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3-D Paper Snowflakes Are a Hit
January 16, 2013
Smithville's Homeschoolers @ the Library made 3-D snowflakes this December. Before the class, branch staff made a few to help the instructor determine what steps might be the most difficult. We hung these staff "flakes" over our circulation desk. Whoa! Everyday a patron w... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17318000 |
You are hereThe Written Stone, Dilworth
The Written Stone, Dilworth
A large inscribed stone measuring eight feet long, two feet wide and one and a half feet deep was placed beside a old road (now known as Written Stone Lane) in Dilworth during the 17th century. The reason why the stone was placed is unknown, though sev... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17325000 |
NPP launched Oct. 28, 2011. It is a first step in building the next satellite system to collect data on climate change and weather conditions.
Teachers to put science to the test in a microgravity environment aboard the agency’s reduced gravity aircraft.
01.25.12 - NASA Explorer Schools held a live video chat on Jan. 2... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17333000 |
South Shetland Islands
61° 00' to 63° 37'S, 53° 83' to 62°
- A 540 km chain of four main island
groups, some are volcanic, including eleven major islands (Elephant
and Clarence Islands; King George and Nelson Islands; Robert, Greenwich,
Livingston, Snow, and Deception Islands; Smith and Low Islands)
and several minor o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17341000 |
Football Behavior Program
January 12, 2011
Years ago, Poquoson Primary School used sports to create a school-wide behavior incentive program for January. We used a die-cut machine to cut footballs. Each teacher was given a stack. We were asked to carry a few with us at all times. When we saw another class (not our own)... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17342000 |
Most southern women did not publicly express a desire for equal rights with men until well after the Civil War (1861-65), and suffrage, or the right to vote, came later to women in Georgia than to women in most other states.
The American Equal Rights Association (AERA), dedicated to human rights, black suffrage, and wo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17352000 |
Living With Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond
Katrina Exhibit Opens in Louisiana State Museum
Five years after the most devastating Hurricane ever to hit the United States and the massive destruction that followed, an exhibit has opened at the Louisiana State Museum documenting that destruction.
"Living with Hurricanes: K... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17354000 |
Hendra virus found in SA flying foxes
- From: AAP
- January 18, 2013
HENDRA virus has been detected in flying foxes in Adelaide for the first time.
The virus was found in a tissue sample taken from flying foxes that died during extreme temperatures earlier this month.
About 100 of the animals were found dead in the Nor... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17356000 |
Zoologger is our weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals – and occasionally other organisms – from around the world
Step from a sunlit hillside into the darkness of a cave, and you immediately have a problem: you can't see. It's best to stand still for a few minutes until your eyes adjust to the dimness, other... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17361000 |
- 1 hammer
- something hard and resonant (and inanimate) to bang it on
- 1 clock with a second hand
- 1 measuring tape
- 1 helper
- 1 pair of binoculars
Sound travels at 344 metres per second in air at 20 °C. This is slow enough for noises to be noticeably delayed when heard from even quite a short distance. You can us... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17362000 |
Implant chip will improve care
A local doctor has developed a chip that can be implanted in artificial knees, hips or other prosthetics that will relay medical information about the patient.
Dr. Lee Berger, an orthopedic surgeon, developed the technology after frequent experiences with patients who did not remember the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17384000 |
Keynote address: Research Agenda and Policy Perspectives on Agriculture for Development
The keynote address of the conference, by Justin Lin, the chief economist at the World Bank, focuses on future research priorities and the process of implementing the policy objectives of the 2008 World Development Report, "Agricult... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17389000 |
John Keiling (active 1720), Known as 'Blind Jack'; played the flegeolet with his nose
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After losing his sight John Keiling, known as Blind Jack, ensured his livelihood by learning to play the flageolet. He conceived the notion that by playing on the instrument in a novel way to that gen... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17390000 |
A combine harvests rice near Tucker, Ark., as consumer groups pressure the FDA to set federal standards on arsenic in rice.
