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Brenda Beust Smith photo
Parsley makes a nice container planting when grouped with verbena.
Did you see the article on how they might use parsley to help create fuel for cars?
Poplar trees apparently have energy-rich sugars inside that might make liquid fuel. Problem is, wood is “nature’s plastic” (as researchers expla... | <urn:uuid:e938cc0d-fe72-420e-a11d-fd838083364c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.chron.com/lazygardener/2009/04/fuel-up-on-parsley/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00101-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95462 | 251 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Prior to starting any type of treatment, it is always advisable to first see an appropriately trained spine specialist to develop an appropriate treatment program for your specific condition and medical history.
The main goals for managing back pain in the lumbar spine (lower back) usually include:
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NEXT (Channel Communications)
Motivations to do better.
Verilog and VHDL have allowed vast ASICs to be designed, so in some
sense they are successful. But improved languages are needed to meet the
following EDA aims:
- Speed of design: time to market,
- Facilitate richer behavioural specification,
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Apples and Crossbones
In 1989, costuming oneself as an apple on Halloween would have befitted the times. That was the year of mass hysteria over Alar, a chemical product not otherwise noteworthy except for its usefulness to apple growers and apple consumers.
Alar was developed in the 1960s as a means of slowing the gro... | <urn:uuid:96fd5a69-66ed-4b5a-b5e1-508e951366b9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/1999/06/01/apples-and-crossbones | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00042-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953419 | 1,262 | 2.796875 | 3 |
I move, That the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill be now read a third time. The purpose of this bill is to improve transparency, accountability, and financial management in local government. Before the development of this bill, the Local Government Act 2002 contained few mechanisms to apply the principles of tr... | <urn:uuid:6a989aeb-cb1a-4f24-8bc2-a8f83cff22d7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/bills/local_government_act_2002_amendment_2010/2010/nov/18/third_reading_1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393146.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00060-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967192 | 2,863 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Computer Assisted Interactive Learning for Grades 3-10 (including Algebra 1)
The UMath X program is grounded in a design that builds mathematical concepts from the concrete to the pictorial to the abstract using a variety of representations. Research indicates that a diverse range of instructional models is critical to... | <urn:uuid:d3df0625-69f1-4d55-90bb-afd44b0d7a7e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.neufeldlearning.com/umath_x | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00173-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92707 | 526 | 3.359375 | 3 |
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Preface Annex 1
Levels of human well-being affect the range of opportunities available to people and the kinds of choices they are able to make. Health and education, as well as access to material assets, di... | <urn:uuid:b86e49ec-5c18-4b3b-8875-aa07c85b2ed5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.unep.org/dewa/Africa/publications/AEO-2/content/219.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00002-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954471 | 708 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Making a SPLASH: Engaging in Cooperative Research
to Better Protect Sanctuary Resources
How do you study large, smart, migratory animals like whales? One way that proved very successful was the SPLASH project launched in 2004: the Structure of Populations, Levels of Abundance, and Status of Humpback Whales. SPLASH was ... | <urn:uuid:64d6bbf1-4c9e-4306-8a83-f0eb23a2e3bd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/top40/20_splash.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00094-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924088 | 250 | 3.625 | 4 |
Committing time to improve your credit score, pay down debt and get on a financially stable track is important. However, your hard work can unravel if you become a victim of identity theft. Every day you share personal information about yourself with others. It's so routine, you might not even know you're doing it—char... | <urn:uuid:b36d572e-6ac1-400f-9ba8-2f590c50f347> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.military.com/money/personal-finance/credit-debt-management/action-plan-identity-theft-protection.html?comp=1198882887570&rank=8 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399425.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923194 | 974 | 2.671875 | 3 |
The influenza virus commonly crosses species barriers, and it wasn’t the first time a marine mammal has been found to carry a human strain.
ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge
DAVIS, Calif. — Researchers have detected swine flu in elephant seals off the Central California coast, saying it was the first time a human pandemic strai... | <urn:uuid:11cb8588-e169-470b-8978-723474361b6a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.toledoblade.com/Medical/2013/05/16/Swine-flu-found-in-elephant-seals-off-California.print | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00040-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969321 | 462 | 2.921875 | 3 |
PETER RABBIT? Here is a quick trivia question: What do Peter Rabbit, canaries and moose have to do with lichens?
It turns out that Beatrix Potter, the author of the Peter Rabbit tales, was also a respected biologist. She was one of the first to theorize that lichens are in fact a symbiotic relationship between an algae... | <urn:uuid:2b3773db-7985-4bd4-a049-e2342fe9ff22> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.walterreeves.com/landscaping/lichen-quiz/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00192-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95456 | 265 | 2.96875 | 3 |
For something we are all familiar with, life tends to be a remarkably difficult thing to define. Most definitions, however, include the ability to reproduce. Which means that a microbial community that has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean stretches the definition of what it means to be alive.
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x - x/3 - x/8 - x/6 -x/24 - x/16 = 546
Solve for x by multiplying to get rid of the denominators first. Then combine terms.
Multiply both sides by 48 to clear fraction
48x-16x-6x-8x-2x-3x = 26208
Combine like terms
13x = 26208
To find x divide both sides by 13
x = 2,016
Mrs. Lincoln monthly take-home is $2,016
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Text © Freddy Silva 1997. Photos © Michael Hesseman, Colin Andrews, Steve Alexander.
