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Drugs and alcohol are both substances which alter the perceptions of the individual
who consumes them. Using these substances regularly can cause a lot of trouble
for the user. Many find that their occasional use turns into habitual use,
which is more often than not ... | <urn:uuid:25dd0e68-9a9d-4c54-833f-e7ee322fb960> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.drug-rehabs.org/research/drugs-and-alcohol.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320707.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626101322-20170626121322-00484.warc.gz | en | 0.946879 | 690 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Back in 1887, Thomas Edison and his crew in West Orange, New Jersey, invented one of the first ways to view a motion picture: a kinetoscope.
It was like a super early version of the film projector. A string of photographs would flash across a peephole, where folks could view a moving image.
As National Geographic notes... | <urn:uuid:b50e6def-a2e3-4b3f-ada7-1fee365e12be> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.neagle.com/article/20140630/BUSINESS/306309982/-1/lifestyle | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320707.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626101322-20170626121322-00484.warc.gz | en | 0.937078 | 884 | 3.5625 | 4 |
Nemophila maculata Benth. ex Lindl.
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)
USDA Symbol: NEMA
This hairy, trailing annual reaches 12 in. in length. Delicate, showy, bell-shaped flowers grow in clusters at the tips of its branches. Each of the five petals are white, with a bluish to purple spot at the tip. Leaves are lobed a... | <urn:uuid:298dc9cd-62da-4cbe-8445-e316b7198bc9> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=NEMA | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320707.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626101322-20170626121322-00484.warc.gz | en | 0.793524 | 500 | 2.71875 | 3 |
“It’s always been my hunch that the two disciplines go together,” Putnam said recently, speaking in the Visual Arts Center among pieces made by her students for their first show. For a short time, black-and-white sculptures and prints of birds and bird-like images filled the Center’s halls. A mobile of migrating birds ... | <urn:uuid:375d0ea5-5bf9-4870-8a05-7c092a28690f> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://community.bowdoin.edu/news/2013/03/student-art-show-draws-on-science-for-inspiration/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320995.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627050500-20170627070500-00564.warc.gz | en | 0.965403 | 687 | 2.671875 | 3 |
The development of speech and language is influenced by many things; these include muscle control, health, ability to learn, vision, hearing, experience of communication. All children develop at their own rate. Some children with Down’s syndrome say their first word at 13 months, others not until 36 months. This may so... | <urn:uuid:4b567bd4-a069-45a7-ba67-39cb0f1f8c3d> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/for-families-and-carers/growing-up/early-communication/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320995.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627050500-20170627070500-00564.warc.gz | en | 0.941442 | 378 | 3.5 | 4 |
March 12, 2014 “Changing Minds” webinar for special education leaders provides insights that supports students and prevents behavior problems
SAN FRANCISCO, February 17, 2014 – Problem behavior in children and teenagers is a common source of stress for educators, parents and families, impacting both academic performanc... | <urn:uuid:83e1b504-0005-4f5c-bf9a-222a8049758c> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/02/17/expert-dr-barry-prizant-shares-classroom-behavior-management-strategies-presencelearning-webinar/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320995.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627050500-20170627070500-00564.warc.gz | en | 0.917842 | 976 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Looking at the shapes of Earth's continents today, it's easy to think of them like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. They look like they could have fit together once. For instance, the western coastline of Africa looks like it fits perfectly with the eastern coastline of South America.
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Welcome to "I Am Woman"...a tribute to all those women who had the courage and perseverance to stand up and fight for their rights. Thanks to those who came before us we enjoy a freedom unknown to women not too long ago. But, sadly, in many parts of the world, women continue to be repressed. In fact, even in this count... | <urn:uuid:1df95f3d-ac06-48a4-aea3-ad31e589c109> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://iamwoman-mxtodis123.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128329372.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629154125-20170629174125-00084.warc.gz | en | 0.968732 | 554 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Sexual contact accounts for over 80% of reported AIDS cases in Chile, yet cultural norms prevent open discussion of sexual behaviors. Misconceptions about HIV transmission modes are therefore entrenched at every level of society. In some instances, Health Workers have been found to have inaccurate or incomplete knowled... | <urn:uuid:57d56da8-5083-43c9-8a3f-5d8e2e167e97> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://teachaids.org/blog/challenginghiv_stigma_chile | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319265.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622114718-20170622134718-00204.warc.gz | en | 0.949272 | 600 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Fermented foods, and their probiotic properties, have been making their way slowly in to the mainstream as the health of our guts is taking center stage in staying healthy. Some experts believe that 70 percent of our immune system lies in our gut, its ability to digest foods properly and maintain a healthy balance of b... | <urn:uuid:6c61b41c-3fae-4b97-9bb0-3b45faf9b699> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://whatisnutritiontips.com/bust-gut-fermented-foods/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319265.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622114718-20170622134718-00204.warc.gz | en | 0.943981 | 1,360 | 2.53125 | 3 |
The previous three examples discussed animating the geometry of an object and used the vertex processor to achieve this animation (because the geometry of an object cannot be modified by the fragment processor). The fragment processor can also create animation effects. The main purpose of most fragment shaders is to co... | <urn:uuid:b8d7da87-2774-4ec7-9ea8-8f0bc4bb196f> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.yaldex.com/open-gl/ch16lev1sec8.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319265.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622114718-20170622134718-00204.warc.gz | en | 0.90683 | 1,611 | 4.21875 | 4 |
5 April 2011 The United Nations agency dealing with weather and climate today reported that ozone loss over the Arctic has reached an unprecedented level this spring owing to the continuing presence of ozone-depleting substances and extremely cold temperatures.
Data shows that the Arctic region has suffered an ozone co... | <urn:uuid:a1eeb5af-efbf-4b8c-814c-5ff60986738a> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38010 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320040.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623082050-20170623102050-00444.warc.gz | en | 0.939319 | 481 | 3.5 | 4 |
Kiev’s Maidan, or Independence Square, aflame, with the silhouetted Statue of Lybid, sister of the city’s legendary founder, Kyi, and Ukrainian flags in the foreground.