A combine harvests rice near Tucker, Ark., as consumer groups pressure the FDA to set federal standards on arsenic in rice. Danny Johnston/AP
Scientists have known for a long time that rice — ofte... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17392000 |
Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings
Situated in the ruggedly beautiful Nez Perce country, which encompasses 12,000 square miles of northern Idaho, this new and unique park allows today's traveler to see the land almost as Lewis and Clark described it well over a century and a half ago. Scene of many colorful and sig... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17395000 |
Historic Hudson River Cleanup to Begin After Years of Delay, But Will GE Finish the Job?
Under the EPA's unusual agreement with General Electric, the company could escape full responsibility for cleaning up the toxic mess it made in the Hudson River.
After 30 years of struggle, it seemed that the concerns of local peop... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17397000 |
MAT670 Theory Best Practice Teaching
Lead Faculty: Dr. Linda Ventriglia-Nava
Covers theories and research on Best Practices in education. Best Practice research on effective schools emphasizes: classroom instructional practices, classroom management, school organization and planning, strategies for linguistically and c... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17400000 |
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To use this website, click on the appropriate REGION. This will update the list of STATIONS and show a "Status Map" for that region. Click on your desired station, either on the map or in the list of STATIONS. This will bring up a g... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17403000 |
Historical events were always very important in Tintin’s stories. During his first adventure, Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (1929), Tintin travels to Russia. After the October Revolution in 1917 and a five-year civil war, Stalin had succeeded Lenin in 1924. He accelerated industrialization and his political police ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17413000 |
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The Art Of Conversation:
Introduction To Conversation
Principles Of Conversation
If You Can Talk Well
Culture By Conversation
Rules For Conversation
Reflections On Conversation
Happiness Through Conversation
Conversation And Courtesy
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Lara Bonner Millar, MD
The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania?
Last Modified: January 13, 2011
Surgery as a medical field has been changing rapidly since the late 1800s, in large part thanks to the development of safe and effective anesthesia. Surgical oncology is a specialty that focuses on the s... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17425000 |
Unix Power Tools
by Jerry Peek
Trapping Exits Caused by Interrupts
If you're running a shell script and you press your interrupt key (like CTRL-c), the shell quits right away. That can be a problem if you use temporary files in your script because the sudden exit might leave the temporary files there. The trap command ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17428000 |
A Brain System for Procedural Memory
Researchers have divided procedural memory into two general types. One type involves the acquisition of habits and skills, the capacity for a very broad variety of stereotyped and unconscious behavioral repertoires. The other type of procedural memory involves specific sensory-to-mo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17442000 |
A new study by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has uncovered a significant decline in the risk of birth defects amongst WA children born using Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART).
The study, published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, showed a large decrease in the rate of birth defects betwee... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17449000 |
Fetuses, infants, and toddlers, as well as older children and teens are particularly susceptible to environmental insults due to their rapid rate of growth, development and reproduction of cells. This vulnerability makes children a specific focus of environmental health research on the effects of lead, chemical dump si... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17450000 |
For a new and different perception of pivotal Soviet events, read on...
PROPAGANDA IN THE PROPAGANDA STATE
hen the Bolshevik party came to power in the October 1917 revolution it immediately began creating the world's first modern propaganda state. This is not at all surprising. Before 1917 many Bolsheviks lived the li... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17454000 |
Overview - BASIC ENGLISH TEACHER'S EDITION
Emphasize skills students need every day.
Basic English builds and reinforces basic language skills. The high-interest,
easy-to-read lessons keep students involved as they learn parts of speech and
sentence construction. Frequent examples and activities throughout offer abunda... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17458000 |
What is A Disciplined Life®?
