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More frequent floods, storms, heat waves, and droughts are connected to greater extremes in temperatures and rainfall, according to Global Increase in Climate-Related Disasters, a new study. In a global analysis spanning the last four decades, the study shows that the rise in climate-related disasters is linked not onl... | <urn:uuid:4ddc5c4b-f2ce-450e-b221-864f44de375e> | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | https://blogs.adb.org/blog/more-frequent-disasters-show-urgency-climate-deal-cop21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583659654.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20190118005216-20190118031216-00150.warc.gz | en | 0.956972 | 874 | 3.609375 | 4 |
Once upon a time, not even so long ago, left-handed…
During a child’s life, there are very few things that are more important than learning how to write. Like the learning of maths, alongside important social skills, writing is something that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
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What is Epigastric Pain and where is it located?
The epigastrium is a quadrant of the abdominal cavity located between the costal margins and the subcostal muscular plane situated in the center of the abdomen. This region contains many vital organs such as stomach, pancreas, duodenum, a part of the liver along with som... | <urn:uuid:c59c20b2-e5a5-4c3b-8908-ba1137cce9a9> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.healthdiseases.org/epigastric-pain/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301263.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20220119033421-20220119063421-00062.warc.gz | en | 0.913655 | 1,280 | 3.59375 | 4 |
A survey experiment assessed response to five explanations of scientific disputes: problem complexity, self-interest, values, competence, and process choices (e.g. theories and methods). A US lay sample (n = 453) did not distinguish interests from values, nor competence from process, as explanations of disputes. Proces... | <urn:uuid:f04c2b14-d974-4b86-9317-219d554cb67b> | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | https://ohsu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/lay-americans-views-of-why-scientists-disagree-with-each-other | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487598213.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20210613012009-20210613042009-00615.warc.gz | en | 0.931192 | 235 | 2.765625 | 3 |
February is National American Heart Month
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. 28,291 Erie County adults had been diagnosed with high blood pressure. Locally, Heart Disease was the leading cause of death.* To help prevent heart disease and increase awareness of its ef... | <urn:uuid:a50cc1b7-fd67-4b51-80b9-fba98fcb652b> | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | https://www.familyhs.org/news/diabetes-news-feb-2020/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370497171.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20200330150913-20200330180913-00096.warc.gz | en | 0.917991 | 1,299 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screwworm is a serious pest that lays its flesh eating larvae into wounds of humans and any other warm blooded animals causing myiasis. The adult female fly lays batches of 200-400 eggs on the edge of fresh wounds and the larvae hatch and burrow into flesh 12-21 hr later. The larv... | <urn:uuid:e9145a0f-4499-41a5-b5ce-e8873d0f1cc2> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | https://blog.cabi.org/2007/03/15/controlling_the/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710962.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20221204040114-20221204070114-00827.warc.gz | en | 0.935351 | 828 | 3.578125 | 4 |
In addition to ferrying tons of food, water and supplies to the International Space Station, a Japanese cargo ship that arrived on Monday (Aug. 23) carried an astrophysics telescope that will join the flagship Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer in hunting for cosmic rays.
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Scientists are reporting a scientific basis for the long-standing belief that a widely used non-prescription drug in China and certain other countries can prevent and treat cataracts, a clouding of the lens of the eye that is a leading cause of vision loss worldwide.
Their study appears in Inorganic Chemistry.
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Origins of Tea
China is the home of tea but its origins are lost in antiquities. Emperor Shen Nong, who lived 4700 years ago, is credited as its discoverer. One day, while boiling water under a wild tea plant, several tea leaves fell into the cauldron. Intrigued by the aroma, he took a sip that irreversibly changed the... | <urn:uuid:d62eecd6-d3db-4f1c-8ca6-d1966e178bc1> | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | https://lampinfoo.com/2007/04/20/tea-is-chinas-invaluable-gift-to-mankind/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703524270.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20210121070324-20210121100324-00792.warc.gz | en | 0.97272 | 1,876 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Following the Sandy Hook massacre, national discussion about how to prevent future attacks is on the rise. But for many Americans, the effects of Sandy Hook and other similar shootings are about more than prevention.
Schools nationwide saw an increase in security following the mass shooting. In the past, similar respon... | <urn:uuid:7ab9dc69-7e0e-4294-b686-45b8eb45d06c> | CC-MAIN-2016-07 | http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2012/12/19/29757/whats-the-best-way-to-prevent-harm-in-a-violent-em/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-07/segments/1454701156520.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20160205193916-00187-ip-10-236-182-209.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950006 | 233 | 2.828125 | 3 |
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The Mars Science Laboratory rover “Curiosity” has been actively studying the surface of Mars using the rover’s Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument. SAM has been studying the Martian atmosphere for signs of life on the Red Planet.
SAM is actually comprised of three instruments that work t... | <urn:uuid:c463711f-03ed-458d-ae30-5b4c9ecc90cf> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://www.americaspace.com/?p=27118 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207928114.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113208-00249-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924235 | 294 | 3.546875 | 4 |
Hebrew Roots/Holy Days/Week of Unleavened Bread
- THE WEEK OF UNLEAVENED BREAD
The Feast of Unleavened Bread is the first appointment in the year designated by Yahweh our God to meet with Him in a holy convocation. The festival in itself extends over seven days with the first and the last days being high Sabbaths in wh... | <urn:uuid:c674f737-2882-4e40-90c0-24c80115308a> | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Hebrew_Roots/Holy_Days/Week_of_Unleavened_Bread | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987781397.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20191021171509-20191021195009-00197.warc.gz | en | 0.966551 | 3,431 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Yom Kippur, Hebrew Yom Ha-kippurim, English Day of Atonement, most solemn of Jewish religious holidays, observed on the 10th day of the lunar month of Tishri (in the course of September and October), when Jews seek to expiate their sins and achieve a reconciliation with God. Yom Kippur concludes the “10 days of repenta... | <urn:uuid:fa9fd1b5-a354-4d37-be68-8291526130ee> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yom-Kippur | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281202.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00011-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950107 | 612 | 3.890625 | 4 |
Countries around the world have experienced substantial gains in life expectancy at birth and old age in the last decades but whether these gains represent quality and healthy years is still in question. External factors such as better diagnosis and treatment undoubtedly contribute to healthy aging but there is growing... | <urn:uuid:90eab7a7-3479-46ab-b369-f7a17a39d82f> | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | https://globalagingandcommunity.com/projects/religion-and-health-expectancy/about-religion-and-health-expectancy-project/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583511063.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20181017065354-20181017090854-00200.warc.gz | en | 0.931842 | 261 | 2.609375 | 3 |
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theodore Fonville Winans was a noted American photographer whose black and white images captured south Louisiana people and places.
