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America's chemicals testing regime is woefully inadequate and our children might be paying the price.
In February, Philippe Grandjean, of the Harvard School of Public Health, and Philip Landrigan, dean for global health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Manhattan, published a paper in Lancet Neurology contending che... | <urn:uuid:9528bdca-63cf-4603-afbd-766a46ebc6f4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.reformer.com/opinion/ci_25412201/habit-worth-kicking?source=rss | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396945.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00087-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956038 | 1,253 | 3 | 3 |
Server System Architecture, 2002
The Pentium 4 processor was originally designed to operate with 2 RDRAM channels with 3.2GB/sec combined memory bandwidth. But the high cost of RDRAM in relation to other DRAM types resulted in demand for a chipset supporting SDRAM and DDR memory. The original Intel 845 chipset supporte... | <urn:uuid:c5ef0545-ccf7-40ed-b622-b9fa9c24453d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2002/system-architecture/5/ | 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 | 0.889918 | 1,087 | 2.609375 | 3 |
The United States Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane will head to orbit this week for the fourth time.
The unmanned X-37B spacecraft is scheduled to launch Wednesday (May 20) at 10:45 a.m. EDT (1445 GMT) atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The liftoff will... | <urn:uuid:a19273f2-8fbb-40b4-b5f5-c2ee0a41558c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.space.com/29423-x37b-space-plane-mystery-mission-otv4.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938025 | 688 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Showcases 150 of the most beautiful, gardenworthy species. Salvia is derived from the Latin word salvare, "to heal," and for centuries salvias have been valued for their medicinal and culinary qualities. Salvias, commonly known as sages, grow throughout the world. They occur in many forms: perennial, biennial, annual h... | <urn:uuid:ccd483cf-be3e-4516-87b0-2a0201b57553> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.chegg.com/textbooks/the-new-book-of-salvias-2nd-edition-9780881929133-0881929131 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00080-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933726 | 304 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Sharpen (a blade or implement) again.
- Retouching flakes are tiny, extremely thin flakes pinched or pushed off a piece to finish it, to fine-shape part of the surface, sharpen it, or resharpen it.
- All carbide blades can be resharpened professionally, yielding an extremely long working life.
- But golf officials susp... | <urn:uuid:8a79cb4b-9409-45cd-bbe6-a891435c395c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/resharpen | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393463.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00197-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919079 | 142 | 2.640625 | 3 |
New Vision Required to Stave Off Dramatic Biodiversity Loss, Says UN Report
Nairobi, 10 May 2010 - Natural systems that support economies, lives and livelihoods across the planet are at risk of rapid degradation and collapse unless there is swift, radical and creative action to conserve and sustainably use the variety ... | <urn:uuid:87b5429d-ddcc-4ae6-b637-eeff44ea9813> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=624&ArticleID=6558&l=en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00105-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928423 | 686 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Awareness is key to stopping African swine fever in Eastern Europe
Stopping the spread of African swine fever in Eastern Europe is no easy task, but innovative prevention efforts introduced by FAO and SAFOSO, a consultancy and capacity-building firm based in Switzerland, are beginning to have an impact.
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NASA is supposed to implement a sustainable and affordable human and robotic program to explore the solar system and beyond as it is the first goal of The Presidents Vision for U.S. Space Exploration. The robotic exploration across the solar system consists of exploring Jupiters moons, asteroids and other bodies to sea... | <urn:uuid:f32a7a4e-6990-47a9-a22f-6c6c4282d7a3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/abstractAuthors.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=5707208&contentType=Conference+Publications | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403823.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00093-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915705 | 250 | 2.625 | 3 |
There’s nobody reading the blog this week each year, everyone is traveling or napping, at least in the US. So I’ll just bring a holiday genome I came across recently. Cranberries. This fruit is one of very few native North American fruits that are widely cultivated. I went looking to see if a genome paper was out yet, ... | <urn:uuid:e2c59a90-3fef-4b11-a873-4a6fef45a0f7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.openhelix.eu/?p=20355 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00073-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94613 | 634 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Elections present voters with important choices. Whether it is a local race that will affect your community or a national race that could change the direction of the country it is a time to consider the issues which you care about and decide which candidate you support.
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Why is Descartes' theorem failing here?
I was doing a simple question :
Three circles of equal radii, equal to $1$ unit are touching each other. Find the radius of circle circumscribing the three circles.
My answer: Radius of circumcircle of triangle formed by joining the centre of the three smaller circles is $$2(√3/2... | <urn:uuid:13bd9e4d-e449-4b0d-878e-826e722925e2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/173526/why-is-descartes-theorem-failing-here | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400572.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00074-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947636 | 171 | 3.140625 | 3 |
B L Razdan
Bhakti Movement is the socio-religious revolution brought about by a galaxy of reformers in Indian society and constitutes an important landmark in the cultural history of medieval India. The concept of bhakti is traceable to our ancient scriptures, the Vedas, where it is discernible in the hymns addressed t... | <urn:uuid:eb9ed360-8470-4ad3-9391-f9fcc1c38b77> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/bhakti-sufi-movements-in-the-undivided-india/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393093.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00133-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968947 | 1,477 | 3.796875 | 4 |
Sequence the events of a selection from beginning to end, determining how the incidents are connected and lead to a solution/conclusion. 0401.8.9
Links verified on 10/31/2011
- Brushing your teeth - put the instructions in order
- Carving a Pumpkin - put the instructions in order
- How To Build A Snowman - write a cohe... | <urn:uuid:cb25f618-78f9-4041-afe8-b78e004c65ba> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/sequence_literature_language_arts_fourth_4th_grade.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00070-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.848689 | 498 | 4.46875 | 4 |
Forget Me Not
The Pulitzer Prize winning biography of America’s second president.
