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Is Your Money Going Up in Smoke?
Attention smokers: If the health implications haven't motivated you to give up smoking, perhaps the wealth implications will! A new study shows that a person's net worth decreases by $410, or about four percent, for each year he or she continues smoking.
Approximately 8,900 people born ... | <urn:uuid:27cf2869-60e4-4811-a543-2ba9fb80c865> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.chiroweb.com/mpacms/tyh/article.php?id=783 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402746.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00158-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965937 | 420 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Fun with Geoscience Trivia
||In which geological period would rocks of the Ludlovian age be placed?
||How many cycles in a megacycle?
||What term was given by gold miners for the main deposit, often undiscovered, that occurred in a mineral district?
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Summary of information from States Members of the United Nations and other relevant stakeholders on best practices in the application of traditional values while promoting and protecting human rights and upholding human dignity
III. Analysis and Conclusions
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My mother recently sent me an interesting article in Vanity Fair magazine about Texas inventor Tim Jenison’s quest to prove that Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer used a camera obscura-based device to make his photorealistic paintings. Jenison’s experiments are the subject of a new documentary called Tim’s Vermeer produce... | <urn:uuid:da59088a-20a1-4ae5-acfe-c9fc3f151333> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dvafoto.com/2013/12/vermeers-camera-obscura/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396147.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00148-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973837 | 476 | 2.796875 | 3 |
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Preliminary Checklist of the Mammals of the Guiana Shield : Introduction
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Something in the Air
by Sylvia Wright
The articles below, which feature several researchers of the School of Veterinary Medicine, originally appeared in UC Davis Magazine, Spring 2006.
Take a deep breath. Now entering your lungs, bloodstream and perhaps your brain—“air” bearing all the exhalations of modern life: tailp... | <urn:uuid:8f719f33-e6f0-45a8-a1db-172c19d9861a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/whatsnew/article2.cfm?id=1771 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397749.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00132-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95369 | 1,980 | 2.578125 | 3 |
The DRC is available to consult regarding reducing barriers for persons with disabilities.
Universal Design principles are effective in increasing accessibility in the classroom, in student services, in technology and physical access. The principles of Universal Design are:
Examples of these principles in action:
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This study examines the evolution of China's Third World policy from the Maoist era to the present. The term "third World" refers to all developing and underdeveloped countries in Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America. Since 1949, the People's Republic of China was mainly responding to the ... | <urn:uuid:89094c9b-13ae-45fa-859c-d2cc84c6573c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/global_asia_journal/3/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408828.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00200-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.901065 | 210 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Sometimes it can help children’s understanding of maths and numbers if they are shown a completely different way of approaching a calculation. In Year 6 most children will be familiar with the standard written method of multiplication, but this method is far from the only one which can be used. It just happens to be qu... | <urn:uuid:9da0b03a-02eb-45c9-83cc-c58bde89278f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://mathsblog.co.uk/2011/09/21/multiply-the-egyptian-way/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00085-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951823 | 171 | 4.0625 | 4 |
Second day at the LILAC conference #lilac13 in Manchester, UK, and I attended a session on Using visual literacy in teaching and learning, from Gwenda Mynott and Catherine Bonser, Liverpool John Moores University.
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The End of Antibiotics. Can We Come Back from the Brink?Posted on by
This post originally appeared in The Health Care Blog.
Antibiotic resistance — bacteria outsmarting the drugs designed to kill them — is already here, threatening to return us to the time when simple infections were often fatal. How long before we hav... | <urn:uuid:312e8f87-a597-4fa8-a7bf-0991a8f30476> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blogs.cdc.gov/cdcdirector/2014/05/05/the-end-of-antibiotics-can-we-come-back-from-the-brink/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398075.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00023-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915138 | 1,284 | 2.640625 | 3 |
When I discuss SQL Server security, one of the basic concepts I concentrate on is the difference between logins and users with respect to SQL Server. As of SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced new terminology, that of server and database principals. So the mappings look like:
However, when you look at the T-SQL given ... | <urn:uuid:912a529f-2cf6-46b6-951d-18f85a0b940c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/brian_kelley/2009/04/21/sql-server-security-basics-logins-vs-users/print/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392099.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00031-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958103 | 622 | 2.515625 | 3 |
I'm guessing you brush twice a day or aspire to. Our ancestors were a little less diligent. But that's a good thing for scientists. Because ancient, plaque-coated teeth are like time capsules, preserving early evidence of cavities or even plague DNA.
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Help support New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99...
