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The Holy Martyrs of China
The Holy Martyrs of China were native Chinese Orthodox Christians brought up in piety at the Russian Orthodox Mission in Peking, which had been founded in 1685. During the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 against the foreign powers occupying China, native Chinese Christians were commanded by the Boxers... | <urn:uuid:7f5487f9-d406-43b8-a63b-61a12c2380e2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.goarch.org/chapel/saints_view?contentid=2334&language=en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00069-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974498 | 306 | 3.125 | 3 |
Dr. Alessandro Fichera talks about prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer. Dr. Fichera is a surgeon and Director of Colorectal Surgical Oncology at the University of Washington and SCCA. Dr. Fichera stresses that colon and rectal cancer can be detected early and even prevented through routine colonoscopies... | <urn:uuid:d6006d85-4062-4850-87e2-6d4b4200de00> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.seattlecca.org/video-library/colon-cancer-screening-alessandro-fichera.cfm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00131-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918279 | 178 | 2.6875 | 3 |
A Canadian researcher has unearthed the relationship between high blood pressure and decreased pain perception in a variety of circumstances , including among individuals with heart disease.
Dr. Bianca D' Antono of the Montreal Heart Institute, currently affiliated with the Universite de Montreal, says that this phenom... | <urn:uuid:b353f62c-28e7-4b97-a579-87fa2a1a6023> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/High-Blood-Pressure-Linked-to-Decreased-Pain-Perception-in-Heart-Patients-23474-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00010-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904794 | 388 | 2.71875 | 3 |
AIDS Epidemic May Be Subsiding: Report
Number of new infections, deaths declining, while more with HIV getting lifesaving medications
By Robert Preidt
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A new United Nations report suggests that the AIDS epidemic might be waning: The number of new HIV infections worldwide is a... | <urn:uuid:29b3805a-c1da-4518-9358-dad256f8f82a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/news/20140716/aids-epidemic-may-be-subsiding-report | 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 | 0.960239 | 455 | 2.609375 | 3 |
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Who Is the User?
The other big realization that Cocke's work brought to the attention of machine designers was the idea that the user of a machine instruction set wasn't the programmer but the compiler.
Back in the early days assembly language programmers hand crafted code. When they needed to perform a mul... | <urn:uuid:36757146-314a-4164-aa1d-cf68f7acceb1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.i-programmer.info/babbages-bag/392-inside-the-processor.html?start=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398075.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00036-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958283 | 1,235 | 3.421875 | 3 |
Strongs Exhaustive Concordance OnlineThe Strong's Exhaustive Concordance is the most complete, easy-to-use, and understandable concordance for studying the original languages of the Bible. Combining the text of the King James Bible with the power of the Greek and Hebrew Lexicons, any student or pastor can gain a clear ... | <urn:uuid:234082ae-31cf-4572-9c08-c8b312c0244b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ten-commandments.us/ten_commandments/strongs_concordance_online.phtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00194-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926159 | 594 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Study links homosexuality in men to the way mothers process X chromosomes
New research suggests that mothers of multiple gay sons process X chromosomes differently than other women.
The study by a research team at the University of California at Los Angeles adds another bit of evidence that sexual orientation is at lea... | <urn:uuid:2ef67200-662d-4d12-9891-b40da6e2e2cc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dallasvoice.com/a-moms-x-factor-1020900.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00076-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937145 | 518 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Saint Barsanuphius, an Egyptian by birth, lived in the 6th.
Century during the reign of Emperor Justinian. He
first lived in a monastery near the township
of Gaza and then, lived without the monastery in a small cave,
spending his time in prayer and silence. Nobody saw him for 50 years. For his great
humility, God hono... | <urn:uuid:69feafc2-ed64-40da-a026-118f3563e178> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.orthodoxphotos.com/readings/instructions/barsanuphius.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400572.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00097-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970179 | 420 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Lesson Plans for the INSPIRE: Chile Margin 2012 Expedition
Educators and scientists working with NOAA developed eight lesson plans for students in Grades 5 - 12 that are specifically tied to the science behind the INSPIRE: Chile Margin 2010 Expedition. One new lesson, “Son of ABE (sort of)” has been added to the collec... | <urn:uuid:68137311-a851-41ae-ac44-54e95d35edd6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/12chile/background/edu/lessonplans.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00101-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.873258 | 2,327 | 3.3125 | 3 |
In recent years investigators have discovered that breast tumors are influenced by more than just the cancer cells within them. A variety of noncancerous cells, which in many cases constitute the majority of the tumor mass, form what is known as the “tumor microenvironment.” This sea of noncancerous cells and the produ... | <urn:uuid:2765103b-60c6-4329-8ba7-b6e31d866472> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/10/noncancerous-cells-carry-weight/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396875.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00062-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962812 | 1,249 | 2.71875 | 3 |
By Barbara Loe Fisher
On Sept. 12, 2013, public health officials at the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) called a press conference to announce that vaccination rates among pre-school children are "high and stable" and "less than one percent are unvaccinated."1
More than 90 percent of American toddlers have gotten a... | <urn:uuid:aca2334a-e446-42fc-947d-a8ab40911838> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/11/12/measles-vaccine.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397744.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00071-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956636 | 3,253 | 2.609375 | 3 |
February 1961 Popular
was 1958, over the Taiwan Strait, when the first Sidewinder air-to-air
missile flew up the tailpipe of a MIG-17 Fresco after being launched
by an F-104 Starfighter. The age of offensive infrared (IR) warfare
had begun. It is amazing that the detection and guidance system
for the Sidewinder was bui... | <urn:uuid:00d74003-c843-4db5-9e66-d2ad32893345> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.rfcafe.com/references/popular-electronics/infrared-feb-1961-popular-electronics.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392099.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00054-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.91119 | 2,772 | 3.078125 | 3 |
GREENHOUSE LAYOUT AND CONSTRUCTION
With a greenhouse, you are able to dramatically extend the range of plants that you are able to grow. With the huge recent increase in the cost of fuel, it is not really economic to heat a greenhouse, nor environmentally friendly. With suitable insulation and positioning the greenhous... | <urn:uuid:1ead77e5-1c2e-4c3f-a23a-d5d7f0830945> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.growyourown.info/page19.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396224.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00137-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.826755 | 769 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Absorption: The act of absorbing or being absorbed.