Well before the value of social emotional learning became widely recognized in 2003, Perspectives Co-Founders Diana Shulla-Cose and Kim Day had already realized how critical this kind of learning was to their students' success. Fifteen years ago, they embraced the idea that social emotional... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17460000 |
Children’s safety plan
Children can participate and learn some strategies to stay safe during violent episodes in their homes. The goal is for them to seek safety and to know where and how to get help. It is not their role to stop the violence. Before engaging in a conversation with your child, remember to consider wha... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17462000 |
This year, more than 12,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. And more than 4,210 will die.
Now, Take the Pearl Pledge and help protect yourself and other women from this preventable disease!
Cervical cancer is cancer of the cervix, which is the opening from the vagina to the uterus. Cervical cancer is... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17467000 |
Filling out one college application form after another can be daunting, especially when you're trying to make a good impression upon the admission committees and get everything done on a deadline. This list should help you get the job done well — and on time!
The college application: what to do
- DO read college applic... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17470000 |
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Drawing Room from Lansdowne HouseMade in England, Europe
Designed by Robert Adam, Scottish, 1728 - 1792. Painted decoration by Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Italian (active Florence and England), 1727 - 1785, and Antonio Zucchi, Italian, 1726 - 1795. Gilded by Joseph Perfetti, Itali... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17474000 |
The associative array -- an indispensable data type used to describe a collection of unique keys and associated values -- is a mainstay of all programming languages, PHP included. In fact, associative arrays are so central to the task of Web development that PHP supports dozens of functions and other features capable o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17477000 |
Estimates and assumptions
6. Estimates and assumptions
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions which, in some circumstances, are based on difficult and subjective judgments and estimates derived from historical experience and assumptions which, each... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17481000 |
Planet News in 2025
One of the best ways to prevent a crisis from happening is to make projections about what will happen if nothing is done; if the present course of action is continued. Planet News 2025 brings you the stories of the future. This is not fiction. It is science fiction - only the science is true and thu... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17482000 |
The shape-memory alloy actuators might power minimally invasive surgical devices or tiny laptop cameras
Shape-memory alloys that change shape when heated could become tiny mechanical muscles for electronic devices. New mechanical devices based on the alloys produce three to six times more torque than electric motors, a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17495000 |
Researchers at UCLA have built a cheap, optics-free holographic microscope capable of detecting bacteria like E. coli in things like water, food, and blood. And by cheap, we mean really cheap. The researchers say it costs less than $100 to build.
The microscope has two ways of analyzing samples: a transmission mode and... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17496000 |
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Barrie Hunt, says 'Despite 2010 being a very warm year globally, the severity of the 2009-2010 northern winter and a wetter and cooler Australia in 2010 relative to the past few years have been misinterpreted by some to imply that climate change is not occurring.'
'Recent wet cond... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17502000 |
The first example (Fig. 1) was a great way to look at finger
independence, which is our first left-hand technique. Having your fingers do independent
things is one of the most challenging aspects of playing the guitar. If you had trouble
changing chords fast enough when you started playing guitar, you were dealing with... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17506000 |
Researchers develop edible 'peels' for variety of liquid, semi-solid foods
Imagine getting your yogurt from a little ball with an edible skin. Or your ice cream. How about your soda coming from a vending machine not in a recyclable can, but rather with a peel you can bite right into. It's closer to reality than you mig... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17511000 |
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How Guinea Pigs Could Help Autistic Children
Originally published on Thu February 28, 2013 12:18 pm
Feeling a little awkward? Consider skipping the alcohol and grabbing a pet instead.
As any dog walker knows, it's easy — unavoidable, even — to strike up conversations with stran... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17528000 |
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What are RSS Web Feeds?
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a standard file format for syndicating information on the web. There is a wide range of applications that support... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17529000 |
The Magic String Game #4 (Schnurspiel mit sechs W
Object: Remove the metal piece from the string
Difficulty: Level 8 - Demanding
Brand: Logika Spiele
Warning! The instructions are in German.
Colors may vary.
