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Since the 1960s we have known that pesticides when used without care and attention will cause insect pest outbreaks. But we never seem to learn. In recent years there have been severe outbreaks of planthoppers and leafhoppers on rice in China, Vietnam and other countries in South and Southeast Asia. It is part of the r... | <urn:uuid:2c55f9f0-f8ae-492c-b279-eba7da9e0f12> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/professor-sir-gordon-conway/pesticides-create-pests-d_b_1145225.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00144-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979457 | 841 | 3.09375 | 3 |
A large factor of the Melee Halberd is its design and engineering; most Melee Halberds have a different center of gravity in their design to capitalize on the fighting styles of their pilots, shore up the weakenesses in their close-quarters combat doctrine, or for any other reason. Many other Melee Halberds also have c... | <urn:uuid:f4da2aee-69c7-4c11-a1ed-b05fab91e803> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://muvluv.wikia.com/wiki/Melee_Halberd | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408828.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00165-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953857 | 1,375 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Artificial muscles that can lift loads 200 times heavier than a human muscle could power the limbs of superstrong robots in the future, scientists say.
In tests the muscles, made from twisted strands of carbon yarn, were able to pull more than 100,000 times their own weight.
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UK Flusurvey set to go viralNovember 21, 2012 in Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Does "man flu" exist? How effective is the flu vaccine? And do pets keep you healthy? These are just some of the questions scientists from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine want to explore as they launch ... | <urn:uuid:a5c74042-e73d-4f11-97da-2786348adeb7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://medicalxpress.com/print272743364.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399385.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00041-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961723 | 806 | 2.703125 | 3 |
A firsthand account of how the Navajo language was used to help defeat the Japanese in World War II.
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One year after re-introducing the Tridentine Mass and two years after the Regensburg address, Benedict XVI's popular new traditionalism has re-ignited the Catholic culture wars.
24 - 09 - 2008
The new traditionalism
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There is a halacha that one may not name a child after an evildoer, a principle known as shem reshaim yirkav taken from Yoma 38b ("ועל בן קמצר וחביריו נאמר ושם רשעים ירקב", cf. Mishlei 10:7). Later authorities discuss the parameters of this halacha, of which you may see a summary here.
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Quantifying Defensive ability in Baseball
This speech deals with the problem of quantifying the defensive ability of baseball players. The most commonly used measure of defense is fielding percentage. We will discuss several modifications of this measure that take into account other factors that help determine how much... | <urn:uuid:6f1d2122-b75c-46d6-adb6-c623615460d4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.onu.edu/research/43093 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00010-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969411 | 78 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Posted on Wednesday 20th August 2014
Discover the slithering, secret life of snakes at World Museum
World Museum invites visitors to discover the slithering, secret life of snakes this autumn, with the opening of an exciting new family friendly exhibition.
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Perpetual motion machines are a thing of fantasy/delusion, but there's a lot of energy floating around that doesn't cost anything to harvest. The calculator and weather station shown here run off of microwaves from that TV tower in the distance.
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What can you tell me the difference between GERD and pyloric stenosis?
Dr. Greene’s Answer:
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Where do the seven colored shapes come from, and whose are they?
As the shapes come blowing across the clean, white pages, the chicken, the fish, the bird, the snail and the frog each in turn claim them using simple repetitive phrases. "They're mine!" says the chicken, created when the shapes arrange themselves in the ... | <urn:uuid:7d00eabe-692b-4d4e-9e96-73dbcfe89070> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/edouard-manceau/windblown/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00058-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956166 | 288 | 3.421875 | 3 |
What Does Data Integration Do For IT Support?
The computer revolution has created, over the course of several decades, a climate in which businesses and other organizations produce increasing amounts of data. One of the goals for the creation of new types of data sets is the extraction of valuable information and lesso... | <urn:uuid:2c629f8b-7c1e-4dc0-863f-bb0d358aebd2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.icorps.com/bid/120004/What-Does-Data-Integration-Do-For-IT-Support | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399106.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00197-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95162 | 317 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Blueberry bushes are great plants to grow in a section of your garden. They’re low maintenance but can provide you with an awesome yield of fruit each year. What’s more, they are one of nature’s fast foods. They don’t require any preparation before eating.
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Recognize how redshift suggests the universe is expanding.
Examines some of the key discoveries achieved with the famous Hubble Space Telescope, the concept of redshift, and a new telescope that will be used to uncover the early universe.
Students explore the origins of the universe through three hands-on activities, a... | <urn:uuid:7fd50cb8-c497-4f23-a191-ce8d928e1873> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ck12.org/earth-science/Expansion-of-the-Universe/?by=ck12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00196-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.886299 | 138 | 4.21875 | 4 |
Battle Of The River Plate Background
A selection of articles related to battle of the river plate background.
