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Although your diagnosis may be correct, remember that many turf diseases look like brown patch. Properly identify the disease by taking a sample to your county extension service. They’ll need a patch that contains some healthy turf, as well as the dead brown area, to make a definite diagnosis. If your lawn does indeed ... | <urn:uuid:7c50bf90-0a3f-4100-9ce2-d7b0a5555314> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bhg.com/app/advice/print.jsp?questionId=4090013quest&catref=S2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00115-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939173 | 156 | 2.53125 | 3 |
A good potting soil is the basis for a great container garden. In order to know what soil mix is best for the type of plants you are growing, you should know the basics of what soil does.
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Online Resources What is this? Our online resources are sets of digitized items which have been organized either around a common topic, such as the American Revolution, or to highlight a specific collection, such as the papers of Thomas Jefferson.
Era: Civil War (1861-1865) | Pick a different topic
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Accretion onto compact objects such as black holes and neutron stars is the most efficient method of releasing energy, with up to 40% of the rest-mass energy of the matter accreting on the black hole able to be liberated.
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HOW TO INVEST A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
A young man advertises in a Milwaukee paper for a partnership. He wants to invest one thousand dollars in some established business. Go to La Crosse and go to betting on election. It pays, and is an established business. There’s millions in it.
BOYS AND CIRCUSES.
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This work was done in the electrical discharge and plasma laboratory. The main focus of the laboratory's research is a particular form of electrical discharge known as the vacuum arc, and the application of the plasma produced by the vacuum arc to form thin films and metallurgical coating
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We try to protect our kids through good parenting and by educating our kids to prepare them for the future. Parents do their best to instill values in their kids while the law does its best to keep kids in school. Both of these are important ways to ensure the safety of our youths. However, the consequences can be deva... | <urn:uuid:14ac68cf-79a4-485b-be87-69fb0ae76005> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.timescall.com/opinion/letterstotheeditor/ci_22850581/rev-luke-grobe-fight-against-bullying-continues | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393442.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00085-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975644 | 356 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Women’s history is largely missing from our national story – even today, little is in history textbooks, school curricula, national parks or museums. Polling results confirm that two-thirds of the American people think our nation should have a National Women’s History Museum. They also affirm it should reside on the Na... | <urn:uuid:6dec9017-22c0-40df-b762-967611e7269a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://unityfirst.com/2013/national-womens-history-museum/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00198-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953117 | 396 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Peoples and Cultures
What is the origin of the term "Ethnolinguistic Group?" I have found it only in books published since 1990.
I am not certain of the origin of the term "ethnolinguistic group," but am surprised you have found it occurring only in books published since 1990. Very interesting.
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Black holes are famous for having a gravitational field that is so potent that light cannot escape its pull. But that same gravitational pull causes nearby matter to reach energies that results in a prodigious amount of radiation, from regular light up to X-rays and beyond. Researchers have attempted to model the behav... | <urn:uuid:0c97615c-66bd-4776-9765-56394be022cd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://arstechnica.com/science/2009/10/modeling-a-black-hole-with-a-300-gigawatt-laser/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00012-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961655 | 938 | 4.46875 | 4 |
Executing command lines in C/C++
Lord of the newbies here again. How does one execute a particular command line (such as "ping 192.168.0.1") in C/C++ on a Mandrake 8.0 machine (or linux in general)? Do you have to use a special function like Winexec() in Windows? If so, what is the name of this function, and what file ... | <urn:uuid:32882a54-2d27-4486-ab9f-c0a6efed7546> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/programming-9/executing-command-lines-in-c-c-21962-print/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397565.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00200-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950007 | 204 | 2.546875 | 3 |
High school students need to read challenging books to prepare for college and informed citizenship, writes Sandra Stotsky of the University of Arkansas in response to to Renaissance Learning’s 2012 report. High school students’ top 40 books average a 5.3 (just about fifth grade) reading level, according to the company... | <urn:uuid:63224a5b-2936-42b2-9d99-8048a345040d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.joannejacobs.com/tag/graphic-novels/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00103-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941619 | 512 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Recently, TV news reporter Serene Branson suffered an episode of slurred, unintelligible speech and facial weakness while reporting live at the Grammy Awards. This event was a frightening demonstration of an evolving neurological process. The question was what was the process?
Many brain injuries including stroke, migr... | <urn:uuid:b69b1a72-3a31-49cb-8bd5-eb7b0c0c6e1c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://healthyrounds.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396875.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00094-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954484 | 241 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Benefits of Critical Thinking
- raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely;
- gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards;
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Native History: Father De Smet Talks Peace With Sitting Bull
This Date in Native History: On June 19, 1868, Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, a Jesuit missionary, met with the great Sioux Chief Sitting Bull in an attempt to convince “hostile” Indians to make peace with the United States.
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View Exhibit : PBS TeacherLine. Proficient Use of Technology with the NETS•T Title The Secret Life of Bees and Other Integration Adventures Summary Students in 9th grade Honor English create a collaborative wiki based on the novel The Secret Life of Bees.
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A Toyota Prius has recently become the first car to be issued a driver’s license by the state of Nevada. No, not a Prius driver – the actual car – but this is a car smart enough to compel the state government to give it one.