(Anglo-Saxon Biscop, Busceop, German Bischof; from the Greek episkopos, an overseer, through Latin episcopus; Italian vescovo; Old Fr... | <urn:uuid:2940062a-6f0a-4c90-8538-87057322f287> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://newadvent.org/cathen/02581b.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00193-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954812 | 12,849 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Once thought extinct, the Eltham Copper Butterfly was rediscovered in 1986 in Eltham, in a small patch of bush that was going to be bulldozed to build houses. A campaign to save the butterfly’s habitat began and the local council, State government and local community raised the money to buy the land and make it a conse... | <urn:uuid:05929442-8547-459d-aabc-6d6887579521> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://museumvictoria.com.au/about/mv-blog/may-2014/eltham-copper-butterfly-update/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00128-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93886 | 1,006 | 2.765625 | 3 |
My motivation for this question is dog-based, but I suppose it would apply equally well to humans. How do animals recognize their own kind, particularly where there is large variation in appearance?
The background is that I am reading "Discrimination of human and dog faces and inversion responses in domestic dogs (Cani... | <urn:uuid:d25a6d7a-f347-46d2-9ad3-42fe7df137fc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/213/how-do-animals-recognize-other-animals-of-their-own-species/297 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00129-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966638 | 243 | 2.59375 | 3 |
How do I write a query that will tell me what day of the week a particular date is?
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|Securing and Optimizing Linux: RedHat Edition -A Hands on Guide|
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What is a Network Firewall Security Policy? Network firewall security policy defines those services that will be explicitly allowed or denied, how these services will be used and the exceptions to these rule... | <urn:uuid:56359e99-6d9f-42bf-bb47-92bcfe9b245b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.tldp.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3/chap10sec97.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00099-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.91549 | 500 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Italian form of BEATRIX
. Beatrice Portinari was the woman who was loved by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri. She served as Dante's guide through paradise in his epic poem 'The Divine Comedy' (1321). This was also the name of a character in Shakespeare
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The epic Mahabharata and Puranas refer to Yadu as the eldest son of mythological king Yayati. Yadu was banished from ruling and had become rebel who first started ruling in outskirts of India and then intruded the mainland. The jambudwipa referred in scriptures is believed to be in memory of these islands. The regions... | <urn:uuid:fb730567-dba3-4a00-8b8d-91690088cfd9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.jatland.com/home/Yadu | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00007-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958381 | 3,232 | 3.421875 | 3 |
Causes of Crime and Delinquency - ADJ 205
- ADJ 205 - Causes of Crime and Delinquency
- Teaches the principal causes, conditions, motives and other influences which tend to encourage young persons or adults to become involved in illegal acts or criminal careers, crime and delinquency rates. Adult and juvenile justice s... | <urn:uuid:b32432db-3781-4bbd-a161-4672d595ae06> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://courses.vccs.edu/courses/ADJ205-CausesofCrimeandDelinquency | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00146-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925558 | 87 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Africa is a huge continent that’s made up of many different habitats, including sand, rock, water and grass. Each of those habitats is the perfect place for all sorts of cool creatures to live. Get to know some of the awesome animals of Africa!
Augrabies Flat Lizard
Onyx or Gemsbok
Rock: The Ethiopian Highlands
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By Elizabeth Payne
Sam Barton was doing what children do every day — playing in gym class — when “somebody fell on somebody,” in his father’s words, and the 10-year-old banged his head on the floor.
There were no visible bumps or bruises, no signs of nausea, but Sam complained of a headache and feeling off, so his pare... | <urn:uuid:ca5ca8b5-e39f-4372-b241-e06046def986> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://o.canada.com/news/national/new-concussion-guidelines-for-kids-aimed-at-helping-doctors-parents | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00068-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980131 | 649 | 2.765625 | 3 |
- Historic Sites
The author entered the conquered capital days after the surrender to meet high officers of the Imperial Navy
May/June 1995 | Volume 46, Issue 3
One officer of whom we heard rumors but never interviewed was Rear Adm. Sokichi Takagi, a member of the Naval General Staff secretariat, who from at least the ... | <urn:uuid:aeef2ebb-405e-47b6-a671-98a0eafd6f21> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.americanheritage.com/content/tokyo-1945?page=4 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394937.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00100-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981123 | 923 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Tons of sand and stone are required for the leach field.
Getting the septic tank pumped every three to 10 years is a household chore that makes its way onto long-range to-do lists of only the most fastidious rural homeowners.
“I know there's a lot of tanks that aren't cleaned for years. You'd be lucky if 20 percent get... | <urn:uuid:f3d8e167-e650-4fc5-b1cf-a58290afff51> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.toledoblade.com/Real-Estate/2003/06/15/Country-version-of-the-sewer.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00076-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963947 | 773 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Louisa May Alcott is best known today for her novel for young girls, Little Women (1868-9, originally published as Little Women and Good Wives), yet she wrote in many genres both before and after the publication of this famous novel. She began as a writer of "thrillers" and published them under the name A.M. Barnard, a... | <urn:uuid:c6300706-08c7-4f83-88dc-ccae024414e6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/alcottworkques.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396959.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00152-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970633 | 1,873 | 2.984375 | 3 |
If you missed part one, here ya go.
