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Feb. 21, 2008 A pig virus that exists worldwide has become more dangerous as the virus has mutated and then combined with other pathogens, according to Purdue University researchers.
It's not known why a virus that has been known to infect swine for almost 40 years in North America suddenly started causing disease in y... | <urn:uuid:0ba75f40-0d31-4c19-8f2c-bc81cb8cec5e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080216181232.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962294 | 870 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Feb. 23, 2010 Regulatory proteins common to all eukaryotic cells can have additional, unique functions in embryonic stem (ES) cells, according to a study in the February 22 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology. If cancer progenitor cells -- which function similarly to stem cells -- are shown to rely on these regulatory... | <urn:uuid:69378649-eec1-4c2d-baff-7f0e547e8514> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100222094746.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.902908 | 437 | 2.703125 | 3 |
July 23, 2010 Pioneering observations with the National Science Foundation's giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have given astronomers a new tool for mapping large cosmic structures. The new tool promises to provide valuable clues about the nature of the mysterious "dark energy" believed to constitute near... | <urn:uuid:718f4aa2-3abe-45b7-9b6a-c359baa3f9d9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100721132627.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938964 | 801 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Feb. 9, 2011 The earlier cancers can be detected, the better the chances of a cure. Researchers are now working to develop a new diagnostics platform with which the illness can be diagnosed in its early stages, even during a visit to the general practitioner: protein biomarkers in exhaled air divulge the presence of pa... | <urn:uuid:2ca32b72-5c4e-4cc2-b713-77dffb38cfa0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110202082811.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943802 | 685 | 3.125 | 3 |
Dec. 19, 2011 Inner Mongolia Agricultural University (IMAU), Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities (IMUN) and BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, jointly announced the first complete sequencing of Mongolian genome. This genomic study will help researchers to better understand the evolutionary proc... | <urn:uuid:daf9855a-3fbe-408b-993a-e91cad9d1c60> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111219102230.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952403 | 517 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Sep. 27, 2012 Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have solved a key part of a muscle regeneration mystery plaguing scientists for years, adding strong support to the theory that muscle mass can be built without a complete, fully functional supply of muscle stem cells.
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Jan. 18, 2013 Cheating is a behavior not limited to humans, animals and plants. Even microscopically small, single-celled algae do it, a team of University of Arizona researchers has discovered.
Humans do it, chimpanzees do it, cuckoos do it -- cheating to score a free ride is a well-documented behavior by many animals... | <urn:uuid:1ac9ac74-9a81-48fb-8674-0c3736d734b8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130118172335.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95809 | 1,616 | 3.5625 | 4 |
Mar. 6, 2013 People who suffer from insomnia appear to have an increased risk of developing heart failure, according to the largest study to investigate the link.
The study, which is published online today in the European Heart Journal, followed 54,279 people between the ages of 20-89 for an average of more than 11 yea... | <urn:uuid:1c7ce34e-26d2-4aa9-bece-6872dda65228> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130305200310.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965818 | 1,032 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Mar. 14, 2013 At the end of the last ice age, a population of polar bears was stranded by the receding ice on a few islands in southeastern Alaska. Male brown bears swam across to the islands from the Alaskan mainland and mated with female polar bears, eventually transforming the polar bear population into brown bears.... | <urn:uuid:0d9b7fc7-dc85-44b0-870a-24a3e0dad0d8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130314175654.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ffossils_ruins%2Fevolution+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Fossils+%26+Ruins+News+--+Evolution%29 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95849 | 1,695 | 4 | 4 |
Most coughs are caused by viral infections, and often go soon. This booklet gives some tips on what to do, and to consider symptoms which may indicate a more serious illness. Viral infections commonly affect the throat (larynx), or the main airway (trachea), or the airways to the lungs (bronchi). These infections are s... | <urn:uuid:4c91fb88-2ed6-488b-98ac-0f5eda9b102f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencematerialscenter.org/cough-caused-by-a-virus/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954872 | 750 | 3.765625 | 4 |
Web edition: August 27, 2012
Though ancient Egyptians are famous for their mummies, Americans — South Americans — practiced the preservation method first. In a desert coastal region of what is now northern Chile and southern Peru, the Chinchorro people began mummifying their dead about 7,000 years ago. Now scientists h... | <urn:uuid:9c4a68b9-8d79-4ead-b464-5115745c1929> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/343299/description/FOR_KIDS_The_origins_of_mummies | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935911 | 115 | 3.21875 | 3 |
- Tell how insects are different from all other
animals. Show the differences among insects, centipedes, and spiders.
- Point out and name the main parts of an insect.
- Collect and mount 50 different species.* Include
6 orders and 18 families of insects. Label each with common and scientific
names where possible.
