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Floods can strike without warning as a sudden rush of water in a desert wash that can sweep a car away or a slow creep. They can roll boulders the size of cars, destroy buildings and bridges and take lives. Floods cause more damage and take more lives than any other weather related event in the United States.
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Sesame Workshop, the creator and producer of the popular children’s show Sesame Street™, has recently released the results of a study evaluating the effectiveness of Sesame Street™ around the world, and the results are very positive. Overall results showed an 11.6 percentile difference in the areas tested (e.g. cogniti... | <urn:uuid:761a9a67-43a2-4335-a0fd-40d048440c3e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.wfsu.org/updates-blog/?p=468 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398216.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00123-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935692 | 375 | 3.25 | 3 |
We recently reported on six other cities in Michigan, which have more lead poisoning in their city water supplies, than Flint.
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There are many ways to beat the heat, taking a dip in the pool or ocean, sitting directly in front of a fan or air conditioning, or more drastically moving to a colder climate. However, often reaching for a cold drink is the easiest and most flavorful way drop the temperature a few degrees and prevent dehydration.
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'Sneakey' photos could steal your keys
US scientists have developed a software algorithm that creates a physical key based solely on a picture, regardless of angle or distance.
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Late 16th century: from obsolete French subjoindre, from Latin subjungere, from sub- 'in addition' + jungere 'to join'.
Words that rhyme with subjoinadjoin, Boulogne, coign, coin, conjoin, Des Moines, Dordogne, enjoin, groin, groyne, join, loin, purloin, quoin
For editors and proofreaders
Line breaks: sub|join
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- Word History
|part of speech:
||a loud, confusing noise.
The bus driver told us to stop making such a racket.
- commotion, din, hubbub, uproar
- similar words:
- clamor, crash
||dishonest activities by a group of people whose aim is to cheat others of their money.
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1. In Chapter I, Introduction in Defense of Everything Else, Chesterton states that the book is written from his own experiences rather than as the result of research and labor. What expectations does this set up or destroy for the reader?
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HSPA - High Speed Packet Access Tutorial
- UMTS HSPA, High Speed Packet Access, combines HSDPA and HSUPA for uplink and downlink to provide high speed data access.
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Doctors diagnose attention deficit disorder (ADD ADHD) on the basis of detailed criteria spelled out in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. In its entry on ADHD, the DSM-IV lists nine symptoms that suggest inattention and nine that suggest hyperactivity/impulsivity:
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Call in to speak with the host
As Earth and the other planets orbit the sun, the solar system itself travels through space. Its slow journey is taking it through a wispy expanse of gas called the Local Interstellar Cloud. Now, astronomers have discovered signs of potential turbulence in the cloud, indicated by a shift ... | <urn:uuid:0646e84b-5775-49d8-8eb0-7e79d4c24219> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theprophetico/2013/09/23/harbinger-of-more-dramatic-changes | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393093.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00013-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93065 | 165 | 2.8125 | 3 |
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), in conjunction with the World Green Building Council (WGBC), has announced the development of a new framework and rating tool category designed exclusively for the distinctive features of green buildings in developing countries.
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The Directive Principles of State Policy constitute another important feature of the Indian Constitution. It is an idealistic and philosophical chapter in the Indian Constitution, which contains various aims and aspirations to be fulfilled by the State in distant future. They provide the much-desired philosophy of the ... | <urn:uuid:5ccaca4e-46f4-4fed-8fd8-e2bf87b19112> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.preservearticles.com/201012251613/directive-principles-of-state-policy.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00199-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920604 | 353 | 3.15625 | 3 |
What is Stormwater?
Stormwater is water from rain or melting snow that doesn't soak into the ground but runs off into waterways. It flows from rooftops, over paved areas and bare soil, and through sloped lawns while picking up a variety of materials on its way. As it flows, stormwater runoff collects and transports soi... | <urn:uuid:1da8287c-1f9b-4391-8781-6a4bdbfd1516> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.townofcortlandt.com/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=20&TPID=10553 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397744.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00088-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945849 | 639 | 3.78125 | 4 |
A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name. The original list of Bayer designations contained 1,564 stars.
Most of the brighter stars were assigned their first systematic names by the Germa... | <urn:uuid:3d0d2b10-bdf2-4d1e-8e28-3e1dd46f795e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Bayer_designation.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399117.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00009-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931651 | 491 | 3.796875 | 4 |
Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles|
Appendix 4: Undesignated Vehicles
|Copyright © 2004 Andreas Parsch|
After the start of the Korean War in 1950, the U.S. Navy had no suitable aircraft rocket for use against large tanks. The NOTS (Naval Ordnance Test Station) at China Lake thus developed a new 6.5 inch di... | <urn:uuid:f3639a45-372c-420f-9b80-bc03161b9a45> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/ram.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395166.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00133-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921923 | 291 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Meat Glue, Pink Slime, Health Risks & More Reasons to Never Eat Meat
A recent study came to the alarming conclusion that all red meat is bad for you—as in, any amount, any kind, will increase your risk of dying. The study conducted over 20 years, found that eating just three ounces of meat a day increases your risk of ... | <urn:uuid:1efdb91b-c057-4cf9-a30e-4d5f7713d586> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/13/eating-all-red-meat-increases-death-and-more-reasons-to-never-eat-meat.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00152-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956177 | 1,003 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Fifteen young students embark on the boat that should lead them to their families on the coasts of New Zealand. Unfortunately the boat loses its anchor and heads to the open sea in the middle of the night without sailors on it. In the morning, a violent storm prevents the children from sailing back to the harbor. A few... | <urn:uuid:a7f181c2-1b70-44ac-b960-9775d0873d5d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?id=5013 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398628.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00097-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972412 | 145 | 2.578125 | 3 |
The sign for "couch" starts with the sign for "sit" then uses classifier "c" handshapes
to show the relative size and shape of the couch.
