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Scientists at Georgetown University have found a way to determine if a person has a good chance of developing Alzheimer's disease within three years. The test was identified in a preliminary study involving 525 people aged over 70. The work identified a set of ten lipid metabolites in blood plasma that distinguished wi... | <urn:uuid:df75ba80-bfd4-428e-baf1-4056b1156856> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.examiner.com/article/would-you-want-to-know-if-alzheimer-s-disease-is-your-future?cid=rss | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396224.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00088-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963358 | 556 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Individual differences |
Methods | Statistics | Clinical | Educational | Industrial | Professional items | World psychology |
Integral Education is the philosophy and practice of education for the whole child: body, emotions, mind, soul, and spirit. It is based on the teachings in education of Sri Aurobindo and especia... | <urn:uuid:68050861-a83a-40b3-923d-7ac57e566e52> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Integral_education | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00131-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.834331 | 300 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Advancing technology is allowing the integration of power, communications and control systems to improve building performance. Owners understand the operational and economic advantages of systems integration and are looking for help in achieving these benefits in both existing buildings and new construction. Systems in... | <urn:uuid:2d7b75c5-7108-466b-958f-a602b9c16c77> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ecmag.com/section/your-business/integrated-building-systems-and-you?qt-issues_block=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399428.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00142-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958271 | 938 | 2.625 | 3 |
1. The equation of an ellipse with center in the origin is
2. The coordinates of the given point satisfy the equation of the ellipse:
3. The distance of a focus to the center is
4. According to the question you have to solve the system of equations:
5. From the 1st equation you'll get:
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such as "Introduction", "Conclusion"..etc
November 2000 -- Researchers at Yale have discovered that, contrary to previous beliefs,
the Golgi apparatus is an organelle that exists independently of the
larger endoplasmic reticulum and is a crucial component of cell
Published in a recent issue of Nature, the discovery giv... | <urn:uuid:37064959-1da0-41a9-9544-0dc87a7c3a98> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.biology-online.org/kb/revision.php?p_id=13307&a_id=5208 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397842.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00000-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944673 | 741 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Weight loss is a major topic of concern these days. Many people are overweight in our society today. The average American lives a very sedentary life style. There is also an overabundance of processed foods and fast foods that make it easy for most people to gain weight. A large amount of people suffer from low self es... | <urn:uuid:07a5bdbb-eb4b-4feb-b4ff-d3e4114ad23b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://wendyida.com/diethealthy-eating/diets-dont-work/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395166.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00187-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956804 | 478 | 2.609375 | 3 |
There’s a shift happening in the way scientists are thinking about how ocean acidification affects marine creatures. Originally, when researchers in the Southern Ocean watched the shells of tiny marine snails dissolve in high-carbon dioxide water, they suspected that similar animals with calcium carbonate shells and sk... | <urn:uuid:be82cb65-91d5-49a3-98de-c384c19dc729> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.oceanconservancy.org/tag/shells/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403826.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00100-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935539 | 250 | 3.6875 | 4 |
Prevailing Attitudes Toward Divorce
Divorce as Handicap in Presidential Politics
Despite the relatively high frequency of divorce among all classes of Americans, popular reaction to divorce of a prominent person indicates that legal dissolution of a marriage still meets a certain amount of disapproval. Shock and dismay... | <urn:uuid:48404008-27e1-4ae6-81d4-de29edc64dec> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre1963112700 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00157-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974093 | 271 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Scientists Find Tiny Exfoliating Beads In Great Lakes Fish Guts
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:
Plastic junk in our oceans has concerned scientists for decades. Over the weekend, the New York Times reported on new research that minute plastic beads, the kind used in cosmetics and toothpastes, are ending up in the Great Lakes.
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By Dean Fosdick
Smart phones that respond to signals from plants? Laptops that coordinate irrigation at dozens of vineyards? Remote weather stations programmed to text frost alerts?
Many commercial growers are using laptops, tablets or smart phones to keep costs down and production up. Home gardeners too, if they can a... | <urn:uuid:459c07f8-0e2c-4701-9e14-f8d8a518b21e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.rep-am.com/garden/2013/08/27/remote-controlled-gardening/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393146.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00198-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918068 | 784 | 2.59375 | 3 |
The recent run-up of basic food staples — 240 percent since 2004 — has muddied the prospects of future support for food-based ethanol, which has been blamed for 10 to 30 percent of the price spike. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain says he would freeze ethanol mandates at current levels. (His Demo... | <urn:uuid:1e2c0309-4f83-46e1-842b-16d2f8302344> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cnbc.com/id/24875713/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403826.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00010-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960495 | 624 | 3.484375 | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is in the field of automotive, specifically in the area of vibration in an automobile, and more specifically in the area of vibration in a parallel-series hybrid vehicle.
