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Batis maritima, also known as saltwort, turtleweed, and beachwort. It is also known as pickleweed, barilla, planta de sal, camphire, herbe-à-crâbes, and akulikuli-kai. The many names of this plant come from the many languages of the areas it is found (Lonard, Judd, Stalter, 2011... | <urn:uuid:a8bb9070-27b6-4254-9c69-2201e3c0c235> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://eol.org/pages/594848/overview | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.84797 | 1,069 | 3.046875 | 3 |
<programming> (COCOMO) A method for evaluating the cost of a software package proposed by Dr Barry Boehm. There are a number of different types:
The Basic COCOMO Model estimates the effort required to develop software in three modes of development (Organic Mode, Semidetached Mode, or Embedded Mode) using only DSIs as a... | <urn:uuid:0c405a33-49e9-44bc-965a-24af5a021340> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://foldoc.org/COCOMO | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.858344 | 343 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Bad breath, or halitosis, can be a major problem, especially when you're about to snuggle with your sweetie or whisper a joke to your friend. The good news is that bad breath can often be prevented with some simple steps.
Bad breath is caused by odor-producing bacteria that grow in the mouth. When you don't brush and f... | <urn:uuid:012c26f2-41c6-4117-a54f-001b0db9343a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?dn=BannerHealth&lic=160&cat_id=20217&article_set=21951&ps=204 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96055 | 609 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Posted at 2:39 PM on January 19, 2010
by Sanden Totten
This month scientists announced some new findings on what may be the world's first "plant-imal", an animal that works like a plant.
The species in question in elysia chlorotica
, a green sea slug found in Northeastern U.S. and parts of Canada. It has the uncanny ab... | <urn:uuid:aaaf0a5f-71e2-4af7-aff5-cd88270ccafc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2010/01/19/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932356 | 151 | 2.796875 | 3 |
The UNFCCC secretariat's preliminary assessment of nations' pledges and voluntary commitments, 15 December 2009, to reduce carbon emissions finds that a significant gap remains that will lead to temperature increases of 3 degrees Celsius.
Executive summary: This preliminary assessment of the United Nations Framework Co... | <urn:uuid:e25bc127-ab29-4893-82c6-bf8295871eee> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/publications/reports/unfccc-secretariat-pledges-ass/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934267 | 176 | 3.25 | 3 |
Allergies are a short-term inflammation of the mucous membranes that line the nasal passages. "Hay fever," as the condition is commonly called, is caused by airborne pollens from trees, grasses, flowers, and weeds. Allergy season typically kicks off in the spring and fall when certain trees or grasses pollinate. When p... | <urn:uuid:8b1cce27-03b8-4773-bdca-a2b5f9f8cd13> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.pdrhealth.com/diseases/seasonal-allergies | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930884 | 507 | 3.75 | 4 |
Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsh, [1857-78], at sacred-texts.com
Increase in the Number of the IsraelitesTheir Bondage in Egypt - Exodus 1
The promise which God gave to Jacob in his departure from Canaan (Gen 46:3) was perfectly fulfilled. The children of Israel settle... | <urn:uuid:d7871281-a478-443b-81ad-0124e001141c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/kad/exo001.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96715 | 5,384 | 2.6875 | 3 |
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The goal of the Reyes-Andres Network is to provide all Internet users visiting the website an opportunity to learn more about the background of computers. The Reyes-Andres Network also ... | <urn:uuid:e20c93a1-bca3-4475-862e-c91ba606efa7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thinkquest.org/pls/html/f?p=52300:100:2957065423019920::::P100_TEAM_ID:501577421 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.864474 | 198 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Aussie Researchers See Hope in Goji
The Goji berry trend might be more than a trend. Faculty of Pharmacy researchers in Australia conducted in vitro tests to evaluate the potential of Tibetan goji berry on diabetics with vision problems. According to AFN, University of Sydney Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Basil... | <urn:uuid:1595927a-1a39-400b-b936-225aa3e4f972> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.trendceteramag.com/2012/06/aussie-researchers-see-hope-in-goji/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.912711 | 211 | 2.75 | 3 |
PC Energy Conservation Tips
- Do not run animated screen savers. These programs use additional power and often prevent a computer from going into "sleep" mode that saves about 30% of the monitor’s energy consumption. Screen savers protect only the phosphorescent coating on the monitor (not usually a problem with color ... | <urn:uuid:76bf28c3-655c-4fc8-871c-af0ce8df01f5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uni.edu/its/support/article/554 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940171 | 322 | 2.578125 | 3 |
WHO Response to the 2009 floods emergency in Namibia: Preventing diseases, saving lives
From March 2009, north-central and north-eastern Namibia experienced the worst flooding in decades. The six regions affected were Caprivi, Kavango, Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshana and Oshikoto. Nearly 700 000 people (over 30% of Namibia'... | <urn:uuid:47b4a103-0913-4130-b143-c96263b89293> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://reliefweb.int/report/namibia/who-response-2009-floods-emergency-namibia-preventing-diseases-saving-lives | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963077 | 355 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Backed up against the Qionglai Mountains in the Sichuan Province of central China, the 2,000+-year-old city of Chengdu, China, grew dramatically between July 1990 and July 2000. This Landsat image of Chengdu is part of a study that is using high- and moderate-resolution satellite data to monitor patterns of urbanizatio... | <urn:uuid:368e6a0b-3477-4d68-806b-fec144c92d0c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=4039 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939444 | 375 | 3.828125 | 4 |
To many people, sometimes even experienced doctors, the involuntary movements, limited mobility, abnormal muscular postures, and verbal tremors that are symptomatic of dystonia simply point to other neuromuscular disorders, such as
Tourette’s syndrome. To make matters more confusing, dystonia is not just one medical co... | <urn:uuid:669a5487-9c14-4f8b-be19-aa900e0a8f24> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.abrazohealth.com/education/healthinfo.aspx?chunkiid=86992 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917659 | 1,089 | 3.34375 | 3 |
Current that flows back and forth, changing directions rapidly. AC current is typically used in households in the United States and Canada. It reverses directions 120 times per second or 60 full cycles.