THE WORD “MAIDAN” WHERE IT COMES FROM AND WHAT IT MEANS
Thomas M. Prymak
University of Toronto
Philologists, who chase A panting syllable through time ... | <urn:uuid:03e70680-dd69-441e-9de9-37cd03f7ee85> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.onyschuk.com/wordpresstugg/?cat=152 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320215.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624031945-20170624051945-00525.warc.gz | en | 0.972728 | 966 | 2.703125 | 3 |
A mother and son outing today was a reminder that environmental history can be discovered in unexpected places. Carter and I went to Wellington this morning to check out the RailEx Model Train Show. As soon as he entered the expo room, his eyes lit up, in unison with the eyes of all the other little boys (and girls – b... | <urn:uuid:4227a99d-98c9-4199-affa-a38c38421fad> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://envirohistorynz.com/2010/11/20/environmental-history-in-surprising-places/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320215.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624031945-20170624051945-00525.warc.gz | en | 0.974698 | 785 | 2.578125 | 3 |
A History of Gruesome Medical Cures
The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.
Sir William Osler
This is a short history of just a few of the hideous, weird, puzzling and often disgusting 'cures' used to treat various conditions. Everyone from the poorest serf to r... | <urn:uuid:ce6c9530-6020-457e-a915-cbd05d181258> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://hubpages.com/education/A-History-of-Gruesome-Cures | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320215.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624031945-20170624051945-00525.warc.gz | en | 0.983052 | 2,886 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, NIAID, NIH, on National HIV Testing Day, June 27, 2010
June 25, 2010
Routine HIV testing is central to ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In the United States, someone becomes infected with HIV every nine and a half minutes. More than 20 percent of the estimated 1.1 million Ame... | <urn:uuid:d4140c2b-a5ca-48b4-aec7-a9d4aee06794> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.thebody.com/content/art57208.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320362.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624221310-20170625001310-00605.warc.gz | en | 0.949698 | 743 | 3.40625 | 3 |
President Bush is changing the way the U.S. manages its forests. It is the country's biggest forestry reform in more than 25 years.
President Bush says his healthy forests plan is a common sense approach to reducing the threat of destructive wildfires by clearing more underbrush in areas at risk.
"Overgrown brush and t... | <urn:uuid:f1ebf3d3-65b2-4f9b-b950-fd8c44a6b929> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2003-12-03-10-bush-67297202/380834.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320362.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624221310-20170625001310-00605.warc.gz | en | 0.966223 | 331 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Although coal is expected to be the backbone of energy sources in the future, the country has made no progress in limiting extraction so that the mineral can be used in the years to come.
Amid a declining global price, the country’s coal output keeps growing. The government failed to meet its commitment to limit coal o... | <urn:uuid:62be51a9-56f3-4766-a2ca-afdf061f45eb> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://coalindoenergy.com/2015/01/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320763.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626133830-20170626153830-00045.warc.gz | en | 0.965595 | 921 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Quasars, the brightest objects we're aware of, are powered by the supermassive black holes that are thought to reside at the center of every galaxy. But many galaxies fail to feed their black holes enough matter, leading to a body that's quiet and difficult to detect. Our own galaxy's central black hole, called Sgr A*,... | <urn:uuid:af8acdd3-e5c8-4b4c-a23b-7f57a76cfd22> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://arstechnica.com/science/2011/12/the-milky-ways-black-hole-may-spring-to-life-in-2013/?comments=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320763.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626133830-20170626153830-00045.warc.gz | en | 0.963149 | 729 | 4.03125 | 4 |
Headaches, blood clots, tumors and strokes can all cause severe head pain, according to Harvard Medical School. Patients should seek medical attention if the pain is exceptionally severe, unremitting or different from any type of headache they've had before.Continue Reading
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Milk is nature's perfect food but only if you are a calf. The evidence of dairy's harmful effects to humans is increasing.
Dr. Dr. David Ludwig and Dr. Walter Willett, of JAMA Pediatrics, recently published an editorial in which they argue that milk may increase the risk of cancer and promote weight gain. Recent studie... | <urn:uuid:73736266-f7f1-446a-b040-48f299c3f2a6> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://rielworks.com/got-proof-lack-of-evidence-for-milks-benefits/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321306.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627083142-20170627103142-00125.warc.gz | en | 0.950881 | 692 | 3.1875 | 3 |
School Readiness is more than asking if the children know their A,B,Cs and 1,2,3s. Determining true readiness requires us to look at all areas of development.
Readiness does not solely refer to the academic skills that children may learn in preschool. It refers to the equally important emotional and social skills, lang... | <urn:uuid:cc09d545-aeee-463a-9a66-a3b34217ea88> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.preschool-plan-it.com/school-readiness.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321306.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627083142-20170627103142-00125.warc.gz | en | 0.948045 | 433 | 3.734375 | 4 |
Понравилась презентация – покажи это...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slightlynorth/3470300872/in/photostream/ Teaching and Learning With social media The need for a new habitus
Image and quote by Dean Shareski http://www.flickr.com/photos/shareski/2655113202/in/pool-858082@N25 (CC BY-NC 2.0)
More than a resource http:/... | <urn:uuid:18b784ae-4dc3-47e4-af02-4dd871de4cc8> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://keepslide.com/education/4955 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128322320.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628032529-20170628052529-00205.warc.gz | en | 0.787907 | 455 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Unpacking the Terminology used in Learning within an Internet Environment
After reading a couple of texts online, I became a bit confused with some of the jargon being used. In some texts I would find that the words e-learning, computer assisted learning, mobile learning and many others are being used instead of online... | <urn:uuid:1d8f5f8a-73e1-4b5e-bea3-4ecd7d3bc1fd> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://teachingandlearning.org.za/unpacking-the-terminology-used-in-learning-within-an-internet-environment/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128322320.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628032529-20170628052529-00205.warc.gz | en | 0.954352 | 487 | 3.625 | 4 |
