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With the growing number of adolescents going through "the System" each year, there is an increasing need for sentencing alternatives and public education of the judicial process. Youth Court offers a voluntary alternative to the criminal justice system for young people who have committed a crime or an offense. The goal... | <urn:uuid:b58367e4-fbd1-48c4-945d-3eac61469f05> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.the3rdjudicialdistrict.com/ythphil.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95844 | 482 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Our current legal system is in the hands of a few hundred men and women whom we elect as our representatives. When we elect them, we effectively transfer our voting powers to them. These few hundred gather and decide which laws are passed, effectively affecting the lives of everyone.
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There is little information in the art history books about Auguste Jean-Baptiste Roubille (1872-1955). He was an engraver and a painter (he did café murals), a book illustrator, and a designer of posters and dioramas. Thanks to Stanley Appelbaum’s French Satirical Drawings from ‘L’Assiette Au Beurre’ for this little bi... | <urn:uuid:792bf91f-cda0-4d49-b82f-5f6e1b7b7aac> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2010/03/auguste_roubille_1872-1955.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.905252 | 394 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Organisers of the International Barcode of Life conference, in Adelaide this week, plan to use miniature DNA decoding devices to answer the question: “What species is that?”
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Well it was just a matter of time before some commie scientists named an extinct animal after the 44th president of the United States. Obamadon gracilis is the name, and the foot-long creature — which was discovered in a
fossil bed in Montana — has been extinct for about 65 million years. And
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Wabash River: Agriculture's Impact on Wabash River
by Clayton Craig '08
June 28, 2006
Three Wabash men elected to navigate Indiana’s length of the Wabash River to study its history, biology, and beauty.
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In 1819 the liberation of New Granada was achieved, finally gaining its freedom from Spain. Panama and the other regions of former New Granada were therefore technically free. Panama weighed its options carefully as it considered union with Peru or with Central America in federations that were emerging in the region. F... | <urn:uuid:b79dc34e-6154-4dbf-b956-2daafa20bf12> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.allpanamatravel.com/view/history/independence/independence.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968862 | 2,395 | 3.921875 | 4 |
Last weekend, the night sky was illuminated in New York by two twin beams of light shining upward from Lower Manhattan.
The 9/11 “Tribute in Light” memorial is in its ninth year. The rays, which are made up of more than 40 xenon light bulbs, are the strongest shafts of light ever projected from Earth into the night sky... | <urn:uuid:2453feac-f0bf-43e4-9971-d196249a7478> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.pegasuslighting.com/2010/09/a-911-tribute-in-light/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947921 | 147 | 3.015625 | 3 |
By Yuliya Chernova
This spring a sea-gliding robot deployed by start-up Liquid Robotics to collect data in the Gulf of Mexico sent an alarming text message to its pilot ashore that something was wrong.
The pilot, who remotely guides the robot on its mission — in this case to collect data on water chemistry, current inf... | <urn:uuid:63fa41bb-f911-40c4-84f7-1794de6d9d28> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2011/06/13/when-sharks-attack-robots/?mod=WSJBlog | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974109 | 885 | 2.625 | 3 |
Ice ages are times when the entire Earth
experiences notably colder climatic conditions where the addition of snow consistantly exceeds melting
. During an ice age, continental-size glacier
s can cover considerable large regions of the earth. The polar
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Whether it's as part of a high school track program or cross-country team or just a way of getting in shape, running is a wonderful sport. It's great exercise, virtually anyone can do it, and all you really need to get started is a good pair of sneakers.
But running is not without its risks. Injuries — from sprained an... | <urn:uuid:ac5b11e5-bcdf-42c4-97db-9493d2762a04> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?dn=Willis_KnightonHealth_System&lic=304&cat_id=20961&article_set=76344&ps=204 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949402 | 1,982 | 3.046875 | 3 |
- Tell me, Grandpa, wherefrom did the stars came?
- When the first Grandpa decided to leave the Earth to wander in the skies, he promised, as their folk had asked him, to mark the places of his stroll. As they convened, he promised he would light a small fire to print his footsteps in the skies. And he said: "as long a... | <urn:uuid:87ce84eb-c9ff-4fdc-aa1d-c2a2d1494942> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.behavior.net/forums/gestalt/1998/3_5-21.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981629 | 1,697 | 2.59375 | 3 |
School Composting…The Next Step in Recycling
A Manual for Connecticut Schools
This manual, written specifically for K-12 schools, outlines the steps necessary for establishing and maintaining a successful school-wide composting program for cafeteria food scraps. The manual, published in 2002, is written by and based on... | <urn:uuid:a3ee58ac-2385-4f0d-8341-df7264bf69f4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?A=2718&Q=325392 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947296 | 435 | 3.09375 | 3 |
WASHINGTON - One of the solar system's most evocative mysteries - the origin of Saturn's rings - may be a case of cosmic murder, new research suggests.
The victim: an unnamed moon of Saturn that disappeared about 4.5 billion years ago.