Given the formidable efforts of hoaxers and government debunkers over the previous two years, the fields in 1994 were comparatively devoid of people as well as media attention. In fact not one piece of information reached the public, w... | <urn:uuid:c4016f99-729d-417d-9871-a839931e93a6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cropcirclesecrets.org/crop_circles_history94.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403502.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00095-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977548 | 1,156 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Teresa had always been active; she'd even taken up rock-climbing—though always indoors. But after the camping trip, she began climbing outside, dragging friends along and overcoming a fear of heights in the process. "Being in nature reset my confidence and peace of mind," she says.
Intuitively, her story makes sense—re... | <urn:uuid:161e9ea8-7e11-406a-8b63-673df2c4de34> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/nature | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396029.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00160-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96135 | 1,485 | 2.640625 | 3 |
The Department of Education recently released the new Civil Rights Data Collection that analyzed equities and disparities in educational opportunities in our nation’s schools during the 2009-2010 school year. Data were gathered from 72,000 schools, or roughly 85% of students. Among the data examined was the frequency w... | <urn:uuid:c33547df-5a38-4dca-938f-e1b25c9eab8b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.foxspecialedlaw.com/2012/04/the-department-of-education-recently-released-the-new-civil-rights-data-collection-that-analyzed-equities-and-disparities-in.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00072-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971438 | 1,005 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Last week, the FCC published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) to investigate the possibility of using frequencies above 24GHz for cellular wireless systems — specifically, for next-gen mobile data standards such as 5G. Given how we’ve essentially run out of spectrum in the cellular sweet spot, and how Europe and Asia have alr... | <urn:uuid:7bd7aa41-b1a3-42dd-99fc-6912da12261a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.extremetech.com/tag/uhf | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00170-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922592 | 275 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Presents clinical techniques commonly performed by veterinary technicians in veterinary practices. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
GENERAL COURSE PURPOSE
To introduce the student to many of the aspects of veterinary surgical nursing and radiology.
Enrollment is limited to those students pro... | <urn:uuid:38bafc91-8e14-4cdb-a417-0a638ae445b4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nvcc.edu/depts/academic/coursecont/summaries/vet121.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00083-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.855209 | 315 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Green innovations may have finally hit the mainstream. No longer the pet project of left-wing politicians, scientists and starry-eyed optimists, environmentally friendly technologies are now being proposed by organizations around the globe. Many of these concepts are truly revolutionary, and give insight into how socie... | <urn:uuid:758c84ad-479f-4a20-b3ae-7a3688db418f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://world.edu/leading-the-way-toward-a-fossil-free-future/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00121-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947833 | 652 | 3.265625 | 3 |
The crocodile – a masterful predator that has change little in over 200 million years. And in the Katuma River in Africa, massive crocodiles wait in the calm water for the perfect ambush opportunity.
These hunters are so strong, they grip their quarry and hold it beneath the water’s surface until it drowns. Since croco... | <urn:uuid:e20af7f5-5695-4442-b31d-7c0fc4cfcd14> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://tvblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2010/10/25/hunting-crocs/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00152-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930686 | 302 | 3.484375 | 3 |
The U.S. Census Grids provide raster data sets that include not only population and housing counts, but a wide variety of socioeconomic characteristics. These gridded data sets transform irregularly shaped census block and block group boundaries into a regular surface – a raster grid – for faster and easier analysis. D... | <urn:uuid:16308ee0-34b4-43df-82be-753391f5fcdf> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/collection/usgrid | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396875.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00195-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.903789 | 237 | 3.03125 | 3 |
- Bharati, Baba Premanand
- (d. 1914) pioneer Hindu leader in the United StatesBaba Premanand Bharati was among the small group of Hindu leaders who entered the United States in the decades after the World’s Parliament of Religions in 1893. He founded the Krishna Samaj in New York City soon after the start of the new c... | <urn:uuid:4e7d755b-4fc1-4727-87a6-5ce955103c1f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://hinduism.enacademic.com/150/Bharati,_Baba_Premanand | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403823.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00174-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967606 | 498 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Abscesses occur when bacteria get trapped inside the hoof (see photo). Trauma to the hoof sole from sharp objects such as nails, screws, and glass may carry bacteria and debris into the hoof from the outside environment. A horseshoe nail that is inside the white line (the junction of the hoof wall and sole), may also p... | <urn:uuid:93f0d103-be0e-4f38-8425-d085e761704b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/horse/health/hoof-abscess/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392159.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00057-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931602 | 1,153 | 3.40625 | 3 |
By Ruth Ann hales, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension agent, horticulture
The healthiest landscapes are those with the greatest variety of plants.
Gardens in balance with nature usually contain several kinds of monocots (grasses) and a wide variety of dicots (broad-leafed plants).
Monocots include the Kent... | <urn:uuid:b237c6fb-6627-424d-9875-bc9ee4dcfdbd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4DMG/Garden/biodiv.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392099.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92821 | 372 | 3.390625 | 3 |
Two neurosurgery researchers at Johns Hopkins University say Michelangelo hid something within one of his Sistine Chapel frescoes: an anatomically accurate painting of the human brain.