Vincent van Gogh lived with his uncle Johannes “Jan” van Gogh, the director of Amsterdam’s naval dockyard in the eastern part of the city. Vincent often got up early in the morning, and he enjoyed watching the thousands of workers trickle into the dockyard; the sound reminded him of the murmur of the sea. The lively su... | <urn:uuid:1a76e25a-de7d-44cd-ab16-36a7b05644a5> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.vangoghroute.com/the-netherlands/amsterdam/uncle-jan/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128322320.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628032529-20170628052529-00205.warc.gz | en | 0.990132 | 383 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Although it is noncancerous, asbestosis is one of the most severe diseases caused by a constant exposure to asbestos. Practically, this disease is described by severe scars on the lungs. It is quite common in people who work in asbestos factories or construction workers. Smokers experience even higher risks to develop ... | <urn:uuid:48fbf5ab-bf89-4bd8-9d73-aac25a77c51d> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.asal-dz.org/asbestosis-asbestos-exposure-can-harm/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323807.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628222452-20170629002452-00285.warc.gz | en | 0.9551 | 123 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Speech-language pathologists use the PCC -- percent consonants correct -- to determine what speech sounds a client is unable to produce. This measurement also helps the speech-language pathologist determine the severity of a client's speech disorder. PCC helps decide if a client is appropriate for speech therapy, as we... | <urn:uuid:3ef42ef9-7f24-4984-8062-ebb606a38bce> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.ehow.com/how_8711265_calculate-pcc-speech-sample.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323807.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628222452-20170629002452-00285.warc.gz | en | 0.860365 | 329 | 3.296875 | 3 |
Tel: 01752 660427 Email:firstname.lastname@example.org Bramley Rd, Laira, Plymouth, PL3 6BP
Year 2 Forest School – Week 1 – September 2015
With the new Forest School procedures now in place the Year 2 children made their inaugural trips of the term. This would see two groups go on alternating weeks for the first seven ... | <urn:uuid:bfd8d4b9-1fcb-4026-b29f-8ce7d64d7f78> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://lairagreen.com/2015/09/27/forest-school-visit-year-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323807.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628222452-20170629002452-00285.warc.gz | en | 0.967222 | 441 | 2.796875 | 3 |
GUIDELINES FOR USE OF HYDROGEN FUEL IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES –Final Report
Over the next 50 years, hydrogen use is expected to grow dramatically as an automotive and electrical power source fuel. As hydrogen becomes commercially viable, the safety concerns associated with hydrogen systems, equipment, and operation are of... | <urn:uuid:e621e90f-3cdc-436b-86cc-75461e812096> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.hydrogenhybrids.uk.com/scientific-evidence/u-s-department-transport/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319575.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622135404-20170622155404-00564.warc.gz | en | 0.932356 | 1,123 | 3.4375 | 3 |
This video from California in the USA says about itself:
Yosemite mountain lion appears to be treed by two coyotes. In fact what is going on is a mother mountain lion distracting the coyotes from her two cubs. The mother mountain lion and her cubs were feeding on a deer in the Ahwahnee Meadow when the coyotes arrived o... | <urn:uuid:76ea0da2-4b0b-49e4-9575-b834ba4fa2ef> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://dearkitty1.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/bears-cougars-in-united-states-cities/?like=1&source=post_flair&_wpnonce=dd1ec55e91 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319575.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622135404-20170622155404-00564.warc.gz | en | 0.927774 | 554 | 2.875 | 3 |
The Kite from Days with Frog and Toad
Journeys Unit 6 Lesson 28
Common Core aligned
Created and tested by a first grade teacher
Table of Contents and explanation
P. 3 Help the Frogs Find Their Lily Pads – Unscramble the spelling words on the lily pads and match the frog with the correct spelling word.
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Bulbs are almost a guaranteed success. The embryonic plant is tucked away inside the bulb, just waiting for the right conditions to get growing. Provide those conditions and you'll have a beautiful flowering plant in no time. Most bulbs started indoors are spring flowers. After the bulb has bloomed transplant to your g... | <urn:uuid:a913203f-2565-4a5c-b462-2b37d6a754b1> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.gardenguides.com/102889-procedures-planting-bulbs-indoors.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320057.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623114917-20170623134917-00004.warc.gz | en | 0.92752 | 525 | 2.84375 | 3 |
What is POSITIVE DIRECTION?
Positive Direction is a year-long program for middle school students at St. Joseph School (with the support and encouragement from elementary students). The purpose of the program is to demonstrate to our students the importance of setting goals and making positive choices to achieve these g... | <urn:uuid:c26887b6-3acb-4c39-bdeb-253d53cbbab8> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.stjosephschoolsylvania.org/student-life/positive-direction | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320057.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623114917-20170623134917-00004.warc.gz | en | 0.947541 | 259 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Celebrities often have streets or buildings named after them, but famed singer-songwriter Johnny Cash has a tarantula named after him.
The spider, Aphonopelma johnnycashi, was one of 14 new spiders discovered in the southwestern United States, doubling the known number in the region.
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|The Hobbit (c) 1937 by J. R. R. Tolkien|
the encouraging story behind it all.
Bilbo is a quiet hobbit who is very content to stay at home, and doesn't want to go on any adventures, thank you very much. "Nasty, disturbing things! Makes one late for dinner!" Yet still, he finds himself off in the wild with Gandalf and t... | <urn:uuid:219f95f4-0572-42c8-b078-ab43ea4dbf67> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://loraleeevansauthor.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320227.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624064634-20170624084634-00085.warc.gz | en | 0.963515 | 188 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Psychic ability is in fact a form of ESP. There are 4 main forms and they are telepathy, which is the ability to communicate information through thoughts. An individual can perceive another's thought and send thoughts to another person. Clairvoyance is the ability to sense an event or object in another place or time. O... | <urn:uuid:b8a569d0-89bb-4330-b791-fb06605aece2> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://thepsychicparlour.co.uk/popups/psychicability.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320227.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624064634-20170624084634-00085.warc.gz | en | 0.972364 | 574 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Food allergies plague approximately 15 million Americans, and according to a CDC study released in 2013, food allergies among children increased by nearly 50% between 1997 and 2011. There are actually just 7 food allergens that cause most of this distress: Wheat, Soy, Dairy, Corn, Eggs, Peanuts/Tree Nuts and Shellfish.... | <urn:uuid:ba33f99d-beb8-4c67-a260-41d1b37b96b3> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.allwayswell.com/blog/5-ways-you-know-you-have-a-food-allergy | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320227.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624064634-20170624084634-00085.warc.gz | en | 0.918411 | 909 | 2.984375 | 3 |
The wikipedia example is a very nice example, but ironically, can lead to a lot of confusion, as well. It should be noted that the 24-bit gradiant example achieves a nicely smooth gradiant (ymmv, depending if you are viewing on an LCD or CRT), so that should suggest that the bit depth of the color used in these enduser... | <urn:uuid:ccebdabe-a337-435d-aad9-61c79f7465ab> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.avsforum.com/forum/150-blu-ray-software/839376-planet-earth-banding-issues-sigh-9.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320227.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624064634-20170624084634-00085.warc.gz | en | 0.943837 | 887 | 3.375 | 3 |
Over the last few years, a lot of work has gone into digitally scanning printed books, both as a way of preserving their contents and to make them available to a wider audience online.