2. Background of the Invention
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IV. Instruction (formerly #6141)
B. Instructional Resources and Materials
1. Free Textbooks and Other Instructional Materials
a. Selection of Instructional Materials for Library/Media Centers
I. OBJECTIVES OF SELECTION
The basic objectives of the library/media centers in the Narragansett schools are to support the scho... | <urn:uuid:9c25f0d0-cbfb-4011-ae63-9f6aa9fe5619> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.narragansett.k12.ri.us/Policy/IV.B.1.a.Selection%20of%20Instructional%20Materials.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396100.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00128-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.898134 | 571 | 2.625 | 3 |
|Historic Accounts and Oral Histories of Coastal Destruction
Japanese and tribal accounts describe huge quake, waves
Wednesday, January 26, 2000
By Richard L. Hill of The Oregonian staff
On Jan. 27, 1700 -- several hours after the last big quake on the Oregon coast, Japanese reserachers have found written records of a ... | <urn:uuid:c2d1d090-34be-4db0-ae1d-c21b49bfac76> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.oregon.gov/DOGAMI/pages/earthquakes/coastal/japanrecords.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392099.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00115-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965381 | 836 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Keyboard, Display (DSKY), Apollo Guidance Computer
The Display Keyboard (DSKY), designed by the Raytheon Corporation, was the method by which Apollo astronauts communicated with the computers on board the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules. The interface consisted of a simple numerical keyboard, a row of status lights, a... | <urn:uuid:d013ff19-18f2-44d3-81a0-fab706bfb2bc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19720313000 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395160.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00199-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.817198 | 212 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Methylmercury poisoning is brain and nervous system damage from the chemical methylmercury.
Minamata Bay disease; Basra poison grain poisoning
Methylmercury is a type of mercury ("quicksilver"), a metal that is liquid at room temperature. Most compounds containing mercury are poisonous. Methylmercury has been used to p... | <urn:uuid:b9b4f022-a7ea-45c1-9e57-05753164312f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.northside.com/HealthLibrary/?Path=HIE+Multimedia%5C1%5C001651.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408840.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00098-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934748 | 761 | 3.671875 | 4 |
The Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon
The Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon is a deep and long canyon in China. The Yarlung Tsangpo River, usually just called "Zangbo" (also spelled "Tsangpo", meaning "purifier"), originates from Mount Kailash and running east for about 1700 km drains a northern section of the Himalayas before its... | <urn:uuid:880e224b-791e-427d-8682-007e5b5805bf> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.tibettravel.com/en/Tibet-Landscape/The-Yarlung-Zangbo-Grand-Canyon-98.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00194-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953668 | 853 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Displaying 21 - 40 of 198 resources in Environmental Studies and Organizations:
21. Centre for Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Development
Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia,
Centre for Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Development is the non-governmental organization dealing with creating a conditions for new forms of... | <urn:uuid:391f8b03-930a-442f-93c8-51f138bca3dd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.envirolink.org/topics.html?info=more&topicsku=2002116191650&topic=Environmental%20Studies&topictype=subtopic&startat=21&catid=5&category=Organizations&do=catsearch | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00141-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.836759 | 943 | 2.625 | 3 |
How can I prevent plagiarism?
Because writing tasks often feel daunting to students, there is the temptation of plagiarizing written work. Written resources have become more easily available on the internet, and students may not have a clear understanding of what constitutes plagiarism in each of their courses (either ... | <urn:uuid:6463a0d8-c241-4d38-96bb-1de55ba72d88> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/design/instructionalstrategies/writing/preventplagiarism.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00169-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955655 | 794 | 3.28125 | 3 |
It is surprising just how quickly and easily old eating can be changed when the motivation is increased.
(PRWEB UK) 15 March 2013
A diet with sausages, ham, bacon and other processed meats increases the risk of dying early, according to new research.
The research, which involved participants from ten different European... | <urn:uuid:0b66455e-0ab8-476d-9294-7368cd605f23> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10537321.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399522.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00143-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97028 | 544 | 2.828125 | 3 |
This Challenge is to quickly provide the high precision probability of legal RISK battles up to 100 vs 100. [ Attack >= 2 and Defense >=1 ].
Related to Cody 1260 RISK Board Game Battle Simulation
Simplified explanation of the dice play:
Attacker with 2 armies will throw one die. Attacker with 3 armies will throw two di... | <urn:uuid:c919eb92-6b5c-4e81-add4-a775afc9c112> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/cody/problems/1301-risk-calculator-large-armies-high-accuracy-fast | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.84905 | 259 | 2.828125 | 3 |
“Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change to the United States,” a report on climate change and how it will affect businesses, offers a variety of information on how a changing world will impact businesses and gross domestic product.
The report was issued this week, and is part of the Risky Business Project... | <urn:uuid:7269b6bc-f9bb-4a68-89d5-8e8f10096b18> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2014/06/26/333083.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00137-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946509 | 985 | 2.671875 | 3 |
On August 1, 2008, a total solar eclipse occurred as the new moon moved directly between the sun and the earth.
The moon’s umbral shadow fell on parts of Canada, Greenland, the Arctic Ocean, Russia, Mongolia, and China. The Exploratorium’s eclipse expedition team (our fifth!) Webcast the eclipse live from the remote Xi... | <urn:uuid:fa460768-84a4-44e7-adb2-180c9043f940> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse-archive/2008/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408840.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00151-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.846364 | 175 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Although there isn’t a specific list of dogs that constantly bite humans, there are a few breeds that are frequently known to attack. According to Animal People, Pit bull terrier, Presa Canario, and Rottweiler breeds are primary suspects in many dog bites. German Sheppard, Husky, Chow, Boxer, and Akita breeds are also ... | <urn:uuid:2102ba3a-7df9-4114-a763-9e3a1496b71b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.texasinjuryattorney.com/blog/personal-injury/what-breeds-dogs-are-prone-bite-most | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00081-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972484 | 361 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Snack Mom, Snack Dad
October 15, 2011 • Posted by Kim Foster
If you love cooking, you probably look forward to the opportunity to bring homemade healthy snacks to your child’s class or after-school activity. For many parents, though, taking your turn as the snack parent can be a nerve-racking nuisance.
