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A Book of Hours
Have you ever drawn or painted a picture to go with a story you wrote? The painting shown here illustrates what is called a book of hours and it was made more than 500 years ago.
These kinds of books were very popular at the time. Among other things, they contained daily prayers and a calendar of the ye... | <urn:uuid:53ed0ec3-998d-4de2-be79-dc19aec98063> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.getty.edu/education/kids_families/do_at_home/artscoops/book_hours.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00140-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.990442 | 235 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Basically, capital is not free, it comes at a cost.
Why is there such a cost? Well basically the person providing the capital needs to earn a return. If not, he might as well chuck it under his pillow right?
So the question is how much return does he want?
Well, the lowest return he can get without any risk of his orig... | <urn:uuid:4c64da34-6ae8-4af8-b5c0-9cc2a941f6ea> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://8percentpa.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00200-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968605 | 729 | 2.859375 | 3 |
United States President George Bush officially began his "war on drugs" on September 5, 1989, when he gave the first prime time address of his presidency, in which he outlined the federal government's strategy for eradicating drug use. The plan called for $7.9 billion from Congress, a $2.2 billion increase from the pre... | <urn:uuid:56d2b810-83f5-4de2-be3c-09b354c17edf> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.tfy.drugsense.org/tfy/bushwar.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398628.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00141-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984087 | 4,147 | 3.25 | 3 |
Nuclear Microprobe analysis, which provides non-destructive,
quantitative, simultaneous multielement analysis and imaging at ppm sensitivity and micron resolution,
provides a complement to high sensitivity, but destructive, point analysis methods, such as
laser-ablation ICP/MS, and routine methods for major element ana... | <urn:uuid:ea45e4d2-c258-4f53-996c-beac59dca1d1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://nmp.csiro.au/collaboration.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397565.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00071-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.873052 | 1,428 | 2.671875 | 3 |
By Carolee Dean
Author of Forget Me Not
Girl relationships are complicated social structures often fraught with strict (but shifting) rules, mind games, and sometimes cruelty—the perfect breeding ground for bullies. I’ve been examining the phenomenon of girl bullies for my verse novel, Forget Me Not, where cyber-bullyi... | <urn:uuid:5321f064-b8d8-4d35-a7d8-f4edf353d85a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.tipsonlifeandlove.com/parenting/how-to-deal-with-girl-bullies?mcd=p_Yahoo_22820&cp_type=p_Yahoo&prefd=a_art22820 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00190-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972893 | 1,250 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Weed Science research began, in 1980, at the New Mexico State University's San Juan Branch Station (today known as the Agricultural Science Center - Farmington) located approximately seven miles southwest of Farmington, NM. The research facility encompasses 254 acres leased from the Navajo Nation and located on Navajo ... | <urn:uuid:6152e493-96ab-4d47-b996-bfbf524f2353> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://weedscience.nmsu.edu/overview.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00026-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937581 | 600 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Aperture evoked the comment in his journal for that year, "There is not now a single person employed or instrument used in the observatory which was there in Mr Pond's time"; and the transformation was completed by the inauguration of spectroscopic work in 1868 and of the photographic registration of sun-spots in 1873.... | <urn:uuid:e30db28e-bf53-42ea-bff7-9e28de8b2a50> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.yourdictionary.com/spectroscopic | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00004-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952347 | 365 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Erdogan, in a push to encourage a presidential system of government, cited "Hitler's Germany" as an example of how such a government can be achieved.
"You can see it when you look at Hitler's Germany," he said. "There are later examples in various other countries."
Erdogan is already facing backlash after announcing he... | <urn:uuid:a013b7ab-aac8-47b2-a26e-2cff06f51f6c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/01/01/Turkish-president-looks-to-Hitlers-Germany-as-effective-government/3541451662996/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402516.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00069-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980139 | 265 | 2.515625 | 3 |
E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
There was mair lost at the Shirramuir. Dont grieve for your losses, for worse have befallen others before now. The battle of Sheriffmuir, in 1715, between the Jacobites and Hanoverians was very bloody; both sides sustained heavy losses, and both sides cla... | <urn:uuid:6dfcca2e-74d8-4be4-84dd-2e3f5f3458b0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bartleby.com/81/15245.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00049-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949108 | 87 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Teddie Joe Snodgrass
History paints a colorful portrait of the American Indians who live today in the Gila River Indian Community. Their ancestors were among the first people to set foot in the Americas 30,000 years ago. They have lived in the Sonoron Desert near the Gila River in what is now southern Arizona for at le... | <urn:uuid:8a85e6be-79cb-400e-89a8-2b662f5e2b0d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://pimaindians.org/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00048-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949303 | 341 | 3.265625 | 3 |
- George Will's Low-Information War on the Church
- Voudoun practitioners are contacted by Papa Legba. This is all perfectly explicable in sociological and neurological terms.
- New exhibit traces the zydeco road
- By the middle of the 19th Century, two significant arrivals — blacks and Creoles from Haiti who practiced... | <urn:uuid:2c91e23f-dec0-4d54-8547-ee1111192f28> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.realmagick.com/voudoun/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397565.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00121-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945938 | 261 | 2.75 | 3 |
(Global, including U.S.) – Caged animal psychosis, abuse, neglect,
humiliation, exposure to elements while traveling and over winter,
insufficient housing/activity/socialization, lack of meaningful lives.