Sample sentence: "What color is your couch?" = "YOUR COUCH, what-COLOR?"
After you've established that you are talking about a couch, you can drop the first
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enteric bacterial pathogens from raw mince meat in Mafikeng,
North-West Province, South Africa
Collins Njie Ateba,
of Biological Sciences, School of Environmental and Health
Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology,
North-West University – Mafikeng Campus, Private Bag X2046,
Abstract: A large
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Grand Rapids Community College’s chemistry program is getting a boost, thanks to a federal grant that will be used to purchase new equipment, train faculty and hold summer camps for high school students.
Close to half the $166,214 grant from the National Science Foundation will be used to purchase a... | <urn:uuid:97810263-690b-4b95-a22d-598d2d07de8c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/10/grand_rapids_community_college_72.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392159.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00008-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947443 | 384 | 2.515625 | 3 |
The Center for Biological Diversity, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of endangered species, recently filed a series of lawsuits to force consultations on pesticide impacts. The extensive legal action argues that the Environmental Protection Agency failed to consider the impacts of nearly 4... | <urn:uuid:62edfdbb-462e-48df-90f0-4ef980926014> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.independent.com/news/2010/feb/26/pesticides-attacked/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00103-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.813947 | 1,411 | 2.96875 | 3 |
In the timeless tradition of bards and rishis, I would like to tell the legend of Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth. As daughter of the Moon and sister of the Sun, Inanna is the morning and evening star, Venus-Aphrodite, in the Sumerian pantheon. Yet her story is about a wife, mother, priestess, queen, and goddess who ... | <urn:uuid:269f0467-60bc-4037-83e9-fb1a8834dcfa> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/mideast/mi-elo2.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396959.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00066-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963258 | 4,035 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Many people are too busy or too distracted to ensure they are getting the best prices when they shop for consumer goods, like groceries, clothes and household items. Also, some retailers – on purpose or inadvertently – overcharge customers or provide less product than advertised for a given price.
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Oral Communication is the ability to talk with others to give and exchange information & ideas, such as: ask questions, give directions, coordinate work tasks, explain & persuade.
How we use this skill
- greeting people and taking messages
- reassuring, comforting or persuading
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Major Research Tools
1. MHC Library Catalog - for finding books available in the valley.
Our online catalog lists the books owned by all the four colleges and UMass. It also lists journals we subscribe to, but does not index those journals.
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Some good and not so good info....I like #'s....tends to remove opinions....
Here are some relative thermal conductivity #'s for common materials...expressed as k - W... | <urn:uuid:d6c7010d-f51b-4577-ada1-e79cee5bc8a8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.diychatroom.com/f19/sound-attenuation-surprise-about-insulation-137647/index2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403826.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00004-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915301 | 1,248 | 2.703125 | 3 |
This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
- ► Criticism of evolution (3 P)
- ► Individual variation (4 P)
- ► Mechanisms of evolution (2 C, 1 P)
- ► Origin of life (1 P)
- ► Evolution articles in Popular Science Monthly (2 C, 154 P)
- ► Theories of evolution (2 C)
Pages in category "Evolution"
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Hi! It’s Thursday, January 13, 2010 and time for History at ClickSchooling!
TeachingHistory.org: National History Clearinghouse
Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12)
ClickScholar Jean Troop recommended this website, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, that is designed to help raise student achievement in grades K–12, b... | <urn:uuid:3073e9e6-c658-4dbb-a3f3-ed5d81ba97c4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://clickschooling.com/2011/01/history-education-clearinghouse-for-k-12-free-poster/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00133-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918085 | 554 | 3.765625 | 4 |
From 11:00PM PDT on Friday, July 1 until 5:00AM PDT on Saturday, July 2, the Shmoop engineering elves will be making tweaks and improvements to the site. That means Shmoop will be unavailable for use during that time. Thanks for your patience!
A short time after the pipe-throwing incident (Chapter 30), Ahab comes onto ... | <urn:uuid:57f2e9d2-746a-49d3-9974-425ddf5f109b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.shmoop.com/moby-dick/chapter-36-summary.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394605.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00187-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965961 | 1,094 | 2.625 | 3 |
As part of God’s creation, Fr. Paul Jarvis believes people have a responsibility to be good stewards of the environment. Presently, a vital member of that environment is in trouble.
Colony Collapse Disorder has caused the mysterious decline of honeybees in the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports t... | <urn:uuid:b6a8e0f1-29b5-4512-9284-280a9c68f05e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.rosemounttownpages.com/content/sweet-responsibility | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397842.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00019-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957183 | 805 | 2.6875 | 3 |
On 21 December 2009 the UK’s Daily Telegraph published an article titled, ‘Perenco takes its hunt for black gold to the depths of Peru’s rainforest.’ Ignore the fact this was almost three years ago. In light of a decision last month by Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines, this article couldn’t be more topical.
