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Once, Lakshmi Pratury says, she was deeply troubled by the public lives of young people on the Internet, but now she has hope — because the same kids who post their party pics online are also posting their political outrage.
Her talk turns to a sad and shocking recent event: the gang-rape and torture of an Indian woman... | <urn:uuid:712c5ba2-c8f3-4d8f-8aa6-e1b954f8517a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.ted.com/2013/02/28/remembering-jyoti-singh-lakshmi-pratury-at-ted2013/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968271 | 189 | 1.804688 | 2 |
Biopics detail variegated historical portraits
Itâs hard to think of original ideas in Hollywood these days. New ideas might earn critical jabs, or they might never make a ripple. One way to stack the deck in a filmâs favor is to take the subject from something people already have some familiarity with, such as a famou... | <urn:uuid:b86502fb-2c49-4e88-962f-b4ee303fdc2a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://dailytrojan.com/2011/11/17/biopics-detail-variegated-historical-portraits/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951997 | 1,110 | 1.59375 | 2 |
One student’s responses to short story/bullying unit
The idea for this humanities unit (and many of the materials I used) came from the awesome Scholastic book with the purple cover, Enactment Strategies That Work. I’ve typed up this student’s work just as he wrote it. Most of the written reflections were Do Nows. The ... | <urn:uuid:f5d0b68a-a3dc-4cf8-aebf-d95cb608e47a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://storiesfrommyclass.tumblr.com/tagged/enactment-strategies | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00024-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956936 | 325 | 3 | 3 |
Bus Drivers Union Proposes Hours Change
The union representing TriMet
bus drivers has come up with an idea to stop them from working too many hours. The Amalgamated Transit Union
proposes requiring drivers to have at least ten hours off between shifts. Union President Bruce Hansen says the time to study the problem is ... | <urn:uuid:b32f5595-2c6a-4adc-8a43-d9c02cd8ff69> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://kxl.com/pages/print_landing?blockID=657585&feedID=10446 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00003-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957336 | 164 | 1.601563 | 2 |
The Baruch College ESL Speech Lab is a collaboration between SACC and the Department of Communication Studies. It has a variety of software programs on pronunciation, rhythm, intonation, grammar, conversation management, vocabulary development, listening/lecture comprehension, and business communication skills. Student... | <urn:uuid:61a084a9-d2f7-4283-9313-15ae021ce5ba> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/tfcs/esl-speech-lab/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933877 | 260 | 1.796875 | 2 |
The International Theatre and Literacy Project brings theatre artists to developing countries to conduct playwriting workshops for students and teachers in rural villages. ITLP uses dramatic activities to teach English, develop independent thinking and self-empowerment to help young people advance their educational and... | <urn:uuid:9d34382c-bce4-4ab1-aacb-1e5a1576301e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://itlp.org/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00061-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948172 | 424 | 1.78125 | 2 |
Canadian IP lobby gives SOPA a try
by Ariel Bogle
Canada’s leading intellectual property lobby, the Canadian IP Council (CIPC), seems to be eagerly following the US down the SOPA rabbit hole.
On his blog, IP law professor at the University of Ottawa, Michael Geist, laments the release of a new policy document realised ... | <urn:uuid:3be30188-bedd-4bbd-888e-a147e13fab7a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mhpbooks.com/canadian-ip-lobby-gives-sopa-a-try/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940967 | 472 | 1.664063 | 2 |
70% of Decline in Death from Heart Disease Due to Treatment Advances in the 1980s
For immediate release: February 14, 1997
Boston, MA--Harvard School of Public Health investigators report that 70% of the decline in deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the U.S. between 1980 and 1990 can be attributed to treatment... | <urn:uuid:2ef16152-2223-430f-beef-32e1b215d1d6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://archive.sph.harvard.edu/press-releases/archives/1997-releases/press02141997.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00045-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953932 | 564 | 2.5 | 2 |
Posted February 21, 2013 Atlanta, GA
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alenka Zajic has published a new textbook, Mobile-to-Mobile Wireless Channels. Dr. Zajic joined the faculty of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Georgia Tech as an assistant professor last fall.
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The Lafayette Police Department would like to wish all of its citizens a “Happy and Safe Holiday Season”. The Police Department offers the following safety tips while shopping and at home:
Holiday Crime Prevention Tips While Shopping:
• Stay alert to your surroundings and the people around you.
• Shop with a friend, th... | <urn:uuid:de908b5e-9801-4d89-95e4-813ae9066d67> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://kadn.com/class-reunions/holiday-shopping-safety-tips | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00047-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926217 | 649 | 1.875 | 2 |
Science subject and location tags
Articles, documents and multimedia from ABC Science
Tuesday, 23 October 2012 5
Ask an Expert Can tumour cells get passed to another person through blood contact, for example from blood donations or used needles?
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Up to 70,000 Australians may have undetected hi... | <urn:uuid:b77e9b68-c1ce-4e2e-98e2-84f0630b9b93> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.abc.net.au/science/tag/browse.htm?site=science&topic=&tag=blood&page=01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933848 | 578 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Back in the Classroom
Conduct a brief review to help students get ready to write their
First, review the typical elements of a story: characters, plot, and setting.
Lead a discussion in which students describe the most appealing features
of stories they have read or seen in films and write their ideas on an overhead
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Daniel Rudd, James Augustine Healy, Elisabeth Clarisse Lange, Augustus Tolton, Pierre Toussaint are among the names that resonate for Black Catholics.”
