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Balay Rehabilitation Center, Inc. is a non-governmental organization that works for the psychosocial relief and rehabilitation of survivors of human rights violations. It provides services primarily to the survivors of torture and organized violence, as well as to those who are displaced by armed conflict (IDPs).
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Hot Dog History
In honor of National Hot Dog Month, some answers to those dogging questions
July is National Hot Dog Month, and according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, Americans will be consuming the infamous little red tubes of "meat" in record numbers this summer.
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Medical billing and medical coding go hand in hand, and are often performed by the same professionals. But although they work together as vital pieces in the business of health care, they are distinct professions with their own responsibilities.
Medical Coding: Translation
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Nowadays it's obvious that nature is the most uncontrollable thing in our universe. During all years of constant studying and knowledge acquisition we have managed just to predict some natural events, but not to control them. Among the great amount of sciences dealing with natural phenomena we'll talk about phenology, ... | <urn:uuid:5222e801-7b98-43f2-94b6-1de6f9f66023> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.syl.com/travel/plantphenologythebackroundofthisfascinatingscienceyesterdayandtoday.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960738 | 802 | 3.515625 | 4 |
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Pickering, Edward Charles 1846-1919. American astronomer noted for his work on stellar photometry. His brother William Henry Pickering (1858-1938) discovered Phoebe, the ninth moon of Saturn (1899), and predicted the existence of Pluto (1919).
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The Assumption is a puzzle to many Catholics. It's one of the mysteries of the rosary, but scriptural rosary books struggle to find quotes to go along with it. It's a holy day of obligation (Aug. 15), but even the most devout Catholics don't seem to know a lot about it. Herewith, some questions and answers.
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Cable that is run in the plenum spaces of buildings. In building construction, the plenum (pronounced PLEH-nuhm) is the space that is used for air circulation in heating and air conditioning systems, typically between the structural ceiling and the suspended ceiling or under a raised floor. The plenum space is typicall... | <urn:uuid:38f4c23c-5f18-413c-bd52-9ef2d1f0e0d8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/plenum_cable.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920178 | 297 | 2.875 | 3 |
The cost of a Raspberry Pi computer you can buy today is $25. It has a 700 MHz CPU with 256 MB RAM. In 2001, the Power Mac G4 Cube, with 450 MHz CPU with 64 MB RAM, cost $1,799. That is how much hardware prices have fallen. Meanwhile, a LEGO X-Wing costs $59.99.
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In 1911 the McClungs and their 4 children moved to Winnipeg, where their fifth child was born. The Winnipeg women's rights and reform movement welcomed Nellie as an effective speaker who won audiences with humorous arguments. She played a leading role in the 1914 Liberal campaign against Sir Rodmond ROBLIN's Conservati... | <urn:uuid:2ce0ca38-3ddf-4cef-aec5-97e0ccadf6de> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/nellie-letitia-mcclung | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939528 | 697 | 2.734375 | 3 |
2012: 9th Warmest Year Since 1880, Find NASA Scientists
17 January, 2013
2012 was the ninth warmest of any year since 1880, said NASA scientists. They apprehend on the current course of GHG increases each successive decade to be warmer than the previous decade.
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Men and women unequal in life expectancy
Eurostat data | Thursday 19 April 2012
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09.05.2013 | Climate History of the Arctic as a Key to the Future
Analyses of the longest continental sediment core ever collected in the Arctic have provided an almost continuous archive of information on arctic climate dynamics for the period from 3.6 to 2.2 million years ago. It was during this period that a transit... | <urn:uuid:8a7ac341-3b38-4e61-ab86-373d8fdf88af> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/portal/gfz/Public+Relations/Pressemitteilungen | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930809 | 316 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Against human dignity: the development of the Transatlantic Slavery Gallery at Merseyside Maritime Museum
Anthony Tibbles, 1996
From 'Proceedings, IXth International Congress of Maritime Museums', edited Adrian Jarvis, Roger Knight and Michael Stammers, 1996.
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LOS ANGELES, California -- Going against the flow is always a challenge, but some waterfall-climbing fish have adapted to their extreme lifestyle by using the same set of muscles for both climbing and eating, according to research published January 4 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Richard Blob and colleagues fr... | <urn:uuid:208e9715-d75f-42c5-b680-2b0b65cf5d30> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=87100152693 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974668 | 332 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Do drinking giraffes have headaches?