Here are... | <urn:uuid:1985bf5d-7554-4d61-9ce4-6937de5b56ec> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://zcomm.org/znetarticle/why-i-wouldn-t-trust-the-telegraph-by-david-hill/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400572.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00125-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965672 | 1,379 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Two-hundred ten years ago this Sunday, on August 3, 1804 at half past two o’clock in the afternoon, Commodore Edward Preble raised the signal for his squadron to commence the bombardment of the harbor of Tripoli. His second division of gunboats was commanded by Captain Stephen Decatur, who had won international renown ... | <urn:uuid:c5e6f3c5-ee97-4dd4-8910-fa572e9a51df> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.catholicvote.org/christendom-at-war/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399425.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00117-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971038 | 1,148 | 3.171875 | 3 |
The following websites have been approved for use in the classroom by EDSITEment. Browse websites by subject area.
From the Center for the Liberal Arts (CLA de la Universidad de Virginia/The University of Virginia), an NEH-funded site using films clips to teach Spanish language and culture. Advanced, AP, college level,... | <urn:uuid:66ea46a5-9dc8-4fee-a309-efc7f102a57d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://edsitement.neh.gov/websites/title?page=15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392159.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00039-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.91597 | 196 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Be honest, despite the 15 programmes, five temperatures and three speed settings how many of us just bung all our washing in the machine and stick it to fast wash at 40°C?
Does it really matter what temperature the water is or what you use to wash your clothes? And has it got implications for health?
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UnNews:Wind farms are solution to global warming
From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Wind farms are solution to global warming
The one that Univisión did not buy out
Monday, June 27, 2016, 02:34:UTC)(
5 June 2012
LONDON, England -- For thousands of years humans have used either hand held, slave operated, o... | <urn:uuid:7d13c5d7-071a-4771-b249-5a67dfa12913> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/UnNews:Wind_farms_are_solution_to_global_warming | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00086-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952586 | 822 | 2.609375 | 3 |
For some reason, my memories of French class all take place right after lunch in a semi-dark classroom. The middle-school French program at that time made use of film-strips and an accompanying tape recording. I remember nodding off as my classmates repeated the same phrases over and over. Sentences like Voila Monsieur... | <urn:uuid:ca2993fa-fe2f-4569-8c8d-8494039f35a8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/dyck/dyck027.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00121-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.89071 | 1,062 | 3.34375 | 3 |
NASA uses Cycle Stop Valve on Solid Rocket Booster
When the Space Shuttle is on the ground, de-ionized water is circulated throughout the vectoring system for the solid rocket boosters. Various flow rates are required at different times as a pressure regulator tries to maintain 20 PSI on the system. A thousand feet awa... | <urn:uuid:181a3ddf-cdbe-4e9a-b894-900214a2424a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cyclestopvalves.com/csvapplications_18.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00025-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949683 | 334 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Many adults have distinct memories of practice from when they went to school. Students worked alone, on sheets of many similar problems, or with flashcards. The goal of such drill was memorization and speed was key. Today's students need more than this. They must achieve fluency with the same content that their parents... | <urn:uuid:311079cd-0290-46a1-9b02-b6441833f8f9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://investigations.terc.edu/curriculum_clrm/Practice/index.cfm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402516.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00170-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984996 | 129 | 2.96875 | 3 |
BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOL CALENDAR : FREE PLANNER CALENDAR
Baltimore County School Calendar
- A county in north central Maryland that surrounds but does not include the city of Baltimore; pop. 692,134. Towson is its seat
- Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2004, i... | <urn:uuid:6986f159-4aa8-4839-82c2-37e9bae9ece7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://sites.google.com/site/annearundelcountyschoolcal/baltimore-county-school-calendar-baltimore-county | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00078-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949386 | 317 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Yet another Yank/Brit difference I never knew about. It suddenly occurred to me to wonder why a cross-bar suspended by ropes for acrobatic purposes was called a trapeze. I went to the OED, which said “Prob. orig. applied to a kind in which the ropes formed a trapezium (in sense 1b) with the roof and cross-bar.” So I we... | <urn:uuid:aa20e9b1-0670-43b2-ae57-6b107350101e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://languagehat.com/trapeziumtrapezoid/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398075.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00122-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944073 | 620 | 2.953125 | 3 |
The Australian Synchrotron. Photo: Jason South
AUSTRALIA'S synchrotron is being used to pioneer new technology for use in Europe's Large Hadron Collider, as scientists seek to learn more about the newest particle discovered.
A week after physicists announced they had found evidence of the elusive Higgs boson, efforts h... | <urn:uuid:9d9027fb-5723-42dc-a58b-27c8f52669c0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/australia-has-role-in-god-particle-research-20120711-21we5.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397696.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00189-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932235 | 554 | 3.140625 | 3 |
According to a new study by the researchers of Brigham Young University, tweets about health problems like flu and other diseases can be helpful for tracking an outbreak of a disease. Thus, Twitter users who discuss the kind of health problems they are facing due to certain weather conditions or because of a virus that... | <urn:uuid:53b97dc0-f1f5-49d0-b3b5-7b8379f8c705> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.vsocio.com/2013/01/26/tweets-monitor-disease-outbreaks/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403823.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00119-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969012 | 327 | 3.15625 | 3 |
The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child
By: Lawrence M. Seigel
The acclaimed book for parents whose children have special education needs.