SLEEP 101 (probably more like 102)
“If sleep does not serve an absolutely vital function, then it is the biggest mistake the evolutionary process has ever made”
University of Chicago Sleep Laboratory
Smithsonian, November 1978
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The general title of Battlefield includes national battlefield, as well as national battlefield park, national battlefield site, and national military park. At present, there are 11 national battlefields in the National Park System.
Antietam National Battlefield
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COUILLARD DE LESPINAY, LOUIS, coseigneur of Rivière-du-Sud; baptized 29 Nov. 1658 at Quebec, son of Louis Couillard*, Sieur de Lespinay, and of Geneviève Després; buried 15 May 1728 at Saint-Pierre du Sud.
Louis Couillard de Lespinay gradually built up a large fief. On 4 Aug. 1671 he received from his father, as a sett... | <urn:uuid:69c6d421-61a4-45bd-8fa0-6ddbcbcf7e86> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/couillard_de_lespinay_louis_1728_2E.html?revision_id=475 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395166.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00112-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936904 | 686 | 2.578125 | 3 |
(also stage production)
A play performed on stage rather than broadcast or made into a film: the stage play and later film of Pygmalion
More example sentences
- Ronald Harwood has adapted his stage play for the screen.
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You quickly learn that if you don’t want a preschooler to do something then just start your sentence with the word “Don’t!”. Come see what my preschoolers are saying, “Don’t push my button!”
We recently introduced the letter Kk, and with Valentine’s day coming soon, we thought it was most appropriate to explore hugs an... | <urn:uuid:8688818f-5fbc-46b7-bffb-1abe55cad73f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.teachpreschool.org/category/childrens-books/page/3/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391634.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00082-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954052 | 333 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Home -> Personal -> Castles -> Cahir
Cahir, Co. Tipperary, Eire. Maintained by the Commissioners of Public Works.
Cahir castle is built on a rocky island in the river Suir (the name is derived from the Gaelic Cathair, meaning stone fort). Although the island was fortified well before, most of the current castle was bui... | <urn:uuid:7a010f61-2b89-4137-a5be-6ddb99b6ec46> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~leif/cahir.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00110-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979608 | 322 | 3.015625 | 3 |
Scientist’s research seeks to identify critical genetic triggers behind aging
Whether a stray gray hair or a crick in the knee, the first signs of aging are often viewed as a force beyond our control. What is aging, it seems, but entropy played out on a more personal level.
But is it?
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Online MA in TESOL!
NAZO'S TAP THE SHOULDER- PRE READING ACT
Here is an activity that I had learned from one of my university teachers in Holland. You can do this activity as a pre-reading activity or as a speaking discussion activity.
1- Half of the students sit in a circle.
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Why is straight gasoline (or whetever the mixture was before the introduction of ethanol) more efficient (ie, more miles/gallon) than E85? I've known since it's introduction that E85 was less efficient, but why is it?
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The consumer confidence index is a monthly survey of public attitudes toward the economy. It is compared to the optimism of the nation in 1985, which was arbitrarily given a score of 100. Hence a score below 100 means the public is less confident in the economy, and a score above 100 means the public is more confident.... | <urn:uuid:73b7ab4d-6332-41cb-a82c-373fdc95dfbd> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Consumer_confidence&oldid=1032093 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00004-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959876 | 130 | 2.875 | 3 |
(BlackDoctor.org) — Asthma is a lung disorder characterized by sudden fits of wheezing, coughing, or shortness of breath. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:
What You Need To Know:
- Clean it up
To avoid triggering asthma attacks, control household and workplace irrita... | <urn:uuid:c5ac072e-318a-4d17-af18-d77343c33e6e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blackdoctor.org/2580/natural-remedies-for-asthma-for-kids/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397864.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00114-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943638 | 2,599 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Translation of tail in Spanish:
- 1 1.1 countable(of horse, fish, bird) cola (feminine)to be on somebody's tailpisarle los talones a alguienthey've been on our tail since we left
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Two years after the pacific coast of Japan was rocked by a massive earthquake and tsunami, many people are still struggling to recover.
Two years after the devastating tsunami and earthquake that killed close to 19,000 people and wiped out many coastal villages on March 11, 2011, too many people are still living in tem... | <urn:uuid:28722832-d7ad-4beb-9487-d9c687dc0588> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1287096&piddl_msgpage=2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398209.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00026-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957491 | 834 | 2.578125 | 3 |
I'm trying to add 10 seconds to a table field using the TIMESTAMPADD function. But I'm getting all types of syntax errors. I tried all types of combinations, nothing seems to work. Oracle's web site is not too helpful.