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|Thursday, October 14, 2010|
Report from Taiji: October 14
My daughter and I have been receiving a number of comments stating that we have no business, especially as foreigners, to tell Japanese what to do. I could not agree more if we were talking about things that only impact the Japanese. For example, we would never... | <urn:uuid:3f983299-6070-4333-a57a-312f8ea0975c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.seashepherd.org/cove-guardians/report-from-taiji-october-14.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979037 | 1,401 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Build a segment of the DNA consisting of Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine. Color-coded pieces designate certain molecules making up the four nucleotides present in DNA. Kit includes: 12 packets of model parts, each with enough material to construct a segment of 6-paired bases. Instructions and reproducible studen... | <urn:uuid:fce2b76e-3a85-4f16-a2a9-dd1365b07be7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sensoryedge.com/dna-model-kit.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930328 | 634 | 3.046875 | 3 |
The Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) has a geographic range that spans from southern British Columbia to Santa Barbara County in California, and as far east as the Cascade and Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains. The species is commonly found throughout Point Reyes National Seashore, in the fo... | <urn:uuid:027a5049-86fe-4ae6-899f-daf717746465> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sfnps.org/black-tailed_deer | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964509 | 261 | 3.9375 | 4 |
Storytelling has always proved to be very helpful in teaching children about the moral values. It has been practiced since ancient times and has played a major part in preserving the culture and the society we live in today. Storytelling generally consists of stories with interesting characters and amazing plot.
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How to stick together
Want a happy family? Learn to stick together through the rough spots and practice what you preach, says Scott Haltzman, M.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University and author of The Secrets of Happy Families: Eight Keys to Building a Lifetime of Connecti... | <urn:uuid:e4d6ded7-4ba9-47eb-b72e-8e20f9bd41d1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/983015/secrets-to-a-happy-family | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953851 | 750 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Why 'papa, mommy' are baby's first words
A new Canadian study shows why "papa", "daddy" and "mommy" are the only first words new-born babies understand.
The study, conducted by Judit Gervain of Vancouver's University of British Columbia and her team, says that babies are born with an innate ability to recognize these w... | <urn:uuid:c61a8d6c-94ed-4680-abf2-311631642265> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.shvoong.com/social-sciences/psychology/1835771-papa-mommy-baby-words/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966235 | 508 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Advanced resuscitation skills training is an important and enjoyable part of medical training, but requires small group instruction to ensure active participation of all students. Increases in student numbers have made this increasingly difficult to achieve.
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Ever since their invention in the 3rd century BC, images carved as raised reliefs from precious stones - called cameos - have been regarded as an epitome of luxury. A cameo was worn as jewellery or ... | <urn:uuid:a6dbd714-1281-47f0-b808-236dae4c4c5a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.smb.museum/smb/kalender/details.php?objID=11259 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964437 | 230 | 2.71875 | 3 |
China to provide bird flu virus samples
China has agreed to share virus samples from bird flu outbreaks in poultry and the first batch should arrive at overseas laboratories within weeks, World Health Organisation officials say.
The move will meet a WHO request for China to go beyond sending samples collected from peop... | <urn:uuid:b0db27b6-9cae-4491-a72f-bfe24a26cd96> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/China-to-provide-bird-flu-virus-samples/2006/03/22/1142703433656.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976889 | 617 | 2.71875 | 3 |
This view of Tethys is a color composite of three images taken by Voyager 2 on August 25, 1981 from a range of 594,000 kilometers (368,000 miles). Tethys' surface is composed of densely cratered regions and a lightly cratered, dark belt that extends across the satellite. Light cratering indicates that the region was on... | <urn:uuid:34c3c7bf-cc28-4e34-9c71-257dfe05fd04> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.solarviews.com/cap/sat/tethys2.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.807801 | 155 | 2.75 | 3 |
A bike frame is the main component of a bicycle, onto which wheels
and other components are fitted. The modern and most common frame design for an upright bicycle is the diamond frame. The diamond frame is made of two triangles: a main triangle and a paired rear triangle.
The main triangle consists of the head tube, to... | <urn:uuid:9d9e59fd-8ec9-47f1-97b3-484b81fae5e6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.spadout.com/b/Banshee/frames-and-bikes-rdb/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928192 | 208 | 3.140625 | 3 |
The King Must Die
Mary Renault in London in 1905 as Mary Challans. She was the daughter of a doctor and her family was relatively prosperous. Renault attended boarding school in Bristol and then went to Oxford to study English. After receiving a degree in English from Oxford in 1928, Renault decided that she was not in... | <urn:uuid:1a7d2c81-1b25-419d-915a-85c88e9e4360> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/kingmustdie/context.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984465 | 677 | 2.734375 | 3 |
2 Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)* is a dominantly inherited multi-system disorder. It affects approximately 1 in 7,000 new-born infants, making it one of the more common genetic diseases.