As you’ve likely seen in related stories already, this Prius is one of several being tested by ... | <urn:uuid:8bbfe8e2-4d41-4b50-a904-8a05005e2c5c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.hybridcars.com/nevada-issues-drivers-license-driverless-google-prius-45636/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393442.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00009-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962443 | 444 | 2.703125 | 3 |
The vanishing ice cap, in two images
NASA’s Earth Observatory released some images earlier today that make a dramatic point.
Here was the ice cap on Sept. 14, 1984.
Here it was two weeks ago — near (but not at) the all-time low.
If you’re more of a tactile type, the Earth Observatory website has a cool tool that lets y... | <urn:uuid:0a2fab01-cd9d-41de-835e-f2644ae93a15> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://grist.org/news/the-vanishing-ice-cap-in-two-images/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00056-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919235 | 170 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Question by Dill: All of the following contributed to the french financial crisis except?
A. Lavish spending by Louis XV.
B. French support for the American Revolution.
C. Cost-cutting measures of Louis XVI.
D. Unwillingness of the nobility and clergy to pay taxes
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Riboflavin is the scientific name for a vitamin and dietary supplement commonly known as vitamin B2.
Doctors may prescribe riboflavin in higher doses to help treat migraines and cancer in certain cases.
Riboflavin plays an important role in helping the body to break down the nutrients in food.
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Definition of Fly ash
1. Noun. Fine solid particles of ash that are carried into the air when fuel is combusted.
Medical Definition of Fly ash
1. Small ash particles carried in suspension in combustion products. (05 Dec 1998)
Fly Ash Pictures
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How we think about life determines how we feel about life. If you want to spend more time happy, peaceful, and content and less time angry, resentful, and stressed-out you have learn to be aware of your thoughts and deal with the negative ones when they creep into life. Negative thoughts themselves are not bad. They ar... | <urn:uuid:8da6a8a2-bdb1-45ff-ac99-4090ac536c11> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/4_ways_to_identify_and_eliminate_automatic_negative_thoughts.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00098-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932539 | 614 | 2.625 | 3 |
Flash Card Garland
See flash cards are good for something! When a friend asked recently if flash cards were good for anything, I jokingly replied with ” You could make a craft with them!” and so this idea was born. Flash cards aren’t inherently bad, if you play, create or need them to accommodate disabilities they can ... | <urn:uuid:448dd08c-7fb5-4ef9-932e-d378107c7ebe> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2009/09/flashcard-garland.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408840.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00009-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952017 | 324 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Henri Matisse (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi matis]; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Picasso, as on... | <urn:uuid:8ef78588-271b-4116-a105-a8cccd2d3abc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.anselsantosa.com/sites/info343/deliverables/three/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408840.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00001-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.990156 | 173 | 3.109375 | 3 |
UNIX is simple. But It just needs a genius to understand its simplicity.
Before software can be reusable, it first has to be usable.
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
It's hard enough to find an error in your code when you're looking for it;
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Eczema, also know as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic disease of the skin affecting more than 15 million Americans and growing in numbers. Often, it affects people suffering from other conditions, such as asthma or hay fever. Skin that is affected by eczema usually looks red, dry and scaly, and is extremely itchy. Usual... | <urn:uuid:0ae011c3-2f74-47a7-901b-3b21b4600b0a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.foodallergytest.com/eczema.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00044-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964759 | 544 | 3.421875 | 3 |
It is quite common nowadays to see DBAs supporting databases from different vendors. Although much is common between database products, there are also many differences that can be a challenge for a DBA or a database developer who is new to a particular database product.
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Washington — In the days of sail and cannon broadsides, communication in the US Navy meant sailors with signal flags. Today, it involves satellites, mile-long airborne antennas, and radio waves transmitted through rock. US submarines may soon receive messages via blue lasers shone on the sea.
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Located in the juncture of three counties of
Badong, Xingshan and Fangxian, Hubei Province, the southwest of Shennongjia
National Nature Reserve is on the border of Xiangfan City, Yichang City and
Wanxian County respectively. The Reserve was established in 1982 with a total
area of 70,467 hectares. The Reserve encompas... | <urn:uuid:7e904aa8-4c9f-4dd7-829d-bce4fa4586ab> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_21389.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393093.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00050-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.916826 | 787 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Dr. Mary Ruwart, Ph.D.
Everyone knows that health care costs are soaring every year, making medical bills and insurance unaffordable for many. No relief is in sight with the health care bills being considered in Congress, which are estimated to cost us at least $1 trillion over the next 10 years. Given government’s aby... | <urn:uuid:b2624d7c-b5b7-4770-8fd4-44e1afaf48ae> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.indytruth.org/archive/2009/1225-ruwart.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00148-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97239 | 1,089 | 2.640625 | 3 |
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Name of several Irish saints.
Founder of the See of Balla, subsequently merged into that of Tuam, Ireland, flourished in the period 5... | <urn:uuid:e1dfe55b-6922-4ccf-9b7c-2412e43f49d1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://newadvent.org/cathen/04514d.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952062 | 1,302 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Super swift electrons around Earth have been blamed for the premature deaths of satellites, and now scientists think they know how these particles gained their speed.
