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The price of milk these days is not a matter of pride for this country’s dairy farmers. Not that this is good news for consumers either, as most of the price associated with milk comes from transportation and labor costs. The situation is so dire that Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pennsylvania, this week introduced the Federal... | <urn:uuid:aa9f673c-a9ae-4411-9031-13699dc1a33c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://latinousa.org/2009/09/18/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00086-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932987 | 245 | 2.578125 | 3 |
MELBOURNE, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The belief that a sixth sense, also known as extrasensory perception, exists has no foundation in science, researchers at the University of Melbourne say.
Instead, people can reliably sense when a change has occurred, even when they could not see exactly what had changed; for example, a pers... | <urn:uuid:13d683c9-c5b7-4746-bc94-6ea12471d3ea> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/01/14/Australia-study-debunks-existence-of-sixth-sense-or-ESP/UPI-88851389737536/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396455.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00038-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98069 | 345 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Although most people think of sweet potatoes as being orange, there are white-fleshed varieties as well, such as Sumor and O'Henry. Since they tend to be more dry and less sweet than the orange types, they can often be prepared as regular potatoes are. They too, however, prefer a long growing season, with at least four... | <urn:uuid:3d4f7c1b-4934-4208-8ae4-2fddce338f9b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-white-sweet-potatoes-home-45993.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00029-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938359 | 591 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Mayor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed today (Sept. 10) as "Tongass National Forest Day" even as actions pending at the federal level threaten many of the forest's surviving stands of old-growth trees.
Located in Southeast Alaska, the Tongass is America's largest national forest and has significant historic ties with the Sa... | <urn:uuid:b856b38c-8829-4bf7-ad43-0136556e54cc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2007/tongass-national-forest-day-marred-by-congressional-actions | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393442.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00130-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959308 | 943 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Three Exemplars of Mathematical Exposition Honored
Source Newsroom: Mathematical Association of America
Newswise — Scrawl a shape on a piece of paper. Really. Any shape. Now draw a curve tightly around your shape, as close as you can. Do this again. And again. Do you notice anything as you draw more outlines? Is the do... | <urn:uuid:85b71151-7fd6-48ab-b33f-2d7888455ae5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/611646/?sc=rsla | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395160.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00068-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955987 | 706 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Young Mexicans navigate border between cultures
The dark-eyed child did not speak a word of English on the day he entered first grade at Clinton Elementary School.
As with so many children of Mexican immigrants, Spanish was Pablo Carranza's first language, even though he was born in the United States.
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- that there is a mechanical relationship between the amount of money, the interest rate and the level of investment
- that for every borrower there is a saver
- there is a fixed supply of funds available in any economy at any given time and if the government borrows those funds to pay for its deficits, the private sec... | <urn:uuid:e2095d0b-8116-4222-8a34-b069815dad28> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.3spoken.co.uk/2012/10/endogenous-money-matters-summary.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00097-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960955 | 383 | 2.640625 | 3 |
|Student Learning Outcomes -|
- 70% of students will be able to correctly identify aural examples contained in the class modules at the final exam.
- 70% of students will be able to correctly name the eras of pre-1970 jazz by date at the final exam.
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Scrabble word: FLANKS
In which Scrabble dictionary does FLANKS exist?
Definitions of FLANKS in dictionaries:
- noun - the side of military or naval formation
- noun - a subfigure consisting of a side of something
- noun - a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
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Commiseration refers to feelings of sympathy for other people. If a friend's pet dies, you will probably want to express your commiseration.
If you are feeling commiseration for someone, they are probably going through difficult times. We feel commiseration when others suffer or feel pain and we understand that pain. W... | <urn:uuid:747c2d5c-83cf-415f-a2ee-3a951152b50b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/commiseration | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00038-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969247 | 106 | 3.34375 | 3 |
On December 3rd, 2010, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will officially retire its remaining General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark strike aircraft. The date will mark the end of more than four decades of service for this remarkable plane.
The F-111's story is so complex that we can't possibly do it justice in a single W... | <urn:uuid:c1faa6e6-43db-4d41-886d-5571fb4b5845> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2010/11/weekend-wings-37-f-111-aardvark-part-1.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00138-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974123 | 11,483 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Izanagi (イザナギ, recorded in the Kojiki as 伊弉諾) is a deity who was a child of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology and Shintoism, and is also referred to in the roughly translated Kojiki as "male who invites", or Izanagi-no-mikoto.