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Up on the roof of Professor Fritz Vollrath's lab in the zoology department atOxford University, there is a makeshift greenhouse in which he nurtures his favourite golden orb web spiders. Walking into the greenhouse is a little like finding yourself inside one of those Damien Hirst vitrines that dramatise fast-forward l... | <urn:uuid:ad3f02b0-4943-4b2f-bd33-7afea694e2ff> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.richarddawkins.net/news_articles/next_article?article=2323&category=&videos= | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971743 | 596 | 2.625 | 3 |
Pegasus, that winged horse from mythology, combines the symbolic characteristics of those mythological figures most closely related to him: emotion from his father, Poseidon, wisdom from his protectress, Athena, creativity from his master, Zeus, and love from his nursemaid, the Muse Urania. He was also around the other... | <urn:uuid:7dcf60e0-bb80-45c3-befb-f2ab8e19f4d3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2006/03/why-pegasus.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974258 | 216 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Aquatic Biodiversity Center
Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center
Many species of mollusks, like the Spiny Riversnail (Io fluvialis) are either extinct or missing from state waters. The AABC will lead efforts to return many species to state waters, where future generations of Alabamians will benefit from the clean water ... | <urn:uuid:133411bf-cbd4-4e27-bd4a-8753b4c3c5d8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://windcreek.statepark@dcnr.alabama.gov/research-mgmt/aquatic/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94393 | 799 | 3.46875 | 3 |
What Factors Help Determine Nitrogen Rates?
Nov 21, 2012
Question: What is the deciding factor in varying the rate of nitrogen? Is it relative to CEC?
Answer: There are multiple factors that have to be put into play. Are you dealing with a high-yield or low-yield environment (both of which can be in a single field)? Wh... | <urn:uuid:d6a49848-66f6-4c2d-ab69-d5107cdb4edf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.agweb.com/farmjournal/blog/ask_an_agronomist/what_factors_help_determine_nitrogen_rates/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951211 | 289 | 3.25 | 3 |
Mary MacKillop was an early adopter of education methods, and her modern sisters are early adopters of computing technology. If you wander into the Mary MacKillop museum next to her shrine in North Sydney, you will find a large table-top screen, a unique nexus of computing design.
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History Of Madame Tussaud's
( Originally Published 1920 )
The story of Colour-Sergeant Bates's march through England to prove Anglo-American goodwill—Start from Gretna—The dove of peace.
AN ephemeral celebrity of a bygone day, who fittingly comes into the picture at the present time —for we are still dealing with event... | <urn:uuid:d2b7ebf5-8998-4f57-8067-49d97e294345> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.oldandsold.com/articles21/madame-tussaud-21.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986399 | 1,501 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Creativity & Innovation
You know you’ve made it when your work is featured on an episode of NBC’s “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.”
That’s the case for Ed Tronick, a distinguished professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
The developmental and clinical psychologist’s Still Face Experiment,... | <urn:uuid:b6396659-bef2-4e2c-a6fc-c9338df25aca> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.umb.edu/why_umass/ed_tronick | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923972 | 518 | 2.65625 | 3 |
In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered The Americas. This is how the Europeans learned that North America and South America were there. The Europeans colonized the Americas. Because of this, most people now living in North America are the descendents of Europeans.
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Christianity is one of the most mature of the world's religions and is the most widespread. It is estimated that there are some 2 billion Christians in the world today (33% of the entire population of planet earth). There are a huge number of different theological views and beliefs, but they all are founded on the teac... | <urn:uuid:4fc68c90-7121-40b6-a106-0e4163c3c8e0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.microbooks.org/product/living-religions/living-christianity.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956806 | 766 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Twenty-six new sites inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List this year
The World Heritage Committee on Monday morning inscribed Lena Pillars Nature Park of the Russian Federation, the last site to be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List during this year’s session. Chad, Congo, Palau and Palestine had World Heritage si... | <urn:uuid:18f9a639-20fa-401b-8165-a4cfd5240c21> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/twenty_six_new_sites_inscribed_on_unesco_world_heritage_list_this_year/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.888899 | 979 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Rabbits are really popular pets in the UK, second only to cats and dogs, and they can make great companions. However, despite peoples best efforts their needs are often misunderstood and rather than being treated as the intelligent, social animal they are, many are condemned to a life of loneliness and boredom in a cag... | <urn:uuid:4ab86ba5-cbd7-4765-88b9-02b7541f38ff> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.vethelpdirect.com/vetblog/2011/08/31/what-your-rabbit-really-needs/comment-page-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98121 | 959 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Like most athletes, you undoubtedly want to reduce or illiminate your chances of injury while participating in your sport. Injuries decrease the amount of time you can spend in leisure activities, lower your fitness and impact competitive performance. Sports scientists suggest that injury rates could be reduced by 25% ... | <urn:uuid:b0b87f15-aba3-45a1-bb88-2c3bfd38faa5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.brianmac.co.uk/injury.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954777 | 1,661 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Videogames let people pretend to save the world, but they can’t actually help them do it, right? In Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World, game designer Jane McGonigal says they can.
