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Michael Dirda: "Five Propositions About Poetry"
- In a very general sense, poets tend to use language in two ways: the artful or the natural. Either they transmute their thoughts through metaphor, striking imagery, or unusual syntax into something rich and strange; or they pack their meaning into what Wordsworth famous... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10021000 |
QFK - Quest for Knowledge
What is QFK ?
QFK is the Game Based Mobile Learning (GBML) Platform. It enables development and playing of mobile educational games.
Games can be played via multimedia mobile devices (mobile phones, smart phones) or regular internet browser from the desktop computer, using WWW technologies onl... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10022000 |
5 Written Questions
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- v. to judge or estimate the worth,importance,or valuate of something again.
- n. homogeneous liquid mixture.
- v. brake-up or bring to an end.
- adj. incapable of occurring.
- adj. not patient.
5 True/False Questions
impolite → not polite
consult → v. reveal in private
... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10025000 |
Fifth Grade, Lesson 1: Biodiversity
The more diverse an ecosystem is, the more interdependence of species exists within that system. The complex relationships among diverse species are difficult to identify. As species disappear or become extinct we begin to see the vital links that exist among species. Essential level... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10028000 |
Can Microsoft Save the World?
Microsoft Research teams with top scientists to tackle the world's most pressing problems -- and it could turn conventional computing on its head in the process.
Three years ago, William Henry Gates III ordered Microsoft Research to launch
a Science division. Money was one motive -- by sta... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10037000 |
A partial vocabulary of the Yinikurtira Aboriginal people
Petkovic, J. (2007) A partial vocabulary of the Yinikurtira Aboriginal people. IM: Interactive Media (3).
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The Yinikurtira people of the North West region of Australia ar... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10045000 |
Understanding racism today requires that one understand the subtleties of the language of those who perpetuate it.
Please contribute to the glossary in the comments section. I will add confirmed, relevant and accurate tropes to the glossary. Please read the entire article first.
Please note the difference between indiv... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10046000 |
Nahuatl, known as “Mexicano” by many of its speakers, is the most widely spoken indigenous language in Mexico. It was the lingua franca of the Aztec empire and is currently one of Mexico’s official languages. It belongs to the Uto-Aztecan language family, which spread from the United States Southwest to Central America... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10052000 |
Hand hygiene is recognised world wide as one of the most effective hygiene practices to reduce infection. Find out more
on the SA Health website.
The South Australian Infection Control Service also works with clinicians and the public to prevent infections associated with health care
An A-Z list
is provided on the Pare... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10055000 |
Fled from Syria with 300 Catholic companions to Italy due to Monophysite persecution of Severus in 514. Ordained in Rome, Italy. Preacher in Umbria, Italy. Founded a monastery at Spoleto, Italy. Bishop of Spoleto for 20 years. When he arrived to assume his see, the people rejected him as a foreigner, but the city gates... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10067000 |
Part 4 of Doug Sovern’s KCBS Cover Story series on online high school classes. | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
ALAMEDA (KCBS) – Tens of thousands of California high school students make up for failed classes by taking them again online with results that educators and students alike acknowledge demonstrates the need to re-th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10070000 |
Alana Potter, lead author of the WASHCost working paper on “Assessing hygiene cost-effectiveness“, explains the importance of changing hygiene behaviours so that improved water and sanitation can lead to the expected health benefits. She has been reviewing indicators, tools and methods that sector institutions are usin... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10071000 |
School cafeterias across the country are serving up delicious and different menu items that are nutritious too.
Whether it's Spicy Stir Fry, Chicken Curry Salad, or Cuban Style Roast Pork, international recipes helps school districts to meet nutrition standards in a fun way. It also helps students to understand and app... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10074000 |
North Berwick High School's Health Web.