Informed estimates place the number of Catholics of African descent in America at about 3% of the total Catholic population of the United States. Within the worldwide C... | <urn:uuid:13b25248-680e-4038-baff-2983efd25f8b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://catholicgene.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/november-is-national-black-catholic-history-month/?like=1&_wpnonce=c8fd5cd082 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00021-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958826 | 1,040 | 2.640625 | 3 |
They argued over the forced spending cuts known as sequestration before those cuts took effect, and on the first full day of the cuts being official, Congress and the White House are still bickering over who is to blame.
"It's happening because Republicans in Congress chose this outcome over closing a single wasteful t... | <urn:uuid:a4b6c28d-198c-4ad6-8f35-4ddf7c3df8e4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.krdo.com/news/Debate-ensues-on-day-1-of-forced-spending-cuts/-/417220/19150648/-/2v3erez/-/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00027-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968041 | 807 | 1.734375 | 2 |
KIRBY LUMBER CORPORATION v. PHINNEY
68-2 USTC ¶ 9446; 22 AFTR 2d 5069 (W.D, Tex. 1968).
OUTRIGHT SALES-CAPITAL GAIN v. ORDINARY INCOME
·Liquidation of tie grade hardwood holdings by manufacturer of pine products
··Over 200 sales contracts with 14 purchasers not, in this case, destructive of capital gain treatment
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Origin & History
Originating from tropical Mexico, the poinsettia was named for Dr. Joel Roberts-Poinsett, the US Ambassador to Mexico, who brought the first poinsettia flower to the United States in 1928.
Sentiment & Symbolism
The poinsettia's rich scarlet color comes from its bracts (the leaf-like sections which grow... | <urn:uuid:361e0339-ac19-408b-89d6-cd3976e703dd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.columbiafloristoh.com/about-flowers/poinsetta/display | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945741 | 268 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Introduction to Kumarakom Tours:
One of the most beautiful tourist attractions in Kerala is Kumarakom. This is in fact a village and it consists of some tiny islets. It is situated in the Vembanad Lake in the state of Kerala.
The beautiful water world is truly attractive. Ayurvedic massages are many other body-rejuvena... | <urn:uuid:37e7c0c2-42b1-470c-b217-840a4c9b6f9b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.southindiatourtravel.com/travel-to-kumarakom.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957052 | 531 | 1.78125 | 2 |
Fast Facts :
Situated : Fatehabad,(Haryana)
Constructed By : Humayun
Constructed During : 1529-1556AD
Religion : Islam
Humayun, the oldest son of the Mughal Emperor Babur had constructed this Mosque. The time taken to construct this mosque was too long as it was started in the year 1526 and had lasted till the year 155... | <urn:uuid:a797cc4f-84fb-4caf-a015-232dbe3222fa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.traveladda.com/north_india/haryana/pilgrimages/humayun_mosque.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00059-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98654 | 495 | 3.46875 | 3 |
The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted
by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and
set him free. They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy's first act was
to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is a contract research organisation involved in many international assignments. With its more than 3000 employees, VTT provides a wide range of technology and applied research services for its clients, private companies, institutions and the public sector. VTT Biotechnology, one... | <urn:uuid:a41382d1-74ed-4600-a8fb-ee258b646e14> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.healthgrain.eu/pub/partners.php?pid=130;sort=a | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931287 | 636 | 1.78125 | 2 |
Margaret Wrinkle’s luminous, affecting debut novel is the impassioned story of two men and a woman joined by slave breeding in early-nineteenth-century Tennessee. Written as an accusation, a revelation, and a prayer, Wash challenges contemporary assumptions as it transcends time, revealing anew this explosive shard of ... | <urn:uuid:bd8182f8-e2e4-4cdb-a1a9-385a5cc792af> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bookpassage.com/book/9780802120663 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00061-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92488 | 632 | 1.648438 | 2 |
February 12, 2012 7 Comments
Last week I published a post on vocabulary. I’d like to start out by thanking everyone for their great responses, I came away with a lot of ideas and lots to think about. In the post, I gave a run-down of some of my aims for the next few weeks/months/years. since starting though my focus ha... | <urn:uuid:01a538fd-266c-40fc-9e96-9bb682ef0433> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://languagemoments.wordpress.com/tag/lexical-approach/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00058-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910948 | 2,595 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Everyday here at the James Preservation Trust requests come in for factual information. The fake & faker stuff gets blown out fairly easily. Queries about the partisan or outlaw careers of F & JJ get referred to published authorities or directed to authoritative resources. We handle most of the stuff related to the Jam... | <urn:uuid:e0be6c67-df5c-43de-b2bc-42588e8853d7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://truewest.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?tag=Jesse | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961004 | 383 | 1.710938 | 2 |
President George W. Bush today proposed a flat budget for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2009 while asking for double-digit increases at the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy's Office of Science, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The numbers, part of hi... | <urn:uuid:10218e85-62a3-4b8a-9714-051d18ace7b2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2008/02/04-01.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00044-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960567 | 2,548 | 1.796875 | 2 |
Article from Sarasota Herald Tribune - October 2012
Beth's Recommendations to Weight Loss & Fitness
Article by Beth Golden, AFAA Licensed Fitness Professional and Licensed Zumba® Instructor
Always a work in progress but here are some tips I have gained from my learning experiences both good and bad:
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So mentally my situation is the following:
I was raised that pain is personal and when you are sick you suck it up and keep going. So, that did not work well for me in the first 5 years of CFS so I decided to change.
I am wondering what level of detail is necessary for family and friends to understand the situation wit... | <urn:uuid:c0180657-a7e1-4431-92d2-b759cdb68c75> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?entries/cfs-implications-for-family-how-to-communicate.1205/&page=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00074-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972012 | 683 | 1.523438 | 2 |
The Forgotten Books of Eden, by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., , at sacred-texts.com
The Second Son of Jacob and Leah.
Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah. The strong man. He becomes jealous of Joseph and is an instigator of the plot against Joseph.
THE copy of the words of Simeon, the things which he spake to his sons... | <urn:uuid:83dc02c6-bacb-4e6f-ae14-c5eaf5af5310> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/fbe/fbe269.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.985127 | 778 | 2.0625 | 2 |
May 19, 2008 Objective, validated measures for assessing outcomes following facial plastic surgery have become more prevalent over the past decade, according to a review of previous studies.
Outcomes studies can be broadly grouped into three categories, according to background information in the article. Patient-report... | <urn:uuid:7fab28dd-32d7-42d0-bd65-5f93308aaab4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080519170149.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00029-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954383 | 573 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Multiplatform series to chronicle the art, creativity and innovation of the San Francisco Bay Area
After a stiff national competition, the Association of Independents in Radio, Inc. (AIR) announced that the Peabody Award-winning producers The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva) and KQED Public Radio have been ... | <urn:uuid:36bf4202-3aaf-439b-9e5b-6aad13a71089> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.kqed.org/pressroom/2012/02/07/kqed-and-the-kitchen-sisters-launch-airlocalore-radio-and-web-initiative-with-the-making-of%E2%80%A6/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00029-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934067 | 1,728 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Binghamton University to host cross-cultural awareness seminar
Binghamton University’s Office of Continuing Education & Outreach is sponsoring a half day seminar, “Cross-Cultural Competencies: Building Yours!” from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday, October 24. This seminar, which will focus on cross-cultural awareness, comm... | <urn:uuid:956f88b1-3456-4d9f-bb49-4e5a719347e9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www2.binghamton.edu/news/news-releases/news-release.html?id=299 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00062-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918221 | 338 | 1.617188 | 2 |
In an attempt to eat healthier I recently purchased a bottle of EVOO. I don't like olives and did not think I would care for EVOO but decided to give it a shot. Not bad.
But I have recently read several articles about how almost 70% of imported EVOO is "cut" with less expensive oils. One such article came out of UC Dav... | <urn:uuid:928af086-d159-46dc-9c0a-dd963cd7dc1c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://boards.hgtv.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6284011632/m/8623986267?r=7543986267 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962569 | 1,326 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Photograph via Flickr by Gonçalo Valverde
The wooden horse was finally completed, polished, and varnished at the break of day. It had been hard work and required dozens of soldiers supervised by three master carpenters. Majestic and motionless, it rises above the center of the beach. They leave it to dry the whole day.... | <urn:uuid:aca6c8ee-be0b-4cc7-8d62-a6a460cd6a9a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.guernicamag.com/fiction/monzo_6_15_11/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00051-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96363 | 2,005 | 2.484375 | 2 |
It was sorry news indeed to read of the plight of the Baltimore-based developer Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse the other day in the ProJo. The developer, which specializes in converting old mill buildings for new use, had been very active in RI and Providence in particular during the last decade. (more...)
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Scientists have used a new x-ray technique to produce spectacular 3D images of Roman coins that were corroded inside pots or blocks of soil.
The rotating images built up from thousands of two-dimensional scans are so clear that individual coins can be identified and dated, without a single battered denarius – the Roman... | <urn:uuid:8f469c83-37b8-4c81-9e29-c61923520acd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jul/09/x-rays-reveal-secrets-roman-coins?CMP=twt_fd | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00062-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964785 | 664 | 3.75 | 4 |
An Illustrated Guide to ARIZONA WEEDS
The University of Arizona Press
SIXWEEKS NEEDLE GRAMA, needle grama
SIXWEEKS NEEDLE GRAMA-Bouteloua aristidoides (H. B. K.) Griseb.
DESCRIPTION-A low, delicate, short lived summer annual, reproducing by seeds. The slender stems are 3 to 12 or more inches high, from a weak shallow r... | <urn:uuid:d51f2994-997a-4ecb-8ad5-9f5328db452a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/onlinebks/WEEDS/NEEDGRAM.HTM | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00031-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93348 | 315 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Academic Computing supports the instructional and research functions of the University by providing access to diverse computing resources. These resources include Windows, Mac, Linux, and UNIX servers and workstations. Over 25 computer laboratories supporting PC and Macintosh standards are available on campus for open ... | <urn:uuid:8a2fca0b-7c4b-43a4-b71d-de40964d15e3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.winthrop.edu/technology/default.aspx?id=7739 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00031-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931485 | 1,112 | 1.578125 | 2 |
21/05/2012 - Boosting investment in education, skills and training now is the key to strong, sustainable and shared growth in the future, according to the OECD Skills Strategy.
This major new initiative aims to help governments build economic resilience, boost employment and reinforce social cohesion.
The Skills Strate... | <urn:uuid:b5a34f36-9656-4dfb-ad4b-474c1d4dd1ac> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.oecd.org/education/oecdlaunchesskillsstrategytoboostjobsandgrowth.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920087 | 886 | 2.734375 | 3 |
By Cecilia Romero
World Youth Day is an even held every two years in which teens and young adults from all over the world come together to witness their Catholic faith. Many Maronites from Lebanon and Australia were also present in Madrid. Reports from the media estimated that three million people traveled to WYD Madri... | <urn:uuid:c4b13d1c-cd72-4045-a373-3e290a4a0fa7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://radiatehislight.blogspot.com/2011/10/maronite-teens-from-north-carolina.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00045-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977558 | 104 | 1.78125 | 2 |
James Casey Sydneysiders should enjoy today's pleasant weather as a spell of cold, wet and windy weather is due to set in on Friday.