He and his wife Izanami created many islands, deities, and forefathers of Ja... | <urn:uuid:a4dea952-bc2d-4f3c-951b-2bdbd9b993ce> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izanagi | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00158-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.988954 | 244 | 2.546875 | 3 |
How long does it take to make consumer goods safer? More than a year ago, Fast Company writer David Case published an air-tight investigation showing that some plastic manufacturers were using the big tobacco playbook, manufacturing doubt about the harmfulness of BPA, a chemical used to make everything from baby bottle... | <urn:uuid:aab3f979-1dac-40c0-ad48-79327e5b4ef9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.fastcompany.com/1491404/finally-new-york-state-senators-deal-bpa-holes | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00130-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945561 | 261 | 2.6875 | 3 |
What is the I-Ching (Yjing)?
The I-Ching originated from Ancient China. It is at least a few thousand years old although its exact age is uncertain. “Yi” means change, while “jing” refers to the text itself; hence its literal English translation “Book of Changes.” I-Ching is the Wade-Giles Romanization of the Yijing.
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Contado d'Ollanda Parte Settentrionale. - Contado d'Ollanda Parte Meridionale.
1692 (undated) 35 x 23 in (88.9 x 58.42 cm)
A spectacular example of Coronelli's two part map of Holland or the Netherlands. The upper sheet covers from Friesland to Amsterdam including all of the Zuyder Zee. The southern map covers from the... | <urn:uuid:06e726d1-6d10-4fdf-bee3-5265a814243f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Holland-coronelli-1692 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398075.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00115-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953215 | 1,227 | 2.609375 | 3 |
First views of Earth from Sentinel-3A
Just two weeks after launch, the latest Sentinel satellite has offered a taster of what it will provide for the EU’s Copernicus programme.
Sentinel-3A’s very first image, captured at 14:09 GMT on 29 February, shows the transition from day to night over Svalbard, Norway.
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1507 – Fernando Alvarez de Toledo was born on the 29th of October.
1525 – He was engaged with distinction at the Battle of Pavia.
1527 – He fought against the Turks in Hungary.
1535 – He took a part in the siege and successfully defended Perpignan against the dauphin of France.
1547 – He was in the Battle of Muhlberg a... | <urn:uuid:8dfeb59f-8a58-4bfb-98bf-a943899e82cc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.s9.com/Biography/Alvarez-De-Toledo-Fernando | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392159.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00129-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.989498 | 199 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Part B: Weak Acid and Strong Base
© Silvia Kolchens
Pima Community College
B. Titration of a Weak Acid with a Strong Base
When tritrating a weak acid with a strong base we obtain an acid-base titration curve with the following characteristic features (Figure 2):
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With The Brain@McGill, the University launches its knowledge into the public arena
As the organ most central to our being, the brain and its functions have presented an inexhaustible series of challenges for scientists. Whether we are making decisions, enjoying music or enduring pain, the brain governs and influences m... | <urn:uuid:b4b1eceb-8241-4eab-a065-c40c24ba695f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/toward-better-understanding-brain-107577 | 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 | 0.93302 | 687 | 2.796875 | 3 |
What is Redistricting?
Every ten years, the Federal Government conducts a census to determine the number of individuals living in the United States. After the census is completed, the Charter requires the Director of Elections to determine whether the existing supervisorial districts meet the legal requirements establi... | <urn:uuid:04629022-4a0e-4ae5-a124-a5ada79d1e10> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=2622 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00183-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941335 | 1,222 | 2.71875 | 3 |
There are a number of hydrocephalus causes all of which are either developmental or genetic. Genes are not passed from generation to generation unchanged. They go through a process called meiosis, during which they divide to form gametes resulting in the mixing of genetic material between the genes. Genes can also be c... | <urn:uuid:997d5783-711b-41a7-8a40-09bc96f1d0ec> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://hydrocephalus.allanach.dk/causes | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397428.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00128-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.912843 | 2,278 | 3.609375 | 4 |
GWEN IFILL: Finally, new guidelines are out today from the American Academy of Pediatrics. They recommend that, during routine checkups, physicians also screen children for poverty.
Hari Sreenivasan has that.
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It all began in 1935 because of a young aeronautical engineer with a high school education and two years study in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State College, who later became a World War I flier. His name at that time was Jonathan E. Caldwell and he lived near Glen Burnie, Maryland. He invented and bu... | <urn:uuid:03eb9fb3-de0b-4f86-b9ed-3d0cdb0ce918> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1754547/reply34385615/abusive | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398628.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00170-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977019 | 1,276 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Culturing the voice depends on the inherent texture of the voice and the genre of singing as in classical (Indian, Western), folk, light. The singing voice and the voice with which we speak aren't the same. While speaking is an action that doesn't need any conscious effort (Do not refer to speaking as in stage orations... | <urn:uuid:8eeeae9b-4dfa-4ac5-ab44-95aadb0043bb> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://carnaticindia.com/tips.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00046-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95428 | 1,370 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Delete an existing Linux POSIX volume. You cannot delete the root (/) volume. You must unmount the volume before you can delete it.
If the volume is a clustered LVM volume group and logical volume, you must take the cluster resource offline, and then delete the resource before you can delete the volume.