What constitutes... | <urn:uuid:70d9f306-7ac4-4454-bc0e-9555c0ab50fd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cuisinart.com/blog/entry/1371.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00075-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949741 | 694 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Ornamental trees have some feature, such as flowers or colorful foliage, that makes them distinct. In Minnesota, trees must tolerate a harsh winter, so they must be hardy to USDA Zone 3. Five trees that are not appropriate as ornamentals are considered an invasive species by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource... | <urn:uuid:b660391e-ed9d-4b49-8f56-9bb091e83d53> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gardenguides.com/94507-ornamental-trees-minnesota.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395548.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00075-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.897077 | 940 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Salt-tolerant wheat a breakthrough for better yields
Australian scientists have successfully carried out field trials of a salt-tolerant durum wheat, boosting grain yield by 25 per cent in salty soils.
Durum is one of the most widely grown cereals in the world, but in saline soils it is vulnerable to salt build-up in t... | <urn:uuid:6d95274b-e257-41c5-9f4f-c38cff02e5e7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/44136/print | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399385.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00012-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941106 | 424 | 3.203125 | 3 |
The International Space Station and a European cargo-carrying spacecraft are locked in a cosmic dance, and you can see it all unfold right from your own backyard.
The European Space Agency's bus-size Automated Transfer Vehicle-4 (ATV-4) — a space cargo ship loaded with food, rocket fuel and experiments — launched towar... | <urn:uuid:04544107-4f9b-4776-8826-9a782d0553b2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52166813/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/spot-space-station-cargo-ship-together-night-sky-week/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00005-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928159 | 916 | 3.046875 | 3 |
The Unesco compiled its first list in 1978: in year 2013, the listed sites are 964. They are divided into cultural, natural and mixed properties. Actually, the main part of the sites is in Italy, which boasts 48 sites, followed by Spain and China, both with 44.
Sicily, with its treasures of historical, cultural and nat... | <urn:uuid:18d582f9-c844-44fd-a0e2-b38dbedc1566> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.charmingsicily.com/en/unesco-world-heritage-sites-sicily | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00059-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926405 | 969 | 2.625 | 3 |
Comprehensive DescriptionRead full entry
DescriptionGeneral: Body color: dark brown to black.
Antenna: Color of antennae in female: A1, A3–A6 dark brown; A2 yellow; A7– A12 black. Seta on pedicel of antenna in female: present, reaching to apex of A3.
Head: Color of setae on the head: yellow. Sculpture of dorsal frons b... | <urn:uuid:0833a36c-241e-43e4-97ed-f2211cdca5b1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://eol.org/pages/7206948/overview | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391634.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00127-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.813201 | 983 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Lyndhurst (formerly Union) Township--That part of Bergen county which included what constituted Union township as originally known by the Indian name of Mighecticock (New Barbadoes Neck). It embraced 3,308 acres of upland and 10,000 acres of meadow. This land was purchased by Capt. William Sandford, in 1668, in the int... | <urn:uuid:42483a07-998e-436e-9486-7da7c23ac315> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://sites.google.com/site/bergencogenweb/home/history/history-of-bergen-county-nj-1630-1923/township-borough-histories/township-of-lyndhurst | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394937.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00159-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975849 | 2,908 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Courtesy of Seventh Generation, www.seventhgeneration.com
Did you know that children are far more vulnerable to common household hazards than adults? Pound for pound, kids eat, drink, and breathe much more than adults and so are exposed to proportionately more of any contaminants that our food, beverages, or air may co... | <urn:uuid:e60d029c-ab49-4346-9bde-8bee7a1b68f8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wilkinsonpharmacy.com/promog/ConditionCenter.asp?ConditionID=18&ArticleID=850&StoreID=CA16677413FA4D59A0FF53842F6ED4E5 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399117.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00169-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.891263 | 398 | 3.3125 | 3 |
New to my garden this past summer is a wonderful evergreen shrub, Gaultheria procumbens “Very Berry” Wintergreen. The genus, Gaultheria was first named in 1783 to honor a Canadian physician and naturalist, Jean Francois Gaulthier.
This extremely low-growing cultivar, also actually considered to be a groundcover, is a m... | <urn:uuid:5843309e-b692-4333-a1b9-f274e6b7918f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.silive.com/homegarden/index.ssf/2012/11/wintergreen_looks_good_smells.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00010-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951666 | 984 | 3.046875 | 3 |
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who quit
smoking cut their risk of death by heart disease much more quickly
than previously thought, particularly if they were
light-to-moderate smokers, a new study says.
Past estimates held that it takes smokers about 15 years after
they quit to lower their risk of... | <urn:uuid:b790ecee-4ff1-47de-b60b-2fbef57baf22> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wkhs.com/Cancer/Education-Resources/News.aspx?chunkiid=881396 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00134-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965771 | 972 | 2.609375 | 3 |
An Introduction to Psilocybin Mushrooms
Psilocybin (also known as psilocybine) is a psychedelic alkaloid of the tryptamine family, found in psilocybin mushrooms. It is present in hundreds of species of fungi, including those of the genus Psilocybe, such as Psilocybe cubensis and Psilocybe semilanceata. But it is also r... | <urn:uuid:595c4af6-f3de-4378-be9e-a0871f39df72> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://magic-mushroom.com/psilocybin-mushrooms | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00199-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921614 | 905 | 3.0625 | 3 |
Until rather recently in television far more attention was paid to video than to audio. "Good sound" was when you could make out what was being said; "bad sound" was when you couldn't.