Autography of Malcolm X
The story of Malcolm Little, from childhood to small-time criminal and eventually jail where he discovered the teaching of Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam.
With unconditional access to Matisse’s corresponde... | <urn:uuid:c57f4759-0d37-432b-b3f6-2f57da017b20> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://buffalolib.org/content/page-turners/book-lists/non-fiction/forget-me-not | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396945.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00131-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929358 | 550 | 2.96875 | 3 |
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Joseph Smith Translation (JST) of the Bible
by Robert J. Matthews
Joseph Smith, the first prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, made a "new translation" of the Bible, using the text of the King James Version (KJV). This work differs from the KJV in at least 3,410 verse... | <urn:uuid:d0b3ac74-218c-4429-be92-17b30ba9aa7e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/basic/bible/jst_eom.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398216.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00184-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963982 | 6,110 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Just looking around the web the other day and I came across this rather insightful list. It’s the Word Wildlife Fund’s list of the 9 species most “in danger” for the year 2009. A few of the animals on the list I have previously mentioned, however I feel that the most insightful thing about this publication is the numer... | <urn:uuid:b1ae9131-b459-441a-bd5a-1d6c7b4f288a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://animalsndanger.wordpress.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00139-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929613 | 1,156 | 2.984375 | 3 |
The Basic Report can be found as a sub-option under Display on the Main Menu, as well as under the Main Menu Map options. This display option of IFs allows users to present important information for a country or group. As the name suggests, this display feature presents a basic report of various important variables for... | <urn:uuid:016f81ea-34af-42cd-b3f1-372e8707135e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use/display/basicreport.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396945.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00015-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.89611 | 1,089 | 2.546875 | 3 |
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Rosetta is the first mission designed to orbit and land on a comet. It consists of an orbiter, carrying 11 science experiments, and a lander, called 'Philae', carrying 10 additional instruments, for the most detailed study of a comet ever attempted.
Rosetta gets its name from the famous Rose... | <urn:uuid:de58bbf3-8f38-4e51-be79-1dd7a2b42885> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.collectspace.com/cgi-bin/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=Satellites+-+Robotic+Probes&number=33&topic=000245.cgi&TopicSubject=ESA%7CAPO%7Cs+Rosetta+probe+to+Comet+67P&replyto=0 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00052-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910597 | 947 | 4.21875 | 4 |
|Like today, most North Carolina children in the 18th and 19th centuries received at least two given names. Sometimes, however, they had two or even three "middle" names. For instance, one woman I know had a great aunt named Pheroby Theodosia Aldonia Kansas Caudill. They called her Aunt Feb. Another example I've encoun... | <urn:uuid:7c80fada-e859-4b59-a2da-9757ece85435> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.moonzstuff.com/ncnames-spelling.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402479.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00056-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952353 | 1,099 | 3.390625 | 3 |
Seder Mitzvot Nashim
The title Seder Mitzvot Nashim (the order of women’s precepts) refers to the genre of literature in Ashkenazic and Italian communities, written in the vernacular. Such compositions explained the specifics of how women should observe the commandments that were particularly associated with them. The ... | <urn:uuid:22a82ae2-2fc7-4bd2-9cd3-2518296abf75> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/seder-mitzvot-nashim | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397565.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00092-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967681 | 1,511 | 3.40625 | 3 |
Connecting Learning and Fun
New brochures link family science activities to state learning goals
Observing plants and animals at a nearby park. Visiting a local zoo or aquarium. Experiencing hands-on exhibits at a science and technology center. All of these activities can help families support children in exploring the... | <urn:uuid:51df2b63-7da7-4839-88a3-d77129b74f9f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.project2061.org/publications/2061Connections/2005/2005-07b.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00046-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.913041 | 1,255 | 3.6875 | 4 |
Putting A 'Korset' On The Spread Of Computer Viruses
Anti-virus companies play a losing game. Casting their nets wide, they catch common, malicious viruses and worms (known to the industry as “malware”), but it may take days before their software updates can prepare your computer for the next attack. By then it could b... | <urn:uuid:40a95d4c-dcc2-4e6e-abef-b3500c38ff91> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/30301 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00186-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93717 | 259 | 2.90625 | 3 |
By Aaron Nelson
At a PACT (Parents and Coaches Together) presentation last year, one of the parents asked a very pointed question: "Why do the bad guys always win?" It was a difficult question, one which kept PACT presenters discussing possible answers for over a year.
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How to Collaborate
A Working Definition of the Term “Collaboration”
While we all recognize the challenges associated with collaboration, probably the one that receives the least amount of attention is the overuse of the language, and therefore, the misinterpretation of the concept. The complexity of our work in the cri... | <urn:uuid:c644bdd9-0000-4f50-b062-5babf15c36b5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.collaborativejustice.org/how.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399106.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00128-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941529 | 1,997 | 3.234375 | 3 |
Common stress reactions include muscle tension (most commonly in the face, stomach, neck, shoulders, and breath), rapid heartrate, constricted breathing, and anxiety. The fastest and most effective way to reduce reaction to stress is to change your breath, and an immediate way to improve your breathing is to improve yo... | <urn:uuid:66b223cc-cfe6-4cb6-8fe8-c81e74663e5a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.americanyogaassociation.org/12hearthealth.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00144-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937088 | 393 | 3.09375 | 3 |
October 1971 | Volume 22, Issue 6
Three Centuries of Divorce, American Style
Appearances may be deceiving, but marriage in the United States looks as if it is in trouble. More couples—primarily young—are living together without the formality of marriage, and more couples—somewhat older and sadder—are ending their exist... | <urn:uuid:32271c3e-cb4c-4d15-8e03-b7aa552afd76> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.americanheritage.com/print/52788?page=6 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00034-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970286 | 7,901 | 2.703125 | 3 |
In U.S. history, education has been promoted as a
remedy for many types of social issues and problems. In the early
republic, reformers and educators such as Susanna Rowson advocated
higher education as a way to enable women to manage their sexual
vulnerability—that is, to make rational choices about who to marry and
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National Recovery Administration
for the National Rife Association, see NRA
The National Recovery Administration, or NRA, was a major New Deal agency that lasted 1933-35, designed to speed recovery from the Great Depression. Headed by General Hugh Johnson, the NRA was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act, al... | <urn:uuid:222e507a-95a3-4c60-854b-e3059f6f22db> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.conservapedia.com/National_Recovery_Administration | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397744.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00105-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958841 | 2,433 | 3.8125 | 4 |
Many children are not taught how to manage money properly which results in them growing up to be financially irresponsible. Debt is a huge problem today and millions of people are deep in debt, having trouble paying their bills and experiencing relationship issues. Millions of people are declaring bankruptcy annually!
