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About American Frontiers
About American Frontiers: A Public Lands Journey
America's public lands are a treasured part of our national heritage, representing its grandeur, bountiful promise, and vast natural resources. All citizens share in the rights and the responsibilities of seeing that our public lands are cared fo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01244000 |
- Historic Sites
“To A Distant And Perilous Service”
Westward with the course of empire Colonel Jonathan Drake Stevenson took his way in 1846. With him went the denizens of New York’s Tammany wards, oyster cellars, and gin mills—the future leaders of California.
June/July 1979 | Volume 30, Issue 4
Three weeks later, in... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01245000 |
- Historic Sites
George C. Marshall Museum
The museum dedicated to the life of General George C. Marshall also houses many of his papers in the research library.
This museum profiles one of the 20th century's greatest military and diplomatic leaders through exhibits related to the Marshall Era (1880-1960). Marshall led... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01246000 |
The scientific world is abuzz with news of the ratification of the existence of the subatomic particle called the Higgs boson - or more colloquially, the 'God particle.' This subatomic particle's existence - which was verified recently (with virtually near certainty) by experiments at the Large Hadron Collider in Switz... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01247000 |
Acrylic A synthetic fabric often used as a wool substitute. It is warm, soft, holds colors well and often is stain and wrinkle resistant.
Angora A soft fiber knit from fur of the Angora rabbit. Angora wool is often combined with cashmere or another fiber to strengthen the delicate structure. Dry cleaning is reccommende... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01252000 |
Dante Alighieri was the greatest Italian poet and one of the most important
European writers. Dante live through the years of 1265 – 1321. He has a very
unique way of writing and started his works at the age of 35. Dante wrote La
Divina Comedia based on the era he live through and all the knowledge of his
lifetime was ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01255000 |
St. Anne, Patroness of Detroit
St. Anne was named by the Vatican as the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Detroit. We honor the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and prayerfully ask for her intercession.
One may pray to any saint for any intention, but a patron saint is seen as the particular advocate for a chosen pla... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01257000 |
Demands for lower cost manufacturing, lighter components, and recycleability are forcing manufacturers to switch from metal components to plastic. While the assembly processes are different, some of the same concerns apply. Finding a reliable assembly equipment supplier, defining part requirements, getting them involve... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01266000 |
| ||How to Identify and Control Water Weeds and Algae|
"How to Identify and Control Water Weeds and Algae" is the complete guide to identification, treatment options and measuring lakes and ponds to apply product to common aquatic plants. Identifying the type or species of plant(s) to be controlled is the first step in... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01267000 |
On Friday, the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) released a new report identifying interventions that can help increase physical activity
in youth aged 3-17 years across a variety of settings. The primary audiences
for the report are policymakers, health care providers, and public health
professionals. APTA... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01269000 |
Overview of content related to 'java'
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Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dyna... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01273000 |
Outmaneuvering Foodborne Pathogens
At various locations, ARS scientists are doing research to make leafy greens and other fresh produce safer for consumers. Produce and leafy greens in the photo are (clockwise from top): romaine lettuce, cabbage, cilantro in a bed of broccoli sprouts, spinach and other leafy greens, gr... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01276000 |
PROTECTION OF SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES AND ORNAMENTALS FROM EXOTIC INSECTS
Location: Subtropical Horticulture Research
Title: Laurel wilt: A global threat to avocado production
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From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
The fact-value distinction is a concept used to distinguish between arguments that can be claimed through reason alone and those in which rationality is limited to describing a collective opinion. In another formulation, it is the distinction between what is (can be discove... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01279000 |
The Nature Elephant
The Karen people have always lived naturally in the forest, and, for many generations have relied on elephants to help them.
Because elephants are ideal for carrying heavy loads they are essential for transportation through rural areas, and, more recently, for carrying tourists. The Karen people sim... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01284000 |
Why Man U?
AskMen / Getty Images
"Gathering together at Old Trafford must have given these people something of the sense of community that they had previously known in their villages."
Visiting Manchester the other day, I was driving down a nondescript road past dreary shops and offices when I saw the top of a sports s... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01287000 |
The CIA, the NSA, the FBI and all other three-letter, intelligence-gathering, secret-keeping agencies mimic and are modeled after secret societies. They gather and filter information by compartmentalizing the organization in a pyramid-like hierarchical structure keeping everyone but the elite on a need-to-know basis. T... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01291000 |
Deciphering the function and regulation of AUTS2
University of California, San Francisco
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with complex genetic and environmental causes. Many gene mutations have been associated with autism; however, they explain only a small part of the genetic cause for this disorder. 98% of our... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01296000 |
By Mike Bennighof, Ph.D.