This has changed. With the advent of stereo, 5.1 surround-sound, and home theaters, audiences have much greater expectations.
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Saturday, July 08, 2006
The coat colour of mammoths that roamed the Earth thousands of years ago has been determined by scientists.
Some of the curly tusked animals would have sported dark brown coats, while others had pale ginger or blond hair.
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History of the House
The house where Nikolai Gogol spent the last four years of his life has a long history of its own. A unique piece of architecture and culture, it was built before the 1812 Fire of Moscow and has several times changed hands and been reconstructed.
Its first known owners were the Saltykov boyar famil... | <urn:uuid:44a6964a-cbb7-4b8f-8083-8a195fcc9733> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.domgogolya.ru/en/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395613.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00056-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973781 | 816 | 2.5625 | 3 |
A mass spectrometer in which the particles are detected photographically.
- Infrared spectra and mass spectrographs of organic compounds are typically very detailed, offering a unique ‘fingerprint’ that can be used to identify the presence of the compound.
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Eben Bayer is on a mission: he wants simply to eradicate the polystyrene packaging industry. The trouble with 1-phenylethane-1,2-diyl, as the resourceful 26-year-old entrepreneur from Vermont sees it, is that, as no known microorganism can biodegrade it, it pollutes the oceans and clutters landfills -- making up around... | <urn:uuid:4334a667-bc8d-4304-8408-55cdde70c45f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.microbeworld.org/component/jlibrary/?view=article&id=8193 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00008-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948651 | 164 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Two hundred years ago today, both Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born. Both men dragged the world reluctantly into modernity.
Lincoln is remembered most for ending slavery in the U.S. in connection with the U.S. Civil War. It took a hundred years and the Civil Rights movement to fully realize his accomplishmen... | <urn:uuid:f424b35f-dc52-43b9-9392-2cad753f9baa> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2009/02/birth-of-progress.html?showComment=1234562940000 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00033-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976805 | 397 | 3.78125 | 4 |
Psychological Warfare on Peleliu
The U.S. Marines on Peleliu applied every weapon at their disposal to defeat the Japanese. While planes, tanks, naval gunfire and artillery were all used, the Marines also employed various forms of propaganda to encourage the Japanese to surrender.
On four separate occasions, Piper L4 o... | <urn:uuid:659eb37b-e09f-452b-86c1-37bcfeb95d11> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.historynet.com/capture-of-peleliu-bravery-on-the-beach-sidebar-september-98-world-war-ii-feature.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400572.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00048-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965129 | 750 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Intersex is a group of conditions where there is a discrepancy between the external genitals and the internal genitals (the testes and ovaries).
The older term for this condition is hermaphroditism. Although the older terms are still included in this article for reference, they have been replaced by most experts, patie... | <urn:uuid:7fc2e34a-1852-42a9-a810-6afae61c4ca8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://symptomnav.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=101&pid=1&gid=001669 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00155-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950729 | 1,195 | 3.546875 | 4 |
Definitions for jack-knife
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word jack-knife
A compact folding knife.
He kept a jack-knife in his pocket for various tasks.
The front-dive pike, in which the body folds and unfolds.
It took me hundreds of dives to master even the simple jackknife
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Career Snapshot: Registered Nurse
(Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- Registered nurses constitute the largest healthcare occupation, with 2.3 million jobs.
- More new jobs are expected to be created for registered nurses than for any other occupation.
- Job opportunities are expected to be very good.
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What do Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) . . .
. . . and Golden ragwort (Packera aurea) . . .
It’s their leaves! Check out these views of the leaves during winter or early spring when each plant is just hanging around waiting for the cold to go away so they can begin the reproductive phase of their life.
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During the fossil-fueled extravaganza after World War II, Indian tribes in the United States were still recovering from the traumas of colonization; coerced displacement, religious conversion, and the brutal abuse of their children in state-supported, church-run Indian boarding schools was still contributing to their s... | <urn:uuid:031f1e2a-275e-49f4-a91f-77cdf616b5ca> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://cwis.org/FWE/2012/11/24/a-racially-discriminating-society/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396224.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00042-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952749 | 511 | 3.015625 | 3 |
NEWS | Kaley Payne
Tuesday 20 October 2015
The earliest known draft of the King James Bible has been discovered in Cambridge.
Professor Jeffrey Allan Miller from Montclair State University in New Jersey made the discovery in the archives of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, UK. Two the College’s former Masters were par... | <urn:uuid:fd60a0cc-bd10-4c08-863f-8c5241213e23> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.biblesociety.org.au/news/earliest-known-draft-of-the-king-james-bible-discovered-in-cambridge | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402516.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00002-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968554 | 1,065 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Bats in the Belfry – The Waterford Bats in Churches Survey
Soprano Pipistrelle (Photo: Phil Richardson)
Are there bats in your local church? If so, your church could be a valuable habitat for one of Ireland’ s more elusive and highly protected mammal species and of interest to the MISE project and Bat Conservation Irel... | <urn:uuid:79ff2341-9572-485a-b7c2-8fffe84eb05b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.miseproject.ie/ongoing-projects/ireland/bats/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393442.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00164-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954208 | 405 | 2.671875 | 3 |
In the home
The most obvious and easiest place for you to start saving water is in your home. By making small changes to your daily habits, you can make a big difference to the amount of water you use.
