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Outdoor Play - Market Sector Possibilities
A research survey has suggested that outdoor play is making a comeback due to cash strapped parents choosing free days out in the park.
The poll, which includes 1,250 UK parents of school-age children, suggests 44% of youngsters are now spending more time playing outside than ... | <urn:uuid:2c1e4f21-ad4e-4473-9b69-06c600e6bdad> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.equitoy.com/news-article.asp?id=22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00017-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970395 | 340 | 1.828125 | 2 |
- Grades: 6–8
- Unit Plan:
- Demonstrate the ability to read independently for extended periods of time to derive pleasure and to gain information.
- Draw conclusions and make inferences about the text.
- Use skimming and scanning techniques.
- Analyze figurative language: imagery.
- Use graphic representations such as... | <urn:uuid:e2b1a9fc-ea61-4fc6-b5b8-f81275254425> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/reading-examples | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930156 | 1,525 | 3.796875 | 4 |
It’s funny sometimes how Latin terms are glossed. Consider Sallust, Catilinae Coniuratio 55.5;
in eum locum postquam demissus est Lentulus, vindices rerum capitalium, quibus praeceptum erat, laqueo gulam fregere
This is typically translated as something like the following:
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January 28, 2013
(Romereports.com) Sunday's Angelus ended in an unusual fashion when Benedict XVI released two doves into St. Peter's Square, only to get attacked by seagulls.
The doves were released to mark the arrival of a Caravan for peace to St. Peter's Square. The Pope released them soon after a member of the cara... | <urn:uuid:30916f50-19bd-4037-9a94-25f04f91d753> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.romereports.com/palio/modules.php?name=Flash_Player&op=fp_file&newlang=english&id=1859 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00053-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.985895 | 161 | 1.734375 | 2 |
(CNN) -- The Environmental Protection Agency finalized new federal standards on toxic pollutants and mercury emissions from coal power plants Wednesday, a move being praised by environmentalists but criticized by others, who predict lost jobs and a strain on the nation's power grid.
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Mr. Incredible, when everybody's special, no one is
In the Pixar movie The Incredibles, the super villain Syndrome reveals that he’s going to sell his inventions to everyone, so that everyone can have superpowers.
He then tells Mr. Incredible; “when everyone’s special, no one will be”.
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What is bulimia nervosa?Bulimia nervosa, usually referred to as bulimia, is defined as uncontrolled episodes of overeating (bingeing) and usually followed by purging (self-induced vomiting), misuse of laxatives, enemas, or medications that cause increased production of urine, fasting, or excessive exercise to control w... | <urn:uuid:9076e3f6-b502-4515-8bb0-fd2a91906195> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/adolescent/bulimia.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00036-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943852 | 1,131 | 3.359375 | 3 |
THE TASK OF THE MEN OF
THE Y. M. C. A.
THERE is a great work being done by the men of the Y. M. C. A. these days. As you think of what these men are doing there comes to your mind the parable of the good Samaritan.
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Facts for Business
In Brief: The Financial Privacy Requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
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The State House Transportation Committee has a bill that would repeal the requirement that vehicles registered in North Carolina have an annual safety inspection.
Called House Bill 59, the bill would still require vehicle emissions inspections.
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From MU's Disability Policy & Studies
This popular resource is being updated gradually. It gives VR service providers an entry on each major disability, with an emphasis on implications for career-based employment, counseling situations, and possible job supports.
The Social Security Administration has developed a syst... | <urn:uuid:3139f3ab-261f-4a3b-a052-d4bbfc47bfb7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dps.missouri.edu/Resources.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00055-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946071 | 307 | 2 | 2 |
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require that covered entities provide patients with access to oral information?
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v 1: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because
of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in
Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" [syn: stand for
2: express indirectly; be a symbol of; "What does the Statue of
Liberty symbolize?" [syn: symbolize
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#Photography #Paul Graham #Street Photography #The Great Leap Sideways #MACK Books #Garry Winogrand #Tod Papageorge
“What has united the vast, and diverse array of great talents who have made their work on New York city’s streets is an interest in uncovering and illuminating the peculiariti... | <urn:uuid:a7a76826-0ecf-4dd7-a8f0-1ed284a296eb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://greatleapsideways.tumblr.com/post/25638239007/what-has-united-the-vast-and-diverse-array-of | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00071-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959127 | 270 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Alternative Medicine Information
Things tend to come a full circle. Is it any wonder then, that after exploring the fascinating but dangerous world of chemicals and artificial medicine, people are now returning 'back to nature'? True, the medical field has been expanded beyond imagination in the past few decades, but a... | <urn:uuid:e0a7b2f6-d331-4886-9a89-fa32a296c9e8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.aryatara.info/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00048-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960565 | 635 | 2.53125 | 3 |
More Than 25% of Teenage American
Has Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
LINDSEY TANNER / AP 11mar2008
At least one in four teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease, suggests a first-of-its-kind federal study that startled some adolescent-health experts.
First study shows high STD rates
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"Pax Romana" was a term coined during Emperor Augustus' period of peace following the civil war it is therefore also known as Pax Augustea.