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Let’s say you need a way to make a project wireless, but don’t have the scratch for a ZigBee or its ilk. You could use IR, but that has a limited range and can only work within a line of sight of the receiver. [Camilo] sent in a project (Spanish, translation) to connect two devices via a wireless serial connection. As ... | <urn:uuid:a5ef8769-ae5b-44cb-af53-939d7ae39341> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://hackaday.com/2012/08/19/very-inexpensive-rf-module-tutorial/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959716 | 278 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Reducing the ability of certain bacteria to fix carbon dioxide can greatly increase their production of hydrogen gas that can be used as a biofuel. Researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle, report their findings in the current issue of online journal mBio®.
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|USDOJ Homepage||Strategic Plan Homepage||A Message from the Attorney General||FY 1999 Annual Accountability Report|
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"Science of the Summer Olympics," the fourth and latest installment in the "Science of Sports" franchise, explores the science, engineering and technology that are helping athletes maximize their performance at the 2012 London Games.
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Water problems in many parts of the world are chronic and without a crackdown on waste will worsen as demand for food rises and climate change intensifies, the UN warned on Sunday.
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Seattle: Booms and Busts
|Seattle: Booms and Busts
|This piece by Emmett Shear was licensed to Wikipedia under GFDL some time ago. We used it as a starting point for the English-langauge Wikipedia articles on the History of Seattle. At that time it was on the site of Yale University; it has since been taken down. Unfor... | <urn:uuid:fb761b38-9920-4d4c-ab97-69f5d40da24f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Seattle:_Booms_and_Busts | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970646 | 7,081 | 2.84375 | 3 |
- An individual's ability to cope with stressful situations may indicate their vulnerability to alcoholism.
- Both alcohol and stress are known to have an impact on the β-endorphin system.
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Reviewed by Meredith F. (age 7) and Katie L. (age 8)
We liked how Jane Yolen used descriptive language in her story. I (Katie) also liked how Mr. Schoenherr?s pictures seemed so alive. I also liked the similes in the story. One of the very descriptive sentences I liked was, "A train whistle blew like a sad, sad, song."... | <urn:uuid:e014f5b1-bca4-43eb-a333-c142242370f1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://spaghettibookclub.org/review.php?review_id=901 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97578 | 215 | 2.859375 | 3 |
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Places to Avoid Planting Trees and Shrubs
Planting the right trees and shrubs in the right place is not just an aesthetic strategy. It promotes safety and prevents damage to the plants, nearby buildings and utilities, and relations with the people who live next door.
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SVY1110 Introduction to Global Positioning System
|Semester 2, 2012 External Toowoomba|
|Faculty or Section :||Faculty of Engineering & Surveying|
|School or Department :||Surveying & Spatial Science|
|Version produced :||24 May 2013|
Examiner: Albert Kon-Fook Chong
Moderator: Peter Gibbings
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by Kenny Cabe, ATC - Athletic Trainer
St. Francis Sports Medicine
Many times we make the analogy between athletes and performance sports cars. This definitely works with sports nutrition. You wouldn't put low octane gas in your Porsche, so why would you put low energy fuel in your high performance athlete? Here are som... | <urn:uuid:ab30448a-ac49-47ce-9fc2-a5364266ed2f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs066/1102122238297/archive/1102334847777.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950983 | 363 | 2.984375 | 3 |
are reported each year, with a good number occurring in the home. You can take the following simple steps to reduce your child's risk of getting burned:
- Make sure your child's sleepwear is flame-resistant.
- Turn pot handles to the center or rear of the stove when cooking and use the back burners whenever possible.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Ever since the first Star Wars movie, kids of all ages have been fascinated with lasers. If you’re between the ages of 8 and 14, you can learn more about lasers at the Saturday, March 9, edition of Lunch with an IPFW Scientist at Science Central.
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SP.272 / ES.SP272
This class is divided into a series of sections or "modules", each of which concentrates on a particular large technology-related topic in a cultural context. The class will start with a four-week module on Samurai Swords and Blacksmithing, followed by smaller units on Chinese Cooking, the Invention o... | <urn:uuid:fc1e406b-9e60-4462-ac0e-2cddcaf5aa6a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-272-culture-tech-spring-2003/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932238 | 246 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Official US date recently released shows that the number of US citizens living in poverty rose to a record 46 million last year. Yet the world is encouraged to believe that the US model of ‘democracy’ and ‘economic growth’ is the one that should be followed to eliminate poverty. Surely there is a contradiction here?
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A Strike: The Hardest Way To Learn Physics
Editor's Note: This article was written for APS News by Javier Cr#z Mena, science editor of the Mexican newspaper Reforma, and a member of UNAM's Engineering faculty.
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Intel working on a new system to boost Stephen Hawking’s typing speed by 10x
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When did FM radio begin?
Howard Armstrong broadcast the first radio transmission employing frequency modulation (FM) in 1935. However, experiments with FM had been conducted years before. For more information on frequency and amplitude modulation, check out our encyclopedia.
