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A large segment of popular consumer electronic devices (personal computers, cellular phones, personal digital assistants, etc.) have microprocessors acting as brains. These microprocessors consume a large amount of power and must be actively cooled in order to function reliably. The currently available heat sinking equ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23411000 |
On Sunday morning, England joins the rest of the UK in banning smoking inside most public spaces - from bars to clubs, restaurants, shops, offices and factories.
Smokers will have to head outdoors for a cigarette - or stay at home
Anyone wanting to light up will have to stay at home, brave the elements, or travel to th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23417000 |
August 03, 2011
Using its rapid deforestation detection system INPE found 312.7 square kilometers were cleared in June. Nearly 40 percent of deforestation occurred in the state of Pará. The states of Mato Grosso (26 percent), Rondonia (21 percent), and Amazonas (13 percent) also saw significant forest loss.
Entering th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23422000 |
With the tragic events that have unfolded in Japan following the catastrophic earthquake off the country's coast, some have raised the idea of using robotics to aid human efforts within disaster zones.
According to Antonio Espingardeiro, a robotics expert at the IEEE, more could have and should be done to use the possi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23425000 |
A Great American Historical Moment Is Auctioned
Bidder Pays $2.1 Million for a Pivotal U.S. Document
By Jay Zimmer
There were 48 original copies of the great Emancipation Proclamation, all signed by President Abraham Lincoln in the closing months of 1862. The Civil War was raging, and at that point in the conflict, thi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23434000 |
Transforming scar tissue into beating heart muscle may help repair cardiac damage
Washington, Apr 19 (ANI): Researchers including one of Indian origin have declared a research breakthrough in mice that shows promise to restore hearts damaged by heart attacks-by converting scar-forming cardiac cells into beating heart m... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23435000 |
Excessive use may make bird flu drug useless
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) Overuse of cheap and popular drugs like Tamiflu may make the avian flu virus resistant to it. Scientists in the US have warned against their use after their failure to stop the flu virus in Asia.
The scientists say that excessive antiviral drug can a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23436000 |
Did you miss our G+ Hangout with a National Geographic inventor? Watch our video, then check out TH Culhane’s blog for detailed instructions on how to make your own motor and generator!
What could you make with a scouring pad, a paper towel, drain cleaner, and an aluminum can tab?
How about enough electricity to power ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23437000 |
Creature Feature: The Bald Eagle!
If you've ever seen a bald eagle, you'll have probably noticed something a little bit strange - they aren't bald! This is because the name actually comes from an old English word, "balde", meaning white.
Bald Eagles are found in North America, and have been the national symbol of the U... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23440000 |
Subsequent smaller folds would include the assumptions associated with the theory. The finished object might resemble a silhouette of two people connected to one another, alluding to the ongoing nurse and client interaction required for deliberative care to effectively take place.
Dynamic Nurse-Patient Relationship
Kno... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23447000 |
Marine Wildlife Encyclopedia
Acoel Flatworm Waminoa species
The diminutive acoel flatworms look like colored spots on the bubble coral on which they live. Their ultra-thin bodies glide over the coral surface as they graze, probably eating organic debris trapped by coral mucus. Acoel flatworms have no eyes and instead o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23449000 |
is Concept Attainment?
Attainment is an indirect instructional strategy that uses a structured
inquiry process. It is based on the work of Jerome Bruner. In concept
attainment, students figure out the attributes of a group or category
that has already been formed by the teacher. To do so, students
compare and contrast ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23452000 |
- Linking behaviour and physiology of female bonobos (Pan paniscus) (2005)
- The present study investigates sexual behaviour and the importance of dominance in female bonobos. Detailed behavioural studies were carried out on four mixed-sex captive bonobo groups; morphological data and faecal samples were collected to a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23466000 |
Early foragers and farmers made wine from wild grapes or other fruits. According to archaeological evidence, by 6000 BC grape wine was being made in the Caucasus, and by 3200 BC domesticated grapes had become abundant in the entire Near East. In Mesopotamia, wine was imported from the cooler northern regions, and so ca... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23474000 |
Members of the Department of Paleobiology have
been leading vertebrate paleontology expeditions since before the
museum was built. The first dinosaur expeditions were led by
Othniel Marsh, then at Yale University , who collected most of the
dinosaurs on display in the main exhibit hall. He was followed by
Charles Gilmo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23481000 |
Q. I can’t get my teenage son or daughter to really talk to me about their lives. I want to help them. What can I do to encourage communication?
A. You are not alone. It is often difficult for parents and teens to communicate effectively. Many of us have forgotten the angst of our teen years, and we unintentionally inv... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23493000 |
US Fish and Wildlife Service has designated more than 187,000 square miles in the Arctic as critical habitat for polar bears under the Endangered Species Act.