Rachel Olding Snow has fallen early on ski fields in NSW and Victoria as a cold snap hits both states.
Adrian Lowe Sweltering one day, shivering the next - that's the prospect Melburnians... | <urn:uuid:93899cec-155b-40f0-8b6e-761a4babf7dd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.watoday.com.au/environment/climate/cold | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952924 | 727 | 1.664063 | 2 |
Flash floods and landslides have killed at least nine people and left thousands homeless in Sri Lanka, disaster management officials said on Tuesday.
Sarath Lal Kumara, a senior Disaster Management Centre (DMC) official said that all 9 deaths have been reported from the central
district of Matale.
Three of them died wh... | <urn:uuid:276b7673-0ad3-4cf5-9457-370bb210b959> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/srilanka/Landslides-flash-floods-kill-9-in-Sri-Lanka/Article1-974331.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965982 | 150 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Southeast Asia is formed by the countries of Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam); and those that are part of the Malay Archipielago, namely Indonesia, Singapore, East Malaysia, Brunei and Phillipines. It is hard to find a region in the world that offers a more fascinating diversity of culture, lan... | <urn:uuid:2d35d478-d536-40b1-b77a-203e45caf0e7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.antipodestours.com/south-east-asia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00027-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923227 | 270 | 1.976563 | 2 |
Really frustrating. Where does it come from? We first look for an anatomical reason (a problem due to some sort of growth that we can see usually with the ultrasound). The most common reason is that there is a polyp inside the uterus. A polyp is a benign growth inside the uterus, kind of like a skin tag on the inside. ... | <urn:uuid:6f8916f1-3b8e-4031-98a4-f692987cc1f3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wellsphere.com/pregnancy-fertility-article/spotting-and-other-variations-in-bleeding/702768 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00029-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964713 | 953 | 2.25 | 2 |
Introducing Auyuittuq National Park
Among the globe's most flabbergasting places, Auyuittuq (ah-you-ee-tuk) means 'the land that never melts.' Appropriately, there are plenty of glaciers in this 19,500-sq-km park, plus jagged peaks, vertiginous cliffs and deep valleys. Hikers trek along the 97km Akshayuk Pass (crossing... | <urn:uuid:175496cf-4e0b-40bf-9943-efd96a3683ee> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/nunavut/auyuittuq-national-park | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00065-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922969 | 375 | 1.664063 | 2 |
US 4654197 A
Disposable cuvette for essentially simultaneous sampling of a fluid and analyzing the sample. The new cuvette comprises a body member having at least one cavity defined by surrounding walls, into which cavity the sample is permitted to enter by capillary force through an inlet communicating said cavity wit... | <urn:uuid:c7346f86-dec6-448e-96e3-547ace0ab998> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US4654197 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00016-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925049 | 3,811 | 1.71875 | 2 |
Unlocking your smartphone may be illegal now, but you wouldn’t know it. When the iOS 6 jailbreak “evasi0n” was launched earlier this month, the tech community responded by using it to unlock seven million iPads and iPhones, definitive proof that the internet wasn’t kidding when it managed to wrangle up over 100,000 sig... | <urn:uuid:1a8b64c5-41d8-494e-ad06-9cbcb671f2c2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://rocksaucestudios.com/tapsauce/post/hackers-vs-apple-the-ongoing-jailbreak-war-continues/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00061-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958518 | 759 | 1.796875 | 2 |
The bad new is – predictably – coming from legislators. This time, in the UK.
They are introducing a bill which would force all internet service providers (ISPs) to monitor, log and store all electronic communication. But more than just that: they would also collect data about the physical electronic equipment used in ... | <urn:uuid:71386925-3979-41fa-b5ec-bd94be4b7173> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.xanthippas.com/2012/06/14/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00036-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946428 | 440 | 1.976563 | 2 |
Once upon a time—back in the 1500s—the word bully was a term of endearment, meaning sweetheart or good friend. By the late 1600s, it had come to mean a tyrannical coward who terrorized the weak, today’s current definition. Apparently not everything improves with time. But with rising public awareness and condemnation, ... | <urn:uuid:530102a1-1718-4cbf-a80f-e6d4ce2dff29> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://counselor.rickscheibner.net/resources/bullying-stories-quote/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00023-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974143 | 90 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Senate House, Bloomsbury, London
This elegant Portland Stone building was completed by the architect Charles Holden in the 1930s. Holden designed a lot of Underground stations around London, including White City and Arnos Grove. There are hints of art deco in all his buildings, but essentially Holden was a modern archi... | <urn:uuid:b54dab6d-b323-497e-bcd0-e99b744fda6e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://styleathome.com/homes/exteriors/beautiful-buildings-according-to-alain-de-botton/a/1130 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00022-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979261 | 413 | 1.726563 | 2 |
"The purpose of this roundtable is to bring together digital humanities scholars working in a variety of languages and approaches. It seeks to find ways to build bridges between the “Anglo-American” center of DH with the rest of the world of DH, both within and outside of the US borders. Because the Digital Humanities ... | <urn:uuid:14c90a50-12cd-4df0-a7a0-218022b36b43> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://storify.com/readywriting/expanding-access-building-bridges-within-digital-h | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95473 | 564 | 2.125 | 2 |
It's a made-in-Iran, "super advanced," radar "evading" military jet, prepared to unleash hell upon the regime's many enemies. "State-of-the-art technologies," Iran claimed! "Modern defense achievements," too! Only there's now one major problem: Aviation experts say this plane can't even fly.