... | <urn:uuid:f4e86492-ed28-463d-ac1a-ee7ce655332d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://igmvwdy.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397797.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00200-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976584 | 494 | 3.296875 | 3 |
Question: Tell us a little about the history of awarding prizes for technological innovations. How far does this concept go back?
The concept of rewarding technical innovations with high profile prizes goes back at least to the 17th century, when the British Government offered the Longitude prize. And the basic concept... | <urn:uuid:b1efbe82-0312-4547-92aa-07f04a6367d7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/06/x-prize-director-describes-incentive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394605.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00197-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961654 | 1,770 | 3.015625 | 3 |
Hand-Held: Gerhard Pulverer’s Japanese Illustrated Books
April 6–August 11, 2013
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Woodblock-printed illustrated books became key sources of knowledge and entertainment in Japan during the Edo period (1615–1868). Working with renowned artists and authors, enterprising publishers produced compact... | <urn:uuid:d3eca986-fc27-44b6-993e-fe1701452338> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/current/hand-held.asp | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00084-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936514 | 168 | 2.859375 | 3 |
GALEX Status Update
Engineers and scientists are continuing to work on the recovery of the far-ultraviolet instrument on NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. On May 29, 2009 the instrument experienced an overcurrent condition believed to result from field emission inside the detector. The project reviewed data from the in... | <urn:uuid:033f98e4-07d7-4303-b1e9-798e4b232e6a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.galex.caltech.edu/newsroom/glx2009-12s.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00109-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938575 | 231 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Pronunciation: (nēfk, nēfkh), [key]
—pl. Nivkhs, Niv•khiPronunciation: (nēf'kē, -khē), [key] (esp. collectively) Nivkh for 1.
1. an indigenous people of the Soviet Far East, now living mainly in scattered communities on the lower Amur River and Sakhalin Island.
2. the Paleosiberian language of the Nivkh. Also called Gi... | <urn:uuid:766aa6b4-9791-42b5-9564-fd1c2e376596> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://dictionary.infoplease.com/nivkh | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392069.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00103-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.817728 | 137 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Item #: SCP-054
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Subject is held in a watertight isolation room outfitted with specialized climate control equipment. An ornate fountain filled with water stands in the center of the enclosure. Maintenance personnel are required to wear NBC suits while inside the contai... | <urn:uuid:8fc1f710-8ace-4b6c-a8f1-a542f61865e3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-054 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397213.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00059-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961915 | 907 | 2.625 | 3 |
Remote and Field Studies
Environment Canada carries out air quality research projects in the field, where intensive studies can be undertaken on how human activities and natural processes affect Canada's air quality. These projects may be carried out as short-term intensive field studies, which often rely on mobile mea... | <urn:uuid:da9fcc87-852b-404c-bfc6-f731335c9bec> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ec.gc.ca/air-sc-r/default.asp?lang=En&n=67C1E7AA-1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00160-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.877791 | 275 | 3.03125 | 3 |
“Diều sáo” (kite flying) are Vietnamese kites that make music, so interesting!
If you are in Vietnam, you will have a chance to fly the interesting “diều sáo”. Kite flying is popular throughout the year, especially in summer. Vietnamese people of different ages make kites of many shapes, sizes, materials and with bambo... | <urn:uuid:65e8bb76-2a78-46f5-a869-1aa4474d3d06> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.vietnam-beauty.com/vietnamese-culture/13-vietnam-culture-value/255-diu-sao-so-interesting.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395613.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00197-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954944 | 792 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Definition of Family therapy
Family therapy: A type of psychotherapy designed to identify family patterns that contribute to a behavior disorder or mental illness and help family members break those habits. Family therapy involves discussion and problem-solving sessions with the family. Some of these sessions may be as... | <urn:uuid:6b1df5cc-ba0c-4922-8543-5bc5e031ebf4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=33207 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00070-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928125 | 120 | 3.25 | 3 |
Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
|| Teacher Perspectives:
Jose Velazquez: I was impressed by the graphic organizers that the students did. I think they showed a lot of creativity, a lot of reflection about... | <urn:uuid:f1214529-b244-4e82-a3d0-84e20e7119fa> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.learner.org/workshops/civics/workshop2/teacherperspec/presentations.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00074-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.987714 | 289 | 2.71875 | 3 |
The Dark Energy Camera (DEC) has captured an initial batch of images as part of an ongoing quest to afford scientists with a better understanding of dark energy. The images were taken by the 570-megapixel behemoth from its location within the Chilean Andes on September 12 while undergoing a series of tests. Scientists ... | <urn:uuid:c52ddf0a-baef-42af-a59b-d5d51bb39902> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gizmag.com/dark-energy-camera-first-images/24193/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403826.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00159-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931405 | 562 | 3.4375 | 3 |
The numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention serve as a harsh reminder. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a progressive breathing condition more commonly known as COPD, is on the rise among women.