Around three quarters of a household's energy use relates to heating and hot water, for example, in baths or showers o... | <urn:uuid:d49d7fa1-9c95-4738-8e12-e500e634c6b5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.southwestwater.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=8200 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399106.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00083-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915662 | 625 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Perilla, also known as Chinese basil, is traditionally grown in China, India, Japan and other Asian countries. Its leaves are used to make Japanese pickled plums called umeboshi plums and its seeds are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids. Some health benefits of perilla have been substantiated by scientific studies.
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Patriotism and Government
By Leo Tolstoy
"The time is fast approaching when to call a man a patriot will be the deepest insult You can offer him. Patriotism now means advocating plunder in the interests of the privileged classes of the particular State system into which we have happened to be born." - E. BELFORT BAX.
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One of the more challenging aspects of SLOS are the constant battles with behavior. Almost all of those with SLOS show some signs of Autism, some being diagnosed with the secondary syndrome. It appears that the sooner cholesterol supplementation is given, the less likely an actual Autism diagnosis will be made, but aut... | <urn:uuid:f459513a-5ebb-4f6f-a3ef-9e8ad8b7b33a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.smithlemliopitz.org/frequently-asked-questions/behavioral-issues/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398873.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00077-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92962 | 411 | 2.53125 | 3 |
It is a name that locals admit is not really fit for the modern age.
And now the mayor of the small Spanish town of Castrillo Matajudios — which means Castrillo Kill Jews in English — has said residents will get the opportunity to vote on a name change.
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- Historic Sites
So the lookout’s cry resounded while Yankee whalers roamed the seas. Their perilous, arduous trade spanned three centuries
December 1960 | Volume 12, Issue 1
The business could make money, in other words. It was run on a unique system that let officers and crew share (to a certain extent) in the profit... | <urn:uuid:16f9929b-9166-4723-98de-732765d0ea01> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.americanheritage.com/content/%E2%80%9C-h-h-b-l-o-o-w-s%E2%80%9D?page=6 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399117.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00105-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972979 | 1,274 | 3.203125 | 3 |
In the overland campaign of 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant with the Army of the Potomac battled General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia for six weeks across central Virginia. At the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna and Totopotomoy Creek, Lee repeatedly stalled, but failed to stop, Grant's... | <urn:uuid:7471c3df-a2b5-4e7e-a2a7-40e16c6cc3a2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.studymode.com/essays/Outline-From-May-31-June-12-42988.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396872.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00181-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940421 | 408 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Who Regulates Hazardous Waste In England & Scotland?
Hazardous waste and its disposal in England & Wales are controlled by the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005, governing all businesses who want to dispose of hazardous waste in these countries.
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Project Based Learning
Project-Based Learning (PBL) is also sometimes known as constuctivist (see Constructivist_theory) or problem-based learning.
1. What is Project-based learning in adult literacy education? http://www.literacy.org/pdk/using/digest1PBLRS2_Au2.00.htm
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We don't yet know if GHB abuse is a fad or if it will become an epidemic, but the knowledge exchanged at this conference will keep NIDA on top of the problem," said Dr. Jerry Frankenheim of NIDA's Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research (DNBR). Dr. Frankenheim served as chair of the day-long "All About GHB" co... | <urn:uuid:b57ff94e-b81e-4667-a6fe-ac5a7fbd8a21> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://archives.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol16N2/Conference.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00174-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950602 | 1,309 | 2.75 | 3 |
City: Três Rios
Population: 0.07 million
Coordinates (decimal): 22.11°S, 43.21°W
Time Zone: E. South America Standard Time
Added by: J.Ribeiro
Três Rios is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population is 73 665 (2007) and its area is 325 km²
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After you eat, your liver switches from producing glucose to storing it. At the same time, a cellular signaling pathway known as the unfolded protein response (UPR) is transiently activated, but it is not clear how this pathway contributes to the liver's metabolic switch. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Invest... | <urn:uuid:0e659fe4-b509-4553-bfba-feddc33e29b2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/joci-txf121712.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00022-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.901498 | 234 | 2.59375 | 3 |
I'm quite busy, but couldn't resist posting this. Vista has an interesting way to determine if a program is a setup program: the program name! Of course, a program called setup.exe or install.exe is considered dangerous, so the operating system opens up a User Access Control window asking for confirmation: "An unauthor... | <urn:uuid:43399178-3bcf-4a30-a953-c73571b4c82c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/vista_non_setup.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396945.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00011-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93362 | 235 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Mining in Antarctica
There are deposits of minerals such as coal and iron ore in Antarctica, but there are vast economic and technical difficulties associated with the recovery of mineral deposits. The Antarctic ice cover is, on average, 2.5 km thick and this means that very little of the land is accessible for explora... | <urn:uuid:d2f6ee55-07ea-432a-b5df-aad93c4c5882> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/environment/geology/mining | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00029-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935157 | 233 | 3.890625 | 4 |
Within the framework of Black History Month, the Black Theatre Workshop will present Jeff Stetson’s acclaimed one-act play The Meeting at the Segal Centre February 22-March 1.