Original articles from our library related to the Battle Of The River Plate Background. See Table of Contents for further available material (downloadable resources) on Battle Of The River Plate Background.
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Fruits, vegetables meant to aid Ohio river renewal
Berry bushes and squash vines, apple and pear saplings, and inches-high corn plants growing now are envisioned to blossom into an "edible forest garden" in urban Cincinnati for the benefit of joggers, bicyclists, hikers and those who simply want to relax along a waterw... | <urn:uuid:e776b055-60f8-4582-8799-2e2882d84894> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wisfarmer.com/features/fruits-vegetables-meant-to-aid-ohio-river-renewal-----jcpg-332948-216942671.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00198-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957823 | 888 | 2.75 | 3 |
A brief history of numbers and counting, Part 2: Indian invention of zero was huge in development of math
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Top 10 Largest Databases in the World
Bangalore: Through your life, you may have come across some very large collections. These collections can vary from things that you use in your day to day life to things such as stones or even bugs. You also might have met with some of the organizations having large databases like ... | <urn:uuid:4c2e0b6b-e62b-4746-a3ff-c3cee1883f74> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.siliconindia.com/news/enterpriseit/Top-10-Largest-Databases-in-the-World-nid-118841-cid-7.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00101-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945688 | 364 | 2.578125 | 3 |
CPF Highlights Role of Forests for Bioenergy
7 November 2011: The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) has released a statement on the role of forests in coping with future demands for bioenergy, improving environmental quality and increasing economic opportunities.
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The pharmaceutical industry is starting to use bar codes to ensure authenticity of its products. The World Health Organization estimates that counterfeit drugs account for 10 percent of legal market sales worldwide [source: Kremen]. The Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) in the United Arab Emirates plans to launch a bar... | <urn:uuid:fa3f7491-50a5-4567-8fef-84af46faa1f1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/repurposed-inventions/barcode-save-your-life1.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392069.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00164-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943848 | 672 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Visit the site of the first official call for American independence
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New analysis of the dagger buried with King Tut confirms that the weapon was made from an iron meteorite. They used X-ray fluorescence spectrometry to study the dagger, found on Tut's mummified body by Howard Carter in 1925. Daniela Comelli of Milan Polytechnic's department of physics and her colleagues have even ident... | <urn:uuid:3774c5ab-5806-4b65-9f1d-0b0ba5c118e9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://boingboing.net/tag/meteorites | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398516.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00167-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936221 | 1,074 | 3.34375 | 3 |
Psephology is the study of results and other statistics relating to elections (especially with a view to predicting future results)... When elections are called, politicians and their supporters attempt to influence policy by competing directly for the votes of constituents in what are called campaigns. Supporters for ... | <urn:uuid:c870586a-ce13-4c84-a73e-508c53ba9bbc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dukecityfix.com/profiles/blogs/recovery-cat-10302010 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398516.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00148-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965764 | 92 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Under the authority of the Railway Safety Act, the proposed regulations will improve safety by providing comprehensive and enforceable safety standards for grade crossings; clarifying the roles and responsibilities of railway companies and road authorities and mandating the sharing of key safety information between rai... | <urn:uuid:9375ecfd-0772-4c68-8953-b0797535706b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.rtands.com/index.php/safety-training/transport-canada-proposes-new-grade-crossing-regulations.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00150-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958891 | 420 | 2.625 | 3 |
Mark Liberman recently asked, "What was the earliest use of mixed typographical symbols (as opposed to uniform asterisks or underlining) to represent (part or all of) taboo words?" The use of such symbols appears to have originated as a comic-strip convention. Comic strip fans, following Mort Walker's Lexicon of Comica... | <urn:uuid:02edaf10-29b9-4339-9862-49d4f4a29ffb> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2457 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00024-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934475 | 517 | 2.59375 | 3 |
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To answer your question, I'll make a list of literary devices (literary terms) that Marvell used and how he used them.
- Rhyme: particularly end of line; the poem's rhyme scheme is very easy to trace.