Circus-goers rarely get a glimpse of the harsh treatment endured by animals held captive in the circus. “Trainers” ... | <urn:uuid:63a74818-d586-4d97-929c-07824e58c2d1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-human6.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00137-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926085 | 823 | 2.609375 | 3 |
June 30, 2011
Money And Mimicry
"Money, money, money
Must be funnyMoney, money, money
In the rich man's world."
We rely on money in our day-to-day life and it is constantly in our minds. After all, money makes the world go round, doesn't it? Now, a new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychologica... | <urn:uuid:5a1bf175-4319-47ac-ba64-358a5a507731> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/2072917/money_and_mimicry/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392069.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00039-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967905 | 606 | 3.1875 | 3 |
By Saladin Ambar
If it can be proved that Gov. Chris Christie did in fact call New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo, asking him to cut short his state’s scrutiny of the George Washington Bridge lane closures in Fort Lee last September, then Christie’s career as governor is probably done. That much seems clear.
But what most fo... | <urn:uuid:741b2076-78d6-4291-8922-15975887c379> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2014/01/bridgegates_chapter_in_new_yor.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00164-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949748 | 818 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Since November of 2005, 12 thermistors were planted in the upper 2.5 meters of the firn on iceberg C16, Antarctica. Temperature data are collected every 20 minutes and are transmitted via ARGOS satellite relay. Data are intended to provide a view of how firn temperatures change as an iceberg moves north into warmer cli... | <urn:uuid:1772e3a2-7f35-4f41-852c-ebe07824eb9d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0352 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397795.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00074-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.665242 | 317 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Using Algorithms to Increase Motor Efficiency
In the face of economic uncertainties and increasing environmental concerns, many businesses are trying to make their operations more lean, efficient, and environmentally friendly. Examining your electricity bill is a good place to start. The top consumers of electricity ar... | <urn:uuid:cc805899-baf1-4f9c-a982-3c19d9ac04f7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.controleng.com/single-article/using-algorithms-to-increase-motor-efficiency/833be1e04beef53ac9cf79b768d16b94.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395548.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00179-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921634 | 2,615 | 2.75 | 3 |
On May 15, the day after the creation of the State of Israel, the Arab armies of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon invaded the new state. The Arab forces were significantly larger and better equipped than Israel’s. Yet coordination and organization within the Arab armies was lacking, and political sq... | <urn:uuid:45972e69-a661-43f1-bdd9-127d6dab451c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.adl.org/israel-international/israel-middle-east/content/AG/glossary-of-key-terms-2.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00124-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968182 | 3,271 | 3.421875 | 3 |
Numbness and Tingling
Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Numbness and tingling?
It may not be Carpal Tunnel syndrome (CTS).
Although carpal tunnel syndrome is common, it is not the only cause of numbness, tingling, and pain in the forearm and hand. Most of the lay public and some of the medical community are not aware of other... | <urn:uuid:83894b88-a35c-4117-9801-c4a601998314> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www2.massgeneral.org/ortho/hand/Conditions/Numbness_Tingling.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395613.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00150-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917381 | 1,061 | 2.765625 | 3 |
I’m a senior in high school at the present, which means I grew up as technology became more and more prominent in education. When I was in elementary school, we were taught, albeit without much success, how to type and how to use Microsoft Office to an extent. Nowadays, my teachers use Elmos, Promethean boards, and oth... | <urn:uuid:5a5e432a-43a8-41cc-a76c-295c370fbd57> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.lockergnome.com/news/2011/11/30/minecraft-as-an-educational-video-game/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399425.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00162-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961997 | 931 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Plastic materials for environmentally friendly devices
A radio made completely of plastic? We might see them in the near future, claim scientists. In 1977 researchers discovered that certain types of plastic can conduct electricity, just like metals. Initially these plastics remained a curiosity, but by improving their... | <urn:uuid:c5a8c034-07a0-45fb-92c1-c288a4cc58d0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-one-p&calledby=infocentre&item=Nanotechnology&artid=29936&caller=SuccessStories | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00189-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942943 | 999 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Bladder stones are a health concern for many pet owners. In our pets bladder stone formation is far more common than kidney stone formation. Bladder stones are formed when excess minerals or other waste products deposit and crystallize in the bladder. These stones can cause issues when they attempt to travel from the b... | <urn:uuid:59e1a661-af95-46ee-9e3b-696152254129> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.vet.utk.edu/clinical/sacs/urology/bladder-stones.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397842.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00100-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9216 | 293 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Please note: This information was current at the time of publication. But medical information is always changing, and some information given here may be out of date. For regularly updated information on a variety of health topics, please visit familydoctor.org, the AAFP patient education Web site.
Information from Your... | <urn:uuid:c9e08999-45bd-469b-912d-abd478c97b68> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/1201/p1243.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396455.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00076-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928423 | 1,038 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Carolus Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known as Carl von Linné or Carl Linnaeus. Swedish botanist, zoologist, and taxonomist. Established conventions for naming living organisms still in general scientific use today—in particular, he popularized binomial nomenclature, which had first been developed by t... | <urn:uuid:45c03df9-76c6-49b3-81c4-b5d88def0286> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.macroevolution.net/linnaeus.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403823.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00081-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980577 | 2,409 | 3.328125 | 3 |
From: Anglo-Australian Observatory
Posted: Friday, July 26, 2002
Lasers and telescopes could replace radio transmitters on satellites in ten years, suggests a paper in this week's issue of 'Science' [July 26, 2002].