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In which Scrabble dictionary does DINOSAUR exist?
Definitions of DINOSAUR in dictionaries:
- noun -
any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
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Circumcision is not something you’ll find most Christians talking about around the dinner table–and that’s understandable. In addition to the societal awkwardness involved with speaking about cutting away the flesh from the male reproductive organ, there are several reasons why circumcision does not enter into many of ... | <urn:uuid:8290427f-06ae-4d08-8d49-30da37f6eeba> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://feedingonchrist.com/the-circumcision-of-christ/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00046-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98586 | 2,964 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Resistor resistance determination
Often when we replace a broken resistor, it is necessary to determine its nominal resistance. We can use an ohmmeter for this. What is more, it's possible to use a standard multimeter.
Let's set it to the ohmmeter mode and measure the nominal resistance of our resistor.
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General Physics 1 (4-2) 4 Cr. Hrs.
This first semester course in general physics is designed for pre-professional students. Using algebra and trigonometry, the traditional topics of mechanics, fluids, energy, heat and sound are explored through lecture demonstrations, interactive activities and laboratory work. This co... | <urn:uuid:f28e78bb-8231-4322-9f14-520e41b5d020> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://schoolcraft.cc.mi.us/academics/course-description/PHYS/181 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00081-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.739727 | 490 | 2.75 | 3 |
15-312 Foundations of Programming Languages
Lecture 26: Environments
In this lecture we return to some questions of implementation
and efficiency for MinML. The principal semantics descriptions
we have given, namely the structured operational semantics and
the C-machine, both employ substitution of expressions for
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Sarcocystosis in Dogs
The causative agent of sarcocystosis (Sarcocystis) is the same organism that causes equine protozoal meningitis. It is believe dogs can become infected with Sarcocystis; however, symptoms of disease in infected dogs are rare.
Sarcocystosis can occur in both dogs and cats. If you would like to lear... | <urn:uuid:7dffeb3e-bf4d-4097-9268-dd3068cb8614> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/infectious-parasitic/c_dg_sarcocystosis | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00134-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946621 | 317 | 2.875 | 3 |
The most famous and well known Highland weapon is the claymore. There is some dispute and misconception about what a claymore is. Most people see it as a two-handed Highland sword. But now the experts say otherwise. Claymore comes from the Gaelic word claidheamh mor which means the great sword. AVB Norman in Culloden -... | <urn:uuid:309684d4-801d-425b-9b21-cc906a88e563> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://seducedbyhistory.blogspot.com/2009/10/swords-of-highlands.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403826.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00039-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964666 | 1,102 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Image added by Joey Williamson, HGIC Horticulture Extension Agent, Clemson University, 5/13. Revised by Amy Dabbs, Horticulture Extension Agent, Charleston County Extension Office 1/13. Originally prepared by Marjan Kluepfel, HGIC Information Specialist, and Bob Polomski, Extension Consumer Horticulturist, Clemson Univ... | <urn:uuid:399d3af6-1d96-463f-9bb9-512ae239e5fe> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/landscape/groundcovers/hgic1100.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395160.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00193-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.887092 | 3,183 | 3.15625 | 3 |
|The vitamin K in kale can decrease the effectiveness of the common blood thinner, warfarin!|
Follow Foods For Long LIfe on FACEBOOK !
Common Drugs Responsible for Most ER Visits by Seniors
A new study shows that two diabetes and two blood-thinning drugs account for two thirds of all emergency room visits by older Amer... | <urn:uuid:6e6560b1-d2bd-41d4-a488-bdaa42ba3ba1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://foodsforlonglife.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404405.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00038-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960176 | 820 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Why heart attacks run in families: Genetics
By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY
For years, the Steffensen family of Buffalo Center, Iowa, blamed heaping helpings of what they call "good old Iowa farm cooking" for a more distressing family tradition: heart attacks.
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Machine Perception Lab Shows Robotic One-Year-Old on Video
Source Newsroom: University of California, San Diego
Newswise — The world is getting a long-awaited first glimpse at a new humanoid robot in action mimicking the expressions of a one-year-old child. The robot will be used in studies on sensory-motor and social ... | <urn:uuid:ab2b8e02-3326-4b71-b424-fd6a1ac8c2a1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.newswise.com/articles/machine-perception-lab-shows-robotic-one-year-old-on-video | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398516.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00085-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938943 | 1,280 | 2.734375 | 3 |
To me, Nelson Mandela is a supreme symbol of freedom’s struggle. Next week, on 18 July, he will celebrate his 93rd birthday, a day that around the world people now recognise as ‘Mandela Day’.
Let us take this opportunity to reflect on the life of a man we have come to know and respect as a great leader, one who sacrifi... | <urn:uuid:78b520b0-ace9-4439-babb-8f1666a66f4b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.theelders.org/article/peace-practice-mandela-day-2011 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403502.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00099-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959153 | 705 | 2.6875 | 3 |
One of the greatest myths about childhood development is where a dad can make a difference. While many theories exist, the truth is right from conception. Dad's can provide comfort to mom and baby by massaging mom during the prenatal development cycle. In fact research has concluded that fathers can impact all of the s... | <urn:uuid:900a5434-65d3-43bc-82c5-6b7efa3d6b6a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.examiner.com/article/fathers-can-impact-learning-and-attachment-prenatally?cid=rss | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00117-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952969 | 218 | 2.875 | 3 |
1 adv Fairly means to quite a large degree. For example, if you say that something is fairly old, you mean that it is old but not very old.