Your special needs child needs a special education, and as a parent, you face a number of obstacles as you work with your school district to develop an Ind... | <urn:uuid:d6b5af08-ceae-4053-b198-8e616965151f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://suescheffbooks.blogspot.com/2009/08/sue-scheff-complete-iep-guide-how-to.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00105-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.887012 | 332 | 2.59375 | 3 |
- Historic Sites
2.from Normandy To Grenada
A veteran reporter looks back to a time when the stakes were really high—and vet military men actually trusted newsmen.
June/july 1985 | Volume 36, Issue 4
One week in August 1942 several stories on the British war effort appeared on the wires of the Associated Press, written... | <urn:uuid:1109f68b-c2d8-45b2-b6b2-13c845f081a4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.americanheritage.com/content/2from-normandy-grenada?page=show | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00045-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978638 | 1,363 | 3.25 | 3 |
BANNAAH, BANNAY, BANNAYAH (not Benajah):
A Palestinian semi-tanna (see Bar Ḳappara) at the beginning of the third century. Not much of a halakic nature from him has been preserved; but he is distinguished as one of the great haggadists of his time. Probably he also enjoyed the reputation of a saint, as is shown by the ... | <urn:uuid:00935a91-5730-4315-b0a0-8f8c17377318> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2446-bannaah-bannay-bannayah | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00163-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963741 | 1,145 | 3.234375 | 3 |
A journalist unearths the story of a crash landing in war-torn Albania during World War II.
A daring new program of air evacuation technicians, stationed near war zones in order to lift the wounded quickly to safety, the Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron was launched by Maj. Gen. David N.W. Grant in 1942. Since... | <urn:uuid:46703873-e462-489d-bb94-e2b1ec967ccd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/cate-lineberry/the-secret-rescue/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00031-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972962 | 355 | 3.015625 | 3 |
As per my previous post, a new study has shown how genetic distance is correlated with geographic distance in human populations. This is similar to another recent study on the same topic. Of interest is the observation that inter-population differences are explained mostly by genetic drift, and less by selection.
Also ... | <urn:uuid:5881ce95-fd37-4cc8-9ffb-6c268b096c76> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://dienekes.blogspot.com/2005/10/geographic-and-genetic-distance-in.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397111.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00029-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947283 | 443 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Physical anthropology of Shao et al. revealed that the ancient human bones from Sampula exhibited primarily Mongoloid characteristics with certain European features, but Han et al. believed that Sampula populations are mainly of European character and actually are close to that of the Eastern Mediterranean type.
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Date: July 6, 2009
Creator: Peterman, David Randall & Mallett, William J.
Description: On June 22, 2009, two transit trains in Washington, DC, collided, resulting in nine deaths and dozens of injuries. It was the worst crash in the history of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's rail transit system. Thi... | <urn:uuid:477c4229-e422-4f20-9bd7-1c4b66e39d52> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://digital.library.unt.edu/search/?q=%22Railroads%22&t=str_subject | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00114-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9336 | 175 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Walkers will today retrace the routes to Manchester taken by tens of thousands of campaigners before the infamous Peterloo Massacre.
Eighteen people were killed and hundreds injured when cavalry and soldiers charged a peaceful rally to lobby for parliamentary reforms on August 16, 1819.
They had walked to St Peter’s Fi... | <urn:uuid:fddc1109-23ee-4466-a9d4-8e647292b4e8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2014-08-17/walkers-to-march-on-manchester-to-commemorate-peterloo-massacre-victims/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00096-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930897 | 216 | 2.515625 | 3 |
"Voir dire" is the process of selecting a jury in a trial. See, Sec. 805.08, Wis. Stats. Procedurally, the court summons a number of persons from the community to court. In Milwaukee County the random process is accomplished by using drivers license records. The group of people that reports to the court is collectively... | <urn:uuid:7646c914-1ab2-412b-84d3-7c01fa733d63> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://jensendefense.com/hereshow/voirdire.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00083-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9697 | 2,015 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Zoo issues rare fish mating appeal
A worldwide appeal has been launched to find a mate for the last remaining males of a tropical fish on the brink of extinction.
The Mangarahara cichlid, from Madagascar, is believed to have vanished from the wild as a result of the building of dams which has dried up its habitat on th... | <urn:uuid:46ccec04-c84d-4ead-a202-9e93757a96eb> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breakingnews/offbeat/zoo-issues-rare-fish-mating-appeal-29255378.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393093.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00192-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945926 | 355 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Other Names for this Disease
- Parathyroid, underactivity of
- Hypoparathyroidism, idiopathic (subtype)
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hyperthyroidism, metabolic alkalosis, DiGeorge syndrome, and type... | <urn:uuid:a4fd8184-d11b-46ad-a977-812df572c664> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/gard/6733/hypoparathyroidism/resources/1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00116-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.885037 | 552 | 3.3125 | 3 |
New Clues for Liver Cirrhosis Treatment
Study of Mice Suggests Key to Treating Scar Tissue in Liver
Dec. 27, 2007 -- Working with mice, researchers have found a molecule that prevents -- and even reverses -- formation of scar tissue in damaged livers.