During the 1700s, European armies grew enormously
in size. The Seven Years’ War of 1756
– 1763 heightened the trend, and by
the end of the Napoleonic Wars field armies
had become enormous. Forces of 100,000 or
even more, unheard of a century before, were
not at all unusual by 1815.
The French a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01297000 |
Viewed against a dangerous and costly backdrop, clear team communication is obviously essential to create a safe, productive and effective work environment on the ramp. Tractor operators and wing walkers need to warn each other of impending dangers. The tractor operator needs to keep the flight deck informed of ground ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01299000 |
Issued from the woods of the Loess Hills a few miles east of
NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, USA
April 29, 2012
|CATTLE EGRETS AMONG CATTLE
As in Mexico, around here if you pass by a pasture you're likely to see Cattle Egrets standing among or on the cows, as shown at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/12/120429eg.jpg.
Cattle Egret... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01306000 |
The town´s history
Although written differently, Tölz was mentioned for the first time in the records of 1180. In 1331, it was granted extensive "Marktrechte", e.g. the right to hold a market. In the 13th and 14th century many workshops (e.g. limeburners and raftsmen) settled in this area. A great fire destroyed large ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01307000 |
Yarrow: A Tough Groundcover Option
Image by Flickr / entheos
The white flower heads of the yarrow plant
Get acquainted with this hardy and handy groundcover
People are always looking to cover open rough spots in the lawn and around the property. Our hardy native yarrow (Achillea millefolium) establishes quickly and bin... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01322000 |
Next: Radiative heat flux Up: Loading Previous: Distributed heat flux Contents
Convective heat flux is a flux depending on the temperature difference between the body and the adjacent fluid (liquid or gas) and is triggered by the *FILM card. It takes the form
where is the a flux normal to the surface, is the film coeff... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01323000 |
Guest Author - Heather Thomas
In most wild species, birds display dominance within the flock to determine their place or roll within that flock. Males display and vocalize to win their choice of female. The term “pecking order” comes from natural bird behavior. Dominant behavior is natural and expected in the wild. We ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01328000 |
(BPT) - Everyone, including moms and doctors, can agree that a good night of sleep is necessary for good health, high energy, and an individual’s overall well-being. Not getting enough good sleep – or rapid eye movement sleep – can affect the mind and body’s ability to react appropriately to outside factors, the Nation... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01334000 |
Clinical complications associated with diabetes may include the following:
Cardiovascular disease, in many cases, is caused by atherosclerosis - an excess build-up of plaque on the inner wall of a large blood vessel, which restricts the flow of blood. Heart disease is the leading cause of diabetes-related deaths. Heart... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01340000 |
Tuscaloosa, located at the falls of the Black Warrior River in west central Alabama, is the the fifth-largest city in Alabama with a population of 90,468, and the seat of Tuscaloosa County. It is named for the Choctaw chieftain Tuskalusa (meaning Black Warrior), who battled and was defeated by Hernando de Soto in 1540 ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01342000 |
... Structure and function
2.1 Rate of enzyme mediated
... reactions in one direction.
Rate of enzyme mediated
Main article: Rate of enzyme mediated
Enzymes can increase reaction rate ...
... kinetics describe the rate of enzyme mediated
reactions for many enzymes. It is named for ... To determine the maximum rate of a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01349000 |
(Redirected from George C. Marshall
George Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880–October 16, 1959), was an American military leader and statesman best remembered for his leadership in the Allied victory in World War II and for his work establishing the post-war reconstruction effort for Europe, which became known as the ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01351000 |
Brookhaven National Laboratory was established in 1947 on the eastern end of Long Island at the former site of the U.S. Army’s Camp Upton. Originally built out of a post-World War II desire to explore the peaceful applications of atomic energy, the Laboratory now has a broader mission: to perform basic and applied rese... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01369000 |
Fun Classroom Activities
The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01375000 |
Description: Over the last thirty years, scholars have begun to explore the implications of an ancient Jewish and Christian tradition that referred to the “Minor Prophets” as “the Twelve,” “the Twelve Prophets,” or the “Book of the Twelve.” Scholarly work on the Book of the Twelve in the last quarter century has focuse... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01377000 |
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female Finn Dorset sheep that lived from 1996 to 2003, the first successfully cloned mammal, produced by Scottish geneticist Ian Wilmut and collea... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01387000 |
RR Lyrae starArticle Free Pass
RR Lyrae star, any of a group of old giant stars of the class called pulsating variables (see variable star) that pulsate with periods of about 0.2–1 day. They belong to the broad Population II class of stars (see Populations I and II) and are found mainly in the thick disk and halo of th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01388000 |
The history of the British Isles and its inhabitants, both human and canine, has long been entwined. Breed reveals the enduring and affectionate relationship between the British people and their dogs and explores the very beginnings of pedigree dog breeding in Britain.