They'd fix a worsening bottleneck in getting data back from satellites and spacecraft, say authors Joss ... | <urn:uuid:bb978251-1b71-43e0-a590-908538b2a393> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=8898 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393518.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00183-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900287 | 745 | 3.703125 | 4 |
How to Fix Large Holes in Drywall with a Patch
The challenge of fixing holes in drywall is in covering the gap. To fix a large hole in drywall, make a clean cutout around the hole and insert a replacement piece of wallboard into the hole. (Drywall is also known as wallboard, gypsum board, and Sheetrock.)
Cut a patch fr... | <urn:uuid:fe0124a5-e5ed-49af-b019-8a383b281a13> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-fix-large-holes-in-drywall-with-a-patch.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397696.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.908313 | 795 | 2.546875 | 3 |
August 5, 2009
Future Of Pacific Island Nations Hinges On Climate Change Deal
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Wednesday that striking a new global deal to reduce the impact of climate change is crucial to the future of vulnerable Pacific island nations, AFP reported.
Climate change has emerged as a key issue ... | <urn:uuid:8026bc18-50b5-4f0b-b59a-8bea7c235a5c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1732758/future_of_pacific_island_nations_hinges_on_climate_change_deal/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397797.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00050-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958502 | 678 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Date: December 1996
Creator: Gehrking, Gene C. (Gene Clarence)
Description: Strategic planning practices and superintendents' opinions regarding the effectiveness of strategic planning are different among small, medium, and large Texas independent school districts. This study sought to find areas of agreement and areas... | <urn:uuid:938f53e0-f690-4feb-80c9-b02c0dc23da3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/UNTETD/browse/?fq=untl_institution%3AUNT&sort=date_d&fq=untl_decade%3A1990-1999&fq=str_degree_discipline%3AEducational+Administration | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397842.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954446 | 288 | 2.625 | 3 |
http://www.nps.gov/htdocs4/funeral.htmIn addition to the joy of Inaugural Parades, the Avenue has also seen the sorrow of seven Presidential funeral processions, including processions for the four who died by assassination. William Henry Harrison, who had caught a chill during his two hour long inaugural address, died ... | <urn:uuid:240a1fe8-4214-4a43-8c63-b8572807842c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mlloyd.org/gen/macomb/text/funeral.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00141-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970808 | 825 | 2.921875 | 3 |
WICHITA, Kansas – Chief Meteorologist Dave Freeman joins us today to help explain the science as to why cars get hot so quickly in the heat of summer.
The sun sends its energy down to us in short wave radiation that goes right through the glass of the front windshield.
Then it is absorbed into by the surfaces inside, t... | <urn:uuid:f800acb4-995c-4732-8cef-05c0370596c6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ksn.com/2014/07/25/science-behind-why-cars-get-hot/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398216.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00047-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938036 | 167 | 2.890625 | 3 |
The activities of the meat sector may be divided into three stages - slaughtering, meat cutting and further processing. Each stage involves completely different technical operations which must not be viewed as separate and independent processes. There are significant interactions between the stages and shortcomings at ... | <urn:uuid:343bfc48-0eb4-4231-92c6-95102d9287d7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/T0279E/T0279E01.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399428.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00177-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942911 | 765 | 3.34375 | 3 |
In 2011 Gunawirra introduced programs to treat dangers during pregnancy: In 2012 Gunawirra has combined this program with the Inner Suburbs Project – Leadership for Young Aboriginal Women.
Pregnancy — the best time to start harm prevention
The proof of this is in the latest internationally recognised research demonstra... | <urn:uuid:cd0595a1-7dba-407e-9114-27ca820515df> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://gunawirra.org.au/projects/how-gunawirra-treats-dangers-during-pregnancy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394605.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00072-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948513 | 1,986 | 2.578125 | 3 |
By Karen Trimbath
A newspaper editor in Bellefonte is arrested and carted off to military prison for printing criticisms of the president. Men in Clearfield County turn a lumber camp into a fort to shelter deserters from the army. Throughout the northern United States, thousands of men flee to Canada rather than face a... | <urn:uuid:0d10902d-8601-4c98-8c7c-850217e06339> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.psu.edu/ur/archives/intercom_1999/Sept9/civilwar.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00008-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960683 | 1,071 | 2.703125 | 3 |
- Selkirk, Thomas Douglas 5th earl (1771-1820) [info]. On the civilization of the Indians in British America. [London: Printed by J. Brettell], 1816?.
- Physical description: 16 p.; 22 cm.