Fonville was born on August 22, 1911, in Mexico, Missouri, died September 13, 1992, in Louisiana, and spent part of his childhood in Fort Worth, Texas... | <urn:uuid:9aa0e0ec-51bd-4a2a-911d-68f911ecd48f> | CC-MAIN-2014-35 | http://www.fonvillewinans.com/Fonville/About.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-35/segments/1409535921872.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20140909040159-00408-ip-10-180-136-8.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986521 | 484 | 2.5625 | 3 |
By Cameron Chai
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a method to tag a protein called the serotonin transporter in human beings at the molecular level. Serotonin is a hormone that regulates appetite, mood and sleep in humans.
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1991-1997 - Cambodian Civil War
From July 30 to August 30, 1989, representatives of 18 countries, the four Cambodian parties, and the UN Secretary General met in Paris in an effort to negotiate a comprehensive settlement. They hoped to achieve those objectives seen as crucial to the future of post-occupation Cambodia--... | <urn:uuid:0e1b508b-be2d-451b-9f83-10356d6661c2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/cambodia3-6.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398216.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00163-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967855 | 2,203 | 3.421875 | 3 |
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, firstname.lastname@example.org.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the five leading causes of cancer death in human. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common etiologic agent of HCC in the world, particularly in areas prev... | <urn:uuid:9a263012-bd3a-441c-b150-11cb1207ae49> | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | http://chronicliverdisease.org/disease_focus/articles/article.cfm?article=CLD_HBV_Chang11122013-095315&dstate=hbv | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122720.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00397-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.902256 | 418 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Not only is the Convex Grind one of the most durable but it also holds an edge quite well. Two types of blades typify scissors: convex and knife-edge. Flat (V) - The simplest and most widespread in factory knives. So the natural inconsistencies in the body are going to convex the edge a bit. How about how to texturise ... | <urn:uuid:c9d365db-524f-45f2-988d-9001acaf3dfc> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | http://amruthapublicschool.org/pages/convex-blade-edge-definition-ed4918 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710933.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20221203143925-20221203173925-00022.warc.gz | en | 0.928945 | 865 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Matthew Lieberman (email@example.com, Franz 4461c)
Mission Statement: The goal of this course is twofold. The first goal is to familiarize you with most of the major themes that have been central to social cognition both historically and currently. To this end, the following nine weeks will each be devoted to one of th... | <urn:uuid:5f03aa22-d38a-4cca-8359-ee906820d5c3> | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | http://lieber.bol.ucla.edu/Lieberman/Psych229.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549448198.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170728103510-20170728123510-00176.warc.gz | en | 0.822926 | 4,405 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Stepping out of the infernal desert heat, I’m welcomed into the reception area by a Fat Man, one of America’s first atomic weapons. The US nuclear legacy is on display inside the National Atomic Testing Museum located on Flamingo Road opposite a Las Vegas strip mall.
The museum, a program of the Nevada Test Site Histor... | <urn:uuid:106a59c1-05cc-409b-a993-c30c069b7da4> | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | https://inkstickmedia.com/face-to-face-with-fat-man/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296950363.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20230401221921-20230402011921-00308.warc.gz | en | 0.933036 | 1,919 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Microsoft today detailed the new Storage Spaces feature in Windows 8. Storage Spaces in Windows 8 will dramatically improve how you manage large volumes of storage in your PC at work or home. It may some how replace Windows Home Server Driver Extender technology. Storage Spaces allow,
- Organization of physical disks i... | <urn:uuid:95b987f9-ea1e-479c-b64b-7b6a4217aef1> | CC-MAIN-2015-40 | http://microsoft-news.com/microsoft-details-storage-spaces-feature-in-windows-8/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-40/segments/1443737867468.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20151001221747-00007-ip-10-137-6-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917448 | 190 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Hemorrhoids - and the High Fiber Hemorroid Connection
The term hemorrhoids refers to a condition in which stretched and weakened veins around the anus or lower rectum become swollen and inflamed. Hemorrhoids are either inside the anus (internal) or under the skin around the anus (external).
Many Americans will develop ... | <urn:uuid:e18bf9ee-f20a-47fd-8040-b7060b7a6a22> | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | http://www.high-fiber-health.com/hemorrhoids.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257827077.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071027-00250-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93785 | 1,060 | 3.0625 | 3 |
The beauty of the mind of man has nothing to do with free will or any unique hold that biology has on select laws of physics or chemistry. This beauty lies in the complexity of the chemistry and cell biology of the brain, which enables a select few of us to compose like Mozart and Verdi, and the rest of us to appreciat... | <urn:uuid:6446b6df-9090-4ed0-8886-ebb655dd48e4> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | http://blog.darkbuzz.com/2019/05/why-science-cannot-prove-or-disprove.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644574.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230529010218-20230529040218-00085.warc.gz | en | 0.948897 | 888 | 2.703125 | 3 |
The 18th century buildings along the Loire river in the Île Feydeau neighborhood of Nantes, France, have tilted rather alarmingly because their foundations were laid on sandy ground.