Games, says McGonigal, help us develop valuable skills. So the 183 million self-declared “regular... | <urn:uuid:694f019b-147f-46b6-bde3-a9b4c61b0e14> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/01/25/jane-mcgonigals-reality-is-broken-how-videogames-change-the-world.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968596 | 2,319 | 2.84375 | 3 |
The expression criterion standard, according to the AMA Manual of Style, represents the “diagnostic standard for a particular disease or condition, used as a basis of comparison for other (usually noninvasive) tests. Ideally, the sensitivity and specificity of the criterion standard for the disease should be 100%.” Thi... | <urn:uuid:ce132952-b39b-4864-96e7-ba8ffa56f8d0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.amamanualofstyle.com/2011/06/21/criterion-standard/?like=1&source=post_flair&_wpnonce=0df65f7478 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958202 | 788 | 2.625 | 3 |
If, when there is an increase in the value of land, there were a corresponding increase in the prices of agricultural products, I could understand the objections raised against the theory presented in chapter 9 of this book. It could then be said: As civilization advances, the worker's situation becomes less favorable ... | <urn:uuid:e3b8d52e-3cff-46fa-ac53-c7718efea70a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.econlib.org/library/Bastiat/basHar13.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972477 | 2,713 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Cancer therapy for children has come a long way over the last several decades, and the cure rate for some forms of pediatric cancer is at an all-time high. Although this success rate offers tremendous hope and optimism, there are some children whose disease fails to respond to conventional treatment, leaving doctors to... | <urn:uuid:2deefa09-dda2-40c3-90ca-c41a61612745> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.research.chop.edu/blog/leukemia-patient-cancer-free-after-novel-treatment-with-engineered-immune-cells/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951418 | 800 | 3 | 3 |
Last Updated: May 29, 2012
This article appeared in the May 2012 Rural Policy Matters.
Editor's note: Links are free and current at time of posting, but may require registration or expire over time.
The "BabyFACE" project will be the subject of the next Rural School Innovation webinar on June 13 from 2:00 until 3:00 p.... | <urn:uuid:2595b0be-7f68-49dd-b0f1-6d7998f9e2c9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ruraledu.org/articles.php?id=2889 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964535 | 378 | 2.65625 | 3 |
About Your Audience
Involving the Audience | Adult Learners
One of the most frequent criticisms of educational programs is that they are conducted in a passive format; the speaker imparts knowledge while the audience listens impassively.
Here are some ways to keep the audience involved and interested:
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Self-Tracking Tools Help You Stay HealthyMain Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics
Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness | Sports Medicine / Fitness
Article Date: 14 Jan 2013
Self-tracking is a new trend in personal electronic health where computing tools such as wearable sensors and mobile apps collect,... | <urn:uuid:e36e5813-542c-4feb-abdf-59b61cffb97f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=254902 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954277 | 1,844 | 2.703125 | 3 |
“Six Million Pilgrims (2009) is a photographic typology of the backs of three hundred Mexican Catholic pilgrims on their journey to the
Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City. Â This yearly pilgrimage, undertaken by approximately six million people every year takes place
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2002 August 25
Explanation: Old photographs show no evidence of the above nebula. In 1992, a white dwarf star toward the constellation of Cygnus ble... | <urn:uuid:7be1a139-f256-4e61-b582-d15f0638c09d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020825.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.873517 | 199 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Description of the basin
The Green Lakes Valley (GLV) is U-shaped glacial valley located along the Colorado Front Range with an area of 7 km2 and ranging in elevation from 3250 ~ 4000 m. It is located about six kilometers east of the Continental Divide and just west of large agricultural and urban areas between Fort Co... | <urn:uuid:47c4f713-d1e7-4478-bad1-8e01c6022d1e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://culter.colorado.edu/lake-algae/lakes/basin.php?basin_ID=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956852 | 411 | 3.046875 | 3 |
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Sir Lyman Poore Duff, a former judge of the Supreme Court of Canada
|Names||Judge, Justice of the Peace, magistrate|
|Competencies||Analytical mind, critical thinking, impartiality, common sense|
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Russia's conquest of Central Asia ends in 1885. This finalizes the establishment of czarist Russia's southern borders. This region is unified under the name of the "Turkestan Government-General" with Tashkent as its capital and Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman (18181882) as its first governor. Until World War I, Turkes... | <urn:uuid:1e756724-d592-41f3-9e33-f5871bba1b48> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=11®ion=nc | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943203 | 2,997 | 3.453125 | 3 |
Computer vision syndrome
Computer vision syndrome
Over the last twenty years, the pace of advance in electronic technology has been breathtaking. From the first limited-use personal computers and their fuzzy-imaged information exchange monitors (also known as CRTs and VDTs), the industry has evolved to offer faster chi... | <urn:uuid:d4fe185c-b1f7-476c-b7f2-ac5767047bbc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ayurhelp.com/articles/computer-vision-syndrome.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934213 | 1,038 | 3.3125 | 3 |
- 'The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it.’
1.7 billion people have gained access to safe drinking water since 1990. Yet 884 million people worldwide still do not have access to safe drinking water and 2.6 billion people lack access to basic sanitation services, such as toilets or latrines.