This is a "self delivery" pack which has been desi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01390000 |
Transferable knowledge and a range of intellectual abilities drawn from different modes of inquiry across disciplines are essential components of any liberal education. These courses help students develop important academic capacities for use during their undergraduate career and in the rapidly-changing world they will... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01396000 |
What is bone cancer?
Bone is the framework that supports the body. Most bones are hollow. Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside hollow bones. The main substance of bone is made up of a network of fibrous tissue onto which calcium salts are laid down. This makes the bone very hard and strong. At each end of the bone is ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01412000 |
Biomass plants generate electricity by burning what otherwise would be waste: brushy undergrowth that's been cleared from forests.
The U.S. Forest Service estimates that on California national forest lands alone, there are easily 500,000 acres per year that should be thinned to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire.... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01417000 |
The transportation sector is responsible for an enormous amount of pollution, from fuel extraction and processing to greenhouse gas emissions and smog. Thankfully, old and new technologies alike can help us clean up our footprint as we get from here to there. Here are three options to consider.
1. Cargo Bike
A cool tre... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01419000 |
Common Career Technical Core
The Common Career Technical Core (CCTC) is a state-led initiative to establish a set of rigorous, high-quality standards for Career Technical Education (CTE) that states can adopt voluntarily. The standards have been informed by state and industry standards and developed by a diverse group ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01421000 |
Heat a room from the floor up
Under-floor radiant heating involves underlaying the floor with a hot element or tubing that transfers heat into the room via infrared radiation and convection, making forced or blowing air unnecessary.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Savers website, radiant heating "is... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01422000 |
On May 15, the House Agriculture Committee passed its 2013 farm bill. The bill would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) by almost $21 billion over the next decade, eliminating food assistance to nearly 2 million low-income people, mostly working families w... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01433000 |
Religion Subject Guide
guides are designed to help students begin the research process,
find reputable sources, and save time.
the Library Catalog for Books & Other Materials
To locate books
and other materials in CCSF Libraries, select the Library
Catalog from the Library's Homepage. You will notice
many ways to searc... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01438000 |
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month
Did you know that in a recent national survey, 1 in 10 teens reported being hit or physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend at least once in the 12 months prior to the survey? And nearly half of all teens in relationships say they kno... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01439000 |
CDC's Office on Disability and Health focuses on the prevention of secondary conditions and health promotion among persons with disabilities. Emphasis is on scientific support for surveillance of disabilities, cost-effectiveness of prevention strategies focused on secondary conditions and health promotion activities, a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01442000 |
Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Chester Infections (Final Update)
Posted September 9, 2010
This outbreak appears to be over. However, Salmonella is an important cause of human illness in the United States. More information about Salmonella, and steps people can take to reduce their risk of infection, can be fou... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01443000 |
NOAA scientists agree the risks are high, but say Hansen overstates what science can really say for sure
Jim Hansen at the University of Colorado’s World Affairs Conference (Photo: Tom Yulsman)
Speaking to a packed auditorium at the University of Colorado’s World Affairs Conference on Thursday, NASA climatologist James... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01445000 |
Sponsor a Child in Guinea
- ChildFund came to Guinea: 2005
- Population below poverty line: 49%
- News about Guinea
- Children’s Voices: Fatoumata From Guinea
- Around the Globe with ChildFund in 31 Days: Protecting Children in Guinea
- Amid Violence, Work in Guinea Continues
- A Family’s Access to Resources Means Hope... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01458000 |
How do you get HIV?
HIV can be passed on when infected bodily fluid, such as blood or semen, is passed into an uninfected person. Semen is the liquid which is released from a man's penis during sex which carries sperm. It can be infected with HIV or AIDS when someone is HIV positive or is carrying the AIDS virus. This ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01459000 |
Why can some people drink heavily and never become alcoholics when other people get addicted so quickly?