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An appealing but potentially confusing concept book about opposites.
Cheerful animal characters help to present basic opposites such as big/small and fast/slow. Initially, it seems that the size of the print is supposed to help convey meaning—on the first spread “Big,” accompanying the picture of an elephant, is printe... | <urn:uuid:2b620f1d-e3eb-436b-830a-718c11d3f0f9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/britta-teckentrup-3/my-book-of-opposites-teckenrup/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00028-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955932 | 293 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Posted on 11 Jun 2012 00:54
Recipes often call for one small, medium, or large onion without any indication of the amount in cups of chopped onions these sizes should yield.
For example, if all you have is small onions, how many do you need to equal one large onion?
The following table gives gives the general size, wei... | <urn:uuid:efbe4719-2215-4a73-a283-fe1d6c0cbc22> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.culinarylore.com/measurements:onion-sizes-and-amounts-chopped | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396455.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00112-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.872858 | 190 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Sir Antonio Genesio Maria Panizzi (September 17, 1797 – April 8, 1879), was an Italian-born British librarian and a man of letters. He was exiled from Italy for his involvement in a patriotic group aiming to unite Italy through revolution, and took up residence in London. Although he remained in London until his death,... | <urn:uuid:29623b7d-a736-4a82-bda0-786362d2db4a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Antonio_Panizzi | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396147.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00142-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978284 | 1,918 | 2.984375 | 3 |
The Important Role of Biomes
Travel the world from the comfort of your classroom with this unit on the Earth's biomes.
By Lynsey Peterson
In the ecological hierarchy, biomes come between ecosystems and the biosphere. They represent the major ecosystem types on Earth. A terrestrial biome is defined by its climate and an... | <urn:uuid:d36e2e67-58a0-48a7-9dd8-0eef5a6373b5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.lessonplanet.com/article/biology/the-important-role-of-biomes | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397213.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00042-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94298 | 848 | 3.90625 | 4 |
A new discovery could take corn farming to perhaps the last place you'd expect to see it: in underground mines and caves. Perhaps, eventually, even to other planets. It sounds like science fiction, but it's real, and it could drastically change the future of food production as we know it.
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Eating raw rice isn't unhealthy in and of itself, but it could be a sign of a condition called pica. Pica is feeling compelled to eat things that aren't normally food. Raw rice is one of the common things people with pica eat. Sometimes pica is caused by a mineral deficiency-- the people in the previous poster's exampl... | <urn:uuid:a103528b-0c94-43af-a36b-01bbf358eafa> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.sparkpeople.com/ma/Eating-Raw-Uncooked-rice/7/1/24357331 | 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 | 0.969776 | 737 | 2.734375 | 3 |
preparation for this lesson, place a car in a safe location for the
students to measure the tire footprints and pressure. In case of bad
weather, find a covered location. Be sure to measure the tire footprint
and the pressure (in PSI) of each tire ahead of time, so that you will
be able check the accuracy of students' ... | <urn:uuid:64b5931b-8b00-4860-a76f-91260c6facee> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?id=3117 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00011-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926727 | 1,147 | 4 | 4 |
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The positive health effects of bicycling are well-known, and have been extensively documented, especially within the public health sector. Health professionals tout that regular bicycling can have significant impacts on a person's well being, leading to weight loss, lowered blood pressure, increased strength and mobili... | <urn:uuid:b141f400-2492-4186-9712-61e6e2abc752> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.habpi.org/pages/healthbenefits.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399106.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00096-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934167 | 367 | 2.859375 | 3 |
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A vivid, unprecedented account of why Union and Confederate soldiers identified slavery as the root of the war, how the conflict changed troops' ideas about slavery, and what those changing ideas meant for the war and the nation. Using soldiers' letters, diaries, and regimental newspapers, Chan... | <urn:uuid:c0f14f34-3bfd-449d-b097-622b28065db8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.bookshare.org/browse/author?key=Chandra%20Manning | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404405.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937679 | 729 | 3.25 | 3 |
Clarkson University's K-12 Project Based Learning Partnership Program works to illustrate the relevance and interconnectedness of math, science and technology and improve math, science and technology education in local K - 12 school districts. The K-12 program provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate stude... | <urn:uuid:f5e71136-78a0-4163-b487-0ea9bfa46947> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.clarkson.edu/highschool/k12/curriculum/energy_systems/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399385.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00057-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947779 | 297 | 3.1875 | 3 |
At Ozette two brothers undertook whaling, although their father had not been a whaler. The elder was unsuccessful, but the younger killed several whales the first season. Thereafter he was always lucky, while his brother always failed. The elder often asked how he got his power, but the younger whaler told nothing.