Target 1: Integrate th... | <urn:uuid:b530489a-146f-47fd-a0ff-41143d9f01e7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.micahchallenge.org.uk/beinformed/mdgs/mdg7-environment | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941196 | 1,845 | 3.484375 | 3 |
About the California School Climate Survey
The California School Climate Survey (CSCS) (pdf) for school staff is an important component of a comprehensive, coordinated effort by the California Department of Education (CDE) and WestEd to help schools foster positive learning and teaching environments that promote academ... | <urn:uuid:4f2f4595-1756-4470-a795-405fbcbdd52a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cscs.wested.org/about | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952158 | 735 | 2.984375 | 3 |
The text below is an edited version of a speech by Knight Foundation president Alberto Ibargüen delivered to a group of journalism educators, business, non-profit and media leaders at the Boston Foundation on Thursday, June 10, 2008.
By Alberto Ibargüen, CEO and president, Knight Foundation
I wouldn’t presume lecture t... | <urn:uuid:a4696a5a-127e-4508-bc2d-fa610664d53d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://knightfoundation.org/press-room/speech/knight-foundations-media-innovation-strategy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951274 | 3,369 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Canon, History and Ideology
This strand will examine how jazz has developed in each partner country and how the music relates to arts policies, cultural infrastructure and education.
How has the cultural canonicity of jazz developed over time, in changing circumstances and amidst changing available media?
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Equations and formulas
Today I received the April/May 2003
issue of The Industrial Physicist (my first
copy ever) and found it quite interesting,
especially the letters and the article “Curve
Fitting Made Easy,” by Marko Ledvij (p. 24).
I would like to make Mr. Ledvij aware of a little-
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Step 7: Remove, Dry, and Finish the Gourd
A plaster mold adheres to the gourd more tenaciously and usually the mold is destroyed in the course of removing it from around the gourd.
The gourd is then allowed to dry slowly, and the outer coating called the "cuticle" is removed.
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Two key groups of neurons control morning and evening activity
Waltham, Mass.- A Brandeis University study published this week in Nature shows for the first time that a molecular signal maintains coherence among brain clock cells that regulate daily activity of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies). The two key groups ... | <urn:uuid:63284fe4-b6f4-4de7-9a9e-456f16510fba> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://psychcentral.com/news/archives/2005-11/bu-ars110905.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953972 | 597 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Drury - Meaning of Drury
[ 2 syll. dru-ry, dr-ury ] The baby boy name Drury is also used as a girl name. It is pronounced as DRUWRiy †. Drury is largely used in the English language and its origin is Old French. The name is of the meaning friendship. Its meaning is derived from the element 'druerie'. Drury has 11 varia... | <urn:uuid:d7ab7f21-fe72-4532-ac24-dbcedaae4679> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Drury/m | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962835 | 209 | 2.546875 | 3 |
How to build green for a healthy future
By Michael Buzzelli – rabble.ca
Canadians know that our built environment — homes, offices, factories, roads and infrastructure — holds the key to an environmentally sustainable and healthy future. The energy and environmental demands of the built environment will undergo substan... | <urn:uuid:2ecfcaf1-d650-4ec0-b70b-4a0f0dcc28dd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.jeffreyteam.com/blog/green-eco-news/how-to-build-green-for-a-healthy-future/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941251 | 1,228 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Internet-linked history encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece
- A fascinating guide to Ancient Greek civilisation from the Minoans to Alexander's empire.
- Includes information on the key figures, battles and geography of the Ancient Greek empire, as well gods and goddesses, the Olympic games and the day-to-day ... | <urn:uuid:23b5469c-b9c7-4ad7-a6ea-5ab79b3b1bbc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.usborne.com/catalogue/catalogue.aspx?cat=1&area=EN&subcat=ENH&id=5337 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.818942 | 143 | 2.9375 | 3 |
The experimental test flights were conducted starting with a blend of jet fuel and biodiesel. The engine data was measured and the performance was evaluated and found acceptable for continued use, eventually resulting in the landmark flight using 100% renewable biodiesel fuel. According to Chief Pilot Carol Sugars who ... | <urn:uuid:79c95b52-2849-4fc8-9648-f99701005226> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ecogeek.org/biofuels/1053 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978157 | 242 | 3.015625 | 3 |
Visual disturbances are abnormalities of sight. Visual disturbances associated with neurological disorders often include double vision (diplopia), moving or blurred vision due to nystagmus (involuntary rapid movements of the eyes), reduced visual acuity, reduced visual field, and partial or total loss of vision as in p... | <urn:uuid:0e9f0b07-b946-433c-943e-fefa00f64b26> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.enotes.com/visual-disturbances-reference/visual-disturbances | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900209 | 217 | 2.859375 | 3 |
The term evolution is commonly used to describe a number of things, usually involving a gradual process of development, formation, or growth. The word has a connotation of leading to a more advanced or complex form in many cases, although this is not the case for biological evolution.
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Individual differences |
Methods | Statistics | Clinical | Educational | Industrial | Professional items | World psychology |
Astigmatism is an affliction of the eye, where vision is blurred by an irregularly shaped cornea or eye which causes distortions in the light reaching the retina. The cornea, instead of being sh... | <urn:uuid:ceabb396-d69b-48a4-b6df-68d32f6afe3a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Astigmatism | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.833143 | 1,212 | 3.859375 | 4 |
was conceived in September 2005, just after Hurricane Katrina had caused the greatest ever loss of life and destruction on the United States mainland. It was formed by a small core group of Australian, Canadian and local volunteers, and documented by Australian filmmaker Hereward Dundas-Taylor.