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The journal of design and manufactures
Miscellaneous, pp. 184-190 ff.
Miscellaneous. .Aistelancous. WOLVERHAMPTON SCHOOL OF DESIGN. -The manufacturers of Wolverhampton seem intent upon impressing the people of their neighbourhood with a sense of the value of a good School of Design to the great manufacturing district a... | <urn:uuid:9feec25c-fd98-479b-af7b-f0967623ee17> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/DLDecArts/DLDecArts-idx?type=article&did=DLDecArts.JournDesv06.i0086&id=DLDecArts.JournDesv06&isize=text&pview=hide | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978069 | 1,103 | 2.53125 | 3 |
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A Workshop Summary Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information
Two-way communication and feedback is ... | <urn:uuid:5f6f99f7-872f-4192-9d51-05f8ecf68e69> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10597&page=40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934611 | 423 | 3.421875 | 3 |
Violence pervades the lives of many people around the world, and touches all of us in some way. To many people, staying out of harm’s way is a matter of locking doors and windows and avoiding dangerous places. To others, escape is not possible. The threat of violence is behind those doors – well hidden from public view... | <urn:uuid:b28c17c4-1f62-46dd-91ab-433356e46c2e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.peacewomen.org/portal_resources_resource.php?id=1361 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961204 | 605 | 3.234375 | 3 |
The Islamic financial system
period of economic slowdown. There is, hence, a call for a new architecture that would helpminimize the frequency and severity of such crises in the future.Primary cause of the crisis : It is not possible to design a new architecture without firstdetermining the primary cause of the crisis.... | <urn:uuid:61d09ef5-28e7-4f76-bb47-ef781bec5a52> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scribd.com/doc/32174515/The-Islamic-Financial-System-as-a-Viable-Alternative-and-Solution-to-Financial-Crises-Presented-by-Caligula68 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950386 | 419 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Jar is defined as to shock, shake, vibrate or quarrel.(verb)
An example of jar is to jump out from behind a door and surprise someone.
The definition of a jar is a harsh sound, a jolt or a quarrel, or a container made of stone, glass, etc.(noun)
See jar in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: ult. echoic
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A major weapon in the fight against foodborne illness has been added to the nation's food safety arsenal. In early December, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of irradiation on beef, pork and lamb.
Pork previously was approved for low-dose irradiation for the elimination of trichinae. (See: "Pork ... | <urn:uuid:c1a99fc7-9708-4ab6-bdf2-638921c17abf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://nationalhogfarmer.com/print/mag/farming_irradiation_gains_fda | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955162 | 1,532 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
The term PGD refers to preimplantation genetic diagnosis. This is in effect checking the embryo for genetic diseases before replacing it into the uterus.
The most common reason for this is that the one or both partners are known to carry a genetic trait associated usually with a severe... | <urn:uuid:24eac315-e827-41fd-976b-4d556ee91256> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cincinnatifertility.com/infertility-treatment/in-vitro-fertilization/pgd | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926647 | 9,560 | 2.796875 | 3 |
Antifreeze Poisoning in Dogs & Cats (Ethylene Glycol Poisoning)
During certain times of the year (such as summer and winter), dogs and cats are more exposed to antifreeze. Untreated, antifreeze poisoning can be fatal to pets. Prompt, immediate treatment is necessary in order to save a dog or cat’s life from poisoning.
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concatinating strings to int... or something :)
None at none.none
Sun Jul 25 15:27:56 CEST 2004
(Simple test code below)
What I am trying to do is print;
you win $50
what I am getting is;
you win $ 50 with the space between the $ and 50.
I tried; print arf + barf
but it tells me you can't concat strings to numbers.
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| Steven Phillips|
Information Science Division
1-1-4 Umezono, Tsukuba, 305, Japan
| Graeme S. Halford|
Department of Psychology
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, 4072, Australia
|•||Human cognitive behaviour is grouped on the basis of common structure (e.g., from above, it is not the case that one can do the firs... | <urn:uuid:7ab22bd7-1c7e-4ae5-96f4-8be2be58fc55> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.questia.com/read/96642707/proceedings-of-the-nineteenth-annual-conference-of | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.871634 | 692 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Apr. 15, 2002 CHICAGO --- Some inhibitors of angiogenesis prevent new blood vessel growth by triggering a built-in "failsafe" device in vessel-forming endothelial cells that marks them for apoptosis, or programmed cell death, according to a study from The Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and Washi... | <urn:uuid:3758e272-a78c-4f04-8aad-62b609da655d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/04/020412074814.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93253 | 822 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Dissociative amnesia is one of a group of conditions called dissociative disorders. Dissociative disorders are mental illnesses that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, consciousness, awareness, identity, and/or perception. When one or more of these functions is disrupted, symptoms can result. These symptoms c... | <urn:uuid:ee05a9bb-c2c6-4f19-b9b8-11ec7bbe2bf0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-amnesia | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940569 | 726 | 3.671875 | 4 |
Cooperate with a school far away and measure the size of our planet! The method is the same as that used in Egypt almost 2500 years ago. The observations can be done outdoor, or indoor if the Sun is shining into a class room.