These games are thinking- and cleverness-games out of recycled-plastic. A magic string game consists of a string... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17532000 |
Jesus and His disciples were reclining at their Passover meal. Jesus blessed the matzoh bread
Then He blessed the wine and passed around His cup."Drink this, for this is my blood."
Then Jesus looked at each of his disciples. His face was full of sorrow. "One of you sitting here will betray me."
Jesus answered, "The one... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17544000 |
Southern Polar Cap
Mars has a seasonal southern polar cap composed of carbon dioxide (CO2, commonly known as dry ice), that overlies a permanent polar cap which is a mixture of CO2 ice, water ice and dust. As the CO2 evaporates in the spring the escaping gas carves channels in the permanent cap below. Often these chann... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17559000 |
The British Agricultural Revolution describes a period of development in Britain between the 18th century and the end of the 19th century, which saw a massive increase in agricultural productivity and net output. This in turn supported unprecedented population growth, freeing up a significant percentage of the workforc... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17560000 |
The story explains how Huey, Dewey and Louie originally joined the Junior Woodchucks. Years ago, when the boys were still very small, they were up to so much mischief that Donald finally got fed up with it and decided that something must be done. By chance, he ran across a scout group of the Junior Woodchucks, and this... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17561000 |
United States Department of State, U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 1993 - Vietnam, 30 January 1994, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aa54c.html [accessed 21 May 2013]
This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its cont... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17563000 |
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Testing Sign Language by Cell Phone
Testing students are positive about
its quality for fast communication;
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Engineers are developing the first device able to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular networks. The tool is ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17564000 |
A number of recent articles including Dr. Boreinstein's study from UC Berkeley and a feature in the Economist questioning the cost effectiveness of solar, have sparked some serious debate amongst solar enthusiasts and have served to propagate false impressions about solar in the public arena.
Due to the complexity of t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17565000 |
WASHINGTON - The Voting Rights Act that goes on trial at the Supreme Court on Wednesday has helped boost African Americans' presence in Southern legislatures. But in a twist of irony, it also has contributed to their loss of political clout.
Since its passage in 1965, the law's Section 5 has forced states with a histor... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17569000 |
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Hyperexplexia: A rare condition where the startle reflex is exaggerated. Triggers include sudden noise, movement or touch. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hyperexplexia is available below.
Home medical testing related to Hyperexplexia:
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General anesthesia: Drugs that cause loss of feeling or awareness and put the person to sleep.
Source: National Institute of Health
General anesthesia: state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs.
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17573000 |
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Loss of speech: The loss of ones ability to communicate through speech. See detailed information below for a list of 49 causes of Loss of speech, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Loss of... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17574000 |
India experiences three seasons a year: Summer, Rainy Season (monsoon), and Winter (although the tropical south does not quite experience a cold winter). Except in the Himalayan regions, there is usually never any snow.
April and May are the hot months, June through September is the rainy season, and November through J... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17577000 |
Snoring is the hoarse or harsh sound that occurs when your breathing is obstructed in some way while you're sleeping. Sometimes snoring may indicate a serious health condition. In addition, snoring can be a nuisance to your partner.
As many as half of adults snore at least occasionally. Snoring occurs when air flows pa... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17578000 |
1810 - Born on December 8th in New Britain, Connecticut. American crusader for peace and a code of international law.
1826 - At sixteen he was apprenticed to a blacksmith, and he made this his trade both there and at Worcester, Massachusetts.
1828 - He supported the plan of William Ladd, founder of the American Peace S... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17601000 |
The United States joined more than 50 countries Thursday in a recommendation to regional fishery management organizations (RFMOs) to better track vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing for tunas, swordfish, sharks and other highly migratory species. Annual global economic losses due to IUU... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17607000 |
The Malagrotta Affair was one of the major events that lead up to the Reunification War. The incident occurred in February of 2573 and was a 'misunderstanding' on all sides during an increasingly volatile time. Both the Star League and Federated Suns had become angry over the continued indifference of the Taurian Conco... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17612000 |
Comparative Environmental Economic Analysis of the Tourism Sector in the MENA Region
Since the beginning of the 1990's, the tourism sector has rapidly grown in the MENA countries with adverse environmental effects. The relationship between environmental requirements and tourism productivity is complex. In fact, ecologi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17616000 |
How To Calculate and Make Estimated Tax Payments
by Caron_Beesley, Community Moderator
- Created: March 5, 2012, 7:54 am
As a new business owner, understanding your tax obligations is critical and one of the first requirements you’ll need to understand are estimated tax payments.