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Aug. 15, 2012 (1:00 p.m. Eastern)
Astronomers have found an extraordinary galaxy cluster—one of the largest objects in the Universe—that is breaking several important cosmic records. Observations of this cluster, known as the Phoenix Cluster, with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the NSF's South Pole Telescope and eig... | <urn:uuid:3f787c42-ae18-4a17-8231-5261ce955636> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2012/phoenix/media/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00132-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.678075 | 1,002 | 3.078125 | 3 |
The human eye is optimised to have good colour vision at day and high sensitivity at night. But until recently it seemed as if the cells in the retina were wired the wrong way round, with light travelling through a mass of neurons before it reaches the light-detecting rod and cone cells. New research presented at a mee... | <urn:uuid:0c2e47fe-2f5f-4e3c-b1cf-678bb9476619> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://theconversation.com/look-your-eyes-are-wired-backwards-heres-why-38319 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00005-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964708 | 836 | 3.921875 | 4 |
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Session 6 - The Art of Math ~ Carol Yeager with Neil Currie and Rostom Kouyoumdjian
Math is not always apparent in art, and yet, it is inherent in art. Not all artis... | <urn:uuid:8a3b8389-a44a-49d8-bf5b-6b041220c422> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://math.cdlprojects.com/week6.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00017-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.905947 | 320 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Children's dental health is extremely important, which is why so many schools across the country have been asking experts to come and visit their students and talk to them about the importance of keeping their teeth clean. For example, The Florida Times-Union recently reported that military dentists came to talk to a l... | <urn:uuid:690c9b63-82c1-4077-8068-d4c91e4504ae> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dentalplans.com/dentalhealtharticles/58446/get-your-baby-from-the-bottle-to-a-sippy-cup-for-better-dental-health.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00200-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979784 | 493 | 2.8125 | 3 |
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The Ponzo illusion is an optical illusion that was first demonstrated by the Italian psychologist Mario Ponzo (1882-1960) in 1913. He suggested that the human mind judges an object's size based ... | <urn:uuid:4cb55962-9dcc-4137-a2e3-808495ebf49a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Ponzo_illusion | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397213.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00170-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.905759 | 472 | 4.125 | 4 |
What do we know about Mora clocks?
Well, we know they were made, at least the clock works, in a town called Mora in the district or province of Dalarna, Sweden. We know that they were made as early as the 18th century and that the shapes that are in demand now, the figure eight and the curvaceous female forms, were pro... | <urn:uuid:423a6ee4-b392-4a24-8cdd-609bb6319e5a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ryderantiques.com/tag/clocks-and-watches/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00005-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.992568 | 205 | 2.90625 | 3 |
E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
November 17th, the day of the aecession of Queen Elizabeth. first publicly celebrated in 1570, and still kept as a holiday at the Exchequer, as it was at Westminster school.
Nov. 17 at Merchant Taylors school is a holiday also, now called Sir Thomas White... | <urn:uuid:e5bc0a71-61d7-4ec9-b760-acd8a0837f42> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bartleby.com/81/13895.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942644 | 162 | 2.53125 | 3 |
ESL Grammar Worksheets
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Past Continuous Tense (2)
To use the Past Continuous Tense, you need a [Past Tense Be Verb] + [Verb+ing]:
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences below.
1. I was watching TV when______________________________.
2. My mother was driving her car when ____________________.
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Flags are used as icons of places and nations. Hence, most flags are designed around a certain idea or image that is somehow associated with the land being represented. This is especially true of national flags. The flag of each and every country in the world contain elements of symbolism and, many times, these symbols... | <urn:uuid:f3fc2dfc-a3d5-4de5-b307-a9940210ab66> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.examiner.com/article/flags-containing-the-color-black?cid=rss | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00160-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954545 | 288 | 3.234375 | 3 |
Cross-posted from Kayak Yak . . . Drug discovery from marine sources is an active area of research, and several drugs of marine origin have already reached regular clinical use. (There’s a whole journal dedicated to Marine Drugs. Open access, too). For quite some time, I’ve had the notion of doing a series of posts abo... | <urn:uuid:a34779e0-ffdf-4b84-95ba-4532a12baf56> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.alisonsinclair.ca/2011/04/drugs-from-the-sea-1-cone-snails-and-ziconotide/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00173-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944032 | 2,156 | 2.578125 | 3 |
|Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus) and Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) at sea with a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
photos: Sophie Webb/NOAA CBNMS
The fertile waters of the sanctuary are globally important to a variety of seabirds. Most are seasonal visitors and undertake long, annual migrations ... | <urn:uuid:600fc71f-dcbc-4bf6-ae66-0da99ff295c5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://montereybay.noaa.gov/visitor/access/seabirds.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402479.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00026-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.91133 | 408 | 3.4375 | 3 |
The prevalence of tight hamstrings in the general population is quite common. Most likely, the high rate of people suffering from tight, inflexible hamstrings has something to do with occupations that require sitting for hours at a time. Sitting in a typical office chair forces the hamstrings to become inactive and pla... | <urn:uuid:27729f9e-27ca-40b4-a2c4-d62ce860a555> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.acefitness.org/acefit/expert-insight-article/3/870/what-exercises-can-i-do-to-help-alleviate/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00084-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933759 | 830 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Alvirne Community Garden BloomsJune 27, 2014