As of March this year, Google had scanned more than 20 million works for their Google Books project. And other initiatives, like Projec... | <urn:uuid:b1649612-c61f-415a-8ff7-c9522375b4c2> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/the-future-of-scanning-physical-books-this-robot-can-read-250-pages-a-minut | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320227.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624064634-20170624084634-00085.warc.gz | en | 0.9517 | 350 | 2.8125 | 3 |
acceleration of charged particles的用法和样例：
- The Van Allen belts are composed of charged particles trapped by the earth's magnetic field.
- A continuous stream of charged particles, called the solar wind, impinges on the earth's magnetosphere.
- What ACE detected was a violent gust of "solar wind", the constant flow of c... | <urn:uuid:8eb8a719-12a5-417c-810d-bb7622188900> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://dict.cn/acceleration%20of%20charged%20particles%0D | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320386.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625013851-20170625033851-00165.warc.gz | en | 0.705046 | 111 | 3.890625 | 4 |
Many people would argue that the American political process is unfair, but they would say that for different reasons. Some people would say that the American political process does not accurately reflect the will of the people and that this is unfair. Other people would argue that it is not feasible for this to be the ... | <urn:uuid:1254da5d-4970-4bd9-8d01-811d623ee697> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.privatewriting.com/blog/is-our-political-process-fair | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320386.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625013851-20170625033851-00165.warc.gz | en | 0.978413 | 785 | 3.453125 | 3 |
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Shemale (also known as she-male) is a term primarily used in sex work to describe a trans woman with male genitalia and female secondary sex characteristics, usually including breasts from breast augmentation or use of hormones... | <urn:uuid:bfd82d83-f4e0-4b16-9aa6-288a2e27151e> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemale | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321309.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627101436-20170627121436-00405.warc.gz | en | 0.817737 | 4,347 | 2.671875 | 3 |
The Congress party-led government, and especially the party’s president, Sonia Gandhi, believes the answer is to set aside – by law – larger number of parliamentary seats for women.
Supporters point to quotas introduced two decades ago reserving seats for women at village council level elections, a measure they say has... | <urn:uuid:a37bfcea-9a99-438a-b471-3cc267463d03> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://undpwatch.blogspot.com/2012/10/wsj-un-report-backs-india-push-for.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128322870.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628050821-20170628070821-00485.warc.gz | en | 0.951885 | 496 | 2.875 | 3 |
Economic analysis of climate change and climate policies is fraught with many problems. Uncertainty and imprecision surround fundamental scientific and economic factors, such as, for example, how much warming will result from a doubling of carbon-dioxide (CO2) levels and how much damage is done by a given change in ave... | <urn:uuid:a07c7caf-cc38-467d-9783-a044debed281> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.heritage.org/environment/report/discounting-climate-costs | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128322870.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628050821-20170628070821-00485.warc.gz | en | 0.943818 | 3,869 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Unformatted text preview: b) What is the relative change in volume of the system (in other words, what is V 2 /V 1 )? Ideal gas law: P 1 V 1 = nRT = P 2 V 2 since n and T are constant Therefore P 1 V 1 = P 2 V 2 and V 2 /V 1 = P 1 /P 2 = 1 atm / 0.5 atm = 2 c) What is ΔE in Joules? ΔE = C v ΔT = 0 because ΔT = 0 d) Wha... | <urn:uuid:9b41251b-567c-4020-9e8e-fa74dd39c1c3> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.coursehero.com/file/6767080/QUIZ-1v2Solution/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128322870.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628050821-20170628070821-00485.warc.gz | en | 0.930332 | 370 | 2.78125 | 3 |
“Lieut. Bradley sends word that he has counted 196 dead cavalrymen on the hills to the left; what appeared yesterday in the distance like buffalo lying down are dead troopers and horses.”
So reads the journal of Edward J. McClernand, 2nd Lieutenant of the Montana Column. The scene he describes is the aftermath of the B... | <urn:uuid:3e69b6b8-ab03-4201-b62b-9e624b091f58> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://library.missouri.edu/news/special-collections/custers-last-battle | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323808.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629000723-20170629020723-00565.warc.gz | en | 0.944461 | 313 | 3.5 | 4 |
This ever-expanding reference list provides background on a diverse spectrum of illustrators across time, cultures, and artistic styles.
Hungarian-born children's book illustrator, commercial illustrator, and animator.
Surrealist painter who created a new art form of interpretive landscapes and portraits.
Illustrated A... | <urn:uuid:ead86e50-d54f-48ab-9699-a0993ae02bc0> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/genre/product-illustration/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323808.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629000723-20170629020723-00565.warc.gz | en | 0.944608 | 361 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Today we published a story and interactive news application revealing why the flood risk maps in effect across New York and New Jersey predicted Sandy’s flooding so inaccurately. Instead of the latest technology available, which would have painted a far more accurate picture of the risks for homeowners and flood planne... | <urn:uuid:f96208df-62be-495a-9159-9b43ef18646d> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.propublica.org/nerds/item/how-we-analyzed-femas-risk-maps | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323808.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629000723-20170629020723-00565.warc.gz | en | 0.961766 | 778 | 3.125 | 3 |
In general, there could be a possibility to stop climate warming with Geoengineering methods. It doesn’t matter whether with CDR or SRM they both give possible solutions. But at what price? Most of the solution are implicating high risks or uncertainties, because most solutions are just theories. Just a few scholars ac... | <urn:uuid:281e63dc-2922-4c9f-bae0-cb67fab95baf> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://manmadeclimatechange.blogspot.com/2015/11/could-geoengineering-safe-our-planet.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319688.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622181155-20170622201155-00204.warc.gz | en | 0.95688 | 660 | 2.921875 | 3 |
As more Americans are hopping on bikes, it’s no surprise that more cyclists are getting injured. In the U.S., there’s been a 120 percent bump since the late 1990s in hospital visits due to bike crashes. And more than 800 riders died in car-on-bike incidents in 2015, averaging out to about two fatal wrecks each day.