The pages on
this site contain a range of interesting tasks designed
to help pupils increase their understanding of health and wellbeing.
are used by a variety of subjects across the school to enhance work in the classroom and at home.
our Bodyzone for a wide range of tasks to he... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10075000 |
Unless you're a detective, a thief or a strangely nosy person, you wouldn't take your neighbor's trash and dump it in your kitchen, let alone consume it. On the other hand, if you were dying of scurvy, those limes they threw away after last night's margarita party might look surprisingly appetizing.
Accepting a transpl... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10076000 |
Download chapter 3: 'Basic SOA Using REST'
This chapter is excerpted from the book titled, SOA Using Java Web Services, authored by Mark Hansen, published by Prentice Hall Professional, May, 2007, ISBN 0130449687, Copyright 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. For more information please visit: www.prenhallprofessional.com
3.1... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10083000 |
Flowering Plants Prevent Inbreeding
“Humans have mechanisms to prevent inbreeding that are in part cultural. But a plant can’t just get up and move to the next town to find a suitable, unrelated mate. Some other system must be at work,” says Teh-hui Kao, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State and... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10087000 |
Augusta Christine Fells was born on February 29, 1892, in Green Cove Springs, Florida. She began making sculptures as a child, using the natural clay abundant in her area. She liked to sculpt animals and other small figures, but her father didn't approve of it, and did whatever he could to stop her. He was a Methodist ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10088000 |
SIECUS' international policy and advocacy efforts have focused on monitoring, reporting, and taking actions on the activities of the opposition; ensuring the evidence-based HIV-prevention strategies are implemented; and equipping advocates wit the tools, skills, and critical information tot secure and protect sexual an... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10096000 |
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cream (also called milkfat, milk fat, and butterfat) is the fatty part of regular milk. Skimmed milk (or skim milk) is milk sold with some or nearly all of the fat removed. Cream is usually used in coffee to make it lighter in taste.
Dairy products made from cream [change]
Things n... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10098000 |
March is National Women’s History Month
By SMW Staff
March is National Women’s History Month, a time to recognize the important contributions made by women. One region in the U.S. is highlighting Women’s History Month by encouraging people to visit specific sites to learn more.
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Natio... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10099000 |
Matter in the corona and solar wind is derived from the outer convective zone (OCZ) of the Sun. Isotopic abundances of the less volatile elements in the solar atmosphere are probably very similar to terrestrial, lunar and meteoritic abundances. From such elements it is possible to infer the amount of isotopic fractiona... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10110000 |
Marine science students at Tates Creek High School are raising largemouth bass and growing vegetables without soil in a new three-level aquaponics station, which recycles water in a sustainable food-production model.
In the simple setup, water from the fish barrel trickles into the grow beds, which routinely drain so t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10113000 |
The Origins of Intel's New Transistor, and Its Future
A Q&A with Chenming Hu, coinventor of both the FinFET and its likely competitor
Photo: Peg Skorpinski
9 May 2011—Last Wednesday, Intel announced a big change to the electronic switches at the heart of its CPUs. Going forward, the firm will be using three-dimensional... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10116000 |
Ten Lessons from Wal-Mart Going Green
- 2011 July-August
The company once derided as the “bully of Bentonville” is now serious about green, having concluded that the clean, green, and least wasteful way of doing business is also the most profitable way of doing business. And what works for the world’s biggest company c... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10117000 |
After God dramatically delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt, He brought them to Mount Sinai. There, He joined them to Himself in a sacred covenant. Among all the varied instructions He gave them there, how was beauty included? Exod. 25:1–9.1
The first half of the book of Exodus details the miraculous deliverance of I... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10122000 |
In Python, for a binary file, I can write this:
buf_size=1024*64 # this is an important size... with open(file, "rb") as f: while True: data=f.read(buf_size) if not data: break # deal with the data....
With a text file that I want to read line-by-line, I can write this:
with open(file, "r") as file: for line in file: #... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10123000 |
Update: If you’re reading these words the peak of the Quadrantid Meteor Shower has passed. But if you missed it, you can check out this slideshow or check out the video embedded below the jump.