They dramatically illustrate a point that you can observe more subtly in almost any group of buildings or structures: Things settle a bit... | <urn:uuid:e5e082db-0057-4319-8fd7-69f9495b0cd1> | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2009/10/wobble.html?showComment=1257153414967 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218203515.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322213003-00578-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948942 | 192 | 2.5625 | 3 |
WHO network identifies two different viruses as possible culprits in respiratory disease
"Eleven laboratories in nine countries have already found two very strong contenders, two viruses which are consistently isolated from many patients from very many different countries," WHO virologist Klaus Stöhr told a press brief... | <urn:uuid:06902a81-ebf9-4d55-9b58-685d6749a366> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | https://news.un.org/en/story/2003/03/62992 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446708046.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20221126180719-20221126210719-00589.warc.gz | en | 0.969445 | 333 | 2.953125 | 3 |
1、Unlock The Micro World: The handheld child microscope can improve children's interest in exploring the micro world and increase understanding and interest in biological sciences. 2、High-definition Lens: The pocket microscope for kids has environmentally friendly PMMA high-definition optical lens, which has a strong l... | <urn:uuid:4703cb17-4a0c-4a60-ae0a-e300f166ea2a> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://sesnimart.com/products/portable-microscope-for-children-60x-to-120x-magnification-with-built-in-led-light | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506329.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922034112-20230922064112-00357.warc.gz | en | 0.826191 | 291 | 2.65625 | 3 |
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The Ageing Titian's Endless Painting (1555-1575) - lectures
Titian was a painter who reflected on topical issues and problems ranging from literature and politics to religion and who was prepared to break away from Venice and from the last Italian "signorie" in order to take on the risk of a European career. A painter ... | <urn:uuid:b5487e71-0da5-4c16-ae63-857eb9e2b528> | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | http://english.palazzoesposizioni.it/events/Evento.aspx?ide=651 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1430455230916.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20150501044030-00017-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97444 | 180 | 2.703125 | 3 |
We've all heard the statistics: 2 out of 3 people are overweight, 1 out of 3 people are obese, 2 out of 5 people will develop cancer in their lifetime, 1 out of 2 people will die from heart disease or cancer, and for the first time in recorded history, some people are now projecting that the lifespan of today's childre... | <urn:uuid:eca5c617-dab8-44e5-be1d-c97fc679af76> | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | http://rawvegansource.com/content/why-raw-11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936464876.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074104-00321-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955518 | 692 | 2.84375 | 3 |
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2017)
A deposit is the monetary amount that is placed with some entity.
The deposit is a credit for the party (individual or organization) who placed it, and it may be taken back (withdrawn), transferred to some other party, or used for a purchase at ... | <urn:uuid:1864f646-05ae-4b6e-bac4-148ce97e70f2> | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposit_(finance) | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676590314.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20180718174111-20180718194111-00526.warc.gz | en | 0.952237 | 194 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Many kennel companies use a laminate as the base material for the kennels. This usually consists of a wood product (MDF, particleboard, or plywood) with a thin layer of plastic or watertight coating. Common coatings include Melamine and Formica©. While laminates work well for kitchen counter tops; we protect them by us... | <urn:uuid:76a6eb4d-9ffc-4bca-b2d4-fbef3cf19120> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.gatorkennels.com/laminates | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510942.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002001302-20231002031302-00106.warc.gz | en | 0.9295 | 257 | 2.515625 | 3 |
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is to adopt new standards for emissions monitoring with the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
The new standards and recommended practises will apply to all UN member states from 1st January 2019. While the industry is already... | <urn:uuid:092bce8a-355d-4d78-97f7-bcdc0db33c78> | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | https://www.transglobalexpress.co.uk/news/1071/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154163.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20210801061513-20210801091513-00163.warc.gz | en | 0.910522 | 432 | 2.828125 | 3 |
The Peabody visual art program is geared toward developing each K-8 student’s authentic artistic skills, as well as nurturing problem solving, fostering creativity, and learning to see the world as an artist. Peabody seeks to develop a supportive community of artists that helps each other take risks.
Throughout the pro... | <urn:uuid:3ef74dbf-07ef-4afc-b63d-bfd41b31d342> | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | https://peabodyschool.org/academics/fine-arts/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250624328.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20200124161014-20200124190014-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.955082 | 822 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Texas: Government, Politics, and Higher Education
The present constitution of Texas was adopted in 1876, replacing the
carpetbag constitution of 1869. The state's executive branch is headed by a governor elected for a four-year term. Democrat Ann Richards , elected governor in 1990, was defeated for reelection in 1994 ... | <urn:uuid:32453963-550e-4c96-bca5-1d663ad76aa5> | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/places/north-america/us/texas/government-politics-and-higher-education | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583795042.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190121152218-20190121174218-00285.warc.gz | en | 0.95495 | 365 | 3.171875 | 3 |
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Posted: January 15, 2007
Self-cleaning Lotus plastic
(Nanowerk News) A plastic cup that can be reused without washing it, simply because contamination has no chance to stick to the surface? A self-cleaning surface like that of the leaf... | <urn:uuid:fbe04f22-2069-44f6-a2d6-59a82b7e1f2e> | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=1253.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1429246633512.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20150417045713-00109-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927194 | 776 | 3.40625 | 3 |
As time moved on the lowly toothpick began to move up in the world. Bronze toothpicks (ouch) have been found as burial objects in some prehistoric graves in Italy and Switzerland. The Romans produced fancy examples in silver and mastic wood. The fabulously decadent Roman Emperor Nero once entered a banquet hall with a ... | <urn:uuid:0d7f11d5-b7e1-4bc9-ae0e-a02049b6e474> | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | http://www.nucleartoothpicks.com/historyoftoothpicks.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131303523.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172143-00064-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98483 | 302 | 2.671875 | 3 |
photo by Vivek Kumar via Unsplash
Balancing Discipline with Love
August 24, 2020 | by colleen thompson, guest contributor
The matter of discipline is often viewed as harsh treatment or spanking. However, let us examine discipline in a broader sense. The Oxford Pocket Dictionary defines discipline as orderly and obedien... | <urn:uuid:3c43ba5e-8179-4292-a1b9-fd11a32c129e> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://simplyfamilymagazine.com/balancing-discipline-with-love | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400187354.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20200918061627-20200918091627-00574.warc.gz | en | 0.949082 | 465 | 3 | 3 |
Portugal is the westernmost country in Europe. It is a part of the Iberian Peninsula, along with Spain.