Iran's defense minister unv... | <urn:uuid:59886be6-429f-4fa0-8d54-c8ba7383574c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/02/iran-new-stealth-fighter-jet-fake/61781/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958125 | 746 | 1.726563 | 2 |
Compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1913.
|Chap. 1819||Colville Indian Reservation. Kellar & Indiana Consolidated Smelting Co. may construct a smelter on San Poil River, in.|
|Chap. 1819||Purchase of timber and stone.|
|Chap. 1819||Price of land, stone, etc.|
|Chap. 1819|... | <urn:uuid:d0a857e7-b52b-45f9-8767-4bf02b125ad7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Kappler/Vol3/HTML_files/SES0104A.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00037-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.901205 | 429 | 2.34375 | 2 |
CHICAGO — Does your blood boil at the idea that a candidate for political office can be denied a spot on a ballot because of the inability to speak perfect English? Or does the boiling commence when someone suggests that elected officials don't need to be proficient in the English language to carry on the business of A... | <urn:uuid:c405cb8f-0d0d-41b4-a3ec-75026c46a032> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/feb/01/esther-cepeda-the-need-for-a-bilingual-america/?opinion | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00063-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974925 | 906 | 2.046875 | 2 |
All Tasmanian devils may be infected with a fatal disease within five years, biologists fear. A cancer that causes lethal face tumours has spread to animals in Narawntapu National Park, which was one of the last refuges from the disease for Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial.
It takes weeks rather than days for ... | <urn:uuid:429ca4c1-ccf7-444b-8e70-7b1cd4048909> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19626274.000-60-seconds.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.913928 | 242 | 2.875 | 3 |
Better cars are not the answer
Wise Bread is an optimistic place. There are some people who can't see the congruence between optimism and frugality. I'm talking about the sort of people who point to our progress from 360 square foot houses to 2400 square foot houses and say that, if your vision of the future doesn't ha... | <urn:uuid:341bd20e-7e9d-4aae-a2ad-9a0ba0050436> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wisebread.com/better-cars-are-not-the-answer?wbref=readmore-3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00071-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966404 | 1,436 | 2.15625 | 2 |
If there’s no evolution, there’s no need for better antibiotics
To the editor:
There have been letters back and forth in the creation versus evolution discussions. It is possible to argue that there is no such thing as evolution. It is also possible to argue that Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is ve... | <urn:uuid:84269acf-a31c-4be9-b8c3-b05a1dfdaf04> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://articles.herald-mail.com/2012-07-16/opinion/32702373_1_mrsa-staphylococcus-aureus-penicillin | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00037-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967371 | 673 | 2.34375 | 2 |
Accessibility is all about ensuring that applications can be used by all people, and specifically that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with them. This is often mandated in law e.g. in the USA, Section 508 established binding guidelines for technology accessibility; as did the U... | <urn:uuid:5623b8aa-4bd0-43c5-a36f-8a505048f4a0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://itsnotrocketscience.nfshost.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962714 | 446 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Henry Ford dies and goes to heaven.
At the Gates, St. Peter greets Ford, and tells him, "Well, you've been such a good guy, and your invention...the assembly line for the automobile...changed the world. As a reward, you can hang out with anyone in Heaven you want."
Ford thinks about it, and says, - "I want to hang out ... | <urn:uuid:ecd8c671-a925-40cb-97ab-c2214ad23bf6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.funny.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Funny.woa/wa/funny?fn=C4RDJ&Funny_Jokes=Ford_and_Women | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00049-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965361 | 345 | 1.882813 | 2 |
The Beatrice City Council has decided to allow people who hold concealed-handgun permits to carry guns within city limits.
Under a previous city law, concealed weapons of any kind weren't permitted in the city.
The City Council voted Monday evening to change the law.
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning has said that ... | <urn:uuid:0e01415c-313a-4d8f-aef7-211abe4cfaf6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/43369277.html?site=full | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00067-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947709 | 118 | 1.507813 | 2 |
Skinny Sipping Slideshow: The Best and Worst Beverages for Weight Loss
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Skinny Sipping: Drink Pounds Away
Many of us watch what we eat but not what we drink when on a diet. That’s a mistake. The average American gets a fifth of daily calories from beverages. Choosing the right drinks can tweak you... | <urn:uuid:34a4f922-36a1-4715-ac0c-8edb4d4aaa6b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-skinny-sipping | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918336 | 1,252 | 1.84375 | 2 |
Thursday, February 03, 2011
In today’s (February 3, 2011) Financial Times, Ed Crooks reviewed World on the Edge by Lester Brown, saying that it “manages to cover both the grand sweep of global trends and the fine detail of some of the ideas being developed in response.”
He also calls it “a provocative primer on some of... | <urn:uuid:543699c2-d4c9-4a0f-be54-8abadbe3588e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.earth-policy.org/blog/2011/02/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950889 | 528 | 2.109375 | 2 |
We all know about Cinderella, Rudy, and The Miracle on Ice (if you don’t know, this is when the United States defeated communism with hockey). These are all classic tales of the underdog. They had no chance of success or happiness but then they worked really hard, or had a fairy godmother, or were supported on the shou... | <urn:uuid:81179162-a92c-427e-80b2-1726905434c5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://girlonthecontrary.com/tag/miracle-on-ice/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978474 | 948 | 2.25 | 2 |
The Queen’s Palaces: Holyrood House
Airs Monday, April 16, 2012 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV
Friday, April 13, 2012
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse – these buildings have been part of British royal history for hundreds of years. THE QUEEN'S PALACES, a three-part series, showcases the art and a... | <urn:uuid:eb52bf36-2dbc-4111-9ad3-dda6bbb4584f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/apr/13/queens-palaces-holyrood-house/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00070-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92771 | 404 | 1.90625 | 2 |
"Effective executives start with their time. 'Know thyself,' the old prescription for wisdom, is almost impossibly difficult for mortal men. But everyone can follow the injunction 'Know thy time' if one wants to, and be well on the road toward contribution and effectiveness. Effective executives do not start with their... | <urn:uuid:db6857a6-cf6c-4ce8-9bf6-7e06645c3a0d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://aoprep.blogspot.com/2005/11/rest-in-peace-peter-drucker.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00057-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951608 | 244 | 1.789063 | 2 |
Part of the fun of this for me is to learn more about social movements which has always been a topic my interests bump up against, but something I never had time to formally study.