In this exercise you have to register. Then, you need to select another school to cooperate wi... | <urn:uuid:7eb57efa-817f-49f5-aa9c-d742addb54fd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://astro.viten.no/jordmaaling_eng.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960952 | 1,034 | 3.375 | 3 |
Symptoms of Brain Tumor
All forms of brain tumor are serious, but if someone is diagnosed with a brain tumor, it is better to have benign brain tumor symptoms, rather than metastatic (cancerous) ones, because that means their particular tumor has not resulted in a cancerous growth. Unlike other symptoms of brain tumor-... | <urn:uuid:b9a065d6-964e-4dae-871f-227b4cb832e7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cincinnati.com/blogs/uc/2009/12/19/brain-tumors-symptoms/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94314 | 750 | 2.78125 | 3 |
- Japanese, and most other, nuclear plants are designed to withstand earthquakes, and in the event of major earth movement, to shut down safely.
- In 1995, the closest nuclear power plants, some 110 km north of Kobe, were unaffected by the severe Kobe-Osaka earthquake, but in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 Japanese re... | <urn:uuid:966f1187-e4f5-4a66-805f-f2da90162407> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://enformable.com/2011/09/nuclear-power-plants-and-earthquakes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957979 | 5,693 | 3.859375 | 4 |
The Three Kingdoms era refers to a historical period in China that lasted from 220~280 AD. It ended the Han Dynasty and separated the land into civil conflict. Out of the warring regional lords, three of them eventually gained enough power to claim themselves as the emperors of the land.
- The kingdom of Shu Han, led b... | <urn:uuid:3a7eafe3-5859-4150-ac29-ab1c35445003> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://koei.wikia.com/wiki/Three_Kingdoms | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982505 | 2,412 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Misnomer of the century: "the Greenhouse Effect"
No one disputes that, right? It's established science, yes?
One thing we can get out of the way immediately is that it doesn’t work in the same way as a greenhouse. There used to be a theory, dating back to Joseph Fourier in 1824, that visible radiation could enter throu... | <urn:uuid:ab64a4e9-d0dc-485d-9441-c6466c7fe77c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.devilskitchen.me.uk/2009/10/greenhouse-effect.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957029 | 1,870 | 3.109375 | 3 |
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The greatest possible quantity or degree.
- n. The greatest quantity or degree reached or recorded; the upper limit of variation.
- n. The time or period during which the highest point or degree is attained.
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Pineapple is a favorite fruit of many people because it’s tangy, sweet and oh so delicious. But did you know that pineapple is an exceptional healthy food with a number of good health benefits? Many healthy food options, including fruits and vegetables, are functional foods and pineapple is not an exception. Functional... | <urn:uuid:ba8f09df-b36d-4fea-b865-c80c39d3bf1b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.belmarrahealth.com/weight-management/the-health-benefits-of-pineapple/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95887 | 452 | 3.078125 | 3 |
The Editorial Function in United States History
By Worthington Channing Ford, President of the American Historical Association, 1916–17
Presidential address read before the American Historical Association at Philadelphia, December 27, 1917. Published in the American Historical Review 23, no. 2 (January 1918): 273–86.
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Chickenpox has reared its head in Madison County, with one case being confirmed in Ennis.