According to a tale told by Shari, Gathelus arrived in Portugal in ancient times along with his wife Scota, four sons, and the Stone of Destiny. During their time in Portugal, Gathelus and Scota had four more sons. G... | <urn:uuid:4a865866-9ff5-4426-aa42-f8915270df68> | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | https://gargwiki.net/Portugal | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476396.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303142747-20240303172747-00707.warc.gz | en | 0.952667 | 141 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Introduction to Psychological Science: Integrating Behavioral, Neuroscience and Evolutionary Perspectives - William J. Ray 2021
✵ 6.1 Discuss the different levels of consciousness, including attention and awareness.
✵ 6.2 Describe what happens when we sleep and dream.
✵ 6.3 Describe the techniques of hypnosis and medit... | <urn:uuid:da1c6e2e-f236-41f7-82b4-996eff08b740> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://psychologic.science/general/introduction_2/7.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300624.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220117212242-20220118002242-00334.warc.gz | en | 0.959576 | 30,356 | 3.796875 | 4 |
Human egg cells that have been grown in a lab will soon be fertilized in a historic experiment that overturns the rules of reproduction, revolutionizes fertility — and could grant women an “elixir of youth” by banishing menopause.
American and British scientists from the Edinburgh University and the Harvard Medical Sch... | <urn:uuid:c6a4fb68-c441-4bc4-8512-e2bb46040a25> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | http://stemcelltherapyreviewjournal.com/scientists-grow-human-egg-cells-from-stem-cells-in-the-lab/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710409.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20221127141808-20221127171808-00451.warc.gz | en | 0.959 | 1,835 | 3.328125 | 3 |
Returning from holiday after a long break can be quite stressful for many drivers who have to begin renegotiating heavy morning and afternoon traffic again. At this time of the year it’s always a good idea to familiarise yourself with some basic road rules that keep you and your family safe on the road.
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by Rebecca Hui, Office Manager at VAEEC
When business owners shut off the lights this spring, they had no idea that months later, the nation would still be in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s no secret that this virus has irreversibly changed the world around us, and continues to do so with every new developme... | <urn:uuid:b86e9ee2-62e1-4f73-9f81-d30d05f1ba0f> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://vaeec.org/vaeec-members-combating-covid-19-technologies-to-keep-us-safe/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141180636.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20201125012933-20201125042933-00008.warc.gz | en | 0.954633 | 1,472 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Article by Tyrone Baines III & Roberta Lock
Preserving Livers for Transplantation
Transplantation of a human liver following 3 days of ex situ normothermic preservation, Nature Biotechnology, 2022
Pierre-Alain Clavien et al., Mark W. Tibbitt Lab
Organ transplants are an important part of medicine and give individuals a... | <urn:uuid:73e3e63e-b49c-4ab5-bba1-51c9083d1da8> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.nextgenterc.com/preservinglivers | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233508977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925115505-20230925145505-00206.warc.gz | en | 0.957189 | 827 | 3.6875 | 4 |
Big Data are all over the news. Some fear a new Big Brother, others celebrate new, astonishing possibilities in fields like marketing, epidemiology, city management, and Chris Anderson prophesies a science without theory. Obviously we are on the verge of a revolution. But, by the way, what are we talking about?
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The pancreas in the digestive system
The pancreas is a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. It has a role in digestion and in regulating the level of sugar in your blood.
Pancreatic cancer is cancer that forms in the cells of the pancreas.
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Discover the profession of primary school principal!
The role of a primary school principal requires a high level of expertise in teaching and personnel management. This position also has many responsibilities. Therefore, what does this famous job consist of?
Responsibilities of a primary school principal
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Form and structure
Foliose and fruticose lichens are clearly three dimensional and show much obvious variation in form. The markedly two-dimensional crustose lichens have less scope for showing as much variation but all crustose lichens are not just uniform flat sheets and warrant a page devoted to some of the structur... | <urn:uuid:c995f7b8-cb4e-4d61-a1ff-3dcb64a4ee79> | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | http://anbg.gov.au/lichen/form-crustose.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609521512.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005201-00074-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920552 | 1,071 | 3.46875 | 3 |
In Depth: Cross-section Kidney
When the body has extracted all necessary nutrients from foods and liquids, the waste is carried away in the blood. The kidneys’ job, among others, is to remove that waste in order to prevent damage to the body.
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The Light Fuel Project:
A Green Cooking Fuel Alternative
A Critical Problem with Worldwide implications
Unfortunately, many people grossly underestimate the importance trees play in our lives. Trees are rightfully considered to be the very lungs of our planet by purifying the air, producing precious oxygen and absorbin... | <urn:uuid:153cd6bd-f58d-43b1-80e2-2fe424abdf5a> | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | https://onecityministries.org/projects/light-fuel/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703528672.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20210121225305-20210122015305-00456.warc.gz | en | 0.933582 | 472 | 3.015625 | 3 |
Definition of myomere in English:
Another term for myotome.
