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Each printed issue includes three major sections: News & Views (News Briefs and Commentaries), Feature Articles, and General Articles. Writers can choose to write any of these types of articles for our printed magazine. While most writers choose to write one article per semester, you are free to propose additional cont... | 1,571 | 392 | 1.8849 | 2 | Basic | 0.7762 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Human beings are meaning-seeking creatures. Unless we find some pattern or significance in our lives, we fall very easily into despair. Language plays an important part in our quest. It is not only a vital means of communication, but it helps us to articulate and clarify the incoherent turbulence of our inner world. We... | 10,101 | 2,525 | 2.855 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9499 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
On June 7, China conducted the fourth test in 18 months of a hypersonic nuclear delivery vehicle (dubbed WU-14 by the US) is capable of maneuvering during flight while travelling at the edge of space, and so is extremely difficult to shoot down as US missile defenses can only counter ballistic missiles and warheads tha... | 4,930 | 1,232 | 3.0825 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9509 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The Museum of Moscow is one of the oldest museums of the city. Its collection was established on the initiative of Russian scientific community in 1896. The Moscow City Duma gave it a large collection of exhibits. In the 20th century museum several times changed his name and location. In 1921 the museum was called Mosc... | 1,320 | 330 | 2.4732 | 2 | Basic | 0.8529 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Metacognition can be considered a synonym for reflection in applied learning theory. However, metacognition is a very complex phenomenon. It refers to the cognitive control and monitoring of all sorts of cognitive processes like perception, action, memory, reasoning or emoting. It is also plausible that control over su... | 15,695 | 3,923 | 2.7596 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9157 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Janani Luwum was born in 1922. His father was a convert to Christianity. Janani was sent to school and eventually became a schoolteacher. In 1948 he was converted. He became very active in the East African revival movement, and became a lay reader, then a deacon, and then a priest in 1956. He was chosen to study for a ... | 6,655 | 1,663 | 1.8734 | 2 | Basic | 0.768 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Regular exercise and proper stretching along with taking long soaks in tub solve a lot of problems related to muscle ache for athletes. Stretching is an integral part of a perfect exercise routine. Stretching is a process of gradually applying gentle force to lengthen and lubricate the muscles and joints. Stretching is... | 4,171 | 1,042 | 2.6542 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.8968 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Back of the Bus is a relatively new book (published 2010) by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Floyd Cooper. It was selected as one of the American Library Association's Notable Children's Books of 2011.
The book tells the story of Rosa Parks through the eyes of a young boy sitting behind her on the bus. He sits with h... | 2,517 | 629 | 2.1074 | 2 | Basic | 0.8236 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The Masons, or Freemasons, are members of a somewhat secret fraternal organization. The purpose of this group is to promote brotherhood among its members and to do charity work in its community. This is why there are, for example, many childrens hospitals that are run by the Masons.
The Masons have been a very controve... | 1,512 | 378 | 2.0446 | 2 | Basic | 0.79 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Unformatted text preview: Seeking Compromise When a Dispute is Over an Indivisible Good: Winner-Take-All When whatever is being fought over is indivisible, then the risks of war are HUGE. War, Compromise, and Uncertainty Differences in the uncertainty in the chances of victory between two sides leads to a failure in ne... | 849 | 212 | 3.2237 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9009 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
This is a fascinating chronicle of the history of the superhero. I had no idea that by the time Superman came around, “superhero” had been in the vernacular for decades.
I mean, if you think that superheroes started in the 1930s and 40s with Superman and Batman, you’re a little bit off. Almost 20,000 years off. Since p... | 5,294 | 1,323 | 1.4148 | 1 | Simple | 0.6806 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Analysis by Louis VIS
Understanding European public opinion, and the potential implication sudden changes in opinion levels may have on the EU and the ideal of European unification, is key to its success. The first article in this three part series on Euroscepticism will therefore review its history and highlight the m... | 3,276 | 819 | 3.9527 | 4 | Complex | 0.8171 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
A very nice piece on creativity in relation to brainstorming. Keys are three: brainstorming has to be prepared by individual musing; criticism helps creativity and creating an environment to allow haphazard contacts of chatting among vastly different people.