Both ships are fairly new..., We did fairly well but only fairly well.
2 adv You use fairly instead of `very' to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb without making it sound too ... | <urn:uuid:661b26de-5525-4968-9d5c-9c2d15e20870> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/fairly%20soon | 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 | 0.913273 | 233 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Monday, December 03, 2007
My father was diagnosed in February of 2005 with stage IIIA colon cancer. He had a T2 tumor and one node showing micrometastasis in it. It was located in his sigmoid. He was not able to get all his chemo treatment due to diarrhea (two months' worth). He had all of the radiation. What would his... | <urn:uuid:cc69e347-58a1-492d-a6db-498f9485fb6b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.everydayhealth.com/colon-cancer/specialists/colon-cancer-stage-iiia-paradox-better-survival-than-stage-ii.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00077-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983403 | 264 | 2.515625 | 3 |
|Parents as teachers. A program that was pioneered in Missouri by then
Governor Christopher Bond (now a U.S. Senator), could be found in 40
states by 1991. It sounds good, but what is it?
According to researchers who studied the program in Missouri, the
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PARIS, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- France continues to evict Roma from the make-shift camps where many live without providing alternative housing and services, Amnesty International said.
The group released a report, "Chased Away," describing evictions in the Ile-de-France, the Paris area.
The Roma or Romani, popularly known as g... | <urn:uuid:404d5336-d127-4479-9eb6-b1a7713ede95> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/11/29/Amnesty-urges-France-to-stop-evicting-Roma/UPI-28211354222190/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00096-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972664 | 321 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Role-Playing for Peace
- ‘Isaac and Ishmael join together to bury their father Abraham in the Cave of Machpelah…which is in Hebron, in the Land of Canaan,’ the Book of Genesis tells us. We ask: Will that bond be renewed to bless the living?
- One of the great Golden Ages in all of Jewish history flourishes in Spain dur... | <urn:uuid:fd137819-07ed-4a76-8a31-2fec3b1998e4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.rj.org/rac/2013/02/21/role-playing-for-peace/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393463.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00003-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.892709 | 422 | 2.828125 | 3 |
ENG013 Strategies for Writing
Lead Faculty: Ms Amina Cain
Course DescriptionThis course provides the tools and practice students need to write successful college-level essays. It emphasizes the development of clear and logical writing through a focus on the basics of sentences, paragraphs, and essays. (This course is c... | <urn:uuid:fd909e74-bc75-454a-8ca3-1b07550ab874> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nu.edu/OurPrograms/CollegeOfLettersAndSciences/ArtsAndHumanities/Courses/ENG013.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00021-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.896984 | 211 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Video from the European Southern Observatory tells you all about the massive gas cloud that's heading for the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
Researchers are watching the first scenes of a cosmic show that's expected to heat up over the next year as a giant gas cloud approaches the superm... | <urn:uuid:0e733928-9af3-47fe-9ac7-9a5fc3c5edc5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/06/26/12423938-countdown-to-a-black-hole-show?lite | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00096-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945046 | 848 | 3.265625 | 3 |
- change ups
States green economy alive and growing
As green businesses continue to pop up or expand in West Michigan, more data from major research into existing green jobs here and across the U.S. indicates that the signs of green in Michigan aren't just spring fever.
On June 10, the respected Pew Charitable Trusts r... | <urn:uuid:8b261f64-70e1-45df-86d4-ebeb76c66520> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.grbj.com/articles/70668 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00158-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941939 | 1,161 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Purdue launches international effort to study nutrition, breast cancer
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers are inviting scientists from around the world to collaborate on a new initiative to better understand how nutrition affects breast cancer.
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Science is a way to learn truths about the natural world through logic and experimentation. The goal of a science education should be to learn truths that have already been discovered and to learn scientific methods for further discovery. Kids should be taught the strengths and weaknesses of science and how to tell if ... | <urn:uuid:ceb138b9-9965-4176-8fc1-298a67e5241b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.layers-of-learning.com/science/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00076-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918238 | 278 | 3.671875 | 4 |
Posted by admin | Posted in Analyze, Classroom Management, education reform, Grade Level, Knowledge (remember), Middle/High School, Primary Elementary, professional development, Reform Symposium Conference, Secondary Elementary, Software, Teacher Resources, Understand (describe, explain), web tools, Websites | Posted o... | <urn:uuid:823da8e6-c721-4030-9e16-383453af3487> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ilearntechnology.com/?tag=windows | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00157-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948312 | 796 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Atheism and the Problem of Evil
The problem of evil is a collection of philosophical arguments which claim that the existence of evil in the world contradicts the belief that there exists a God who is both wholly good and omnipotent.