- In contrast to fish myomeres, the axial locomotor muscles of dolphins are organized into longitudinal tracts as is typical of mammals.
- Far less debatably, the long conodont body has obvious V-shaped myomeres throughout its length.
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Family Planning and Women's Lives in Rural China
CONTEXT: By 1979, China had begun implementing the so-called one-child policy, which severely restricts couples' childbearing. It is important to understand Chinese women's perceptions of how their lives have been affected by this policy and by the use of family planning... | <urn:uuid:638f1c59-7cb4-4384-9f49-0214ad237d04> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3006804.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422115858583.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124161058-00172-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968481 | 10,118 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Wesley Clair Mitchell Facts
The American economist Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874-1948) was one of the most prominent contributors to the study of business cycles and was also among those who first recognized the importance of sound empirical research in economics.
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You can take a more active role in your health care. Start by asking more questions when your doctor or dentist prescribes painkillers. Just 48% of Utahns talk to their doctors about the risks associated with opioids. Don’t just listen—have a conversation. Before you take an opioid, take a moment to ask your doctor or ... | <urn:uuid:193b5286-ef86-4853-83ca-fc0b92e2bc43> | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | https://useonlyasdirected.org/speak-out/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039743854.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20181117205946-20181117231946-00360.warc.gz | en | 0.936767 | 389 | 3.171875 | 3 |
The Democratic Party was founded at a Baltimore convention 195 years ago on January 8, 1827. You may celebrate or lament the occasion depending on your viewpoint. It was cobbled together from elements of the shattered Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison which had dominated American... | <urn:uuid:ac228a41-9c9f-43cd-bef3-5d3d0cdd8215> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://patrickmurfin.blogspot.com/2022/01/its-birthday-of-democratic-party.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662543797.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522032543-20220522062543-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.962629 | 2,322 | 3.375 | 3 |
Researchers' and attack on sugar continues! Findings at the University of Kansas are linking too much sugar to inflammation of pretty much everything, including your brain. Results now say an inflamed brain, is a depressed brain.
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Ebola: Infections in the Millions Forecast; Seen as Possibly Becoming Endemic in Africa
24 September 2014
Douglas De Groot
(EIRNS)—The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report, in which it made a forecast, closer to reality than its previous reports. It now forecasts that the number of Ebo... | <urn:uuid:79c05806-a77f-4141-a146-65cc7afc22ca> | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | http://www.comiterepubliquecanada.ca/article5024.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583875448.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20190122223011-20190123005011-00242.warc.gz | en | 0.974673 | 687 | 2.625 | 3 |
here in this example question. It says a container has 16.7 g Oh, to 8.1 g H two and 35.2 g and to and contains a total pressure off 0.83 atmospheres were asked to complete the mole fraction about two and its partial pressure all right to determine the partial pressure vote to so pressure vote to equals the mole fracti... | <urn:uuid:02beb3e5-21a6-4823-bf0f-1c51a7b1ae2f> | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | https://www.pearson.com/channels/general-chemistry/asset/27b4443b/partial-pressure-example-3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949093.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20230330004340-20230330034340-00774.warc.gz | en | 0.932076 | 500 | 3.59375 | 4 |
When will the monsoon come? This question must be arising in everyone’s mind. But the rain has given sign and the season of rain and monsoon has already started. Who does not wait for rain, finally gives relief from rain heat. But with the relief from the heat, mosquitoes and many types of infections also increase in t... | <urn:uuid:f4e1ed7c-ccdb-4a15-937b-7f61fa32ce0d> | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | https://www.lactonovasport.com/2019/08/06/how-to-keep-ourself-fit-and-healthy-in-monsoon-season/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662619221.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526162749-20220526192749-00637.warc.gz | en | 0.954623 | 532 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Phoebe Yates Levy Pember
(1823 - 1913)
Born on August 18, 1823, Phoebe Yates Levy grew up as the fourth of
six daughters of a prosperous and cultured Jewish family in Charleston, South Carolina.
Immediately after the outbreak of the Civil War, Phoebe's
husband, Thomas Pember, died of tuberculosis. Moving form South
Car... | <urn:uuid:34cd3fea-9532-4725-a9ed-66db88babf37> | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/phoebepember.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738663142.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173743-00264-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945425 | 548 | 3.125 | 3 |
Published on November 27th, 2011 | by Chris Keenan5
Bamboo: Good or Bad for the Environment
These days everyone is talking about bamboo. From walls to flooring, bamboo is regaled as the environmental answer to wood. Bamboo flooring is commonplace from showrooms to homes, and the building community expects that it will ... | <urn:uuid:3af981af-a5e8-4956-be4d-25894eb6f6db> | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | http://greenbuildingelements.com/2011/11/27/bamboo-good-or-bad-for-the-environment/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931009179.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155649-00206-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960794 | 653 | 3.015625 | 3 |
Gender and Respectful Relationships: Real experiences of Victorian students and teachers
The articles shared this week have covered lots of debate surrounding Respectful Relationships education in Victoria. We have explored research on whether (particularly male) students and teachers will be alienated by the curriculu... | <urn:uuid:8923f3d4-bcb1-4864-ad25-dcb6d44f1749> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | http://www.chalkcircle.org/resources/2016/12/2/gender-and-respectful-relationships-real-experiences-of-victorian-students-and-teachers | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257605.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20190524104501-20190524130501-00102.warc.gz | en | 0.95701 | 346 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Investment in agriculture must increase substantially to reduce hunger in a world struggling with high and volatile food prices, the United Nations food agency said in a report on Thursday.