Contributing Factors to the Development of Alcoholism
Why some people can use and even abuse alcohol without ever developing alcoholism, and why some people seem unusually susceptible to alcoholism, remains a poorly... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01463000 |
Reality in everyday usage means "everything that exists". The term reality, in its widest sense, includes everything that is, whether it is observable, comprehensible, or self-contradictory by science, philosophy, or any other system of analysis. Reality in this sense may include both being and nothingness, whereas exi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01464000 |
|Black-sided Meadow Katydid - Conocephalus nigropleurum|
Order Orthoptera - Crickets, Grasshoppers & Katydids / Family Tettigoniidae
Live adult katydids photographed at Winfield, DuPage County, Illinois. Size = 15mm
Insects | Spiders | Beetles | Butterflies | Moths | True Bugs | Flies | Bees & Wasps
Katydids are large,... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01470000 |
ANM uses specific ports for its processes. Figure A-1 illustrates a typical ANM server deployment in a network. This illustration identifies the protocols and ports used by the different network devices in a typical deployment.
•Table A-1 lists the ports used for ANM client (browser) or ANM server and ANM high availabi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01471000 |
Asthma Outreach and Education
Clean Air Council is currently working in medically under-served communities of Philadelphia to educate asthma patients of all ages, parents, and health care professionals about indoor and outdoor environmental asthma triggers. Asthma is a chronic condition of the lungs that makes people m... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01480000 |
Study promoter activity using the Living Colors Fluorescent Timer, a fluorescent protein that shifts color from green to red over time (1). This color change provides a way to visualize the time frame of promoter activity, indicating where in an organism the promoter is active and also when it becomes inactive. Easily ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01489000 |
Brain Matures a Few Years Late in ADHD
but Follows Normal Pattern
A 2007 press release from the National Institute of Mental Health discusses brain development in ADHD youths. In some cases, brain development is delayed as much as three years. The full release and related video are available on the NIMH site: Brain Mat... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01492000 |
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This tutorial is based off of the MSDN Article #ID: Q194873. But, for a beginner, following these MSDN articles can be intimidating to say the least. One of the most often asked questions I see as a Visual C++ and Visual Basic programmer is how to call a VB DLL from VC++. Well, I am hoping to sho... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01498000 |
1854-89 THREE DOLLARS INDIAN HEAD
In 1853 the United States negotiated the "Gadsden Purchase"settlement of a boundary dispute with Mexico that resulted in the U.S. acquiring what would become the southern portions of Arizona and New Mexico for ten million dollars. The following year Commodore Matthew Perry embarked upo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01500000 |
Creature Feature: American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
By Emma Dean, CG Science Editor
Though once believed to have a range that covered what would be the continental United States until the glacial period, American beech currently maintains a slightly lesser native geographic habitat, which is still quite impressive. Am... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01501000 |
Accreditation is a form of independent, professional certification that focuses on schools and programs in a particular field. Accreditation of universities in the USA therefore assures you and your parents that the school adheres to high quality standards. Which means the programs are delivered by qualified faculty an... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01502000 |
A bachelor's degree earned in the United States usually takes a minimum of four years. Degrees are earned by taking a combination of required courses which meet liberal arts distribution requirements (humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences), a required number of courses in the major field of study (called a ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01504000 |
In the American electoral system, a primary election is an election that determines the nominee for each political party, who then competes for the office in the general election. A presidential primary is a state election that picks the delegates committed to nominate particular candidates for president of the United ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01513000 |
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In terms of ecologically friendly flooring, bamboo is one of the top contenders. Not only is bamboo flooring made from totally renewable resources, but it also is available in a wide variety of design options. For those who desire the look of hardwood flooring but are conc... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01518000 |
By Karen Kaplan
5:53 PM EST, January 30, 2013
Attention dieters: Many of the “facts” you think you know about obesity and weight loss are wrong.
So says a report published in Thursday’s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. An international team of dietitians, doctors and other experts examined more than a do... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01527000 |
What They Are and How to Learn More about the Appellate Courts and the Justices Who Serve on Them
Every four years, more than a third of California’s 99 court of appeal justices face California voters for retention. In addition, several of the seven justices on the California Supreme Court face retention elections ever... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01530000 |
Boston's Arnold Arboretum:
A Place for Study and Recreation--
By looking at Boston's Arnold Arboretum: A Place for Study and Recreation, students discover how the first arboretum in the United States became part of the burgeoning urban park movement in the second half of the 19th century. Those interested in learning m... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01532000 |
What Is Mead?