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Publisher Council on Foreign Relations Press
Release Date May 2004
Council Special Report No. 4
Africa, mired in poverty, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and armed conflict, has rightfully occupied a prominent place in the G8’s agenda over the past several years.
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Why should we put it into practice?
More than just a triad of feel-good buzzwords, the eco-friendly Three Rs are a way of life that incorporates our theme of kindness. Be kind to Mother Nature, and she'll be kind to you. Let's look at reduction, for example. Do you like to breathe? Me, too. By reducing the number of tr... | <urn:uuid:57b9f714-d50a-4019-aea0-71e6babc5aca> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.littlepicklepress.com/2012/07/kindness-to-earth-ditch-dumping-ground.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00063-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95773 | 586 | 2.359375 | 2 |
|Nikolai Rozhenko in 2370|
|Sibling(s):||Worf (adoptive younger brother)|
|Other Relative(s):||Alexander Rozhenko (adoptive nephew)|
|Played by:||Paul Sorvino|
Nikolai Rozhenko was a Human scientist in the 24th century. Nikolai was the only biological child of Sergey and Helena Rozhenko. In 2347, he became the adoptive... | <urn:uuid:fb4cf443-ba21-41dc-a8c5-d699ad3aba6d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Nikolai_Rozhenko | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968685 | 744 | 1.710938 | 2 |
Topaz has been an important gem for thousands of years. There are references to topaz in ancient texts from various cultures. One of the characteristics of topaz that makes it desirable as a gemstone is that it is relatively hard or resistant to scratches. Topaz comes in a variety of colors, with blue being the most wi... | <urn:uuid:e015d923-c2fa-42e9-8c86-1f6a4aaaf951> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bellacosajewelers.com/gemstones/blue-topaz/?F_All=Y | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9726 | 87 | 2.359375 | 2 |
Montalvo Arts Center is a beautiful 175-acre park that brings together nature, science, history, and the arts. It's the perfect place to bring students for a field trip that is both educational and fun! Tours run through the academic school year and can be tailored to your grade level curriculum needs. Special docented... | <urn:uuid:a8a81d36-1752-4444-b940-6c788f520e1b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.montalvoarts.org/programs/field_trips/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00073-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928607 | 170 | 1.765625 | 2 |
Know thy audience. It's the first commandment of writing. Thanks to the internet, this rule can now be ignored with impunity. The sheer volume of material the internet delivers, borne by tireless backbone routers, forces us to self-select our channels.
Having our own “shopping carts” of news, entertainment, and referen... | <urn:uuid:29727b57-dccf-46ee-bde2-6a184cc1eb0e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.genengnews.com/blog-biotech/biotech-from-the-outside-looking-in/636/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00051-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949615 | 1,629 | 2.234375 | 2 |
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A study was made to investigate whether the change in color of acrinol aqueous solution by light affects bacterial potency of acrinol. Acrinol was decomposed rapidly by the irradiation with high pressure lamp when its initial concentrations were lower, but the decomposition was slowed down at h... | <urn:uuid:7689c978-b5fe-4fd1-86ad-eda6589535d4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110001796719/en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705559639/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115919-00015-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977634 | 188 | 2.4375 | 2 |
(Last Updated on : 19/01/2009)
The Sabarmati River originates from the ranges of Arravalli in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan, Western India. The river is about 371 km in length. In its initial course, the river is also called as Wakal
. The river empties into the Gulf of Cambay of Arabian Sea. The river traverses a ... | <urn:uuid:fb086a8f-e90a-4ca0-9bef-13b9ffe941a0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.indianetzone.com/4/sabarmati_river.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00069-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942991 | 918 | 2.78125 | 3 |
At Prunella's half-birthday party, her sister unveils a fortune-telling cootie catcher. When the object mysteriously seems able to predict the future, Arthur and his friends become slaves to its every move. Can they ever go against the cootie-catcher's authority or will they be doomed forever? In chapter-book format, f... | <urn:uuid:ff3ab90e-df3f-4db8-9373-1865a1fc4b8e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://answers.christianbook.com/answers/2016/product/122661/hachette-book-group-usa-arthur-chapter-book-15-arthur-and-the-cootie-catcher-questions-answers/questions.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956546 | 109 | 1.90625 | 2 |
Why In-Memory Computing Is Cheaper And Changes Everything by Timo Elliott.
From the post:
What is the difference? Database engines today do I/O. So if they want to get a record, they read. If they want to write a record, they write, update, delete, etc. The application, which in this case is a DBMS, thinks that it’s al... | <urn:uuid:6a4218a8-8132-4783-8449-906100583210> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://tm.durusau.net/?cat=95 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00049-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943871 | 600 | 2.390625 | 2 |
With fall and winter rains approaching, Snohomish County residents should make flood preparations for their homes and families a priority.
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon has declared Oct. 21‐27 "Flood Preparedness Week" as a reminder to residents to take time now to plan for the protection and safety of their... | <urn:uuid:bbeca536-85c8-4ab5-a4a7-650979f38ba6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/174047061.html?mobile=true | 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 | 0.955169 | 474 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Not all dairy products are equal in keeping your bones strong.