For most high school science teachers, hands-on science is cutting into a frog or measuring granules with a triple beam balance. For long-time Alvirne science teacher John Hodgkins, his science class extends past the confines of the school building and into the real world li... | <urn:uuid:e9a2f2e8-92d7-47f5-8a12-6cb7a65a6c46> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.areanewsgroup.com/alvirne-community-garden-blooms/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397864.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00198-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974311 | 859 | 2.640625 | 3 |
First published in 1930, the essays in this manifesto constitute one of the outstanding cultural documents in the history of the South. In it, twelve southerners-Donald Davidson, John Gould Fletcher, Henry Blue Kline, Lyle H. Lanier, Stark Young, Allen Tate, Andrew Nelson Lytle, Herman Clarence Nixon, Frank Lawrence Ow... | <urn:uuid:e05c3214-7d25-45fe-a1aa-3459d2f0a012> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://lsupress.org/books/detail/i-ll-take-my-stand-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398873.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00185-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904572 | 194 | 3.09375 | 3 |
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 work of fiction in a historical setting,
written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and is considered to be his "masterwork". Set in
A short summary of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. This free synopsis
covers all the crucial plot points of The Scarlet Letter.
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How do you get fresh water?
Getting freshwater in Antarctica is quite difficult and time consuming. The exact method used varies between stations. In earlier days, snow and ice was shovelled into large tanks and heated to form water. Today, Casey and Mawson pump water from a melt lake behind the station and store it in... | <urn:uuid:26ca28f8-cf56-46f1-b2ba-894e04f7f634> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-antarctica/water | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396029.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00052-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978257 | 234 | 3.296875 | 3 |
As the U.S. Senate begins debating the new nuclear agreement with India, far too little attention is being paid to the regional security implications of the deal. Instead of simply rubber stamping the deal, the Senate should examine its far reaching effects on security and nonproliferation efforts.
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Have students spend time researching the culture of Gilgamesh's world. Stage a Gilgamesh Day in which students come dressed in clothes similar to those worn by Gilgamesh and the people of Uruk. Students can prepare traditional foods, engage in sporting events, and re-create a portion of the city of Uruk.
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Cooperation among peoples is greatly enhanced by language, though this is not the only vehicle for communication possible. The statement that a picture is worth a thousand words can scarcely be argued. Nevertheless, humans who do not speak the same language essentially do not associate with each other, they avoid each ... | <urn:uuid:1cd6c0e0-094f-47db-ae5a-1f708bbbe82f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.zetatalk4.com/myths/m10.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398209.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00155-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973159 | 298 | 3.484375 | 3 |
By Ned Rozell
The White River Ash blasted from giant eruptions somewhere in today’s Wrangell-St. Elias Mountains, drifted as far away as Ireland and Germany, said experts who attended the December 2012 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, held in San Francisco.
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Molluscum contagiosum is an infection of the skin. It is caused by the molluscum virus. In children, the most common areas are the face, neck, arms, and hands. In adults, it is considered a sexually transmitted disease. In these cases the genitals and surrounding skin are the areas most commonly affected.
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by Fr. Landelin Robling OSB
Writing was considered the equivalent of manual labor. "It was the occupation of writing, and not what was written, that was valued." 16 Early library lists of books copied testify to the contrary, and it might be added that in general what was transcribed was highly treasured; hence, the al... | <urn:uuid:73ec7b7b-2d8b-40cb-8f07-9ccbd86c454f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.osb.org/gen/robling/05script.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00135-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954719 | 876 | 2.96875 | 3 |
The assumption has been that if you're fit and physically active, that will protect you, even if you spend a huge amount of time sitting each day.
Sturgeon Bay, WI (PRWEB) April 24, 2014
Everyone knows that being a coach potato is unhealthy. Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Chiropractor and Naturopath Dr. J G Moellendorf, DC, N... | <urn:uuid:9cf4bf93-90d7-4728-996f-88933d1b52f0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11787646.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396959.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00125-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952897 | 1,268 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities external link and the Library of Congress. Learn more
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New Guide for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Kansas City, MO – Historically black colleges and universities were founded in the United States during a time when segregation and Jim Crow excluded blacks from higher education. Today, there are 104 HBCUs, representing just 3% of the nation's colleges and uni... | <urn:uuid:993b9255-3416-4787-99d0-53fd19137df4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://kcur.org/post/new-guide-historically-black-colleges-and-universities | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00131-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962929 | 207 | 2.859375 | 3 |
BOSTON — Even at a sturdy 70 tons, the North Atlantic right whale is no match for the huge ships that cross its path carrying cargo, passengers and the threat of lethal collisions.