Mead, also known as honey wine, is regarded as the oldest of fermented beverage and has stood the test of time. From the dawn of pre-history to today mead has long been regarded as a delicacy, often referred to as the "nectar of the gods". The earliest archaeological evidence for the production of mead da... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01533000 |
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Discover the beauty, and functionality, of ancient Native American pottery! These replicas are a wonderful way to learn more about a culture.
Pottery in any culture is an age-old practice that was originally practical and eventually became seen as an art form. Ancient Native American pieces ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01535000 |
Dinosaur Bones "Buried" By Evolutionists!
A recent presentation at the 2012 Western Pacific Geophysics meeting in Singapore showed C-14 dates of soft tissue found in dinosaur bones to be in the range from 22,000 - 39,000 years old. Previously, it has been assumed that dinosaurs died out over 65 million years ago, so th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01537000 |
[Note: in Japan, it is customary to refer to a person with their last name first. We have retained this practice in the below excerpt from Kurosawa’s text.]
The gate was growing larger and larger in my mind’s eye. I was location-scouting in the ancient capital of Kyoto for Rashomon, my eleventh-century period film. The... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01540000 |
St. Francis, Animals and the Environment
Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio
You often see a garden statue of him with a bird on his shoulder. Yes, St. Francis of Assisi did have a special relationship with animals. He preached to the birds, pacified a wolf, and put together an animal cast for what is regarded as the very first ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01543000 |
Indonesia is known for being prone to natural disasters of all kinds, ranging from climatic (floods, drought) to geologic (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanoes, etc.), biological (avian influenza) to man-made (deforestation, mining, conflicts). With an already high level of food insecurity, households' vulnerab... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01546000 |
CTComms sends on average 2 million emails monthly on behalf of over 125 different charities and not for profits.
Take the complexity of technology and stir in the complexity of the legal system and what do you get? Software licenses! If you've ever attempted to read one you know how true this is, but you have to know a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01558000 |
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Vaccination and Immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s Disease
Vaccination against amyloid is a promising approach for the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) therapeutics. Approximately half of the investigational new therapeutics in human clinical trials for AD are active or passive immunotherapeut... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01561000 |
Aliphatic alcohols occur
naturally in free form (component of the cuticular lipids) but more usually in esterified
(wax esters) or etherified form (glyceryl ethers). Several alcohols belong to aroma
compounds which are found in environmental or food systems (see the website: Flavornet).
They are found with normal, bran... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01564000 |
The immune system
immune; immunity; disease; bacteria; viruses; white; cells; lymph; germs; mucous; mucus; glands;
What is immunity?
Immunity (say im-yoon-it-i) means that you are protected against something. There are different kinds of immunity. This topic is about how different parts of our bodies work together to k... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01565000 |
Radon, a silent killer in homes
DeKALB – Many homeowners take precautions to protect themselves. They lock their doors at night, turn off and unplug appliances and regularly test their smoke detectors.
Radon isn’t something many homeowners consider a danger in their homes, but it could be harming them the most.
Radon i... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01566000 |
When it comes to solar power, the real dilemmas are efficiency and cost. On the one hand, efficiency has steadily improved over the last couple decades to the point where it’s approaching the utility prices of other power generation methods. Exotic technologies promise even greater gains. However, the price of solar-ge... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01569000 |
In digital imaging, there are 256 levels, or tonal values, ranging from black to white. Black is level 0. White is level 255. Of course, not all images (e.g. extreme foggy, misty, atmospheric shots) contain the full tonal range from black to white, but most do.
The histogram (Levels) is a graphical representation of th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01576000 |
The robot can be outfitted with multiple attachments such as a cell-sprayer that can spray pesticides or fertilizers and can even weed areas intertwined with the crops. It’s able to do so with the help of strategically positioned cameras that take pictures of the ground, which are then sent to an onboard computer that ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01589000 |
Living with Diabetes
Diabetes is a condition that affects everyone from children right up to adults. It is referred as a chronic condition since a person who has it can go through many changes in their lives as it can affect their entire body. Over time, diabetes can cause blindness, stroke, and amputations among other... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01599000 |
The environmental impact of electric vehicles has been in the media for some time. Now comes news that electric vehicles can also impact running the home.
An exhibit at the Georgian College Auto Show, in Barrie, Ontario, demonstrates the integration of electric vehicles into the home by using the latest Smart Grid tech... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01601000 |
What you will learn
In this Maya tutorial we'll learn how to begin Maya's powerful Ocean features. Using Maya Oceans, we'll be able to achieve quality results within a matter of minutes. We'll begin this project by learning the basics of creating a Maya Ocean and what it is actually made of. We'll then learn about attr... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01604000 |
Beginning in October 2006, some beekeepers began reporting losses of 30-90 percent of their hives. While colony losses are not unexpected during winter weather, the magnitude of loss suffered by some beekeepers was highly unusual.