A study by researchers at the Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife has found that milk and yogurt are associated with higher bone mineral density in the hip. The spine was not affected the same way.
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Working to empower those you lead is the base concept of Servant Leadership. Schools that challenge you to ignite a fire in those around you, to reach higher, go farther, and do greater things are rare – yet the lessons are incredibly important. What will be your legacy to the world?
Although the concept of Servant Lea... | <urn:uuid:9b8bcc5f-32fe-4973-9868-c78eeda75d86> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gonzagaonline.com/media/articles/the-rise-of-servant-leadership-schools-1212 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00061-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938709 | 450 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Health insurance reform opponents continue to spread myths about components of America's Affordable Health Choices Act. For example, Republicans continue to claim that health insurance reform will undermine America's small businesses. However, the fact is that small businesses will benefit enormously from America's Aff... | <urn:uuid:f5c1f5fa-46d2-4137-8c8f-08b7c2478e90> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thegavel.democraticleader.house.gov/?p=1920 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96813 | 1,111 | 2.25 | 2 |
Tsunami Capacity Assessment
The Tsunami Capacity Assessment of the ability of the Republic of Kiribati to receive, communicate and effectively respond to tsunami warnings took place in a workshop held from 8 - 10 September 2008 in Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati.
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The installation sits back beyond the far row of parking spots, on a berm overlooking a valley. Its collection of geometric shapes reach into the sky, framed by electrical wires and clouds.
It may not be evident at first blush, but it’s a piece of art. Sitting in a parking lot.
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The newly discovered glass dune fields, spread across almost a third of the planet Mars,
likely formed from interactions between magma and ice, or water, interactions that could create the perfect environments for microbial life. The northern lowlands spread across millions of square miles in the Red Planet’s northern ... | <urn:uuid:e4aea8af-77f8-4153-8000-f36285b559d2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://forcetoknow.com/science/red-planet-volcanic-glass-hotspot-life.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00066-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944919 | 310 | 3.71875 | 4 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, May 9, 2011
Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), report that they have developed a method—10,000 times more sensitive than other methods—to detect variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (vCJD) in bloo... | <urn:uuid:fbdc52bc-3636-4fb5-ab9c-e144e8b459d9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2011/Pages/prionBloodTest.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00005-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.906398 | 828 | 3.734375 | 4 |
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Alabama's brewing industry has doubled in size in each of the last three years and is on pace to double in size again this year, according to a report by an industry trade group.
The market analysis by the Alabama Brewers Guild found that brewers paid taxes on 19,301 barrels of beer in 2012, up 11... | <urn:uuid:40daad48-e3a5-493b-b025-ec6a57788110> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2013/02/amount_of_beer_brewed_in_alaba.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968679 | 340 | 1.851563 | 2 |
Yi Wang, Jianhua Feng, Shixia Liu
Data compression methods can be classified into two groups: lossless and lossy. Usually the latter achieves a higher compression ratio than the former. However, to develop a lossy compression method, we have to know, for a given type of data, what information can be discarded without s... | <urn:uuid:bf24e180-ca30-49b7-9c2e-04e77250c903> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://aaai.org/Library/AAAI/2007/aaai07-331.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00032-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917305 | 447 | 2.734375 | 3 |
You have probably noticed students who make fossilized errors without realising what the concept is. It refers to an error that is made so often that it has become a natural part of the person's speech.
There are a number of factors that contribute to the phenomenon. One is over-generalisation of rules; for example the... | <urn:uuid:b8ceda3a-0a23-4c63-9dab-9c2100f7fb71> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tefl.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=187&p=353 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00003-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9633 | 429 | 4.125 | 4 |
(CNN) -- The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the deadly avian flu virus, saying there are indications a mutant strain may be spreading in Asia.
A variant strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus, which can apparently bypass the defenses of current vaccines with unpredictable risks to humans, ha... | <urn:uuid:d2e2fc75-4466-4094-82bd-964d1285fade> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/30/un.bird.flu/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9511 | 318 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Giovanni Ruffini was an Italian poet of the early 19th century. He is chiefly known for having written the draft of the libretto of the opera Don Pasquale for its composer Gaetano Donizetti.
Don Pasquale Ruffini had been condemned to death as an enemy of the state and was living in exile in Paris in 1842 when it was su... | <urn:uuid:1b2f643f-260a-460d-b2fd-b65c873d616c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.worldofquotes.com/author/Giovanni+Ruffini/1/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00041-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.988147 | 279 | 3.078125 | 3 |
The Abington Community Library’s Winter Reading Clubs are now over. Participants in the adult program, “Cabin Fever,” are reminded to pick up their complimentary prizes if they read three books to qualify. Children who took part in “Reading is Mammoth Fun,” can still earn a Certificate and small prizes and coupons if t... | <urn:uuid:5ec402e2-c878-4193-98b7-33367ef7faa7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.timesleader.com/news/314269/LIBRARY-NEWS | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710006682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131326-00046-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920873 | 434 | 1.679688 | 2 |
Why Not A Growth Supercommittee?