Reading Castells (who channel Alain Tourraine, apparently), Tilly, and Giddens, among others, brought the idea of social movements into my ... | <urn:uuid:be4b94f0-163b-4d0b-8bc5-146ee0354525> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://netsweweave.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/social-movement-theory-and-terrorism/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00056-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963722 | 538 | 1.6875 | 2 |
Early Release From Jail - The Line
A previous article appearing on this page concerned the “conditional sentence” , a form of punishment enacted in 1996 which permits courts to sentence certain offenders to non-institutional imprisonment. The following is intended as a brief commentary on another aspect of incarcerator... | <urn:uuid:bf5396b1-c37e-4b35-9307-0f62c9929a93> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.courts.ns.ca/bench/early_release.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00053-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962877 | 3,209 | 2 | 2 |
Mechanical engineering seniors showcase final projects
From right to left: Steve Reis, Austin Roe, Jeff Puskarich, Keith Kierzek and Robert Sprague. The students' project earned the highest score in the competition among mechanical engineering seniors.
May 1, 2012
By Brigitte Graf ‘13
The Department of Mechanical Engin... | <urn:uuid:c2b707bb-3903-4fb8-828b-761fc1289348> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bradley.edu/academic/colleges/egt/news/story.dot?id=202871 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965317 | 832 | 1.59375 | 2 |
I don't know if you have the time or patience to build a proof box before you start, but Ed gives directions to build one in his literature.
DH bought a Coleman cooler, drilled two holes: one in the lid for a stem thermometer and one in the side for a low wattage lightbulb and put a rheostat in the cord so that I can c... | <urn:uuid:2ce60981-af1b-49d0-9c0a-bd540123e66e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php?topic=6957.0;prev_next=next | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00033-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924598 | 183 | 1.71875 | 2 |
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The best serve is one that your opponent finds difficult.
But, in general you need to start to work with spin on your serves. The other vital factor then is the placement. Firstly work on developing the amount of spin you can generate, then work on controlling it onto the table.
... | <urn:uuid:4f082487-8a3a-42e1-bbf2-217149ca7287> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/type-of-serves/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931262 | 132 | 1.835938 | 2 |
8 More Linux Distributions for Web Server: I've already shared with you a list of some of the best and most well-known Linux distributions used on web servers.
However, there are still plenty of excellent server-oriented Linux distros that I failed to mention there.
So I think it is important to make a follow up post a... | <urn:uuid:1e411ae3-1662-445a-9b88-634544e8f863> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://sattia.blogspot.com/2010/07/8-more-linux-distributions-for-web.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00048-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924899 | 912 | 1.9375 | 2 |
RMS Majestic (II), at 56,551 tons, the largest ship the White Star Line ever owned, was originally called Bismarck and belonged to Germany’s, Hamburg American Line. Bismarck along with two sister ships, Imperator and Vaterland, were intended to rival White Star Line’s Olympic, Titanic and Britannic, and Cunard Lines Lu... | <urn:uuid:a9706bd4-182a-43af-a168-adc1330f3788> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.whitestarhistory.com/majestic2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00017-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97751 | 1,191 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Author: AkoyaMizuno PM
"I'm not going to apologize," Sherlock says in a level voice that reveals nothing. Three years and these are the first words said between them.Rated: Fiction K - English - John W. & Sherlock H. - Words: 446 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 19 - Follows: 6 - Published: 05-28-12 - Status: Complete - id: 81591... | <urn:uuid:aa6276e5-267d-4b32-b091-64070435aeea> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8159111/1/No-Regrets | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98057 | 683 | 1.617188 | 2 |
Intellect is not wisdom. There can be “unwise intellect,” as Thomas Carlyle characterized the thinking of Harriet Taylor, the friend and later wife of John Stuart Mill. Sheer brainpower – intellect, the capacity to grasp and manipulate complex concepts and ideas – can be put at the service of concepts and ideas that le... | <urn:uuid:117b1ce9-a06f-4c27-be91-cf096d347030> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/03/from-philosophy-to-misosophy.html?showComment=1268078649545 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00055-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947894 | 882 | 3.328125 | 3 |
She Stoops to Conquer
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She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by Irish author Oliver Goldsmith that was first performed in London in 1773. The play is a favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in Britain and the United Stat... | <urn:uuid:5e31de31-00fb-42f3-8c61-2ada8751106a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Stoops_to_Conquer | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00062-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970868 | 3,413 | 2.453125 | 2 |
In landscape photography its the little things that count. One of the most important aspects of creating a well composed landscape image is knowing where “level” is. This is especially true when your background is hilly or mountainous. We use our sense of “level” so much every day that a person will look at an image on... | <urn:uuid:d63c3021-2033-4d11-8531-41c09caa77a8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://jefflynchdev.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/workshop-preparation-post-2-flying-straight-level/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00021-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936808 | 271 | 1.679688 | 2 |
IAS 24 — Related Party Disclosures
IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures requires disclosures about transactions and outstanding balances with an entity's related parties. The standard defines various classes of entities and people as related parties and sets out the disclosures required in respect of those parties, includi... | <urn:uuid:07ab6b5f-381e-4514-bd46-5761956e414e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.iasplus.com/en/standards/ias24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00049-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943236 | 1,281 | 1.78125 | 2 |
I bought this book.