A measurement of electrical current; what you feel when you receive a shock. The higher the amperage, the more intens... | <urn:uuid:7845a4d6-b1a3-49a6-b168-0ed1b1afd048> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fishock.com/resources/glossary | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.909346 | 1,675 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Oct 31, 2012 09:10 AM EDT By Renee Anderson
Antidepressants before and during pregnancy can lead to worst outcomes like babies with cardiac problems, autism or low birth weight, researchers say.
The results come at a time when antidepressant use among women aged between 18 and 44 has increased considerably over the pas... | <urn:uuid:d9dae27a-6140-460c-9ff8-4994af9a59da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.parentherald.com/articles/367/20121031/antidepressants-selective-serotonin-reuptake-inhibitors-ssri-pregnancy-birth-outcomes-preterm-birth-autism-cardiac-problems.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961694 | 464 | 2.75 | 3 |
What is Self-esteem?
Self-esteem is the value you have of yourself and your sense of self-worth It’s when you have a healthy self image and hold yourself in high regard without thinking you’re better than or more worthy than other people.
Good self-esteem is honestly accessing your strengths and weaknesses and honoring... | <urn:uuid:21304fea-c647-4b4d-9297-4b26610ae8b7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://montvillecounseling.com/psychotherapy/self-esteem-building-confidence-counseling.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958858 | 909 | 3.0625 | 3 |
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Technology is the cornerstone of Distance Learning and the future of
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for not only the content of their courses but also for the method of presenting
that content on the Internet. The emergence of educational websites offer... | <urn:uuid:d8d1824e-e535-4d03-96ab-086f52e843b8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.grossmont.edu/dsps/gettingstarted/introduction.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.909318 | 387 | 3.421875 | 3 |
There is a wealth of information available in journal articles to support
almost any international law topic. Journal articles can…
- offer important analysis and commentary on a topic;
- set out the history or chronology of events for a treaty or topical issue;
- furnish definitions and explanations of important legal... | <urn:uuid:48c06b8a-6f6e-4eb8-a8c4-9d8bcafcb311> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://law.duke.edu/ilrt/intl_law_2.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.849109 | 111 | 2.640625 | 3 |
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...study of conditionals faces two interrelated problems: stating the conditions in which counterfactual conditionals are true and representing th... | <urn:uuid:f0cb7a2e-cc5f-4524-a7a8-1dea5feefc40> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/133372/consequent | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94733 | 219 | 3.5 | 4 |
Statistics about New Zealand women include details about age, ethnic affiliation, language, religion, families and households, fertility, work (paid and unpaid) and income, education, housing, and where they live. Also available is information about women's health and disability status, life expectancy, and the ratio o... | <urn:uuid:f25cfdc7-f958-4654-869f-33d6f2f6f893> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/people_and_communities/Women.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934001 | 136 | 2.609375 | 3 |
No matter what you do with your computer, storage is an important part of your system. In fact, most personal computers have one or more of the following storage devices:
Usually, these devices connect to the computer through an Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) interface. Essentially, an IDE interface is a standard w... | <urn:uuid:0684f8ca-68cd-4ae3-a834-61d8dddd4974> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ide.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931028 | 143 | 3.15625 | 3 |
INET(3) BSD Programmer's Manual INET(3)
inet_addr, inet_aton, inet_lnaof, inet_makeaddr, inet_netof, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_ntop, inet_pton - Internet address manipu- lation routines
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Do you want to make your garden the best it can be? Do you want to learn more about how to conserve as much as possible, while cultivating a thriving garden?