The finding promises new treatments for cirrhosis and other scarring... | <urn:uuid:9bee9be8-015c-44ad-a49a-985a641cd8a6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/news/20071227/new-clues-for-liver-cirrhosis-treatment?src=rsf_full-2947_pub_none_rltd | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00053-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946404 | 551 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Friends of Eaglesfield Park wish everyone happiness during the festivities and a peaceful and healthy New Year .
Friends of Eaglesfield Park wish everyone happiness during the festivities and a peaceful and healthy New Year .
The Parks and Open Spaces of the Royal Borough of Greenwich have kindly donated 2,000 native E... | <urn:uuid:a388e72c-d141-4112-bc1b-30b9d51da1cc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://eaglesfieldpark.org/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00047-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951811 | 5,057 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Purpose of review: Biofilms have been observed on the sinus mucosa of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and are associated with poor clinical outcomes after surgery. This article summarizes the recent studies which describe the efficacy of treating biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis.
Recent findings: Biofilms are po... | <urn:uuid:436d0f81-a557-4cb9-952d-7d0c99021abe> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://journals.lww.com/co-otolaryngology/Abstract/2014/02000/When_and_how_should_we_treat_biofilms_in_chronic.5.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398209.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00185-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957861 | 204 | 2.5625 | 3 |
It's been almost a year now since Haiti was ravaged by a horrific earthquake, and while its citizens are still picking up the pieces, the good news is that there is no shortage of creative ideas about how to rebuild an even better, more sustainable infrastructure for the country. One of these ideas comes from architect... | <urn:uuid:9d655cd2-8f4a-4be9-923b-3787445e6fa3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://inhabitat.com/harvest-city-floating-islands-to-rebuild-haiti/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398628.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00127-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972154 | 417 | 2.578125 | 3 |
I sometimes wonder if we're running the risk of forgetting how similar the stories of those who came to the U.S. in the early years of the 20th century are to many of today's immigrants. We like to think that arriving in the U.S. means instant American Dream, but for many, it's a life of fear, secrecy, discrimination, ... | <urn:uuid:335f03ff-b86c-4c06-941e-39e90f9fad14> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://elearnqueen.blogspot.com/2007_05_09_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398628.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00013-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982524 | 885 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Sixteen-year-olds who weighed less than 2,000 grams (about 4.5 pounds) at birth and are not disabled are still more likely //than the average teenager to have physical and mental difficulties, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
... | <urn:uuid:bec59738-34c5-4b2e-8eb6-5a483097cb77> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/Low-Birth-Weight-Babies-May-Have-Mental--26-Physical-Problems-14738-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00100-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94948 | 664 | 3.34375 | 3 |
The latest news from academia, regulators
research labs and other things of interest
Posted: September 19, 2008
European research project turns plant cells into medical factories
(Nanowerk News) VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland will coordinate the large EU research project called SmartCell. The four-year projec... | <urn:uuid:1e91c231-fe5d-497a-b803-69a8f24f633d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=7341.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00187-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934382 | 475 | 2.625 | 3 |
A Guide to Religions, Religious Information and Help in Search for God
It is important for all human beings to learn about duality.
In most religious and spiritual scriptures, that are written by holy people for all people to read and learn from,
the basic concept of duality appears in some way.
Duality exists only on ... | <urn:uuid:db8a4540-c94b-4887-99a7-c83367a030b1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.religion-info.com/duality.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396029.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00161-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.898198 | 550 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Chapter Objectives <ul><li>Identify the benefits of computer networks and how they function </li></ul><ul><li>Identify common threats to a network and threat-mitigation methods </li></ul><ul><li>Identify and compare the Open System Interconnection (OSI) and TCP/IP layered models that control host-to-host communications... | <urn:uuid:6938fa4b-1fa7-4938-88fb-ef4c5a2107e0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.slideshare.net/networksguy/building-a-simple-network-chapter-1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00057-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.881676 | 3,791 | 3.6875 | 4 |
Moles Can Smell in Stereo
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
Most people have heard of "stereo sound," but not many may be familiar with "stereo vision," which helps many mammals discern depth. Seeing and hearing in stereo helps creatures living above ground, but moles need different equipment. Biologist Kenneth Catania of Vander... | <urn:uuid:0d5d2fbd-bfb3-4829-bf9b-95145693dcae> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.icr.org/article/7302/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00123-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927058 | 493 | 3.546875 | 4 |
The World Health Organization has reported that for every four adults in the world who are malnourished five more are overweight, 30% of them clinically obese.//
Obesity which brings in several health and economic problems could one day cripple economies. WHO says that although it is more prevalent in some countries th... | <urn:uuid:fdb4c481-7f5a-4b12-97c5-8b73d9ec9c36> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/Scourge-of-Obesity-15209-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948938 | 537 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Vaccination 'key to prevent pneumococcal diseases'
Riyadh, October 10, 2012
Experts have emphasised the role of vaccination in preventing the risk of contracting pneumococcal diseases by adults over the age of 50.