Privacy issues prevent health officials from disclosing whether the case is of a Madison County resident, said Theresa Stack, Madison County Public Health administrator. However, in a press release issued this week, Stack said bot... | <urn:uuid:95bb8e2c-66c3-4d11-8816-18c45f96a111> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.madisoniannews.com/chickenpox-case-found-in-madison-county/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951584 | 969 | 2.6875 | 3 |
It's your first chance in months to get out of Dodge. It'll be great to pack up some cold ones, a couple of fishing rods and some old clothes and escape to the country for a day or two. But as you leave the mercury-vapor-illuminated metroplex, you realize what you forgot--carrots, lots and lots of carrots, because you ... | <urn:uuid:dab56608-e620-49b5-a113-9d7e258858ef> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/maintenance/1272456 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954081 | 345 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Asked in 1964 about the most significant thing she had learned about Americans while photographing those fleeing the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, Dorothea Lange answered: "I many times encountered courage, real courage. Undeniable courage." She saw it often, she said, "in unexpected places." She attempted to capture it as w... | <urn:uuid:4e73f83f-c0e7-40b8-bf4a-5342b0a9fdd0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2009/11/04/seeing-dignity-in-poverty.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97126 | 953 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Textbook - Key Concepts in Geomorphology
We are creating a new, different, and up-to-date textbook for Geomorphology. Bierman and Montgomery, Key Concepts in Geomorphology, is being extensively vetted by the community, includes all new, pedagogically- focussed art work, and is linked to freely accessible collections of... | <urn:uuid:07b20d7a-a329-476b-81fa-a19fbdc61237> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uvm.edu/~geomorph/textbook/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918468 | 406 | 3.1875 | 3 |
On the left can be seen normal development in a domestic chicken, and on the right, the harmful effects caused by a pleiotropic gene mutation. Close inspection shows that a mutation in a single gene can damage several organs at the same time. Even if we were to admit that mutations did have a positive effect, the pleio... | <urn:uuid:f07d83db-f543-4252-9e27-79774995a1b9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://harunyahya.com/en/Evolution-Dictionary/16606/Pleiotropic-Effect-The | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956551 | 412 | 3.65625 | 4 |
Roman Catholic Faith Examined!
Sign of the cross in its present form, did not exist before 9th century. In about 200AD, the most anyone ever did was sign the cross with their finger on their forehead.
There is absolutely no use of the "sign of the cross" in Apostolic times or the Bible.
We Speak truth in LOVE
Tell us o... | <urn:uuid:d4597191-767c-49fd-b8f3-10d2213f6332> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bible.ca/cath-sign-of-cross-history.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956956 | 662 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Basics of Transparent Blitting, Part 1by Michael J. Norton
We’re back in session once more to discuss the fundamentals of Game Boy Advance SP-style graphics programming. Previously we discussed using offscreen buffers in the article, Basics of Offscreen Buffering. In this discussion we’re going to focus on copying spri... | <urn:uuid:de08a0fb-0766-472b-8e4e-d63455efa92f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2004/08/17/blitting.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.859474 | 1,295 | 3.125 | 3 |
Students have life-changing experiences volunteering in Kenya
On Manale Patel’s first trip volunteering in Kenya, she noticed a man approaching their clinic with complete sorrow and devastation on his face.
The group of College of Charleston students and local medical personnel were administering HIV tests. This man ha... | <urn:uuid:4bdd38b0-6ba2-45d3-9fa4-058d7552ca7b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130227/PC1606/130229276/1162/students-have-life-changing-experiences-volunteering-in-kenya | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978035 | 1,355 | 2.5625 | 3 |
More Than Just Less Problems
For those of us who’ve had difficult childhoods, we’re not just looking to reduce our problems.
We want – we deserve – much more than that. We want well-being, and a good life.
That means having the freedom to make our own decisions. It means being physically active and healthy. It means be... | <urn:uuid:f65ef829-06f4-44f1-a5af-7fcc14453e21> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://1in6.org/men/get-information/well-being/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952327 | 1,113 | 2.625 | 3 |
Diarrhea is common in patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Infections with the organisms Isospora or Cyclospora frequently cause diarrhea in those patients. The antibiotic trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole is effective treatment for these infections, usually given at a dose of one tablet four times per day... | <urn:uuid:86f46b83-ee9c-441d-a658-ff783caf14fb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=713504 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.91098 | 180 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Mill Valley, California
||This article appears to be written like a promotion for the Lucretia Hanson Little History Room. (July 2012)|
|City of Mill Valley|
|— City —|
|Marin County and the state of California|
|• Mayor||Andrew Berman|
|• Senate||Mark Leno (D)|
|• Assembly||Marc Levine (D)|
|• U. S. Congress||Jared Hu... | <urn:uuid:c2970c2c-fa92-45d4-ba80-b46949bbf3aa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_Valley,_California | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943306 | 11,639 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Learn about the relationship between author James Ross and Mark Twain.
Some say that if you go back far enough in time everyone could very well be related to each other.Please don’t tell that to my “Aunt Marie.”She is now a retired schoolteacher in her late eighties.I don’t know if she would have enough time to researc... | <urn:uuid:7474247e-c1e7-4ad5-bdf6-afaaf6345a54> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=100582&id=46013 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983809 | 964 | 2.59375 | 3 |
There was a time when dentists had limited options for repairing teeth that were damaged and decayed. Amalgam, gold and other metals served as the most common materials for such repairs. Today, advancements in ceramics give dentists and patients a natural-looking repair options.