Wha... | <urn:uuid:0b9cd693-40c9-45d4-83dc-563908eb1e43> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/06/why-are-the-costs-of-bike-crashes-rising-so-much/528774/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320063.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623133357-20170623153357-00285.warc.gz | en | 0.966847 | 854 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Home Medications and Treatments for Headaches
Headaches are some of the most common afflictions from which people suffer, more than 45 million Americans suffer from chronic, recurring headaches. A headache is pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck. They are often nature's warning that something is wrong somewhe... | <urn:uuid:bda43e5b-33df-4ffa-b3d6-cbff0a0de129> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.naturalmedications.com/ailments-remedies/headache | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320243.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624082900-20170624102900-00365.warc.gz | en | 0.921765 | 1,136 | 2.921875 | 3 |
WebMD Medical News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Oct. 12, 2012 — Don’t have time to exercise? That excuse no longer works. Increasing evidence, including new research presented this week, shows that even short workouts that include surges of very high intensity can boost fitness and potentially shrink the waistline.
In ... | <urn:uuid:4ac59664-1706-434e-9b75-071a5c048218> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/10/15/interval-training-burns-more-calories-in-less-time/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320395.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625032210-20170625052210-00445.warc.gz | en | 0.974607 | 1,140 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Second and Third Grade finished up their positive and negative space projects last week with some interesting results. We talked about the final products and discussed how the magazine strips in the positive space draw more attention when they have brighter colors and more details, and how the negative space (the silho... | <urn:uuid:508f634d-0a6e-4d38-97cd-e036e7467885> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://cipspaint.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/2nd3rd-grade-and-on-to-the-next/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320395.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625032210-20170625052210-00445.warc.gz | en | 0.971501 | 173 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Qualitative observation in science is when a researcher subjectively gathers information that focuses more on the differences in quality than the differences in quantity, which usually involves fewer participants. Qualitative observation is more interested in bringing out and knowing all of the intimate details about e... | <urn:uuid:fd9e77bd-573e-491b-badc-c233d04d3d77> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.reference.com/science/qualitative-observation-science-63e7107185a8f338 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320841.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626170406-20170626190406-00605.warc.gz | en | 0.944354 | 251 | 4.03125 | 4 |
The people who take the time to catalog such things report that there are about 900 species of wildflowers in Grand Teton National Park. That’s good to know, because most of us are never going to look down while we are here: We are going to be looking up.
The Grand Teton range is a relentlessly spectacular, 40-mile-lon... | <urn:uuid:2418d2f4-5714-441e-af31-1e1a8cdd76bc> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://bobjenkinswrites.com/grand-tetons-wonders-of-the-wild/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321410.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627115753-20170627135753-00685.warc.gz | en | 0.935377 | 1,094 | 3 | 3 |
Diabetic gastroparesis is a medical phrase used to describe an uncomfortable condition in which the stomach takes too long to empty its contents. Gastroparesis is usually caused by damage to the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is responsible for moving food through your digestive system. When the nerve doesn’t send signal... | <urn:uuid:c752e617-6354-4689-bc2f-3cab924d0272> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://caroladelmanpainting.blogspot.com/2014/01/acupuncture-can-alleviate-diabetes.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321410.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627115753-20170627135753-00685.warc.gz | en | 0.929016 | 905 | 3 | 3 |
In people with dementia, exercise may significantly improve cognitive functioning and the ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs), according to an updated research review from the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Researchers are motivated to find ways to treat or to slow dementia’s progress, since rates ... | <urn:uuid:82bb7a9a-d728-4c47-a781-e9aa4c8a5759> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.ideafit.com/fitness-library/exercise-helps-people-with-dementia | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321410.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627115753-20170627135753-00685.warc.gz | en | 0.951269 | 257 | 2.84375 | 3 |
3. Ecology And Climate
The earth’s remaining forest cover is being destroyed by human exploitation at an almost unbelievable rate: about 50 million acres a year, or 50 acres per minute. Trees are cut down by hungry people to get fuel or a few more crops off demineralized jungle soils, and the lumber business takes its ... | <urn:uuid:831cab20-a578-48da-99dd-bd729adb90a9> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/the-way-we-produce-our-foods-part-ii/ecology-and-climate.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321410.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627115753-20170627135753-00685.warc.gz | en | 0.954512 | 16,985 | 3.65625 | 4 |
This is a test after a unit on punctuation. Students will answer two fill in the blank questions. Students will then complete a 10 matching questions. Students are provided with words for 10 types of punctuation and 10 sentences describing the job of a type of punctuation. Students will write the letter of the definiti... | <urn:uuid:709f146e-afbb-471f-a704-655a569f566f> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Test-Punctuation-Marks-671278 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321410.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627115753-20170627135753-00685.warc.gz | en | 0.868829 | 71 | 3.859375 | 4 |
The 63 United Nations Information Centres or UNICs, make up the global network of field offices of the UN Department of Public Information (DPI) which was established in 1946, by General Assembly resolution 13 (I), to promote global awareness and understanding of the work of the United Nations. DPI undertakes this goal... | <urn:uuid:c9a1e3f4-d0c5-4312-83e7-21de4801fb0b> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://un.org.au/about-us/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319902.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622201826-20170622221826-00484.warc.gz | en | 0.916879 | 493 | 2.84375 | 3 |
(National Health Care System
in Great Britain)
by Allyson Pollock
New Internationalist magazine,
Since its birth in 1948 Britain's National
Health Service (NHS) has been a model for the rest of the world.
It's been a national system of publicly owned and accountable
hospital and community services funded from central t... | <urn:uuid:e5e28530-d888-459f-88b4-51d7f82f6a10> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Health/Bad_Medicine.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319902.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622201826-20170622221826-00484.warc.gz | en | 0.931122 | 2,199 | 2.5625 | 3 |
If we were to have human life on Jupiter we would need to be airborne, since there is no solid surface on Jupiter. Also there is alot of hydrogen in Jupiter's atmosphere so you couldn't breathe on Jupiter unless you had a special gas helmet. An average day on Jupiter would be about 9 hours and 56 minutes, which would b... | <urn:uuid:dc031466-1495-4aeb-b9de-01b8ad305452> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://spacecolonization.wikia.com/wiki/Jupiter_space_colony | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320070.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623151757-20170623171757-00565.warc.gz | en | 0.96817 | 163 | 2.765625 | 3 |
The term renal artery stenosis (RAS) applies to a cluster of disease conditions with varying etiologies. The most prominent among them are fibromuscular dysplasia and atherosclerotic RAS (ARAS). Renal artery stenosis is a variant of peripheral arterial disease and ARAS accounts for 90% of all cases.