The Peoples’ Garden at USDA was conceptualized to help Americans learn more about all things gardening — and this summer, we’re putting on weekly Healthy Garden W... | <urn:uuid:035a0ec5-c581-48a5-a9fd-5746201bade5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.usda.gov/2009/07/16/peoples-garden-provides-tips-workshops-on-gardening/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940709 | 503 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Realms of Heroism: Indian Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum
- Dates: October 14, 1994 through January 8, 1995
- Collections: Asian Art
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A Catalyst article about diamonds. The element carbon exists in a number of allotropic forms, but diamonds have always held a special allure, whether it be for their hardness or for their transparency. The article examines how they can be made artificially and looks at some of their uses.
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ISBN-13: 9780324545678 / ISBN-10: 0324545673
Offering a uniquely modern presentation of macroeconomics, this brand-new text makes it easy for instructors to emphasize a solid microfoundations, real-business cycle approach. In the all-new MACROECONOMICS: A MODERN APPROACH, leading economist and proven author Robert J. B... | <urn:uuid:ff9444ce-3d6a-451c-acf9-9f7d57284308> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://edu.cengage.co.uk/catalogue/product.aspx?isbn=0324545673 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.842685 | 654 | 2.59375 | 3 |
By Patrick O'Driscoll and Larry Copeland, USA TODAY
The Southeast's worst drought in more than a century is forcing parched states and communities into crisis measures to conserve water and fight for access to more.
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Indonesia is widely described as a “moderate” Islamic nation. In many ways this has been true. Recently, however, a conflict has been brewing between those who support moderat... | <urn:uuid:0170c909-3081-41fe-9f1e-a80058d570f6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thepersecution.org/world/indonesia/08/06/fsm13.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97424 | 8,530 | 2.59375 | 3 |
This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, (MUP), 1981
Alfred William Foster (1886-1962), judge, was born on 28 July 1886 at Beechworth, Victoria, eldest of the three surviving children of Alfred William Foster, tobacconist and commission agent, and his wife Sarah, née Brown, daughter o... | <urn:uuid:3d4cc735-402a-4b4b-b028-1c78fd30cb51> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/foster-alfred-william-6217 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982826 | 1,649 | 2.671875 | 3 |
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There is currently no available "Beginner" label. The following is the default level label: Women in the United States had been actively seeking the vote since the 1848 Women's Rights Convent... | <urn:uuid:fe102b1f-4fb3-4588-a16c-326ca946ef2d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.americancenturies.mass.edu/collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=17669&img=0&level=beginner&transcription=0 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969656 | 189 | 2.828125 | 3 |
occur twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun
, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes. The name is derived from the Latin sol
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(to stand still), because at the solstices, the Sun stands still in declination
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During the Baroque era, Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) was one of the most important and influential keyboard composers of the day. His works for harpsichord and organ feature typically complex interweaving melodies which continue to present technical challenges -- including crossing hands -- to performers who attempt ... | <urn:uuid:64df5b10-9a26-413e-8e6e-dd28742a02a4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/domenico-scarlatti | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978143 | 164 | 2.53125 | 3 |
What are omega-3 fatty acids?
Omega-3 fatty acids are unsaturated fats that benefit the cardiovascular system. Although the body needs these fats, it cannot make them on its own; so, we must get them from food and supplements.
Fish is the main source of the heart disease-fighting omega-3 fats eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA... | <urn:uuid:749553e2-218b-4049-a9e7-4654524e898d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/nutrition/flax1_02.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937777 | 1,097 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Copyright © 1965 by Roger Lynds
This photo was taken by Roger Lynds at Kitt Peak, Arizona, on the morning of 1965 October 29. It was a 4-minute exposure. The two stars to the left of the comet's head are Delta and Eta Corvi (magnitude 3.0 and 4.3, respectively), while the star a little ways up and just right of the tai... | <urn:uuid:f0f98a65-04e4-4601-be08-16a9bbeba230> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cometography.com/lcomets/1965s1.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963016 | 581 | 3.125 | 3 |
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Fossils are the preserved remains of plants or animals. For such remains to be considered fossils, scientists have decided they have to be over 10,000 years old. There are two main types of fossils, body fossils and trace fossils. Body fossils are the preserved remains of a plant ... | <urn:uuid:346a921f-4dc5-43dd-a47a-7bd4e6100ff7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kidsdinos.com/palaeontology-what-are-fossils.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946703 | 588 | 3.859375 | 4 |
Breton National Wildlife Refuge, LA
Fish and Wildlife Service
The Breton National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1904 and is the second oldest refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The refuge is comprised of a series of barrier islands including Breton Island and all of the Chandeleur Islands in St. Bernar... | <urn:uuid:60ecf607-fe8b-47de-bc4e-79c1f1086419> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=1319&agencyCode=70906 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926589 | 407 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Get out the microscope, because we’re going through this poem line-by-line.
Before it cloud, Christ, lord, and sour with sinning,
- Our speaker is urging Christ to get hold of this bounty and lushness before it spoils, before it goes bad. The way it goes bad, we learn, is through sin.
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Photovoltaic Resources and Technologies
Selecting, Implementing, and Funding Photovoltaic Systems in Federal Facilities: Learn how to select, implement, and fund a photovoltaic system by taking this FEMP eTraining course.