Written in 1987, the play explores an imagined conversation between Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, two of the most charismatic and i... | <urn:uuid:a94a6a60-4d13-44cb-a04d-e3020fa122d3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.theseniortimes.com/theatre-preview-the-meeting-by-black-theatre-workshop/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00114-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964741 | 553 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Simple Solutions Ergonomics for Construction Workers
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2007-122
This booklet is intended for construction workers, unions, supervisors, contractors, safety specialists, human resources managers-anyone with an interest in safe construction sites. Some of the most common injuries in construc... | <urn:uuid:1ee41d4b-bb96-4c94-8fc8-44e82873da24> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2007-122/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396959.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00197-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.909537 | 231 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Asexual refers to the absence of sexual activity or a low level of sexual response. Sexual union of male and female germ cells (such as the sperm and ova in humans) is the means of reproduction that is standard among mammalian and many non-mammalian species. However, many organisms reproduce through asexual means, such... | <urn:uuid:fff8a957-ee8b-4d80-986e-278141fff802> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://health.howstuffworks.com/sexual-health/sexual-dysfunction/asexual-behavior-dictionary.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00121-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935533 | 446 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Old and historic churches rank among the most impressive historical places in the world. From famous churches such as Britain’s Westminster Abbey and the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to more obscure examples, such as the fortified church at Prejmer, historical churches have given us stunning examples of art and architectur... | <urn:uuid:a4b09a16-75ec-40da-b04b-f862567ef833> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.historvius.com/historic-churches/fr272 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00089-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944182 | 3,242 | 2.59375 | 3 |
– Some Great Examples
Online education has become one of the leading forms of learning in our country, and it’s evolving every day. While online colleges get most of the attention, those with students in grades K-12 will actually find that there are plenty of great online courses for their children to enroll in as well... | <urn:uuid:9d1f919a-05d2-448d-851f-0baff98b2c6d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://findonlineeducation.com/k-12/10-awesome-k12-online-distance-education-courses/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398628.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00124-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961973 | 760 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Dec 18th 2008
From The Economist print edition
Why the world has taken to chilies
TASTELESS, colourless, odourless and painful, pure capsaicin is a curious substance. It does no lasting damage, but the body’s natural response to even a modest dose (such as that found in a chili pepper) is self-defence: sweat pours, the... | <urn:uuid:b326ca2e-aaeb-47b8-a87a-a76d07da19ce> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://edwardlucas.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00066-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960996 | 14,607 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Yarra Planning Scheme
The Yarra Planning Scheme is the set of local planning regulations developed in consultation with the community to ensure that the unique characteristics of the municipality are preserved while catering for an increase in population.
Council’s Strategic Planning unit is responsible for updating th... | <urn:uuid:e9ef098d-1e09-41a5-b8ce-8947a4e3504b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/planning--building/Yarra-planning-scheme/?style=fn | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00084-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.881011 | 143 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Thanks To New Pill, UC Davis Study Explores Heat Illness Among Workers
Working outside in the heat is something many people in the Central Valley have to do on a daily basis. The hot weather is a concern especially for those who work in the valley’s fields. From 2000 to 2012 nearly 7,000 people were hospitalized in Cal... | <urn:uuid:9d63eb1a-c8f3-4dea-8376-5a57f4645af1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://kvpr.org/post/thanks-new-pill-uc-davis-study-explores-heat-illness-among-workers | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398628.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00187-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957736 | 881 | 2.96875 | 3 |
While the technology started taking hold a couple of years ago, photographers are just beginning to realize the potential of High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI). Photographic Multishot Techniques now provides some of the newest techniques based on a bracketed series of exposures that attempt to go beyond standard HDRI.
P... | <urn:uuid:dd88c7da-6e81-4975-992e-2c7a75f0f645> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogcritics.org/book-review-photographic-multishot-techniques-high/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00120-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949586 | 850 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Everyone’s mom drills the family rules into every kid’s brain. These are the rules that I learned. Hopefully, you learned some of them too!
- Be silly.
- Try everything.
- Only buy things on sale.
- No matter what you think or what anyone says, you can do it.
- Kids are never too young to clean their own room, wash dis... | <urn:uuid:885c29e7-5ae2-4970-8ed9-273a5e962140> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://lovestats.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/9-life-lessons-from-my-mom/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397744.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00102-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952463 | 208 | 2.609375 | 3 |
From Rank to Class: Innovation in Georgian England
Penelope Corfield finds that economic progress and new self-awareness in language and gesture disturbed the tranquility of the ‘Age of Elegance'.
Society in eighteenth-century England has often been depicted as static, harmonious, unchanging verging upon the torpid. In... | <urn:uuid:ee9955fa-b3f8-40b0-a1eb-05d4009728f4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.historytoday.com/penelope-corfield/rank-class-innovation-georgian-england | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00191-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949364 | 240 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Anthony van Dyck.
1622-1623. Oil on canvas. Pitti Gallery, Florence, Italy. More. [Order a Print]
(1579-1644) studied at Padua, went to Rome and was subsequently sent by Paul V as nuncio to Flanders (1607) and France (1617). He successfully settled the differences that arose between Catholics and Huguenots, was created... | <urn:uuid:e0df7a4a-54a8-4886-a6fa-f7ca899daac7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.abcgallery.com/V/vandyck/vandyck17.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00081-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986124 | 171 | 2.9375 | 3 |
- mastership; rule; control
- ascendancy or victory in struggle or competition; the upper hand
- masterly ability; expert skill or knowledge: his mastery of chess
- the act of mastering (an art, science, etc.)
Origin of masteryMiddle English maistrie ; from OFr: see master
- Possession of consummate skill.
- The status... | <urn:uuid:6a2e80ae-3315-4e7e-95dd-eb17f473bace> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.yourdictionary.com/mastery | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00014-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.884684 | 329 | 3 | 3 |
Mumijo (also denoted as mumio) is a thick, sticky tar-like substance with a colour ranging from white to dark brown (the latter is more common), sometimes found in Caucasus mountains, Altai mountains and Tibet mountains.