ARAS usually occurs... | <urn:uuid:1341a85d-6f54-439d-86f7-5c238b8aa42d> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.news-medical.net/health/Renal-Artery-Stenosis.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320070.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623151757-20170623171757-00565.warc.gz | en | 0.90929 | 962 | 2.75 | 3 |
Cyclic Moisture Resistance Testing
Cyclic moisture testing is performed for the purpose of evaluating, in an accelerated manner, the resistance of component parts and materials to the deleterious effects of the heat and high-humidity which are typical of tropical environments. Most tropical degradation results directly... | <urn:uuid:237c5280-6beb-4350-93d6-4ff69ac0e23d> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.siliconcert.com/environmental/cyclic/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320070.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623151757-20170623171757-00565.warc.gz | en | 0.913785 | 464 | 2.578125 | 3 |
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One of the best ways to understand what changed between the Old and New Testaments, between the Old and New Covenants, is to explore, study, and evaluate what exactly Jesus did when He ushered in the kingdom of God. We often comprehend the meaning of Jesus’ first advent totally around His substitut... | <urn:uuid:ff8b7349-6124-4df6-9474-91548d5a04f7> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://jaylehman.com/2011/06/the-new-kingdom/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320257.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624101204-20170624121204-00645.warc.gz | en | 0.957907 | 712 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Disc (Disks) act as cushions between the vertebrae in your spine. They’re composed of an outer layer of tough cartilage that surrounds softer cartilage in the center.
A bulging disc extends outside the space it should normally occupy. The bulge typically affects a large portion of the disc, so it may be seen as an over... | <urn:uuid:136fb14c-f3eb-4bf1-9fdc-61515a8ce8cc> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.tayloredwellness.com/conditions/disc-hernationbulges/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320257.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624101204-20170624121204-00645.warc.gz | en | 0.913416 | 258 | 2.984375 | 3 |
On the face of it, it looks pretty embarrassing.
A recent Unicef report on the well-being of children in affluent countries suggested Canada’s childhood immunization rate was stunningly low – near the bottom of a list of more than 30 countries.
The report, which used data provided by the countries themselves, said only... | <urn:uuid:31977ea1-b523-419e-8b3b-c1ef343e3481> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/are-canadian-kids-undervaccinated-or-is-it-that-we-just-dont-know/article11477965/?cmpid=rss1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320257.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624101204-20170624121204-00645.warc.gz | en | 0.963148 | 1,369 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Feeding and swallowing disorders (also known as dysphagia) include difficulty with any step of the feeding process—from accepting foods and liquids into the mouth to the entry of food into the stomach and intestines. A feeding or swallowing disorder includes developmentally atypical eating and drinking behaviors, such ... | <urn:uuid:4be855d6-3ed5-49a7-954a-970b037e5fad> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Clinical-Topics/Pediatric-Dysphagia/Overview/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320443.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625064745-20170625084745-00005.warc.gz | en | 0.926415 | 308 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Principles of Analog Electronics
Publisher: CRC Press | 2014 | ISBN: 1466582014 | 567 pages | PDF | 11 MB
In the real world, most signals are analog, spanning continuously varying values. Circuits that interface with the physical environment need to be able to process these signals. Principles of Analog Electronics int... | <urn:uuid:67b26784-3c71-4356-9539-0a3071a47f0b> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://soek.in/analog-electronics-handbook/520236.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320443.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625064745-20170625084745-00005.warc.gz | en | 0.798915 | 88 | 2.84375 | 3 |
to all schools in Denmark. General education had long been at a relatively higher level, and the lower classes in particular had better educational opportunities. The resulting difference between the two countries is perhaps most strikingly illustrated in the respective conditions of their agricultural populations. For... | <urn:uuid:c89eafb2-669b-4884-b26c-8d049e6926ce> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Economic_Development_in_Denmark_Before_and_During_the_World_War.djvu/19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320666.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626013946-20170626033946-00085.warc.gz | en | 0.983583 | 383 | 3.421875 | 3 |
By Shelley Preston
The Indian River Lagoon (IRL), one of the world’s most diverse estuaries, has always offered a spectacular backdrop to the student experience at Florida Tech for both recreation and marine studies. But years of
poorly managed human activities have brought the IRL close to collapse. With a massive fis... | <urn:uuid:155be3c2-6e05-4d75-a52a-8435b0dd960f> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://ecurrent.fit.edu/blog/campus/ftt/solutions-science-engineering-answers-indian-river-lagoons-woes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320865.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626203042-20170626223042-00165.warc.gz | en | 0.932775 | 435 | 3.375 | 3 |
Over the past 20 years the costs of natural disasters have escalated significantly, with the lives of over 800 million people disrupted. With the growth in world population, there is an urgent need to understand the potential threats posed by natural hazards and to ascertain the best ways of mitigating their damaging e... | <urn:uuid:baff6349-f145-41e2-8599-f9fc89f1a37f> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.nhbs.com/title/29213?title=recent-studies-in-geophysical-hazards | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320865.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626203042-20170626223042-00165.warc.gz | en | 0.841327 | 534 | 2.59375 | 3 |
ALS, for those of you who don’t know, is a degenerative disease that targets the all-important nervous system. Otherwise known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, this pressing disease is affecting more people as time passes on. Even if you have not been diagnosed with the condition, there are so... | <urn:uuid:b3f06088-8886-4e2a-95e5-cb03c9961d97> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://ppcorn.com/us/2016/02/29/als-15-crucial-things-didnt-know-part-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321458.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627152510-20170627172510-00245.warc.gz | en | 0.9634 | 724 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Easter Island’s famously enigmatic statues still challenge rational explanation. This tiny Polynesian island is thousands of miles both from the coast of South America and its nearest inhabited Pacific neighbour, Pitcairn. But what makes Easter Island legendary are nearly 900 moai – monolithic human figures – carved fr... | <urn:uuid:7143573d-cd2a-42de-ac66-630c49a874fe> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://eden.uktv.co.uk/adventure/lonely-planet/lonely-planet-october/article/easter-island-chile/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321458.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627152510-20170627172510-00245.warc.gz | en | 0.962943 | 406 | 2.59375 | 3 |
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has measured a tenfold spike in methane, an organic chemical, in the atmosphere around it and detected other organic molecules in a rock-powder sample collected by the robotic laboratory's drill.
NASA researchers, including some from JPL, will present new findings on a wide range of Earth an... | <urn:uuid:9a075dbc-0e67-4855-adfb-28f874aa7dec> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/news/index.cfm?y=2014 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323870.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629051817-20170629071817-00405.warc.gz | en | 0.917876 | 2,024 | 3.28125 | 3 |
What is the difference between water flow and water pressure?
Water Pressure – What is Water Pressure?