And they found it in God's neck in the fresco, The Separation of Light from Darkness. That's the painting immediately above the chapel'... | <urn:uuid:1eb97274-bb1b-45fb-a94c-3f06e6868fd6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mprnews.org/story/npr/127990450 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395613.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00053-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974972 | 449 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Stainless steel rods are solid cylinders of a group of steel alloys known for their impressive resistance to wear and corrosion even in harsh environments. Though the name rod is sometimes used interchangeably with stainless steel bars, rods most often have a circular cross-section whereas bars can be produced in squar... | <urn:uuid:b9aec754-6643-4fe2-a9fd-700523f4e791> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.iqsdirectory.com/stainless-steel-rods/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00062-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949446 | 547 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Throughout our lives, our brains adapt to what we learn and memorise. The brain is indeed made up of complex networks of neurons and synapses that are constantly re-configured. However, in order for learning to leave a trace, connections must be stabilized. A team at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) discovered a new ce... | <urn:uuid:3fb79e65-8903-4f43-b468-e54ea48a48c7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-07/udg-htb071714.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403825.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00115-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953189 | 548 | 3.640625 | 4 |
, or given name, which was derived from Latin lux
"light". This was the most popular of the praenomina. Two Etruscan kings of early Rome had this name as well as several prominent later Romans, including Lucius Annaeus Seneca (known simply as Seneca), a statesman, philosopher, orator and tragedian. The name is mentione... | <urn:uuid:306b0212-05ff-4101-8fc2-33b02a571388> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.behindthename.com/name/lucius | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00017-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979636 | 129 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Richard Aho of MIST Energy Systems has been working for years on the idea that hydrogen bond energy could be harnessed. He went on working where others had abandoned the field because they knew it “couldn’t be done”.
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A 1995 nationwide Gallup Poll revealed that Americans top environmental concern was pollution of drinking water. Of those polled, 84% said that they were worried a great deal or a fair amount about pollution of drinking water. Similarly, 83% of respondents were worried about "pollution in rivers, lakes, or reservoirs."... | <urn:uuid:929eb4d6-a9a8-4f5a-86f5-853639312dfc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.oregonlive.com/mytigard/2011/01/where_does_water_pollution_come_from.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00079-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957511 | 443 | 3.40625 | 3 |
The vault is an arched form intended to provide the space under it with a roof. The vault can be built above or underground. The term bank vault is applied to the structure used to store valuables in homes and banks.
Through the ages, vaults of all sizes have been constructed. The ruins of a barrel vault in Egypt in Th... | <urn:uuid:cd4f09d4-39e6-4a87-8d4b-d52b2fb11b95> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dimensionsinfo.com/dimension-of-a-vault/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00177-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973726 | 653 | 3.6875 | 4 |
Causes of World War 1
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The First World War began in August 1914.
It was directly triggered by the assassination of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand and his wife, on 28th June 1914 by Bosnian revolutionary, Gavri... | <urn:uuid:8484b5de-35e0-46b6-854c-700502b11db4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.123helpme.com/causes-of-world-war--view.asp?id=152750 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396222.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00101-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96475 | 1,136 | 3.5 | 4 |
Introduction When Americans want to "do something" about poverty, we usually set about "improving poor people."1 We may
- offer education or job training,
- attempt to improve the parenting skills of young mothers,
- require addiction treatment as a condition of receiving housing,
- put a time limit on welfare benefits... | <urn:uuid:b439eb72-f66f-4c05-8a34-50f4d05162bb> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.onbeing.org/program/seeing-poverty-after-katrina/extra/history-poverty-america-all-chapters/2158 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00178-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974653 | 24,729 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Prior to the beginning of this lesson, you will want to find a website listing all of the presidents and their party affiliation. A simple search on the internet should provide viable options. You may also choose to bookmark this site such that students have easy access to the chosen resource.
Start the lesson by engag... | <urn:uuid:dcd992ca-3838-4bee-a5bb-14694acc3a51> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?id=2983 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00139-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.897266 | 2,188 | 4.5625 | 5 |
The direction of a person's gaze has nothing to do with his or her honesty. Better indicators include hesitation, lack of body movement, and a tendency not to use "I" or "me."
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Lay Bare the Heart: Autobiography of the Civil Right Movement.
By James Farmer. Various issues, 1980s.
On the short list of recent, great American Civil Rights leaders is James Farmer, born in 1920 in Marshall, Texas. Farmer founded the Congress of Racial Equality and led the influential 1960s “Freedom Bus Rides” acros... | <urn:uuid:be23380c-c798-4426-9173-cc957c01c6be> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://youngtexasreader.blogspot.com/2008/06/lay-bare-heart-james-farmer.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399428.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00145-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929483 | 215 | 2.640625 | 3 |
1. Archeological researches unearthed over a hundred million fossils, proving that life forms were created out of nothing. Still, there is not a single transitional fossil supporting the theory of evolution. If Dawkins is sincere in his claim, he should bring a transitional fossil and announce it to the public as "a tr... | <urn:uuid:01a3b5e7-f1bb-4e35-9463-8046e3492a33> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.evolutiondeceit.com/en/works/13521/We-challenge-Dawkins-to-a-discussion-before-the-public | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398628.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00046-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956912 | 615 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Cats may not be as much of a threat to wildlife as previously thought
By Tia Ghose, Washington Post
July 6, 2015
Cats may be city slickers that rarely venture out into the wilderness, a new study suggests.