Now, a new app for the iPad or iPhone aims to help mariners avoid the rare whales so they don't strike them.
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Skin cells from infertile men can be turned into the precursors of sperm cells in a lab, according to a new study.
The findings raise the possibility of one day making sperm from the skin cells of men with fertility problems, the researchers said. However, much more research is needed to determine if this is possible a... | <urn:uuid:5e15024c-c5aa-437c-9620-b3a028cb4ae3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.livescience.com/45278-stem-cells-sperm-production.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396147.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00095-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959618 | 632 | 3.015625 | 3 |
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reports that in 2001 Ghana's gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated at $39.4 billion. The per capita GDP was estimated at $1,980. The annual growth rate of GDP was estimated at 3%. The average inflation rate in 2001 was 25%. The CIA defines GDP as the value of all final good... | <urn:uuid:35ce1c12-ec86-464d-91d0-2948c5ca69bd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Ghana-INCOME.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00145-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968895 | 316 | 3.21875 | 3 |
The first Mayday. The Haymarket Speeches 1895-1910 Voltairine de Cleyre (with an introduction by Paul Avrich).
On 1 May 1886, 800,000 workers from all trades and factories throughout the US went on strike in support of the eight-hour working day. In Chicago, a stronghold of immigrant labour and anarchists, 300,000 work... | <urn:uuid:54dc04a6-833a-4468-920b-b947234fecd4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.christiebooks.com/ChristieBooksWP/2013/01/the-first-mayday-the-haymarket-speeches-1895-1910-voltairine-de-cleyre-with-an-introduction-by-paul-avrich-kindle-edition-1-92/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00073-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961875 | 481 | 3.15625 | 3 |
January 7, 2013
New Therapy Points To Potential Cure For Peanut Allergy
Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online
Peanuts are one of the most common triggers of severe food-induced allergic reactions. In many instances, this reaction can even be fatal. Add to that recent studies showing that the overall p... | <urn:uuid:5faf2be8-e80b-419a-9e3a-69555d303625> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112759044/cure-for-peanut-allergy-immunotherapy-010713/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400572.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00106-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963583 | 881 | 2.890625 | 3 |
By Carsten Stahn, Jennifer S. Easterday, and Jens Iverson
In our previous post, “Jus post bellum and the ethics of peace,” we introduced the concept of jus post bellum, including its history, functions, and varied definitions. Because jus post bellum can operate simultaneously with related but distinguishable concepts,... | <urn:uuid:c3247091-6d4d-44ce-8f9c-9423b5e0decb> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.oup.com/2014/04/contours-conceptual-position-of-jus-post-bellum/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00019-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925763 | 1,502 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Photo: tamburix (flickr)
We all know that carbon dioxide emissions contribute to global warming by trapping light and heat near the earth’s surface.
However, the greenhouse effect is not the only man made mechanism responsible for things heating up. Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have found that sno... | <urn:uuid:d4b7638c-b1b8-4eba-8ffe-dbb472499ea4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/dirty-snow-heating-up/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392069.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00088-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933931 | 332 | 4.125 | 4 |
How long do cats live? Many new cat owners asked that question. There are is no easy answer as many factors can affect a cat’s lifespan. If an indoor cat is healthy and does not have any accidents, the cat can live for up to twenty-one years.
Spending time unsupervised outdoors puts the cat at risk for accident and inj... | <urn:uuid:7a7bdc61-6b62-4e09-bb3b-bf4b4f4fd0af> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ragdollcatsecrets.com/blog/how-long-do-cats-live/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00174-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956701 | 534 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Although some of the more commonly thought of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, can wipe out billions of dollars in property and take many lives, wildfires can also cause similar damage. Much like hurricanes, wildfires do have their season but have been known to crop up at many different times duri... | <urn:uuid:1a1defe7-0763-4030-97fa-c4cc6b084c3e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.firesciencedegree.com/top-25-wildfires-of-all-time/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00086-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976344 | 2,425 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Fibromyalgia is a fairly common condition characterized by long-term, body-wide pain and tender points in joints, muscles, tendons and other soft tissues. Fibromyalgia has also been linked to fatigue, morning stiffness, sleep problems, headaches, numbness in hands and feet, depression and anxiety.
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|Most children raised in
orphanages will have language delays prior to adoption. The causes of these delays are
outlined in the Orphanage
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Parents sending kids back to school have another thing to worry about besides pens, paper and pencils.