About 870 million people, or one in eight of the world's population are chronically undernourished, the U.N. said this year. Eradi... | <urn:uuid:801682eb-0d15-471c-a0c7-49cc92fdaae8> | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/Farm-investments-need-to-rise-to-beat-hunger-182357901.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131298755.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172138-00194-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94753 | 423 | 2.96875 | 3 |
The amount of light emitted by the solar corona is far too little to do damage. So during a total eclipse, but only during totality, it is completely safe to look at the corona with naked eyes. NASA is a good source of information about eclipses, including safe viewing and photography techniques. According to the NASA ... | <urn:uuid:0c1b8938-8f09-44ce-9dba-1909f55f4041> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/570/does-staring-at-the-sun-cause-significant-permanent-harm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100602.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206162528-20231206192528-00501.warc.gz | en | 0.96263 | 580 | 2.796875 | 3 |
In 2009, Natalia Rybczynski and colleagues reported on the discovery of Puijila darwini, an extinct animal often cited as a ‘missing link’ between modern seals and their four-limbed, land-dwelling ancestors. The fossil is currently housed at the Canadian Museum of Nature (Ottawa).
Due to the scarcity of fossils, it has... | <urn:uuid:9ae2a69a-8ab0-48ac-aa5d-0295db3aa9b2> | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | https://www.burkemuseum.org/news/how-did-swimming-behavior-evolve-seals-sea-lions-and-walruses | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251687958.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20200126074227-20200126104227-00304.warc.gz | en | 0.954546 | 393 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Project Surya aims to mitigate the regional impacts of global warming by reducing atmospheric concentrations of black carbon, methane, and ozone. Project Surya will replace the highly polluting cookstoves traditionally employed in rural areas with clean-cooking technologies.
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Leonard Joseph Weisgard
December 13, 1916 – January 14, 2000
Leonard Weisgard, Caldecott award-winning illustrator of more than 200 children’s books was perhaps best known for his collaboration with the author Margaret Wise Brown.
Weisgard was born in New Haven, Connecticut but spent much of his early childhood in Engl... | <urn:uuid:d963c056-7e75-486f-933a-a4d5f46abc2e> | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | http://leonardweisgard.com/about-lw/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891817437.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20180225205820-20180225225820-00310.warc.gz | en | 0.979504 | 384 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Scene from the movie “Contagion.” Photo from Warner Bros. Ent.
The box-office hit “Contagion,” a movie about a lethal airborne virus that kills within days, is still a top dramatic draw going into the weekend.
The film has drawn interest not just for its suspense and star-studded cast, but also for trying to realistica... | <urn:uuid:a9203b4a-2233-4ecc-8fa1-e0a00864636e> | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/cdc-experts-examine-the-science-of-hollywoods-contagion | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370492125.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20200328164156-20200328194156-00435.warc.gz | en | 0.955296 | 1,055 | 3.1875 | 3 |
High levels of 25-hydroxycholesterol, a cholesterol-related molecule, may trigger neuronal death and accelerate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progression, according to a new study. The finding could lead to new ALS therapies that target the molecule.
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A blog for language learners.
Language learning is usually reserved for children, but the truth is that it can be beneficial at any age. Research has shown that people who learn a new language in their 40s and 50s are better protected against dementia.
If you are looking for ways to learn vocabulary quickly and efficie... | <urn:uuid:b61f158d-9c33-468d-b52a-6d23e1e7ded6> | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | https://blogs.wordeys.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780056572.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20210918184640-20210918214640-00084.warc.gz | en | 0.967951 | 199 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Placing a Stumbling Block Before the Blind Person: An In-Depth Analysis
Hershey H. Friedman, PhD
Placing a Stumbling Block Before
the Blind Person:
An In-Depth Analysis
by Hershey H. Friedman, PhD
Professor of Business, Brooklyn College
© 2002 H. H. Friedman
The Bible states (Leviticus 19:14): "You shall not curse the ... | <urn:uuid:236a467b-8c0a-497b-a9a3-1dd5d03482ac> | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | http://www.jlaw.com/Articles/placingstumbling.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416400379546.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20141119123259-00184-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951626 | 2,425 | 2.609375 | 3 |
The French discoverers of Canada did not fail to impress the aborigines they met with a vague idea of the religion they professed. Thus, on 3 July 1534, when Jacques Cartier reached Baie des Chaleurs, he presented the Indians with prayer beads, and shortly afterwards erected a large cross with the inscription "Vive le ... | <urn:uuid:bc99c1cd-b83d-4823-903c-df00f0aa6804> | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10378a.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164937476/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204134857-00070-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968695 | 11,084 | 3.484375 | 3 |
Home » Challenges and Opportunities for Large Landscape-Scale Management in a Shifting Climate
The Center for Large Landscape Conservation is the hub of a growing global movement to reverse the fragmentation of the earth’s landscapes and restore nature’s resilience to climate change. They network and collaborate with e... | <urn:uuid:2e35c4b5-43a7-428e-8726-48e832a5b2f5> | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | https://climatechange.lta.org/challenges-and-opportunities-for-large-landscape-scale-management-in-a-shifting-climate/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986688826.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20191019040458-20191019063958-00108.warc.gz | en | 0.879996 | 152 | 3.125 | 3 |
Do you need to drink one glass of water for every caffeinated beverage you drink? Are “white foods” like onions less nutritious than broccoli? Is dark chocolate really rich in antioxidants? Read on to learn the truth about seven common nutrition myths.
1. Myth: Multigrain foods are rich in whole grains
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Chimpanzee sanctuary serves as a prime example of impactful ecotourism
Animal activist Jane Goodall is often credited with helping the world learn more about wild chimpanzees. In 1960, she journeyed to Tanzania to study them – with no background in research and armed with little more than a notebook, ... | <urn:uuid:609e96b0-211b-42a6-88fd-466574947757> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.mytravelanthropy.com/jane-goodall-institutes-chimp-eden-endangered-chimpanzees/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600402088830.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20200929190110-20200929220110-00788.warc.gz | en | 0.942357 | 797 | 3 | 3 |
You can find some ideas and guidelines about how to incorporate the Web in
your classroom activities and what you should consider before integrating
the Web in your classroom through the links below.