Senior Editor, CNBC.com
The most depressing thing about the supercommittee being formed by Congress is its goals: budget cuts.
Even if you believe that the government is spending too much, it's hard to imagine anyone believing this is our greatest challenge right now. Debt-burdened home... | <urn:uuid:745c952e-17a1-493c-bcf1-597859221d6a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cnbc.com/id/44109825 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952162 | 635 | 1.6875 | 2 |
- Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center - http://www.splcenter.org/blog -
DOJ Study Finds Decline in Hate Crimes Over Last Decade
Posted By Mark Potok On June 17, 2011 @ 2:45 pm In Hate Crime | 7 Comments
The Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday released a major new report showing that hate crimes have decreased nat... | <urn:uuid:86c8dd5e-9806-4d31-b848-6755ef3e06c1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/06/17/doj-finds-declines-in-hate-crimes-over-last-decade/print/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959075 | 740 | 1.546875 | 2 |
In both Greek and Latin, the most common epic meter was dactylic hexameter. That's a difficult meter to pull off in English, though; English epics aren't associated with any one meter, though most of them beginning with Spenser are in pentameter. Famous English epics include the Old English poem Beowulf (written in all... | <urn:uuid:80707199-cd81-4b41-8b85-eabf90d5673f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Terms/epic.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00058-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957526 | 791 | 3.515625 | 4 |
By writing the paper, Charles Whittington thought he would confront the anxieties that had tormented him since he returned from war.
He knew it wasn't normal to dwell on the pleasure of sticking his knife between an enemy soldier's ribs. But by recording his words, maybe he'd begin to purge the fixation.
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Windows Server 2012 from an Architecture Point of View
Customers often ask me and my colleagues for innovative solutions, based on proven technology. While that sounds like a contradictio in terminus, we always deliver. The key behind these successes is to research and implement new technology in an early stage. From t... | <urn:uuid:4c7e9790-d763-4c0e-8ebc-d38ef8d90309> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/sanderberkouwer/archive/2012/06/25/windows-server-2012-from-an-architecture-point-of-view.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.916012 | 1,772 | 1.617188 | 2 |
I read an interesting article this past week that got me thinking about the message we give to clients. Let me explain.
There is a lot of talk about not missing the best 10 or 20 days of the market. The accepted wisdom says that if you do, your returns would have been lower by X%. And that is certainly true. However, t... | <urn:uuid:3808cb5f-fb92-46ad-83f2-df5fa7dc2209> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.advisorone.com/2012/02/06/giving-clients-right-message-on-growth-vs-contribu | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706499548/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121459-00067-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972665 | 452 | 1.9375 | 2 |
If you’re a wine drinker, you’re in a powerful position.
Viticulture (the science, production and study of grapes) is a branch of the science of horticulture. “Sustainable viticulture” goes vital steps further and views the vineyard as a whole system which creates a high level quality fruit production reducing reliance... | <urn:uuid:c792c881-abcc-4bd1-86b2-0ba22cbdf1c6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://gliving.com/category/lifestyle/page/17/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939372 | 1,994 | 1.882813 | 2 |
I was sorely tempted to write an unequivocally joyous post this morning, trumpeting the new dawn in American politics. I stayed up far too late last night, drinking far too many celebratory beers, filled with pride in a country that could elect a man named Barack Hussein Obama, the son of a Kenyan and a Kansan, preside... | <urn:uuid:0c29cd56-4350-449e-a9ec-157a84d45996> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://sandalstraps.blogspot.com/2008/11/were-not-done-yet.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00069-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961733 | 876 | 1.632813 | 2 |
1/12/2013 (Mediterranean Lamb Medley)
#1 Brenham, TX Numb Toes
Z explains that peripheral neuropathy can often be associated (or as a result of) aloholism, diabetes or B12/Folate deficiency. But, he offers that nearly 25-30% of all cases are idiopathic. Z recommends Gabapentin (an epileptic drug) for his.
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When planes slammed into the World Trade Center towers last year, the life of most emergency workers changed as quickly as it did dramatically.
Before Sept. 11, 2001, Neshoba County Emergency Management Director Jeff Mayo said he spent virtually zero time considering terrorism. Now concerns about anthrax and homeland d... | <urn:uuid:abd2cf69-2030-40c6-89df-832bd6931c7f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/95926.html?site=mobile | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97219 | 175 | 2.125 | 2 |
Once again Microsoft have topped the charts in terms of database performance
up 262,243 transactions per minute in standardised
The numbers look good – I’d love to see the kit I look after now chalk up
results like these, but could I really do it? Do these figures really mean
anything to Joe-Average DBA?
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, May 1, 1834.