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asy clifts" of grey freestone rock, Lewis called them. Freestone, according to a contemporary dictionary,1 denoted "a kind of grit, or sandstone" that could easily be split into slabs or blocks along natural fracture lines. Usually the term was applied to sandstone or limestone, but the conspicuous outcrops such as thi... | <urn:uuid:45b0c0a6-0c57-47cd-bf73-d0f64269acc1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=2281 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974464 | 873 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Assess the feasibility of transboundary conservation in your region by using a new diagnostic tool developed for transboundary conservation planners.
Explore the tool here.
To qualify for inclusion in this TBPA 2007 list the protected area (PA) had to:
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Chaturmas (Sanskrit: चातुर्मास, Cāturmāsa) is a period of four months beginning on Shayani Ekadashi - the 11th day of the first bright half of Ashadh (fourth month of the Hindu lunar calendar) until Prabodhini Ekadashi - the 11th day of the first bright half of the Kartik (eighth month of the Hindu lunar calender). It ... | <urn:uuid:02aa7966-4f14-4414-9829-06160b872de4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://religion.wikia.com/wiki/Chaturmas | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.776236 | 688 | 3.078125 | 3 |
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Global futures scenarios do not specifically or uniquely consider GHG emissions. Instead, they are more general stories of possible future worlds. They can complement the more quantitative emissions scenario assessments, because they consider dimensions that elude quantification, such as governance and social structure... | <urn:uuid:cd6a0f42-bfb0-4603-a9b7-2ea286545711> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg3/015.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929772 | 1,124 | 2.984375 | 3 |
There are plenty of benefits of preschool - it can be a great
place for kids to interact with peers and to learn valuable life
lessons such as how to share, take turns, and follow rules.
Preschool can also prepare kids for kindergarten and beyond.
But going to preschool does come with its fair share of
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Avoid Fall Plowing -- Leave Food and Cover for Wildlife
Fall tillage practices, even reduced tillage techniques like disking and chisel plowing, can eliminate important winter food and cover for many wildlife species.
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Scientists discover Earth-sized planet
ORLANDO, Fla. (MCT) — University of Central Florida scientists have discovered a new planet outside our solar system that is the closest Earth-size planet ever discovered. And they have named it after UCF.
Planet UCF 1.01, an “exoplanet” orbiting a red dwarf star called GJ 436, is... | <urn:uuid:56f9721f-d146-46d6-9ad2-214943378776> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2012/07/19/scientists-discover-earth-sized-planet/aa8qhhr/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.913945 | 164 | 3.0625 | 3 |
The rendering model for WPF is quite unlike its predecessors in how it formats controls and other elements within a window. It also has a
couple of options for how the contents of the window render. While it can work with fixed positioning, it can also work in a flow document
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With all the contemporary emphasis on modern sustainable architecture, sometimes we seem to forget that environmentally friendly architecture has existed for a long time. Built in 1980, Thorncrown Chapel was created to highlight its location, which was – and still is – an attractive natural setting for tourists in the ... | <urn:uuid:5ca79725-4d92-42f6-bd57-2341823a81ac> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://inhabitat.com/thorncrown-chapel-a-paragon-of-ecological-architecture/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973558 | 311 | 2.796875 | 3 |
Helixes in tenth grade.
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Helixes in twelfth grade.
Helixes Video Tutorials
Many students find helixes difficult. They feel overwhelmed with helixes homework, tests and projects. And it is not always easy to find helixes tutor who is both good and affordable. Now finding helixes help
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overviewThe Rio-Negro Plecostomus, also known as the Candy Stripe-Peckoltia, comes from the rivers and tributaries of South America. It is dark brown to black with irregular golden vertical stripes. The rays of the fins are also golden with black stripes. Rio-Negro Plecos make good additions to any community aquarium.
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A software license (or software licence in commonwealth usage) is a legal instrument (by way of contract law) governing the usage or redistribution of software. All software is copyright protected, irrespective of whether it is in the public domain. Contractual confidentiality is another way of protecting software. A t... | <urn:uuid:6abf81d3-45e7-47dd-94f6-c926c53e4d6f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thefullwiki.org/Software_license | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924731 | 1,354 | 3.515625 | 4 |
Climate Change: Arctic Passes 400 Parts Per Million Milestone
By Seth Borenstein
The world's air has reached what scientists call a troubling new milestone for carbon dioxide, the main global warming pollutant.
Monitoring stations across the Arctic this spring are measuring more than 400 parts per million of the heat-t... | <urn:uuid:f74c87f0-d2ea-46d0-aae1-04ebba02e652> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/center/articles/2012/christian-science-monitor-05-31-2012.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949648 | 964 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Low white blood cell countBy Mayo Clinic staff
Original Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/low-white-blood-cell-count/MY00162
A low white blood cell count, or leukopenia, is a decrease in disease-fighting cells (leukocytes) circulating in your blood.