Earlier: If you didn’t see any fireworks on New Year’s Eve, you might want to look to the skies tonight (well, technically ver... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10128000 |
|Evolution of plants
ferns The oldest
Four very old plants Parka Myriapods Crock Hey (Seed) ferns Scorpion Lepidodendron Sigillaria Calamites
Wood of Calamites Cordaites The leaf of Neuropteris Little animals Graissessac Psaronius Permian of Lodève
Bayreuth Yorkshire Gymnosperm wood Tree fern Tempskya Palm wood Hardwoo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10130000 |
Steeped in historical significance. And pretty to look at, too.. History As most would guess by the name alone, the Old Courthouse has moved on from its once pivotal role as the federal court in the city of St. Louis to being a charming historical landmark. Just two blocks from the Gateway Arch, the Courthouse has long... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10133000 |
New study details lethal impacts of a fungicide commonly used on golf courses around the world
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — Despite the lessons learned from the effects of DDT, people continue to use chemicals in the same organochlorine family, to the detriment of natural ecosystems.
Now, University of South Florida... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10140000 |
The 1st Octet already specify the network class (1-127: A, 128-191: B,
192-223: C etc.). A, B, or C implies the number of octets for network
(respectively, 255.0.0.0, 255.255.0.0, 255.255.255.0), which
automatically tells you how many hosts is allowed for each class of
While this was historically true. This hasn't been... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10141000 |
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Detailed Explanation of FAT Boot Sector
Article ID: 140418 - View products that this article applies to.
This article was previously published under Q140418
Understanding the content and function of a file system "boot sector" can... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10142000 |
'Global Warming is real' declares new scientific work from an independent group of researchers called the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Study. The research team is at least partially funded by the Koch Brothers who fund several climate denial groups. The team was setup to identify flaws in the climate science of g... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10144000 |
STEM | News
Google Gives 15,000 Raspberry Pi Computer Boards to UK Students
The Raspberry Pi Model B computer board
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has received a grant from Google Giving to provide students in the United Kingdom with 15,000 Raspberry Pi Model B computer boards for learning to program.
The Raspberry Pi Fou... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10171000 |
Explanation: Please wait while one of the largest mobile machines in the world crosses the road. The machine pictured above is a bucket-wheel excavator used in modern surface mining. Machines like this have given humanity the ability to mine minerals and change the face of planet Earth in new and dramatic ways. Some op... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10192000 |
New feat for Colombia’s urban innovator: slum escalators
MEDELLIN, Colombia — The upper reaches of a mountainside slum called Comuna 13 are so steep that streets give way to staircases. To get home, many residents here used to climb the equivalent of a 28-story building.
But last year, Medellin officials installed a $7... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10198000 |
Project Part I: Definition
This week’s scenario:
You are an employee of Cereals Incorporated, a large manufacturer of breakfast food products. Your supervisor, Madison County, approaches you because she knows you recently took a course on gamification, which she has heard will revolutionize marketing.
She tells you tha... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10202000 |
Probability and Statistics: Combinations Word Problems
Submit your word problem:
Many students learning probability and statistics find combinations difficult. They feel overwhelmed with combinations homework, tests and projects. And it is not always easy to find combinations tutor who is both good and affordable. Now ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10214000 |
Light glowing from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system has been detected by Nasa’s Spitzer Telescope.
Until now, scientists have never been able to detect infrared light emanating from 55 Cancri E, a super-hot extrasolar planet twice the size and eight times the mass of our own.