Dear brethren:—There are great moves in the west. Last week an alarm was spread in , the seat of iniquity and bloodshed, that the “Mormons” were crossing the , to take possession of their lands, and nearly all the county turned out, “prepared for war,” on Saturday, and on Sunday took the field, near old ... | <urn:uuid:0a65309d-67a1-4396-bce1-3c52cd67813c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://josephsmithpapers.org/paperSummary/letter-to-church-leaders-1-may-1834?tm=expanded&dm=image-and-text&zm=zoom-right&p=1&s=&sm=none | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00052-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977085 | 374 | 2.1875 | 2 |
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 was signed by the President on 2 January 2013. The final bill passed the House by a vote of 315-107 on 20 December 2012 and the Senate by 81-14 the following day. It authorized an overall defense base budget of $552.2 billion and $88.5 billion for Overseas Con... | <urn:uuid:a32d3e69-83f1-436a-b017-389b3bb3c99a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://navyleague.org/legislative_affairs/news.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921177 | 1,916 | 1.859375 | 2 |
Anyone can participate, design and place a Blue Mark. Read the text below to understand what this art project is about. I hope to hear from you and I would love to see your blue signs out there.
The Artist – First and foremost a human being
Being trained both as an artist and as an art historian, art was my way of life... | <urn:uuid:7d8d76c2-5401-4f54-a424-4a6647a0f1da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bluemarkforme.com/?page_id=2 | 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 | 0.956706 | 1,264 | 1.515625 | 2 |
Our North is Our South!
South America’s number one trading group, Mercosur has a motto—“Nuestro Norte es el Sur” which literally translates in English to: “Our North is our South”. The word “North” used in this context of course refers to the “direction” or “focus” of the trading pact.
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At 50, THE FLINTSTONES stand up as the bedrock of prime-time animated comedy
It can be startling to recognize, let alone admit, how many decades of children were babysat by two men: Hanna and Barbera.
It's accepted to acknowledge the cultural influence of such powerful forces of animation as the "Termite Terrace" gang ... | <urn:uuid:82323e43-44db-45f6-bbf4-4ae056ba3392> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2010/09/the_flintstones_50th_anniversa.html?wprss=comic-riffs | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960904 | 743 | 2.078125 | 2 |
German Aide: Excuse me for interrupting, but ... British paratroopers have apparently landed. Three kilometers from here.
Field Marshal Model: Why should they do that? There's nothing valuable here. I! I am valuable here! They have all come to capture me!
John Addison, the film's composer, actually served as a tank off... | <urn:uuid:7837e603-1c67-4c1a-bbdb-1e8aa28e4362> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.moviemistakes.com/film212 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00032-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971953 | 334 | 1.835938 | 2 |
STAPLETON - Something as simple as an apple is a luxury for many on Staten Island’s North and East shores.
In focus groups with City Harvest, youngsters aged 6 to 17 listed the foods they typically purchase in Stapleton and Park Hill: Pizza, chicken, mozzarella sticks, burgers, fries, honey buns, donuts, beef patties, ... | <urn:uuid:5e4abbc5-bc5a-41a1-9565-51be1cf7b71e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.silive.com/eastshore/index.ssf/2010/02/tough_to_eat_healthy_in_some_n_1.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00022-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9502 | 908 | 2.03125 | 2 |
In this health video learn about why this killer infection (staph infection) is popping up everywhere. Find out what doctors are doing to stop it.
Read the full transcript »
Jennifer Mathews: Anne Matthews was thrilled when doctors told her she delivered a healthy baby boy, but their joy turned to panic after they disc... | <urn:uuid:4ac9c882-eae2-4cea-b1fb-055ec904aead> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.healthline.com/hlvideo-5min/fighting-a-killer-staph-infection-175537097 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963916 | 360 | 2.6875 | 3 |
March 8th 2012
Maternal obesity may influence brain development of premature infants
ExerciseDaily - Maternal obesity may contribute to cognitive impairment in extremely premature babies, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
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Posted on April 18, 2012 10:25 AM
State Legislators Consider Economic Development Incentives
The State of Illinois uses several programs and incentives to attract, retain, and entice businesses to grow within the state. Several of the State’s programs provide financial incentives for businesses to retrain employees or ... | <urn:uuid:2de30fa1-7b67-44c0-8f5b-201804cb2d00> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/policy-updates/-/blogs/358646 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00063-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93772 | 1,070 | 2.25 | 2 |
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There are thousands of dams in the Great Lakes basin, many of which alter river flows, disrupt the movement of sediment and nutrients and isolate fish and other aquatic life from valuable habitat.
Many states are working to remove or modify obsolete dams to permit fish passage and restore a more natural flow of water.
... | <urn:uuid:91160880-0e3a-40a6-9414-9a436b0625bb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://healthylakes.org/threats/habitat-destruction/modifying-dam-helps-lake-huron-pike-fishery-recover/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701852492/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105732-00058-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937319 | 266 | 3.796875 | 4 |
What is Germany's vision for Europe?
"We have started a new phase in European integration," Angela Merkel told the Bundestag last week.
"There are no quick and easy answers. Resolving the sovereign debt crisis is a process and this process will take years."