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|Needham was named after a town in Suffolk, England, called Needham Market. This area of Massachusetts was settled mostly by East Anglians, and many of the local towns are named after English towns in Suffolk, Essex and Norfolk (in fact, Needham is in Norfolk County). Needham was originally part of Dedham, the county s... | <urn:uuid:6557eca8-82f6-4e8d-8361-672bff64edf7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://greisnet.com/needhist.nsf/Needham%20Name?OpenPage | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984422 | 179 | 3.3125 | 3 |
The science and mystery of hendra virus
Hendra virus was first observed in 1994 but Australia's leading researchers are still quick to list what they do not know about it.
Scientists identified the previously unknown virus after the death of Queensland horse trainer Vic Rail and 13 of his horses at Hendra, a Brisbane s... | <urn:uuid:42c2bccf-1e11-426c-88db-1b6c298819fd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/hendra-virus/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963039 | 2,582 | 3.734375 | 4 |
Lesson Plans for Secondary School Educators
Unit One: Introducing Tolkien and His Worlds
"Rumpelstiltskin" (Brothers Grimm)
With the help of a strange little man, a young woman accomplishes the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, but she must promise to give him her firstborn child in return. This famous fairy... | <urn:uuid:f6c7c169-3d0a-45af-b247-47c06a877c78> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/lordoftheringstrilogy/lessons/one/handouts.jsp | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940573 | 839 | 3.46875 | 3 |
There is little faith in the reform of the UN system; nonetheless, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 – also known as Rio +20 – is not only to set the stage for a green economy, but also to provide an impetus for the institutional reform of the UN environmenta... | <urn:uuid:8c6947a2-0e20-4974-84bd-14b036d7a3cb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ieg.earthsystemgovernance.org/news/2011-06-03/global-environmental-governance-and-rio-20-thinking-big-%E2%80%93-doing-little | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954038 | 1,726 | 2.546875 | 3 |
I want to talk a little bit about gratitude today. I think it´s vital for all of us to fully understand and realize the gratitude meaning and how much impact it can have on all of us. Do you know the meaning of gratitude and how much do you value it?
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Getting along with a roommate can be challenging at times. It takes more than a little effort and diplomacy to work out the natural frictions that may develop in any such arrangement. The challenges of sharing refrigerator space, issues regarding timely rent and utility payments, discussions about mutual respect for pr... | <urn:uuid:a7ffde75-9603-4f28-873e-a1ea61a15985> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.healthline.com/health/depression/depressed-roommate | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95365 | 983 | 2.625 | 3 |
I got some education in Java and everything you see in this program is something I was introduced to.
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The value of collecting evidence from GPS devices has been well established over the last several years. GPS evidence has played a major role in several high profile cases ranging from terrorism to homicide to kidnapping. Most of the time as investigators, we tend to focus on collecting evidence as part of criminal inv... | <urn:uuid:d428cbef-58fb-4210-9d64-1f0e5e209c0c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dfinews.com/articles/2011/04/enhancing-investigations-gps-evidence | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956915 | 1,573 | 2.9375 | 3 |
TV Profanity Leads to Teen Aggression
Swearing in television programs and video games can lead adolescents to adopt the
coarse language and can also influence aggressive behavior according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
"We didn't know this before and I was really surprised because
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REVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE VALUES OF PALANGA PARK
There is a unique
combination of values in Palanga park. It was created by
French landscape architect Edouard André combining
nature and cultural values. Here mythology is connected
with science, the legends continue and supplement living
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A medical and industrial isotope production factory in Belgium has been shut down after an unusual release of one of its products, iodine-131, through its chimney stack.