This phenomenon, which currently does not have a recognizable underlying cause, has been ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01607000 |
|Talking Trash about the Oceans: Creating a Community Service Campaign to Stop Offshore Dumping|
In this lesson, students create a community service advertising campaign that raises awareness about the importance of keeping trash out of the marine ecosystem. Students work in teams to create different ad campaigns geare... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01612000 |
This book was the chosen book for the Celebration of Reading campaign, 2012
A Dog Named Worthless:
A Hero Is Born Children's Book
for K-6th Grade Humane Education
A Dog Named Worthless: A Hero Is Born
Written and illustrated by Rocky Shepheard
Welcome to Dogs Deserve Better's first Fantasy Action/Adventure Fiction pict... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01618000 |
Published: Oct. 17, 2006
Updated: Apr. 20, 2010
Two-and-a-half-year-old Nina was bright-eyed and bouncy, full of laughter and hugs -- when you could get her attention. She often seemed to be ignoring her parents when they spoke to her, and when she did respond, many of her words were slurred.
Concerned, her parents arr... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01635000 |
How to Check Your Dog’s Pulse
6 of 7 in Series: The Essentials of Dog Care for a Healthy Pet
To check your dog’s pulse, you need to locate the femoral artery, which lies just below the skin on the inside of the back legs, between two large muscles where the leg joins the body.
With your dog standing, reach around in fr... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01637000 |
CHICAGO – Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population.
Doctors know the number of knee replacement operations has surged in the last decade, especially... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01638000 |
Last week, President Barack Obama ordered interim regulations designed to enable wildland firefighters employed by the federal government to purchase health insurance through their jobs.
For anyone who has seen this summer’s catastrophic wildfires, this seems like a no-brainer. People who risk their lives to save other... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01639000 |
When I was learning carpentry from a master carpenter, I tried to do something with a tool close at hand instead of going to get the correct tool for the job. Of course, I butchered the piece of wood and eventually had to get the right tool, which got the job done in a fraction of the time that I wasted with the conven... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01651000 |
Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, October 19, 2011
Glossary terms from:
One of many choices or courses of action that might be taken in a given situation.
Any activity or organization that produces or exchanges goods or services for a profit.
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
A price index that measu... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01652000 |
Rainy Day Painting
Create your very own creepy, haunted castle sitting in a turbulent field of flowing grass, eerily surrounded by dark, ominous clouds.
Fireworks are such an exciting part of part of summer festivities, but it's sad when the show is over. Keep them alive all year long with watercolor fireworks.
Show yo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01662000 |
Twenty Ideas for Engaging ProjectsSeptember 12, 2011 | Suzie Boss
The start of the school year offers an ideal time to introduce students to project-based learning. By starting with engaging projects, you'll grab their interest while establishing a solid foundation of important skills, such as knowing how to conduct re... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01665000 |
Nutrition has a big impact on health, including major diseases such as heart disease, osteoporosis, and cancer. Our work is designed to help people keep track of the nutrional content of foods they have eaten. Our work uses shopping receipts to generate suggestions about healthier food items that could help to suppleme... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01666000 |
Description from Flora of China
Lianas large, herbaceous or woody. Inflorescences extra-axillary, umbel-like or short racemelike, occasionally branched, shorter than leaves, usually few flowered. Flowers large. Calyx without glands. Corolla subrotate; lobes overlapping to right. Corona shallowly cupular, inserted at ba... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01669000 |
U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and Analysis
Today in Energy
The Strait of Hormuz (shown in the oval on the map), which is located between Oman and Iran, connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. Hormuz is the world's most important oil chokepoint due to ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01672000 |
German military use laser to destroy targets
over half-a-mile away
High-energy laser passes various tests with
Germany-based Rheinmetall Defense has
demonstrated a 50kW, high-energy laser at their ground facility in
Switzerland. According to representatives from the company, the
device passed all target tests with “fly... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01674000 |
1. Linguistic Background
The languages that are currently spoken in the Pacific
region can be divided broadly into three groups: the Australian and New Guinean
languages formed by people who participated in the region’s earliest migrations
over a period of 20,000-30,000 years starting several tens of thousands of years... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-01678000 |
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