AFFF (Aqueous Film Forming Foam): A foam concentrate containing fluorochemical surfactants that control the physical properties of water enabling it to float and spread across the surface of the hydrocarbon liquid.
AFFF - Polar (AR-AFFF): An AFFF that contains a pseud... | <urn:uuid:d6e61f73-7f89-487b-9c2a-8f85877016e5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.chemguard.com/about-us/documents-library/foam-info/foam-terminology.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00027-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.902674 | 2,654 | 3.34375 | 3 |
A peg of wood, metal, or plastic without a distinct head, used for holding together components of a structure.
- A rambling collection of old log buildings put together with wood dowels, the Gakona Lodge and Trading Post dates back to 1904 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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When watching any of the Star Trek series or movies, we sometimes see scenes in orbit around alien planets. I am always amazed at the creativity of the artists who create these environments, building worlds that are clearly elsewhere but yet have many features that remind us of our world. Clouds, for example.
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The Sikh Gurus have inspired us in an era that was perhaps the most challenging phase of our history. Sikhism represents a tradition that every Indian is proud of. One cannot forget the contributions of Sikh Gurus and their selfless sacrifices to consolidate the society, provide them direction and overthrow the rule of... | <urn:uuid:2f0a11ce-5683-4cfd-bb2d-01cef75a49b9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://agniveer.com/sikh-gurus-and-vedas/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00197-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.814705 | 2,888 | 3.21875 | 3 |
This week, events around the country will highlight the importance of parental control of education as part of National School Choice Week. This year’s events should attract more attention than prior years because of the growing rebellion against centralized education sparked by the federal Common Core curriculum.
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Wolf Hysteria Rules The Day In New Hampshire
Superstitions about wolves are persistent, said Defenders of Wildlife’s Associate Director of Species Conservation Nina Fascione. But the New Hampshire Senate should read scientific literature and leave fairy tales to children. When a group of legislators pushes through a bi... | <urn:uuid:d234f8cb-eb5b-4485-b087-f4910caa681b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.defenders.org/press-release/wolf-hysteria-rules-day-new-hampshire | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00097-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941451 | 450 | 2.75 | 3 |
1.) can be written as f(x) = x^(-2) - x^(1/3),
so the derivative will be:
f '(x) = -2x^(-3) - (1/3)x^(-2/3)
2.) you can you the quotient rule, where dy/dx = [V(du/dx) - U(dv/dx)] / V^2 and u = x^2, v = (1-3x)
Hey guys. I'm having trouble with derivatives and I need someone's help with my homework. Could you guys please... | <urn:uuid:983c8419-d183-41a2-aa23-0df95947c4bd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://mathhelpforum.com/calculus/28254-need-help-here-derivatives.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408828.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00141-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933293 | 529 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Nila is the third consort of Vishnu. The first two are Shri (Goddess Lakshmi) and Bhudevi (Mother Earth). Information about Nila Devi is found in the Vedic hymn Nila Sukta. Nila pardons the mistakes and shortcomings of devotees.
Nila symbolically represents Daya (compassion) and Kripa (Grace) aspects of Vishnu.
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One of the limitations of discrete-time sampling is an effect called aliasing.
Figure 1. Wagon wheel
An example of aliasing can be seen in old movies, especially when watching wagon wheels on old Western films. Recall that occasionally the wheels appeared as if they going in reverse, even as the wagon would speed up. T... | <urn:uuid:b006bba0-137d-4c99-a27e-8c73b1f70f1b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ni.com/white-paper/3000/en/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399522.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00090-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943029 | 1,174 | 3.875 | 4 |
Life in Christian County, Kentucky...