Ceramics, namely porcelain, were first u... | <urn:uuid:43ba47aa-866a-4571-8b3e-deed3b1d041e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.infodento.com/ceramics/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942892 | 481 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Organic hazelnut production involves the use of sophisticated agricultural practices to gain better cultivation of crops. Hazelnut is of oval shaped structure with hard shell covered. The overall dimensions of hazelnut would range about 25 mm in length and 15 mm in diameter. These are mainly employed in the production ... | <urn:uuid:0c1ec4c8-d9a1-4b70-a3a1-4e58e9f334a0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.agricultureguide.org/organic-hazelnut-production-revisited/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924702 | 524 | 3.546875 | 4 |
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Women who wait to have children later in life have a lower risk of developing endometrial cancer.
Women who wait to have children later in life have a lower risk of developing endometrial cancer, a new study shows.
The study, "Age at Last Birth in Relation to Risk of Endometrial Cancer," fo... | <urn:uuid:df27f1d3-1b27-4ff9-bbc0-92138e8996ee> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/health/120726/pregnancy-after-30-lowers-cancer-risk | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958257 | 302 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Who’s Most Ticklish?
Grade Level: 2nd to 4th; Type: Social Science
This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.
- Do males or females tend to be more ticklish?
- What age(s) of persons tend to be most ticklish?
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FEW materials are more important for a view of American humor than those provided by the comic almanacs during the period from 1830, when they began to appear, to 1860, when they had grown less local and flavorsome. These fascinating small handbooks yield many brief stories and bits of character drawing not to be found... | <urn:uuid:f6439e42-54f2-4a42-8a2c-a7e3df4e788a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/Rourke/biblio.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944779 | 3,604 | 2.84375 | 3 |
By Neepa Sevak
Are you worried on how your child manipulates the mood in your house? Normal parenting is not easy, but raising a child who feeds on expressing rage can be even more challenging. Even the best-behaved children can be moody, argumentative and challenging at times. However, if your child or teen has an end... | <urn:uuid:4f1786ec-9e88-4c88-adf0-b279ab85d97d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://amcofh.org/blog/homeopathic-treatment-oppositional-defiant-disorder | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924255 | 807 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Quiz: Part 1: Chapter 1 | Part 1: Chapter 2 to Part 2: Chapter 15
|Name: _____________________________||Period: ___________________________|
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
Directions: Circle the correct answer.
1. The Tsar is the ruler of which country?
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So What Happens During a Hearing Test Anyway?
When you arrive for your exam, you will be greeted by the front office staff and asked to fill out several forms, including those that record your personal information, medical history and verify your insurance. You will also receive a copy of a Notice of Privacy as mandate... | <urn:uuid:c91c8c33-fb08-4e97-a345-748947045a33> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sahearingcenters.com/hearing-test/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953107 | 468 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Latin name: Gavia arctica
Size: Length approx 68cm, wingspan approx 125cm
Distribution: Found in Scotland all year, and around England in winter
Months seen: All year round
Habitat: Found on Scottish lochs in summer. In winter seen around coast of England and Scotland
Special features: Also known as the Black-throated ... | <urn:uuid:cc028067-434c-44cf-b3fe-c8d5f9e02eed> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uksafari.com/blackthroateddivers.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932324 | 237 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Current malaria control strategies recommend (i) early case detection using rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) and treatment with artemisinin combination therapy (ACT), (ii) pre-referral rectal artesunate, (iii) intermittent preventive treatment and (iv) impregnated bed nets. However, these individual malaria control interve... | <urn:uuid:e4aae819-51ee-4b8f-a289-d8d8429f95c4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/358 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941835 | 6,974 | 2.53125 | 3 |
There once were two brothers who were in dispute over their land. After arguing for some time, one of them suggested that they ask the land who owned it. That night, one of the brothers took his young son and went out to the disputed land. There he dug a hole and placed his son in the hole. Before covering the hole he ... | <urn:uuid:cd1c1273-8437-4ada-ae2a-28d9d3a5bde6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.marmotburrow.ucla.edu/goldfolk.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.99608 | 245 | 2.8125 | 3 |
The North American Water Program (NAWP)’s vision is to establish the scientific basis and the observation, modeling and decision approaches needed to manage North American water security and sustainability through climate, population and environmental change uncertainties. By addressing three NAWP challenges – adaptati... | <urn:uuid:50d1f461-7b98-48bd-98a6-4272c769d69a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nawaterprogram.net/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900097 | 184 | 2.65625 | 3 |
From Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to the president:
Recently, I watched the movie BULLY with my mom. We were both deeply moved by the film and the stories it tells of students, families, and communities impacted by bullying.