“The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” is one of the most remarkable works of fiction I have ever read. Even though this story is about the comic book world, there are very few comic / pop references, and none which are required to enjoy the book. This is a big plus because you don't have to be... | <urn:uuid:194b6cfe-dc0c-4a6d-afc3-92a9fc718011> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://manoflabook.com/wp/?p=23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00053-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970833 | 466 | 1.523438 | 2 |
A bill that is intended to shore up the nation’s electronic defenses failed to advance in the Senate on Wednesday. That could lead President Obama to sign an executive order on the issue.
A motion to force a vote on the bill fell short of the 60 votes needed to pass, with only 51 senators backing it, The Associated Pre... | <urn:uuid:bbc80cae-e419-499e-9975-2f1746ab2d3c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/daily-report-cybersecurity-bill-stalls/?src=twr | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698207393/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095647-00067-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954956 | 376 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Sherlock is back! May 6, 2012Posted by ourfriendben in wit and wisdom.
Tags: A Scandal in Belgravia, A Scandal in Bohemia, Anthony Horowitz, Basil Rathbone, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dr. Watson, Irene Adler, Martin Freeman, Nigel Bruce, Professor Moriarty, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, The House of Silk
We’ve decided that May... | <urn:uuid:b167a537-19a1-4c71-b099-9b36cdc1c056> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/tag/basil-rathbone/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00058-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961625 | 3,880 | 1.671875 | 2 |
Researcher reveals lost world of local artist in new museum exhibition
Sussex art historian Alexandra Loske’s trip to a Lewes antique shop led to her own exhibition of rarely seen works at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery.
Alexandra, who is currently carrying out doctoral research into the décor of Brighton Pavilion, bo... | <urn:uuid:c7629537-6345-4f29-8720-3027c035b3a5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sussex.ac.uk/internal/bulletin/2011/021211/goffexhibition | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960031 | 422 | 2.21875 | 2 |
The problem in my book about conics states:
"A hyperbolic mirror is a mirror in the shape of one branch of a hyperbola. Such a mirror reflects light rays directed at one focus toward the other focus. Suppose a hyperbolic mirror is modeled by the upper branch of the hyperbola with equation: y^2/9-x^2/16=1. A light sourc... | <urn:uuid:96293dba-0d41-4861-bdd0-bf7236672bec> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://mathhelpforum.com/algebra/172149-i-am-having-trouble-figuring-out-how-solve-conic-line-collision-problem.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00067-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945654 | 150 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Chisesi did not go far. In October, he agreed to move his entire business to a 119,000-square-foot facility along Jefferson Highway near the Huey P. Long Bridge.
"We didn't feel the city was moving fast enough as far as progress," Chisesi said. "Jefferson Parish has been like open arms."
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Farnsworth: These are the dark matter engine I invented. They allow my starship to travel between galaxies in mere hours.
Cubert: That's impossible. You can't go faster than the speed of light.
Farnsworth: Of course not. That's why scientists increased the speed of light in 2208.
--Futurama, "A Clone of My Own"
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Best Poems by
great poets : Some of the greatest famous poems by
your favourite poets . . .
The Power of Words by Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Tis a strange mystery, the power of words!
Life is in them, and death. A word can send
The crimson colour hurrying to the cheek.
Hurrying with many meanings; or can turn
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Why did I receive a reduced Homestead Property Tax Credit or a notice that my credit was denied due to residing in Service Fee/Pilot Housing (payment in lieu of taxes). The notice informed me that I was supposed to use between 1 and 10% to calculate my credit. Please explain why this happened?
Review of your Homestead ... | <urn:uuid:332ce9ae-321f-4bec-b7fd-d81ec0b0cf91> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://michigan.gov/taxes/0,4676,7-238-49112-184966--F,00.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940363 | 192 | 1.601563 | 2 |
Bamboo textiles are cloth, yarn, and clothing made out of bamboo fibres. While historically used only for structural elements, such as bustles and the ribs of corsets, in recent years a range of technologies have been developed allowing bamboo fibre to be used in a wide range of textile and fashion applications. Modern... | <urn:uuid:dd9c8c1a-11d1-4b82-af7c-acd5566c3d74> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_fibre | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00064-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.908168 | 2,979 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Articles, Interviews, and Reviews
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More about the lives of women and Native Americans during the 19th Century.
From the publisher.