Mumijo is a word of Greek origin. The substance is mentioned in the works of Aristotle and Avicenna... | <urn:uuid:76ad3060-ee31-4f5b-857e-20bb9b30cacd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-definition/Mumijo/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396147.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00183-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954473 | 335 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Judaism: Everyone Eats, Why are Jews Different?
Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu SafranThe writer is an educator, author and lecturer. His most recent book is...
Everyone eats. Every man, woman, child. Thief, sinner, or saint.
Everything eats. Every beast of the field. Every insect. Every fish swarming the seas and oceans, lakes and ... | <urn:uuid:2c97adeb-9ce5-42a4-bee4-7d2a67bdb0f3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/13628 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00128-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965921 | 1,230 | 2.75 | 3 |
Meet the people of NASA, where the youth of today
gain information to become the scientists and engineers of tomorrow. At
NASA Quest you can join these enthusiastic people and learn about their
diverse and exciting careers at NASA. Through their online profiles and
journals, you'll peek behind the scenes to see what it... | <urn:uuid:5968febf-ec92-42e8-ad84-2ae3ad95f6dc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/services/people.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393463.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00146-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924236 | 289 | 2.875 | 3 |
The ability to take a piece of information through our senses, assign meaning to it and categorize it helps people make sense of the world around them and behave accordingly. Because of this, when a chair is seen by the eyes, it's deemed appropriate for sitting on.
"You're not born knowing about categories or things li... | <urn:uuid:2db92ebc-333a-4846-9604-76518066f2b8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.livescience.com/7110-store.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403826.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969057 | 414 | 3.953125 | 4 |
Communities developing resources and competencies for using their languages
Foundational understanding for language development work of all kinds
Publications, fonts and computer tools for language development, translation and research
SIL offers training in disciplines relevant to sustainable language development.
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He had himself come under the influence of Descartes, whose work he always regarded with the deepest respect. The cautiousness of the master had done much to disguise the insidious dangers of his thought, and it was in the hands of those disciples who developed his system and sought to reconcile it at all points with o... | <urn:uuid:1fb07986-2aa3-4974-8bdf-ca8e26540d9b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bookrags.com/ebooks/4557/44.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00049-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975592 | 608 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Cook's Pacific Encounters exhibition, Feathered image ki'i hulu manu, front and back views, National Museum of Australia, 2006. Photos: George Serras.
Downloadable teachers resources on the topic Who 'discovered' Australia? Part of the National Museum of Australia's History Mysteries series.
Discovering Cook's collecti... | <urn:uuid:bfe613af-bbc5-4a23-b994-a78fafbc099d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nma.gov.au/online_features/cook_forster/resources | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00015-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.830628 | 148 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Books about the USDA’s nutrition standards regarding healthy eating are universally bland. This is no exception.
When Jack (yes, that one) climbs the beanstalk to the giant’s land, instead of threatening his life, Waldorf invites Jack to have a healthy meal with him. Double-page spreads introduce the food groups—vegeta... | <urn:uuid:1bd0c756-302b-4a1d-8322-51a9847dd6b9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/loreen-leedy/jack-and-the-hungry-giant-eat-right-with-myplate/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393518.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00175-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947122 | 362 | 2.796875 | 3 |
A historic landmark which represents the most northerly walled frontier of the Roman Empire has been nominated to become a World Heritage Site.
The wall stretches from Bo'ness to Old Kilpatrick
The Antonine Wall runs 37 miles from Bo'ness, near Falkirk, to Old Kilpatrick in West Dunbartonshire.
It is now in the running... | <urn:uuid:a570d9c0-157f-481c-93f5-e7eb832874f3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6036723.stm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403502.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00008-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948617 | 312 | 3.1875 | 3 |
It’s National Pet Dental Health Month! To address the importance oral health care for pets, February is recognized as a reminder to raise awareness that pet health also includes the mouth: healthy gums, teeth, and fresh breath. When was the last time you took your companion animal to get a dental exam and cleaning? How... | <urn:uuid:2944506a-19ed-4b24-b2c4-f202e2af0e64> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/how-to-improve-the-dental-health-of-your-dogs-and-cats/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397111.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00192-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944347 | 868 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Lunar Pits and Lava Tubes Could House Astronauts | Video
By Dave Brody, Executive Producer |
Naturally occurring pits and tubes, caused by ancient movement of molten rock, could provide safe harbor against meteorites, thermal shock, radiation and dust. This idea has been studied for 3 decades, but LRO images have now f... | <urn:uuid:a7f72628-eae2-46af-beb0-a07d373eb848> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.space.com/26575-lunar-pits-and-lava-tubes-could-house-astronauts-video.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00125-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.916497 | 84 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Like any scientist, I love a good mystery. Sometimes it's fun when they are long, complicated, involve subtle and difficult layers, and require a vast effort to unravel.
And sometimes it's cool when they are simply stated and simply solved. Like asking "Where does the water in Saturn's upper atmosphere come from?" and ... | <urn:uuid:2a6898ed-6ddd-4fcd-b00f-4661571c623f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2011/07/26/saturn_weather_forecast_rings_with_light_rain_from_enceladus.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397797.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00156-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959078 | 837 | 3.5625 | 4 |
In a domestic setting, water damage occurs when water starts to pool in areas it should not. The resulting effect is usually damage to the structural integrity of a building and even the growth of mold which is considered as an allergen and can be a health risk.