The emission began during the weekend 23-24 August and the factory's operator, the Institute of Radioelements (IRE), informed safety regulators at 5.3... | <urn:uuid:0777bc08-8c05-43e9-8bbf-41d0d444022d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS_Medical_plant_shut_down_after_emission_2908081.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969868 | 469 | 2.75 | 3 |
Researchers Look Inside Molecules
For their look into the nanoworld, the Jülich researchers used a scanning tunneling microscope. Its thin metal tip scans the specimen surface like the needle of a record player and registers the atomic irregularities and differences of approximately one nanometer (a billionth of a mil... | <urn:uuid:ea9c8f90-5214-4278-adc5-98e66c24b698> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1906921/researchers_look_inside_molecules/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940515 | 686 | 3.65625 | 4 |
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Chemical Non-Lethal Weapons -- Why the Pentagon Wants Them and Why Others Don't
While some experts hail "non-lethal weapons" as a "silver bullet" forever changing the face of warfare, others point out they are only "less-lethal". Moreover, ... | <urn:uuid:916a9af5-e086-48dc-892c-c1fdc4162eca> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cns.miis.edu/stories/070608.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949225 | 4,570 | 2.546875 | 3 |
squinch, in architecture, a piece of construction used for filling in the upper angles of a square room so as to form a proper base to receive an octagonal or spherical dome. It was the primitive solution of this problem, the perfected one being eventually provided by the pendentive. Squinches may be formed by masonry ... | <urn:uuid:a43acb7b-6421-4edd-b0a8-972f1f0a2552> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/world/squinch.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952607 | 175 | 3.78125 | 4 |
When Keynes went to America
The first Bretton Woods meeting was intended to establish a postwar money regime and secure funds fo
The night the Mount Washington Hotel opened in 1902, its builder, the New Hampshire coal and railroad magnate Joseph Stickney, raised a glass to “the damn fool who built this white elephant”.... | <urn:uuid:0abb9cc9-e35d-47e7-b915-b23c7e5c3586> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2008/11/bretton-woods-keynes-british | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961425 | 1,811 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Since the Convention on Biological Diversity came into force in 1993, access and benefit-sharing (ABS) agreements have been used to facilitate the implementation of bioprospecting projects. While many of these agreements have been negotiated and signed among private and government parties in countries that lack nationa... | <urn:uuid:8e5fed8d-a04f-4def-869a-52c925e3b181> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/html/EPLP-067-4/section15.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.916114 | 16,876 | 2.859375 | 3 |
?Fast-growing South–South trade and investment is an opportunity to ramp up developing countries’ abilities to master market-useful technologies and to bolster their abilities to innovate new products and services, an UNCTAD report says.
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An electronic filter for any 60 hz interference.
The most common type of interference heard in recordings, public address systems, and cordless phones comes from faulty grounding or radio interference. Sometimes a hum and sometimes a buzz, it repeats 60 times a second because it is caused by the power grid or some devi... | <urn:uuid:6f58fc0a-5d20-4048-8d9a-ff3adac576de> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.chaospark.com/inventions/buzzf.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921896 | 565 | 2.921875 | 3 |
On this scrap of island in Barataria Bay on Louisiana's Gulf Coast, a pelican egg lies bleaching in the sun, separated from its mother by waves that washed over its nest in a spring storm. Chilled to the bone, the tiny bird died inside the shell, a victim of the forces that are causing this island and much of Louisiana... | <urn:uuid:fb8abe62-81dc-461d-9923-53a09327c3c2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/02/us/queen-bess-island-journal-on-a-ravaged-coastline-the-state-bird-hangs-in.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967053 | 904 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils. Your tonsils are situated on either side of the back of your throat. They are part of the body's immune system and work by trapping viruses and bacteria travelling through the body.
Tonsillitis is spread by air borne droplets, hand contact and kissing. Symptoms normally sh... | <urn:uuid:c86caad0-7c74-4fc9-8cc6-4734eafc93e2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rowlandspharmacy.co.uk/advice/teething/index.cfm?event=shop.shopfront.advice.condition.view&categoryId=265 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952503 | 254 | 3.703125 | 4 |
Bright city lights along the coastline and interior delineate the eastern coast of the United States at night. Known as the “city that never sleeps,” New York City with its population of more than 8 million residents (in 2000) is the largest and brightest metropolitan area along the coast. The metropolitan area straddl... | <urn:uuid:5c4a8e3a-9e0a-42a0-aab0-8989d325ab65> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.visibleearth.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=3372 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94951 | 271 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Paper Modelling | Home Page | Links | What's New
You may be aware that any surface can be approximated by a surface built from triangle shapes. The smaller the triangles, the better the approximation between the actual and the "meshed" surface. This principle is used in engineering to split technical surface shapes (li... | <urn:uuid:2ef0dec0-14cb-4c1e-bbf9-aabd7f6fd413> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://flyhi.de/modellbau/modellbau_04_muckleflugga.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953435 | 3,335 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Your comfy couch. The wooden chairs in your kitchen. The paint you spent months picking out. Cleaning supplies piled under the bathroom sink, and even the sink itself. Nearly every item and surface in your home emits toxins into the air that you breathe. According to the EPA, concentrations of these airborne pollutants... | <urn:uuid:530320b6-9ef4-4663-b94e-bf9d4a41a3ee> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2012-11/your-house-killing-you-here-are-6-ways-stop-it | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947764 | 230 | 2.90625 | 3 |
What's The Difference
Even after reaching dry land, Yonah does not verbally acknowledge that he
had received a Divine command; neither does he set off on his mission.