SELECT TIMESTAMPADD(SQL_TSI_SECOND, 10, SYSDATE) FROM DUAL;
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Pathways is a part of the Ministry of Education’s Student Success Initiative, which is transforming our system. The goal of Pathways is to prepare students for the future. It is important for students to find success and joy in their learning throughout high school and beyond. Pathways assists students in planning and ... | <urn:uuid:4936f421-8374-42ae-83f1-63919a602dfb> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://haltonpathways.ca/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393442.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961082 | 171 | 2.765625 | 3 |
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From hurricanes and tropical storms to flooding, tornadoes, wildfires and more, Florida experiences many natural disasters over the course of any given year. Disasters can also include incidents involving hazardous materials, technological hazards, terrorism and other incidents.
Perhaps more than in any other state, Fl... | <urn:uuid:03d360d8-388b-439b-88f1-66f94ff86134> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.1000friendsofflorida.org/building-better-communities/disaster-planning/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396224.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00175-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92389 | 658 | 2.75 | 3 |
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Figure 1. Impedance in Ohms vs. Frequency from 30 MHz to 3 GHz
Two other Technical Tidbit articles (April 2002 and May 2002) explored the strong coupling between a pwb and nearby metal plane. This month the subject is further explored with data provided by Neven Pischl (see acknowled... | <urn:uuid:cf7613b8-1843-49ac-9c3b-6883678585ce> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.emcesd.com/tt2002/tt100102.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404405.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00029-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93794 | 611 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Catholic Recipe: Election Cake
Election Day was the great holiday of early New England. In importance it ranked second only to Thanksgiving. Even after 1776, Election Day boasted more processions, sermons, social gatherings and good eating than either Fourth of July or Training Day — the time when volunteer militiamen ... | <urn:uuid:a1e92801-5dae-4f70-8aef-96835e48860d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/recipes/view.cfm?id=1184 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397864.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00111-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966948 | 1,070 | 2.953125 | 3 |
I decided to put the much heralded WolframAlpha to the test with the obvious word - dyslexia, just to see how it faired. I think my response at this level must be "nothing to write home about". Here are the results.
Input interpretation: dyslexia (English word)
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The Effects of Marriage Equality in Massachusetts: A survey of the experiences and impact of marriage on same-sex couples
Publication Date: May 2009
Keywords: marriage; same-sex couples
May 17th, 2009 marks the 5th year of marriage equality in the state of Massachusetts. To mark this anniversary, the Massachusetts Depa... | <urn:uuid:68fb7f79-e700-444d-9e83-561ae1476d37> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.policyarchive.org/handle/10207/18503 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00022-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9497 | 197 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Overview of Urinary Incontinence
Urinary control relies on the finely coordinated activities of the smooth muscle tissue of the urethra and bladder, skeletal muscle, voluntary inhibition, and the autonomic nervous system.
Urinary incontinence can result from anatomic, physiologic, or pathologic (disease) factors. Conge... | <urn:uuid:0cfcea52-7e23-49c2-9057-e383413a3c4a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.healthcommunities.com/urinary-incontinence/overview-of-incontinence.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00135-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.909649 | 305 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Fact Sheet: Yellow-Cheeked Crested Gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae)
Yellow-cheeked crested gibbon
Other names: Buff-cheeked crested gibbon, red-cheeked
Traditionally, all crested gibbons have been considered being members of a single species of the genus Hylobates (i.e. "H. concolor"), and this species was considered the o... | <urn:uuid:bde45641-3279-47b4-87aa-4782b0237c62> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gibbons.de/main2/08teachtext/factgabriellae/gabriellaefact.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00081-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.83293 | 2,278 | 3.328125 | 3 |
A deduction in formal logic is a way of proving a proposition. Specifically, when a conclusion is inferred from premises or facts, it is said to "follow" (like the water downstream to the spring source), from previously stated propositions via certain logical rules.
Deduction is used most often in geometry, but also ha... | <urn:uuid:5c5ae0d9-1a47-44f9-bbdf-c3dff0f05e0d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.conservapedia.com/Deduction | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408840.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00153-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951728 | 420 | 4 | 4 |
Double Grind- Knife edge bevels are ground on both side of the blade. This includes V, all types of Convex edges and Hollow grind edges.
Single Grind- Knife edge bevel is ground only on one side of the blade. This includes all types of Chisel grind edges.