The first key means you cannot expect a group of lazy buds to... | 4,593 | 1,148 | 2.931 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9591 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Youth Quality of Life
“Foundation for Child Development Child Well-Being Index 2008 Report”
The lives of America’s children have not improved much since 2002, even though federal spending on domestic programs has increased since that time, according to the 2008 Child Well-Being Index, released by the New York City-base... | 1,001 | 250 | 3.7902 | 4 | Complex | 0.807 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Was Nobel Noble? Meet the Man
This lesson introduces the students to Alfred Nobel and his legacy, the Nobel Peace Prize. Students will learn about the paradox between intent and purpose as related to Alfred Nobel, review the criteria used to award the Nobel Peace Prize and reflect on how they would like to be remembere... | 6,784 | 1,696 | 3.0144 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9491 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Real-Life Math Volume 1 is not a simple collection of lesson ideas and examples of how math is used in real life. These lessons are activities that are ready for your students to actually participate in. These lessons are unique because I began by focusing on what my students are interested in and then brought math int... | 2,610 | 652 | 3.2332 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.916 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Cashing In On the Red Planet Download PDF
To land humans on the Red Planet, NASA will need new equipment, fresh thinking, and advanced technology. These companies are preparing for mankind’s next giant leap.
Attention, people of Earth: We are going to Mars. This is no sci-fi fantasy; for the past two years, NASA has be... | 7,353 | 1,838 | 1.84 | 2 | Basic | 0.7683 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
It’s argued that the reformation began at 4 different dates. These dates are 1505, 1516, 1517 and 1521. This is because in :
1505 – Martin Luther was in a close life encounter, in a thunderstorm which almost killed him. He promised he’d devote his life to God if he spared his life. True to his word, he joined the pries... | 573 | 143 | 2.2695 | 2 | Basic | 0.833 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Monday, September 10, 2012
Equation Dominoes and more!
Next week we begin our study of equations and inequalities. I made a quick trip to Pinterest and to several blogs to see what others were using. I found these helpful ideas:
I used the idea for Equation Dominoes to create my own:
And then, thanks to Julie, I create... | 678 | 169 | 1.3532 | 1 | Simple | 0.6617 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Cancer Research Charity - Definition and Types
Cancer Research Charity
- Cancer is an altered cellular mechanism with progressive and uncontrolled multiplication of cells with selective ability to invade and metastasize and cause mechanical effects of pressure, obstruction, and interruption of blood supply.
Different T... | 3,501 | 875 | 3.9994 | 4 | Complex | 0.7372 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
An experimental treatment for Alzheimer's may allow treatment at a later stage than other medications, but some experts question the drug's benefits.
The drug, known as Memantine, has been on the market for a decade in Germany and was recently recommended for approval by the European Union's equivalent of the Food and ... | 4,831 | 1,207 | 3.134 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9571 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
California and China Partner to Combat Climate Change
California, the state leading the United States' fight against climate change, and China's Tsinghua University will establish a U.S.-China Climate Change Institute to cooperate on technology and research in the battle against climate change.
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Rules for Oxygen Use at Home
- Oxygen does not burn however it does support combustion, and will increase the rate at which flammable materials burn.
- Do not smoke or allow anyone near you to smoke when equipment is operating. No Smoking should occur in the same room as the equipment is operating or where the
tanks ar... | 1,315 | 328 | 3.0868 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9654 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Antalya (formerly known as Adalia or Attalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attáleia) is a big city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey, and the capital city of Antalya Province. Situated on coastal cliffs, Antalya is surrounded by mountains. Development and investment, began in the 1970s, have transfor... | 12,231 | 3,057 | 2 | 2 | Basic | 0.7867 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Creole in the Kitchen: Lexical Recipes from Trinidad
WINER, Lise (PP#4, July 2004).