The... | <urn:uuid:effa7a49-71d0-404b-ae69-a0c47cbfc491> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.angelfire.com/ca/Indian/FortyDeadMen.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402516.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00001-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.987948 | 991 | 3.140625 | 3 |
From: Arizona State University
Posted: Wednesday, September 26, 2001
Miraculous things happen to the desert when it rains - everything changes from brown to green and organisms that have not been seen for months make a brief emergence from underground lairs.
In fact, even the desert's soil turns visibly green following... | <urn:uuid:f2fd132a-5f80-4f29-9dd7-4443cd82ee79> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=6120 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00107-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960044 | 942 | 3.78125 | 4 |
Child Abuse Prevention
Child abuse is not only traumatic to the child, but can cause life-long problems for the abused and the family.
About 28,000 child abuse cases were reported in Illinois last year. Child abuse can cause many emotional and physical issues for the individual. It can arise in several forms says, Dr. ... | <urn:uuid:159493ed-5505-40cc-b979-3ea3456f9a17> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.siumed.edu/news/Newsline%20TEXT13/4-16-13.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00196-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959914 | 378 | 2.9375 | 3 |
|The cultivar, 'Alba Plenissima' has white flowers and greenish white sepals. It has 6 to 7 inch green leaves and purple undersides. One plant may develop into a clump of several plants. Not too many blossom until the plants have established a small colony. Commonly referred to a "Water Lilies" these plants have adapte... | <urn:uuid:e4f4ae93-5550-4bc3-9815-f9a23c78e3f3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_5ecb.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00074-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957121 | 223 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Uh-oh. You've found a lump on Kitty. You'll have to take him to a vet for a definite diagnosis, but don't panic. It's likely just a cyst, not a tumor. It might be unsightly, but it's not life-threatening. After diagnosis, you and your vet can decide whether to remove it.
Cysts consist of sacs filled with fluid or solid... | <urn:uuid:c2798ac4-402b-46ef-bb0f-485f04ff6dc6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://pets.thenest.com/reasons-cysts-cats-9022.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397864.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00031-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972253 | 656 | 2.515625 | 3 |
The research appears as the "Paper of the Week" in the April 8 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, an American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology journal.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, is responsible for more morbidity in humans than any other bacteria. The emerg... | <urn:uuid:392a9820-184a-4207-917f-c7085fcd84e4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://bio-medicine.org/biology-news/Scientists-find-missing-enzyme-for-tuberculosis-iron-scavenging-pathway-103-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00079-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954879 | 634 | 3.203125 | 3 |
To see the relationship between T-carrier, E-carrier, and DS0 multiples, see digital signal X.
The T-carrier system, introduced by the Bell System in the U.S. in the 1960s, was the first successful system that supported digitized voice transmission. The original transmission rate (1.544 Mbps) in the T1 line is in commo... | <urn:uuid:f242ee6a-2a69-4bba-98ba-0aa5b4c3a5f2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/definition/T-carrier-system | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399117.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00054-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944118 | 469 | 3.328125 | 3 |
What keeps you up at night?
That’s the question economist Gary Yohe, one of the architects behind the White House’s 2014 Climate Assessment report, posed to several of his co-authors during a May 6 panel in Washington D.C. Unsurprisingly, the assembled team of climate experts and other academics had no lack of answers,... | <urn:uuid:5a3f265c-6f37-491f-ac22-cb3706202336> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/climate-change-could-worsen-hunger-crisis | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402516.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00078-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96515 | 814 | 3.25 | 3 |
The 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition led to New Zealand becoming the first self-governing nation where women won the right to vote, comprised 546 sheets of paper, all glued together to form one continuous roll, 274 metres long. It was presented to the House of Representatives in 1893; the actual number of signatures on t... | <urn:uuid:f78747f7-11b0-49b3-999b-9b47d0ddc7df> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/women_franchise.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397565.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00195-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.879044 | 12,140 | 3.34375 | 3 |
The lovable panda Little Pim teaches 3 to 6 year old kids their first words and short sentences in one of the three foreign languages offered by the i Learn With program (Spanish, French and Chinese). This app is based on the Entertainment Immersion Method™ and the Little Pim DVD series, winner of 22 awards.
This app i... | <urn:uuid:8fc75902-6567-4afb-894e-719df46117b5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ilearnwith.com/our-apps/little-pim/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00199-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930972 | 426 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Commandments, the Ten
(Ex. 34:28; Deut. 10:4.) The Hebrew name for these is the “Ten Words,” hence the Greek name Decalogue. They are also called the Covenant (Deut. 9:9) or the Testimony (Ex. 25:21). The giving of the Ten Commandments by God to Moses, and through him to Israel, is described in Ex. 19:16–20:21; 32:15–1... | <urn:uuid:bb8bd3d0-07dc-4451-a60f-d546b57fdf8d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bd/commandments-the-ten?lang=eng&letter=c | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00129-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978086 | 363 | 3.484375 | 3 |
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory exists as a major development center for engineering and scientific national security features. To date, their major responsibility is developing and maintaining systems related to national nuclear determent.