What are estimated taxes? Who must pay ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17617000 |
Hands-On Is Minds-On
Want to Engage Every Student? Break out the Old-Fashioned Scissors and Glue
Second-grade teacher Becky Hicks has learned that there is no substitute for activities that require kids to use their hands as well as their minds. During literacy hour in Hicks's class at Blanchard Elementary School in Ca... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17618000 |
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Population Density and Continents (Ten-Minute Activities) (Resource Book Only eBookGrade 1|Grade 2|Grade 3
Please Note: This ebook is a digital download, NOT a physical product. After purchase, you will be provided a one time link to download ebooks to your computer. Orders paid by PayPal req... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17619000 |
This resource helps you teach students how to use the Internet effectively. The activities teach how to identify, acquire, interpret, evaluate, organize, and share information found on the Internet. There are also tips for incorporating the use of primary sources in the classroom. And situational analysis for citing so... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17621000 |
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Average growing period for crops may reduce (grey and black areas) by 20 per cent (black) in Africa over the next 80 years
Thornton et al. (2010)/The Royal Society 2010
A widespread farming catastrophe could hit Africa if global temperatures rose by four degrees Celsius or more, according to a stu... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17622000 |
Jan. 21, 2005 Wheat grown under elevated levels of carbon dioxide over the next half-century will need slightly more nitrogen to grow, but not as much as previously predicted, according to a two-year study by Agricultural Research Service scientists and cooperators.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are projected... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17627000 |
June 14, 2007 At one time Cyclone Gonu was a powerful Category 5 storm packing sustained winds of 160 mph (139 knots), according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, making it the most powerful cyclone ever to threaten the Arabian Peninsula since record keeping began back in 1945. Fortunately the storm weakened signifi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17628000 |
Sep. 13, 2012 It's not a magic trick and it's not sleight of hand -- scientists really are using levitation to improve the drug development process, eventually yielding more effective pharmaceuticals with fewer side effects.
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have discovered... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17629000 |
Feb. 1, 2013 A genetically reprogrammed Herpes simplex virus (HSV) can cure metastatic diffusion of human cancer cells in the abdomen of laboratory mice, according to a new study published January 31 in the Open Access journal PLOS Pathogens. The paper reports on the collaborative research from scientists at the at the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17630000 |
The chemical traces of water have been found in this moon rock, called the Genesis Rock. The moon rock was collected by astronauts during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971 and is thought to be a piece of the moon's primordial crust. Image: NASA/Johnson Space Center
The discovery of "significant amounts" of water in moon ro... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17632000 |
CURBING WASTE: Simple actions like cutting back on food waste or properly inflating tires on your car could collectively cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as one billion metric tons. Image: © iStockphoto.com
Energy efficiency seems to make rational economic sense—the less energy used, the more money saved. Yet, i... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17633000 |
A hands-on discovery of robotics technology
While the history of robots has its roots in ancient myths and legends, the technology needed to actually build them has been evolving for decades. Use the science of robotics to make a rudimentary bipedal walking robot that runs by alternately moving its legs.
This fun-to-bu... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17634000 |
Gather Power From Thin Air
Renewable energy is the wave of the future. Discover the applications of wind power with this hands-on activity kit.
Build a working wind turbine and use it to conduct more than 20 experiments, including using it to generate electricity to power an LED or charge a battery.