Few people outside Germany cared much when the quiet and unass... | <urn:uuid:10b2b4a6-e692-4d1c-89d9-e60e405e83f2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16030374 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697974692/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095254-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969747 | 1,464 | 2.34375 | 2 |
The southern shore of New Jersey took the direct impact of Superstorm Sandy's onslaught. Barrier island communities on the Jersey Shore were decimated.
On Monday, Coastal Connection got through to custom builder and longtime JLC contributor Eric Borden, owner of ESB Contracting in Toms River, N.J. Borden's own house in... | <urn:uuid:5adab014-0a10-4e8f-a0a9-faa150d65ba1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.jlconline.com/hurricanes/jersey-shore-aftermath--high-rollers-hit-hard.aspx?rssLink=Jersey%20Shore%20Aftermath:%20High%20Rollers%20Hit%20Hard&playlist=playlist____96_1625386&plitem=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00029-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.985086 | 936 | 1.664063 | 2 |
July 25, 2012
According to the most recent findings from CDC's health survey of high school students, far fewer black students are engaging in risky sexual behavior than they were 20 years ago. However, they still participate in risky behavior more often than white and Hispanic students, according to findings released ... | <urn:uuid:3ee9ec25-3a18-4c7b-aa79-7f7db0caf575> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thebodypro.com/content/68228/more-black-teenagers-practicing-safe-sex.html?nxtprv | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00027-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957384 | 378 | 2.65625 | 3 |
On this day in 1903, toy store owner and inventor Morris Michtom places two stuffed bears in his shop window, advertising them as Teddy bears. Michtom had earlier petitioned President Theodore Roosevelt for permission to use his nickname, Teddy. The president agreed and, before long, other toy manufacturers began turni... | <urn:uuid:3cd8eed1-6ebd-4750-b0e5-e8bfc1bcdf71> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-teddy-bear-goes-on-sale?catId=9 | 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 | 0.973954 | 274 | 3.890625 | 4 |
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Mmm, mmm, freshly baked goods are in the air around these parts for the autumn days that we are now officially in. Here is such a simple, but fun lesson on "how to draw bread", step by step. Instead of doing the traditional bread loaf, I decided to go with an Ita... | <urn:uuid:4b3c9f5a-6d54-42f2-88b3-45fe4f0a89ae> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dragoart.com/tuts/9558/2/1/72553/how-to-draw-bread-step-2.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00048-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937923 | 160 | 1.757813 | 2 |
Nearly four months after the cyclone, the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar is a flat, dark expanse of ruin populated by dazed survivors, unburied bodies and visions of wandering, moaning ghosts.
The region seems to have avoided mass starvation and epidemic, and people are rebuilding their precarious lives in this vast and of... | <urn:uuid:8cd18d31-ffd1-4c49-805b-5d1cd051d671> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://spoonfeedin.blogspot.com/2008/09/world-ghosts-wreckages-of-myanmar.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9746 | 981 | 2.4375 | 2 |
Year 4 Literacy Video
Year 4 literacy lessons have taken an intriguing twist with our continued reading of the Edward Tulane story. The pupils have found Edward to be a fascinating character. We have been learning that the character is a china rabbit with a cold heart. He is very untrusting of people and is quite compl... | <urn:uuid:d53e957e-211d-493c-8ed9-574393c7d73e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://michaelfaradayschool.co.uk/2011/02/20/year-4-literacy-video/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00073-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977536 | 203 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Apple’s new Thunderbolt ports are already the fastest connection ports on the market, but if Intel has their way they’ll be even faster in the near future. In order to boost the performance of Thunderbolt, Intel is working to support PCI-Express 3.0 protocols which will significantly boost data transfer rates.
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Trading to Extinction – a crowdfunded book’s success story
Day by day, hour by hour, our planet’s rarest creatures are being hunted, trapped and slaughtered to feed a global black market in wildlife products.
The trade, worth hundreds of millions of dollars every year, is devastating some of our best loved species and ... | <urn:uuid:0730e6bb-488b-4242-aac0-38874e41aba4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.emphas.is/?p=1430 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00032-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933828 | 888 | 1.867188 | 2 |
September 29th.—Captain Huntly’s bill of lading, that is to say, the document that describes the “Chancellor’s” cargo and the conditions of transport, is couched in the following terms:—
“BRONSFIELD AND CO., AGENTS, CHARLESTON.
“I, John Silas Huntly, of Dundee, Scotland, commander of the ship 'Chancellor,' of about 900... | <urn:uuid:997bd0a7-d4c8-4369-b4c8-db5daed31c25> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://jv.gilead.org.il/pg/tsotc/03.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00021-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963068 | 568 | 2.1875 | 2 |
- Vast gardening info resource.
Includes articles collated from gardening magazines, advice for your region, plant finder, directory of nurseries and suppliers. Also includes all the hints and tips that you could need on when to plant what for the most stunning effect.
- Gardening magazine.