Sadly for history teachers, although not particul... | <urn:uuid:6747fe9d-69b6-4bf1-b012-09692cb2ae70> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.teachinghistory.org/history-content/national-resources/22916 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398873.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00114-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949634 | 307 | 3.203125 | 3 |
There are many different kinds of telescope.
In the refracting telescope, the objective lens is usually composed of two lenses, made out of different kinds of glass. Such a lens is called an achromat. A glass prism can be used to produce a rainbow of colors from white light. This is because glass bends different colors... | <urn:uuid:e68e6f99-6e05-403b-8965-6f382dba23e2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://members.shaw.ca/quadibloc/science/opt02.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00186-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953054 | 7,562 | 4.15625 | 4 |
CLIMATES OF THE WORLD
Milk yields are a product of animal genetic and environmental interactions. Milk yield for a specific genotype, especially in tropical environments or ecosystems, is a function of climate and its interactive influences on the quantity and quality of feed, the presence of disease and parasites and ... | <urn:uuid:bcc1a2f7-eb4b-44e2-972a-efdda614b370> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/LSTOCK/004/t0413e/T0413E02.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00027-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.849221 | 4,222 | 3.453125 | 3 |
Environmentally-friendly spending looks to have taken a back seat to the financial meltdown, with many companies scaling back on alternative energy spending. And, just like the economic crisis, it looks like governments will have to jump in and help.
Spain's Iberdrola Renovables plans to cut sharply its investment in r... | <urn:uuid:834e953e-ac41-40ec-b62e-ad41b4bd4167> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cnbc.com/id/30194848 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396959.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00183-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96311 | 907 | 2.796875 | 3 |
Did You Know?
The "ambiguous" sense of homonymous refers mainly to words that have two or more meanings. In the 1600s, logicians and scientists who wanted to refer to (or complain about) such equivocal words chose a name for them based on Latin and Greek, from Greek hom- ("same") and onyma ("name"). In time, English sp... | <urn:uuid:af9c5fa6-37f0-4409-a913-59272df23177> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homonymously | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00134-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948771 | 322 | 3.625 | 4 |
Unitarians (like the Watchtower Society) and modalists (like Oneness Pentecostals) often directly affirm that Trinitarianism is derived from paganism. They commonly quote various publications as well to support such affirmations. For example, the Watchtower society (so-called "Jehovah's Witnesses"), representative of m... | <urn:uuid:dc4f782f-1526-43b4-b0b0-53a5d25763e5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://kentbrandenburg.blogspot.com/2012/07/did-trinity-come-from-paganism-part-1.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391634.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00108-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953109 | 3,455 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Immigration Since September 11, 2001
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, changes to visa policies, new security procedures, and measures to combat fraud contributed to a shift in the traditional composition of immigration flows. This report highlights recent data on immigrants to the U.S. and offers key analy... | <urn:uuid:8447bca9-6a27-4c64-ae00-fedfe15bcd86> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigration-september-11-2001 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00192-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96286 | 312 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Several times, In a computer image projection, you need to adjust the projector position according to the geometry and position of the projection image. For example:
- You may need to align the images from two or more projectos, to create a single large image on a screen
- You need to project on a screen that is not re... | <urn:uuid:fdda9563-1a58-41c3-b79f-b55a46c1ea7c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://dalpix.com/blog/calibrating-computer-projector-image | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398516.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00185-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9527 | 389 | 3.46875 | 3 |
When you think of a library, what comes to mind? Row after row of books? The Dewey Decimal System? Kids but no adults? Those stereotypes are outdated. Around the world, libraries are on the front lines of innovative development.
More than 230,000 public libraries exist in developing and transitioning countries right no... | <urn:uuid:571c975d-39d9-4352-9f64-3a8040831a0b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2012/08/How-Libraries-Empower-Women-Strengthen-Healthcare-and-Bridge-the-Education-Gap | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939545 | 665 | 3.125 | 3 |
Peter Hope’s job is to break the blades of wind turbines. Standing in a huge shed on the coast of north-east England, he describes how he uses a set of heavy-duty winches to bend them until they snap with a loud bang. He tests the designs to breaking point to ensure they can withstand the wildest gales. Once he tugged ... | <urn:uuid:ff65f8ed-f853-4706-b992-98f380801a5e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.robedwards.com/2008/10/wind-turbines-grow-bigger-and-better.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395548.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00056-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952369 | 1,435 | 2.984375 | 3 |
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UDP widely known as User Datagram Protocol, an alternative to the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and, together with IP, is also referred to as UDP/IP. Like the Transmission Control Protocol, UDP uses the Internet Protocol to get a data unit (datagram... | <urn:uuid:5cfffa59-f897-4fde-927f-cfe8715538a1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ipv6.com/articles/general/User-Datagram-Protocol.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396872.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00077-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904781 | 1,577 | 3.96875 | 4 |
Energy, water, and land systems interact in many ways. Energy projects (energy production and delivery) require varying amounts of water and land; water projects (water supply and irrigation) require energy and land; and land-based activities (agriculture and forestry) depend upon energy and water. Increasing populatio... | <urn:uuid:0bee5714-8a2c-48da-b1b8-fcd124bce717> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/sectors/energy-water-and-land | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397797.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00175-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933666 | 613 | 3.53125 | 4 |
It was supposed to be a significant medical breakthrough: uterine fibroid removals (myomectomies) and uterine removal (hysterectomies) requiring only a small incision (laparoscopy) rather than full-blown surgery (laparotomy).