Vary the number of ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17636000 |
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The event known as the Warsaw Ghetto
Uprising began on April 19, 1943 and ended on May 16, 1943. A
total of 56,065 Jews were captured by the Germans during the
uprising, and around 6,000 were killed during the destruction
of the buildings in the ghetto.
All the photos on this page are from
the ph... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17642000 |
Network for Integrated Planning and Sustainable Development Strategies-Asia&Pacific (SDplanNet-AP) exists to help professionals involved in development planning share innovative approaches for integrating sustainable development into plans, strategies and budgeting processes at national, sub-national and local levels.
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PASADENA - It's a typical Friday afternoon in Whyville. The beaches are packed with preteens anxiously planning their weekends and snickering about the opposite sex.
Gaggles of middle schoolers are filling up the local mall, where they part with hard-earned cash to purchase sparkly earrings and tank tops.
For those who... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17660000 |
November 2004 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Forest Service announced on Sept. 8, 2004, the extension of a public comment period for a proposed rule on protecting roadless values in national forests and grasslands by an additional 60 days.
The original comment period was to have ended on Sept. 14, 2004. Commen... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17662000 |
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Frog is very worried as he has an important speech to make at his school assembly. The speech is about breathing and he doesn't know a thing about it! He asks his friends for help and they teach him all about the lion breath, the crocodile breath, the humming bee breath and the woodchopper breath. Can any o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17671000 |
The horse chestnut tree, also known as the aesculus hippocastanum, is a large, deciduous hardwood tree that grows in temperate climates. It has large, green leaves with five to seven lobes and white flowers. The seeds of the horse chestnut tree grow in green, spiny cases. When the cases split open, the seeds inside are... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17673000 |
A Simple Guide to Pharyngitis and Throat Diseases by Kenneth Kee
Price: $2.99 USD. 3930 words.
Language: English. Published on April 27, 2013. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / contagious.
This book describes the Pharyngitis and Throat Diseases such as Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis, Quinsy, Sialadeniti... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17678000 |
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
11 Ideas for Learning and Teaching During Black History Month
Black History Month is an excellent opportunity to not only learn about how Islam figures in the life and history of Afric... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17686000 |
SAVINGS ACTION 62: Consider a laptop for your next computer
Are you thinking of buying a new computer? Why not consider buying a laptop instead of a desktop? Desktops use much more power than a laptop does, and costs you more money to run. Desktops use around 100 watts of energy to run while laptops only use about 38 w... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17687000 |
scientific Name : Rhododendron ferrugineum
- Common nouns : Ferruginous rhododendron, Rose laurel of the Alps, Rosage, Rose of the Alps.
- Family: Éricacées
- Kind: Rhododendron , of the “pink” Greek rhodon and dendron “tree”
- Form: bushes from 30 to 120 cm height, marrying the forms of the relief.
- Sheets: persisten... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17693000 |
The ancient city of Hyderabad, once the Nizamís capital and now the capital of Andhra Pradesh, is the fifth largest city in the country. Sprawled on the banks of river Musi, the City was founded in 1589 by Sultan Dynasty. The city spread over 260 sq. kms and situated 566 metres above sea level. Hyderabad has been descr... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17702000 |
Adams, D. M., and M. E.Hamm. 1992. "Portfolio Assessment and Social Studies: Collecting, Selecting, and Reflecting on What is Significant." Social Education 56:103-105.
Baker, E. L. 1990. What Probably Works in Alternative Assessment. Los Angeles, CA:UCLA Graduate School of Education; National Center for Research and E... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17705000 |
Miami followed other cities including San Francisco, Detroit and Washington DC when, in January 1977, it amended its antidiscrimination ordinance to include gays and lesbians. Impetus for its passage came from the Dade County Coalition for the Humanistic Rights of Gays. The coalition had been founded by Jack Campbell, ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17715000 |
Mars rover Curiosity working 'flawlessly': Nasa
WASHINGTON (AFP) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (Nasa) Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars more than a month ago, appears to be working "flawlessly" as it prepares to continue its two-year exploration of the Red Planet, the United States (US) space ag... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17716000 |
As we hold our children a little closer, we wonder how such a tragedy could have possibly unfolded in a quiet New England town.