Using the Web
in the Classroom
- Collaborative Learning: Integrate the
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The U.S. is lagging behind other countries in science and math, but some companies are taking unique steps to encourage future engineers. Global power and automation leader ABB and Marbles Kids Museum are launching a one-of-a-kind, play-based power grid exhibit, called Kid Grid, to generate interest in science, technol... | <urn:uuid:644fbc38-13f6-465d-af28-70e5c1b6b622> | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | https://www.nema.org/News/Pages/Childrens-Museum-Exhibit-Powers-up-Energy-Education-through-Play.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131299360.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172139-00231-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956503 | 806 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Exclusion should not be allowed to restrict learning, argues Sam Warnes, former teacher and founder and creator of EDLounge.
Many education institutions have made headlines recently for excluding students, citing challenging behaviour and poor attendance as the reasons, while their attainment levels increased.
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- Start with the original document and forget
everything else you know.
- When was the document written and remember in
1700 they didn't know about the Surveryor General and the Private Land Claims
- Make sure the translations are good.
- Use the Spanish Archives of New Mexico calendar
first. Or specific indexes by sta... | <urn:uuid:bf47a72c-70e2-4c23-91ec-eb4a35c8e3ce> | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | http://1598nm.blogspot.com/2012_04_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257822598.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071022-00210-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.856363 | 208 | 3.21875 | 3 |
1. The outer covering of any thing, particularly of a nut or of grain. Johnson says, the hull of a nut covers the shell.
2. The frame or body of a ship, exclusive of her masts, yards and rigging.
To lie a hull in seamen's language, is to lie as a ship without any sail upon her, and her helm lashed a-lee.
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The burning of Lawrence, Kansas in 1863 by Quantrill’s raiders has always been the highlight of Kansas history during the Civil War. However, Lawrence was not the first town burned during the war and little attention has been gleaned in the history of the war in Southeast Kansas, especially in Humboldt, Allen County, K... | <urn:uuid:852c06e3-9c1f-4664-a81a-b1ee62960230> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | http://www.citizenscompanion.com/confederate-forces-burn-humboldt-kansas-october-14-1861/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934805023.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20171118190229-20171118210229-00185.warc.gz | en | 0.987189 | 5,325 | 3.578125 | 4 |
May 20, 1988 |
For the first time, researchers have been able to use genetic engineering techniques to produce key parts of disease-fighting antibodies in bacterial cells, a Santa Monica-based biotechnology company said in a report published today. Biologists at International Genetic Engineering Inc. (Ingene) used the ... | <urn:uuid:c5e06f9b-d10d-41ca-aa48-b7bed262b19a> | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/antibodies/featured/2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698541396.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170901-00493-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959492 | 1,006 | 3 | 3 |
Jean Piaget’s theory of intellectual advancement signifies that intelligence change because the pupils build. An excellent kid’s intellectual invention is not just regarding learning, the little one has to create otherwise build a mental model of the world.
Intellectual creativity happens from the correspondence out-of... | <urn:uuid:de073eef-c53b-4936-9046-5e29abdcd8ea> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | http://www.raycing.com/?p=219260 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030334974.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220927002241-20220927032241-00707.warc.gz | en | 0.936437 | 887 | 3.34375 | 3 |
Maths - The Oakmeadow Way
At Oakmeadow CE Primary and Nursery School, we believe that anybody and everybody is a mathematician. Our aim is for all children to develop a positive mind-set and a passion for maths through fostering an environment of risk-taking, mistake making, investigating, reasoning and learning togeth... | <urn:uuid:04bd962e-fecc-46a1-ac39-8ef88aa1eaeb> | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | https://www.oakmeadowprimary.co.uk/website/maths/366396 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988774.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20210507025943-20210507055943-00557.warc.gz | en | 0.951964 | 517 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Sea daffodil (Pancratium Maritimum) flowers can be found on the sea shore in Rethymno and around Crete. Its perfume is sweet and heady and its one of the most attractive plants on the island.
The first representation of the Pancratium Lily is mentioned by Evans, who discovered it during the excavations he made in the p... | <urn:uuid:64f4cb18-2850-45a0-b93b-acd15c76a7a1> | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | https://www.rethymno.guide/news/306-autumn-colours-on-sand-dunes | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991378.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20210515070344-20210515100344-00197.warc.gz | en | 0.963138 | 170 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Breath test cancer boost
An Australian researcher is developing a "breath test" for
Professor Christobel Saunders is working on a non-invasive breast cancer screening device that is as sensitive as a mammogram.
The device takes readings of the 2000 or more volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in a sample of human br... | <urn:uuid:4d421443-1256-49c9-a41e-8d29cc6b9a80> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.smh.com.au/news/cancer/breath-test-cancer-boost/2006/10/05/1159641444919.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702414478/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110654-00088-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950427 | 239 | 2.828125 | 3 |
JILA Frequency Comb Helps Evaluate Novel Biomedical Decontamination Method
From NIST Tech Beat: June 14, 2012
Contact: Laura Ost
Like many new measurement tools, the laser frequency comb seemed at first a curiosity but has found more practical uses than originally imagined. The technique for making extraordinarily prec... | <urn:uuid:80e0c647-9b0f-40cc-8c56-0c9e5bc4f40b> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/comb-061412.cfm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207927592.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113207-00281-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919721 | 790 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Everyone resident in France is entitled to be in the French healthcare system – but almost everyone also has a separate ‘top-up’ policy, to cover parts of the costs not covered by the state.