This old tobacco barn between Pembroke and Fairview, Kentucky, is falling into disrepair. The roof still appears to be in decent condition, but the board siding is coming loose and falling away. The openings allow the weather to reach the structural members, so the days of this old... | <urn:uuid:94f2e153-031d-4f8f-bc11-b37035b8ae86> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://prairiebluestem.blogspot.com/2006/04/old-tobacco-barn_01.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396224.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00190-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950392 | 316 | 2.671875 | 3 |
In part 1 we gave a brief introduction to logistic regression and indicated when it might be appropriate to use it in business analytics settings. Probably the best definition of Logistic regression is this " ... a mathematical modeling approach in which the best-fitting, yet least-restrictive model is desired to descr... | <urn:uuid:13abc83b-0a14-40d7-8919-3752fa798830> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.simafore.com/blog/bid/57924/Logistic-regression-for-business-analytics-using-RapidMiner-Part-2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396100.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00059-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915757 | 832 | 3.296875 | 3 |
This species has a highly restricted and fragmented range, and is apparently now scarce and local, suggesting that it has declined. Although it is apparently tolerant of secondary habitats, it may have been affected negatively by logging and forest clearance. It is considered Near Threatened, and further studies are ur... | <urn:uuid:9bfdb0ad-eef6-40db-9a02-8182d2ffbb33> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=7482 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00084-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.684818 | 635 | 2.859375 | 3 |
This is a manual on linguistic field methodology with special reference to Indian language structures. It covers all that one needs to know about eliciting data from native speaker informants of South
Asian languages. The book contains step by step information about collection, collation, analysis, description, present... | <urn:uuid:44e4828e-6c37-49fc-a029-d20ac0b3bfa8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=109 | 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 | 0.907966 | 256 | 3.3125 | 3 |
McKENZIE, RODERICK (generally known as Roderick McKenzie Sr), fur trader and politician; b. 1771 or 1772 probably in the parish of Assynt, Scotland; d. 2 Jan. 1859 at the Red River settlement (Man.).
It is likely that Roderick McKenzie, one of several fur traders bearing this name, was in the Timiskaming department as ... | <urn:uuid:73169816-04da-478f-a183-f26c95a73c8f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mckenzie_roderick_8E.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397797.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00094-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974653 | 1,729 | 2.78125 | 3 |
News 12 First at Five, September 3, 2007
AUGUSTA, Ga.---Picnics, barbecues, and fireworks are all part of Labor Day festivities. But how did it all get started?
Lori Nelson is a grandmother of three. She says she couldn't think of a better way to spend Labor Day than with family. "It's very rare that I have all three a... | <urn:uuid:f0677daf-e2a5-4238-85af-65ddb3aafde5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/9551737.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00096-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976444 | 382 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Bechoros 4 - 10
Milk and Honey
Whatever is secreted from an animal whose flesh is forbidden to eat is also prohibited. This includes the juices of non-kosher fish and the milk of non-kosher animals.
This rule raises an interesting problem regarding the milk of kosher animals. While such an animal is alive it is forbidd... | <urn:uuid:54c58472-a9fa-4d88-81a1-2e898d24b98c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ohr.edu/explore_judaism/daf_yomi/the_weekly_daf/197 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396945.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00059-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974055 | 862 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Where is the Grand Canyon?
The Grand Canyon was carved out by the Colorado River in northern Arizona in the United States. The northeast end of the Grand Canyon starts at Lake Powell and the city of Page at the Utah-Arizona border. The western end of the Grand Canyon is where the Colorado River empties into Lake Mead a... | <urn:uuid:ec7970d1-4d28-4968-a333-ca7d617da1e7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mygrandcanyonpark.com/places/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00151-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950662 | 403 | 3.234375 | 3 |
Definition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis: The bacterium that causes tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis has unusually waxy walls, is slow-growing and among the most recalcitrant bacteria to treatment. The complete genome sequence of M. tuberculosis was published in 1998 revealing remarkably large p... | <urn:uuid:12d0c6c8-d8b2-4e11-90ac-59a74ffc613b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=26602 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397213.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00183-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.888743 | 132 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Saturday, February 07, 2009
TVA's Coal Ash In Food, Water and The Air
TVA spokesman Gil Francis says he does not think the massive mounds of toxic coal ash spilled into Roane County back in December which are now swirling into the air really exists - he told WATE-TV reporters is was probably just some fog.
The WATE rep... | <urn:uuid:97583d1a-a441-484c-a8a4-86be60a60a71> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://cupofjoepowell.blogspot.com/2009/02/tvas-coal-ash-in-food-water-and-air.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00062-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96112 | 752 | 2.703125 | 3 |
The Irish Free State offensive
of July–September 1922 was the decisive military stroke of the Irish Civil War
. It was carried out by the National Army
of the newly created Irish Free State
strongholds in the south and southwest of Ireland
At the beginning of the Civil War in June 1922, the Irish Free State government,... | <urn:uuid:28c235e2-1548-45b5-b640-477221844e50> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://pages.rediff.com/irish-free-state-offensive/464170 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399428.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00032-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97696 | 316 | 3.5 | 4 |
This is a guest post from Cheryl Lederle of the Library of Congress.