Instead of weeks of recovery, a patent would be back to normal in mere days. But in order to r... | <urn:uuid:bebf0640-1672-4be3-ba5f-6b5aff2d66a9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.findlaw.com/insider/2014/05/new-at-findlaw-power-morcellator-problems-for-fibroid-surgery-patients.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00134-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934259 | 816 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Experts Receive Research Awards From Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Dr. Krishnamurti, clinical director of hematology in the Division of Hematology/Oncology
at Children’s Hospital, is the lead investigator on a research project to create an online tool for people ... | <urn:uuid:ae0a7cf0-93ef-4905-b5f2-9540ed5330b3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.upmc.com/media/NewsReleases/2013/Pages/chp-upmc-receive-patient-centered-research-awards.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00039-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945001 | 762 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Portal hypertension can result in dilated abdominal veins surrounding the umbilicus (caput medusa).
Normally abdominal veins are invisible or barely visible. Loss of abdominal wall fat or increased pressure in the superior vena cava (SVC), inferior vena cava (IVC), or portal vein can make the vessels visible, particula... | <urn:uuid:091f125a-5c43-43da-b1c5-edc3a0597149> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.etsu.edu/com/medicalmystery/CAPUTMEDUSA.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00009-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.841048 | 134 | 2.546875 | 3 |
1921 must have been a weird (read: terrible) year to live in the United States. They were getting out of World War I but not quite in the Roaring Twenties yet. They were beginning to suffer through Prohibition and judging by this map of electricity users, if you didn't live on the East Coast, you were probably screwed ... | <urn:uuid:9b5a8227-ac34-4b99-a382-309e113e501f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://gizmodo.com/a-map-of-which-state-had-the-most-electricity-in-1921-510778946 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403823.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00076-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95993 | 325 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Arteriovenous Malformation (cont.)
In this Article
- What are arteriovenous malformations?
- What are the symptoms of arteriovenous malformations?
- How do arteriovenous malformations damage the brain and spinal cord?
- Where do neurological arteriovenous malformations tend to form?
- What are the health consequences o... | <urn:uuid:946aeafe-2dd3-48da-a08f-19b13dcaed6e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.rxlist.com/arteriovenous_malformation/page8.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00181-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932281 | 1,083 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Tragedy struck in early January when the first North American victim of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza died in an Edmonton hospital.
The individual travelled to Beijing in December and had recently returned home to Alberta. Investigations are ongoing into how the person contracted the virus and may shed light on how t... | <urn:uuid:b0e909b7-ea6c-4e8f-8e71-338303b3846c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.producer.com/2014/02/wild-bird-surveillance-key-to-early-h5n1-avian-flu-detection/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397213.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00055-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959719 | 764 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Hepatitis B and C are liver inflammations caused by viral infection (some people are symptomless carriers). No orthodox treatment is currently available for either. But several alternative treatments are thoroughly effective.
Well established homoeopathic remedies include Convolvulus duartinus (Ipomoea) (The Homoeopath... | <urn:uuid:ca9903ef-674b-42b4-a2bd-8a63bcbf726c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.healthy.net/Health/Article/hepatitis_alternatives/3544 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396029.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00032-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.814455 | 964 | 2.75 | 3 |
UNITAR-Backed Workshop Empowers Bangladeshi Communities on Climate Change
30 June 2014: A two-day workshop titled ‘Climate Change: How it Impacts Us All,' which brought together 40 community members and leaders from the Khulna and Bagerhat districts of southern Bangladesh, aimed to empower participants to use their own... | <urn:uuid:3701a735-a36b-48ee-bb63-b9a03b3575b5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unitar-backed-workshop-empowers-bangladeshi-communities-on-climate-change/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391634.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00185-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945778 | 320 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Chart comparing the smallest known exoplanets with Mars and Earth. via
Sara Seager, a researcher from MIT, is calling for scientists to keep an open mind when it comes picking exoplanets to target in the search for alien life. Astronomers tend to focus on Earth-like exoplanets, but life may exist on exoplanets and even... | <urn:uuid:043d4dfd-37bd-4f9d-9c9b-17a9c10b6ca9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/if-we-want-to-find-aliens-we-should-drastically-broaden-our-search-area | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396872.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00112-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924508 | 1,155 | 3.34375 | 3 |
Guatemala's coffee rust 'emergency' devastates crops
- 9 February 2013
- From the section Latin America & Caribbean
Guatemala has declared a state of agricultural emergency after a coffee tree fungus blighted about 70% of the national crop.