World class experts from the fields of research, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pneumococcal disea... | <urn:uuid:188154ba-9e54-419b-bb64-33ed771b4cd0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.tradearabia.com/news/HEAL_223618.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394605.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00016-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93449 | 670 | 2.578125 | 3 |
What Is the Difference Between Protestant and Catholic Bibles?
The Old Testament
In the third century B.C., the Jewish scripture was translated into Greek for the
convenience of the many Jews who were not fluent in Hebrew. This translation was
known as the Septuagint [SEP tuh jint], often abbreviated as "LXX." The
name... | <urn:uuid:5b24ed8e-2a2b-4fa1-bb73-f5efec830d58> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.twopaths.com/faq_bibles.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395548.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00029-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9392 | 665 | 3.53125 | 4 |
How to Solve Limits at Infinity with a Calculator
Solving for limits at infinity is easy to do when you use a calculator. For example, enter the below function in your calculator's graphing mode:
then go to table setup and set TblStart to 100,000 and ∆Tbl to 100,000.
The table below shows the results.
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Although the involvement of the United States of America gave it the magnitude and significance with which we look back at it today, the actual war had started between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam had a communist government that did not have any tolerance for Catholicism, but South Vietnam was under a... | <urn:uuid:acf8a773-5e89-4219-af4b-3f6de6e39ac3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.whencenter.com/when-did-the-vietnam-war-start/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397213.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00187-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975528 | 449 | 3.328125 | 3 |
Learning about your state's symbols is a rite of passage for all upper elementary kids. Remembering your state flower, your state bird, your state tree, your state motto and even nickname can be difficult, but learning with online games can make it much easier and much more fun! Playing games is something kids love to ... | <urn:uuid:ff37e22e-e0b7-43c7-9739-d77d47741b30> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/us_state_games/newmexico/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00134-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956378 | 331 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Will in the Spring of 2015 the European Union be considering membership for the Republic of Scotland? T
This week a historical agreement was reached in Edinburgh, Scotland between Prime Minister David Cameron and Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond. "The Edinburgh Agreement" calls for a referendum on Scottish Indepe... | <urn:uuid:6d7f44e6-0094-40a6-bdf6-8df4b180c865> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.davidmixner.com/2012/10/the-republic-of-scotland.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397565.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00157-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943273 | 280 | 2.5625 | 3 |
The seeds should be planted as soon as there is no risk of frost, though if you use plastic cloches to cover the seeds, you can plant them even before the frosts are over—as early as the beginning of August, in warm localities. It is very important to give gourds a growing season which is as long as possible, so it is ... | <urn:uuid:32d8fa56-86d8-48ad-8033-459b963026a6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://teaohou.natlib.govt.nz/journals/teaohou/issue/Mao39TeA/c31.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396455.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00032-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97566 | 1,143 | 3.234375 | 3 |
In the opening months of WWII the Graf Spee and three Allied ships fought a naval and political battle off the coast of South America that was unlike any battle fought since. Over 100 men from both sides lost their lives during the terrible fight. In the end the Graf Spee was demoralized. Her captain and crew scuttled ... | <urn:uuid:c0b3c8dd-6a7f-4231-8fe8-752f47cb2acc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.lummifilm.com/grafspee/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00020-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971906 | 137 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Evolution of the eye
The initial stage has a transparent cell layer, a light-sensitive cell layer, and a dark pigmented bottom cell layer.
Each new generation is formed from the optically superior eyes in the previous generation; changes that made the optics worse were rejected, as selection would reject them in nature... | <urn:uuid:42c2783d-e22c-4c46-8c31-410004026de3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/ridley/a-z/Evolution_of_the_eye_b.asp | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00059-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.913301 | 182 | 4.09375 | 4 |
Details about Electrochemotherapy, Electrogenetherapy, and Transdermal Drug Delivery:
Pulsed electric fields have been applied to living systems in vitro for a host of delivery applications since the early 1980s. It has been established that the primary effect that electrical treatment has on cells is an induced increa... | <urn:uuid:e749488d-14b0-4f82-8a18-e23ca4b9ad77> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.chegg.com/textbooks/electrochemotherapy-electrogenetherapy-and-transdermal-drug-delivery-1st-edition-9781617370946-1617370940 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00154-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94797 | 414 | 2.59375 | 3 |
1A set of headphones, typically with a microphone attached, used especially in telephone and radio communication.
- Each one of the guests in the cubicles were able to see various speakers on their monitor screens, hear them on their headphones, and speak to them over the microphones attached to the headsets they were ... | <urn:uuid:0f8b6618-3eca-4af7-9386-3aca98985449> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/headset | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00170-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964652 | 283 | 2.71875 | 3 |
During the Industrial Revolution, Manchester rapidly expanded beyond the confines of what is now known as the city centre. It took in existing townships and established new residential areas some distance out, separated from the town as it was then by fields.
Whalley Range was one of the first suburbs, creating what Sa... | <urn:uuid:de976697-11ad-4509-960b-97ef45af8dac> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1226&pageNumber=2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00131-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984299 | 333 | 2.640625 | 3 |
— Basehunters Chasing (@Basehunters) May 19, 2014
The image was captured by the Basehunters storm chasers group and shows a supercell thunderstorm.