Flat (V)- The simplest and most widespread in factory knives. Th... | <urn:uuid:cc688b56-b201-4319-aa38-0fbb168f649c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://zknives.com/knives/articles/knifeedgetypes.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397744.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00127-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.902967 | 577 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Individual differences |
Methods | Statistics | Clinical | Educational | Industrial | Professional items | World psychology |
Broadly, body memory argues that memories can be stored not only in the brain, but also throughout the body; or that one's physical symptoms and responses can indicate the presence of repressed ... | <urn:uuid:11b1ea64-fd8d-4762-b6f9-b6c7afaf9d66> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Body_memory | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391634.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00068-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.83983 | 447 | 3.125 | 3 |
Even large telescopes have their limitations. For example, according to the discussion in the preceding section, the 5-m Hale telescope should have an angular resolution of around 0.02''. In practice, however, it cannot do better than about 1''. In fact, apart from instruments using special techniques developed to exam... | <urn:uuid:040a1655-6629-4883-bcb5-e1b8bb0bd977> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.castlerock.wednet.edu/HS/stello/Astronomy/TEXT/CHAISSON/BG303/HTML/BG30303.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395160.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00106-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939324 | 993 | 4.40625 | 4 |
When a credit card company first issues you a credit card they give you a credit limit. This credit limit is the maximum amount that you can charge to your account at any given period of time. If you are young you might not have a very extensive credit history which means you might be given a lower credit limit.
How is... | <urn:uuid:4d764ee9-5990-446e-8cd4-b64f15e10db5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.onesmartdollar.com/how-is-my-credit-limit-determined/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00156-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970148 | 378 | 2.53125 | 3 |
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Volcanoes may serve as land building events. The Hawaiian islands were formed as lava from volcanoes from deep under the ocean's surface erupted and the magma cooled and increased the height of the volcanic cone. Lava from the Kilauea volcano is currently adding to the surface area of the island of... | <urn:uuid:ce816a74-b53c-4be8-9be3-884a13e5f454> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/most-geologic-events-happened-very-slowly-name-two-364174 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404382.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00199-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954576 | 208 | 3.671875 | 4 |
The Scenarios: Attack on Pataliputra, 319 BC
As we saw in “Notes from the Designer” #15
, the kingdom of Magadha was originally brought under rule by a prince of the Paurava family (of “Porus” fame). The dynasty, known as Haryanka, came to an end when its last king was murdered by a usurper known today only as Shishuna... | <urn:uuid:c6d85606-ec73-4bfc-84b2-be6630d821a8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gmtgames.com/t-ChandraNotes18.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00079-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961859 | 679 | 3.21875 | 3 |
A new study finds substantial improvement in a mouse model of a rare, hereditary neurodegenerative disease after transplantation of normal human neural stem cells. The research findings, published by Cell Press in the September 4th issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, show that the transplanted cells provided a critica... | <urn:uuid:bb67d5cb-7f3d-4521-93f1-12201d97a031> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-09/cp-ths082809.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00022-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907496 | 884 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Harney County Records Inventory
Animal Bounty Records
Series documents the payment of county and state bounty money to individuals who presented the scalps and other prescribed body parts of targeted predatory animals. The program was intended to control the threat to livestock. E... | <urn:uuid:e72b3374-7ec7-423d-85f3-208774d01d44> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/records/local/county/harney/inv/animal.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395992.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00021-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920806 | 194 | 2.609375 | 3 |
What is the significance of the synagogue in Jewish life today? Do you think that the role of the synagogue has changed over the years? What are some of the challenges facing the modern American synagogue? And how are we responding to these challenges?
The Aish Rabbi Replies:
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1196 he procured a second privilege from the pope, together with an order to the archbishop to put him in possession of the abbey, and a letter inhibiting the monks from electing an abbot. His agents took these to Glastonbury in February 1197, and the monks sent a protest to the archbishop, who told them that they were... | <urn:uuid:680a1b62-893d-4a9a-aafa-39f1b7ee3b46> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Dictionary_of_National_Biography_volume_50.djvu/365 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395166.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00117-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.990307 | 1,209 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Families are not democracies. Each family has its own ways of deciding who has the power and authority within the family unit, and which rights, privileges, obligations, and roles are assigned to each family member.
In most families parents are expected to be the leaders or executives of the family; children are expect... | <urn:uuid:30a6d456-219d-4ab7-bc7a-8aa429c3248d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/family-dynamics/Pages/Roles-Within-the-Family.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397695.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00044-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97703 | 625 | 3.75 | 4 |
Environmental Factor, September 2009, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Research Suggests Viral Protein Manipulates Host Cells to Cause Flu-like Symptoms
By Brian Chorley
In response to the current H1N1 pandemic, the scientific community has increased its efforts to better understand how influenza vir... | <urn:uuid:d5ae48fd-8334-45ff-a3b8-1dbebd4d4b8d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2009/september/science-viralprotein.cfm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00039-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922121 | 1,064 | 3.359375 | 3 |
The Straw Game is one of the cool kids indoor party games, and fun activities for children to play.
Safety first. Use objects large enough that they cannot be sucked up into the straw.