Feral cats tend to roam in urban and suburban parks and yards, but they rarely set their paws down in wilder green... | <urn:uuid:284adfb8-4e2f-4048-8170-f8888b6a50d3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.kittyvillage.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00189-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970478 | 170 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Who seems to be the greatest threat to the nation, the nobles or the commoners? Discuss each.
The commoners seem very dangerous, when led by someone like Jack Cade. Yet the commoners can be easily swayed one way or the other, as the nobles demonstrate when they convince the people to abandon Cade and lay down their arm... | <urn:uuid:63c0444a-1751-44d4-a755-4d630e04d8bf> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/henry6pt2/study.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00150-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978634 | 742 | 3.015625 | 3 |
|Biographical detail : ||Palestinian leader of great height.
Yasser Arafat remained on the Middle East scene for so long that it is hard to imagine what the region would look like without him. His historic achievement, recognised by friends and even foe, was to hold together a disparate coalition of armed group under t... | <urn:uuid:8e49c6eb-edf7-469f-a64d-fe4f2cb3fba6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.salaam.co.uk/knowledge/biography/viewentry.php?id=1724 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403502.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00183-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983833 | 1,004 | 2.625 | 3 |
Aortic ulcerations are basically aortic atheromatous plaques that have broken off and eroded in such a way that they breach the wall of the aorta. Such an ulceration may progress to form an intramural hematoma and an intramural hematoma may progress to aortic dissection and to aortic rupture.
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Calcium supplements taken by women as therapeutic arsenal against osteoporosis, a condition that makes bones brittle and fragile with advancing years, may be doing them more harm than good, claims a new study.
According to researchers, calcium compounds prescribed to post-menopausal women for building new bones and slo... | <urn:uuid:cacccef2-c979-48eb-a746-3355f5e84721> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.themoneytimes.com/featured/20110420/calcium-supplements-may-heart-disease-riskstudy-id-101701709979.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396100.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00120-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9551 | 735 | 2.53125 | 3 |
As the number of cyberattacks against the U.S. government and private companies continues to grow, the president and Congress are struggling to find a way to protect our national interests while also safeguarding individual privacy.
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School choice equals opportunity for America's children
By Brad Jewitt
Education is a key component of success in our communities. As responsible citizens, it is our duty to ensure that all Americans have an equal opportunity to learn. School choice will help give them that opportun... | <urn:uuid:2ebb630c-6f2a-47db-8c1e-f5fbc2ec157b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0604/0604schoolchoice.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00146-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962926 | 810 | 2.578125 | 3 |
LEFFINGWELL ROAD PIPELINE SPILL
BERLIN TOWNSHIP, MAHONING COUNTY, OHIO
January 23, 1998, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Region V Emergency Response Team On-Scene Coordinator asked the Site Assessment Section of the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to provide a health consultation regarding th... | <urn:uuid:5415a2af-36be-4d41-933f-109d5eee6a99> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/pha/pha.asp?docid=650&pg=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00026-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944227 | 2,366 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Pneumococcal Vaccination: Who Needs It?
There are currently 2 types of pneumococcal vaccines: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13 or Prevnar 13®) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23 or Pneumovax®).
- PCV13 is recommended for all children younger than 5 years old, all adults 65 years or older, and people 6... | <urn:uuid:2d42d4ad-8e1c-4071-87d8-a8e346cfafef> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pneumo/vacc-in-short.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00138-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944814 | 1,987 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Twelve Great Lessons for Teaching the Great Depression
Education World offers a dozen great Internet-based activities. Included: Twelve activities for use across the curriculum and across the grades!
Ahoy, Mates! Here Lie a Dozen Pirate Treasures!
Aye, ye landlubbers! Take to the high seas for some fun and adventure wi... | <urn:uuid:5b712bf6-0e01-4bf8-b878-38984925fd29> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.educationworld.com/history2.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404405.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00152-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907544 | 562 | 3.875 | 4 |
Sensing the World
Your baby's world is filled with interesting sights and sounds. Here's how to make the most of them.
Babies like to explore texture with their fingers. Touching silky cloths, furry material, the bumpy surface of an old washboard, or feeling lukewarm air from a hair dryer blown onto their arms — all th... | <urn:uuid:4d36cfe1-7848-4128-bacc-dfb6a1454a36> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/stages-milestones/sensing-world | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395613.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00086-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958933 | 475 | 2.9375 | 3 |
February 19, 2014
Yet another example of the Abbott Government being beholden to, or captured by, a section of Big Business can be seen around food politics; namely in the shutting down of a commonwealth government website about the health star rating food labelling system that would help to inform consumers about thei... | <urn:uuid:7e45b922-f629-4af2-88ec-3fac8e03dc41> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.sauer-thompson.com/archives/opinion/2014/02/the-politics-of-13.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396224.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00189-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954814 | 472 | 2.625 | 3 |
July 1, 2005
Amazing Discoveries from Canada’s ‘Humble Space Telescope’
Longueuil -- Soon after its launch two years ago by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canada's "Humble Space Telescope" started making amazing observations-beyond the capacity of any other Earth- or space-based instrument. MOST, our suitcase-sized s... | <urn:uuid:177c295a-92e1-4843-95cc-ca110887a76e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/159989/amazing_discoveries_from_canadas_humble_space_telescope/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00164-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922745 | 953 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Perhaps the strongest aspect of South Korean education is the performance of Korean 15 year olds according to OECD: Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). South Korean parents can be nothing but proud of their children's performance levels, especially according to the PISA 2009 Results. They put Korea a... | <urn:uuid:83b19912-82ce-406a-ba37-f2de4d3dad81> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://sites.google.com/site/southkoreaneducation/home/the-strong-points-of-south-korean-education | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00192-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925827 | 2,279 | 3.3125 | 3 |
When you do the exact same boring tasks at your job every single day, this is an example of monotony.