They have always had to look out for head lice, but new research shows the bugs may be harder to kill.
Samples from 30 states, including Texas, found a gene mutation in lice that turns it into a superbug and resistant... | <urn:uuid:292aaa03-5085-4b19-a35e-d01761be8d77> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.fox5ny.com/news/10106468-story | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00183-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977701 | 381 | 2.859375 | 3 |
With English,Korean,Chinese, Russian,Spanish,French,Hungarian and Japanese version.
With 34-36 test reports
With small size and standard big size
The Quantum Magnetic Resonance Analyzer replaces the need for ultrasonic, nuclear magnetic resonance or radiography for various health related conditions. Simply by holding s... | <urn:uuid:7f750e9a-8368-41c2-8118-a9388ac24fab> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://sheenzi.en.alibaba.com/product/482422811-200058921/Mini_Quantum_magnetic_resonance_analyzer.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00002-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911119 | 583 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), was a French painter, leading representative of Fauvisme. The name of the artistic movement comes from the French word 'fauve' which means 'beast'. Why beast? Matisse used intensive colours, he painted with flat spots of primary colours and did not even try to create the illusion of space, ac... | <urn:uuid:783a8310-7d04-4488-8d89-829985589cc5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bimago.co.uk/famous-artists-paintings-and-art-prints/henri-matisse.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00186-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975965 | 156 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Thanks to the Georgia Basin Action Plan for
partial funding of this project.
| The Gulf Islands Atlas is a web-based mapping tool that brings together a variety of information about the natural and cultural attributes and resources of the southern Gulf Islands region.
Its main purpose is to foster public awareness of t... | <urn:uuid:555412b9-519f-4066-8d65-1c96437667e5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.shim.bc.ca/gulfislands/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00108-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.89569 | 165 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 10:32am.
I had to do this hero characterization and I did rough draft of the assignment. The direction ask me to do this: This character may be one you encountered either as a child or adult, one that may have appeared in any medium: television, film, literature (storie... | <urn:uuid:106cd168-b364-4c02-8c71-06a309ed7ea6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1247063543 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00163-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978967 | 2,057 | 3.453125 | 3 |
Pharmaceutical companies are sitting on a vast trove of drug blueprints that could be applied to fight new diseases. What if we had access to them?
Even as the medical world makes great advances in drug testing, development cycles can still take years, if not decades. In the case of cystic fibrosis, for instance, scien... | <urn:uuid:d830a825-9145-4e75-9f07-3896646407ae> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/04/teaching-old-drugs-new-tricks/255738/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979146 | 357 | 3.328125 | 3 |
Definition of antiquated
a. - Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law. 2
The word "antiquated" uses 10 letters: A A D E I N Q T T U.
Direct anagrams of antiquated:
Words formed by adding one letter before or after antiquated (in bold), or to aadeinqttu in any order:
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Summary Report for:
25-4011.00 - Archivists
Appraise, edit, and direct safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Participate in research activities based on archival materials.
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A very first introductory example
Each morning a plant manager, who comes to work in a combined train/car ride, arrives by train at the railway station at 8:00 in the morning, where he is picked up by the company driver. Not wanting to keep his boss waiting nor liking to wait himself, the driver leaves the plant each m... | <urn:uuid:67fd88ae-c4ef-475a-a4c3-64761328897d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~EWD/transcriptions/EWD10xx/EWD1067.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00193-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977396 | 936 | 3.21875 | 3 |
No link has been established between exercise and sarcoma. Nevertheless, exercise can help:
- Reduce stress and depression.
- Reduce fatigue and increase energy.
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- Relieve constipation.
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Ir.: conn: head, leader, chief; céad: hundred; cathach battles.
"Chief/Head of a Hundred Battles"
ca. 110 - 157 CE
Irish Pseudohistorical King
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Hydrazine sulfate is a chemical compound that has been studied as a treatment for cancer and certain side effects caused by cancer (see Question 1).
Hydrazine sulfate may block the tumor from taking in glucose, which is a type of sugar that tumor cells need to grow (see Question 3).
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Via Tyler Cowen, Peter T Leeson has an interesting article on the economics of human sacrifice. He links human sacrifice to property rights and rational choice theory, but the fundamental idea doesn't depend on these right-wing shibboleths for its validity, IMHO.