Earlier today, we screened BULLY at the White House. We were joined by bullying prevention a... | <urn:uuid:331ea93e-a7f9-4428-bcfe-8d089fc3519a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2012/04/20/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9601 | 2,867 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Village Tribes of the Desert Land
By Edward S. Curtis
Illustrations from Photographs by the Author
In former articles in Scribner's s Magazine I have pictured the Apache and their linguistic kin, the Navajo; the Indians of the Northern Plains; the community-dwelling Indians in stone houses, the descendants of the cliff... | <urn:uuid:fb0a98c5-8b01-4aab-b601-5b91b67d9aad> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma02/daniels/curtis/scribners/march1909.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975083 | 3,234 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Culture and the Arts constitutes one of five strands of the University of Leeds Legacies of War hub. It aims to organise a number of events and activities that draw attention to the cultural and artistic legacies of the First World War and reach out to the people of Leeds, Yorkshire and beyond with a programme that is ... | <urn:uuid:0ee558af-9f7b-4a61-b083-4d54f2f60e72> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://arts.leeds.ac.uk/legaciesofwar/culture-and-the-arts/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94162 | 677 | 2.734375 | 3 |
For many, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally in Lahore indicated a nationalist upsurge — the sudden pride in being a Pakistani who was part of the process of an upbeat political activity. The sense of elation was natural, given the fact that crisis rather than the lack of it has become the rule rather than the ex... | <urn:uuid:c0553175-bb61-4ecd-9573-5bd7bac7c3a6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://tribune.com.pk/story/288139/transition-without-transformation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970294 | 877 | 2.703125 | 3 |
The drinker might not experience any functioning problems in the short term, says graduate student Megan Anderson, of Rutgers University, but in the long term the story may be different. New research published in Neuroscience shows that moderate to binge drinking reduces the number of nerve cells in the hippocampus by ... | <urn:uuid:386d94e2-bbc6-4716-b22e-4a69f6b21d9c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.united-academics.org/magazine/homefeat/even-moderate-drinking-can-be-harmful-for-the-brain/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929852 | 298 | 3.09375 | 3 |
|History and lists|
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters. Literary magazines are often called literary journals... | <urn:uuid:f204fbf6-6519-4ac6-8203-fa11fd86f7da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_magazine | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928282 | 1,714 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Anomos introduces a layer of security and anonymity currently absent in peer to peer file sharing protocols. Through the study of cryptography and anonymous networks such as TOR, a system is being designed which allows any individual to safely distribute files to a large audience without fear of legal or social repercu... | <urn:uuid:4575223d-6853-468e-acb8-194d64986208> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://nlnet.nl/thema/Privacy.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.91658 | 7,628 | 2.765625 | 3 |
A decision tree analysis is a specific technique in which a diagram (in this case referred to as a decision tree) is used for the purposes of assisting the project leader and the project team in making a difficult decision. The decision tree is a diagram that presents the decision under consideration and, along differe... | <urn:uuid:62cb3b17-8597-44e0-bd87-a8b8f584bf6c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://project-management-knowledge.com/definitions/d/decision-tree-analysis/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956994 | 185 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Yale Alumni Magazine
May/June 2006 (Cover story)Link
Charles Darwin never thought he could witness evolutionary change. He relied instead on indirect clues. He looked at its effects after millions of years -- in the fossil record and in the similarities and differences among living species. He got clues to the workings... | <urn:uuid:9e984edd-8fa8-4274-9f95-dc940e0762b1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://carlzimmer.com/articles/2006.php?subaction=showfull&id=1177181182&archive=&start_from=&ucat=9 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974578 | 4,387 | 3.234375 | 3 |
Whisky lovers have another excuse to enjoy a dram -- scientists in Scotland on Tuesday unveiled a biofuel to help power cars developed from the by-products of the distillation process.
Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have developed the biofuel and filed a patent for the product, which they said could be used... | <urn:uuid:bcaa6731-e98a-42a3-a3ed-0c9b9454d41b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://phys.org/news201327681.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976672 | 340 | 2.96875 | 3 |
|Adult male in-flight|
The Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) is a species of Blackbirds. Its bill is pointed. The adult females are more greyer then the adult male. The population of the Rusty Blackbird has declined in recent decades nobody know's why for sure.