- sameness of tone or pitch, or continuance of the same tone without variation
- lack of variation or variety
- tiresome sameness or uniformity
Origin of monotonyFrench monotonie ; from Classical Greek monotonia: see m... | <urn:uuid:be637013-83c9-4fc0-9a42-0234719aa7d3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.yourdictionary.com/monotony | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00196-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.747597 | 143 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Foucault analyses Goya's Madhouse. Its language is close to the world of Pinel. Goya paints a different kind of madness in the Disparates and the Quinta del Sordo. He shows man cast into darkness, not the madman cast into prison. Goya's forms and figures are born out of nothing. Madness becomes the possibility of aboli... | <urn:uuid:c1cd9fab-e9a5-4312-a709-e2d63a66eb08> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/madnessandciv/section10.rhtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00138-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964907 | 691 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Politicians and their parties do not have a uniform approach towards fundamental rights. The degree to which they feel the need to engage in fundamental rights work can vary widely depending on the administrative and political setup. However, a strong recommendation coming out of the research for this toolkit is that s... | <urn:uuid:5b3024c5-ac41-490c-9229-b2d7e5cc0c61> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://fra.europa.eu/en/joinedup/tools/leadership-and-coordination/engaging-elected-representatives-fundamental-rights-0 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397864.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00043-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94257 | 555 | 2.796875 | 3 |
'Environmental cleaning for hospitals' might sound like a green, non-toxic cleaning method that uses natural products to disinfect surfaces in medical facilities, but it's actually a crucial cleaning protocol that can help prevent the spread of healthcare-acquired pathogens (HAP), particularly drug-resistant disease li... | <urn:uuid:9ffa43af-3311-403a-bac3-727f278804fd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mnn.com/health/healthy-spaces/stories/environmental-cleaning-for-hospitals | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399117.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00114-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946619 | 703 | 3.125 | 3 |
As warmer weather approaches, it is important to stay safe this summer. Water safety is a top priority for adults and children throughout the year. With the rising water levels in local rivers, lakes and streams, it is important to practice safety when in and around water.
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Eco Tours in Mexico - Sustainable Tourism & Conservation Laws
Environmental laws in Mexico can be somewhat confusing for those that are more accustomed to how western governments approach them. The overall focus of environmental laws in Mexico is to place a large measure of control over land into the hands of local peo... | <urn:uuid:c4a728eb-57c3-4357-ba33-4487dcbbe496> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.internationalwildlifelaw.org/mexico.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403825.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00015-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963937 | 834 | 3.21875 | 3 |
When bought in 1937, this painting had an interesting and varied critical history. It first appeared in the collection of the Duke of Marlborough in the early eighteenth century, described as “The Family of Rubens done by Vandike of Ten figures.” However, by mid century, the picture was instead attributed to Rubens or ... | <urn:uuid:3025e002-2672-416a-a550-8e462c94d7c2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gallery.ca/rubens/en/21.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396945.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00001-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965134 | 6,692 | 2.84375 | 3 |
"You had to be underground," The Weather Channel's Mike Bettes put it, "in order to survive this tornado."
He was not exaggerating. The massive storm that hit Moore, Oklahoma yesterday -- featuring winds up to 200mph -- didn't simply put those aboveground at risk of being swept up in its funnel. The tornado also took t... | <urn:uuid:3a1643c4-4edb-47e8-8eef-ffd87fe88052> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/why-arent-there-more-storm-cellars-in-oklahoma/276073/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399106.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00051-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962336 | 1,924 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Edmonton could be a hero in the history of climate change. While our provincial and federal politicians have only been paying lip service to the reality of a warming planet, municipal leaders know it’s serious and they’re doing something about it. Edmonton has the political will and the talent to do great things—but of... | <urn:uuid:0b7beef8-21b7-436c-b37d-2ecc433bf2d4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.vueweekly.com/edmontons-great-green-shift/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00046-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952663 | 2,353 | 2.53125 | 3 |
It is now clear that there is a risk from the transmission of vCJD through blood transfusion. The reason for this is not completely clear in that attempts to demonstrate infectivity in blood by inoculation into the brains of animals has show no transfer. However the sheer quantity of blood involved in a blood transfusi... | <urn:uuid:a9eb8ca5-9c0a-4c26-91c1-064402e2d7c9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bjmuseumnet.org/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399385.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00016-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.990105 | 382 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14th April, 1891 in a small town at Mhow Cantt near Indore in Mahar caste, which is known as untouchable caste in Maharashtra. He died on 6th December, 1956. His name was Bhim Sakpal, during childhood. His father was Ramji Sakpal, who was the follower of Saint Kabir. Therefore, he ... | <urn:uuid:20d74ff1-4f98-4983-bb6e-79faa5c80d38> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://zone4theory.blogspot.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393463.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00126-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969735 | 9,680 | 3.09375 | 3 |
One common problem in the game industry, is how to handle image resolutions on multiple types of screen. Here we will discuss the sort of scaling types that exists, scaling techniques, some details on how they work, and finally, the solution that I have chosen to handle scaling problems on Kidoteca mobile games.