55 Cancri E is one of five ex... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10218000 |
Places - Franklin, “Canaday-I-O”
The major recurring theme in these folksongs from Maine and Maritime Canada is the flow of cultural products and people within the area of New Hampshire, Maine, and eastern Canada. But while this cultural and demographic exchange helped define the region, it did not mean there was no ri... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10219000 |
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has a well established role in the Convention
process in communicating scientific information to the Convention through its regular assessment
reports and its wide range of special reports and technical papers. Although it does not carry out
its own research, it play... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10223000 |
SOME SAY the custom of bobbing for apples dates all the way back to pre-Christian Ireland and the pagan festival of Samhain, though there's little documentary evidence to support this. Apple bobbing also been popularly associated with Pomona, the ancient Roman goddess of fruits, trees, and gardens in whose honor a fest... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10226000 |
The highly anticipated second edition of Understanding by Design poses the core, essential questions of understanding and design, and provides readers with practical solutions for the teacher-designer. The book opens by analyzing the logic of backward design as an alternative to coverage and activity-oriented plans. Th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10233000 |
Geocaching isn’t just for science class or the serious geography geek! A cache is simply a hiding place, and caching is hiding something like a treasure. Nature is full of treasures waiting to be explored. A popular movement called “geocaching” gets folks outside with their GPS units to find treasures hidden by other g... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10237000 |
The United States’ National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year. Americans take this time to remember prisoners of war (POW) and recognize those who are still missing in action (MIA).
Many veterans organizations commemorate this day by setting an extra space ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10238000 |
Learn how to protect yourself, identify and manage sexually transmitted diseases that can managed yet not be cured. Among this group are Herpes, HPV and HIV. Listen in to sex educator Amy Levine from Cherry TV as she provides all you need to know to stay safe.
Hi! Welcome to Cherry TV's Fresh Advice. My name is Amy Lev... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10241000 |
Laura formed as a slightly unusual sub-tropical storm in the northern mid-Atlantic on September 29, 2008. Subtropical storms are hybrids of tropical storm systems and extratropical storms, forming in cooler waters farther north (or south) of the usual hurricane formation regions. Laura formed quite far north, well away... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10244000 |
The Savage Islands, or Ilhas Selvagens in Portuguese, are a small archipelago in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean between the archipelago of Madeira to the north and the Canary Islands to the south. Like these other island groups, the Savage Islands are thought to have been produced by volcanism related to a mantle plu... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10245000 |
Can you imagine living back in the day of Fred Flintstone? Where cars were powered by feet instead of gasoline, and traveling by air consisted of climbing on top of the next available pterodactyl instead of sitting comfortably inside of an airplane. And instead of the ever present email we have today, the Flintstones h... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10246000 |
Definition: Dust Mites
Dust mites are microscopic bugs that live in household dust. They work their way into soft places like pillows, blankets, mattresses, and stuffed animals. Many people with asthma are allergic to dust - but in fact it's the droppings produced by the mites in the dust, along with the body fragments... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10255000 |
FAQs: Japan nuclear concerns
What is the current risk of radiation-related health problems in Japan for those residing near the reactor in comparison to those in other parts of Japan?
- During the early phase of the nuclear emergency radiation-related health were dependant on exposure, which is turn were due to several... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10263000 |
A world in which tigers and other wild species are safe from harm and humans are encouraged to live in climate-harmony with natural ecosystems.
To help protect India’s biodiversity and threatened wildernesses by supporting and motivating forest departments, non-government organisations and individuals. To highlight the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10272000 |
The Maldives has set itself a tough target to be the world’s first UNESCO Biosphere reserve nation and it aims to win the accolade by 2017. The Indian Ocean nation has put together an implementation plan to run between 2013 and 2017 that will see more than half of the nations island atolls implementing the ‘Biosphere A... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10273000 |
Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
- S: (v) compel, oblige, obligate (force somebody to do something) "We compel all students to fill out this form"
- direct troponym / full troponym
- S: (v) force, thrust (impose u... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10286000 |
Updated Mon, Feb 27, 2012 12:36 pm
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, Jim Fuller and Bill Walker talk with Chris Meekins of the North Carolina State Archives.