Divide the kids into two teams with the same number of players. Players sit on the floor, side by side, facing the other team.
Give eac... | <urn:uuid:d75c43ee-fd2c-4533-a06e-d684d40ba804> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.lots-of-kids-games.com/straw-game.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00035-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971436 | 257 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Probably one of the most notorious pioneer women attorneys, Mary Leonard was the first women lawyer in both Oregon and Washington. She was a Swiss immigrant who moved to the Northwest territory after the Civil War. her two-year mariage ended in a bitter divorce. Her ex-husband, who refused to honor a court order for pr... | <urn:uuid:10b17706-9fc3-4875-a0f4-d2d1ae88dc40> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://maryleonardlawsociety.blogspot.com/p/about-mary-gysin-leonard.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00191-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.985223 | 132 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Glycemic Index 101
Curious what the glycemic index actually means and if it’s relevant to you? Find out here what it is and why you should keep it in mind when shopping and eating.
Curious what the glycemic index actually means and if it’s relevant to you? Find out here what it is and why you should keep it in mind whe... | <urn:uuid:970dd08e-0d71-443b-871e-2571e786bdd0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.supermarketguru.com/articles/glycemic-index-101.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399425.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00150-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.879282 | 645 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Oil is NOT a fossil fuel
by Peter J. Morgan
We all grew up believing that oil is a fossil fuel, and just about every day this ‘fact’ is mentioned in newspapers and on TV. However, let us not forget what Lenin said – “A lie told often enough becomes truth.” It was in 1757 that the great Russian scholar Mikhailo V. Lomon... | <urn:uuid:8c94d839-b2c6-4b02-b260-d87f018b9513> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://origeminorganicadopetroleo.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00000-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959583 | 2,753 | 2.78125 | 3 |
A study led by Benjamin Chi of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA and colleagues reports on the development of a standard definition for loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) that can be used by HIV antiretroviral programs worldwide. Based on their findings, which are published in this week's PLoS Medicine, the authors reco... | <urn:uuid:71206b17-f877-4763-8a7a-01f9204a9f77> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/plos-sdo101811.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00182-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.901553 | 848 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Pesticide Action Network Updates Service (PANUPS)
A Weekly News Update on Pesticides, Health and Alternatives
See PANUPS archive for complete information.
- Lindane one of nine chemicals added to POPs treaty
- WHO reaffirms commitment to phase out DDT
- Bhopali U.S. tour points to MIC at Bayer pesticide plant
- Cancer ... | <urn:uuid:427d5d46-d379-462a-8e7b-9f1adfda8687> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.panna.org/resources/panups/panup_20090514?quicktabs_1=2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402479.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00106-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950405 | 2,350 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Sir Paul McCartney urged world leaders to alter their food policies
Cutting out meat consumption on one day a week can have a major impact on reducing CO2 emissions, Sir Paul McCartney has said.
In an interview with Parliament Magazine he appealed for "people power" to make the difference in the fight against global wa... | <urn:uuid:73d99b41-c213-4062-8ac1-fb9a871c205f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8385465.stm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393332.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00141-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966695 | 496 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Drillercising with Children to Prep them for Disaster
Article written by Naomi Broderick
Disasters usually happen when you least expect them to. It’s Murphy’s Law. For adults this usually poses less of a problem than it does for children. The grownups can draw from experience and hopefully have already informed themsel... | <urn:uuid:78303c42-a09a-4e63-865d-ac3d37b614f5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://readynutrition.com/resources/drillercising-with-children-to-prep-them-for-disaster_03102013/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397842.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00063-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960876 | 1,547 | 2.578125 | 3 |
The Basic Economic Problem
Scarcity means that economic resources are not enough to completely satisfy our wants. Scarcity arises because human wants are unlimited and economic resources are scarce.
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Costa Rica (officially the Republic of Costa Rica) is a country in Central America. Bordered on the north by the Republic of Nicaragua and the southeast by the Republic of Panama. It has 4,301,712 inhabitants according to census data in 2011. Its territory, with a total area of 51,100 km ², is bordered to the east by t... | <urn:uuid:0072351b-13be-43a0-8da1-7b250e306313> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://costaricapura.blogspot.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397428.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00056-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943159 | 401 | 2.8125 | 3 |
DateTime dateTime = new DateTime(2002, 2, 13);
string dateTimeString = dateTime.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy");
These preconceptions must be eliminated from the code. Many of these preconceptions are obvious, such as the date/time format, but many are not so obvious. Globalization issues include date/time formats, number forma... | <urn:uuid:a9ec8b69-8ebe-43ed-a0f3-458ba755ffa6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://searchsap.techtarget.com/feature/Chapter-3-An-Introduction-to-Internationalization | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00200-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919935 | 1,255 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Our Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA or Wegener's Granulomatosis) Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA or Wegener's Granulomatosis)
Definition of Wegener's granulomatosis
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A version of this piece was originally published by Civil Eats.