Abstract : Creolisation is a process encompassing both objects and abstracts. The term creole is perhaps most widely known now in terms of language, although in its earliest meanings it most often referred to someone or something (e.g.,... | 2,342 | 585 | 2.8437 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9044 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
In Taking Responsibility: Self-Reliance and the Accountable Life Dr. Nathaniel Branden defines happy people as people that process their experiences so that, as quickly as possible, positives are held in the foreground of conciousness and negatives are consigned to the background. He offers us to begin each day with tw... | 988 | 247 | 1.0648 | 1 | Simple | 0.5927 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
[jrcgarry] hacked together this awesome interferometer which is able to measure displacements in the nanometer range. Commercial interferometers are used in research labs to measure tiny displacements on the nanometer scale, and can cost tens of thousands of dollars. [jrcgarry] used beam splitters from BluRay drives, m... | 1,252 | 313 | 2.8004 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9136 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Saturday, October 23, 2010
YOUR LIVER...HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?
Do you know the following facts about your liver...if you are like many the liver is not an organ we often think about but it is a very important one and we should be more aware of how to protect it. The following facts are from the American Liver F... | 1,976 | 494 | 1.7476 | 2 | Basic | 0.7671 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
An itch is an irritation of the skin that causes an individual to want to scratch. Itches are a problem that everyone experiences at some point in their lives and is either localized to one particular area of the body or could be all over or in several places on the body. In some cases, the itching could be worse at ni... | 5,450 | 1,362 | 3.1752 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9278 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The Ten Commandments were given by God to Moses in the book of Exodus, chapter 20.
Note: The Roman Catholic church has conveniently omitted the second commandment dealing with the worship of images and idols, and have split the last commandment (i.e. the 10th), into two parts, to make up ten commandments. This means th... | 537 | 134 | 1.8711 | 2 | Basic | 0.7883 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
by Allen Wyatt
(last updated March 9, 2015)
Brian has two versions of Excel installed—2007 and 2010. Somehow Excel 2007 has become the default program for opening .XLSX and .XLSM files. The majority of Brian's work is done with Excel 2010 and that is the one he wants for the default. Brian wonders how to change it with... | 3,375 | 843 | 1.9629 | 2 | Basic | 0.7525 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Sea levels dropped, and we found ourselves on land,
where we had to do some serious improvising.
We sprouted the hands, wrists, arms, shoulders,
necks and legs that we’re still using today.
We also morphed our gills into ears
and learned how to breathe in a new way.
Why we didn’t we die from dehydration?
How did we lea... | 1,757 | 439 | 1.804 | 2 | Basic | 0.7628 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Assignment 1: LASA 2—Substance Abuse Assessments Across the Lifespan
Substance abuse assessments have very different purposes for different populations. For instance, an assessment for treatment of victims will look different from a court-mandated assessment relating to criminal behavior. For another example, an assess... | 3,228 | 807 | 2.5786 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.8381 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Sports injuries are usually not subtle. Tension in the underlying tissues results from acute acceleration or deceleration movements. For example, we see this with a check into the boards,
a tackle from the side,
or a crash over the handlebars.
Some sports injuries are a lot less dramatic, yet still involve movement. We... | 2,975 | 743 | 1.9295 | 2 | Basic | 0.7938 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Storing Human Milk
Most of us are used to storing milk that has been pasteurized. Pasteurization is a method of heat-treating the milk so that harmful bacteria are killed. Unfortunately, all of the beneficial cells are killed as well. Because of this, we have learned to always keep milk and other dairy products refrige... | 1,461 | 365 | 2.9818 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.913 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Why does everyone in a Business have Roles, Responsibilities and belong to a Department? Why are some staff promoted to Leaders and Managers?
How do we know who does what?....
First, some fun, can you organise this 'unruly lot'....?