Hashem speaks to Yonah again… but why was that necessary? Now that Yonah
humbled himself in the belly of the fish, should he not simply fulfill the origi... | <urn:uuid:85f820bc-c085-4e83-bd4f-9592ab6af2f0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.torah.org/learning/yonah/class27.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968602 | 1,020 | 2.875 | 3 |
In an eclectic discipline such as Neuroscience, models are built using many different research paradigms. In Chapter 8 of Thomas Kuhn’s ‘The Structure of Scientific Revolutions’, he writes about the response of the scientific communities to crises in science. Kuhn suggested that a paradigm was either successful in whic... | <urn:uuid:944fe8f6-bb9a-4ee9-a15d-d62b88676629> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://theamazingworldofpsychiatry.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/what-is-the-effect-of-a-scientific-crisis-in-neuroscience-an-interpretation-of-scientific-revolutions-part-9/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944627 | 2,745 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Max Weber (1864-1920), who was a German sociologist, proposed different characteristics found in effective bureaucracies that would effectively conduct decision-making, control resources, protect workers and accomplish organizational goals. Max Weber's model of Bureaucracy is oftentimes described through a simple set o... | <urn:uuid:d1dc2a9e-74d0-45ad-9590-2325b7a83790> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.businessmate.org/Article.php?ArtikelId=30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969682 | 951 | 3.640625 | 4 |
HaShem brought us out of Egypt with a
Mighty Hand and an Outstretched Arm (Deuteronomy 26:8)
When Does Passover Begin?
According to Biblical law, Passover is determined by the
Jewish lunar calendar, and begins on the eve of the fifteenth day of the month of Nisan.
The English date varies from year to year, falling in M... | <urn:uuid:7473a0b2-2911-4eb3-8a4c-02b0d715b23c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ou.org/chagim/pesach/pesachguide/maze/basic2.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904116 | 85 | 3.453125 | 3 |
Softening Water Is A 4-Step Process
- The body of a water softener is a tank filled with resin beads. These beads are covered with sodium ions. As hard water passes through, the resin beads act like a magnet attracting the calcium and magnesium ions(hardness) in exchange for the sodium ions.
- Eventually the resin bead... | <urn:uuid:52f8dcc2-4e68-4f6f-95d0-0471e33baee9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://erkenswater.com/frequently-asked-questions-water-softener.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931452 | 2,073 | 3 | 3 |
Tackling social factors to save lives in India
Health inequalities persist amid a booming economy. Patralekha Chatterjee reports.
Inside the primary health centre at Gharuan village in the north Indian state of Punjab, a family is excited about its newest member. Ram Kaur looks fondly at her grandson, barely hours old,... | <urn:uuid:d397eb37-43aa-4c04-9930-4c0f43d52343> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://who.int/bulletin/volumes/89/10/11-031011/en/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960834 | 1,900 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Humidifiers and Vaporizers
A humidifier is a device that blows cool to lukewarm mist (vapor) into the air to increase humidity (moisture) in a room. A vaporizer is a device that releases a cool to hot mist into the air to help increase humidity or to help with breathing.
These devices tend to be used when a person is s... | <urn:uuid:5b2f4a26-be73-414f-949a-e4d021d0092b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=138341&ref=133215 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.890467 | 215 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Spanish-American War: 1 Day Lesson
In this lesson, you will use contrasting newspaper accounts of the explosion of the Maine to guide students in thinking about how an author’s word and information choices influence the message and tone of the text. Students will view a 3-minute movie to establish context, use a graphi... | <urn:uuid:c0906a1e-5277-4653-8174-d92d9589ab2f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://historicalthinkingmatters.org/spanishamericanwar/1/materials/1day/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941545 | 613 | 4.03125 | 4 |
Potential Oil Production from the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Updated Assessment
This Service Report, Potential Oil Production from the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Updated Assessment, was prepared for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources at the re... | <urn:uuid:a49f3571-5634-4849-a697-356fbaed9026> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.eia.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/analysis_publications/arctic_national_wildlife_refuge/html/execsummary.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930057 | 419 | 2.84375 | 3 |
The study led by Karen Wilson, MD, MPH, of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Golisano Children’s Hospital found children living in apartments had 45 percent higher exposure to passive smoking.
For the study, the researchers analysed data on cotinine, an alkaloid found in tobacco and also a meta... | <urn:uuid:9c3e03e7-6268-40c5-b344-27eea78416c2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tobacco-news.net/kids-living-in-apartments-at-risk-of-passive-tobacco-smoking/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952885 | 325 | 3.46875 | 3 |
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D. E. Osterbrock (UCO/Lick Obs/UCSC)
Long before he ``discovered" the two stellar populations, Walter Baade was a pioneer in research on supernovae and their remnants. In 1927, while still in Germany, Baade emphasized what he called ``Hauptnovae" (chief novae) as highly luminous, pot... | <urn:uuid:1ba8cb3d-b853-4a9a-bf28-9a15611a6cdd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://aas.org/archives/BAAS/v31n5/aas195/1.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958057 | 453 | 3.65625 | 4 |
Photo #: NH 83003
Admiral Graf Spee (German Armored Ship, 1936)
Ship's port bow, taken while she was at Montevideo, Uruguay in mid-December 1939, following the Battle of the River Plate.
Note crew members working over the side to repair damage from an eight-inch shell fired by the British heavy cruiser Exeter.
The nota... | <urn:uuid:075bfa60-255f-4a82-baf8-5cec2cbd6843> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h83000/h83003c.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.884424 | 193 | 2.71875 | 3 |
The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.
A book containing the principles of this science.