COPD is the umbrella name for chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and small airway disease. All mak... | <urn:uuid:cda5715c-d0c6-42d2-9b60-ae962d3174f2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.everydayhealth.com/copd/copd-on-the-rise-in-women.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00125-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953564 | 1,069 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Our planet's murky deep sea sediments are a buzzing hotbed of life, according to a report in Nature magazine.
These bacteria may affect some of the Earth's geological processes
Scientists suggest between 60 to 70% of all bacteria live deep beneath the surface of the Earth, far from the Sun's life-giving rays.
Some of t... | <urn:uuid:a612ff3f-ba10-4d00-848b-ec88ab558dc8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4291571.stm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00063-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970277 | 822 | 3.953125 | 4 |
Natives Fight Back Using Simple Life Courses
The shootings at Red Lake High School this spring brought to light some ugly statistics: Suicide among Native American youth is roughly 2.5 times higher than the national rate; alcohol-related deaths among this population between ages 15 to 24 are 17 times higher than nation... | <urn:uuid:0c9c368c-727f-4358-bc73-fb1c9effee13> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.districtadministration.com/article/security-trends-2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00019-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965284 | 1,530 | 2.546875 | 3 |
How has technology impacted the relationship between word and image?
The invention of moveable type in the fifteenth century was a watershed moment in history. The ability to produce printed material in mass quantity not only led to increased literacy rates, but also had a major impact on visual culture. Through prints... | <urn:uuid:897a5a79-1755-4850-92f1-1057a4053eac> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.learner.org/courses/globalart/compare/63/196/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396224.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00166-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965071 | 293 | 3.625 | 4 |
Plant a Victory Garden Poster
SHSND# OWI-34The report for 1944 was similar in content. The letter of transmittal was dated December 15, 1944. Harry Graves remained on the committee and was responsible for the report. This report summarized the Victory Gardens of 1944 as even more successful than those of 1943. There we... | <urn:uuid:eb97b8c5-7e32-463b-8521-85e64e87b9d3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.history.nd.gov/exhibits/gardening/militaryevents15.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00181-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970925 | 253 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Kids adore animals —they’re fun, exciting, and sometimes completely weird. Which is exactly why planning a vacation with wildlife as a main attraction is always a win. There’s nothing quite like seeing the world’s great creatures in their natural habitats (or nearly so). Plus, it’s almost impossible not to learn someth... | <urn:uuid:506021bf-bf4f-45a4-930a-1f9552a456b3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www2.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/parent-child/kid-friendly-animal-adventures | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00143-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904008 | 1,509 | 3.09375 | 3 |
The wildfire raging through the New Mexico town of Los Alamos continues to threaten the nation's premier nuclear weapons lab, and now residents throughout the region fear that contaminated smoke could make further evacuations necessary. As of midday on June 28, the flames had crawled to within 50 feet of the facility f... | <urn:uuid:42f94444-a692-4cd6-b211-d917de7b1264> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mnn.com/home-blog/green-news-roundup/blogs/daily-briefing-wed-117 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395166.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00029-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974131 | 1,184 | 3 | 3 |
I've got some limited field experience as an electrical helper, but no real classroom experience yet. (saving up for school)
I am of the understanding that the neutral wire carries electricity back to a breaker panel.
I generally wire switches, as instructed, as follows:
However, this doesn't make sense to me because i... | <urn:uuid:8fc6d6c2-ceec-4e66-abe5-88c20b6dd485> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/38408/if-neutral-carries-current-back-to-the-breaker-panel-why-doesnt-it-need-to-be/38412 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00132-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970716 | 176 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Paul C. Allen. Philip III and the Pax Hispanica, 1598-1621: The Failure of Grand Strategy. New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press, 2000. xvi + 335 pp. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-300-07682-0.
Reviewed by Reid J. Rozen (Department of History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (on leave))
Published on H-Diplo (Octo... | <urn:uuid:d4ae7de1-bae8-4256-b517-8b75f5b45908> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=4625 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00121-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967346 | 2,456 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Parakeet Auklets (Aethia psittacula)
Auk is the common name for any member of the bird family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. They are diving seabirds with a chunky body, short wings and legs, and webbed feet and are found in northern climates (Arctic, subarctic, temperate regions). The about two dozen recognized... | <urn:uuid:baa0847f-b09b-4ecc-9281-221def1263da> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Auk | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00103-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942529 | 2,068 | 3.921875 | 4 |
1. To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail. The children billows seem to pelt the clouds. (Shak)
2. To throw; to use as a missile. My Phillis me with pelted apples plies. (Dryden)
Origin: OE. Pelten, pulten, pilten, to thrust, throw, strik... | <urn:uuid:183bfe57-0405-4064-86a5-d24f95ebfac6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Pelt | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.889268 | 276 | 2.9375 | 3 |
The 3D image that could stop your sniffles - scientists take a virtual look inside the virus that causes the common cold
Stunning new image and video of the virus that causes the majority of common cold infections have been created using one of the world's fastest supercomputers.
Scientists hope the incredible images c... | <urn:uuid:6dcc5513-50ba-4422-8e5a-240469a6b6ae> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2176557/The-3D-image-stop-cold-scientists-virtual-look-inside-virus.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 | 0.938862 | 690 | 3.328125 | 3 |
People from around the world have joined Objective-Basic -
inspired by the idea to make software available for everybody: a
programming language that is easy to use, and a development platform
that is stable, reliable and available at a low price or for free for
What is Objective-Basic?