The idea of the Hurrican... | <urn:uuid:d1004d81-db65-4359-a666-b4c7bc768bc5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gtagg.com/hurricane-choir | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980234 | 1,094 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Apr. 9, 2008 NOAA scientists are now flying through springtime Arctic pollution to find out why the region is warming — and summertime sea ice is melting — faster than predicted. Some 35 NOAA researchers are gathering with government and university colleagues in Fairbanks, Alaska, to conduct the study through April 23.... | <urn:uuid:a03cb436-5e3c-40a3-8ed2-82e775aa83ce> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080407132120.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.90577 | 712 | 3.453125 | 3 |
William Shakespeare was the most remembered and famous playwright of all times. His work is commonly assigned to all levels of educational assignments from grade school through journalism doctorate. His 37 plays and 157 sonnets are the cornerstone of all English literature, and still quoted in conversations all over th... | <urn:uuid:cd1b0e1e-d81d-45ea-99a4-ce432ded2ef9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theaterseatstore.com/shakespeare-king-of-theatre | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986786 | 724 | 3.65625 | 4 |
I have always wondered how Davao came to be today. I read about it somewhere then from a dissertation. We have the Del Norte and Del Sur as the northern and southern part of Davao. We also have the Oriental which is the eastern part of it. But where is Davao Occidental anyway?
I’m talking about the western part of Dava... | <urn:uuid:b9a81d48-f49e-4bd8-b3c1-6e7cc8df1476> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cebudavao.com/davao-occidental-where-are-you/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956434 | 749 | 2.890625 | 3 |
The Gulf of Maine haddock fishery has been rebuilt, according to a 2011 report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. However, New England still has the highest overfishing levels in the country.
According to NOAA's annual report to Congress on the status of U.S. fisheries, a total of 13 species in New... | <urn:uuid:f38ca98c-3aa2-43d4-822d-bcd56cadd9ce> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mainebiz.biz/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120515/NEWS0101/120519985/1007/NEWS01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980319 | 279 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Several of the new finds are in the area of Saqqara.
At least 17 pyramids, 1,000 tombs, and 3,000 settlements ~ all previously unknown ~ have been revealed through use of an infra-red satellite survey of Egypt. Initial excavations have confirmed some of the findings, including two of the suspected pyramids.
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Ohio county government
Ohio county government is the structure of official managerial and legal bodies of the counties of Ohio, USA. It is marked by a loose organization and a diffusion of power, the basic framework not having been changed since the Nineteenth century. The Ohio Constitution allows counties to set up a ... | <urn:uuid:1ace6c94-1686-4d1e-b242-584320e0a6e2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_county_government | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962918 | 1,444 | 3.65625 | 4 |
all the following variables were changed by singh compared to the Lombardi study she did not even use the same primers or type of PCR compared to lombardi she did not even isolate RNA
The quantitative reliability of the PCR process is limited by the amplification process itself. Due to its geometric
nature, small diffe... | <urn:uuid:8501ff9e-efbb-4465-9a3a-5dc838e66e56> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://niceguidelines.blogspot.com/2011/05/all-following-variables-were-changed-by.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.899753 | 222 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Long-delayed rules to limit toxins like mercury and arsenic from coal-burning power plants will be approved today, after twenty years of delay that protected coal utility profits at the expense of American health. The Los Angeles Times reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will finalize its mercury rule... | <urn:uuid:0ee52d94-1d5d-4667-8e7a-f4fee0c7c8fe> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/12/16/390939/after-20-years-of-poisoned-babies-epa-will-finally-close-coal-industrys-toxic-mercury-loophole/?mobile=nc | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948491 | 541 | 2.953125 | 3 |
In general, the term disability is often used to describe a physical or mental challenge. This could be a bump in life that can be managed or a mountain that creates serious changes and loss. Either way, this term should not be used to describe a person as weaker or lesser than anyone else! Every person has a purpose, ... | <urn:uuid:f705e8d6-21ba-4398-939b-c3e3f75fe671> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.invisibledisabilities.org/what-is-an-invisible-disability/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957082 | 1,149 | 3.796875 | 4 |
By: MICHELLE K. SMITH | Published Friday, December 14, 2012, 11:49 AM | Updated Friday, December 14, 2012, 11:49 AM
Irish Derivation Variations of spelling include MacCabe, McAbe, and MacAbe
Name Meaning- The name comes from the Irish word “cab” or which means cap or helmet.
Counties associated with the name- Cavan, Lo... | <urn:uuid:00cf6b27-1873-48f0-9933-cac809b380ec> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/families_clans/McCabe-Clan-183511481.html?mob-ua=mobile&c=y | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942265 | 353 | 2.875 | 3 |
3 Public health concerns
3.1 Surveys in different parts of the world have found that between about 45% and 90% of blooms of blue-green algae produce toxins. These toxins are largely retained within the blue-green algal cells during their development and growth phases and are released, in the main, on cell death.