You need to draw up your own Organisation Chart for Hastingsbury! Using copy, paste and... | 928 | 232 | 1.7765 | 2 | Basic | 0.7722 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
This Arabian gulf emirate called Dubai city treasures a rich combination
of Arab-Islamic culture and modern charming-adventurous features that
offer something to everyone be it a tourist in search of comfort and
luxury or a business traveler to get highest standards of economic
growth and prosperity. Since Dubai is so ... | 5,477 | 1,369 | 3.4417 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.8858 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
A part of the Waters of the World exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium, this is the Blue Iguana, A 2002 report issued by the National Trust for the Cayman Islands said fewer than 30 Grand Cayman blue iguanas (Cyclura lewisi) remained in the wild. Fewer than 120 existed globally when you added those living at zoos, aquariums a... | 1,972 | 493 | 2.0415 | 2 | Basic | 0.8096 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The mass media (newspaper, radio, television & recently internet) has greatly developed from the conventional way it used to be into a more diverse & interesting ways of disseminating information to their targeted, scattered, heterogeneous audience. For the purpose of this study, a few selected media organizations are ... | 4,519 | 1,129 | 2.7332 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9158 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The Labradoodle is a hybrid or cross-breed dog that consists of a mixture of a Labrador and a Poodle, and because there can be a lot of variance between the two breeds when they are crossed, Labradoodles do not really conform to a set appearance norm, so a range of quite different looking dogs may all potentially be La... | 4,918 | 1,229 | 3.7161 | 4 | Complex | 0.8435 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Not all surfaces are created equal. Depending on what you’re pointing your infrared gun at you’re likely to get variations in emitted infrared energy. This variation is called emissivity. Emissivity is a measure of a material’s ability to emit infrared energy. It is measured on a scale from just about 0.00 to just belo... | 1,687 | 421 | 2.6855 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9162 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Correction Appended: May 3, 2007
With transport accounting for more than 30% of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, one of the best ways to reduce them is by riding something many of us haven't tried since the ninth grade: a bus. Public transit saves an estimated 1.4 billion gal. of gas annually, which translates into about... | 1,336 | 334 | 3.31 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.8796 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Would you pull me out an A? Is a D higher than a C? Am I a D person? These are all questions that have been posed to me over the years. Micheal thought I sat with a fish like bowl and just opened a report card and then pulled out a grade from the Bowl . . . Tommy A in Math, C in reading. . . . He didn’t have a clue wha... | 1,478 | 369 | 1.3757 | 1 | Simple | 0.6703 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
... complicated by pronunciation
My husband discovered that I did not know the meaning of two commonly used words, loose versus lose. I was using "lose" when I should have used "loose" and "loose" when the sentence called for "lose."
To better understand these two words, to use correct pronunciation, to double check th... | 1,443 | 360 | 1.7109 | 2 | Basic | 0.7185 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
During week 20 of your pregnancy, your baby continues to mature and develop and as with other earlier weeks, week 20 is no exception when it comes to developmental strides.
At this point (between 18-22 weeks), if curiosity has the best of you, there is the chance that during an ultrasound you can find out if your littl... | 10,343 | 2,585 | 2.7527 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9265 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Philip Ball, writing for BBC Future:
Newborn fish not only can count, but also can be taught to count better. This discovery by a team of psychologists at the University of Padova in Italy, might seem bizarre, even frivolous at first glance, but in fact it bears on a deep and interesting question: how do we assess the ... | 940 | 235 | 1.9607 | 2 | Basic | 0.8027 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
A mountain is a better protection than a river, but in 15 AD, when the Romans took over the Thracian lands between the Danube and the Stara Planina mountain, they had no choice: The mighty river, whose upper course they had already mastered, became the frontier of the expanding empire, setting a clear line between the ... | 18,433 | 4,608 | 2.4166 | 2 | Basic | 0.8672 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The growing obesity epidemic throughout the world is linked to increased food energy supply, revealed a new research published in the Bulletin of World Health Organization. The study analyzed the available food supply - obesity link in 69 countries to come to this conclusion.
It's the abundance of food that's been caus... | 2,007 | 501 | 3.1276 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9585 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Ñuflo de Chaves was born and grew up in the small Spanish village of Santa Cruz de la Sierra ("Holy Cross of the Mountains"), some 12 km south of Trujillo in the Extremadura region in Spain.
He joined the military and went to South America as a conquistador.
In 1544 in Asunción (in today's Paraguay) he participated in ... | 1,295 | 323 | 2.8722 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.944 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
If you will be told that eating red meat can shorten your life, would you stop eating it? You may not believe it but there really is truth to this—red meat can be unhealthy, study suggests.
Some people may really find it difficult to omit this from their diet since red meat is our basic and primary source of protein, a... | 1,736 | 434 | 2.9756 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9585 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
There is no better example of this than Judah and Tamar. Although her “air time” in the text is short, Tamar plays a pivotal role in one of Genesis’ most amazing character transformations.