Water pressure is the force that pushes water through pipes. Pressure is needed to get water into homes, businesses and also local public services, regardless of whether they are bungalows or really tall skyscrapers, ... | <urn:uuid:ca99457b-cadb-4244-81bd-666231e34ee3> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.mbd-bathrooms.co.uk/water-pressure-and-water-flow_93.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323870.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629051817-20170629071817-00405.warc.gz | en | 0.968013 | 633 | 3.40625 | 3 |
The Teachers.Net Gazette is a collaborative project
published by the Teachers.Net community
Kathleen Alape Carpenter
Editor in Chief
Cover Story by LaVerne Hamlin
Effective Teaching by Harry & Rosemary Wong
Contributors this month: Dr. Marvin Marshall; Cheryl Sigmon; Barbara & Sue Gruber; Marjan Glavac; Dr. Rob Reilly;... | <urn:uuid:c2a46059-35c0-4404-ab94-45d497eaae9e> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.teachers.net/gazette/MAR08/portner/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323870.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629051817-20170629071817-00405.warc.gz | en | 0.945629 | 982 | 3.25 | 3 |
This simple and inexpensive art activity will keep your little one entertained on a warm summer day. It is probably best to do this outside though, as it can get rather messy!
It took a while for bub to get going with this activity – I was too keen to get started so the popsicles hadn’t melted yet. I also think the ice... | <urn:uuid:8a39769a-fab1-433c-8a7f-6bc12561ccb6> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://bubsonboard.com/2016/05/30/glittery-ice-popsicles-painting-with-melting-colours/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319933.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622234435-20170623014435-00044.warc.gz | en | 0.949224 | 558 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Goals and Philosophy
Internet computing has already developed into a vast area that no
one individual can hope to understand fully. However, because of its
obvious practical importance, many people need to understand enough of
Internet computing to be able to function effectively in their work.
This need is not address... | <urn:uuid:3107d686-dcb4-4cd2-a387-863d0fc8cc24> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.csc2.ncsu.edu/faculty/mpsingh/books/PHIC/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319933.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622234435-20170623014435-00044.warc.gz | en | 0.924977 | 522 | 2.859375 | 3 |
This week, New Yorkers learned just how vulnerable their city is to rising ocean levels.
Gale force winds fed fires in Breezy Point, burning more than 80 houses to ash.
Story Continued Below
Surging waters and violent winds ripped the Rockaway boardwalk from its moorings and tossed it inland.
Water covered Coney Island... | <urn:uuid:b93b2a4b-9911-493c-bf13-10884c6b2c6e> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2012/10/there-could-be-worse-what-new-york-isnt-doing-yet-about-the-next-storm-000000 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320263.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624133941-20170624153941-00205.warc.gz | en | 0.969178 | 1,239 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Building a Classroom Structure
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Building a sturdy structure, such as a house, requires careful consideration of many factors. First there is the foundation which will support the weight of the house. The wa... | <urn:uuid:262669ba-9530-4172-88db-2e5cbd4634c0> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.tesolclass.com/classroom-management/classroom-structure/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320263.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624133941-20170624153941-00205.warc.gz | en | 0.961667 | 1,209 | 3.53125 | 4 |
A few people must have been very busy yesterday in Indonesia. Officials say that 79 million trees were planted in a single day in an effort to replant lost forest cover and signal how seriously the government views the problem of climate change.
In this archipelago nation the root cause of carbon emissions is through w... | <urn:uuid:b3dc2504-93b7-4bc8-b655-e72602dd18d0> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://globalwarmingisreal.com/2007/11/28/mass-tree-planting-in-indonesia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320263.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624133941-20170624153941-00205.warc.gz | en | 0.957258 | 227 | 2.625 | 3 |
Speciesism refers to the “prejudice or discrimination based on species, especially against animals”. Essentially, it is the idea that humans have greater moral rights over animals – for simply being human.
This was not a term I was familiar with before this week’s lecture. Walking out of this week’s tutorial, where we ... | <urn:uuid:8f88b0b2-f80b-45b3-ba8e-b2dd61002d60> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://originalcliches.wordpress.com/2017/03/25/specieism-and-bambification-do-we-not-take-animals-seriously/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320263.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624133941-20170624153941-00205.warc.gz | en | 0.952571 | 1,050 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Multiply Mixed Numbers (Grade 5)
Videos and lessons to help Grade 5 students learn to solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem.
Common Core: 5.NF.6
Suggested Learning Targets
- I can solve problems that... | <urn:uuid:053868dc-a81e-4a1c-9221-4d201c6afa00> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/multiply-mixed-numbers-5nf6.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320476.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625083108-20170625103108-00285.warc.gz | en | 0.862183 | 506 | 3.96875 | 4 |
The M1911A1 .45 cal. pistol was the standard personal defense weapon carried by officers of all services during World War I, World Was II, and Korea. It has a rich military heritage, was very reliable, and the weapon of choice for use in close quarters. The M1911A1 pistol has been replaced by the more modern M9 9mm pis... | <urn:uuid:9b22f0c0-874e-44bc-9ec0-12119ba35d20> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m1911a1.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320476.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625083108-20170625103108-00285.warc.gz | en | 0.950755 | 514 | 2.84375 | 3 |
In this series of articles, we will study the stories of heretics, rebels, reformers and revolutionaries who attempted to overthrow organized priestly religions all over the world. In the first article of this series we will study how the first great revolution against ‘Brahmanic’ religion was launched in Egypt in 14th... | <urn:uuid:24f692af-fe79-422d-ae25-408b7044351b> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://nirmukta.com/2010/07/19/heretics-rebels-reformers-and-revolutionaries-part-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320669.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626032235-20170626052235-00365.warc.gz | en | 0.97866 | 2,924 | 3.34375 | 3 |
However, the Romans gave way before the good fortune of the man and accepted the bit, and regarding the monarchy as a respite from the evils of the civil wars, they appointed him dictator for life. This was confessedly a tyranny, since the monarchy, besides the element of irresponsibility, now took on that of permanenc... | <urn:uuid:b5af4ea4-1668-499d-bbcf-cab38899c044> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0244%3Achapter%3D57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320669.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626032235-20170626052235-00365.warc.gz | en | 0.992916 | 476 | 2.640625 | 3 |
One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
The main hormone produced by the thyroid gland, acting to increase metabolic rate and so regulating growth and development.
- ‘The thyroid releases too much of the hormone thyroxine, which increases the person's basal metabolic rate.’