Objective-Basic is a powerful BA... | <urn:uuid:7cf111bc-da70-4505-a3d5-99747d1995e1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://objective-basic.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00013-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.893256 | 2,604 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Exclusive Analyses of Employment and Unemployment Data Show Native Americans Plagued by Extreme Joblessness
Native Americans’ Odds of Being Employed Are 31 Percent Lower Than Those of Whites
In two new Economic Policy Institute briefs, Algernon Austin, EPI Director of the Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy program, analy... | <urn:uuid:cb97d8b5-c96c-4d68-9ce7-65b3376ed1d6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.epi.org/press/exclusive-analysis-employment-unemployment/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403823.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00146-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949066 | 755 | 2.671875 | 3 |
It is simply human nature to wonder how one compares with others for any measurement, and cycling power output is certainly no exception to this rule. Consequently, there have been numerous calls for, and some attempts at, generating guidelines or benchmarks for power output based on rider category (i.e., cat. 1, cat. ... | <urn:uuid:8d6d1285-8958-41a1-9b1b-76491f3844d4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://home.trainingpeaks.com/blog/article/power-profiling | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00088-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94617 | 1,946 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Physics in the Math Curriculum
Tuesday, July 10
Linda VanGroll led a lecture/lab on determining the instantaneous velocity of a Hot Wheels car. She uses it as a physical introduction to the meaning of a derivative in her calculus class. The activity prompted some Hot Discussion about when one emphasizes pure math, and ... | <urn:uuid:278c03d6-684c-4250-bf15-0d18d3107709> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://mathforum.org/pcmi/hstp/sum2001/wg/physics/journal/physics10.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00044-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921482 | 248 | 3.328125 | 3 |
Game Design Using Blender
Blender is a free, open source 3D animation, modeling and game creation package. It comes with an existing game engine called the 'Blender Game Engine'. Game design and programming sounds very tough to most people which is why not many people are into this field. It is the creative use of the ... | <urn:uuid:916ba41c-844e-4b47-96bf-d95bf17e5d3f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Game_Design_Using_Blender | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403826.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00100-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940235 | 212 | 2.75 | 3 |
These CDC web feature stories highlight healthy handwashing behaviors and preventing illness.
Global Handwashing Day
Message: Celebrate Global Handwashing Day to promote handwashing with soap throughout the world.
Audience: General public, teachers, and public health professionals
Handwashing: The Most Important Food P... | <urn:uuid:f620be8e-2ab9-4ce6-bbdf-af0385864883> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/web-features.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396224.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00121-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.880569 | 212 | 3.328125 | 3 |
From the Earth to the Moon
Chapter 8. History Of The Cannon
The resolutions passed at the last meeting produced a great effect out of doors. Timid
people took fright at the idea of a shot weighing 20,000 pounds being launched into
space; they asked what cannon could ever transmit a sufficient velocity to such a mighty
... | <urn:uuid:ef270ccc-1e96-4069-9765-0459fa06e533> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.free-ebooks.net/ebook/From-the-Earth-to-the-Moon/html/32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396455.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00082-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961515 | 703 | 3.515625 | 4 |
From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Linz is in Austria, which is in Europe, which is in the Northern Hemisphere, which is part of the Earth, which is part of our solar system, which is part of the Milky Way. The Milky Way doesn't know where it is in the great scheme of things, so there's no point asking.
L... | <urn:uuid:18d45231-a7c2-44ef-870a-7205d80b189c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Linz | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403823.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00074-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968372 | 2,727 | 2.703125 | 3 |
CDC has been collaborating with public health institutions in Central America since the 1960s. Through these alliances, CDC has addressed priority public health challenges in Panama, including HIV/AIDS, TB, field epidemiology training, emerging infectious diseases, and flu preparedness, detection, and response. CDC is ... | <urn:uuid:1e217c48-ad8f-44d8-b678-5af775115ce0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/panama/default.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398516.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00169-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.894611 | 491 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Given that there are already more than 2.3 million miles of pipelines in the U.S.—carrying petroleum products, chemicals and natural gas—it might seem odd that so much political energy has been expended on a proposed 1,700-mile pipeline. Yet the controversial Keystone XL pipeline—which would cross the upper Midwest to ... | <urn:uuid:9edea4c2-a0d9-47f4-a930-2886a225f75e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://science.time.com/2011/12/19/pipeline-politics-how-an-oil-sands-project-has-become-key-to-environmentalism/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00016-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964299 | 1,715 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Peer Pressure: How It Affects You
Have you ever done something just because your friends were around? Maybe you laughed at a joke you didn’t think was funny or ate a super spicy food on a dare. That’s a classic case of peer pressure. And most teens just have a natural sense for it, even when it’s not totally obvious th... | <urn:uuid:f14c3152-91c1-4936-96e8-9751128af0da> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://fit.webmd.com/teen/mood/article/peer-pressure | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403823.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00167-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968403 | 484 | 3.015625 | 3 |
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Kids learn when they are solving problems
It's funny, sometimes I have the same conversation 10 times in a couple of weeks. Lately the conversation has been about the nature of how kids are going to learn online. I think the idea that kids are going to learn from pre-recorded video of a teach... | <urn:uuid:ae14f88f-0e6a-4b54-a3fa-a614488370da> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://beyondschools2.blogspot.com/2013/01/kids-learn-when-they-are-solving.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393518.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00149-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981818 | 355 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Making the Decision to Have Radiation Therapy for Kidney Cancer
For most cancers, the goal of radiation therapy is to use high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors or keep them from coming back. This may also ease symptoms, such as bleeding or pain.