Next month, after three years of legislative tug-of-war, the Navajo Nation will become the first place in the United States to impose a tax on junk food. The Healthy Diné Nation Act of 2014, signed into law by Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly last Novemb... | <urn:uuid:bc8bd1b9-f2c1-4207-98a5-44432b1c9ebe> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/03/navajo-nation-junk-food-tax | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402699.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00084-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959646 | 1,191 | 2.671875 | 3 |
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Accounting is nearly as old as civilization itself. Even before coins were introduced in about 600 B.C., farmers kept track of th... | <urn:uuid:a97b3c16-7010-4212-bf4a-cec6e390ce29> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.vault.com/industries-professions/industries/accounting.aspx?id=background | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00008-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973758 | 1,053 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Plug-in electric vehicles are poised to become practical and important, which is why we’re seeing a crescendo of reports about their “MPG” fuel economy. Unfortunately, these reports raise more questions than they answer, including two questions that will occur to informed consumers: “How is this ‘MPG’ value defined?” a... | <urn:uuid:2cd999fa-ed23-42a9-9c4e-c54d67d5a852> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://autoblog.xprize.org/axp/2009/08/calculating-mpge.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00082-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.914858 | 680 | 2.859375 | 3 |
WARM SPRINGS CANYON HERD MANAGEMENT AREA
The Warm Springs Canyon Herd Management Area (HMA) is located in western Humboldt County, approximately 140 miles north of Reno, Nevada. The HMA contains approximately 83,136 acres of public and private lands. The terrain consists of a plateau that is dissected by
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The world's two most powerful computers have not been surpassed in 2009, but the latest edition of the Top 500 supercomputer list shows a new entry in third place and continued dominance from the likes of IBM, Cray, HP and Intel.
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GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection, includes front ends for C, Objective-C, C , Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries for these languages (libstdc , libgcj,...).Like most GNU software, GCC must be configured before it can be built. This document describes the recommended configuration procedure for both native and... | <urn:uuid:785366c1-66c3-4dcc-8d19-cc4b350ae8b7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://softkumir.ru/index.php?id=1232937476 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404826.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00080-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.834979 | 725 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Native Americans in the Military
"…American Indians have proudly worn our nation’s uniform in every one of our conflicts…American Indians per capita—have had the highest percentage of their people in military service, exceeding every American ethnic group."
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Former U.S. Senator, Colorado
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Of or concerning a diocese.
- Each local context requires creative action that enables parish and diocesan leaders to promote a sense of belonging and ownership among Latinas and Latinos.
- As I look back on decades of chairing parish and diocesan meetings, the book's purpose hits home.
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Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
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Roman FuneralsPosted under: learning >> School-Resources Tags: burials, cemetery, community, cremation, grave, grave goods, inhumation, objects, pyre, roman, shrine
Funeral and burial rituals in Roman London
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Definitions of mastabah
- In Mohammedan countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings and in public places. 2
- A type of tomb, of the time of the Memphite dynasties, comprising an oblong structure with sloping sides (sometimes containing a decorated chamber, sometimes of solid masonry), and connected with a mummy chamb... | <urn:uuid:8e289e24-2f27-44fe-98b5-35b76a4ec4d8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.morewords.com/word/mastabah/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396222.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00071-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.880887 | 174 | 2.734375 | 3 |
In the world of computers and new technologies there is a phrase that is more than likely spun around a bit: Hard-Disk drive.While for an average Joe who merely presses the power button on his PC and who doesn't have any knowledge what is going on in that little humming case under his/her desk, just what precisely is a... | <urn:uuid:11ebeafe-a58b-47a3-9ebb-835921a2b558> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.thursdaynightblues.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397865.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00131-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965265 | 3,058 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Thomas Hardy's first love was poetry. It was not until 1898, when he was 58, that his first book of poetry, Wessex Poems was published. For the final years of his life he abandoned fiction and devoted himself entirely to poetry; he is now not only regarded as one of the most important English novelists but is also a po... | <urn:uuid:343e1541-4422-47fa-9f01-c2bfdd406284> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.chegg.com/textbooks/thomas-hardy-the-complete-poems-1st-edition-9780333949290-0333949293 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394987.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979804 | 218 | 2.71875 | 3 |
For a soldier I ‘listed,
to grow great in fame,
And be shot at for sixpence a day
--Charles Dibdin, 1745-1814
- Of some 240,000 wounds treated by Union medical officers during the Civil War, fewer than a thousand had been inflicted by the bayonet.