The birds usually breed in muskeg and forests across Ca... | <urn:uuid:810982bd-fe94-4386-a1d1-c70335e98757> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Blackbird | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.805107 | 119 | 3.125 | 3 |
SQL tutorial of w3resource is a comprehensive tutorial to learn SQL. We have followed SQL:2003 standard of ANSI. There are hundreds of examples given in this tutorial. Output are shown with Oracle 10G. Often outputs are followed by pictorial presentation and explanation for better understanding. You will hardly find a ... | <urn:uuid:f819cc3e-8511-4ca9-a0a1-b4d80becd3d9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.w3resource.com/sql/tutorials.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.83884 | 1,325 | 3.71875 | 4 |
In mathematics, physics, and engineering, a Euclidean vector (sometimes called a geometric or spatial vector, or—as here—simply a vector) is a geometric object that has magnitude (or length) and direction and can be added to other vectors according to vector algebra. A Euclidean vector is frequently represented by a li... | <urn:uuid:b4fe2484-7580-42a0-80da-5d5ce7207d43> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_vector | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918352 | 7,642 | 3.84375 | 4 |
From the busy BEES at Drexel University, worry that beach sand temperature 40 to 50 centimeters deep will be affected by the global warming air temperature rise of 0.8C over the last century, projected to increase. The models identified this as the leading projected cause of climate-related decline in leatherback turtl... | <urn:uuid:41cfe320-f4b9-46b2-9dec-d9146875ad69> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/07/02/oh-noes-models-say-that-climate-change-enso-and-beach-sand-heat-will-kill-sea-turtles/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935677 | 1,388 | 3.640625 | 4 |
While still a youth Paracelsus became aware of many of the conflicting currents of his age. His father was a physician in Einsiedeln and he practiced in a number of mining towns. The boy surely learned some practical medicine at home through observing his father. It is likely that he learned some folk medicine as well.... | <urn:uuid:75e9aef1-e070-4605-bbe6-a532349b5f4e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/paracelsus/paracelsus.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.990785 | 531 | 2.875 | 3 |
Facts & Figures
This section of the website is your springboard to quantitative information regarding recycling and waste reduction. In California recycling levels are measured by city and are generally referred to as diversion rates. Diversion is the percentage of waste that is being diverted from the landfill as comp... | <urn:uuid:96dfc5a6-dd87-424d-8af5-9203bb9893b4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.recycleworks.org/facts_figures/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951908 | 216 | 3.421875 | 3 |
(By MEG KERR and SHEILA DORMODY)
Water. We take it for granted. We turn on the faucet and out it comes. Rhode Island is blessed with plentiful freshwater resources. But even here, freshwater is limited, and increasingly, we are bumping up against those limits. Throughout Rhode Island, residential overuse of treated dri... | <urn:uuid:7d0ff8b3-d97b-4ea4-82b3-00ce4ad2022c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.woonsocketcall.com/node/1506?quicktabs_2=0 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952132 | 921 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Treat & Prevent Eczema & Other Skin Disorders
Skin disorders like eczema, psoriasis, and chronic dryness are all heavily affected by the moisture content of the skin.
Showering and bathing in chlorinated tap water robs skin and hair of their natural protective oils, causing scaling and itching. Chlorine is a strong oxi... | <urn:uuid:ac513966-c323-4ef5-a502-f9f95c42d630> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://aquasanastore.com/water-facts_b01.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936985 | 206 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Diagrams courtesy Sky & Telescope
Published February 28, 2012
For the first time in almost a decade, sky-watchers this week will be able to see all five naked-eye planets over the course of one night for several nights in a row.
The classical naked-eye planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn—can be seen easil... | <urn:uuid:9e7912b2-64be-45ed-a444-71e3acdcce76> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/02/120228-planets-moon-night-sky-venus-jupiter-space-science/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944519 | 894 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You're So Tired
Aims and Scope
Early birds and night owls are born, not made. Sleep patterns may be the most obvious manifestation of the highly individualized biological clocks we inherit, but these clocks also regulate bodily functions from digestion to hormone levels to cognition... | <urn:uuid:803eaea7-f9c8-45d8-82bb-b4fe08890fc1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/184682?result=2&rskey=dhb7ou&tab=comments | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.892085 | 316 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Higher education graduation rates have grown massively in OECD countries in recent decades. But what is the impact of this on labour markets? Has the increasing supply of well-educated labour been matched by the creation of an equivalent number of high-paying jobs? Or one day will everyone have a university degree and ... | <urn:uuid:dfb1391f-1a1e-4a23-a119-bd6cf67bc328> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/education-at-a-glance-2007_eag-2007-en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947441 | 3,109 | 2.78125 | 3 |
It turns out facing your fears really does work—researchers at Northwestern University have found that just one positive exposure to spiders had lasting effects in people with arachnophobia six months later.
The parts of the brain responsible for producing fear remained relatively inactive six months after patients und... | <urn:uuid:fb873200-d667-457b-b1a3-9b540c4c6c40> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/05/21/face-your-fears-and-scare-the-phobia-out-of-your-brain | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966002 | 609 | 3.15625 | 3 |