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Thu November 8, 2012
Arguments Set in Challenge of Zink Dam Bond Issue
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oral arguments are set in a state senator's constitutional challenge to a planned $25 million state bond issue to repair a dam owned by the City of Tulsa.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday ... | <urn:uuid:3c4e4e43-d75f-4670-9a73-9026f9c8c140> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://kwgs.org/post/arguments-set-challenge-zink-dam-bond-issue | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922857 | 169 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Britain's worst sex offenders will be forced to take regular lie detector tests when they leave jail to catch reoffenders
- The £4,000 polygraphs, which monitor heart rate, breathing and blood pressure, could be in place by 2014
- About 750 offenders will be tested every 12 weeks to make sure they're being honest about... | <urn:uuid:bb0b12f4-9947-4c4d-a8ea-9725a96ab0a3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2195654/Britains-worst-sex-offenders-forced-regular-lie-detector-tests-leave-jail.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00022-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963079 | 1,140 | 1.773438 | 2 |
THURSDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- New moms who breast-feed may need exercise -- including cardiovascular activity and strength training -- to fight off a loss of bone density caused by lower levels of calcium, research shows.
A new study published in the October issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found... | <urn:uuid:31762965-14c2-439a-bb1a-e25d09d323d2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/exercise-boosts-bone-density-breast-feeding-moms/story?id=8785261 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00053-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96446 | 402 | 2.625 | 3 |
Mitta Mining is a comprehensive historical account of gold recovery around the picturesque hamlet of Mitta Mitta in northeastern Victoria.
Russell J Kelly's research has not only accurately detailed the advent and application of advanced hydraulic sluicing from California but traced the impact of mining pollution on th... | <urn:uuid:88a25a95-0edd-4533-8f90-17e94cf1f99d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wombatgully.com.au/Books.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922312 | 321 | 2.875 | 3 |
Burger King has tonight admitted that it has been selling burgers and Whoppers containing horsemeat despite two weeks of denials.The fast food chain, which has more than 500 UK outlets, had earlier given a series of ‘absolute assurances’ that its products were not involved.However, new tests have revealed these guarant... | <urn:uuid:a7f75a6f-9b7f-40d4-9caa-1ff13b950bc4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dawgsaloon.com/showthread.php/57733-Burger-King-admits-it-has-been-selling-beef-burgers-and-Whoppers-containing-horsemeat?p=3466969&mode=linear | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00015-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975965 | 709 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Over a recent lunch, Boris Bukh suggested the following variant of the Turing test: a human and a computer play a game (in the game-theoretic sense). A judge who is observing only their moves must decide with confidence who is the human and who is the computer. The premise is that the human would play irrationally (he’... | <urn:uuid:bb46cd91-8d55-4af0-b410-8458bd760aab> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://agtb.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/the-economic-turing-test/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00073-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942795 | 331 | 2.28125 | 2 |
What is tetanus?
Tetanus is an acute, sometimes fatal, disease of the central nervous system, caused by the toxin of the tetanus bacterium, which usually enters the body through an open wound. The tetanus bacterium live in soil and manure, but also can be found in the human intestine and other places.
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Author: This exercise is based on an instructional web site created by J. Alexander and M. Tate, Wolfgram Memorial Library, Widener University, July 1996 and modified with the authors' permission. The original website, Evaluating Web Pa... | <urn:uuid:f777d1c4-be40-47af-9ef4-61a89fbf625b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://mediasmarts.ca/lessonplan/hoax-scholarly-research-personal-opinion-you-decide-lesson | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.906492 | 213 | 3.046875 | 3 |
A New Delhi based trained gemologist, Asha Kamal Modi
in the face of acute cynicism, has carved a niche for herself as one of the most recognised jewelry designers of India.
The designs are different in style, mood and craftsmanship and are made to perfection by some of India's finest artisans as she draws her inspirat... | <urn:uuid:a16cf814-2e57-4d2d-8f08-73272086a9a2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.indiafashionweek.com/designers/asha-kamal-modi.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00075-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967749 | 306 | 1.515625 | 2 |
Google has made it a corporate mission to embrace renewable energy, and on Wednesday the company said it's signed its first clean power contract with a utility to buy wind energy to run its data center in Oklahoma.
The contract, totaling 48 MW, isn’t the first renewable power purchase agreement for the search giant, wh... | <urn:uuid:f11e18e5-9cd8-4180-a436-2beaff33d406> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/09/googles-shout-out-to-a-wind-energy-deal-with-utility | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955252 | 582 | 2.109375 | 2 |
Current Haiti Images on Display at Woodruff Library
Sept. 9, 2010
Local photographer documents life after the earthquake
“After: Images from Haiti” opens Sept. 10, 2010 and will run until Sept. 9, 2011 in the ECIT Gallery, outside Emory’s Center for Interactive Teaching, on Level 2 of the Woodruff Library. It is free a... | <urn:uuid:6a9611e4-a450-45c4-b71d-949013c7a4f3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://web.library.emory.edu/haiti-bryan-meltz | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00032-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953449 | 1,090 | 1.921875 | 2 |
In a time when the workforce is increasingly transient, your ability to identify high-performing and high-potential employees—and that of your managers—is critical. And yet, many struggle to distinguish one from the other, negatively impacting their ability to develop and retain top talent. In many organizations, perfo... | <urn:uuid:34fb39c5-3fd0-4ad6-bac5-1dca42e10ce3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://mcnakblog.com/tag/business/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948084 | 864 | 1.53125 | 2 |
Difficulty level Easy
YIELD Makes one loaf
Kelly Rossiter is taking us through cooking basics; start here and see them all here.
