Studies in energy carried out by researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfah... | <urn:uuid:507a92b4-ab7d-4b01-905a-32e39c679b0a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10202/334_read-745/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00107-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.883363 | 238 | 2.78125 | 3 |
The Middle Ages encompass one of the most violent periods in English History are are epitomised by the castles of the Middle Ages.
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Sets in themselves do not have "equivalence" or "inverses", and they cannot be "reflexive", "symmetrical" or "transitive". We must take the set under a relation. For instance, let us examine the set you have given under the relation "=". Clearly, for we have that (reflexive), if then (symmetric), and if and then . Thus... | <urn:uuid:03b5f458-4c84-482b-a344-1d4cbdd1d428> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://mathhelpforum.com/discrete-math/96501-mathematics-sets.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00055-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939408 | 198 | 2.875 | 3 |
|About this Recording
8.558013 - Opera Explained: WAGNER, R. - The Flying Dutchman (Timson)
Richard Wagner (1813–1883): The Flying Dutchman
The word ‘opera’ is Latin and means ‘the works’; it represents a synthesis of all the other arts: drama, vocal and orchestral music, dance, light and design. Consequently, it deliv... | <urn:uuid:c1524e06-04d3-410e-8c1c-ac78110cec24> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.558013&catNum=558013&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00172-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959654 | 1,245 | 3.234375 | 3 |
More than 250,000 Americans from every state today petitioned the Bush Administration to reinstate federal protection for 58.5 million acres of pristine national forests across the nation.
Buck Parker, Earthjustice executive director, said that the petition asks the Bush Administration to undo its earlier repeal of a F... | <urn:uuid:a3861518-92ef-486b-94df-c0d32ed52237> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2006/more-than-250-000-citizens-petition-to-keep-roadless-areas-wild | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00179-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946694 | 401 | 2.65625 | 3 |
The Royal Victorian Hotel in the Bahamas opened in 1861, Crane Beach in
Barbados opened in 1887, and the Jamaican Titchfield Hotel ...
The Bahamas first recognized the potential of a tourism industry way back in the
middle of the last century when its Government passed a Tourism ...
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by Michele S. Byers, executive director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation
The last few weeks have brought the fresh taste of high quality, locally grown fruits and vegetables to many New Jerseyans. The Garden State still produces some of the best tomatoes and corn in the world! We should all take note, however, of a ... | <urn:uuid:de7ba606-c6c8-4ffa-a78c-e49000fe976b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://njtoday.net/2010/07/13/squandering-a-bumper-crop-of-farmland/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393442.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00140-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917942 | 740 | 2.953125 | 3 |
URBANA, Ill. — The debate continues as scrutiny increases over the sustainability of ethanol derived from crops developed for food production.
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A complete electronic version of Einhard's biography of Charlemagne is available through the Medieval Sourcebook. It is well known that Einhard based his text on the biographies of Roman Emperors written by Suetonius (c. 69-after 129 A.D.), especially the biography of Augustus. An electronic version of the Suetonius te... | <urn:uuid:e0ad0eff-9534-47ce-ba84-19d50532c726> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/arth212/Einhard_Charlemagne.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00021-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.992257 | 1,916 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Skip to comments.Nanocrystal probes mimic viruses to gain entry into cells
Posted on 05/02/2012 9:28:13 PM PDT by neverdem
US scientists have developed a method to deliver probes into cells to track the cells. Therapies such as those based on stem cells that require whole body tracking using non-invasive imaging, for e... | <urn:uuid:5f7f18d9-7249-4220-882c-3f0c03504f34> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2879297/posts | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00096-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924502 | 604 | 2.984375 | 3 |
With an unusually rainy spring coming to a close, conditions are ideal for mosquitoes to breed, and Union County’s seasonal mosquito control efforts are under way. Residents can also take steps to help reduce the risk of mosquito-borne diseases.
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This is a list of the languages featured on Omniglot arranged by the language families they belong to, with details of each language family.
The Afroasiatic language family includes around 375 languages which are spoken by over 350 million people in the Middle East, North Africa and parts of the Sahel. These languages ... | <urn:uuid:b9c1a9e2-6522-4d83-bd0b-e14c398aa303> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://omniglot.com/writing/langfam.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402746.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00144-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.857365 | 2,617 | 3.375 | 3 |
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A haboob (Arabic هبوب) is a type of intense sandstorm commonly observed in arid regions throughout the world. There is almost no visibility in close proximity when inside the area covered by the haboob (as can be seen in the video below).
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Cotton industry recycles cotton byproducts and waste
Seeds from the cotton plant that are separated from
the lint at the gin mill represent a valuable commodity that is very
Byproducts from the cotton fiber ginning process, including seed, linters,
burs and oil, are being developed into value-added products for feed,
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August 26, 2009 Archives
Welcome to EL 266, "American Literature I: 1800-1915."