Supercells are the least common type of thunderstorm, but they're the most severe class and can last for hours.
They're most commonly seen on the Great Plains and are cause... | <urn:uuid:4e7ff036-0c48-409d-a373-6719ec59ac27> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/stories/wyoming-storm-cloud-photo-goes-viral | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396147.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00181-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959528 | 116 | 2.625 | 3 |
Rock Wallaby Reintroduction
To breed and reintroduce brush-tailed rock wallabies into their former range in Australia
In the early 1900s the brush-tailed rock-wallaby, Petrogale penicillata, numbered in the millions throughout rocky habitats of eastern Victoria, but were regarded as extinct in Victoria by 1916. They we... | <urn:uuid:4bc530fa-efd3-4bb8-877e-18ef1c6cf17a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.waza.org/es/site/conservacion/proyectos-de-conservacion-waza/vision-general/rock-wallaby-reintroduction | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00076-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940788 | 893 | 3.484375 | 3 |
The Heart and Lungs
Above is a diagram of the heart. At the top are the entrances or atria, into these come the Vena Cava bringing blood from all of the body; and the pulmonary vein brining blood from the lungs.
Below these are the ventricles, they are seperated from the atria by the semilunar valve on the right and th... | <urn:uuid:3119087a-b4f3-4a39-96a6-71dc4e978008> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://scienceaid.co.uk/biology/humans/heart.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00008-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946867 | 540 | 3.8125 | 4 |
Raspberries ( European raspberries or red raspberries) are the fruits of raspberry plant (Rubus idaeus). The raspberry plant is a plant of the Rosaceae family , within which many other shrubs are included, such as bramble (Rubus fruticosus), redcurrant (Ribes rubrum) or woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca).
Red raspber... | <urn:uuid:35430007-5451-4873-a472-d00b05ce9c7a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.botanical-online.com/english/raspberry.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00135-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951107 | 1,817 | 3.4375 | 3 |
Disability, impairment, handicap. They’re different. While old age is not a disability, the weakening of the body’s resources exacerbates the impact of debilitating trauma or chronic disease that is likely to accompany old age.
One third of disabled Americans are age 65 or older. The most common definition of disabilit... | <urn:uuid:89bfa384-2988-4f0f-8bb4-73ee686b1e7d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2011-11-26/full_text | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00100-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938698 | 3,489 | 3.84375 | 4 |
Sorry about the bad pun, but we’re talking about, um, fecal transplants. Recently published research in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that for a certain intransigient intestinal ailment, transplanting beneficial microorganisms from a healthy intestinal tract into an ailing one can work miracles.
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To the editor:
Bought a 2004 Holt Biology textbook at a library book sale; no markings on it as to what high school it came from. Chapter 12, "How Did Life Begin?" starts with the basic chemicals of life and then moves on to the 1980's T. Cech hypothesis - "RNA was the first self-replicating information-storage molecul... | <urn:uuid:c8ce9580-3f14-4bc6-8fed-0e31dc1e7294> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/537536.html | 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 | 0.95233 | 601 | 3.5 | 4 |
We know how hard it is to lose weight and keep it off, and yet we do it to be healthier. But do you have to lose weight to be healthy? Not necessarily. One important reason that obesity is unhealthy is the decreased likelihood of being physically and aerobically fit. If you could change that underlying loss of physical... | <urn:uuid:f59d80de-771f-47a6-89f3-95c3f187689d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://peabody.yale.edu/events/ostrom-talk/fit-any-weight | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00068-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967849 | 194 | 2.640625 | 3 |
aureus strains that do not respond to the antibiotics normally used to cure staph
The bacteria can cause infection
when they enter the body through a cut, sore, catheter, or breathing tube. The infection can be minor and local (for example, a pimple), or more serious (involving the heart, blood, or bone).
Serious staph... | <urn:uuid:46c5bc10-ff0f-40cc-8725-3613df6f18c7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://healthquestions.medhelp.org/clindamycin-for-staph-infection | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00082-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.869857 | 88 | 3 | 3 |
This is a fascinating account of a family who were way down the alternative medicine rabbit-hole to try to treat their children who were diagnosed with autism. That the Laidlers are doctors is somewhat surprising, but that Jim Laidler also has a PhD in Biology and stumped for chelation for years is even more surprising... | <urn:uuid:c9577545-f0f9-424f-aaad-0a33a7b5259e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.blendor.com/?tag=medicine | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393518.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00070-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953583 | 1,640 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Geosciences professor to develop drought prediction system
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="230" caption="Photo Credit: Texas A&M News and Information Services"][/caption]Stephen Quiring, assistant professor in the Department of Geography at Texas A&M University, received a $486,000 award from the National Scien... | <urn:uuid:7d1f7e1b-0079-4d59-a2f9-0d7922638b0c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://twri.tamu.edu/publications/new-waves/2011/may/geosciences-professor-to-develop-drought-prediction-system/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00163-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917148 | 449 | 2.90625 | 3 |
The Cuban Missile crisis comes to a close as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agrees to remove Russian missiles from Cuba in exchange for a promise from the United States to respect Cuba’s territorial sovereignty. This ended nearly two weeks of anxiety and tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union that cam... | <urn:uuid:2668283a-a9d0-48a2-af98-9c13e3c4c6dc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-cuban-missile-crisis-comes-to-an-end?catId=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00035-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970602 | 312 | 3.734375 | 4 |
Because a call to parents from school often means trouble, the words “please come in for a parent-teacher interview” can strike fear in some parents That’s too bad. Although research shows that the relationship between schools and parents is becoming more adversarial, the truth is that schools and families share a comm... | <urn:uuid:ae3f84a9-83a1-4435-b986-2282d6ee9c4e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.teachers.ab.ca/Teaching%20in%20Alberta/Resources%20for%20Parents/Parent-Friendly%20Articles/Pages/PreparingforaParentTeacherInterview.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00054-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964819 | 955 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Having “the talk’’ with your children isn’t something to do once at a certain age, experts say, but an ongoing dialogue that starts early and progresses as they mature.