3.2 Bl... | <urn:uuid:4d3390ed-edd8-4697-83e4-f146e8449f89> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/04/20145428/6 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968227 | 1,218 | 3.234375 | 3 |
The Common Lugworm is a segmented worm that can be pink, red, green, brown or black. It can be seen all along the English coast where there are muddy shorelines and also in sheltered estuaries, but it is very rarely seen because it lives in burrows. The burrows can be ‘U’ or ‘J’ shaped and can be as deep as twenty to f... | <urn:uuid:b0bb4e32-41a4-43c2-94c2-3e61be76f928> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wildengland.com/node/234 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978038 | 297 | 3.734375 | 4 |
Friday, December 03, 2010
Strolling Winnemucca's Streets to Find the Town's History
Shone House, Winnemucca
Many Nevada communities have discovered that visitors love to hear about a town’s history and folklore because it helps to make the place come alive.
One of the most popular ways that towns are telling their stor... | <urn:uuid:9c227ec1-ff41-4e60-ab21-34fe87f10a2d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://backyardtraveler.blogspot.com/2010/12/strolling-winnemuccas-streets-to-find.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968635 | 1,078 | 2.609375 | 3 |
|Classification and external resources|
normally produced in 20:1 ratio to triiodothyronine (T3)
Iodine deficiency is often cited as the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide but it can be caused by many other factors. It can result from the lack of a thyroid gland or from iodine-131 treatment, and can also be ... | <urn:uuid:eb75e383-0df7-4c60-b342-f46d745ec190> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothyroidism | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.783013 | 7,120 | 3.484375 | 3 |
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Print Capital Z and
- Ziploc Rainbows - Squirt a few different colors of paint into a ziploc bag. Seal the bag and love the paint around by running your finger over the bag or squoosh it around if you choose.
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ANT 267: Food and Culture
Spring 2008, T, Th 10:00 - 11:15, Chambers 1006
Office Hours: M, W 11:30-12:30 am;
T, Th 11:30-12:30 am or by appointment
This course introduces how food practices shape societies and cultures throughout the world. Foodways will be examined from an anthropological perspective for its social an... | <urn:uuid:62997596-98fd-45d7-95d8-9286abef7986> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.davidson.edu/academic/anthropology/erlozada/classes/08spr/ant267/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915257 | 335 | 2.625 | 3 |
Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Contributor
I cover the forces and innovations that shape our energy future.
The long-awaited (and twice delayed) report “Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports from the United States” was released yesterday. This study was commissioned by the Obama Administration to look specifically at the economi... | <urn:uuid:e12caaac-a149-4326-8f96-c4c34c58b032> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2012/12/06/doe-report-on-lng-exports-a-green-light/?commentId=comment_blogAndPostId/blog/comment/2443-456-62 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959655 | 731 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Bad Breath in Dogs
We all know bad breath—also known as halitosis—when we smell it. Bad breath is the result of a build-up of odor-producing bacteria in your dog's mouth, lungs or gut. Persistent bad breath can indicate that your dog needs better dental care or that something is wrong in his gastrointestinal tract, liv... | <urn:uuid:0f6c36ff-ac37-43fe-b5ad-26f15561ddc8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.medicinenet.com/pets/dog-health/bad_breath_in_dogs.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915225 | 331 | 3.0625 | 3 |
Once upon a time, wallpaper was simply that—printed paper—applied to walls with a flour-based paste. In the mid-twentieth century, manufacturers added so-called improvements: vinyl and PVC, formaldehyde, chemical dyes, fungicides, and powerful adhesives. The “paper” went up with less effort, lasted longer, and even pee... | <urn:uuid:4e6f4a43-a75b-4e87-a6e5-9327dc771fa7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.motherearthliving.com/home-products/on-the-walls-eco-friendly-wallcoverings.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.897334 | 820 | 2.703125 | 3 |
EAVESDROPPING on the inaudible rumblings of damaged knees could help doctors diagnose diseases such as osteoarthritisor let football managers decide if an injured player is ready to take to the pitch again.
Many knee conditions involve damage to cartilage, the soft tissue on the ends of bones that cushions the joint. W... | <urn:uuid:dd4c8fe0-0064-496a-8987-10f3de7c6fbb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17323252.200-managers-should-listen-to-their-players-knees.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952432 | 217 | 3.1875 | 3 |
02/07/2009 - All countries need to trade, with their neighbours and globally, to sustain long-term economic growth. Some low-income countries lack the instutitions, infrastructure and supply-side capacity to benefit from open markets and lift their people out of poverty.
The Aid for Trade Initiative, launched in 2005, ... | <urn:uuid:1b805d39-76c2-4112-83c7-4809c16bf842> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.oecd.org/trade/aft/aidfortradeisbuildingstrongereconomies.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933241 | 352 | 2.71875 | 3 |
You've noticed, of course, that the 1900 U.S. Census includes both the birth year and the age. But have you noticed that adding the year and age together gives 1899 or 1900? Makes sense, doesn't it, since this is the 1900 census. You can use this tip when the year is hard to read, but the age is plain.