- Language: English
- Said to be an edition limited to 250 copies. Advocated establishing a school to educate young Natives who wou... | <urn:uuid:40145b57-1a2d-48ef-b2b7-e5bc3bb4e44c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/0098.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394937.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00026-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.855473 | 113 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Lives of the Saints, by Alban Butler, Benziger Bros. ed. , at sacred-texts.com
THESE two martyrs were brothers, and lived in Rome, toward the latter part of the third century, for many years, mutually encouraging each other in the practice of all good works. They seemed to possess nothing but for the poor, and often sp... | <urn:uuid:661f53b8-b38d-4b66-ae47-784b7d084b4f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://sacred-texts.com/chr/lots/lots185.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403826.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00034-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982557 | 378 | 2.90625 | 3 |
|Classification:||class M planet|
|Dominant Species:||Human, (Native American)|
When visited by the USS Enterprise in 2268, Spock speculated that the inhabitants of Amerind were a mixture of Navajo, Mohican, and Delaware Indians. It was later learned that the ancestors of these tribes had been transplanted from Earth b... | <urn:uuid:0c5734c3-39db-45a9-adc8-1e8f3ae665f2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Amerind | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00145-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957878 | 258 | 3.4375 | 3 |
Chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, is a debilitating disorder characterized by profound tiredness or fatigue. Patients with CFS may become exhausted with only light physical exertion. They often must function at a level of activity substantially lower than their capacity prior to the onset of illness. In addition to the... | <urn:uuid:f32fe5d2-30b8-48b0-9e05-588cf382aa25> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://sh1.webring.com/people/fc/cfsdays/index.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00022-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958248 | 378 | 3.359375 | 3 |
Cosmic impacts might have knocked matter off Earth in ways that make our planet quite different from its tiny stony meteorite cousins, suggesting our planet evolved differently than was previously thought, researchers say.
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It doesn’t seem quite fair. The UK gets Skyfall. We get Hurricane Sandy.
But then again, Brits have weathered their share of perfect storms, and, seeing as the weather is stereotypically a favorite topic of the English, we here at Anglophenia thought we’d take a look at some of those instances when it’s been our Britis... | <urn:uuid:ba84874a-ec56-43f5-8756-c64636608ac9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/10/great-british-storms/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00019-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974879 | 574 | 2.859375 | 3 |
The future of Hispanic identity
In an interview with ABC News this past weekend, Bill Richardson, the former governor of New Mexico and a veteran of the Clinton White House, shared his thoughts on Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas who has been gaining prominence as a staunch, and sometimes strident, conservative v... | <urn:uuid:aee7b52b-249e-40d0-9467-aabac980ab9a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.reuters.com/reihan-salam/2013/05/06/the-future-of-hispanic-identity/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00108-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957665 | 1,316 | 2.546875 | 3 |
802.11b is 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band. 802.11a is 6 Mbps through 54 Mbps, in the 5GHz band. 802.11g is the same thing as 802.11a, but in the same 2.4GHz band as 802.11b, plus several tricks to allow coexistence with 802.11b. And 802.11n is a set of enhancements to all of these, working in both bands.
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Nature Conservancy field technicians this winter are doing wildlife detective work in New York’s Southern Lake Champlain Valley. This in-between zone characterized by farms and forests and crisscrossed with roads may provide a vital “land bridge” for bobcats and other critters to travel to and from large forest blocks ... | <urn:uuid:d3fe08f3-58c6-49f9-8367-0334f70a186c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/tag/gps-gis | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00003-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917431 | 233 | 2.65625 | 3 |
[Excerpt] When we ask whether class size matters for achievement, it is essential to ask also, how class size matters. This is important for three reasons. First, if we can observe not only achievement differences, but also the mechanisms through which the differences are produced, this will increase our confidence tha... | <urn:uuid:f31bceae-f541-43b7-87c0-aabb7f5161f0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/workingpapers/25/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00099-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92336 | 196 | 2.75 | 3 |
In 1718, after admiring how orderly his recently conquered province of Livonia was, Peter the Great (r.1682-1725) commanded an enquiry into how this was so. The enquiry found that the Swedish crown had spent as much administering Livonia as Peter spent administering the entire rest of the Russian Empire. Peter promptly... | <urn:uuid:35d70ad8-8ad6-428c-add4-7f7cca757fa6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2014/04/10/austrians-and-marxists-are-wrong-about-the-state/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396100.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00055-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96227 | 2,407 | 3.125 | 3 |
Many curious, round bunkers built to shelter the population from a feared invasion by American or other forces during that era still dot Albania's countryside and towns.
In the new Albania, while the country is of course transformed in terms of its openness, development has been erratic. An attempted 'pyramid' financia... | <urn:uuid:810003ee-82bc-47a1-aa2f-c4b2a6b44480> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.worldshare.org.uk/where-we-work/eurasia/albania/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395160.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00137-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96246 | 350 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Image © National Geographic Society
- 6.5 ft (2 m) long; 110 lbs (50 kg)
- Did you know?
- Troodon had sharp, curved, serrated teeth that lent it its name, which means "wounding tooth."
- Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man
Please add a "relative" entry to your dictionary.
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Carthamus is a hardy annual that flowers in the middle of summer. it can reach a height of about one metre.
Carthamus has tubular flowers that may be yellow or orange in colour.
Carthamus is often used for culinary purposes.