Now that you are ready to try baking, I'll introduce you to this soda bread recipe which is just about as easy as it gets. Soda bread is the traditional bread of Ireland; it uses soda as the ... | <urn:uuid:9ba42880-a46e-4e3c-8835-fc40741e3c30> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/make-soda-bread-recipe.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00039-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972393 | 174 | 1.796875 | 2 |
LONDON – The U.K. government has said it will spend £70 million (about $120 million) to fund a national institute of graphene research and commercialisation activities, in Manchester, in the northwest of England.
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The recording and archiving of seminars though is sometimes a bit of a mess, and depends very much on the institution. PIRSA, the Perimeter Institute Recorded Seminar Archive, aims to provide an interface that makes recorded seminars easily searchable, and allows to refer to them by providing an unique and permanent PI... | <urn:uuid:722f353f-7c50-4541-ade5-80eb53661ff5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2008/01/pirsa.html?showComment=1200698820000 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971509 | 497 | 2.09375 | 2 |
Opportunities for Native Americans to pursue higher education continue to grow, due in part to the federal government's mandate to provide aid and support to tribal colleges and universities. Financial aid and college scholarship opportunities grow each year as well, helping to propel the college enrollment rate of Nat... | <urn:uuid:6409b21e-b36b-4b3d-9f72-b38eeb00e71f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.petersons.com/college-search/college-scholarships-american-indians.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00049-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946838 | 711 | 2.203125 | 2 |
|←Author Index: St||Richard Strachey
Lieutenant-General in British army. Colonial administrator in India, supporter of the suffragette movement. R.E., G.C.S.I., LL.D., F.R.S.|
This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Long story short: Bing is Microsoft’s old search engine plus some new features, rebranded and advertised aggressively to try and take search market share from Google.
No, it’s not some new Google-killer startup or a genius’s revolutionary breakthrough in search. It’s just Microsoft putting a new face on old products an... | <urn:uuid:fba2b5a4-1fc9-44e8-945a-a4d4893cdfe7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.webpagefx.com/blog/internet/what-the-hell-is-bing-anyway/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00003-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918222 | 424 | 1.523438 | 2 |
By Deidre Williams
News Staff Reporter
In the event of a disaster, a properly trained community is a surviving community.
That’s the driving principle behind the Community Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Project organized by the United Black Men’s Think Tank of Buffalo.
It connects Masten District residents with ne... | <urn:uuid:de7f4ea6-fcff-447c-924f-2b439ee2c078> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121111/CITYANDREGION/121119831/1010 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00004-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948193 | 667 | 1.9375 | 2 |
The answer is still largely speculative, of course, but it goes to the heart of several interesting controversies about the distinctions between microevolution (changes within and between breeding populations over time) and macroevolution (the rise and fall of identifiable species). Is the questioner interested in whet... | <urn:uuid:078297cd-2c5c-45d7-b7f3-566bdf2c795a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=are-human-beings-still-ev | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963273 | 698 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Whenever we plan to build our new home we start searching for the materials that will first strengthen the new dwelling and then the products and amenities that will make up for the home décor. There is nothing wrong with this approach as, after all, we will have to live in the newly constructed house ourselves. Howeve... | <urn:uuid:6dccc049-242c-4dda-a839-68c922e266b8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ecochunk.com/5144/2013/01/02/90-year-old-mansion-built-entirely-from-junk-still-stands-strong/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00062-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966146 | 297 | 2.046875 | 2 |
Annual Prison Census 2010 - Saudi Arabia
|Publisher||Committee to Protect Journalists|
|Publication Date||8 December 2010|
|Cite as||Committee to Protect Journalists, Annual Prison Census 2010 - Saudi Arabia, 8 December 2010, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4d4977e228.html [accessed 21 May 2013]|
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LONDON – 18 February, 2010 - As the population swells and clusters increasingly in urban centers, appetites for personal convenience surge and the environment suffers. The increasingly urgent need to address consequent issues, and especially the pressing need to mitigate climate change, have fueled interest in alternat... | <urn:uuid:bdc49f93-b1fe-431e-a011-10c7a8bd6f9e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=193331843 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917249 | 942 | 2.140625 | 2 |
Within the first quarter of 2009, the Obama Administration and
the 111th Congress have advanced a number of policies that will
undermine family and religious freedom in America. Together they
show a serious disregard for parental rights, human dignity,
freedom of conscience, and civil society in American life.
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Provides a comparativ... | <urn:uuid:35791d50-c2b2-4434-b006-9275fb25155b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.simmons.edu/undergraduate/academics/departments/history/detail.php?courseID=HIST_441 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00008-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925434 | 115 | 2.078125 | 2 |