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Last summer, we covered Rowhammer, an attack method capable of targeting DRAM by exploiting intrinsic flaws in DRAM design. Rowhammer has been a known problem for several years, and later-generation DDR3 chipsets and the architecture of DDR4 were supposed to contain features that rendered it harmless. A new paper, howe... | <urn:uuid:11f4234c-7dc9-40f9-818a-284b89c0ff35> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/224860-new-paper-alleges-servers-some-ddr4-dram-still-vulnerable-to-critical-rowhammer-attack | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396222.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00165-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947354 | 1,220 | 3.109375 | 3 |
The 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, triggered by an earthquake and tsunami, has created an ongoing environmental and public health crisis. Nuclear experts say that the greatest radiation-releasing damage to the plant may have been caused by the explosion of built-up hydrogen as the plant overheate... | <urn:uuid:97ef10da-33d7-41ea-b775-a3edb66cfa60> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://gizmodo.com/this-fuel-rod-coating-could-prevent-the-next-fukushima-934157446 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396455.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00094-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944725 | 377 | 4.0625 | 4 |
Archaeologists work to uncover the Roman mass grave in Gloucester during 2005. © Oxfod Archaeology
A mass Roman grave, discovered in Gloucester in 2005, may have contained the victims of an acute disease of epidemic proportions, possibly plague.
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Reprinted from Our County Our Story by Malcolm Rosholt, 1959, pages 83-85.
The French were probably first among European man to view the depth of the pine forest and to taste of the spring-fed streams of Portage County. In the century that followed the discovery of the Mississippi River by Marquette and Joliet in 1673,... | <urn:uuid:47641dbd-054a-4f3c-8454-7a367701846f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/history/ethnic-french.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00121-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977475 | 1,005 | 3.0625 | 3 |
SMART-1 'star tracker' peeks at the approaching lunar surface
While ESA's SMART-1 mission is running on its last orbits around the Moon before its planned lunar impact on 3 September 2006, the spacecraft 'star tracker' – or attitude camera - is taking exciting pictures of the ever approaching surface.
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Looking for a safe place for the kids to have an adventure filled afternoon?
Come to the Gardens for an exciting Summer Garden Safari! Choose from the following exciting programs for children ages 4-12:
The Art of Plants
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This set includes works from the Walker Art Center's Event Horizon installation that are examples of artistic appropriation.
Each work of art is introduced by discussion questions. Users can find background information about each work by clicking the "More Info" button at the bottom of each slide. For even more informa... | <urn:uuid:4a60f824-9039-483b-b0dd-92645f2564ca> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.artsconnected.org/collection/110992/event-horizon-appropriation | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00125-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939934 | 837 | 2.984375 | 3 |
In the Nation’s Capital, the celebration of Emancipation Day is unique to the city but very significant. It marks the day in 1862 that President Abraham Lincoln freed slaves in living in Washington, D.C., months before the nationwide Emancipation Proclamation would go into effect at the top of 1863.
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This week, we talked about spring. We learned about what types of clothing you wear in spring, what kinds of activities people do in spring, and what the weather is like in the spring. We learned that spring can bring very windy weather. We made a circle map to show all that we learned about spring.
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The CliffsNotes study guide on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and "The Secret Sharer" supplements the original literary works, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the works, and critical commentaries, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understan... | <urn:uuid:bd026522-cb99-47a2-b2a9-0291c5d44994> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.audible.com/pd/Classics/Heart-of-Darkness-The-Secret-Sharer-CliffsNotes-Audiobook/B004S8JW7W | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00134-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919619 | 273 | 3.15625 | 3 |
horned lizard or horned toad, broad, flat-bodied lizards of the genus Phrynosoma, found in arid regions from extreme SW Canada to Guatemala. There are several species in the United States W of the Mississippi. The body is 3 to 5 in. (7.6 to 12.7 cm) long; it has a short, thin tail, a short neck, and short legs. There a... | <urn:uuid:27f03c66-ffc6-4daa-aa9c-5231a5161fe5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/science/horned-lizard.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392159.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00108-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953988 | 250 | 3.46875 | 3 |
The Coulee Dam Bridge is located in the Town of Coulee Dam a short distance downstream from Grand Coulee Dam. The bridge was built in the mid 1930s about the time that construction began on the dam. The horizontal and vertical clearances are now substandard. I would guess that the state will replace this bridge within ... | <urn:uuid:0fb92dd6-9272-4981-9832-3cb5d32f75a3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/hwysofwastate/ColRivBr55.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00058-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97057 | 176 | 2.5625 | 3 |
World History Homework Four Answers - Student 4