The trio discuss the Burnside Expedition, a series of battles fought along the North Carolina coast under the command of Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burns... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10291000 |
The physical things and the human society have formed into the world we live in. However, the emergence of information technologies enables a new infrastructure for a technical, economic and social revolution, which have changed the world we are used to. Cyber-physical systems couple the cyber aspects of computing and ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10297000 |
|Direct Imaging of Asymmetric Magnetization Reversal|
The phenomenon of exchange bias has transformed how data is read on magnetic hard disks and created an explosion in their information storage density. However, it remains poorly understood, and even the fundamental mechanism of magnetic reversal for exchange-biased ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10300000 |
MISR Views Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and the Appalachian Mountains
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) images of Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and the Appalachian Mountains acquired on March 24, 2000 during Terra orbit 1417. The large image on the right was taken by the MISR camera viewing straight down (n... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10302000 |
App DescriptionDownload this application and watch all episodes of Ramanand Sagar's Mahabharata (hindi) with english subtitles. This is a series of TV shows that have left an incredible impression in hearts and minds of viewers world wide.
The Mahabharata is The longest Sanskrit epic ever written, Mahabharata has a col... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10303000 |
Alternate Names : Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault
Rape is the physical act of attacking another person and forcing that person to have sex. It is the illegal sexual penetration of any body opening. Rape can happen to men, women, and children. It is often violent, although sometimes the threat is only implied. Rape can als... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10306000 |
News: News Archives
Science Translational Medicine: High-Speed Test Can Diagnose Genetic Disorders in Newborns
New whole-genome sequencing technology can diagnose genetic disorders in newborn babies in intensive care units in just a few days, according a new study appearing in the 3 October issue of the journal Science... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10312000 |
Cowie, Daniel B.
The following data is extracted from A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans.
Daniel B. Cowie. In an article on other pages of this publication will be found some account of the salt industry in Kansas and some mention of the more prominent mines and companies. One of the most striking figures in the ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10322000 |
Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Boliviana (Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church) (IELB)
The Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church grew out of the work of the World Mission Prayer League from the USA, among Aymara Indians. In 1972, the American missionaries left the country, as the local people claimed greater participation ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10327000 |
Students who struggle with reading or school need caring adults to represent them. Being an advocate for a student can mean learning new terms, knowing your rights, and insisting that your student gets the help he or she needs to have the best opportunity to succeed. See the articles below to get started and visit our ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10333000 |
Atypical pneumonia refers to pneumonia caused by certain bacteria, including Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydophila pneumoniae. It is called “atypical” because the symptoms differ from those of pneumonia due to other common bacteria.
Mycoplasma pneumonia is a type of atypical pneumonia. It is ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10337000 |
AfriGeneas Health and Wellness Forum
Obesity and African Americans
Statistics from the Office of Minority Health:
- African American women have the highest rates of being overweight or obese compared to other groups in the U.S. About four out of five African American women are overweight or obese.1
- In 2005, African A... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10342000 |
TAU Researchers Part of Team of International Scientists to Uncover the "God Particle" Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Higgs boson particle crucial for explaining how the universe was built
Tel Aviv University's Prof. Yaron Oz, dean of TAU's Faculty of Exact Sciences, and Prof. Aharon Levy of TAU's School of Physics and Astro... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10343000 |
Using Bone Marrow to Protect the Brain Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Stem cell technology from TAU research begins clinical trial for Lou Gehrig's disease
The ability to produce neuroprotectors, proteins that protect the human brain against neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and ALS, is the holy grail of bra... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10345000 |
Courtesy of Purdue Extension
Before farmers go full throttle into the 2012 planting season, they would be wise to inspect what's left of their 2011 corn crop for signs of mold, says a Purdue University agricultural engineer.