We meet Judah as Joseph’s conniving and greedy older brother. When the brothers scheme to kill their younger brother Joseph, Judah,... | 2,818 | 704 | 2.416 | 2 | Basic | 0.8524 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Getting our science out to the public is one of our most important goals. We’re lucky that we get to go to work every day and solve problems that we find fascinating and we want everyone to have the opportunity to read about, join in, and get amped on our science too! Luckily we’ve been fortunate enough to collaborate ... | 776 | 194 | 1.8063 | 2 | Basic | 0.7465 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Bristol Porcelain Factory, 1772-1775
The Victoria & Albert Museum
Made between 1772 and 1775, this hard-paste porcelain figure is the work of the Bristol Porcelain Factory. Painted in enamels, we have a figure of Earth as a young man with a cloak of dark brown thrown over his shoulders. His sleeveless tunic is adorned ... | 619 | 154 | 1.686 | 2 | Basic | 0.7324 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Teaching Kids To Interact Safely With Dogs
Kids have a natural curiosity about dogs, but recent statistics show that children under 9 years of age are the group most affected by dog bites and strikes. So what is being done to reduce dog bite incidents involving children and teach them to understand dog behaviour and in... | 3,815 | 953 | 2.4882 | 2 | Basic | 0.8921 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
I am proud to say that when my parents immigrated to this nation with only two suitcases, a few hundred dollars, and a whole lot of courage, they were able to achieve the American Dream. Despite being completely unaccustomed to the American environment, they made a living for my sister and me. However, this experience ... | 5,662 | 1,415 | 3.597 | 4 | Complex | 0.8696 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
By Lucia Ona, CEDIK Research Associate
The issue of aging in the rural communities of Kentucky has profound social and economic implications. Within a community, an aging population can lead to both opportunities and challenges that require action from individuals, communities, governments and the private sector. In pa... | 3,925 | 981 | 2.7654 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9166 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
In the late 14th century Michel Menschein, a wealthy Viennese cloth merchant, commissioned local artists to paint a series of frescoes on the walls of his banqueting hall. The paintings depicted a cycle of songs by Neidhart von Reuental, a 13th century minnesinger, who was particularly fond of satirising the erotic rel... | 11,574 | 2,893 | 2.2882 | 2 | Basic | 0.8335 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
You might think that a coal-burning locomotive built in 1937 had nothing left to offer the modern rail industry, short of being a nice museum piece. In the case of Locomotive 3463, however, that appears to be far from true – now in the hands of engineers from the Coalition for Sustainable Rail (CSR), it is set to becom... | 2,436 | 609 | 3.2753 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9011 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The role of a lawyer in a democratic society is significant in that lawyers ensure that the democracy is functional and its citizens enjoy fundamental human rights. Acting as advocates and advisers, lawyers also play an important role in virtually all business transactions in this country. And yet, as critical as they ... | 682 | 170 | 3.1598 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.953 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
A circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome
his legal problems were not a factor in his decision
she worked fast, conscious of the time factor
A gene that determines a hereditary characteristic
the Rhesus factor
A number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given numbe... | 5,219 | 1,304 | 2.5743 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.8734 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Welcome to the Oral Proficiency of L2 Late Learners mini wiki at Scratchpad!
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Oral Proficiency of L2 Late Learners
IntroductionIn second language learning, it is commonly believed that the eariler children learn target language, the better oral proficienc... | 5,492 | 1,373 | 3.4759 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.8703 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
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Urban Exploration is the exploration of man-made environments, usually abandoned or seldom visited. Urban exploration is commonly used together with Parkour, and Climbing in order to access hard-to-reach areas.
Urban exploration can be dangerous, as most ar... | 617 | 154 | 3.4533 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9031 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Learning foreign languages is considered a very difficult job, but it is not. Obviously, anything new is difficult but with hard work and consistency, it can be made understandable and simple. Speaking languages other than your vernacular may seem intricate at first, but once you follow the following points, it would n... | 2,778 | 694 | 1 | 1 | Simple | 0.6067 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
An elephant named Annabelle, who became prolific with a paintbrush and easel, is responsible for the creation of the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage.