What’s the most frustrating part of teaching with primary sources? They’re often incomplete and have little context. What’s the most rewarding part of teaching with primary sources? They’re often incomplete and have little context.
Because primary sou... | <urn:uuid:81ce6d47-3916-4e4e-9865-4f1b12a17da7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2011/08/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948706 | 609 | 3.828125 | 4 |
September 26, 2006
Q & A: What Can We Do About Global Environmental Change?
Scientists have concluded that the global environment is changing as a result of human activity. Changes in the environment, particularly the rise in temperature that’s changing the climate, could have serious consequences on our health. Cindy ... | <urn:uuid:54549613-68b7-429a-8874-a731cb999281> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.jhsph.edu/news/stories/2006/parker-environmental-change.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399428.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00157-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956589 | 2,174 | 3.46875 | 3 |
July 5, 2005
TV Has Negative Impact on Very Young Children’s Learning Abilities
CHICAGO "” Television viewing before the age of three may have adverse effects on subsequent cognitive development, according to a study in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Wolfgang Panofsky: 1919-2007
Sep 27, 2007 1 comment
The particle physicist Wolfgang Panofsky, who was founding director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in California, has died at the age of 88. Panofsky, who served as SLAC boss for over 20 years, died of a heart attack on 24 September. Apart from his w... | <urn:uuid:6a7c0f72-f592-472b-b542-cb383229c398> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2007/sep/27/wolfgang-panofsky-1919-to-2007 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402479.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00096-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966159 | 592 | 2.703125 | 3 |
- World Population
World Population and top 20 Countries Live Clock. Population in the past, present, and future. Milestones. Global Growth Rate. World population by Region and by Religion. Population Density, Fertility Rate, Median Age, Migrants. All-time population total.
- Population by Country
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Weibull Analysis is used to analyze historical failure data and produce failure distributions that will be used as inputs to the failure models used in a fault tree analysis or a reliability block diagram (RBD( analysis.
HOW DO I ANALYZE HISTORICAL FAILURE DATA?
The Weibull Analysis module of Reliability Workbench anal... | <urn:uuid:c85048c0-013a-429c-9cca-241912e54f9b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.isograph.com/software/reliability-workbench/weibull-analysis/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00098-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.793035 | 353 | 2.625 | 3 |
To prevent the oral spread of the herpes simplex 1 or 2 virus:
- Avoid skin contact, kissing, or sharing food, drink, or personal items with people who have active cold sores
- Avoid performing oral sex on a person with active genital herpes
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There are many traditions and stories surrounding the food we know today as a “pretzel” and it is difficult to separate the facts from the legends. The exact origin of the pretzel is unknown and, like the doughy treat, its history takes many twists and turns.
“Little Rewards” and “Little Arms”
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This investigation explores using different shapes as the hands of
the clock. What things occur as the the hands move.
What are the coordinates of this shape after it has been
transformed in the ways described? Compare these with the original
coordinates. What do you notice about the numbers?
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Kwanzaa, is an African-American celebration of cultural reaffirmation, is one of the fastest-growing holidays in the history of the world. It took root 30 years ago, when graduate student Maulana Karenga, disturbed by the 1965 riots in Los Angeles' Watts area, decided that African-Americans needed an annual event to ce... | <urn:uuid:b5c9db7d-7d3b-4ad1-93ce-cc9a5dcf3b05> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.theholidayspot.com/kwanzaa/history.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398209.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00168-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945124 | 600 | 3.390625 | 3 |
As its name suggests, Discovery Education streaming has lots of streaming video clips at its core. By the end of 2008, it will have 5,000 full-length videos and 50,000 clips in its basic package [source: Discovery Education streaming]. Discovery Education streaming Plus builds on this collection with a slightly wider s... | <urn:uuid:e11f4ab8-badc-4e4f-b8ae-54f4e2c98cf9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://people.howstuffworks.com/discovery-education-streaming1.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00178-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936286 | 616 | 2.546875 | 3 |
The façade of the U.S. Senate wing
Given current proposals for reform, it seems clear the filibuster in some form will survive—at least in the upcoming session of Congress. What the Senate looks like in the long term, however, is still very much up for grabs. One thing is for sure: It can’t continue in its current dysf... | <urn:uuid:25c08a9b-25eb-4262-bf60-9e1e5045222d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://mailto:editors@prospect.org/article/speaker-harry-reid | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00132-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954063 | 1,671 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Individual differences |
Methods | Statistics | Clinical | Educational | Industrial | Professional items | World psychology |
Down syndrome (Down's Syndrome in British English) is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British docto... | <urn:uuid:5d06fe2a-2857-45ec-85db-0a562ad2a708> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Down_syndrome | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399117.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00096-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.882439 | 7,638 | 3.953125 | 4 |
On January 10, 1945, near the small community of Alturas in northeast California, two forest rangers spotted a Japanese bombing balloon drifting high over the nearby forests. They reported it to military authorities and an Army P-38 fighter plane was dispatched and shot it down. It descended slowly drifting over Tule L... | <urn:uuid:e1c96ff2-aa3e-4056-8d91-d488dc6ea429> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.militarymuseum.org/Alturas.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00165-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971605 | 159 | 3.140625 | 3 |
The scans revealed that a tubelike part of the dinos' inner ears called the cochlea was sensitive enough to detect low-frequency sounds produced by the crests.