X-Plain Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Reference Summary Introduction Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, is a serious neurologi... | <urn:uuid:5b619af5-177c-4deb-a34b-385c34dabff0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sputtr.com/sclerosis | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.814155 | 573 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Books have historically been constrained by the limitations of print medium, and even digital books are usually just electronic replicas of bound volumes. Stanford University's Spatial History Project has partnered with developers at Open Sourcery to create an online augmentation to Richard White's latest publication, ... | <urn:uuid:005d7e17-e588-49c5-ad6f-eabb1291fe24> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.stanford.edu/group/spatialhistory/cgi-bin/site/viz.php?id=347 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.89922 | 262 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Flooding is the most common natural disaster in the United States. Floods can develop over the course of a few weeks or happen at a moments notice. If you are curious if you live in a flood plain click CLICK HERE to go to check FEMA's maps.
Flooding Fact SheetSandbag Disposal Fact Sheet
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SPRINGTAILS AND SNOWFLEAS
Springtails belong to the insect order Collembola, a primitive group of small wingless, soft bodied insects which possess a forked muscular structure at the tip of the abdomen that enable t... | <urn:uuid:f58bce64-08d6-478f-9307-d74c48072c8d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.state.me.us/doc/mfs/SpringtailsandSnowfleas_new.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949908 | 469 | 3.5625 | 4 |
Shop Easter statues in our Holiday Collection.
the fact that Easter is possibly the most religious
holiday in the Christian world, the Easter Bunny
actually garners a lot of attention on this holiday.
As such, Easter decorations featuring bunnies
and rabbits have become very popular.
Interestingly, many aspects of the ... | <urn:uuid:4de65b48-22e3-4892-b436-29bc8062f196> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.statue.com/site/easter-decorations.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928505 | 297 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Dear Straight Talk: I'm in 8th grade and my best friends are starting to smoke weed. One is getting it from his parent's supply and they are doctors. I don't want to smoke it but they say everyone does it and our parents did, too, and there is nothing harmful about it. What do you make of their claims? — "James," Lodi,... | <urn:uuid:3fa05003-7464-4309-a6e9-670476915d06> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.straighttalktnt.com/teen-advice/entry/smoking-pot-too-young-results-in-significant-iq-drop | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97917 | 457 | 2.640625 | 3 |
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New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean Baptiste La Moyne, Sieur de Bienville. At first, it was nothing more than a trading camp on a curve in the east bank of the Mississippi River. Later, the city was organized into a rectangular, fortified... | <urn:uuid:d25c1933-531d-4fde-aa53-9dc862c83302> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.strategicstaff.com/locations/new-orleans.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964104 | 192 | 2.75 | 3 |
The Peace Corps mission has three simple goals:
1. Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their needs for trained men and women.
2. Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
3. Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
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E5 Lab 2
Introduction to SolidWorks
This lab is to be done individually, though you should feel free
to consult with others and with the wizards while you are working. Each person should create a
design. You can find the SolidWorks program on computers in Hicks 213 and
in the Trotter computer lab.
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On June 4, 1989, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime sent its army in to suppress peacefully protesting students and other citizens, a move that sent shockwaves around the world and came to be known at the June 4 Incident, or Tiananmen Square Massacre. Although 23 years have passed since those events took place, m... | <urn:uuid:cfc3c4f5-88e8-4bd4-a0cb-05a2bfee2c15> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/print/2012/06/10/2003534949 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976221 | 936 | 2.96875 | 3 |
High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. However, it increases your risk of stroke, heart attack, and kidney diseases. People whose blood pressure is below 120/80 are less likely to contract these diseases.
· Lose weight;
· Limit your alcohol intake;
· Exercise regularly;
· Reduce your salt inta... | <urn:uuid:80ae3452-73e8-43f4-8067-87b27a10dccb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tashclinic.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=63 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907642 | 194 | 2.578125 | 3 |
The popular Catholic nationalist radio station Radio Maryja is still the most influential source of anti-Semitic propaganda in Poland. Outright Holocaust denial, which appeared for the first time in a book by the historian Dariusz Ratajczyk, was also propagated by the well-known historian Ryszard Bender. Vandalism and ... | <urn:uuid:770522b7-cb66-4e77-9646-6be3fdbfcad2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tau.ac.il/Anti-Semitism/asw99-2000/poland.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963046 | 4,129 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Environmental Issues in the U.S.-Mexico Border Area
In the border region, as in the rest of Texas, we work to improve the environment in a number of ways, including monitoring air and water quality and enforcing regulations and permits. Much of this is done through our regional offices in El Paso, Laredo, and Harlingen... | <urn:uuid:20720477-b09a-4496-8e0a-8c5514a4b38e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tceq.texas.gov/border | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.851265 | 537 | 2.6875 | 3 |
This is a fun game that challenges students to find the factors of a given product. My students are allowed to use their multiplication charts to help them until they are fluent with their multiplication facts. This game can be played as a whole class, or as a center activity with a partner.