Richard Stroshine said he has heard scattered reports of Indiana farmers finding higher-than-no... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10351000 |
Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Institute of Bankers
The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) was founded in 1879, as the professional body for members of the banking profession in the United Kingdom. It was granted its royal charter in 1988. In 2000 it rebranded itself as the Institute of Financial Services, reflect... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10369000 |
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Lightweight True Random Number Generators A Step Closer
17 September 2010
Queen's University, Belfast
The widespread use of true random number generators (TRNGs) has taken a step closer following the creation of the most lightweight designs to date by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast’s... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10374000 |
Population Guide: Dairy
How Many Is Too Many?
An effective control program keeps horn fly levels to fewer than 50 per animal. This at-a-glance-guide will help you easily evaluate the effect that horn flies currently have on your herd. Keep these other assessment tips in mind, too.
- The horn fly is charcoal gray and ap... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10377000 |
by Jos Van der Poel
Down’s syndrome is a genetic disorder (in stead of two these persons have three chromosomes 21) that besides a number of physical characteristics leads to intellectual impairment.
It occurs in one out of every 1.000 births. Life expectancy of people with Down’s syndrome has increased substantially o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10379000 |
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states.
It wasn't until October 1777 that all 13 col... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10382000 |
Identifying Hurdles to Renewable Electricity Transmission
SOURCE: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis
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The next administration will face an extensive list of simultaneous policy challenges, not least of which include an international financial crisis, two wars abroad, an... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10387000 |
Every generation has to reinvent the practice of computer programming. In the 1950s the key innovations were programming languages such as Fortran and Lisp. The 1960s and '70s saw a crusade to root out "spaghetti code" and replace it with "structured programming." Since the 1980s software development has been dominated... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10388000 |
Each month there is a special South Carolina token or medal that is highlighted as the Token or Medal of the Month. This month we will showcase an interesting early 20th century trade token from the city of Charleston.
The city of Charleston has always played a significant role in the history of the state of South Caro... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10394000 |
March 2003 | Monitor on Psychology | Vol. 34 No. 3
COVER: Cover topic: Anger
- When anger's a plus
Despite its mixed reputation, anger can play a constructive role at home, at work and in the national consciousness, psychologists are finding
- Angry thoughts, at-risk hearts
Researchers are exploring whether angry and h... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10398000 |
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Come learn about a local endangered species.
On August 8th my wife Pam and I will be part of a panel discussion at the Aquarium of the Pacific on a population of an endangered species that has chosen an improbable environmental niche in which to survive, the Green Sea Turtles of the San Gabriel ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10406000 |
The Douglasfir is to the world of trees what a decathlon winner is to the Olympics. This tree is an all-around champion. It is one of our most important lumber species, a magnificent ornamental tree, and one of the most popular Christmas trees in America. Additionally, a large number of bird and animal species find she... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10407000 |
SAN MARINO, CA.-
Drawing on the unparalleled manuscripts collection on the topic held by The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
, a major exhibition illuminates the remarkable changes wrought in the United States by the planning, construction, and completion of the transcontinental railroad. Vis... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10415000 |
Types of Arthritis
There are over 100 types of arthritis, and these diseases affect more than 46 million individuals in the U.S. alone. This figure is expected to breach the 60 million mark before 2030. Various types of arthritis are unique and distinct from each other and each type has its own treatment approach. This... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10417000 |
Dangerous Cooking Habits
All men love barbecues but too much of them can be bad. Mom was right (sort of); burnt food can cause cancer so do not eat open-flame grilled food too often. But don't panic just yet; look at the details.
Studies on animals have shown that charred and burnt meats are carcinogenic, and so is the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10421000 |
Researchers Model Fetal-To-Adult Hemoglobin Switching: Important Step Towards Cure For Blood Diseases
Researchers have engineered mice that model the switch from fetal to adult hemoglobin, an important step towards curing genetic blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia. The research is published ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10422000 |
July Rendezvous with Vesta
"We often refer to Vesta as the smallest terrestrial planet," said Christopher T. Russell, a UCLA professor of geophysics and space physics and the mission's principal investigator. "It has planetary features and basically the same structure as Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. But because it i... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10428000 |
Why does this galaxy have so many big black holes?