1. Who is your favorite Roman emperor, and why? Augustus Caesar. Augustus Caesar was a great emperor for multiple reasons. First he initiated the transitions between Rome's democratic stage and its stage as an empire. After Julius Caesar's Assasination, Rome was headed to... | <urn:uuid:5367153a-ac19-451c-afe1-725145611f90> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.conservapedia.com/World_History_Homework_Four_Answers_-_Student_4 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392069.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00098-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964613 | 620 | 3.234375 | 3 |
The devil's backbone plant (Pedilanthus tithymaloides 'Variegatus'), also commonly known as Jacob's ladder, redbird flower and Japanese poinsettia, makes an excellent border plant, a colorful accent in a rock garden or a lovely houseplant. The drought-resistant succulent also works well as an xeriscaping option. Known ... | <urn:uuid:d3a80fa7-cb8f-4cbd-a7e7-e19350a90c03> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://homeguides.sfgate.com/propagate-devils-backbone-plant-23513.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00068-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.880845 | 528 | 2.609375 | 3 |
A recent survey found that 60 percent of adults have gone online at least once in the past year to look up health information. Unfortunately, finding high-quality health websites is a challenge. Several years ago, a review of 79 studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that online ... | <urn:uuid:780a34db-ad9f-4758-ab6a-e84d194132f8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/07/evaluate-health-websites.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403502.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00074-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953064 | 748 | 2.96875 | 3 |
The IR detector field of view is nominally concentric with the UVIS field, but subtends a somewhat smaller area on the sky, 136×123 arcsec. The detector tilt is about the x-axis (AXIS1 in Figure 7.1
), so the projected aperture shape is nearly a rectangle, with the angle between the x- and y-axes on the sky nearly 90°
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The forest hingeback tortoises are an interesting species that do not make good pets for the first time tortoise owner. Often, the ones offerred on the market are imported specimens that contain many parasites. Although most animals contain parasites in the wild, in captivity, the animals are living in a confined area ... | <urn:uuid:3e3752de-7bb9-41a9-a99d-35f8efab5113> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.geocities.ws/hiramtom/erosa.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398075.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00152-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938443 | 654 | 3.03125 | 3 |
In November 1855, a motion was made to then Mayor Lorin Farr to select a police force for the City of Ogden. By December, an ordinance was drafted and passed by the City Council to select 25 good, efficient men to act as policemen. Ogden had only become a city in 1851. The influence of the Mormon Church was evident I t... | <urn:uuid:e774f2d6-9528-46b4-a229-3dc98942284d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ogdencity.com/en/public_safety/microsite_Police/inside_OPD/history.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399425.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00043-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96482 | 671 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Biography of William T.
Compiled by David L.
Hornaday was born in Plainfield, Indiana on December 1, 1854. He attended
Oskaloosa College in Iowa and Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa then became
associated with Wards National Science Foundation in Rochester, N.Y in 1873.
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Throughout Central America, venomous snakes are found widespread. For this report I will be discussing the different venomous snakes that are found in the Costa Rica region and the different types of habitats that they inhabit. I will also cover the different types of prey that these snakes hunt, and the types of venom... | <urn:uuid:64f4380a-17ae-4ea9-9725-1c0784e40473> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/fieldcourses01/TropEcoCostaRicaArticles/NEWFINAL.VenomousSnakesFo.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402746.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00097-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949813 | 3,266 | 3.71875 | 4 |
Water testing has certainly evolved from the ancient days of tasting and swirling water in the mouth like a good wine. Taste and odor are parameters that have taken on new meaning. What’s in the water? How did it get there? Is it harmful? Is it regulated? What are the limits of exposure, and what can be done to rid the... | <urn:uuid:06a017a8-26d5-4977-be63-61f1c34762a0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wqpmag.com/category/topical/testing/testing-services?page=7 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00045-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921843 | 384 | 2.59375 | 3 |
(HealthDay)—There has been a substantial increase in antipsychotic use among Medicaid-enrolled children in recent years, with the increase partially driven by youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and those with multiple diagnoses, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in Health Services Re... | <urn:uuid:9d0e3ba1-6a9e-4374-b7f8-f68121a81e02> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-antipsychotic-medicaid-enrolled-youth.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00141-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945936 | 343 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Vitamins and Minerals
Are You Getting What You Need?
- Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients because they perform hundreds of roles in the body.
- There is a fine line between getting enough of these nutrients (which is healthy) and getting too much (which can end up harming you).
- Eating a healthy diet remain... | <urn:uuid:dcf7e10e-c9df-485f-9e6c-536ef771cf4b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/vitamins-and-minerals.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397744.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931507 | 3,104 | 3.5 | 4 |
FOR the next 15 weeks, we will be going through the SPM English 1119 examination format. Yes people, D-day is not very far away. Before I send some of you scurrying back to your books, there are some changes to the format that you need to be aware of.
Paper One (1 hour, 45 minutes)
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