Known as assurance maladie complémentaire (complementary health insurance) this refers to the various schemes designed to complem... | <urn:uuid:e5bda43d-9a2a-48b7-af89-17d32debb800> | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/French-news/Health/Complementary-health-insurance-in-France-what-it-is-and-how-it-works | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474737.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228143955-20240228173955-00464.warc.gz | en | 0.957461 | 1,155 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Investigating the influence of settlement pattern and morphology on the sterilisation of shallow coal resources
Bee, E.J.; Noakes, L.. 2010 Investigating the influence of settlement pattern and morphology on the sterilisation of shallow coal resources. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 58pp. (CR/10/043N)Before... | <urn:uuid:0ff89573-e4da-4c58-ad28-0c9c380db4b6> | CC-MAIN-2015-32 | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/19813/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-32/segments/1438042981969.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20150728002301-00073-ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.888752 | 902 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Oldoinyo Lengai (expedition report 2003 with further explanations and references) is well known for its strange lavas: natrocarbonatite is only found here, and at the same time it is the only active carbonatite volcano in the world. But the silicate rocks that make up most of the volcano are also unique, such as combei... | <urn:uuid:cd8cdfe0-1802-4e38-9095-b563023eac69> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://www.riannek.de/2007/rocks-and-minerals-around-oldoinyo-lengai-and-lake-natron/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337446.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20221003231906-20221004021906-00626.warc.gz | en | 0.887138 | 589 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Road safety education in high schools
Road safety is taught in NSW high schools as part of the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education learning area. The focus for students is on the attitudes and behaviours they need to help them keep safe as a pedestrian, passenger, wheels user and future driver.
On the M... | <urn:uuid:6d99959e-738f-4408-af28-cf1e0941fe8c> | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | https://onthemove.nsw.edu.au/overview | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027317688.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20190822235908-20190823021908-00117.warc.gz | en | 0.957867 | 362 | 3.5 | 4 |
Courtesy of Wikipedia, the Ten Essentials that should always be included in your packing List
- A pocket knife
- (presumably more than just a knife, a Swiss Army knife for example) can come in handy in a wide variety of situations. It is useful for tasks as large as building an emergency shelter or lighting a campfire ... | <urn:uuid:27909648-de13-4520-a258-3c5973902879> | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | http://dunedinpack10.scoutlander.com/publicsite/unitcustom.aspx?UID=19451&CUSTOMID=57018 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525587.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718083839-20190718105839-00302.warc.gz | en | 0.930415 | 489 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Glaceon is an ice-type of Pokemon. He looks like a fox that is covered in blue fur. His fur is capable of freezing into sharp quills. Glaceon has the ability to use any attack that the Pokemon Eevee knows. If you want to learn how to draw Glaceon from Pokemon, then follow these steps. Step 1 Draw two small ovals that o... | <urn:uuid:8c990950-5647-4450-acd8-37b101ee4a8c> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.drawingnow.com/tutorials/29114/how-to-draw-glaceon-from-pokemon/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718423.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00229-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962869 | 147 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Tom Essman is 72, but he feels 25. He and his wife, Karen, 68, bicycle about 15 miles round trip, five days a week, to a park from their Hollywood home. They like to walk in the afternoons, and frequently work out at the gym.
Being active as you age helps your physical and mental well-being, medical experts say. Essman... | <urn:uuid:e5a33030-4bcd-4f79-ba83-4e2d9e2dad35> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health-fitness/article36509856.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934805578.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20171119115102-20171119135102-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.958675 | 1,277 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Follow the link below and explore the tongue twisters. Click on a different letter each time to find all of the tongue twisters.
Thinking about the tongue twisters, try to write your own. Remember that lots of the words in a tongue twister sentence start with the same letter. Try using the first letter of your name to ... | <urn:uuid:8d74024e-f709-4a39-bbc3-dd3982d640f6> | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | https://www.trowell.notts.sch.uk/week-13-beg-6720-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038464146.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20210418013444-20210418043444-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.910486 | 169 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Today we have lots of ideas for preschool science. Science doesn’t have to be complex experiments for older children. Science is all around us and can be explored by even very young children, just simply encouraging them to touch objects with different textures is introducing simple scientific concepts.
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We believe these capabilities are essential for outstanding social work leadership and they underpin the Firstline programme. View a diagram of the leadership capabilities here.
Resilience and self-reflexivity
The ability to respond appropriately, manage uncertainty and cope with even the most trying situations. Leader... | <urn:uuid:064bf0d5-5f4c-474d-88e1-14415665eab3> | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | https://thefrontline.org.uk/our-programmes/firstline-programme/firstline-capabilities/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251672537.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20200125131641-20200125160641-00490.warc.gz | en | 0.952468 | 252 | 2.640625 | 3 |
At the heart of PepsiCo’s Santiago integrated reuse solution, the MemPulse membrane bioreactor system from Siemens’ Industry Automation Division will separate and treat liquids and solids.
With the lack of rainfall in the heartlands causing grain futures to trend upward and water shortages on everybody’s mind, conservi... | <urn:uuid:78f85c66-1753-4d67-ba5c-19dbd1f95983> | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | https://www.foodengineeringmag.com/articles/89524-water-reuse-penny-wise-millions-of-dollars-smart | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103850139.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20220630153307-20220630183307-00516.warc.gz | en | 0.939264 | 901 | 2.734375 | 3 |
In August of 1998, a live attenuated tetravalent Rotavirus vaccine was
licensed by the Food and Drug Administration. The vaccine was developed
at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is licensed to
Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines and Pediatrics. The vaccine is known as Rotashield
or RRV-TV. It contains a rhesus Rotavirus... | <urn:uuid:480c9344-cd63-49c1-8205-7c9982278890> | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | http://web.stanford.edu/group/virus/1999/caryn/familyupdates.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125947759.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20180425080837-20180425100837-00043.warc.gz | en | 0.920163 | 502 | 3.71875 | 4 |
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