- ‘Human beings requi... | <urn:uuid:dc81966a-7e82-4466-b773-408620880997> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/thyroxine | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320669.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626032235-20170626052235-00365.warc.gz | en | 0.899696 | 248 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Children's book author Medear°s has bitten off more than she can chew in trying to cover Africa and the Caribbean as well as early and modern African-American cooking. Simple recipes are nothing special: almond-infused warm milk from Morocco is soothing, but hardly worth the hour necessary to prepare it, and an eggplan... | <urn:uuid:3d2c5897-ac66-4ce4-911b-38a0197b47a2> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/angela-shelf-medearis/the-african-american-kitchen/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320669.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626032235-20170626052235-00365.warc.gz | en | 0.939415 | 328 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Are you a transparent leader? Soon after taking office, President Obama issued an executive order calling for agencies to be transparent, participatory and collaborative as a means to strengthen democracy and to make government more efficient and effective. The directive focused on transparency in dealing with the publ... | <urn:uuid:a342d7d3-06d1-4a48-9ab0-cb03753fdb30> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2010/04/transparent-leadership/31229/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321497.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627170831-20170627190831-00525.warc.gz | en | 0.960341 | 729 | 3.5 | 4 |
Gastroenterologists are medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive system, such as hepatitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and colon or rectal cancer.
Gastroenterologists may perform many specialized tests, such as endoscopy, to diagnose or treat diseases. When ne... | <urn:uuid:21c795a6-0c0c-4f2c-8e12-7c9973ed4df3> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.webmd.com/hw-popup/gastroenterologist | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323680.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628120308-20170628140308-00605.warc.gz | en | 0.940758 | 182 | 3.046875 | 3 |
The 7 December 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy's battleship force as a possible threat to the Japanese Empire's southward expansion. America, unprepared and now considerably weakened, ... | <urn:uuid:165d2bad-7cf7-4849-9be5-2e73a09214dd> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://lefleurdelystoo.blogspot.com/2010/12/pearl-harbor-7-december-1941.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320174.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623202724-20170623222724-00405.warc.gz | en | 0.974935 | 1,219 | 3.65625 | 4 |
Aztec Death Whistles Sound like Human Screams and May Have Been Used as Psychological Warfare
When odd, skull-shaped grave items were found by archaeologists decades ago at an Aztec temple in Mexico, they were assumed to be mere toys or ornaments, and were catalogued and stored in warehouses. However, years later, expe... | <urn:uuid:aa8033d0-b45e-4227-a2e5-ace5910b5f28> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-mysterious-phenomena/aztec-death-whistles-sound-human-screams-020129 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320174.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623202724-20170623222724-00405.warc.gz | en | 0.962417 | 795 | 3.203125 | 3 |
It's getting colder and although there are a few things to celebrate (hurrah! it's opaque tights and cosy pyjamas time!), the prospect of a cough, cold or sore throat during the winter months is enough to make any one want to stay tucked up under the duvet for the whole seas.
However - when it comes to fighting winter ... | <urn:uuid:f5f88687-798d-4dd4-8202-918641fd52d2> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/14/five-foods-to-keep-you-healthy-this-winter_n_7356396.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320264.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624152159-20170624172159-00485.warc.gz | en | 0.917221 | 406 | 2.875 | 3 |
Barrett, Evans and Campione (2015)
“find no compelling evidence for the appearance of protofeathers in the dinosaur common ancestor and scales are usually recovered as the plesiomorphic state, but results are sensitive to the outgroup condition in pterosaurs. Rare occurrences of ornithischian filamentous integument mig... | <urn:uuid:1c1b0d98-a121-4411-9685-50387dbdfb23> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/evolution-of-dinosaur-epidermal-structures/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320264.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624152159-20170624172159-00485.warc.gz | en | 0.936916 | 972 | 3.515625 | 4 |
sciencenews writes to tell us that a physicist at Stanford has just recently published a peer review website for several physics lectures focusing on a single underlying idea that "time is not a single dimension of spacetime but rather a local geometric distinction in spacetime." The science is presented quite clearly ... | <urn:uuid:07851b61-da50-41ba-a91e-3d9196ff5dd4> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://science.slashdot.org/story/06/02/05/006254/physicist-claims-time-has-a-geometry | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320264.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624152159-20170624172159-00485.warc.gz | en | 0.949757 | 274 | 3.0625 | 3 |
Here’s a photo that I found particularly interesting. I do think it possesses an essence of magic. That might simply be by the colours and that it contains a blurry image of an magical creature.
– A char.
But what does ”Char” really mean? Why weren’t they simply named ”Red Trout” just like the ”Rainbow Trout” or the ”B... | <urn:uuid:b6001f03-e358-4f6e-b050-77501f282cba> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://skitenlevererar.wordpress.com/2015/01/01/just-another-char-picture/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320264.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624152159-20170624172159-00485.warc.gz | en | 0.93599 | 526 | 2.578125 | 3 |
We measured for Noah's Ark and learned that it would encompass our entire street and both cul de sacs. It was one BIG boat!
We learned about floating and tested flat bottom boats and round bottom boats. We also floated a boat with out walls and added weight to the boats. The children were facinated! -Notice the bored h... | <urn:uuid:2af12a07-7752-4f76-9126-3c3c9989c865> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://letsfillthevan.blogspot.com/2011/01/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320489.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625101427-20170625121427-00565.warc.gz | en | 0.969966 | 116 | 3 | 3 |
There are many different types of pipes for sewer lines and home drainage systems. Each type of piping system can have its own unique drainage problems requiring different methods to maintain the lines and clear stoppages. Listed below are different types of piping materials and descriptions of what they are used for.
... | <urn:uuid:ade812bd-a247-4be3-99e0-067f29e18688> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://thesewerpros.com/different-piping-materials-their-uses/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320679.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626050425-20170626070425-00645.warc.gz | en | 0.961911 | 550 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Freckles and Blemishes
Skin blemishes are the discoloration marks that can be found in our skin. We are either born with or it can just instantly appear as we grow older. Blemishes like acne, scars, birthmarks, age spots and freckles are just some of the many types of blemishes that can be found in a human’s skin. To t... | <urn:uuid:9ad79bfb-0053-437f-89b8-19d1644b744e> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.dubaicosmeticsurgery.com/laser-treatments/freckles-and-blemishes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320679.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626050425-20170626070425-00645.warc.gz | en | 0.914112 | 1,132 | 2.5625 | 3 |