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On "in Just--"
Many of the love poems are also a celebration of nature or the external world, and poems about nature make up some 20 per cent of his output. One of the best known, ‘In Just’, celebrates the arrival of spring from a children’s point of view and introduces the satyric lame balloonman, perhaps cummings’s b... | <urn:uuid:b7b30d2f-37a8-4c7f-9050-597f38070af3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/cummings/injust.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00123-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937663 | 2,060 | 2.515625 | 3 |
John Brimhall's Popular Chord Encyclopedia
By John Brimhall
John Brimhall Keyboard Library
This reference book presents the most common chords and positions of chords for the right hand in the treble staff, for the left hand in the bass staff, and for both hands on the great staff. These chords may be root position or ... | <urn:uuid:3918833a-2a1f-4814-b69e-96d949b67bc6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.alfred.com/Products/John-Brimhalls-Popular-Chord-Encyclopedia--05-0193B.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00002-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.749373 | 120 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Scratch is a programming language developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. Scratch makes it easy for children to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art – and share these creations on the web. As young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn importa... | <urn:uuid:dcdca399-a7e8-4f14-a8f0-33fb302d9522> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2012/05/22/scratch-camp-in-edmond-oklahoma-june-8-9-2012-stem-scratch/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00185-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907407 | 726 | 2.984375 | 3 |
June 28, 2010
Rushing Too Fast To Online Learning?
Study looks at outcomes of Internet versus face-to-face instruction
A combination of fiscal constraints and improvements in technology has led to an increased reliance on online classes of all types -- many of which use Internet versions of traditional, live lectures. ... | <urn:uuid:ee4e8243-31eb-4959-945e-4e236586d72b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1885193/rushing_too_fast_to_online_learning/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398075.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00158-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953349 | 809 | 2.703125 | 3 |
One of the latest and newest innovations in the sphere of medicine is the invention of robotic surgery applications. About some thirty or forty years ago people were sure that those kinds of surgery that existed at those times were the best and the only possible innovations. Nevertheless, medicine as well as each branc... | <urn:uuid:d8e31153-ffa7-4739-8039-b9c02c70cd5b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.syl.com/hb/roboticsurgeryapplicationsnolongerthestuffofsciencefiction.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00140-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975877 | 683 | 3.046875 | 3 |
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents follow safe sleep practices when putting an infant to bed. However, many families do not follow this advice, putting their child at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), accidental suffocation, and other unknown causes of death, according to a new study ... | <urn:uuid:5feaafb2-3abf-44ae-b267-80ee62bcacbe> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.healthline.com/health-news/parents-must-learn-good-infant-sleep-practices-050314 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00035-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960367 | 1,278 | 3.078125 | 3 |
A couple of our classrooms have also begun to design work using wikis as the tool for collaboration, rather than Google Docs. Wikis are a type of webpage that are easily created and edited by anyone you give permission to.
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What is Dravet Syndrome?
SMEI (Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy)
In Shazza Language
Including conclusions brought about with other parents of kids with Dravet Syndrome, specifically members of the SMEI Yahoo Email Group
Date of Submission 26th January 2004
How Does this Condition Evolve?
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On Monday the American University in Cairo hosted a lecture by Professor Claudia Ott, professor at the Institute for Non-European Languages and Cultures. Ott has successfully translated and published the Andalusian manuscript of Mi’at Layla wa Layla, A Hundred and One Nights, from 1234 that was discovered in 2010. Ott’... | <urn:uuid:f4d59114-e4f0-4ccc-a913-c9fe753087aa> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/02/12/a-hundred-and-one-nights-translated-into-german/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00116-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965699 | 716 | 2.921875 | 3 |
A medieval form of torture in which the body was pressed with heavy weights.
- By some error this section came to be interpreted as ‘peine forte et dure’, which in turn came to be literally interpreted as the placing of weights upon the hapless prisoner, increasing until he either consented to jury trial or perished.
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Breadcrumbs NavigationHome > News & Publications > News and Communications > News > Genetic testing for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Genetic testing for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
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|C. C. Martindale, S.J.
<Confessions> of St Augustine have possibly, next to the New Testament,
exercised a greater influence on the religion of all Europe than any other book.
We may, perhaps, except the Psalms; and we do not forget the <Imitation of
Christ>. Still, the Psalms are obscure, and thoroughly Hebraic: the
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12. Japanese Flowering Cherry
Cherry Trees (Sakura – Japanese kanji: 桜 or 櫻; katakana: サクラ; hiragana: さくら)
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Frankfurt (?), Germany
Inscribed in Hebrew: “Alexander son of Aharon / Saraleh daughter of Moshe / Segal / 5468 / Israel / Shvid (?)
H: 13.5; W: 24; Diam: 18.7 cm
On loan from The Jewish Museum, New York
Accession number: L-B93.016 ; 136/118
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4th of July Fun coloring pages make great mouse practice activities
for toddlers, preschool, and elementary children. They can
also be used with beginning readers. If children are unable
to read the sentence that goes with the coloring page, have
them click on each word to hear the sentence. This activity
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- Historic Sites
Osceola Fights to Save the Seminole
In Florida during the 1830s a young Indian warrior led a bold and bloody campaign against the government's plan to relocate his people west of the Mississippi River
Summer 2012 | Volume 62, Issue 2
General Scott did finally attempt his three-pronged pincer attack, bu... | <urn:uuid:2e912135-e4d5-4ddc-8804-c6e10f9bbc6a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.americanheritage.com/content/osceola-fights-save-seminole?page=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395166.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00198-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.987584 | 1,291 | 3.96875 | 4 |
Thomas Cromwell served as the king's main advisor from 1532 to 1540. He was the one who finally succeeded in getting the king his divorce. It's possible that Cromwell was the mastermind behind the whole English Reformation [source: Britannica].
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posted on September 1st, 2010 by John
To look its best, a lawn should be aerated at least once per year. Aeration is the process of mechanically poking holes in the soil to allow water, oxygen, and nutrients to better penetrate to the roots of your grass.