The team also scanned the skulls of individuals of various ages within each species and found that as the dinosaurs matured, their crests grew and their nasal p... | <urn:uuid:af62a6b4-bcd6-4b6c-a55c-a28d0546d3ba> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/10/081017-duck-billed-crest_2.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00124-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977807 | 312 | 4.25 | 4 |
An object being worked on with a tool or machine.
- Specifically developed for medical device applications, a gun-type drilling machine practically eliminates bore run-out by rotating the tool and the workpiece in opposite directions.
- Intensive vibration can be transmitted to the hands and arms of operators from vibr... | <urn:uuid:3f39a32b-6d88-4afc-a5a6-f008de05de8d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/workpiece | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00018-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.898508 | 147 | 2.921875 | 3 |
It remains to be seen how the quantity of energy supplied by the asteroids
compares with solar insolation over the same time period (about 150 days or
perhaps a year). I'm still researching this.
> The input energy is kinetic and very little is absorbed by the
> atmosphere inbound. On striking the earth, the kinetic is... | <urn:uuid:4f3b627c-fb0b-47c7-82c7-5021d16b54c9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www2.asa3.org/archive/asa/199903/0067.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00198-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950296 | 499 | 3.25 | 3 |
First Amendment No Big Deal, High School Students Say
Seeking answers I decided to ask the students in my college courses what they thought about this article and whether it reflected their worldview. I assigned the article and a two page response (as extra credit).
This is the first response I received and I think it ... | <urn:uuid:0e5b4e34-782c-48a3-99c9-af9deb85ccb0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://dialogic.blogspot.com/2005/02/some-students-say-first-amendment-no.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00025-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98231 | 869 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Literacy Learning at Home
To extend literacy learning beyond the classroom, create a booklet of ideas that parents can use to make their home print rich. Here are some ideas to include:
>> Make a family job chart to illustrate how family chores will be shared.
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Blood Fat Levels and Anti-HIV Drugs: Now What?
In the 20 years since AIDS was first described, there have been many advances and disappointments. One of the greatest advancements has been the discovery and use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Unfortunately, we are now learning of the many possible types... | <urn:uuid:bbfb0c07-e4e5-42f2-8a00-06ff943d76c3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.thebody.com/content/art16979.html?nxtprv | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00054-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939131 | 1,849 | 3 | 3 |
With no guide wires or tethers, scientists at Duke University have been able to maneuver microrobots using electrical field, leading them in an intricate dance that could eventually allow them to work cooperatively to perform assorted tasks. Self assembly is a hot new field that will only grow with time and as interest... | <urn:uuid:7f7aefba-c9cb-48b1-ad87-8848c0cd818a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dailytech.com/Untethered+Dancing+Microrobots+are+Smallest+Ever/article11977.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00171-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952309 | 1,059 | 3.671875 | 4 |
An Australian company is giving away 30 million compact fluorescent light bulbs to Mexican households in hopes of reaping big rewards in the international carbon credit markets.
Cool nrg, an environmental consulting firm with an anti-poverty focus, is using a framework set up by the 1997 Kyoto Protocols, called the Cle... | <urn:uuid:3f784752-f610-4aac-addc-2e16fc3b1441> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/12/the-austra-mexican-lightbulb-solution-to-global-warming/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398628.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00103-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932004 | 558 | 2.5625 | 3 |
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According to the World Health Organisation, 2.8 million people throughout the world are infected with leprosy, and each year about 750,000 new cases are recorded. Since the leprosy bacillus genome was sequenced in 2001 by the team directed by Stewart Cole of the Institut Pasteur , import... | <urn:uuid:a3c7bdec-1092-40df-9de3-1eb31506e298> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.pasteur.fr/en/institut-pasteur/press/press-documents/world-leprosy-day-25-january-institut-pasteur-develops-new-diagnostic-testsand-epidemiological-tools | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00029-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94278 | 460 | 2.796875 | 3 |
Women now have to worry about protecting their heart from more than just their love lives.
New data from a recent Gallup Poll shows that suffering a heart attack takes a great emotional toll on women than men.
Using an Emotional Health Index, the survey found women overwhelmingly experienced more negative emotions and ... | <urn:uuid:ab73d013-2de3-4fa1-a44b-0941ee9a8d2f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2013/02/13/heartache-follows-heart-attacks-in-women-survey-shows/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00063-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951916 | 350 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Published October 15, 2010
Water issues affect us all, from the women who spend hours daily fetching water to political battles over international rivers to melting icepack and rising sea levels. We are all downstream.