What if the year... | <urn:uuid:329e2447-de6f-4456-a211-ae54d81d8fec> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com/2007/09/familysearch-indexing-tip-birth-year.html?showComment=1190207580000 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949228 | 276 | 3.0625 | 3 |
Drought expected to drive up cost of milk, cheese
The heat and drought ravaging much of the nation will soon be hitting America at the supermarket counter: cheese and milk prices will rise first, and corn and meat are probably not far behind.
Price hikes in basic food staples are causing huge concern to milk producers ... | <urn:uuid:bbe0f9d5-5e55-4dd1-bfcb-7d59780b0a8f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-07-18/milk-dairy-prices-rise/56321228/1?dlvrit=206567 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97081 | 784 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Identifying remote survey material via the web – combining traditional invertebrate collecting methods with modern biodiversity informatics tools.
I’ve joined a camel trek run by Australian Desert Expeditions with Beth Mantle (CSIRO) to survey the invertebrate fauna of remote red dune country on the Ethabuka reserve in... | <urn:uuid:92248d16-a34d-4b75-9d52-332a699e443f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/blogpost/Science/Ethabuka-Camel-Trek | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.898253 | 183 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Marine Debris in the North Pacific:
Marine debris can degrade ocean habitats, endanger marine and coastal wildlife, interfere with navigation, result in economic losses, and threaten human health and safety. Beginn... | <urn:uuid:97dbd62a-f7a9-49d1-8158-24b2173d3911> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.epa.gov/region9/marine-debris/faq.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935149 | 2,587 | 3.921875 | 4 |
Cunard Road construction completed
Construction on the Cunard Road has been completed and the road is now open. Access may be delayed at times while striping is being painted.
Rend Trail closure
Repairs to the stone retention wall will cause closures from June through September, 2013. More »
Peregrine Falcon 2007
2007 ... | <urn:uuid:090109ef-bd13-4ac8-8952-ef673f5dec41> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nps.gov/neri/naturescience/peregrine_2007.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963132 | 1,064 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Follow In Lincoln’s Footsteps
“Thank God that I have lived to see this! It seems to me that I have been dreaming a horrid dream for four years, and now the nightmare is gone. I want to see Richmond.”
- Abraham Lincoln - 1865
Steven Spielberg chose the Richmond Region as the location to shoot his new film Lincoln . Spie... | <urn:uuid:0178cb60-0a16-4b4a-8d69-cd89bfb99116> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ontorichmond.com/lincoln-s-last-journey | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973802 | 438 | 2.625 | 3 |
The proper name for Lumen is ANSI Lumen, but in informal communication nad most formal communication it has been shortened to simply 'Lumen'.
The American National Standards Institution Lumen has been adopted world-wide. It is a standard measure of brightness in display systems. Lumens define luminous flux, a physics t... | <urn:uuid:ebef0a4e-805c-4b39-bbf5-db1b9debd1eb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.virtualworldlets.net/Resources/Dictionary.php?Term=Lumen&Letter=L | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.808331 | 210 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Vaccine Recalls
Vaccines go through years of testing before and after they are approved for use. Sometimes a vaccine or a particular lot (batch) of vaccine may be withdrawn or recalled from doctor's offices, clinics, hospitals, and other places permitted to administer vaccines.
Many typ... | <urn:uuid:97e11017-1537-4672-91d6-6847c21ac344> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Vaccines/recalls.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965122 | 480 | 3.453125 | 3 |
Projectors provide images by generating the image in an image forming unit and projecting the same onto a screen. The projectors are classified into front projection projectors and rear projection projectors according to the method of magnifying and projecting an image onto a screen. In the operation of an image projec... | <urn:uuid:4173b1dc-d876-47e7-8853-7df1c727cb88> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.electronics-manufacturers.com/products/office-equipment/digital-projector/projector-screen/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937658 | 312 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Sequence of Tenses
The rules governing verb tenses are dictated by logic; an action in the future obviously cannot happen before an action in the past. In writing, it’s a matter of looking at your clauses and sentences, and determining when each action is happening. The past must come before the present, and the presen... | <urn:uuid:ffabbbaf-3d09-41c9-9419-620d6a9c8ec5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.grammarly.com/handbook/grammar/verbs/21/sequence-of-tenses/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9368 | 402 | 3.5625 | 4 |
Jan. 9, 2013 Scientists have long wondered how nerve cell activity in the brain's hippocampus, the epicenter for learning and memory, is controlled -- too much synaptic communication between neurons can trigger a seizure, and too little impairs information processing, promoting neurodegeneration. Researchers at Georget... | <urn:uuid:3469a302-0ab0-4bc1-bc52-d99e7c067dc1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130109124154.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942149 | 799 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Sewanhaka makes A.P. honor roll
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The majority of students who are enrolled in A.P. classes are in grades 10 through 12, she explained. The most popular classes are language composition and U.S. history. The district fosters collaboration among teachers, and their disparate subjects, so students can get the... | <urn:uuid:ae356f14-4c9c-472a-bb2c-235ab796c8c5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.liherald.com/elmont/stories/Sewanhaka-makes-AP-honor-roll,44706?page=2&content_source= | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969908 | 306 | 2.515625 | 3 |
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Asbestos is an extremely hazardous substance, which can demonstrate no signs of exposure for long periods. Most of the time mesothelioma patients will not experience any ill effect for up to 40 years. Because of its long latency period, find... | <urn:uuid:24ce9d5c-98f1-4c79-8714-c4ca4e615e04> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mesoblog.org/blog/category/mesothelioma-patient/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963495 | 343 | 2.5625 | 3 |
|Founded||3 November 1911|
William C. Durant
|Headquarters||Detroit, Michigan, United States|
|Key people||Mark Reuss, President GM North America|
|Owner(s)||General Motors Company|
Chevrolet (pron.: //), colloquially referred to as Chevy, is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors (GM). Originally founded by Lou... | <urn:uuid:f6d8f44c-78ee-4ff2-95a7-772a8546488b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910487 | 11,993 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Statistical significance is the measure of what statistical evidence there is to suggest an observed effect was due to the independent variable (what is being tested) rather than chance. A significant effect, therefore, is one which would most likely be observed in subsequent experiments - i.e., it's a real effect, not... | <urn:uuid:8b14c415-e32f-4c40-9630-4b9cda126f5c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Statistical_significance&oldid=927078 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970113 | 1,654 | 3.796875 | 4 |
What is a feminist anyway?