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Superposition Coding Strategies: Design and Experimental Evaluation
Source: University of Notre Dame
The authors design and implement a software-radio system for Superposition Coding (SC), a multiuser transmission scheme that deliberately introduces interference among user signals at the transmitter, using a library of... | <urn:uuid:743da2f4-bda6-43c4-9a42-4c56e0dd9e9f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.techrepublic.com/whitepapers/superposition-coding-strategies-design-and-experimental-evaluation/3763035 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.860839 | 149 | 2.703125 | 3 |
If you are a teen and suspect that you are suffering from depression, find an adult who will listen and help you get treatment. If you have a friend or teenager who suffers from teen depression, help him or her get to a doctor who can check for physical illnesses that cause some of the symptoms of teen depression, such... | <urn:uuid:535bfcb4-ea74-404f-b8d8-94879e0c8926> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.teenhelp.com/teen-depression/depression-treatment.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928927 | 848 | 3.4375 | 3 |
LONDON – Eating cereals and nuts might be helpful for cutting the risk of pancreatic cancer because they contain nutrients known as antioxidants, according to a study by British scientists published on Tuesday.
The study, carried out by researchers in University of East Anglia, involves 23,500 people aged between 40 an... | <urn:uuid:a8b0a294-fb2d-47c4-8a62-85307269908f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/08/eating-cereals-nuts-might-reduce-risk-of-pancreatic-cancer/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971172 | 328 | 3.46875 | 3 |
GSCE Maths: Proofs of Pythagoras' therom lesson
Last updated 27 March 2013, created 05 June 2011, viewed 3,756
Although presented as a demonstration, the key point of the geometric exercise is that pupils construct their own copy with paper, pencil and a pair of scissors.
They should also be invited to discuss and cons... | <urn:uuid:611fc9d1-7fe9-487d-8b47-dda50caa6fd5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Exploring-two-proofs-of-Pythagoras-therom-6087028/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935822 | 110 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Here's what you might notice your baby doing
between the ages of 4 months and 6 months of age.
- Is active, playful, and gregarious.
- Reaches and grasps some objects.
- Shakes rattle when placed in hand.
- Carefully studies objects placed in
- Puts everything into mouth.
- Plays contentedly with fingers and
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In the late 1990s, a handful of physicists and engineers began to take a greater interest in biology. The Human Genome Project was spitting out more and more gene sequences—blueprints for the protein building blocks of the cell—generating a flood of new information about the molecular machinery of life. Trouble was, th... | <urn:uuid:0a487c26-dc29-450a-a531-2c019a51462b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/31193/title/Tinkering-With-Life/flagPost/61816/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955609 | 1,708 | 3.375 | 3 |
Discovered: A camera that can see around corners, why we don't eat smelly foods, the super-Earth is not so super, noise pollution is also bad for plants and abnormal brain development might determine personality.
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A Comprehensive Look at HIV-Related Fatigue
Fatigue, also known as asthenia or prostration, is an unusual and prolonged tiredness, exhaustion, or lack of energy. It often develops slowly and worsens over time. Fatigue may be intermittent or chronic. Chronic fatigue is persistent exhaustion that is not associated with e... | <urn:uuid:0f98affb-aa02-47d8-8f42-4e175554b0f9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thebody.com/content/art2640.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9407 | 8,328 | 3.46875 | 3 |
The Government of Canada, in section 35(2) of the Constitution Act of 1982, defines 3 groups of Aboriginal people in the Constitution: Indians, Inuit and MÉTIS. Indians are categorized as status (also referred to as registered), non-status and treaty Indians. According to the INDIAN ACT, legislation which was first pas... | <urn:uuid:d6d4d64c-a2c9-401a-b1f4-8f85368edb01> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/indian | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953663 | 1,792 | 4 | 4 |
City of London
The City of London, the historic central core of the city, is an independent entity about a mile square. Britain's financial services industry and central bank (Bank of England) are located within the City of London. There is a London Corporation that runs the City; it is not run by greater London. It ha... | <urn:uuid:92a39220-ecb3-410a-bc7d-1ee4aea1c0aa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thedailybell.com/1814/City-of-London.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957892 | 936 | 3.046875 | 3 |
2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. Why should you care?
Biodiversity is the number of different species that exist in a given area. The healthier an area is, the more biodiversity it has. Different forms of wildlife and plants inhabit areas, and these plants and animals learn to coexist and form ecological... | <urn:uuid:5a91c161-3285-41c8-8469-edeb3b85a206> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theinfomine.com/2010/05/02/why-biodiversity-matters/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948197 | 325 | 3.4375 | 3 |
The Lancet, Volume 361, Issue 9361
, Pages 888 - 889, 15 March 2003
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12783-3Cite or Link Using DOI
Dementia comes of age in the developing world
By 2025 about three-quarters of the estimated 1200 million people aged 60 years and older will be living in developing countries. 1
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MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING
Thanks to our system of positional numeration, it is a simple matter to multiply or divide by a power of 10. It never calls for the written methods we use with other numbers (Lesson 9). And it certainly does not call for a calculator. For the remainder of this course, multiplying and dividing b... | <urn:uuid:97b3e855-e6c7-4299-8436-97f8d40fbbb8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.themathpage.com/ARITH/multiply-by-powers-of-10.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.874652 | 1,187 | 4.6875 | 5 |
Though his name may be unfamiliar to most Americans, Avraham Shifrin was arguably the world’s top authority on the Soviet system of prisons and slave-labor camps. His exhaustive research on the subject, spanning some 45 years and including the decade during which he was himself a "guest" of the gulags, stands as a star... | <urn:uuid:0f524dd0-7ddc-4a1f-8a07-4ae2a2d28f26> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/history/item/15039-enemy-of-the-gulag | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979946 | 2,290 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Shopping for youngsters this holiday season? You’ll want to check your list twice to ensure you’re following these updated toy safety guidelines.