It all started when Anchorage grocer Jack Snyder saw a tongue-in-cheek come-on as part of a Chiffon toilet paper contest for grocers in 1966. The Crown Zellerbach company ad anno... | 2,986 | 746 | 2.1206 | 2 | Basic | 0.8178 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
A new survey of science faculty at Texas universities showed that 94 percent reject the idea that there are weaknesses in the theory of evolution, an argument used by proponents of creationism and intelligent design to persuade teachers to “teach the controversy” over evolution.
The survey was paid for the Texas Freedo... | 1,800 | 450 | 4.0558 | 4 | Complex | 0.7988 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Mean atmospheric O2
Geologic Time Scale
A herd of two ton centrosaurine ceratopsian dinosaurs of the genus Einiosaurus roam the plains in what is today the Two Medicine Formation in northwestern Montana. In the distance a long-dormant volcano signals its return to activity by cauterizing snow cover into great clouds of... | 1,167 | 291 | 3.1686 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.8968 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Great Wall was a gigantic defence work during
ancient China. Seperate walls were built in the 7th
century B. C. by small warring states. After the
unification of central China, Emperor Qin Shihuang
ordered in 214 B. C. to link up those walls in the
north to prevent the Huns from coming to the south.
The construction co... | 1,795 | 448 | 1.9064 | 2 | Basic | 0.7639 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Top-level domain (TLD) is a domain at the highest level of the hierarchical DNS of the Internet. The TLD are installed in the root zone of the name space. ICANN operates the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) which is in charge of maintaining the DNS root zone.
For example, in www.above.com the Top-level domain... | 1,891 | 472 | 1.4438 | 1 | Simple | 0.6711 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Circus arts are part of the physical education curriculum at the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School. Through activities like tumbling and acrobatics children are encouraged to experience and gain an awareness of the space around them. When students feel comfortable moving in their bodies as well as extending into t... | 907 | 226 | 2.7885 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.8938 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
When you hear the phrase "Ghost Shark" you might think that it's the title of a new horror film.
A recently published research paper by MBARI researcher Lonny Lundsten and his colleagues said the fishy specimens were recently spotted in waters near the Hawaiian Islands and Central California, notes the MBARI website; t... | 1,951 | 487 | 2.3546 | 2 | Basic | 0.854 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
For Immediate Release, June 8, 2011
Contact: Jeff Miller, (415) 669-7357
California Pumps Kill 6 Million Sacramento Splittail, 50,000 Imperiled Salmon
SAN FRANCISCO— In one of the largest fish kills in California history, new federal data show, the Central Valley Project and State Water Project pumps in the Sacramento-... | 3,980 | 995 | 4.0094 | 4 | Complex | 0.8021 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Snow shoveling heart attacks have caused 14 deaths this month, February, 2015, in Chicago alone. Hear why, and how to avoid them.
We reported this danger at the start of winter, but it’s worth repeating. Snow shoveling is very hard on the heart.
Clearing sidewalks and driveways can raise the pulse above recommended lim... | 3,600 | 900 | 1.9525 | 2 | Basic | 0.7358 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Pupils 'have accepted' forms of e-learning as integral to their education
An expert in the use of computer technology in the education sector has claimed that pupils now view virtual learning environments provided through technology as an integral part of their learning experience.
Miles Berry, a senior lecturer in ICT... | 1,260 | 315 | 3.347 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9212 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
What are the causes of cramping, what can you do to prevent them? Unfortunately, nobody knows the answer for sure, but there are a number of possible causes and corresponding preventative measures.
Cramps are spasmodic, painful, involuntary muscle contractions. This page is focused on Exercise Associated Muscle Cramps ... | 7,625 | 1,906 | 2.0251 | 2 | Basic | 0.8001 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Fenrir Special Attacks
In Norse mythology, Fenris (originally spelled Fenrisulfr) was the eldest offspring of the prankster god Loki and the giantess Angrboda. His siblings were the dragon monster Jormungandr (see Jormungand) and Hel, the future ruler of the underworld that would bear the same name.
Despite that his si... | 2,577 | 644 | 3.2911 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9307 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The soft, non-cognitive curriculum is neither soft, nor non-cognitive, nor a curriculum.