Defences to the Problem of Evil
Theodicy is the branch of study in theology and philo... | <urn:uuid:bddb17b4-c797-46a7-8293-e5c57e7d578f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Atheism_and_the_Problem_of_Evil&oldid=1016091 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00057-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.894091 | 511 | 2.75 | 3 |
Submitted to: Plant Physiology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: December 1, 2008
Publication Date: January 7, 2009
Citation: Sachs, M.M. 2009. Cereal Germplasm Resources. Plant Physiology. 149(1):148-151. Interpretive Summary: One important tool of basic and applied research in cerea... | <urn:uuid:59b25e4a-86c6-45d5-8362-2c7d7641cc6b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/Publications.htm?seq_no_115=233904&pf=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00026-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.853119 | 206 | 2.875 | 3 |
SILENT SPRING: WHY THE FUSS OVER DDT
THE ORIGIN OF DDT
DDT (or dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), is asynthetic chlorinated hydrocarbon. DDT was first synthesized in 1874, and its properties as a pesticide were discovered in 1939. It was used in World War II as an effective control of malarial mosquitoes and typhus-carr... | <urn:uuid:f44a8802-de87-40a1-9196-42b64d22e6a2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://museum.msu.edu/?q=node/677 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402516.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00159-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972108 | 376 | 3.34375 | 3 |
Some coma patients who appear to be completely unresponsive to the outside world are still capable of the most basic kind of learning, according to a small new study. Researchers found that both vegetative and “minimally conscious” patients were capable of a Pavlovian response, learning to associate a noise with a slig... | <urn:uuid:772e2b7a-5a49-4e93-aa24-a4a9ed28586b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/09/21/vegetative-coma-patients-can-still-learn-a-tiny-bit/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402746.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00082-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951777 | 439 | 3.609375 | 4 |
Experiments with Carbon Monoxide
Link to CO data page including physical properties.
Always wear safety glasses. Gases in syringes may be under pressure and could spray liquid chemicals. Follow the instructions and only use the quantities suggested.
Carbon monoxide has a relatively high toxicity. The molecule binds to ... | <urn:uuid:1432a6d7-87f5-4e5b-95d6-81513ace475b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://mattson.creighton.edu/CO/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396538.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00167-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.882717 | 5,653 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Rover finds evidence of ancient sea on Mars
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: March 23, 2004
Three weeks ago, NASA announced definitive evidence that Mars once featured an abundance of water supporting a habitable environment. But major questions remained. Today,... | <urn:uuid:492b02d7-e89b-45e1-bede-4795e53c3f8d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/040323marswater.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00123-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969972 | 1,368 | 3.5625 | 4 |
ATS is a statically typed programming language that unifies implementation
with formal specification. It is equipped with a highly expressive type
system rooted in the framework Applied Type System, which gives
the language its name. In particular, both dependent types and linear
types are available in ATS.
The current... | <urn:uuid:72261e0b-62cf-42bc-879c-de4364b83ace> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ats-lang.sourceforge.net/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393533.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00176-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.898562 | 752 | 2.890625 | 3 |
The Blue Room is one of the most recognizable symbols in the world. It’s one of three state parlors that can be found in the White House. It’s most famous feature is probably its oval shape. Since the 1880’s, the Blue Room had been decorated in shades of blue. The room has undergone many different renovations over the ... | <urn:uuid:02a6fa71-31fc-453c-a14e-041e890630f1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.baracklovesmichelle.com/inside-the-white-house-the-blue-room | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397864.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973936 | 517 | 2.734375 | 3 |
ASCII /as'kee/ n.
[originally an acronym (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) but now merely conventional] The predominant character set encoding of present-day computers. The standard version uses 7 bits for each character, whereas most earlier codes (including early drafts of ASCII prior to June 1961)... | <urn:uuid:221fbbb2-33ce-4227-9a1e-3f0b81565108> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.kill-9.it/jargon/html/entry/ASCII.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393146.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00019-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.914973 | 922 | 3.296875 | 3 |
(US also ameba)
noun (plural amoebas or amoebae /əˈmiːbiː/)
A single-celled animal which catches food and moves about by extending finger-like projections of protoplasm. Amoebas are either free-living in damp environments or parasitic.
- Many families and genera in the phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista, including the ... | <urn:uuid:3547eb34-bb8d-44ed-a941-65a65c094bdd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/english/amoeba | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395166.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00049-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.905309 | 499 | 3.28125 | 3 |
My last two posts have dealt with the Social Maturity theory of the developmental psychologist Robert Kegan. This post is about emotional maturity as reflected in Emotional quotient (EQ) / Emotional Intelligence (EI).
I presume that everybody is familiar with the term Emotional Intelligence, thanks to Daniel Goleman. I... | <urn:uuid:d4b5a2e0-1ea1-4c98-b91c-65d20e562092> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://the-mouse-trap.blogspot.com/2008/10/after-social-maturity-emotional.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00173-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937825 | 2,185 | 3.21875 | 3 |
On the southwestern point of Mauritius is a crazy-looking phenomenon. When viewed from the air (either in real life or in Google Earth) it appears to be an underwater waterfall!