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By Barbara Shields, Esri Writer
"We can use technologies such as GIS to save biodiversity. We can still help local people retain their cultures and traditional means of existence." This is the message of Dr. Willie Smits, founder of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation and the Masarang Foundation, which raise money... | <urn:uuid:8e40d819-9331-467f-8a92-d23474a9afe9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.esri.com/news/arcwatch/0110/rain-forest.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402699.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00033-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957331 | 1,375 | 3.640625 | 4 |
NCLB Accountability: Educators Give Views
Most teachers support the idea of standards-based accountability as outlined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, but they feel challenged by the insufficient alignment of local curricula with state standards, concludes a study by the Santa Monica, Calif.-based RAND Corp.
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Pre-college educators face many challenges when integrating marine topics with other subject areas. They find it difficult to fit in new topics such as oceans because their time and effort is focused on meeting learning standards and district / state assessments. COSEE-OS scientists who teach at the university level ha... | <urn:uuid:7da954de-01df-401a-b51d-9930d3cb9186> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://cosee.umaine.edu/tools/oci/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396147.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00104-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944355 | 510 | 2.9375 | 3 |
References are an ideal place to begin your research because they provide easy access to information. Many reference sources are arranged in alphabetical order, are heavily indexed, or offer ready access through some other means. Reference articles, the units that make up most reference works, offer overviews of topics... | <urn:uuid:612a3b6c-d70e-4c4c-97da-64f9f5443457> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.uaccb.edu/library/reference | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397428.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00136-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.895017 | 279 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Dillon Valley Elementary may not be considered the biggest school, either in size or population, but it can certainly be called the most diverse, especially where the teaching staff is concerned. Dillon Valley currently employs 12 teachers with an international background, all of whom are bilingual and come from Spanis... | <urn:uuid:e0e1b5ef-53b0-4ab3-ab20-9d6dde74081b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20121113/NEWS/121119941 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400572.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00100-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98044 | 1,239 | 2.546875 | 3 |
The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with edible multiple fruit
consisting of coalesced berries, also called pineapples, and the most
You will be surprised: growing pineapple plants is a lot easier than you think. To
grow pineapples all you need is...
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The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) is a specialized international agency of the United Nations with the aim of gathering, analysing, standardizing and disseminating international meteorological observations and improving the exchange of information. Its establishment was agreed in 1947 as a successor to the In... | <urn:uuid:4e3cb7df-1515-4aa3-be29-ba019f7d7360> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.weatheronline.pt/reports/wxfacts/World-Meteorological-Organisation-WMO.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393997.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00032-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959692 | 308 | 3.734375 | 4 |
Baby's First Year
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Playing Rough with Baby
Researchers find that men and women play differently with babies. ... | <urn:uuid:ec78a0bf-7512-44df-8e59-2e4b0a851db0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://lancaster.unl.edu/family/parenting/month9_952.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397567.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00172-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95071 | 322 | 2.796875 | 3 |
25 May 1999|
UNU to hold Open House on 4 June
World Environment Day is celebrated each year on 5 June in more than 100 countries around the world to focus attention on environmental awareness and protection. “The theme for World Environment Day 1999, ‘Our Earth – Our Future – Just Save It!’, is an urgent appeal to each... | <urn:uuid:d167f69e-521e-4aec-b173-2da8cf3bb1f6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://archive.unu.edu/media/archives/1999/pre-10.99.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397842.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00088-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.897421 | 576 | 2.5625 | 3 |
The intermediate plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) course provides an introduction to hybrid engine technology. This course is a part of series of courses for PHEV training. The suggested targets for this course are professional auto workers.
The concept of hybrid technology along with its history will be discusse... | <urn:uuid:be27aec7-bef6-46c4-b4e8-2c3d95e30830> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | https://www.farmingdale.edu/academics/centers-institutes/resc/phev/index.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00027-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.873441 | 362 | 2.53125 | 3 |
A Ridiculously Brief History of Electricity
"He wrested the flash of lightning from heaven and the scepter from the tyrants"
-From an inscription on a bust of Benjamin Franklin by the French sculptor Houdon in 1778
The most famous American in the world in the latter half of the 18th century was Benjamin Franklin. One h... | <urn:uuid:78f0e4db-f779-49d8-8b7a-68a447ce5ebe> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.codecheck.com/cc/Briefhistory3.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396959.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00062-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978264 | 355 | 2.953125 | 3 |
The contact lens equipped with a head-up display has always seemed like one of the sci-fi gadgets most likely to become a reality. Today, The Centre of Microsystems Technology announced that it has developed a curved LCD that is able to be embedded into a contact lens, bringing us even closer to full-time, glasses-less... | <urn:uuid:07df1a37-89a3-428a-b522-39c62ad7a3f4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/142459-curved-lcd-paves-way-for-augmented-reality-contact-lens | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00099-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948346 | 528 | 2.640625 | 3 |
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