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FEELINGS & EMOTIONS
by Carmen Coronel
Date: 10 - Apr - 2011
This is a mix and match activity about feelings and emotions. Students have to match words to pictures and then they can reinforce the adjectives learnt by filling the blanks from sentences to get the missing words of a crossword. Thought for younger learners.... | <urn:uuid:fc3a3d67-f09b-4234-9fb7-fce48a05c6c8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.englishexercises.org/exercise.asp?id=6096 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396147.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00186-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.836997 | 88 | 3.125 | 3 |
Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have discovered some of the key molecular events in the immune system that contribute to inflammatory bowel disease. The results, which help researchers move one step further in their efforts to develop new drugs to treat inflammatory and immune-media... | <urn:uuid:1fd572b6-b354-4d92-a9ad-7460828f4cac> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Immune-system-changes-linked-to-inflammatory-bowel-disease-revealed-16821-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00009-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924488 | 856 | 3 | 3 |
Quick -- whatís that smell?
Time needed to identify odors reveals much about olfaction
Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center have found that taking as little as a hundred milliseconds longer to smell an odor results in more accurate identification of that odor. This seemingly simple observation has important... | <urn:uuid:618e09ab-0eb7-444c-94a3-ed8528fa62b4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://psychcentral.com/news/archives/2006-08/mcsc-qw080106.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402516.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00196-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931356 | 791 | 3.296875 | 3 |
A simple foil pouch provides HIV-positive mothers a way to protect their children
Using a foil pouch to save lives—this antiretroviral medication can help an HIV-positive mother protect her baby against infection. Photo: PATH.
Pregnant women living with HIV in Africa once felt helpless, knowing there was one chance in ... | <urn:uuid:0d7c8075-2832-4dfa-9bea-27254e10e7aa> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.path.org/projects/nevirapine_pouch.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00066-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958945 | 996 | 3.328125 | 3 |
03.09.2012 - 04.09.2012 18 °C
Are we in England?
During a trip to through Cornwall, England in September 2012 we thought at one point we had made a mistake and had ended up in the wrong country. Out there in the water we saw an island that bore a close resemblance to Mont Saint-Michel in France with its tidal island ch... | <urn:uuid:3d47f17e-e995-4f07-9a8c-45a102ed7097> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://petergamestravel.travellerspoint.com/1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00154-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968291 | 541 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Today, July 26th …
Day 3 of "Duck and Dessert"
Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House” was first performed in 1879 in Copenhagen, and its ferocious indictment of the prevailing attitudes to the marital relationship and the role of women provoked outrage throughout Europe. Meanwhile, in England, Victoria was in the thirty-second ... | <urn:uuid:99b6e48d-6f1e-4a26-996c-8ef2f6ba4e06> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2006/07/for-those-of-moderate-income.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397795.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00055-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947341 | 653 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Estimating Step Distance With a Smart Phone
Some prior studies proposed the use of Pedestrian Dead Reckoning (PDR) for indoor localization. The PDR system does not require a beacon-based infrastructure, in which a small number of sensors are put on the pedestrian. These sensors (such as G-sensor and Gyro) are used to e... | <urn:uuid:da32a20a-9e4b-41dd-9941-10155eb537fc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/whitepapers/estimating-step-distance-with-a-smart-phone/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396147.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00067-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.913577 | 150 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Royle, Nick J. and Surai, Peter F. and Hartley, Ian R. (2003) The effect of variation in dietary intake on maternal deposition of antioxidants in zebra finch eggs. Functional Ecology, 17 (4). pp. 472-481. ISSN 0269-8463Full text not available from this repository.
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Young HIV patients — less awareness, less medical care
■ They are less likely to be aware that they're infected and receive successful treatment compared with adults 45 and older.
Teens and people in their 20s are significantly less likely to know they have HIV than older adults despite recommendations that physicians ... | <urn:uuid:2413d596-37af-487a-98fb-920235329e3d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.amednews.com/article/20130701/health/130709974/4/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00061-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977218 | 1,146 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Second & third year
This course is designed to explore presentations of one’s work in various forms as well as verbal presentation of the students work. Adopting processes that help document the students work will be stressed. Creating more powerful and expressive presentations will be the goal of this course. The ulti... | <urn:uuid:1f85cfaa-01cb-44ba-b366-ca67c73c6a93> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.parisamericanacademy.fr/site/bachelor-programs/interior-design/presentation-techniques.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00124-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920851 | 241 | 2.984375 | 3 |
It happens to all of us: You stop at the store and forget the one thing you went for. You blank on your co-worker's husband's name - Is it John? Jim? And where are those darn keys?!? It's normal to be forgetful once in awhile, especially if you've got a lot on your plate.