Of course, a real underwater waterfall isn’t possible but the actual answer is really quite fascinating. An article on ScienceBlogs.com really... | <urn:uuid:c6945619-16ff-4e60-8740-8fcbcd0563a3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2013/12/underwater-waterfall-mauritius-island.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398209.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00050-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923926 | 234 | 2.703125 | 3 |
It's amazing to think that we may be spending $1 billion to drill through the Moho, when you consider that a century or so ago, we didn't even know that boundary existed. In 1909, Andrija Mohorovičić, a Croatian researcher, discovered that about 20 miles (50 kilometers) inside the Earth, the waves triggered by earthqua... | <urn:uuid:969cbef3-76af-4ccb-8c93-daeafde83ce4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/dig-hole-to-earths-mantle1.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00095-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962086 | 422 | 4.40625 | 4 |
Remember to ask your interviewer each time you begin a guesstimate answer if they will provide information or if you will need to make assumptions. If you do, be sure to be perfectly clear where and when you are making assumptions.
This set of questions can be presented as either assumptive or with feedback from the in... | <urn:uuid:f8a42839-cc88-4604-ae60-f5bbb26c48cf> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.vault.com/blog/interviewing/interview-questions-practice-guesstimate-questions | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00184-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951989 | 1,096 | 2.703125 | 3 |
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Copyright 2012 IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group
Commissioned by the IUCN Species Survival Commission to serve as a first r... | <urn:uuid:80618af4-3647-45f0-9a1c-76cf3187c5a9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.iucn-whsg.org/node/1505 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391766.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919913 | 1,589 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Quake Harm In Assisi Is Considered Irreparable
Published: September 28, 1997
ASSISI, Italy, Sept. 27— The followers of St. Francis lost two brothers and a refuge. Art lovers saw irreparable harm to Renaissance riches. And Italians experienced yet another blow to their cultural fabric.
Today was a day to assess the dama... | <urn:uuid:e42fac97-260c-4ac7-9023-a4bb290717c5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/28/world/quake-harm-in-assisi-is-considered-irreparable.html?src=pm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00151-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953885 | 777 | 2.765625 | 3 |
According to legend, the City of Abu Dhabi was
founded around 1760, following the discovery of
a freshwater spring on the island by a Bani Yas
hunting party who were following the tracks of a
gazelle. Their chief, Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa, who
lived in the Liwa crescent, ordered a settlement
to be established. His son and... | <urn:uuid:e5074975-0c0d-41c6-bcc8-a03dd852b8a6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.grida.no/files/publications/ebooks/abu-dhabi-bc/files/assets/basic-html/page8.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00134-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965281 | 174 | 2.625 | 3 |
As the number of children in the United States who are overweight or obese has continued to climb at an alarming rate, many parents have started paying closer attention to the nutritional value of the foods being offered to their children at lunchtime. In response, many school systems have begun making changes to their... | <urn:uuid:4c7a96e5-3efb-41d2-876d-29dabf081bd9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.quakeroats.com/cooking-and-recipes/content/kids-in-the-kitchen/help-your-children-make-healthy-lunchtime-choices.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00015-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960839 | 620 | 3.78125 | 4 |
- What is ankylosing spondylitis?
- What causes it?
- What are the symptoms?
- How is it diagnosed?
- What is the treatment?
- Who is at risk?
- Can it be prevented?
What is Ankylosing Spondylitis?
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease, which principally affects the spine, and the joints between the ... | <urn:uuid:3d342d41-e6e7-43fe-ab42-dedc6519b93a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?con=388 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00131-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943537 | 932 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Last December one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history (measuring 9 on the Richter Scale), struck just off Sumatra, Indonesia, in a fault line running deep under the water. The rupture caused massive tsunamis, that hurtled away from the epicenter, reaching shores as far away as Africa.
A few days after the di... | <urn:uuid:b4eb65e1-2032-4a1b-b9eb-243e880724d1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://spiralbound.net/blog/2005/08/23/fish-supposedly-washed-up-by-asian-tsunami/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398216.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00026-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962259 | 274 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Matterhorn railway project: Some ideas never see the light of day
A comfortable way of travelling to the top of the Matterhorn – that was the idea behind a project conceived at the end of the 19th century. Heritage conservationists, however, saw to it that the project never left the drawing board. In his book “Visionär... | <urn:uuid:40563f59-c2e0-420f-86e2-06e93aed9928> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Zermatt-inside-stories/matterhornbahn | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398628.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00040-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944008 | 812 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Now You're Talkin Cat
Learn cat terminology that any cat fancier should know.
Page 4 of 5
Shaded: Having color only at the tips of the hair with a pure white undercoat. The three primary groupings, based on the extent of the tipping, are chinchilla, shaded and smoke.
Shed: To lose hair. Hair grows in cycles, from the r... | <urn:uuid:c8f9a603-b3db-4188-9dc8-0a67eef5b69e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.catchannel.com/kittens/yellowpages/article_cat_now_talking-4.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397213.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00023-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934413 | 549 | 2.90625 | 3 |
“Part of the answer is that fiber helps normalize transit time, or the rate at which food moves through the digestive tract,” says Joanne L. Slavin, PhD, RD, professor of food science and nutrition at the University of Minnesota.