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WikipediaRead full entry
Growing to 15 cm (6 in) tall by 50 cm (20 in) broad, it is a rosette-forming succulent evergreen perennial, spreading by offsets. It has grey-green, tufted, sessile leaves, 4–10 cm (2–4 in) in diameter, which are often suffused with rose-red. In summer it bears clusters of reddish-purple flower... | <urn:uuid:2601172a-60fd-43b8-9615-8375549f3bfc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eol.org/pages/484887/overview | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00033-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.83092 | 1,774 | 3.0625 | 3 |
[Wonder Workshop (844) WONDER1]
Many of us remember, back in the day, having to memorize the times table, do arithmetic with pencil and paper, and using other 'old fashioned' methods. A few years ago we were astounded when children started using technology in preschool.
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Diamond Coatings for the Retinal Implant
Argonne National Laboratory
(ANL) plays a critical role in the success of the electrode implants
used in the Artificial Retina Project. That’s where researchers
Orlando Auciello and colleague John Carlisle are using their patented
ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) technology t... | <urn:uuid:1f075aa9-e12d-4dae-82ac-bf894c115edf> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://artificialretina.energy.gov/labspotlightANL.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.893706 | 688 | 2.84375 | 3 |
These games teach valuable skills and have a high fun and educational rating.
Your child develops an understanding of gravity by placing objects in water to find out if they will sink or float.
Your child develops two digit addition skills by adding to create numbers and ultimately reveal an animal friend.
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When you begin a drawing using AutoCAD, you will be drawing in an environment which has pre-set variables setup by Autodesk, the software manufacturer, for what they consider to be the most common use. However, the settings which come with the software "out of the box" are not good for architectural or interior design ... | <urn:uuid:5ae233a4-67a2-4686-ba14-2bf90eda9b68> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://academics.triton.edu/faculty/fheitzman/template.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396224.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00165-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920482 | 513 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Network Basics: Public, Private, and Automatic IP Addresses
Private addressing and Automatic or Dyanmic addressing were developed in response to a dwindling number of available public addresses. To resolve the issue, in 1996, IANA and IETF came up with private addressing, which allows organizations to use a large addre... | <urn:uuid:15b288ee-2661-4180-92ad-3dbe3418071d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/network-basics-public-private-and-automatic-ip-add.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397565.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00114-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937323 | 606 | 3.8125 | 4 |
Diving to the Deep
Greetings once again, from the East Pacific Rise!
One of the most useful tools that scientists have for exploring the deep sea is the Alvin research submersible. Here's a postcard showing the submersible just before it begins its dive.
The original Alvin was built in 1964, and since then different ve... | <urn:uuid:5a5881a1-13c4-4dca-a6c5-392510e99c0c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.windows2universe.org/people/postcards/eric_simms_2_1_0.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00157-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939062 | 292 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Those two purple lobes in the figure-eight shape are balloons of gamma ray energy that reach out 25,000 light years above and below the plane of the galaxy. Yet these huge structures have remained hidden from astronomers, until now.
Using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, Doug Finkbeiner and colleagues detected t... | <urn:uuid:4b540904-9819-450f-aca9-8bb80289568f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/11/10/found-giant-gamma-ray-bubbles-at-the-heart-of-the-galaxy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395548.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00132-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935253 | 588 | 3.78125 | 4 |
After a human-inflicted tragedy like the killing of 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the public wants to know why such an event occurred, said Ruth Woodlen, executive director of the Mental Health Association of the Capital Region.
“In the media’s quest to get answers, it invariably comes up... | <urn:uuid:98139499-c8b3-467e-aa60-72a4d1d40b15> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.pennlive.com/perry-county-times/index.ssf/2013/01/sandy_hook_increases_stigma_ar.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397795.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00038-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9571 | 1,103 | 2.546875 | 3 |
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(SABONDE, SEBON, SEBEYDE, etc.)
Born at Barcelona, Spain, towards the end of the fourteenth century; died 1432. From 1430 to his deat... | <urn:uuid:680a9bd2-fdba-4735-b36b-61863854f6ec> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://newadvent.org/cathen/12672a.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00154-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911867 | 615 | 2.515625 | 3 |
When the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) released its health guidelines earlier this year, the body addressed the problems of anorexia and unhealthy body image head on. But the guidelines, including educating industry members on the signs of eating disorders and banning too-young models (i.e. those with ... | <urn:uuid:535ed75d-feca-4fd6-ba88-4968f44f8a06> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/government-too-skinny-models_n_1316326.html?ref=eating-disorders | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00147-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945667 | 609 | 2.75 | 3 |
REBECCA CREEK, TX
REBECCA CREEK, TEXAS. Rebecca Creek, a farming community twenty miles northwest of New Braunfels in northwestern Comal County near the mouth of Rebecca Creek on the Guadalupe River, was settled in 1854, when Joachim Pantermuehl settled on the Charles Murhard land. The community and the creek were name... | <urn:uuid:089c98ca-963f-48ca-88ba-a5b42f72933c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrr08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400572.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00064-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932161 | 367 | 2.796875 | 3 |
A Few Dos and Don’ts
Pr. Harju’s recent misadventure with a bat prompts me to share with as many people as possible some tips concerning bats, people, and rabies.