One afternoon I met a fifth grade teacher grading papers and writing report cards in a café. When I greeted him he didn’t say “Hi,” but waving Maya’s report card in the air said: “Now this is what a model student looks like.”
“What... | 4,766 | 1,191 | 1.4072 | 1 | Simple | 0.6974 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Mayflies have begun to swarm in Wisconsin and other states near the Mississippi River and they can create a dangerous mess. The mayflies are attracted to light and form congregations of thousands that swarm through the air or pile up in thick masses on the roads, houses and other structures. Cars running over the masse... | 3,098 | 774 | 1.9319 | 2 | Basic | 0.767 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Isn’t the Teacher calling His students to mirror God’s largesse in their own lives?
Largesse - generosity or liberality, especially in spirit or attitude.
This is the Father our Teacher knows intimately and - as He points out – everyone in the world already experiences to some degree every day:
He causes his sun to ris... | 999 | 249 | 1.1212 | 1 | Simple | 0.6322 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Most automobiles use a single gas-powered
engine for propulsion. These engines have been around, in one form or another,
for more than 100 years. They use the explosive power of gasoline to create
power for the engine, but much of the energy is lost during the process. That's
where hybrid vehicles come in.
Instead of l... | 3,269 | 817 | 2.45 | 2 | Basic | 0.865 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
A medium egg is about the size of a one-quarter cup. That's the proper size for serving of dried fruit.
One-half cup is about the size of a billiard ball. A half-cup portion is a single serving of the following foods: cooked grains (such as oats or brown rice), dry cereal, raw fruit (canned, fresh or frozen), cooked ve... | 1,309 | 327 | 2.4748 | 2 | Basic | 0.8496 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Children’s language begins and develops at individual rates and with unique qualities. Some may speak clearly at age 1, while others perfect their speech at a later time or with a less sophisticated vocabulary.
In some cases, children have neurological problems with certain speech patterns or sounds. They may have a li... | 2,972 | 743 | 1.48 | 1 | Simple | 0.7177 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
I’m looking at photographs of the Black Panthers: men in formation wearing black leather jackets, with buttons featuring Huey P. Newton’s image fixed to their lapels. I see women standing together, their solidarity signaled by their afros — big, blown-out, defying the mandates of the dominant culture. I look at group o... | 5,746 | 1,436 | 3.4121 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9026 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Independent Reading Journal prompts
- Describe when & where the story is taking place, information about the narrator, what you think the book is trying to achieve, what theme(s ) or life issue(s) the book focuses on.
Indian philosophy Siddhartha is told by an omniscient third person narrator with frequent direct and i... | 8,283 | 2,070 | 2.3982 | 2 | Basic | 0.857 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Scientists have split the atom, put men on the moon and discovered the DNA of which we are made, but there are 10 key mysteries of human behavior which they have failed to fully explain.
The New Scientist magazine compiled a list of the everyday aspects of life which continue to confound the world’s greatest brains, in... | 3,208 | 802 | 3.0845 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9521 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The competion was for new ideas for a large secondary school, however the brief provided was that used for conventional schools built in the past.
An archetypal urban planning device is employed to order the site. Roman colonial towns were ordered by 2 avenues, the cardo maximus and decumanus maximus on the north south... | 1,271 | 317 | 3.2216 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9158 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
List of howitzers
Howitzers are one of two main types of field artillery, the other being the field gun. Howitzers fire a heavy shell in a high-trajectory from a short barrel. They have a short range, but they are slightly more mobile than similar size field guns. Since World War II howitzers have gained longer barrels... | 1,219 | 304 | 1.6791 | 2 | Basic | 0.6863 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Technology / Digital Cameras / Optical Zoom: The ability to magnify a subject for close-ups, by adjusting the camera's lens assembly (thus the name 'optical'). Most current digital cameras include an optical zoom lens of some kind. The amount of zoom commonly varies between 3X and 20X, 3X being less range and 20X being... | 944 | 236 | 3.8028 | 4 | Complex | 0.7736 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
When I first learned about laminating with contact paper from the book, The Toddler’s Busy Book, I admittedly got a little carried away with “laminating” everything. One of the things I made was this set of colored shapes to help my toddler learn both his shapes and colors.