I changed the title of this article from sexism to asking the question after a conversation with a great friend. The definition of a feminist according to directionary.com is advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men. Feminism according to wiki i... | <urn:uuid:0756eb60-5f78-4573-bce1-7208a861940e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.womenonchange.org/2011/10/13/what-is-a-feminist-anyway/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97216 | 847 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Metallic copper is inherently antimicrobial and kills bacteria rapidly*. In contrast, bacteria can survive for days on stainless steel surfaces. Copper is registered as a solid antimicrobial material at the US Environmental Protection Agency.
The CopperPen for Hygiene
It has been shown that frequently touched objects w... | <urn:uuid:28195bed-1bce-41e4-9862-f67728931936> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://copperpen.ch/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.903521 | 443 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Climate change is threatening the survival of a number of Asian bird species, including those in India, a new study warns.
The research conducted by Durham University and BirdLife International says that many avian species from the region are likely to suffer from climate change.
The species will require not just enhan... | <urn:uuid:7605ac97-d006-4cbe-bbc6-f17519f24fd1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://english.samaylive.com/lifestyle/676523440/indian-birds-under-threat-study.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928044 | 288 | 3.203125 | 3 |
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Food Sensitivity and ADD
For years any suggestions that foods might contribute to the development or severity of Attention Deficit Disorder were dismissed as “old wives” stories... | <urn:uuid:a1238936-3078-4820-8250-4bd1cad4dc88> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art176270.asp | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937033 | 1,059 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Antibacterial vs. Non-Antibacterial Soap
Handwashing with antibacterial soap produces statistically greater reductions in bacteria on the skin when compared to using non-antibacterial soap.
Those are the findings of a review of two dozen relevant published studies – analyzing the effectiveness of antibacterial soaps – ... | <urn:uuid:c7deca9b-2539-4649-a39e-76831fa80522> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.naturalsolutionsmag.com/news-item/antibacterial-vs-non-antibacterial-soap | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938848 | 460 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Brainwashing, Consciousness-Raising, and Cult Indoctrination
"Brainwashing" came to be recognized as a term around 1950, in Mao's attempts to transform revolutionary China. The term came into use in the western world in the USA during the Korean War of the 1950s, when it became known that the Chinese communists were us... | <urn:uuid:c713d0e5-fc30-43ea-92dd-48bf2263a09e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://alfin2100.blogspot.com/2006/12/brainwashing-consciousness-raising-and.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950113 | 803 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Hunger Crisis in the Sahel
A major food crisis looms over the Sahel, a zone that extends across the African continent, separating Sahara and savanna. Some 2.6 million children are at risk of deadly malnutrition as pastoralist populations, largely dependent on biomass-rich pastures for grazing livestock, face widespread... | <urn:uuid:e7aedb24-c64c-4ed3-8615-164c43b691b4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/crisis/hunger-crisis-sahel?page=2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.91566 | 308 | 3.265625 | 3 |
A typical question I get this time of year is this: “I’ve got weeds in my lawn. What kind of weed killer do you recommend?” I usually respond with a couple of questions: What kinds of weeds are growing in your lawn? Are you managing your lawn properly?
Weeds often appear in thin or weak stands of grass. Growing an unad... | <urn:uuid:9fde9649-e14d-4ec7-9974-ffb423e953ed> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.independentmail.com/news/2010/may/22/get-rid-your-weeds-improving-soil-not-killing-chem/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936008 | 572 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Matrices and Fourth Dimension
How can matrices relate to the 4th dimension?
A matrix is a set of numbers in a pattern that relates one set of dimensions
to another. A 4-by-4 matrix can transform one 4 dimensional quantity (a
space-time vector) into another. It can also be used as part of a
relationship between two 4 di... | <urn:uuid:2803db4d-091a-43cc-92fe-774cb24be3bb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/math99/math99205.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900105 | 227 | 3.296875 | 3 |