But even if you're years away from worrying abo... | <urn:uuid:f0510051-fd52-4786-ba5e-e4e80e08391f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/7-ways-to-protect-your-memory/6/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396455.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00187-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945117 | 962 | 2.578125 | 3 |
- The Watercolor Page. JAGMAN, ED // American Artist;Dec1975, Vol. 39 Issue 401, p54
The article discusses the author's technique in watercolor painting. In his painting "Where Aspen Flourish," he said that he visually divided the sky, aspen and pine tree area while leaving the sky void of pigment to create an especial... | <urn:uuid:59fcc5a3-2434-4990-a30d-67e4d5badd59> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/51863156/bruce-marsh | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00058-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.906963 | 734 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Pronunciation: (as'id), [key]
1. Chem.a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids a... | <urn:uuid:659b05f8-ff8b-4765-8ac4-86b561fd0338> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://dictionary.infoplease.com/acid | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395166.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00188-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.885935 | 404 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Facts and Events
Colonel Alexander John Montgomery (1720 – 29 September 1800) was an Irish politician.
He was born in 1720, the eldest son of Thomas Montgomery, M.P. for Lifford, and his wife Mary Franklin. His youngest brother was the famous American Revolution war-hero, Major-General Richard Montgomery.
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Boy or girl? New research finds that a simple blood test can answer that question for expectant parents at just seven weeks, significantly earlier than results from procedures like ultrasound and with less risk than invasive tests like amniocentesis, which can trigger miscarriage.
Families that have a history of gender... | <urn:uuid:30189fcd-aed0-41b5-8e80-f27ea2dc7e22> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://healthland.time.com/2011/08/10/controversial-blood-test-can-determine-babys-sex-earlier-than-ever-but-at-what-cost/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00176-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946331 | 1,329 | 2.796875 | 3 |
ASCD author Debbie Zacarian presented on the topic of word walls at TESOL 2010 in Boston. Her presentation was based on information from her latest book (co-authored with Judie Haynes)on Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content Areas (ASCD, 2010), Although this presentation was geared toward English Langua... | <urn:uuid:d5e49da2-6a3b-4711-8810-40cda594e535> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://everythingesl-everythingesl.blogspot.com/2010/08/using-word-walls-is-more-than-just.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00171-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942633 | 420 | 3.9375 | 4 |
A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E. This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin, and is the most active tropical cyclone basin on Earth, accounting for almost one-third of the world's annual tropical cyclones. For o... | <urn:uuid:55eb85d4-80d7-4187-acf7-d3f6497dbce9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mashpedia.com/Typhoons | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00178-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933114 | 2,946 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Cuyahoga Falls is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 49,374. It is currently the second largest city in Summit County. It is a suburb of Akron and Cleveland and part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical A... | <urn:uuid:2b6e0b03-ccc4-4e53-bae3-a2219b392646> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.openjurist.org/law/tax-law/ohio/cuyahoga-falls | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396875.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00170-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972228 | 155 | 2.59375 | 3 |
While transcribing some of my CEO interviews from the BIO conference, let me post this interesting news from the US Department of Agriculture about their voluntary ecolabeling plans for biobased products.
First of all, the USDA defined “biobased products” as products that are composed wholly or significantly of biologi... | <urn:uuid:da751efc-e9b1-4ee9-ae09-8892cd733d16> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.icis.com/blogs/green-chemicals/2009/08/usda-plans-bio-products-ecolab/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00157-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926791 | 496 | 2.546875 | 3 |
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A computer-controlled solid freeform fabrication technique enables the development of implants that feature a titanium-rich core with an HA-rich surface.
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Covert Shin Buddhists in Japan and Contradictions of Concealment.
By Clark Chilson.
Shin has long been one of the most popular forms of Buddhism in Japan. As a devotional tradition that emphasizes gratitude and trust in Amida Buddha, it is thought to have little to do with secrecy. Yet for centuries, Shin Buddhists met... | <urn:uuid:d2e50401-5984-42cc-aed8-70ba4d25d203> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://bcabookstore.mybigcommerce.com/secrecys-power/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00102-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962765 | 442 | 2.734375 | 3 |
The power capacity of different portable generator models varies as widely as the appliances they power. If your power goes out, you are probably less concerned that your electric stove doesn’t have power than you are about the basement flooding because your sump pump doesn’t work.
The length of time the power is out a... | <urn:uuid:43d60415-6c56-4299-90d0-f27bc00b398e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.norwall.com/blog/generator-tips/portable-generators/portable-generator-run-power-outage/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397795.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00184-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917062 | 918 | 3.34375 | 3 |
"In the year of our Lord 1314, patriots of Scotland, starving and outnumbered, charged the fields of Bannockburn. They fought like warrior poets. They fought like Scotsmen. And won their freedom." ~ Braveheart
Progressivism Is Not Progressive
Column by Alex Schroeder.
Exclusive to STR
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The Vepsa - history, culture and ethnic features
All nations, both major and minor, have made their contribution to the treasury of the universal culture. Still for any small nation familiarising with the "fruits of civilisation" has its back negative face - losing the national specificity and forgetting its own cultur... | <urn:uuid:d924b8d8-83f4-4f3f-90f6-e20b47b330c0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://heninen.net/rainio/museo/english.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402516.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00044-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970257 | 2,983 | 3.015625 | 3 |
Where in the Valley Contest: Tower Power
This storied structure offers one-of-a-kind views
You can drive up a steep and winding road to this mountaintop stone tower that sits 1,305 feet above the Hudson River. Or you can hike up the two-mile trail. Either way, when you reach the summit of this historic state park, you ... | <urn:uuid:a90ad345-f712-45f5-aae3-97fc219989f3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.hvmag.com/Hudson-Valley-Magazine/May-2011/Where-in-the-Valley-Contest-Tower-Power/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402699.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00044-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973682 | 282 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Strolling in to University today, innocently and determined to retrieve some library books in which I have had on hold for at least two weeks, my march beginning to create an outspoken thud among the hustle and bussle of the students in the hallway, and I almost walk straight past something that catches my eye.