As a precautionary measure, it is usually advisable for h... | <urn:uuid:dcb8c44d-3042-4411-90c2-004a69cc900c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.insular.net/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00124-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950243 | 499 | 2.546875 | 3 |
February 18, 2014
It’s Alive! Bacteria-Filled Liquid Crystals Could Improve Biosensing
Researchers present the new form of matter at the 58th Biophysical Society Meeting in San Francisco
Plop living, swimming bacteria into a novel water-based, nontoxic liquid crystal and a new physics takes over. The dynamic interactio... | <urn:uuid:73ded170-5975-4f4a-9a70-c588d8cae923> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113073957/its-alive-bacteria-filled-liquid-crystals-could-improve-biosensing/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00148-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932354 | 555 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Plotting functions in the Cartesian plane is such a simple task with Wolfram|Alpha: just enter the function you are looking to graph, and within seconds you will have a beautiful result. If you are feeling daring, enter a multivariate function, and the result will be a 3D Cartesian graph. Wolfram|Alpha is certainly not... | <urn:uuid:19a43829-3e0e-4491-9287-e9f26ac5c404> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.wolframalpha.com/tag/graph-theory/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00035-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.843834 | 281 | 2.84375 | 3 |
In Cologne, Germany, the $412 million European Transonic Wind Tunnel (ETW)– a multinational joint venture among France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK–is gradually increasing its workload. The main feature of the wind tunnel is the use of cold nitrogen to aerodynamically offset the smaller size of the model tested... | <urn:uuid:43f73797-b526-4c18-b002-257adb92a353> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2006-09-12/euro-transonic-cryogenic-wind-tunnel-full-swing | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398873.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00101-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936784 | 830 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Haiti has a unique history for many reasons, a facet which contributes to its rich and dynamic culture compared to other Caribbean nations. It was the second country to become a republic in the Americas when it gained independence following a 10-year slave rebellion, making it the first republic in the world to be led ... | <urn:uuid:8c0d5a51-8888-442a-b593-6f60d8707305> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.iexplore.com/travel-guides/caribbean/haiti/history-and-culture | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392069.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00008-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978811 | 989 | 3.609375 | 4 |
menopause is not a disease but a natural, biological process, it does not
require medical treatment. However, treatments to help relieve symptoms are
therapy (HT), formerly known as hormone replacement therapy, is a treatment that provides the body with additional
hormones when the body doesn’t produce enough, such as ... | <urn:uuid:b146dfa1-70b1-49f7-b08d-1257d87227a0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.aarpmedicareplans.com/health/menopause/treatment-overview | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00104-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928484 | 842 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Here are your science education resources and announcements for November 2012 provided by the Science Matters Network. Please forward them on to other science educators in your school and/or school district.
The National Research Council (NRC) released a report last week, “Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K–12 STE... | <urn:uuid:34725b0c-021b-48b8-b508-aef34bdb476c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://science.nsta.org/sciencematters/sciencematters_2012_11.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397744.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00025-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929312 | 2,055 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Cheating on your tests in school can lead to failure of the test, or even worse, a suspension or expulsion from the school. If you laugh in the face of such outcomes and desire to cheat anyhow, there are a few simple cheating methods that are hard to detect, provided you perform a little prep work.
Hiding Notes On Your... | <urn:uuid:e6b1841b-51dc-4383-b1f2-17b6113d36c0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wikihow.com/Cheat-on-a-Test-Using-Pens-or-Pencils | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393146.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00181-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.916016 | 1,660 | 3.40625 | 3 |
Issue: July 8, 2000
How long to produce fruit on tree grown from seedQuestion:
I started my plants from a seed, but they have not produced fruit. Some one told me you have to graft them. If this is true how do you do that and what time of year and how big does the plant have to be?Answer:
The advice you received is not... | <urn:uuid:49d639c0-ad81-48c5-8af8-9028c0b04202> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/yard/2000/070800.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00005-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963538 | 970 | 3.25 | 3 |
New online exhibition: The Men on the Memorial
During the First World War men and boys from more than 16,000 parishes in England and Wales joinedt the Army. Of all these villages there were only 53 so called “Thankful Villages” – places to which everyone returned alive. The village of Skelsmergh (Cumbria, England, UK) ... | <urn:uuid:7c350e93-1a3e-4ecf-9528-a552fdef59e9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.europeana.eu/2015/11/new-online-exhibition-the-men-on-the-memorial/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00105-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978067 | 297 | 2.5625 | 3 |
No one could have mistaken the ancient Babylonian soldiers for gentlemen. They were ruthless, resilient, and vicious, and they attacked other nations the way an eagle overtakes its prey. Not only were they powerful, they were prideful as well. They practically worshiped their own combat abilities. In fact, the Bible sa... | <urn:uuid:dab0afff-df40-44b9-a171-be2679e63cdb> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://odb.org/2016/03/29/god-of-my-strength/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396100.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00095-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977428 | 510 | 2.625 | 3 |
Continued from “On the KJV’s impact on the “ , post #1
Lynne Long, Translating the Bible, from the 7th to the 17th Century
Long’s thesis seems to be that when the King James Version came along, there had been a century of dull literary production in English (C S Lewis’s “drab age”), and that the King James Version was ... | <urn:uuid:903aab98-45f4-4f1c-9f58-882d44b2e806> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://gratefultothedead.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/on-the-kjvs-impact-on-the-english-language-post-2-lynne-long/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397797.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00146-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951537 | 2,183 | 2.890625 | 3 |
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