Radiation is not as effective as other methods for tre... | <urn:uuid:439b9f2d-6c98-41dd-b95a-35265d14e596> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mwmc.com/medical-services/cancer/health-library/cancer/making-the-decision-to-have-radiation-therapy-for-kidney-cancer | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396224.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00057-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969924 | 264 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Salmon lice are currently a major environmental and economic issue in the salmon industry (Bjørn et al., 2012). In some geographical regions, lice have developed resistance to commonly used medications (Horsberg, 2000), which has led to more frequent delousing and an associated increase in treatment costs. The medicati... | <urn:uuid:24dad1d5-570c-41c6-8c6f-8155a4c6430e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://peerj.com/articles/99/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00005-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919404 | 13,153 | 3.046875 | 3 |
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After the Doors Open: Implementing
Where magnet schools are a vehicle for achieving a district goal, early development steps involve determining a direction through a chosen theme, mission, and specialized curriculum and then pulling together the people needed for successful implementation. Then comes the ... | <urn:uuid:c094158b-821d-4820-b625-7f7b0cd99090> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www2.ed.gov/admins/comm/choice/magnet-k8/report_pg14.html?exp=5 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943797 | 218 | 3.25 | 3 |
7 Special Reasons to Get Up and Get Out
- Jane Claire Lambert Contributing Writer
- 2008 15 Sep
Did you know that in the days of your great-grandparents the inclusion of nature instruction in school was a serious concern? Many of you have read a bit of Charlotte Mason’s books or A Girl of the Limberlost or Freckles. So... | <urn:uuid:83aa51bb-bf7c-4465-aaac-522f2d57bb98> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.crosswalk.com/family/homeschool/7-special-reasons-to-get-up-and-get-out-11581802.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00132-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962668 | 2,287 | 2.875 | 3 |
Dr Gholamreza Amini Ranjbar is an Advisor to the Minister of Jahad-e-Agriculture and Director General of the Office for Environment and Sustainable Agriculture.
Events- Nowadays we hear a great deal about environmental protection and the human being's treatment of nature. When did it all start and how has it affected u... | <urn:uuid:e0bfd007-01fc-4e97-8d3d-784425c576e2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.events.ir/no008/008j.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394937.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00046-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969503 | 1,665 | 2.546875 | 3 |
After his marriage, Thompson took his place as one of the wealthiest inhabitants of the district in which he resided, and mixed in the best society which the colony afforded. It was not long before he made the acquaintance of his Excellency John Wentworth, the governor of the colony, who, anxious, no doubt, in the crit... | <urn:uuid:4de23163-8d2b-41f6-a43a-a0fefc8398d1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://encyclopaedic.net/american-encyclopedia-biography/count-rumford?page=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397795.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00199-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.993468 | 883 | 2.640625 | 3 |
YAHAnet: Youth, the Arts, HIV & AIDS
YAHAnet is an interactive, online tool designed by and for youth that provides a space for collaboration and showcases creative expressions from around the world in response to HIV & AIDS.
Using an interdisciplinary approach combining public health, education, art, and technology; Y... | <urn:uuid:6de8dd29-1f43-448c-a692-8b2a20ff60b8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.unesco.org/new/en/hiv-and-aids/our-priorities-in-hiv/human-rights/young-people/youth-the-arts-hiv-aids-network/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00148-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.90576 | 218 | 2.609375 | 3 |
By Vivek Wadhwa Vice President of Academics and Innovation, Singularity University.
There is great concern about China's real-estate and infrastructure bubbles. But these are just short-term challenges that China may be able to spend its way out of. The real threat to China's economy is bigger and longer term: its manu... | <urn:uuid:382dfe7c-f983-4f77-9dcf-5cceebe3bc88> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/x-prize-foundation/the-end-of-chinese-manufa_b_1695573.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00089-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956732 | 1,670 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Lab #18 - Oxides of Metals and Non-Metals
|Introduction: An electrochemical cell is constructed
from two-half cells. One half cell contains both the oxidized and reduced
form of the oxidizing agent. The other half-cell contains the corresponding
forms of the reducing agent. The half-cells are connected by means
of a sa... | <urn:uuid:bedb45b5-083e-42fb-9f13-c7572ec4243e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www2.ucdsb.on.ca/tiss/stretton/chem3/Lab_18_Electrochemical_Cells.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393518.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00161-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.85753 | 449 | 3.59375 | 4 |
Foot odor can be very unpleasant and embarrassing. Many people describe it as a cheesy or vinegary smell that sticks to their feet, socks, and shoes.
Foot odor is caused by sweat mixed with bacteria from your skin. Most people have over 250,000 sweat glands in our feet that produce a pint of moisture every day.
Others ... | <urn:uuid:1d86f31d-26cd-4ce2-9d92-24478505d1af> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.footvitals.com/skin/foot-odor.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398216.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00067-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943115 | 1,206 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Mystery of X-Ray Light from Black Holes
WASHINGTON: Scientists claim to have solved the mystery how black holes produce so many high-power X-rays.
In a new study, astrophysicists from The Johns Hopkins University, NASA and the Rochester Institute of Technology conducted research that bridges the gap between theory and ... | <urn:uuid:3f77c3eb-976b-4dad-9600-8397178bb216> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/science/mystery-behind-xray-light-from-black-holes-solved-83546.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393463.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00088-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935123 | 404 | 4.03125 | 4 |
|Central coordinates||76o 43.19' West 44o 8.46' North|
|Altitude||174 - 184m|
|Year of IBA assessment||2008|
Site description Amherst Island lies at the northeast corner of Lake Ontario between Wolfe Island, 18 km to the east, and the peninsula of Prince Edward County to the west. It is about 4 km southwest of Kingston... | <urn:uuid:fe82e487-e635-49cb-a31a-30c1e6cc92ff> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=11360 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00079-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904642 | 843 | 2.828125 | 3 |
I recently wrote about the fact that the forces impacting the U.S. economy’s balance sheet, at about $200 trillion, dominate those affecting GDP (just over $14 trillion) when thinking about interest rates and stock prices. A blog reader wrote to ask me where the $200 trillion figure comes from.