Each fall, the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan (PIRGIM) Education Fund conducts a survey of toys in preparation for the holiday shopping season.
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BOOK 12 OF THE ILIAD, TRANSLATED BY A. T. MURRAY
So then amid the huts the valiant son of Menoetius was tending the wounded Eurypylus, but the others, Argives and Trojans, fought on in throngs, nor were the ditch of the Danaans and their wide wall above long to protect them, the wall that they had builded as a defence... | <urn:uuid:e9f14f7a-79c8-4484-a636-242dce710416> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerIliad12.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977583 | 6,918 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Fast food often contains high levels of "unhealthy" fat
Eating fast food three times a week may lead to asthma and eczema in children, say researchers who have looked at global disease and dietary patterns.
Data from more than 500,000 children in more than 50 countries suggests poor diet may be to blame for rising leve... | <urn:uuid:c2a75487-5c8e-4fe6-8749-a48fae1cbcd9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fast-food-diet-linked-to-asthma/136406/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961315 | 482 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Fibrinogen is always present in the blood.The normal range is 200 - 400 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).
Fibrinogen is a protein which is made in our livers. It's the sigaling protein for fibrin, which allows our blood to clot. When people develop venous ulcers on their legs, due to chronic venous insufficiency, it's ... | <urn:uuid:9c91c2f8-ea4d-43b3-bde9-021860d6bf5b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thisisms.com/forum/chronic-cerebrospinal-venous-insufficiency-ccsvi-f40/topic21233.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942605 | 716 | 3.0625 | 3 |
You know that the amount of reading your child does will have a direct and positive impact on his reading fluency, but finding appropriate material for the budding reader is often a hit-and-miss endeavor.
Some beginning readers are painfully dry with insipid illustrations, not what a child dubious about the rewards of ... | <urn:uuid:2aba5605-7f91-4181-961a-09f0d93db027> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.timberdoodle.com/Now_Im_Reading_Level_4_Lets_Play_p/234-541.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936878 | 260 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Other articles related to "phase, phases":
... Phase 10, a card game created by Fundex Games Phase (video game), a music game for the iPod developed by Harmonix Music Systems Phase (combat) usually a period of combat within a larger military operation A ...
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A recent breakthrough in stem cell research reveals that women have the capability of creating sperm and creating offspring. The breakthrough means that infertile couples may have new hope.
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October 18, 2011 > Keep California forests healthy, keep firewood local
Keep California forests healthy, keep firewood local
Submitted By Daniel Berlant
As part of a nationwide effort to encourage the public to buy and burn firewood locally, CAL FIRE and the California Firewood Task Force have launched a public outreac... | <urn:uuid:de93353b-b1ae-430a-ba20-ce81988019af> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tricityvoice.com/articlefiledisplay.php?issue=2011-10-18&file=Keep+CA+Forests+Healthy+++TCV.txt | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941629 | 445 | 2.71875 | 3 |
NORSWORTHY, BENJAMIN H.
NORSWORTHY, BENJAMIN H. (1838–1901). Benjamin H. Norsworthy, Confederate officer, was born in Alabama, on November 26, 1838. Norsworthy moved to Texas immediately prior to the outbreak of the Civil War and in 1865 married Middie E. Wingate, daughter of leading East Texas businessman and landowne... | <urn:uuid:4485dadf-ff4f-4726-979c-cf2e291b52af> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fno34 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956305 | 587 | 2.515625 | 3 |
FLOYD COUNTY. Floyd County (E-9) is on U.S. Highway 70 northeast of Lubbock in the High Plains region of the Panhandle. The county is bordered on the north by Swisher and Briscoe counties, on the east by Motley County, on the south by Crosby County, and on the west by Hale County. The center of the county lies at 34°05... | <urn:uuid:b4c7c402-0c09-4ff3-9fb9-d7316e4d8f32> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcf05 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968469 | 3,073 | 2.78125 | 3 |
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Researchers grow crops on super thin film
Japanese researchers at Mebiol have figured out a way to grow small crops of Earthly flora on clean sheets of hydrogel (commonly found in diapers), called Imec, that measures just tens of microns thick. Roots grow along the membr... | <urn:uuid:a7d9e681-8d28-4b79-b035-ab65d81f54dc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/hydrogel | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958937 | 500 | 2.875 | 3 |
Origami cranes lift spirits of patients and staff
Borrowing from the ancient Japanese legend that promises good luck and healing to those who fold 1,000 origami cranes, the UC Davis Department of Radiation Oncology is now festooned with the tiny paper birds.