The incidence of rabies in bats is approximately 1 in every 200 (half of one percent). In the United States, only about one person a year dies from bat rabie... | <urn:uuid:412e83eb-cb4a-4276-a94f-9c547b988eff> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://anastasias-corner.blogspot.com/2008/08/if-you-ever-encounter-bat-please-read.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395166.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00152-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956855 | 1,913 | 2.890625 | 3 |
One of the leading theologians of the modern Catholic German school and author of the "Enchiridion" universally used, b. 10 Oct., 1819, at Liège ; d. 19 June, 1883, at Würzburg. In 1831 his father, who was a professor at the Liège University, took him to Würzburg, the original home of the family. Here he attended the g... | <urn:uuid:3883a384-8649-498c-9c83-45daf9226647> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=3769 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395160.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00000-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932681 | 1,166 | 2.71875 | 3 |
This animal is generally considered to be extinct, however there is still a reward for any information that proves it still exists. There have been numerous reported sightings, but none have developed into anything positive. Many people believe that it still exists in the Tasmanian wilderness, but so far, no proof. The... | <urn:uuid:82fa471a-6832-4b58-9386-122fb9517789> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.milamba.com/australia/inhabit/animals/anim22.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00032-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986728 | 162 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Shadow Across 'Chester Lake' on Endeavour Rim, Sol 2710
The robotic arm of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity casts a shadow on a rock outcrop called "Chester Lake" in this image taken by the rover's front hazard-avoidance camera. The image was taken during the 2,710th Martian day, or sol, of Opportunity's work ... | <urn:uuid:7ed8b01d-8728-4d84-a4b8-19ed024bfca5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/multimedia/pia14751.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403823.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00094-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932654 | 183 | 3.046875 | 3 |
The Maxfield family
The following is the history I have collected about my ancestor William Maxfield. He was my 4th Great grandfather with his wife, Mary Wescott. My family (including uncles, cousins and grandparents) had kept the records that were handed down since the time of Williams son, Josiah, and much of it is t... | <urn:uuid:a0e9536c-a41f-4c97-b0fc-a90f6519800e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://home.earthlink.net/~herblst/maxfield.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00042-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.990518 | 946 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Cyber Bullying Suicide is a real thing and it is taking more lives every day.
London, UK (PRWEB) July 23, 2014
Lately, cyber bullying has become an international phenomenon that has sadly resulted in many teens and youth taking their lives to escape it. While the decision to take one’s life is ultimately that of the in... | <urn:uuid:054cd79a-9f27-4b9c-826c-223e4aae31e0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/07/prweb12037917.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00140-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971075 | 785 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Using carbon nanotubes, MIT chemical engineers have devised a new method for detecting proteins, including fibrinogen, one of the coagulation factors critical to the blood-clotting cascade.
This approach, if developed into an implantable sensor, could be useful for monitoring patients who are taking blood thinners, all... | <urn:uuid:6af9f4e1-2a08-4ed3-ad53-58d805e137dd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://news.mit.edu/2016/synthetic-antibody-detects-proteins-nanosensors-0113 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00017-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942779 | 1,063 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Herbert Spencer (1820—1903)
British philosopher and sociologist, Herbert Spencer was a major figure in the intellectual life of the Victorian era. He was one of the principal proponents of evolutionary theory in the mid nineteenth century, and his reputation at the time rivaled that of Charles Darwin. Spencer was initi... | <urn:uuid:a1c1f9b1-31aa-4e44-bea4-94205e24ec68> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.iep.utm.edu/spencer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396945.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00184-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963619 | 5,620 | 3.1875 | 3 |
A Great Carbon Dioxide Burp
There are many earth cycles. One is a cycling between warmer and colder periods which are commonly called ice ages. The causes of these cycles are complex and are related to how much sun radiation we get as well as some slight variation in the sun itself. Scientists have recently found a pos... | <urn:uuid:9ae1053c-1d0b-4dca-a8f2-ea2eddefab8c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/41374/print | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00027-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953103 | 956 | 3.859375 | 4 |
If you've done some beachcombing along the Gulf Coast or southern Atlantic Coast of the United States, especially after a storm, chances are that you've picked up, admired, and perhaps taken home some lightning whelk shells. They make for an interesting find. The beauty of the shells aside, their left-handed (sinistral... | <urn:uuid:128f7ef8-2400-4b10-b2b6-6b9b5bc0f558> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/06/creature-feature-lightning-whelk-knows-what-do-clam6058 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395613.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00149-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936758 | 1,137 | 2.71875 | 3 |
habitat should have food, water, shelter and space. Enhancing your
yard for wildlife means providing one or all of these basic needs.
Food - Seeds, berries, nuts, flower nectar, insects, and other wildlife
Water - Birdbaths, dripping faucets, ponds, puddles, streams
Shelter - Trees, shrubs, brush piles, rock walls, roc... | <urn:uuid:43d9130a-88b2-45c8-8216-37c701149125> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/landscaping/landscape-backyard.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00151-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911442 | 386 | 3.5 | 4 |
About the African Library Project
The African Library Project changes lives book by book by starting libraries in rural Africa. Our grassroots approach mobilizes U.S. volunteers, young and old, to organize book drives and ship books to a partner library in Africa. Our method makes a concrete and personal difference for... | <urn:uuid:d9842e1a-a568-4fb1-861d-5911d9a3f1c6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://africanlibraryproject.org/about-us/overview | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397795.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00140-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934534 | 625 | 2.734375 | 3 |
NSF Geosciences Beyond 2000: Understanding and Predicting Earth's Environment and Habitability
he National Science Foundation's Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) has completed a major long-range planning effort to develop a vision of the cutting-edge issues for the geosciences during the first decade of the 21st centur... | <urn:uuid:aa91f188-a603-4d9a-af03-9ef5ea84d5be> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nsf.gov/geo/adgeo/geo2000.jsp | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00167-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926175 | 304 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Authored by Wess Roberts, Ph.D.