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The contrast in how we learn is striking. While one person struggles to focus on anything written or drawn, another might use sketching as a way to communicate. Then there are those rare musicians – the ones who can hear a song once and instantly memorize both the tune and the lyrics, while others must painstakingly re... | <urn:uuid:bf0b392f-c366-4d64-a54f-b20c0c08a3cf> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.uxbooth.com/articles/a-single-perspective-on-multiple-intelligences/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396455.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00127-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950082 | 2,371 | 3.53125 | 4 |
In our post 9/11 world, it is increasingly important for young children to meet sympathetic Islamic and Muslim characters in picture books as well as acquire information about those peoples that profess this faith. Children may hear far too much condemnation and fear of all Middle Eastern cultures and peoples and may e... | <urn:uuid:cbff98a9-1f89-4833-97ae-54ec4d6606e4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/911/IslamandMuslim.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00109-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945886 | 1,019 | 4.03125 | 4 |
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I assume you mean make a statement about the story in conjunction with the idea of caste. Caste is the Indian social system that separates people into separate categories, from high to low, and asserts that movement between the categories can not exist.
Siddhartha's journey proves that the caste sy... | <urn:uuid:6751a67b-a8c1-416e-b8b4-8071fa0bef64> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/make-sentence-with-caste-10583 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00095-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917148 | 141 | 3.5625 | 4 |
The NSWA developed a set of water quality objectives for the NSR and adopted a “non-degradation” approach in their recommendations. Information and numerical guidelines contained in various environmental publications were used to evaluate water quality conditions and the ecological requirements of the NSR. This report ... | <urn:uuid:dc6413b9-9afe-465a-904a-cbeb08d9aff8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nswa.ab.ca/content/proposed-site-specific-water-quality-objectives-mainstem-north-saskatchewan-river | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00081-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915497 | 128 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Each day millions of people around the world live displaced from their homes due to violence, persecution, and conflict. In 2012 alone, there were some 45.2 million internally displaced people (IDPs), refugees and asylum seekers globally, nearly half of them under the age of 18.
On March 29th, the American Red Cross’s ... | <urn:uuid:2b8905e7-7e95-4a72-b91a-b59fe21ab1b7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Red-Cross-Simulation-Shows-a-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-Refugee | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396029.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00108-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957449 | 553 | 2.671875 | 3 |
The Philosopher's Way:Thinking Critically About Profound Ideas, 3/e, inspires students to think like a philosopher. Integrated readings, interspersed with commentary, guide students in their understanding of the topics, while critical thinking activities challenge students to go beyond their reading and explore the con... | <urn:uuid:37b4dd55-204b-4514-abb0-d9239bf7cc1f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.chegg.com/textbooks/the-philosopher-s-way-3rd-edition-9780205776993-020577699x | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397213.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00131-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929697 | 163 | 3 | 3 |
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Many people imagine root canal pain to be at its worst during the procedure and are surprised to discover that the pain is comparable to getting a filling. Following a root canal, however, you might experience pain that persists for days or even longer. In many cases,... | <urn:uuid:ad2e7488-5f2d-431d-9a7b-f0b0a0d1ba4d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wisegeek.com/how-can-i-deal-with-root-canal-pain.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403825.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00184-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969775 | 804 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Signs and Symptoms of RA
Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis vary from patient to patient. They can develop suddenly, develop slowly over time, or occur sporadically with intervening times of having no symptoms. Signs of the disease, such as joint pain and stiffness, often develop first in the small joints in the fingers,... | <urn:uuid:d65f6dba-3d7d-451d-bbd2-48f714dcff27> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.healthcommunities.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/symptoms.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395160.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00063-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934223 | 697 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Songs about events in U.S. history inspire students to write their own songs.
Battle of New Orleans, Great Depression, Titanic, World War II, songs, ballad, lyric
January 8 is the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. The Battle of New Orleans, which took place during the War of 1812, has been made famous by the so... | <urn:uuid:2fdde01f-f425-42de-a9ff-2a1deaaa3b9d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/dailylp/dailylp/dailylp041.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00155-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.899916 | 919 | 3.90625 | 4 |
Examine me, Lord — A Study of Psalm 26
Psalm 26 is a brief (twelve verses) but delightful psalm (i.e., in poetic form) in which the author petitions his God for protection from some threatening, deadly force. Hence, he will argue his case to the Lord in the hope of a favorable response to his prayer. There are two cons... | <urn:uuid:3dc0e61d-dc6a-45cc-af82-53e44477a4dd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/1444-examine-me-lord-a-study-of-psalm-26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00094-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954848 | 3,403 | 2.6875 | 3 |
The first theatre at Sadler’s Wells was built in London in the late 17th century, since when six successive theatres for the performing arts have occupied the site. Located in the relatively rural surrounds of Clerkenwell on the outer fringes of the City, the first theatre owed its origins to the popularity of nearby h... | <urn:uuid:20c0f993-4a15-44ce-b012-e36e8c1db9cd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/illustration-of-sadlers-wells-theatre | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00148-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938075 | 647 | 2.875 | 3 |
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