First, I want to point o... | <urn:uuid:9daa900c-2559-4486-bb59-50ed12daa551> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://rutledgecapital.com/2009/05/24/total-assets-of-the-us-economy-188-trillion-134xgdp/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00131-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953021 | 1,402 | 3.125 | 3 |
Untangling Ecological Complexity: The Macroscopic Perspective. Brian A. Maurer. 251 pp. University of Chicago Press, 1999. $18.
Over the past two decades, scientists have become increasingly aware of global biodiversity loss. Plants and animals are disappearing from their native landscapes at 50 to 100 times their esti... | <urn:uuid:cea39583-d511-4954-99cd-ef646562cf5c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/id.2501,content.true,css.print/bookshelf.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397744.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00013-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927044 | 746 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Sanba formed as a tropical depression over the western Pacific Ocean on September 10, 2012, and strengthened to a typhoon by September 12. On September 13, 2012, the U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that Sanba had maximum sustained winds of 135 knots (250 kilometers per hour) and gusts up to 165... | <urn:uuid:a42bdd5a-f9c2-482f-b9a6-3164d3f05bf0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79165 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00032-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.865097 | 325 | 3.0625 | 3 |
For the first time since the meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant last year, Fukushima fish is going on sale again. The fishing industry voluntarily stopped fishing off the coast of Fukushima after the March 2011 disaster, the Japan Times reported. But the industry conducted radiation tests on June 14 and f... | <urn:uuid:dd9ebf74-3a2a-459b-9ed4-a86d70d05b89> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/japan/120625/fukushima-seafood-goes-on-sale-for-first-time-since-nuclear-disaster | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404405.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00148-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961747 | 311 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Climate-Change Science in the National Parks
1997 Ph.D. Energy and Resources
When forest ecologist Patrick Gonzalez recently visited his childhood home in northwestern Ohio, the maple saplings he’d helped his father plant around the house when it was new, on what had been a bare lot on the edge of farmland, had grown s... | <urn:uuid:9e63662c-54a0-40d4-b904-42997d12767a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://nature.berkeley.edu/breakthroughs/fa12/spotlight_patrick_gonzalez | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00053-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963734 | 997 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Sleep deprivation is sweeping the American workforce as more than 41 million American workers are now complaining about a lack of sleep. That number was revealed this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which surveyed 15,000 active workers to determine their sleep levels.
Putting that number in... | <urn:uuid:63205eab-09eb-49f2-aa66-82bec38859ec> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.inquisitr.com/226445/41-million-sleep-deprived-workers-in-the-united-statesstudy-finds/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394605.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00052-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965203 | 342 | 2.78125 | 3 |
I had planned to write a post titled: "On the difficulty of archaeological calibration of the mutation rate", for some time. My goal was to follow on my criticism of the proposed explanation for a supposedly lower evolutionary rate, by a criticism of the alleged fact that such a lower rate is proven by archaeological c... | <urn:uuid:80e314d0-5fe5-4b94-b76e-0e56406248fb> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://dienekes.blogspot.com/2008/11/time-dependency-of-human-mtdna.html?showComment=1225910160000 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00121-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931082 | 2,603 | 3.484375 | 3 |
Barely a week passes without someone complaining about the teaching of English or foreign languages, usually because it involves too much, or too little, grammar. The ancients also had to face the problem. Clearly, non-Romans who wanted a career in Roman high society, the courts, civil administration or the army needed... | <urn:uuid:f4785e73-dc7c-42e4-a82c-b98278d4fc1c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/12/how-the-romans-taught-latin-n-m-gwynne-would-not-approve/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00181-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957541 | 1,256 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Pronunciation: (shunt), [key]
1. to shove or turn (someone or something) aside or out of the way.
2. to sidetrack; get rid of.
a. to divert (a part of a current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another.
b. to place or furnish with a shunt.
4. Railroads.to shift (rolling stock) from one track to another... | <urn:uuid:a25e2596-a61c-4fbe-ac62-003040546915> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://dictionary.infoplease.com/shunt | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00045-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910109 | 327 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Nuclear Technology / Volume 182 / Number 1 / April 2013 / Pages 49-56
Technical Paper / Fission Reactors/Fuel Cycle and Management
The crushing strength (load at fracture) of coated particles was measured by compression between soft metal anvils. The method requires no sample preparation and can be used as a quality co... | <urn:uuid:80a4b766-2a22-4585-8361-284037b3de17> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ans.org/pubs/journals/nt/a_15825 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408840.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00195-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961383 | 275 | 2.640625 | 3 |
I would be interested in knowing what you think about these questions and why? We are not in the habit of doing all of the homework. Show what you have done on a problem and we can help you through it.
I am trying to study for my final exam. I am just trying to do my review packet and i just want to see if i am getting... | <urn:uuid:0be2777e-47ce-42e7-a8d9-048cfdafd984> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1242938399 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396029.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00102-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941144 | 400 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Probably more shocking: “Most physicians use Wikipedia from time to time,” says lead study author Robert Hasty, D.O., of Campbell University in North Carolina. “Physicians are taught not to use the site, but they still do."