Coffee rust causes trees to lose their leaves, resulting in fewer beans, of inf... | <urn:uuid:a6a72d0f-c0c1-4769-b6c6-388a8e99d4ab> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-21392257 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396945.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00083-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971367 | 342 | 2.671875 | 3 |
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The discovery in a Guatemala jungle of a previously unknown version of the Mayan c... | <urn:uuid:20f7e3b6-f232-411b-b789-9b7813c45f01> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread903970/pg1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402516.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00151-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932455 | 183 | 3.09375 | 3 |
You probably know farms
are home to cows, chickens, and crops such as wheat. Today we are visiting
another kind of farm - a fish farm. Fish farming is part of a science
called aquaculture. Aquaculture means raising animals and plants in
water. Fish and seafood
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- The White House says extraterrestrials have not contacted the human race
- The U.S. government says there's no evidence of life outside our planet
- Thousands sign a petition asking for a government response on alien contact
- Many Americans believe in an extraterrestrial presence
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Germany likes to brag about its green credentials. It is a source of pride and it is justified to a certain extent. The country, which is located on the same latitude as Canada, had the largest number of installed solar panels as of 2007.
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The story of Leda and the Swan is one of the most popular in all of Greek myth. Leda was the daughter of King Thestius and Eurythemis, and she married Tyndareos, the king of Sparta. She was seduced by Zeus, and as with most of his conquests, Zeus took an alternate form during their encounter. In this case, it was the f... | <urn:uuid:6729ca5a-e70b-4ca7-b6c6-4d6faf1f692a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.the-athenaeum.org/myth/detail.php?id=18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00007-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986012 | 211 | 3.203125 | 3 |
1. The strap is infinitely stiff. It serves to transfer the column loads to the soil with equal and
uniform soil pressure under both the footings.
2. The strap is a pure flexural member and does not take soil reaction. To avoid bearing on the
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Bahasa Indonesia Definitions:
1sa·ku n kantong (pd baju, celana, rok, dsb): -- kemeja biasanya terdapat pd bagian dada sebelah kiri; pd -- jasnya terselip saputangan putih yg dilipat bentuk piramida;
me·nya·ku·kan v memasukkan ke dl saku: ia segera - uang yg diterima dr ayahnya
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Translated by John Dryden
Revised by Arthur Hugh Clough
The people of Rome seem to have entertained for Pompey from his childhood, the same affection that Prometheus in the tragedy of Æschylus expresses for Hercules, speaking of him as the author of his deliverance, in these words,
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ARIHUMAN INDIANS. The Arihuman Indians are known only from a Spanish document of 1683 that does not clearly identify their area, but it seems to have been east of the Pecos River in west central Texas. Their affiliations remain unknown.
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The Internet has already fundamentally changed the way that people communicate, shop, and even date, but now it is poised to revolutionize psychological studies by enabling researchers to quickly and easily recruit thousands of study volunteers from around the world, and by changing the way the public interacts with re... | <urn:uuid:e1155c3d-99cb-4ac2-90ab-a28d33270b31> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/08/bringing-the-psych-lab-online/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00098-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974309 | 1,096 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Bragg, William Henry (1862–1942)
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Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is observed in Mexico on All Saints Day, November 1 and All Souls Day, November 2nd. Altars are lovingly decorated with photos of the deceased, their favorite foods and drinks, flowers and candy. Customs vary throughout different parts of Mexico, but the country as a whole faithfull... | <urn:uuid:086621e5-3ead-4926-b8b1-49c1b7f2f0f2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/holly-cara-price/mexicos-day-of-the-dead_b_776582.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00019-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933668 | 159 | 2.90625 | 3 |
NVIDIA Helps NASA Reconstruct Mars Rover Data in Virtual Reality
NVIDIA Quadro Graphics Power 3D Photorealistic Exploration of Planet’s Surface, Rover Route and Experiment Rehearsal, Streamlined Analysis
For further information, contact:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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Life Science: Session 7
Melissa Minnick, Walkersville, MD
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In a state that has the largest deer population in the nation, it should come as no surprise there has long been a close relationship between farming, ranching, rural property ownership and deer and wildlife management.