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Narrator: This is Science Today. Drinking more than one sugar-sweetened beverage per day is linked not only to increased weight gain, but is a big contributor to new diabetes cases. Epidemiologist Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo of the University of California, San Francisco used a well-established computer model to determine ... | <urn:uuid:4190e949-c1bb-43ce-8a6a-512cf219f816> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ucop.edu/sciencetoday/article/23522 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946004 | 257 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Today, we meet a remarkable father and son. The
University of Houston's College of Engineering presents
this series about the machines that make our civilization
run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.
The British art historian Kenneth
Clark coined the term Heroic Materialism to
describe the engineering of th... | <urn:uuid:f016f491-cf92-40d3-b257-7c3a4657c745> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi17.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971505 | 661 | 3.765625 | 4 |
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month began in 1979 as Asian Heritage Week, established by congressional proclamation. From then until 1993, the period for recognizing Asian/Pacific Americans was designated each year by congressional proclamation. On October 23, 1992, President Geo... | <urn:uuid:77484d41-6a12-422f-a377-1658216af041> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.umuc.edu/diversity/asian.cfm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960842 | 91 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Resources on adolescent development and participation
The report points to a significant need for improved investment in all aspects of adolescents’ lives and wellbeing – even in their struggle for survival. Each year 1.4 million adolescents die from road traffic injuries, childbirth complications, suicide, AIDS, viole... | <urn:uuid:6e10e367-15f4-4444-88f0-34df71212bc1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.unicef.org/eapro/resources_3596.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927685 | 620 | 3.21875 | 3 |
March 24, 2010
CONTACT: Karen Kreeger
New Tissue-Hugging Implant Maps Heart Electrical Activity in Unprecedented Detail
Next-Generation Devices Pave Way for Applications in Cardiology, Neurology
PHILADELPHIA – A team of cardiologists, materials scientists, and bioengineers have created and tested a new type of implanta... | <urn:uuid:aa2b0a81-b28f-42f7-ad07-f005b54e35c2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2010/03/flexible-silicon-device/print.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940109 | 1,479 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Allergies: A Holistic Overview
Allergies plague millions of Americans every year. The causes and types of allergies are too numerous to address in this brief article; however, there are some concepts I would like for you to consider.
First, the human bodily reaction to external pathogens are complex and varied and can ... | <urn:uuid:e5aaf9c8-0849-40c3-a57e-f1f190545944> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.urbanspectrum.net/jun07/writers/urban_health.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952133 | 824 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Tag Archives: biology
New USGS research shows that rice could become adapted to climate change and some catastrophic events by colonizing its seeds or plants with the spores of tiny naturally occurring fungi. The DNA of the rice plant itself is not changed; instead, researchers are re-creating what normally happens in ... | <urn:uuid:7b99ffe4-a450-4492-84cc-d927dcfb00b0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/tag/biology-2/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937033 | 416 | 3 | 3 |
Applies genetics and genomics to answer questions of endangered species, wildlife populations, captive breeding and reintroductions, sources of nonnative species introductions and hybridization and functional genomics.
Research in fish and wildlife health and disease, geomicrobiology, ecosystem function, climate change... | <urn:uuid:bb781a0d-014a-4279-a1a5-672b2a892e09> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/?v%253Asources=USGS-ECO&v%253Aproject=USGS-ECO-RESULTS&query=Natural+Resource+Management | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.912789 | 355 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Underlying Moffett’s efforts was his skill at promoting naval aviation. The Navy had an enormous edge over the Army in vying for public attention and defense dollars: majestic and powerful ships—the tangible results of naval expenditures. Admiral Moffett took full advantage. For example, in 1923 he recommended that the... | <urn:uuid:166e9d46-ff18-40e3-9882-9aaf4490dd80> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.usni.org/print/7783 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967221 | 507 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Consider the increasing prevalence of geographic technology in everyday life. From location based services such as Google Maps to Global Positioning Systems, technology everywhere is becoming increasingly dependant on spatial information. Students in this program learn the science behind the creation and analysis of th... | <urn:uuid:2e490be6-7892-4486-8c82-28463d324236> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uwf.edu/gis/whygis/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933353 | 292 | 2.796875 | 3 |
Spring / Fall Course Content
This course is intended primarily for students with some background in grammar and syntax. The course presents the student with a variety of practical situations to improve communication in Spanish. Oral presentations about cultural and social Spain, current readings, and quotations by famo... | <urn:uuid:726c4733-849b-43ef-9871-8e67e41f1733> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.virginia.edu/valencia/springcontent.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929406 | 3,032 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Auditory Integration Training
A Checklist for Parents
This checklist is designed to help parents or teachers access whether a child might be having problems with his or her auditory system (hearing, auditory processing or auditory integration).