(Warner Books 1985)
Leadership secrets of Attila the Hun is one of the smallest books, yet encompasses a great deal of knowledge. Several key points that the book touches on include leadership qualities, the want to be in charge, customs, morale and discipline, shrewdness, appearance , p... | <urn:uuid:363ab4e3-87b4-4b6a-81cc-56b58ec3f317> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.studymode.com/essays/Leadership-Secrets-Of-Atilla-The-Hun-78050.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397111.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00084-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980688 | 390 | 2.5625 | 3 |
The federal government recently placed a moratorium on new solar power plants for two years to study their effect on the Mojave ground squirrel.
I’m sure the Mojave ground squirrels are just as cute as the chipmunks and squirrels here in Minnesota, but this study is nuts. We need alternative energy sources so badly now... | <urn:uuid:4f7c80e0-3519-4868-833c-1c6cedf52f1f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.herald-journal.com/archives/2008/columns/rk070708.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 | 0.964079 | 561 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Comprehensive DescriptionRead full entry
BiologyAnadromous forms spend a considerable time of their lives at sea; non-migratory populations remain in lakes and rivers (Ref. 4779). Found in rivers, estuaries and lakes with cold, clear water. Occurs mainly in lakes. At the sea, lives along coasts (Ref. 59043). Inhabits d... | <urn:uuid:6ec88ee3-af74-4f77-ae6b-ad94d7d601b5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eol.org/pages/1267169/overview | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391634.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00186-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904275 | 289 | 2.890625 | 3 |
On Monday, staff from one locally-based organization will be taking advantage of a nationwide opportunity to learn more about an important element of computer science.
“Hour of Code” is a movement aimed at raising awareness of the high demand for students trained in computer science-related fields. Project Lead the Way... | <urn:uuid:aaafa97e-a4fc-4892-b95d-c9cd446679b7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/local-group-promotes-hour-of-code | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394605.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00106-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963609 | 184 | 2.6875 | 3 |
This paper reviews psychological research on the social impact of the media, concentrating on television as it is the most studied medium. It focuses on aspects of the media that have raised concern, including:
Recommendations for responding to these issues aim to minimise the negative effects that have been identified... | <urn:uuid:77ab6911-52f7-44ba-ae7a-66a76b3f1f1b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.psychology.org.au/publications/statements/media/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00004-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.91282 | 118 | 2.546875 | 3 |
A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force (US&R Task Force) is a team of individuals specializing in urban search and rescue, disaster recovery, and emergency triage and medicine. The teams are deployed to emergency and disaster sites within six hours of notification. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) crea... | <urn:uuid:1b77e048-92ac-41d6-8c11-9bf9ecef67e0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.thefullwiki.org/FEMA_Urban_Search_and_Rescue_Task_Force | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393518.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00010-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94052 | 1,391 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Walk -Thru Safari
The King Vulture is best known for its colorful head that is accented by a pair of stunning, ice-white eyes. These birds are strict scavengers, meaning they only consume the flesh of dead animals. King Vultures rarely flap their wings when in flight as they are largely dependent on air currents.
Nyala... | <urn:uuid:8f5c3628-80ee-4014-992f-ab477ccf29f7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.africansafariwildlifepark.com/public/safari/walk_thru/index.cfm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00185-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963111 | 388 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Understanding Drought Stress
Frederick County Master Gardener Program
Prolonged drought stress to plants is unhealthy and predisposes them to pest problems. A plant under drought stress is in a weakened state and its defenses are low.
Insects and diseases take advantage of the situation and add to the plants' stress. T... | <urn:uuid:a52fc0b4-b633-4ca5-ac39-5c6d64607afc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.emmitsburg.net/gardens/articles/frederick/2002/drought_stress.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00180-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946241 | 886 | 3.3125 | 3 |
9 January 2013
The Table Mountain Sandstone that we examined yesterday is not pristine at Table Mountain National Park. It’s been fractured in many places, and those fractures have facilitated fluid flow through the rock. Some of these fluids have stained the rock with Liesegang banding. Other fractures have dilated su... | <urn:uuid:a3303094-6624-431f-9fcc-e1dc9b7e9aa4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2013/01/09/hoerikiwaggo-trail-3-joints-veins-and-liesegang-banding/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00143-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942774 | 724 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Emotional Impact of Being Unfriended
One study clarifies the most common type of “friend” to be unfriended while another looks at the emotional impact of the action.
The studies, published earlier this year, show that the most likely person to be unfriended is a high school acquaintance.
“The most common reason for unf... | <urn:uuid:e09e559c-c49c-48ec-8b9d-839ee9a7a688> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/04/23/emotional-impact-of-being-unfriended/68869.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398516.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00087-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96166 | 822 | 2.5625 | 3 |
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