Worldwide, just under 900 million people lack reliable access to safe water that is free from disease... | <urn:uuid:751e541e-b0af-4793-849f-b36dbf82eb5c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://pulitzercenter.org/slideshows/water-around-world-blog-action-day-2010 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398075.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00011-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935315 | 374 | 3.203125 | 3 |
NEW YORK, NY, USA & RIBEIRAO PRETO, SP, BRAZIL (January 28, 2016)--A comprehensive analysis of the molecular characteristics of gliomas--the most common malignant brain tumor--explains why some patients diagnosed with slow-growing (low-grade) tumors quickly succumb to the disease while others with more aggressive (high... | <urn:uuid:60d09fc4-8b81-4a05-bdb4-c3f6a6112904> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-01/cumc-nwt012716.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393442.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00143-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930117 | 2,171 | 2.734375 | 3 |
You should have a reliable metal detector when searching for lost treasure. If you do not own a metal detector but are thinking of purchasing one, don’t spend a lot of money. You can buy a reliable detector for $300-$400. You don’t need all of the bells and whistles that come with the more expensive models. If you buy ... | <urn:uuid:dad2307a-42c4-41c9-ae7f-cea0233a9492> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.metal-detecting-ghost-towns-of-the-east.com/connecticut-lost-treasure.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396872.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00116-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973583 | 417 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Long used in traditional medicine, green tea has been studied extensively for its health properties. The results indicate even small amounts of green tea could be useful in preventing a wide range of ailments -- everything from treating gas to warding off cancer. The University of Maryland Medical Center reports drinki... | <urn:uuid:02e5b3dd-83d7-4bdd-b693-27e8321690c0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-one-two-cups-green-tea-5822.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399385.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00070-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925382 | 1,058 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Our Top Ten Blog Posts by Readership in 2011
Originally published on February 3, 2011
The Map Kibera project is a pioneering enterprise that has applied a combination of modern technologies that local residents can use to uncover information about their locality and use that information for needed awareness and reform.... | <urn:uuid:4e877913-90c2-4582-86ca-fdad62e71d5a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/print/5646?page=8 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394605.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00066-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944445 | 747 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Solutions to Deforestation
Ending deforestation is our best chance to conserve wildlife and defend the rights of forest communities. On top of that, it’s one of the quickest and most cost effective ways to curb global warming. That’s why we’re campaigning for a deforestation-free future.
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Tesla was alive at the same time as Vincent! Both drove cultural and technological advancement. It was like a second Renaissance.
Did Nikola Tesla single-handedly start what we now know as the “open-source” movement?
Serbian-American Nikola Tesla is arguably the greatest inventor of all time. The way the tech world gus... | <urn:uuid:986a1831-62b1-47fc-b643-5274524bf7ed> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1323185 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397696.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00045-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979792 | 472 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Immigrants are assimilating faster today than in generations past, and whether they speak English may not be the key to how well they integrate into the U.S. economy and civic life, according to a study published today.
Jacob Vigdor, an associate professor of public policy at Duke University, composed an index to measu... | <urn:uuid:d02339ea-3271-4f68-946d-38bfd8ecbc13> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ocregister.com/common/printer/view.php?db=ocregister&id=208811 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398873.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00156-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972664 | 827 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Terraced Rice Paddies of Oyama Senmaida
The cultivation of the hillsides of mountain regions was a common sight throughout Japan, including Kamogawa, until the late 1970s. However, due to the increase in the use of machinery and an aging population of farmers, this landscape is rapidly disappearing. Within Kamogawa, th... | <urn:uuid:a1ebe8af-f0fe-4ca9-80ae-61de5e150561> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.city.kamogawa.lg.jp/English/Tourism/HistoryandCulturalAssets/NaturalLandmarks/1414335530378.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397842.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00148-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945665 | 611 | 2.703125 | 3 |
People with easy-to-pronounce names are viewed as more trustworthy than those with confusing names, a study from scientists at UC-Irvine found.
In a study that quotes from the Colbert Report and the Onion, the scientists made up fake names from different ethnicities around the world, with some of the names easy to pron... | <urn:uuid:72961b36-f0f0-482c-81c1-8c9ac2f72d3d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/03/people-with-easy-to-pronounce-names-seen-as-moretrustworthy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00143-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983834 | 233 | 2.59375 | 3 |
NASA to Donate Satellite Data to Aid Endangered Species
BANGKOK, Thailand − While NASA is best known for putting a man on the moon, the U.S. space agency will now help keep plant and animal species on Earth.
NASA agreed Friday to provide satellite data to boost nature conservation efforts by monitoring endangered plant... | <urn:uuid:0b12d7b9-c556-4fd3-ba6d-e16455f02ed9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/400 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00074-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922383 | 466 | 3.328125 | 3 |
CHICAGO – For most people, home furnaces have sat idle during the summer. As temperatures go down, it’s important to understand the possible dangers that lurk when restarting a dormant furnace, warns the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM).
“The greatest danger comes from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning,” s... | <urn:uuid:c00cf223-beb3-4083-a635-1c36fb81c8f7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&RecNum=8996 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00197-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911202 | 821 | 2.859375 | 3 |
In the “hell” of incarceration, Cristina Domenech finds the raw material for poetry.