Check off any item that describes the child's behavior or history. If you c... | <urn:uuid:7dda7594-a374-4835-bfa5-394c2a4369b6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.vision3d.com/adhd/parents.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.887171 | 435 | 3.359375 | 3 |
In 1959 the 99th Maine legislature took a major step by enacting a law to preserve Maine’s wooden covered bridges. The new law provided that state money could be used to save and renovate covered bridges. As a result, in 1961 the Department of Transportation undertook major renovations to the 10 remaining covered bridg... | <urn:uuid:45d1bbd6-fe1c-4662-ae44-aa7ab578c4ec> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.visitmaine.com/attractions/sightseeing_tours/historic_and_unique_bridges/?font-size=12&skipIntro=1 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976072 | 1,148 | 3 | 3 |
Many leading medical authorities are recommending a diet, which includes yellow and green vegetables rich in carotenoid antioxidants.
Of the carotenoids found in vegetables, Beta-Carotene is one of the most biologically active. Beta-Carotene is converted to vitamin A only when this important vitamin is need by the body... | <urn:uuid:eaae0752-2a31-41c5-891a-b2a4386147b1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.vitaminlife.com/product-exec/PNAME/Super-Beta-Carotene/product_id/15684 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.903449 | 206 | 3.25 | 3 |
Calderas are large volcanic depressions, roughly circular in shape, from 1 to 250 km in diameter. Structures less than 1 km diameter are termed maars, and those over 250 km volcanic depressions.
The 1968 eruption of Fernandina volcano in the Galapagos Islands resulted in about 300 m of caldera collapse. The volume of t... | <urn:uuid:050b547b-e2d2-4828-abea-ed099fae508d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.volcanolive.com/caldera.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.861435 | 126 | 3.609375 | 4 |
In 1980, one of the major party presidential nominees opened his general election by delivering a speech in a small town in the Deep South that just by coincidence happened to be the national headquarters of the Ku Klux Klan. That same candidate had previously complained about federal housing policies which attempted “... | <urn:uuid:614932d2-dcf2-4053-a233-5cfa3e350f96> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.volokh.com/tag/reagan/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982363 | 1,160 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Obesity has become a major public health problem. We know that one of its primary causes is the consumption of too many calories, many of which hide in sodas, chocolate bars, chips, pizzas and hamburgers. We also know that high consumption of junk food is linked to its modest price and that when its price goes up, purc... | <urn:uuid:a230393c-746f-41e0-a3cb-6e7fad54a83d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.voxeu.com/article/obesity-s-rise-let-s-have-courage-tax-junk-food | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951952 | 1,186 | 2.984375 | 3 |
What is the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and what do they do?
AccessIT Article ID: 1218
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is a federal agency with the responsibility of ensuring equal access to education through the enforcement of civil rights. Several... | <urn:uuid:5b27e41b-8d3e-4e71-88be-3901bb0d7403> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/articles?1218 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942472 | 668 | 3.390625 | 3 |
Critical interpretation and meaning in poems, representing a variety of types and periods.
Poetry is often imagined as making timeless statements about universal human truths, as being ethereal, ineffable, and transcendent. Poetry, however, is always written, printed, sold, and read under specific circumstances, and th... | <urn:uuid:dd0e017b-6279-4689-be52-7d5187085610> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.washington.edu/students/icd/S/engl/243helsi.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93292 | 714 | 3.875 | 4 |
in the UK
Four Corners is an integrated four-skills English course for adults and young adults. Four Corners Workbook, Level 2 has eight-page units that can be used in class or for homework. Each unit provides students with additional vocabulary, grammar, functional language, and reading practice.
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death among children and adolescents, following accidents and homicide. In fact studies show that more than five thousand youth die each year by suicide.
Psychologists say that suicide is a threat among children experiencing feelings of hopelessness. Dr. John Sively of Lifeskills s... | <urn:uuid:59e4b1f4-3eb9-4d36-9688-16dd2b2f7a9d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/406036.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964914 | 157 | 3.125 | 3 |
Though he's only 23, Spencer Telligman has made his mark as an artist.
"You're putting paint on canvas and it feels great, it's just awesome," said Spencer Telligman, Stroke Patient.
Last January, a stroke took away the use of his right hand--the one he uses to paint.
"I've been worrying since, since it happened that I... | <urn:uuid:55fd5581-afe1-4976-83bb-d8dc056af919> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wctv.tv/health/healthalert/headlines/Medical_Minute_12-28_136329198.html?site=mobile | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931513 | 938 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Instrumental Music Service
Instrumental Music Service
West Lothian Council’s Instrumental Music Service provides free instrumental music lessons to primary and secondary school pupils and opportunities for these pupils to play in one of the many bands and ensembles that perform regularly at a range of venues and events... | <urn:uuid:1b134dd9-ca91-4774-9ff2-ac243db8f43a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/education/arts-in-education/Instrumental-music-service/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918097 | 975 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Four Congolese children who receive food in school thanks to WFP. The red cups they use to eat their nutritious porridge are the symbol of WFP's Fill the Cup campaign to feed hungry school children all over the world.