- The Cheyenne are often referred to as "savages," even by the women who voluntarily travel to live among them. During... | <urn:uuid:09c58aa4-789e-4d1a-9b6e-57bed2f05bc6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://guides.rcls.org/1000ww | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00054-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972944 | 761 | 3.453125 | 3 |
NIH Research Matters
April 6, 2009
Circumcision Curbs Risk of Genital Herpes and HPV Infection
Adult circumcision can significantly reduce the risk of becoming infected with the viruses that cause genital herpes and genital warts, according to a large study of heterosexual men. The findings build on earlier research sh... | <urn:uuid:149479ec-a3f6-4fec-a1e8-ebbb65925da1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://nih.gov/researchmatters/april2009/04062009infection.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00056-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933892 | 784 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Except for rice and other infant cereals, you can make baby food yourself from scratch. All you need is a fork to mash bananas, for example. You can process fibrous foods such as sweet potatoes or meat in a baby-food grinder (found in baby stores), food processor, or blender. Before preparing food, always wash it and y... | <urn:uuid:18d18b89-3f92-45bd-bf5a-6364126d209e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://consumerreports.org/cro/baby-food/buying-guide.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706890813/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122130-00052-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930357 | 702 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Remember an old post about a photography talk in Hong Kong by a UK photographer on his Don't Call Me Urban project? As I wrote the talk was sort of a kickoff event for the big thing to come: the first annual WYNG Masters Award for Photography. Now the 2012 contest is on (actually submission can be made starting from ye... | <urn:uuid:e58da072-10d6-4f3b-9e13-8a63e5109494> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ricoh-gx.blogspot.com/2012/06/give-him-way.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00054-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955842 | 880 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Uncommon sparrows following the plows
|A Savannah sparrow. Credit: Mark Szantyr|
What happens to birds when more than two feet of snow blanket the landscape?
Things are certainly tougher than when the ground was bare, but birds are remarkably resoureful.
First of all, they can fly. Some no doubt moved in response to th... | <urn:uuid:e600e54b-8ce1-4f66-85e1-b541e461104a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2013/03/02/lifestyle/outdoors/704577.txt | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00076-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924396 | 290 | 2.1875 | 2 |
It was raining on and off but never too heavy. I went to the back of the house to survey the plants around the backyard. There, perching on a bare branch of my curry-leaf tree (Murraya koenigii) was a Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier). It was apparently enjoying the slight drizzle that was still on. It flutter... | <urn:uuid:82658252-481e-42ef-8e7b-e1625805199d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.besgroup.org/2007/03/05/leaf-bathing/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00005-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961262 | 725 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Wells wants to "complete" M Street SE/SW with cycle tracks
At the public meeting on M Street SE/SW, the subject that CouncilMember Tommy Wells wanted to discuss most was change: a changing neighborhood, a changing population, a changing idea of transportation in the city and most of all a changed M Street.
While many p... | <urn:uuid:676f0bc3-2157-46fc-a16f-0ace6e88e6cf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/5153/wells-wants-to-complete-m-street-se-sw-with-cycle-tracks/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00047-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970819 | 1,480 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Transportion 4 America released a cool new report this week about pedestrian safety offering maps and rankings of who’s doing this right and how the worst places can improve. But I wondered how big a deal this problem really is. Matt Cameron, Intern to the Blogging Stars, offers the following data:
In other words, this... | <urn:uuid:bf4e5624-7312-4367-babb-5ea50a44d812> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/05/25/201110/how-big-a-deal-is-pedestrian-safety/?mobile=nc | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941125 | 114 | 1.632813 | 2 |
"Silent" strokes, which are strokes that don't result in any noticeable symptoms but cause brain damage, are common in people over 60, and especially in those with high blood pressure, according to a study published in the July 28, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology... | <urn:uuid:a84de9b3-239c-490a-aec6-dcdf73fe895b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://phys.org/news167935660.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00031-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967794 | 348 | 3.125 | 3 |
Underground Burning Wire Complicates Ridge Road Power Restoration
Nearly 5,900 in Mahwah remain without power Friday; O&R says it cannot pinpoint a recovery time
A continuously-burning underground cable that is melting the asphalt on Ridge Road may delay power restoration to the many homes around the roadway, as well a... | <urn:uuid:8b6a9a10-f362-4287-9243-b1f8504be82f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://mahwah.patch.com/articles/underground-burning-wire-complicates-ridge-road-power-restoration | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00033-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956406 | 863 | 1.804688 | 2 |
10th June 2012
Who’s to Blame?
“This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”
Romans 3:22-24 (NIV UK)
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You strangle us [for decades] and then you criticise us for the way we breathe.– Fidel Castro
Cubans came to our region as doctors, teachers, soldiers, agricultural experts, but never as colonisers. They have shared the same trenches with us in the struggle against colonialism, underdevelopment and apartheid. Hundreds ... | <urn:uuid:0da041ad-7006-418f-9615-1d037b97cad2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://inside-illusion.tumblr.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00015-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952041 | 867 | 2.640625 | 3 |
As riders of public transportation across the country brace for even more fare hikes, a group of eight Democratic Senators have introduced emergency legislation that would give $2 billion in funding to transit agencies nationwide.
New York Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer — joined by Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-... | <urn:uuid:78418121-215a-431e-959b-154e99ce88c0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/44350/senators-introduce-legislation-to-ease-public-transit-fare-hikes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00045-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949395 | 633 | 2.203125 | 2 |
If you are wondering if your younger children are old enough to participate in community service projects, all you have to do is take one look at a group of fourth graders from Pennypack Elementary, and there’s your answer…
These enthusiastic ten year olds are participating in the Impact LIVE Leadership Program, and ar... | <urn:uuid:69ed6f5b-f77d-4f46-83ed-f09ff558d71f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://impactthriftstores.org/2012/12/from-donations-to-furry-friends-pennypack-pays-it-forward/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00037-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950501 | 814 | 2.375 | 2 |
- PE AND AFTER SCHOOL WITH TANDALAY
- Tandalay’s Physical Education Mission
- Quality Physical Education with Tandalay
- Our PE Philosophy
- Physical Education Principles – what are yours?
- Tandalay’s Physical Education FAQ’s
- Physical Education and Recreation made SIMPLE
- What Makes a Good P.E. Game?
- Physical Edu... | <urn:uuid:9def9fd8-8379-4421-9d5d-bf04d003c6cf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://tandalay.com/site/tag/school/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00019-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.914387 | 245 | 2 | 2 |