“We know that messages about gender and sexuality start from the moment a child is born, so while ‘the talk’ doesn’t happen at a young age, be aware th... | <urn:uuid:3a8e1167-7e1c-49ab-a6b2-0fbcd1813304> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.pennlive.com/bodyandmind/index.ssf/2013/06/tips_for_talking_to_your_kids.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00168-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957208 | 483 | 2.90625 | 3 |
August 17th, 2004, 11:45 AM
A Java Question
Hello, I have a newbie question here. How do I convert the char and String data type to an integer in Java so that I can perform arithmetic operation?
August 17th, 2004, 12:01 PM
char crap = 'a';
int othercrap = (int)crap;
othercrap would have the ascii code value of 'a' then... | <urn:uuid:fb95eb5d-ddce-41f0-9664-63606a630373> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.antionline.com/showthread.php?258645-A-Java-Question&p=781738&viewfull=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00006-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.866482 | 399 | 2.65625 | 3 |
This is a very unusual and perhaps unprecedented occurrence. It raises questions about the presumption of innocence given the possibility that the United Nations Security Council could refer the situation in Syria, and with it the case of Assad, to the International Criminal Council.
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A cheesecake is a dessert made of cream cheese (or sometimes ricotta), milk, eggs, and flour and usually has a graham cracker crumb base. The graham cracker crumb base is sometimes held together by melted butter. The filling is mostly cream cheese with some sugar to sweeten it and sometimes sour cream to make it easier... | <urn:uuid:e23ddb2a-d19a-48f9-9e96-f8fc0a4dd1b2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesecake | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391634.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00190-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948975 | 455 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Biologists have long thought that when large mammals, such as elephants and gazelles, are driven to extinction, small critters will inherit the earth. As those critters (think rodents) multiply, so will the number of disease-carrying fleas. Scientists have now experimentally confirmed this scenario, which is troubling ... | <urn:uuid:522b7498-0141-4d3d-99ec-cb966b62876b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/killing-big-animals-allows-rodents-and-their-fleas-to-flourish/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00179-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962443 | 415 | 3.859375 | 4 |
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 27, 2014
Dr. S. Fred Singer, one of the world’s earliest and most credible critics of the theory that global warming is man-made and dangerous, will be recognized with an award for Lifetime Achievement in Climate Science at an international conference on global warming taking place July 7–9 in ... | <urn:uuid:97031ddd-d29d-4dac-843a-e8597fee0e5e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/06/prweb11982134.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00016-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935294 | 1,595 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Tuesday, January 7, 2014/lk
January is International Brain Teasers Month. What better time than now to test your knowledge and learn a few things at the same time?
With that in mind (pun intended), tease your brain with these bits of Social Security trivia.
When was the Social Security Act signed into law, and who sign... | <urn:uuid:3cd82cfb-9abc-445a-ad80-579298589c37> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://t.dailysunnews.com/news/2014/jan/07/social-security-brain-teasers/?templates=tablet | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392099.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00098-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968227 | 650 | 2.890625 | 3 |
The recent rains combined with unusual low temperatures (day/night) this spring are causing slow plant growth for all summer crops, including corn.
Related to the slow growing conditions, today I received a question on the presence of purple coloration in corn seedlings. The first thought that comes to the mind of agro... | <urn:uuid:08a74a21-6b66-4d2f-96bd-d9b03ff94518> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.agprofessional.com/resource-centers/corn/news/Corn-seedlings-Purple-color-effects-211074311.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00027-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952192 | 396 | 2.953125 | 3 |
When it comes to keeping airport runways clear of ice, there are several options, including the use of chemical, thermal, electric and microwave technologies. All of these methods can be expensive, as they require either a considerable amount of electricity, or a number of human workers. Engineering researchers at the ... | <urn:uuid:79ebb2e0-7ce4-4e51-8e19-e2b2fb8a8f9f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gizmag.com/solar-powered-runway-de-icing/20520/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00016-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960142 | 331 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Last week I encountered a particular situation dealing with floats in my Android project. I have two devices, a tablet and a cell phone, that give different results after computations. There is a continuous collision system for a ball and it falls with gravity. It works perfectly on the tablet device, but on the phone ... | <urn:uuid:f8d96a2f-c659-41e1-bac8-da36988961b4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gamedev.net/topic/646264-floats-and-android-devices/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403825.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00200-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961212 | 155 | 2.78125 | 3 |
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