As our hearts ache for those parents who have lost children, and those children who have lost brothers, sisters, parents and teachers, we wonder why. I wonder how they will go on, living with ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17723000 |
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Catcher in the Rye by Megan Fritz
One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- Post Modern Focus:Paranoia, Fragmentation by Ken Kesey
In the lake of the woods- Elements of Postmodernism: Paranoia, Blending of Genres/Pastiche, Blending of Fact and Fiction, Non-Linear Time Frame
Introduction to Modernism and Postmo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17741000 |
Source: Between the Lions: "Spicy Hot Colors & Yesterday I Had the Blues"
In this video segment from Between the Lions, Tammy Lionette (Cleo) sings about the two sounds made by the letter "c." Words that appear on screen include: cry, certainly, card, crate, celebrate, call, cell, city, cycle, December, clear, nicely, ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17743000 |
It was the favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn’t suggest a better name by 5 O”clock.
It is not an acronym as popularly believed. It is short for San Francisco.
This name was ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17748000 |
Design and Implementation of Highway Management System Based WebGIS
Source: Academy Publisher
Network Geographic Information System is a GIS based on Web technical standards and communication protocol of network, a product of Web technology and GIS technology, it is based on Internet / Intranet to provide users with in... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17750000 |
Living snow fence utilization is one of the most sustainable engineering actions DOTs can do along highway corridors. Living snow fences are designed plantings of trees and/or shrubs and native grasses along highways, roads and ditches that create a vegetative buffer that traps and controls blowing and drifting snow. T... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17762000 |
Over the years, archaeologist Randall White of New York University and his colleagues have discovered various artistic items of southern France’s Abri Castanet, a shallow cave in the Vexere valley, including ornamental snail shells and engraved limestones. But the researchers were unable to date the art due to a lack o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17763000 |
Features of Constitution1
|Is there a constitution?||Yes|
|Does the constitution provide for freedom of religion?||Yes|
|Last Amended||not amended|
|Source||Kosovo Constitution (Constitutional Commission)|
|Translation||Source is an English translation|
|Current as of||May 11, 2011|
Constitution Excerpts (clauses that ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17768000 |
Douglas Cardinal describes his creative process as inspired by nature. From YouTube.
Accepted by the School of Architecture at the University of British Columbia in 1952, he studied there for 3 years. But it was the University of Texas School of Architecture at Austin that provided the intellectually open, yet rigorous... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17774000 |
Deer and carEnlarge Photo
While autumn brings the glorious color display of leaves along the highway, it’s also the start of fall breeding season for deer. That means motorists need to exercise extra caution during the months of October through December to watch out for deer on the highway and reduce the risk of a deer... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17775000 |
Mao Tse-Tung 1893-1976
MAO TSE-TUNG has departed from the world. For one quarter of a century he helped organize and later led a successful revolutionary struggle, and in the next quarter century he eliminated starvation and brough socialism to the globe's largest nation state. He violently opposed forces that advocate... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17777000 |
Have you ever sipped a shrub? Not a bush, but a fruit syrup, preserved with vinegar and mixed with water or alcohol to make a tangy, refreshing beverage. An old-fashioned favorite, shrubs have steadily made a comeback, especially on cocktail menus, but they aren't solely the province of mixologists. Making a shrub syru... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17791000 |
The Lancet, Volume 359, Issue 9310
, Page 908, 16 March 2002
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)08016-9Cite or Link Using DOI
Hot, cold, and now bubble fusion
For almost 50 years now, physicists have been trying to mimic energy-producing mechanisms that the sun uses. It is very difficult to persuade two people who naturally rep... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-17793000 |
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