Fiber Regulates Digestion
Constipation happens when food moves too slowly through the larg... | <urn:uuid:7c84d958-6357-4b21-846b-e553e3e3a99f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/diarrhea-10/fiber | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399428.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00005-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931692 | 475 | 3.609375 | 4 |
is first and foremost known as a pupil of the most famous German
composer of the 17th century, Heinrich Schütz. He wrote some
treatises, which found a wide circulation throughout Germany.
These are generally considered to reflect the views of his teacher.
There was a strong bond between Schütz and Bernhard. In 1670
the... | <urn:uuid:d63f22e7-87b1-43ee-9685-437217fff51d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Jan07/Bernhard_7770462.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00126-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961337 | 1,416 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Theodore Taylor’s “The Bomb” is a very readable history lesson, quite unlike anything you might have been taught at school about the United States’ early experimentation with atomic warfare, way back in the mid-1940s. You might already know that American war planes dropped the world’s first two atomic bombs, nicknamed ... | <urn:uuid:0141544c-9ee3-4f4b-90e6-7706365337f4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2007/11/06/lifestyle/the-bomb-bunker-10/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396875.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00135-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943813 | 1,037 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Take a sneak peek at the new NIST.gov and let us know what you think!
(Please note: some content may not be complete on the beta site.).
To advance the development of miniaturized systems, there is a need to place nanostructured materials in very precise locations. Only then can practical applications move forward, suc... | <urn:uuid:86110523-a6f9-4536-911c-c0989356732e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://nist.gov/cnst/nrg/manipulating_nanoparticles.cfm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392099.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00016-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.895982 | 862 | 3.359375 | 3 |
ANN ARBOR—Poets and physicians know that a scarred heart cannot beat the way it used to, but the science of reprogramming cells offers hope—for the physical heart, at least.
A team of University of Michigan biomedical engineers has turned cells common in scar tissue into colonies of beating heart cells. Their findings ... | <urn:uuid:b9d3b50c-8592-4023-9497-a49c8e779cb0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/21980-help-for-a-scarred-heart-scarring-cells-turned-to-beating-muscle | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398628.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00065-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953949 | 700 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Skin Problems in Horses
- Feb 1, 2006
There are many problems that can affect a horse's skin--from insect allergies to fungal, viral, or bacterial infections. The skin is the body's largest and most important organ; it protects the inner structures of the body from the outside environment. Although it consists of many ... | <urn:uuid:b76d3ce4-4635-4a84-8b01-43bb917118c6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.thehorse.com/articles/15919/skin-problems-in-horses | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399522.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00095-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958889 | 6,382 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Map shows the regions with languages descending from the 7 Eurasiatic language families (Image: Pagel et al./PNAS)
We're all just part of a big, happy, linguistic family. Evolutionary biologist Mark Pagel of Reading University claimed that languages across Europe and Asia - from English to Urdo, Japanese and Itelmen (I... | <urn:uuid:eb6ac726-6b22-4825-83e5-e4cce0e3b134> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/07/23-Words-That-Survived-Since-the-Ice-Age/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00185-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964923 | 377 | 3.359375 | 3 |
(Note: The following was first posted as a blog entry on the Students for a Free Economy Web site. SFE is a nonpartisan campus outreach project of the Mackinac Center that promotes the benefits of free markets, civil society and individual liberty.)
Economist F.A. Hayek, most famous for his book "The Road to Serfdom," ... | <urn:uuid:ecdd3cd2-cffd-4d15-9eb8-bc70faa8fe3a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mackinac.org/9529 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396029.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00141-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948802 | 706 | 3.359375 | 3 |
Ground-elder was most probably introduced into the UK from continental Europe as a medicinal herb many years ago; it soon became established as a pernicious weed of gardens and cultivated ground. Compact umbels (umbrella-like clusters) of white flowers appear between June and August and are attractive to a range of ins... | <urn:uuid:97e0849f-4d83-47f4-9a43-12e805b673bd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/ground-elder | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00087-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957206 | 229 | 3.515625 | 4 |
A quick scan of US Presidential history reveals an eerie recurrence: from William Henry Harrison through John Kennedy, every President elected in a year ending in zero has died in office. The presidential terms of Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, Warren Harding and Franklin Roosevelt were all curtaile... | <urn:uuid:aa4801d4-507c-4474-a34e-ad64b00b407d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://indianapublicmedia.org/momentofindianahistory/tecumsehs-curse/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394937.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00086-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970779 | 577 | 3.421875 | 3 |
GSM - The Operation Support Subsystem(OSS)
The operations and maintenance center (OMC) is connected to all equipment in the switching system and to the BSC. The implementation of OMC is called the operation and support system (OSS).
Here are some of the OMC functions:
Administration and commercial operation (subscripti... | <urn:uuid:f4ea6b67-5706-4412-b1b0-40791c0014d0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.tutorialspoint.com/gsm/gsm_operation_support_subsystem.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397797.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00049-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925806 | 218 | 2.75 | 3 |
400 million years old, but still capable of adapting
Coelacanths are more than “passive relics of bygone times”
RUB-publication: research team studies genetic diversity of living fossils
Different populations in Africa studied
Previous genetic studies focused mainly on the biological relationships of coelacanths to lun... | <urn:uuid:b351e42f-15fc-4f82-84a2-db8573dff9f9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://aktuell.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pm2012/pm00201.html.en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00153-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929422 | 558 | 3.671875 | 4 |
The EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental network addressing waste, chemical and climate issues, and the Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP), a recognized authority in pulmonary medicine, jointly urged the public to shun pyrotechnics for health and safety.