Time Required: ~2 hours
Cost: Less than $5 in... | 1,570 | 392 | 1.5031 | 2 | Basic | 0.6926 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Dr. Shaaban Fundi
Will Uranium Mining Be a Natural Resource or Curse to Tanzania?
Tanzania will soon be joining African countries like Namibia, Niger, and Malawi as uranium exporters if proposed uranium mining projects are approved by the government. Short term benefits of uranium mining include job opportunities for t... | 5,192 | 1,298 | 4.0657 | 4 | Complex | 0.7865 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
AI and Society: The Next Industrial Revolution?
In 1821, economist David Ricardo posed the machinery question with regard to the then ongoing industrial revolution, which concerns the "opinion entertained by the laboring class, that the employment of machinery is frequently detrimental to their interests". Today in 201... | 15,014 | 3,753 | 3.7268 | 4 | Complex | 0.8441 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
In Chapter 2–Chapter 4 you learned how bit patterns can be used to represent data. And in Chapter 5–Chapter 7 you learned how bits can be implemented in hardware and used to perform computations. In this Chapter you will see some machine code (bit patterns) that are represented by assembly language instructions. This w... | 497 | 124 | 1 | 1 | Simple | 0.6185 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Akinwande Oluwole “Wole” Soyinka (born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian writer, notable especially as a playwright and poet; he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first person in Africa and the diaspora to be so honoured.
Soyinka was born into a Yoruba family in Abeokuta.
After study in Nigeria and the UK, ... | 1,005 | 251 | 1.6249 | 2 | Basic | 0.7453 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
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Big Bounce Theory to Help Answer Fundamental Questions
The Big Bang model is the current consensus theory on the origin of the universe. Yet it still has problems which physicists are working to iron out, particularly with regard to that initial condition right before the universe began to expand.
At tha... | 3,066 | 766 | 3.0168 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9472 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The Georgia Department of Education and Georgia Credit Recovery want to make sure students participating in the credit recovery program have all of the tools needed to be successful. Georgia Credit Recovery has developed best practice ideas to help school systems implement effective credit recovery programs.
Establish ... | 1,737 | 434 | 3.4098 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.8895 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The QRS complex indicates ventricular depolarization. Depolarization triggers contraction of the ventricles.
Because of the larger tissue mass, the QRS complex is larger than the P wave. While the prototypical QRS complex consists of three wave components, one or two of these components may be missing.
In this step, me... | 642 | 160 | 2.9596 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9011 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
February 10, 2009
After 30 years of banning new nuclear power and decommissioning four reactors, the Swedish government has reversed its anti-nuclear course. The 10 reactors operating presently can continue until the end of their economic life time, maximum 60 years, and be replaced by new, even bigger ones on the pres... | 2,614 | 653 | 2.515 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.8725 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
The Brexit vote was a referendum posed to the British people to either leave or stay in the European Union. If the “leave” vote won, Britain would leave the EU by 2019. If “stay” had won, Britain would have remained in the EU. As we now know, the majority of the British citizens voted to leave the EU.
The two main reas... | 2,962 | 740 | 1.448 | 1 | Simple | 0.6941 | false | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
|Location||500 St. Ann Street & 500 St. Peter Street, New Orleans, Louisiana|
|Architect||James Gallier; Henry Howard|
|NRHP Reference #||74000934|
|Added to NRHP||May 30, 1974|
|Designated NHL||May 30, 1974|
The Pontalba Buildings form two sides of Jackson Square in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. They a... | 2,973 | 743 | 1.8868 | 2 | Basic | 0.7169 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
Standardized Testing is around the corner! Are your students ready??
This packet is designed to teach listening skills and to provide practice in remembering and thinking about facts. The teacher reads a short story. The students listen and then do an independent activity page which features memory exercises, vocabular... | 415 | 103 | 1.6665 | 2 | Basic | 0.715 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
True or False? “Strong people have strong relationships.” On the surface this statement appears to be true. You shouldn’t have to sacrifice your personal strength to be in a relationship. Insecurities interfere with having a close relationship.
But there are many times when individual strength conflicts with relationsh... | 1,509 | 377 | 2.9359 | 3 | Mid-Complexity | 0.9567 | true | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu / sample-10BT |
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