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The Universtiy of Georgia Museum of Natural History is an important repository of objects, artifacts, and specimens relating to the natural history of Georgia and the Southeast.
Many separate collections constitute the Georgia Museum of Natural History:
- Archaeology Laboratory
- Department of Plant Biology Herbarium
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[ReadWrite 1792] Academic Vocabulary
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Life in the Wild takes away the usual distance that separates people from wildlife. The raven and the gray wolf and the polar bear look so close you can see the snowflakes on their faces. You can count over fifty sharp teeth in the open mouth of the reef lizardfish and see the shadow illuminating bits of skin that hang... | <urn:uuid:9f9a9631-c2ff-4df2-880a-b415890a2b39> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.curledup.com/lifewild.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395548.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00061-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943268 | 486 | 3.1875 | 3 |
For the more information about the geologic resources of the National Park Service, please visit http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/.
GIP Projects and Participants
The Geoscientists-in-the-Parks Program is multi-disciplinary but has a strong focus on the geosciences. The level of expertise and education required for par... | <urn:uuid:17a45434-2c4f-4c8a-8310-f9ef544c0e29> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://nature.nps.gov/geology/gip/more_info.cfm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00200-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.914345 | 1,133 | 3.453125 | 3 |
Exotic whelk found in Bay may pose threat to shellfish, oyster fisheries
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A whelk that apparently hitched a ride to the Bay from Europe may be the latest problem for oysters and other shellfish.
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Galactic History 10: The Tion Cluster
This datacron holds unheard of power and knowledge collected by an ancient race. You access its power and discover writings which are clearly only one small piece of a massive galactic history:
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A gene is a discrete sequence of DNA nucleotides.
- The Sanger Centre
- Named for Fred Sanger, the Sanger Centre is one of the centers of the Human Genome Sequencing Project. Their homepage has news and facts about the progress of various sequencing projects.
- National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Should There Be Petrol Credits?
UK residents of State Pension age receive a Winter Fuel Payment each year to help with heating bills. The government introduced this payment to reduce the high number of deaths occurring amongst pensioners in the December to March period due to fuel poverty. But what about fuel poverty o... | <urn:uuid:57c197de-4138-4bcf-b8a0-f0e394ea3826> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.longtermloanschecker.me.uk/surveys/should-there-be-petrol-credits/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397428.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00160-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972019 | 400 | 2.65625 | 3 |
“Guess what I just saw in my yard?” asked Susan Smyth of Whitby when I answered the phone the other day. I started guessing songbirds, figuring the cold front that had just moved through should have started some heading for Mexico. After three wrong guesses, I gave up and asked what she’d seen, and with great excitemen... | <urn:uuid:537955ac-b074-4787-ace0-754baee47e8c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.durhamregion.com/opinion-story/4764607-butterflies-and-caterpillars-tell-a-tale-in-durham-region/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00050-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956434 | 705 | 2.515625 | 3 |
We 'hack' our way through the 'jungle'.On our recent botany outing to the Puy Besnard near Chinon we took the opportunity to see a moulin cavier (literally, 'cellar mill') hidden away in the woods on the top of the Puy. These are a style of flour mill characteristic of the Anjou region of France, and especially around ... | <urn:uuid:f1a76bad-f55d-4695-8a3f-8983462b4a4e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://daysontheclaise.blogspot.com/2012/04/un-moulin-cavier.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00010-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96836 | 282 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Some Facts You Need to Know About Chip-Enabled Cards
- Most banks are in the process of re-issuing all cards
- Chip cards increase security and minimize fraud for both you and your customers
- Most of your customers will have these cards by October 2015
- You can continue to accept cards via swipe
What is EMV?
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Commonplace sugar compound silences seizures
MADISON - Though in clinical use for decades, a small, sweet-tasting compound is revealing a startling new face as a potential cure for epilepsy.
2-deoxy-glucose, or 2DG, has long been used in radio labeling, medical scanning and cancer imaging studies in humans. But now, re... | <urn:uuid:a6aa0de5-9806-4595-9de6-f2791b27d5d7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://psychcentral.com/news/archives/2006-10/uow-csc101306.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00041-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947417 | 954 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Black Abolitionist Archive
Subtitle: The First Step to be Taken.
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
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You may only construct structures/wonder stages if you can produce the required resources in their cost, or your adjacent opponents have the missing resources you require (and you have the coins necessary to purchase those goods).
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Who doesn’t have negative thoughts now and then? But what if you had a negative thought which was pervasive and constant? Would you know how to get rid of it? Fortunately, there are many methods available to get rid of incessant negative chatter in our heads.
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An international group of researchers have found that food craving activates different brain networks between obese and normal weight patients. This indicates that the tendency to want food may be 'hard-wired' into the brain of overweight patients, becoming a functional brain biomarker.
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