According to the groups, the air pollution resulting f... | <urn:uuid:5bbe141d-cafd-4882-b0fb-5d8dd0394870> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ecowastecoalition.blogspot.ca/2011_12_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400572.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00085-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922302 | 904 | 2.75 | 3 |
Ian Sinclair's Practical Electronics Handbook combines a wealth useful day-to-day electronics information, concise explanations and practical guidance in this essential companion to anyone involved in electronics design and construction. The compact collection of key data, fundamental principles and circuit design basi... | <urn:uuid:8d7d6416-f45f-4393-8780-261802345e89> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780750680714.do?sortby=publicationDate | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00153-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.861119 | 153 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Aikidokanji) is a gendai budo — a modern Japanese martial art. It was developed by Morihei Ueshiba (植芝盛平) (also known by aikidoka as o-sensei (大先生) over the period of the 1930s to the 1960s. Technically, the major parts of aikido is derived from Daito-ryu Aiki-jutsu and kenjutsu, or Japanese sword technique.
Aikido inc... | <urn:uuid:95526fb4-f630-4457-bde3-4dc0e683602c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://july.fixedreference.org/en/20040724/wikipedia/Aikido | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00132-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958755 | 1,730 | 3.71875 | 4 |
UStudy aims to provide Educational Content for Polytechnic College students based on the latest K Scheme syllabus of Tamil Nadu.
Sequential access memory
Sequential access memory (SAM) is a class of data storage devices that read their data in sequence. This is in contrast to random access memory (RAM) where data can b... | <urn:uuid:d3d6d760-9112-4622-8e70-851d4d74cd69> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ustudy.in/node/7611 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399425.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00078-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952303 | 393 | 3.390625 | 3 |
Congenital or acquired damage to the visual processing areas of the brain is often associated with a loss of vision. Despite sustaining damage to these brain areas, some people retain an unconscious ability to respond to visual stimuli — and ability termed blindsight. Although these people are not consciously aware of ... | <urn:uuid:673eee33-f6db-42bd-8f86-75368ae4ddf5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/obsonline/blindsight-in-children-with-congenital-and-acquired-cerebral-lesions.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00199-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945048 | 562 | 3.828125 | 4 |
The resounding crack of yet another huge chunk of the Marr Glacier falling into neighboring Arthur Harbor is a sound that Chuck, Maggie, Ruth, Kate and I are growing far too accustomed to here at Palmer Station. The glacier is rapidly retreating. Take for example the lovely Marr Glacier ice arch that perched on Amsler ... | <urn:uuid:10b2559d-ff40-409c-ad81-d0453747704b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.uab.edu/antarctica/expeditions/2010/59-the-antarctic-peninsula-bellwether-of-climate-change | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00009-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957918 | 1,216 | 3.515625 | 4 |
|Region||Northern Mindanao (Region X)|
|Governor||Pedro P. Romualdo (2001-2004)|
|Area|| 238 km²|
|Total (2000)|| 74,232|
Geography and Climate
Camiguin has a total land area of 238 square kilometers, comprising only 2% of Region X. It lies 10 km off the coast of Misamis Oriental and 90 km north of Cagayan de Oro city.... | <urn:uuid:ad7f9621-4e67-49bb-bc49-8bd1a43a2425> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Camiguin | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397744.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00115-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942216 | 2,242 | 2.703125 | 3 |
The Ira Nelson Horticulture Center is an instructional laboratory facility of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette designed to educate students and the community about the world of horticulture. The focus of the center is education, research, demonstration, and community service.
The center is operated under the Sc... | <urn:uuid:21d0f686-6fb5-42ec-bfc8-08c93ec358ec> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://inhc.louisiana.edu/about.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398516.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00081-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94514 | 216 | 2.671875 | 3 |
(CHAKRA) Diwali (Deepavali) is one of the biggest festival in Hinduism, with major celebrations in India, Canada, Trinidad, Guyana, UK, Fiji, United States and other countries around the world. The festival is also celebrated by Sikhs and Jains.
The festival is celebrated for 5 continuous days, where the 3rd days is ce... | <urn:uuid:b8e52f4c-3d3a-4cc9-a46c-13f900285871> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.chakranews.com/happy-diwali-deepavali-the-festival-of-lights-october-2011/1687 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397565.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00088-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958288 | 1,092 | 2.640625 | 3 |
During the Civil War, Ezekiel P. Gardner enlisted with the Confederate army and served with companies G and B in the 10th Mississippi Regiment.
The 10th Infantry Regiment completed its organization in April, 1861, at Jackson, Mississippi. Its members were recruited in the counties of Adams, Claiborne, Lowndes, Itawamba... | <urn:uuid:7bafe2dd-58c0-4d2f-8df0-076f7787d810> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://itawambahistory.blogspot.com/2008/12/lieut-ezekiel-p-gardner-monument-n.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398516.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00122-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94387 | 457 | 2.953125 | 3 |
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