The mathematics of solving addition, multiplication, subtraction, and division.
Method of computing using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.
A branch of mathematics usually concerned with the fo... | <urn:uuid:970c36e9-6143-41ce-a55a-be7aae59adb1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.metaglossary.com/meanings/284043/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92652 | 562 | 3.78125 | 4 |
Located on 140 acres of remote farmland in the Okanagon Highlands in eastern Washington, Sally and Roger Jackson raise a small number of sheep, goats, and cows, using their milk for farmstead cheese production.
Having initially sold their cheeses just in Washington state, their business has grown over the years and lim... | <urn:uuid:e2a8073b-0ab0-420a-bd9f-67c94d7f7c56> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.culturecheesemag.com/node/1253 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96759 | 363 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Massive Lockheed Martin Solar Arrays To Be Launched To International Space Station
SUNNYVALE, Calif., 21-AUG-06 -- The second of four pairs of massive solar arrays and a Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] at its Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, will be launched aboard the space sh... | <urn:uuid:bd7d0b97-8abb-425e-a3b9-aece37bfe4d2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2006/august/MassiveLockheedMartinSolarArraysBeL.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.894865 | 938 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Talking About Tides
Astrobiology Magazine presents its latest podcast with our host Simon Mitton. In this interview, Brian Jackson, a NASA Earth and Space Sciences Fellow in the Department of Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona, explores the importance of tidal heating in determining the habitability of pla... | <urn:uuid:23b40703-ef5d-4353-ae5a-7b3a1e976317> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.astrobio.net/includes/html_to_doc_execute.php?id=3000&component=news | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.818403 | 136 | 2.921875 | 3 |
We need to limit climate change and start adapting to those changes that are already unavoidable due to past emissions.
Climate change is the biggest threat our environment faces. The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) tells us that our climate is changing and it is very likely that human activity is cau... | <urn:uuid:33fac6a8-613d-496e-8031-38b9a4aef907> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/position/41209.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94685 | 1,939 | 3.59375 | 4 |
Burning Picassos for Heat
Burning natural gas to extract and process oil from the Canadian tar sands has been likened by one industry insider to burning Picassos for heat. But the bidding at the "Picassos for heat" auction may go even higher as those involved in tar sands and oil shale development push for nuclear powe... | <urn:uuid:a8b6f90f-678f-4670-9d34-fdf5b84bc092> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.resilience.org/stories/2009-08-31/burning-picassos-heat | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961158 | 1,086 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Gestational Diabetes (cont.)
In this Article
- What is gestational diabetes?
- What causes gestational diabetes?
- What are the complications of gestational diabetes?
- Who is at risk for gestational diabetes?
- How is gestational diabetes diagnosed?
- How is gestational diabetes managed?
- Do I need to take insulin?
-... | <urn:uuid:6b0d21c9-35bb-48b1-854f-729ad37528af> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rxlist.com/gestational_diabetes/page4.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.908331 | 557 | 2.640625 | 3 |
During the Medieval Era, there were many forms of vocal music. They were very simplistic in nature.
One of the most common vocal forms of the time was called plainchant, the Gregorian chant, or plainsong. It is known that this form of vocal music was the main root of during both the Medieval era and in the Renaissance ... | <urn:uuid:ddffaf1f-c8f5-4035-b559-3588a19c6d81> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/history/history-med-voc.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984534 | 989 | 4.125 | 4 |
Dogon myth as presented in Marcel Griaules ìDieu díEau - Entretiens avec OgotemmÍliî (1948) describes the origin of textile making as having taken place on the third day of creation, and thus ascribes this craft a deep and unique tradition among the Dogon. However, compared to other textiles of Mali, such as those of t... | <urn:uuid:647b4015-2df6-464e-b50f-740e87e77e78> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.necep.net/articles.php?id_soc=12&id_article=83&cat=Religion | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.763712 | 1,204 | 3.65625 | 4 |
A kidney Reference biopsy Opens New Window is usually done using a long thin needle put through the back (flank) into the kidney. This is called a percutaneous kidney biopsy. A tissue sample is taken and sent to a lab. It is looked at under a microscope. The sample can help your doctor see how healthy your kidney is an... | <urn:uuid:c8054e1a-09fb-476d-9974-3c95a1b71ff6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.pamf.org/teen/healthinfo/index.cfm?A=C&type=info&hwid=hw231586§ion=hw231589 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915077 | 246 | 3.1875 | 3 |
- By 2008, half of all mortgages in the United States--28 million loans--were subprime or otherwise weak.
- The QM rule takes the underwriting standards out of the hands of the lender and gives them to the government.
- Political pressure to continue lending to borrowers with weak credit standing has trumped common sen... | <urn:uuid:e4dc44a9-41d1-4f54-b5c0-798b291d77f4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://karin.agness@aei.org/article/economics/financial-services/housing-finance/new-qualified-mortgage-rule-setting-us-up-for-another-meltdown/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968855 | 1,209 | 2.84375 | 3 |