(Copyright: WFP/Katherine Hodgeson)
There are now a billion malnourished people in the world, meaning ... | <urn:uuid:29268068-1837-428d-a187-31f0873065cd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wfp.org/stories/10-things-you-can-do-world-food-day | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941152 | 707 | 2.765625 | 3 |
ISAAA releases educational cartoon about GM crops
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) released an educational cartoon designed to enhance understanding of GM crops. Mandy & Fanny: The Future of Sustainable Agriculture is the first educational cartoon of its kind developed ... | <urn:uuid:5c20de4c-ce1f-4048-be4a-782540561ea7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.whybiotech.com/?p=2690 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947208 | 258 | 2.75 | 3 |
Traits of Asperger's Syndrome
Concerned that her son Jared may have Asperger’s Syndrome, Joyce gives him a book – Tony Attwood’s Asperger’s Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals – to read. Attwood, who has operated a clinical practice in Australia for those with Asperger’s since 1992, is one of the world’s fo... | <urn:uuid:83e4d8fd-2e45-458d-88c6-9ed8a414a718> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wilmatheater.org/blog/traits-aspergers-syndrome | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.854237 | 373 | 3.453125 | 3 |
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Thermoelasticity is the change in the size and shape of a solid object as the temperature of that object fluctuates. Materials that are more elastic will expand and contract more than those materials that are more inelastic. Scientists use their understanding of therm... | <urn:uuid:a7408339-0d5d-4aaf-9c09-f4325bcdcedc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-thermoelasticity.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94893 | 498 | 4.0625 | 4 |
Healthy Living: Blogs
High Blood Pressure and I.Q.
Story Updated: Oct 5, 2012
Baby's I.Q. might be at risk.
If your Mother had high blood pressure when she was pregnant, it's possible that it impacted your IQ...and may even haunt you into old age.
That's the news from the journal Neurology.
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Aboriginal Politics and the Canadian State
This course examines the dynamic impact that Aboriginal peoples have had on the Canadian polity. It focuses on the extent to which the Canadian state has and can accommodate the political, economic, social, and cultural aspirations of Aboriginal peoples. Topics may include sel... | <urn:uuid:bdcef784-6513-42a5-a933-dc1a931985d9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wlu.ca/calendars/course.php?cal=1&c=24114&d=875&s=437&y=49 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.905504 | 110 | 2.796875 | 3 |
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or concerned with law: legal papers.
- adj. Authorized by or based on law: a legal right.
- adj. Established by law; statutory: the legal owner.
- adj. In conformity with or permitted by law: legal business operations.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An amount of power, especially electric power, expressed in watts or kilowatts.
- n. The electric power required by an appliance or device.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The rating in watts, of any electrical machine or device, of the p... | <urn:uuid:2e479ff1-7cb7-4da6-92ee-32d5f5f2004b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wordnik.com/words/wattage | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.90256 | 498 | 2.796875 | 3 |
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Ancient Shark Jaws is a common fossil archaeology artifact.
Sharks have no true bones, only cartilage. Because their feeding habits involve biting things with a great deal of force, losing Teeth is Common. Therefore, sharks have multip... | <urn:uuid:1cc52b7e-57e8-469c-a1ae-656c4ab1e8b9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wowwiki.com/Ancient_Shark_Jaws | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.897862 | 104 | 3.109375 | 3 |
The History of our past and the beginnings of our liberty and freedom are a constant reminder of what it takes to make a strong America. Schools teach us the history in the fashion it has been taught for hundreds of years, yet there must be more. Who were these entrepreneurial men, ready to put their lives at stake in ... | <urn:uuid:22035454-4644-4e92-a44b-68b94b912d3a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wrighton-time.blogspot.com/2013/01/desperate-sons-by-les-standiford.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981003 | 569 | 2.734375 | 3 |
It hasn't been verified in the Meridian-area yet, but the West Nile virus is all around us. And local health officials say because of the way it spreads, it could soon be here.
The Meridian Public Works Department sprays nightly for mosquitoes, they do it throughout the summer months, and have done so for years.
But Pu... | <urn:uuid:197100dd-6402-4864-8d45-7fbe56bef8b8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/57432.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934437 | 618 | 3.828125 | 4 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) --- The most frequently-asked question following the Friday shootings at a Connecticut elementary school has been: Why?
There may be no easy or comprehensive answers but one Washington educator thinks he knows a major contributing factor.
Why are we so violent?
"One reason is we are not taught a... | <urn:uuid:d141c8ad-8c3c-451e-8f5f-028024b0f2ff> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/234124/373/Teaching-Alternatives-To-Violence | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986254 | 506 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Beyond Anecdotes: Measuring Global Health Impact in Washington State
The threat of global infectious disease was already a significant humanitarian concern when Ken Stuart set up his independent research lab in 1976. Now known as Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Stuart’s lab directed the research spotlight on tro... | <urn:uuid:d1eadb8a-f26c-4786-a762-6837102ff924> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/11/18/beyond-anecdotes-measuring-global-health-impact-in-washington-state/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00001-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936859 | 649 | 2.53125 | 3 |