No one is sure.
What is sure is that
NGC 922 is a ring galaxy created by the collision of a large and small galaxy about
300 million years ago.
Like a rock thrown into a pond, the
ancient collision sent ripples of
high density gas out from the impact point near the cen... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10429000 |
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Thanks to a metal oxide cathode rather than one based on graphite, this lithium-ion battery offers 35% greater range for electric vehicles.
“Range anxiety,” or concern that electric vehicles (EVs) don’t pack enough power to get drivers everywhere they need to go in one charge, remains an issue. H... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10440000 |
How Are Women Faring In Ukraine?
On the eve of the January 17 presidential elections in Ukraine, Olena Suslova, Chair of the Board at Women’s Information Consultative Center in Kiev, offers a glimpse of the status of women and women’s rights there.
By Masum Momaya
AWID: What is the status of women and women’s rights in... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10445000 |
Serious head injuries are rare in the wilderness. But get hit square on the melon by a falling rock, and the resulting brain swelling can cause dangerous intracranial pressure. Unlike skin gashes and broken bones, traumatic brain injuries don't always bleed or even cause pain, making early diagnosis tricky.
Since brain... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10453000 |
Is the evidence strong enough to support a medieval Welsh settlement in North America?
First recorded almost four hundred years after the lifetime of Madoc ap Owain Gwynedd, there is little to indicate that the story was known before Humphrey Llwyd. While there certainly were medieval stories about a Madoc, who seems t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10455000 |
Household Dust and Allergies in Children
The use of mattress covers on children’s beds, along with intensive education and assistance in dust-reduction measures in the home, prevents the development of allergies in children at high risk, according to a recent article in Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (20... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10460000 |
Black-Scholes: The maths formula linked to the financial crash
It's not every day that someone writes down an equation that ends up changing the world. But it does happen sometimes, and the world doesn't always change for the better. It has been argued that one formula known as Black-Scholes, along with its descendants... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10461000 |
Purim is a holiday celebration like no other
Surrounded by a natural arena of sunset-tinged and snow-capped peaks, it is impossible to imagine a more wild and spectacular location than Lago Pehoé in southern Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. The jaw-dropping scenery is also filled with wildlife, so between bouts ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10465000 |
Question: Can you suggest some resources that will help me understand more about celiac disease, gluten sensitivity and the gluten-free diet?
Answer: May is celiac awareness month so it is a great time to highlight some resources, guides, information sheets and articles about celiac disease, gluten sensitivity and the ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10470000 |
One of the world's most ancient societies has been given a legal buffer zone to guard it from the modern world.
India's Supreme Court has banned all commercial and tourism activity near their habitat in the country's remote Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Indian Ocean.
The ruling bars hotels and resorts from operati... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10471000 |
The Importance of Breakfast
It often amazes me how
people take better care of their cars
than their bodies. I have yet to meet a
person who said, “God has a plan as to
when my car should ‘die’ and I do not
need to worry about it. I don’t need to
check or change the oil, or perform any
routine maintenance. And I don’t n... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10479000 |
The National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska,says drought has produced an above-normal wildfire potential this season along the leeward sides of all the Hawaiian Islands, including the western third of Hawaii Island. Most of our state has received above-normal precipitation, but not parts of Hawaii Islan... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10483000 |
Scientists identified seven new species of bamboo coral discovered on a NOAA-funded mission in the deep waters of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Six of these species may represent entirely new genera, a remarkable feat given the broad classification a genus represents. A genus is a major category in th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10484000 |
Diamond Says Sleep With Your Kids, Spare Parents: Books
Human beings and apes went their separate ways 6 million years ago, Jared Diamond notes near the beginning of “The World Until Yesterday.” Yet agriculture has been around for just 11,000 years, and the first state government arose only 5,400 years ago.
In other wo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-10496000 |
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