While most of the errors Dr. Hasty and his colleagues turned up had to do with health statistics... | <urn:uuid:8bcaa4ec-1718-4b39-b4e6-c91da395c624> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.menshealth.com/health/doctor-internet-secret | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00040-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952446 | 438 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Subtitled “The problem of human-machine communication”, this book debunked the prevailing philosophy in artificial intelligence at the time it was written in 1987, which was the belief that people worked by making a plan, and then executing it. Suchman examines this seemingly common-sensical idea and pointed out severa... | <urn:uuid:a64ac56b-38fb-43bd-8661-555a70c337b9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2005/09/06/plans-and-situated-actions-by-lucy-suchman/ | 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 | 0.965129 | 1,326 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Swimming Pool Energy Efficiency
Looking for a way to lower your pool's operating costs? One way might be to review the recommendations of the U. S. Department of Energy, which has extensively studied various energy conservation methods for heating swimming pools and the resulting costs savings. Their findings hit the b... | <urn:uuid:378ef441-d867-4a80-8bd2-c2965c6d0802> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.recreonics.com/swimming_pool_energy_conservation.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404405.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00087-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949014 | 550 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Children are natural scientists, frequently asking questions about the world around them and how it works. But ask a child to draw a picture of a scientist, and they will most often sketch someone who looks nothing like themselves—an older white male with unkempt hair and a lab coat, holding a beaker in his hand and pe... | <urn:uuid:e3969279-aa53-4446-9bfc-e1f05df3b950> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.vims.edu/newsandevents/topstories/archives/2010/draw_a_scientist.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00152-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970555 | 1,319 | 3.8125 | 4 |
When you think of ancient pyramids, you most likely recall the Great Pyramids in Egypt, the Mayan pyramids in Mexico or the pyramids of Machu Picchu in Peru. However, Boston University and UniSci's International Science News report that the state of Arizona features its own set of pyramids -- naturally formed ancient p... | <urn:uuid:14fad96c-b971-4ec0-825d-b9450bfc168d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://traveltips.usatoday.com/ancient-pyramids-arizona-55016.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00057-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927833 | 832 | 3.40625 | 3 |
A Prisoner’s Dilemma
Boho’s 2007-8 Game Theory-based performance A Prisoner’s Dilemma combines interactive theatre, lo-fi electronics and live trombone / electronica in a performance based on the science of Game Theory and the Prisoner’s Dilemma thought experiment. The narrative follows two scientists taken prisoner, o... | <urn:uuid:46949efa-bc62-4444-a25c-27372767f1d4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bohointeractive.com/productions/a-prisoners-dilemma/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394937.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00005-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924449 | 1,143 | 2.625 | 3 |
A program inaugurated in 1991 by the U.S. Department of Transportation, through the Federal Highway Administration, to recognize roads possessing six "intrinsic qualities": archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic quality. FHA defines these as:
- "Archaeological quality involves those chara... | <urn:uuid:34b926d9-7f48-442e-9fd9-acb7f01959c5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://everything2.com/title/America%2527s+Byways | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396945.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00057-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917823 | 538 | 3.015625 | 3 |
The density of any substance is defined as its mass per unit volume.
Here, m is the mass of the substance and V is the volume of the substance.
Assume that the standard of density in this problem is that of water. In such a situation, we have to be accurate with the values of the standard temperature, standard pressure... | <urn:uuid:0ab9d3b4-cb06-4f46-951a-50439d9b55ad> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/physics-for-scientists-and-engineers-hybrid-with-webassign-8th-edition-chapter-1-solutions-9781111572051 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00129-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958345 | 148 | 4.375 | 4 |
Contraceptive developed for stray cats
Experts estimate that anywhere from 30 million to 60 million stray cats roam the United States
By ENN staff
Experts estimate that anywhere from 30 million to 60 million stray cats roam the United States. These feral cats are wreaking havoc on the nation's songbird population and r... | <urn:uuid:9432e988-be81-4e4d-bfb4-109b746e2479> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.cnn.com/EARTH/9802/23/cats.birth.control/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00035-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.899374 | 636 | 3.203125 | 3 |
African swine fever (ASF) is expected to spread beyond Russia and the Caucasus region into Europe, according to the United Nations’ food agency.
There is no vaccine for ASF, which has become established in Georgia, Armenia and southern Russia, with an increasing number of long-distance jump outbreaks occurring in north... | <urn:uuid:5963afa2-f1b8-48b5-b212-216dadea5e0b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://nationalhogfarmer.com/print/health-diseases/african-swine-fever-threatens-europe-0527 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00126-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977825 | 358 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Biodiversity and threatened species resources for local government
Local government's role in conservation and management of biodiversity
Local government is a key player in the conservation and management of biodiversity and threatened species in NSW. As land use planners, local government is responsible for planning ... | <urn:uuid:c43b4c6d-396c-4bf9-b557-c66d423394b0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/biodiversity/BiodiversityResources.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397864.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00193-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915034 | 900 | 3.25 | 3 |
It started with the idea of turning wartime bungalows green.
But retrofitting mid-century homes to be energy efficient can be a costly and complicated endeavour for homeowners.
So a group of Toronto designers banded together to launch the Now House Project Inc., an innovative company that retrofits Second World War-era... | <urn:uuid:4202b6cf-9a8b-4ae3-b3d2-cc10be089683> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/85304-now-house-project-promotes-idea-of-reducing-energy-use | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00088-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963309 | 690 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Identification. The Huarayo are a South American Indian group in the Peruvian department of Madre de Dios and the Bolivian department of Pando. The name "Huarayo" or "Guarayo" probably dates to the time of Inca rule. Since the end of the nineteenth century, "Huarayo" has been a common name for all related groups and su... | <urn:uuid:470cb566-9f4e-4670-b287-f75bf526e3dd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.everyculture.com/South-America/Huarayo-Orientation.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00171-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.860456 | 465 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Lessons from the literature: Psychology, wellbeing and the environment
A contribution by the social issues team
Finding the space between denial and despair (Al Gore, in An Inconvenient Truth) is the psychological challenge facing us as we become more aware of the magnitude of climate change threat. Inevitably, this kn... | <urn:uuid:42a948e7-fc8f-4a9a-98e7-02bf1a3d654d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.psychology.org.au/publications/inpsych/saving_dec07/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00164-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.893322 | 487 | 3.15625 | 3 |
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