“It’s said that to be a poet, you have to go to hell and back,” says Cristina Domenech, who teaches poetry to prisoners. “They have plenty of hell,” she says. “Plenty of hell.” Domenech (TEDxRiodelaPlata talk: Poetry that frees the sou... | <urn:uuid:3095a5b2-6015-4db9-89ff-f08fcdb962f1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ideas.ted.com/how-poetry-can-free-a-prisoners-mind-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396029.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00103-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980545 | 986 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Colorado program axed
For 23 years, staffers of the Colorado Natural Areas Program have cataloged the state's rare plant and animal habitat, notable geologic formations, and fossil-rich lands. But they may be out of work by summer, when CNAP's state funding is set to dry up.
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Hardin, William H. "Elizabeth Kee: West Virginia's First Woman in Congress." West Virginia History 45 (1984): 109-23.
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- Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a class of drugs used to treat acid reflux and other acid-related gastrointestinal conditions, may increase the risk for developing chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Due to its length, Act I, scene ii is treated in two sections. Beginning through Miranda’s awakening (I.ii.1–308)
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Garden Dictionary Word: plant labels
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The Kitakama ridge continued: unknowingly, we take a break at the scene of a famous mountain tragedy ...
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To prepare for an emergency, one of the smartest things a utility can do is have a smart water network, says Tom Mills of Sensus in an interview with Water Online Radio.
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Nanotechnology & Micro Electrical-Mechanical Systems Research Area
What is Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems? MEMS (coined in late 80's) stands for microelectromechanical systems, and used to mean micron-sized, transducing (electrical to mechanical and vice versa) devices and systems during late 80's and early 90's. But... | <urn:uuid:93fb5498-3ee5-435d-917f-87d944cdaad1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ee.usc.edu/research/mems_nano.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00007-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.883103 | 278 | 2.65625 | 3 |
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An asteroid so big it has its own moon will fly by the earth today, but you likely won’t be able to see it.
The asteroid, dubbed 1998 QE2, is expected to soar past us around 5 p.m., but will still be 3.6 million miles away, according to NASA.
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Lassen Emigrant Trail, Bieber
California State Historic Landmark 763
#763 Lassen Emigrant Trail
Peter Lassen opened the Lassen Emigrant Trail in 1848 when he led a 12-wagon emigrant train from Missouri to California. The route passed near this place and was extensively travelled during the years 1848-53 by emigrants se... | <urn:uuid:5f7b8a49-35a2-4973-a257-678b3c7c55b9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.sonic.net/~laird/landmarks/counties/700-799/763.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396147.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00061-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.880196 | 209 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Ferber, the director at the Running Injury Clinic in association with the University of Calgary, describes the kinetic chain that makes up a human body on the run: "Typical mechanics are for your foot to pronate or collapse inwards, the lower leg then internally rotates, and with that, your upper leg internally rotates... | <urn:uuid:56f4d2a7-808a-42dc-8c7b-87a761c157da> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-treatment/do-weak-hips-cause-pronation?page=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00128-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948985 | 1,662 | 2.515625 | 3 |
NCEI is the official distribution point for NOS bathymetric maps, bathymetric/fishing maps, regional maps, geophysical maps, and preliminary maps.
NCEI does not have paper copies of all maps, some are out of print. All maps are
available digitally (see above).
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Tunisia is a Civil Law Republic, founded upon a constitution that embodies the principles of sovereignty of the people and separation of powers between the branches of government. The Republic is divided into twenty-three regions, each of which has its own local government and is competent to conduct and manage local a... | <urn:uuid:bffb8914-0617-44bb-8e09-8621c05c663b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.albawaba.com/print/business/legal-system-4 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00118-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955233 | 769 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Knowledge and Wisdom
An ever persistent question that we have been asked is, what is the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Indeed, the difference is quite obvious in the sense that a knowledgeable person may not be wise in many ways. I would say that knowledge is more of an intellectual thing as in IQ, and wisdo... | <urn:uuid:7f71603a-7fc6-4617-910c-3ec12ce29cb6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.my-english-writing.com/essay/6/knowledge-and-wisdom/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00050-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96525 | 679 | 2.6875 | 3 |
World's Largest Muleshoe, Mule Tributes
Fort Worth was supposed to get this mule shrine, but Muleshoe lobbied the idea's backers that Muleshoe deserved the honor. Donations came in from mule fans around the world, but not enough for the planned bronze mule statue. Then a California company convinced the town that a new... | <urn:uuid:f1716421-0b04-4526-9547-c84661edf770> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/15840 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00167-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942842 | 220 | 2.640625 | 3 |
A much-touted benefit of Linux is that it is more efficient than Microsoft® Windows®, and will therefore perform better on less than cutting-edge hardware. This performance makes Linux a very attractive upgrade for the many people who have old Windows 98-era boxes still sitting around that are no longer being treated t... | <urn:uuid:0c00a478-94f9-4e3d-8c81-b5c2d15eabef> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-linux-memory/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393442.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00077-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936785 | 5,458 | 2.625 | 3 |
Drilling has had no impact on Beaver Run Reservoir water quality
Four years of deep-well drilling at one of Westmoreland County's largest water sources has left the water at Beaver Run Reservoir untainted despite several spill incidents nearby, Indiana University of Pennsylvania tests show.