The course website is located at http://jerz.setonhill.edu/EL266. The printout I give on the first day of classes is only part of the information available online.
Plot Summary and "The Right Answer"
Literary Close Reading
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Another challenge to boosting Tacoma’s tree canopy by 2030 is choosing trees that can survive.
If planting for the future, you need to choose trees that can cope with hotter, drier summers, wetter winters with more extreme storms, less snowpack and smaller water reserves.
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Global sea levels would be higher and rising faster, if not for reservoir water trapped behind dams around the world, a new study suggests.
But the conclusion does not fully account for other human-caused changes to the water cycle, another researcher cautions.
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In the early hours of July 29, 1914, Czar Nicholas II of Russia and his first cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, begin a frantic exchange of telegrams regarding the newly erupted war in the Balkan region and the possibility of its escalation into a general European war.
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This month pesticide safety educators, health professionals and other experts from around the U.S. will explore how to motivate pesticide handlers to use best practices concerning personal protective equipment (PPE). The discussion is part of a Pesticide PPE Seminar Series sponsored by the National Institute for Occupa... | <urn:uuid:d82fd08d-711e-4280-8e34-64fdf3e715d9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.environmental-expert.com/articles/wssa-pesticide-stewardship-series-always-be-diligent-concerning-personal-protective-equipment-359090 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00032-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.906028 | 1,575 | 3.078125 | 3 |
In January 1838 the Prophet Joseph Smith fled from Kirtland to escape the enemies who were seeking his life. He traveled to Far West, Missouri, where he arrived on 14 March 1838. He wrote:
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Nelson Mandela, who died last week [Dec. 5] at age 95, transformed not only the political landscape of his beloved country, but also its legal system. Under apartheid, law was an instrument of racist, rights-denying repression. Today, thanks in part to the law-trained Mandela, South Africa’s constitution and its court ... | <urn:uuid:edf72cde-59d1-4364-b084-e197ed098ccc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://jostonjustice.blogspot.com/2013/12/mandela-leaves-liberating-rule-of-law.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00114-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957848 | 1,165 | 4.21875 | 4 |
September 17, 2012
Shingles Does Not Increase Cancer Risk
Herpes zoster, or shingles, does not increase the risk of cancer in the general population, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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ISRO planning platform to predict tsunami
January 16, 2005 00:15 IST
The Indian Space Research Organisation is looking at developing a data collection platform that can warn about tsunamis a few hours in advance.
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To become certified, most states require veterinary technicians to pass the Veterinary Technician National Exam, or VTNE. The computerized, multiple- choice exam is 150 questions, and tests whether candidates are able to perform the entry-level skills required of a vet tech, such as providing first aid for injured anim... | <urn:uuid:41476077-eb8c-4ad3-a633-665701509ada> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://work.chron.com/good-studying-tips-vet-tech-15902.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00082-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94655 | 536 | 2.9375 | 3 |
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(More accurately SARUM USE)
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Until 1772 Adamsdorf was located in what was known as Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of Poland. The First Partition of Poland in 1772 resulted in the creation of a new province on 31 January 1773, called West Prussia, in which Adamsdorf was located. Adamsdorf was situated in the district (K... | <urn:uuid:628c3cbd-3d78-44c8-84d4-ceb2d700bb77> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gameo.org/index.php?title=Adamsdorf_(Kuyavian-Pomeranian_Voivodeship,_Poland)&oldid=79147 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398873.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00123-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.889776 | 592 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Command substitution allows the output of a command to replace the command itself. Command substitution occurs when a command is enclosed as follows:
Bash performs the expansion by executing command and
replacing the command substitution with the standard output of the
command, with any trailing newlines deleted.
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A busy start to Erie County's tick season has slowed down with the warmer weather.
Thirty-eight ticks were sent to the Erie County Department of Health for identification in May, just a few higher than the average for the month, said Karen Tobin, director of environmental health for the county Health Department.
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When you press a mouse button, that is called clicking.
commands to the computer.
Left clicking, which is pressing the left mouse button, is used the majority of
your pointer on the red button below and practice left clicking.
When you are comfortable
with left clicking,
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TPS is an acronym describing Transaction Processing Systems. TPS
systems are exactly what the name implies - a system that processes
transactions that occur within an organization or business. TPS
systems tend to perform routine operations and serve as a foundation
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The world of coffee can be a confusing and intimidating place, especially if you don’t know the lingo. Here are some basic coffee terms and lingo you can use to communicate with your barista without embarrassment. The types of drinks, how to order and a glossary of terms commonly used when tasting and describing coffee... | <urn:uuid:c589c098-e3b5-48ac-a520-a2756de9e66e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://theepicentre.com/drink/coffee-terminology/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00011-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925558 | 1,589 | 2.703125 | 3 |
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