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'Cryptogams' make up around 84 % of the worlds ‘botanical' diversity: they include the fungi (including lichens), bryophytes (mosses, liverworts and hornworts), the pteridophytes (ferns and horsetails) and algae.
Cryptogam research at RBGE covers a wide range of topics, including taxonomy, evolution, ecology and conser... | <urn:uuid:ebe48f78-e9ac-4e0c-8656-cc463755213e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.rbge.org.uk/science/cryptogamic-plants-and-fungi | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00001-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.873006 | 466 | 3.34375 | 3 |
To hear him tell the story, it would seem 92-year-old Stephen Lizak owes his front-row seat to history to a man named "Lerch," a crane operator at Bethlehem Steel.
Lerch taught Lizak, then a Northampton teenager without a driver's license, how to operate a crane during the night shift at the plant. The practice helped ... | <urn:uuid:4f01a0cd-e864-4170-a37b-1aa4a5f3228a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mcall.com/topic/unrest-conflicts-war/wars-interventions/world-war-ii-(1939-1945)-EVHST00000110-topic.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394605.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00115-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973602 | 160 | 2.5625 | 3 |
BROCKTON, MA.- Fuller Craft Museum
, New Englands home for contemporary craft, presents Mens et Manus on display February 4, 2012 April 29, 2012.
Mens et Manus is an exhibition of complex folded paper sculptures by staff, students, faculty, and alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Techonology.
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Projects that CORE gets involved with are determined by our research interests, which include:
- Systems Evaluation: Using the concept of Evaluation Capacity Building, we have been working on developing theory, methods and resources for conducting Systems Evaluation of educational programs.This includes:
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The 16 Personality
Serious, quiet, earn success by concentration and thoroughness. Practical,
orderly, matter-of-fact, logical, realistic, dependable. See to it that
everything is well organized. Take responsibility. Make up their minds as to
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At the midpoint of meteorological winter (December-February), new high temperature records are outnumbering low temperature records in the U.S. by a ratio of 6.2 to 1, according to preliminary reports from the National Climatic Data Center. Thanks to an incredible ratio of nearly 34 to 1 in the first half of January, t... | <urn:uuid:17531c51-a7d8-49e6-a90f-85fba2ca891e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://capitalclimate.blogspot.com/2012_01_15_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397565.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00160-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923431 | 362 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Professor of Psychology Robert McCormick is the founder and director of Montclair State University’s Center for Child Advocacy, which offers 12-hour anti-bullying training, with a focus on New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Law, for school personnel and others who wish to gain a deeper understanding about bullying. Anti-bullyi... | <urn:uuid:243fd31e-c10a-425e-9a2c-b96f14858d4d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.montclair.edu/news/article.php?ArticleID=9611 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393093.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00096-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971937 | 867 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Distributed for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Cymbidium growing in the Far East can be traced back to the time of Confucius (about 500 BC), but the first species were only introduced to Europe and China at the end of the 18th century. Relatively few species were seen in cultivation in Britain until the time of the Industr... | <urn:uuid:7b9bd4e1-062a-45d2-8589-cef9afd58e74> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/G/bo9856824.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00003-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941922 | 347 | 3.484375 | 3 |
Transcript for The Race Against Time to Save Majestic Sequoias From Destructive Wildfires at Yosemite
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Sugar is a free and open source desktop environment which can be installed on a variety of operating systems, including several Linux distributions and within virtual machines on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The goal of this desktop environment is to help kids all over the world in their learning activities. Sugar w... | <urn:uuid:ff4f1f6d-5f69-440b-a2cd-f25e14d80524> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.unixmen.com/sugar-desktop-environment-kids/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392159.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00174-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94392 | 338 | 2.71875 | 3 |
FATE, TEXAS. Fate is on State Highway 66 and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas line four miles northeast of Rockwall in northern Rockwall County. The community's name derives from the nickname, "Fate," given to Lafayette Brown, one of the area's early settlers, by his wife. A post office was established in the community i... | <urn:uuid:75cb447c-458b-4349-8d24-d3cda183be3f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlf09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402479.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00071-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965172 | 710 | 2.71875 | 3 |
I've heard that sundowning may happen with dementia. What is sundowning and how is it treated?
Answers from Glenn Smith, Ph.D.
The term "sundowning" refers to a state of confusion at the end of the day and into the night. Sundowning can cause a variety of behaviors, such as confusion, anxiety, aggression or ignoring di... | <urn:uuid:2ef84baf-752c-4dcc-91de-9c9db3a1affa> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/expert-answers/sundowning/faq-20058511?p=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00084-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907836 | 684 | 3.75 | 4 |
If the latest issue of Time Magazine is any indication, attachment parenting is a hot topic right now. And while it may be the breastfeeding toddler on the magazine's cover attracting the most attention at the moment, it is the definition of attachment parenting itself that most Americans don't quite seem to understand... | <urn:uuid:ab8c033e-009a-4984-869c-c1e698901cc6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://parentingsquad.com/what-is-attachment-parenting | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00033-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954542 | 622 | 2.5625 | 3 |
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