On Nov 4 a US District Court judge ruled that the decision to list polar bears as "Threatened" and not "Endangered" in May 2008 must be reconsidered or defended.... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23494000 |
(PhysOrg.com) -- 'Fossil viruses' preserved inside the DNA of mammals and insects suggest that all viruses, including relatives of HIV and Ebola, could potentially be stowaways transmitted from generation to generation for millions of years, according to new research.
A team from Oxford University and the Aaron Diamond... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23500000 |
(Phys.org)—Controlling "mixing" between acceptor and donor layers, or domains, in polymer-based solar cells could increase their efficiency, according to a team of researchers that included physicists from North Carolina State University. Their findings shed light on the inner workings of these solar cells, and could l... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23501000 |
The prevalence of mild sleep-disordered breathing in young children may fluctuate seasonally, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 7, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.
Results indicate that in summer and fa... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23502000 |
Newton's first law states that an object will keep doing what it is doing if left alone, in other words - The natural state of an object is static - unchanging - motion.
Newton's second law clarifies the first. Acceleration, or any change in motion, is an unnatural state for an arbitrary object left to its laurels, how... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23505000 |
Contrary to popular belief, astronauts still have weight while they are orbiting the earth. In fact, Shuttle astronauts weigh almost as much in space as they do on the earth's surface. But these astronauts are in free fall, together with their ship, and their downward accelerations prevents them from measuring their we... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23506000 |
Defects combine to make perfect devices
Jun 26, 2002
Faulty components are usually rejected in the manufacture of computers and other high-tech devices. However, Damien Challet and Neil Johnson of Oxford University say that this need not be the case. They have used statistical physics to show that the errors from defec... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23507000 |
Early Teaching Experiences at PhysTEC Sites
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University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Minnesota
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Western Michigan Univ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23508000 |
What is concrete written language? It is writing that is full of words that represent things we can see, hear, taste, touch and smell. We can see clouds. We can hear sirens. We can taste beer. We can touch the skin. We can smell perfume. See what I mean?
Concrete language is the opposite of vague language.
When a write... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23511000 |
Individual differences |
Methods | Statistics | Clinical | Educational | Industrial | Professional items | World psychology |
"Social style" is the behavior that one exhibits when interacting with others. Being aware of your own social style helps a person develop relationships, particularly at work.
"Social Styles" is... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23533000 |
Methods | Statistics | Clinical | Educational | Industrial | Professional items | World psychology |
A word is a unit of language that carries meaning and consists of one or more morphemes which are linked more or less tightly together. Typically a word will consist of a root or stem and zero or more affixes. Words can... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23534000 |
The poems translated here belong to the category of padams —short musical compositions of a light classical nature, intended to be sung and, often, danced. Originally, they belonged to the professional caste of dancers and singers, devadasis or vesyas (and their male counterparts, the nattuvanar musicians), who were as... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23538000 |
• SetFree[dropcon, options] builds a FreeSystem object containing the mathematical equations required to find equilibrium conditions of the current model. The dropcon argument is used to specify the constraint(s) that are dropped to make the system underconstrained.
• The format of dropcon is identical to that used by ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23554000 |
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“And she struggles to pay that first loan and then the second installment due the following week. And when she has paid completely, she can say, ‘I did it!’ It’s not just a monetary transaction that has been completed, it is nothing less than the transformation of that person."
Founder of the Grame... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23566000 |
Last week, our children and youth as well as some of you participated in an intergenerational service and shared stories about the births of three individuals - - Buddha, Confucius, and Jesus. This week, I want to delve a little more deeply into the story of the birth of Jesus.
Before I get too far, though, let’s get a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23580000 |
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the launch of a website, DOepatents, which allows search and retrieval of information from a collection of more than 20,000 patent records. The database represents a growing collection of patents resulting from R&D supported by DOE and demonstrates th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23588000 |
Launch Date: December 02, 1997
Mission Project Home Page - http://www.mpe-garching.mpg.de/EQS/eqs_home.html
EQUATOR-S was a low-cost mission designed to study the Earth's equatorial magnetosphere out to distances of 67000 km. It formed an element of the closely-coordinated fleet of satellites that compose the IASTP pro... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23590000 |
More on those rorquals: part I is required reading. To those who have seen this stuff before: sorry, am going through a busy phase and no time for new material (blame dinosaurs and azhdarchoid pterosaurs… and baby girls). Oh, incidentally, I recently registered Tet Zoo with ResearchBlogging: I haven’t done this before ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23591000 |
Günter Archenhold is forced out of office due to his Jewish origin by the Nazis.
The family is also ousted from the observatory, their life's work, under the most shameful of circumstances. The observatory was transferred without compensation to the possession of the city of Berlin and subordinated to the school admini... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23593000 |
PHP is considered an insecure language to develop in not because of secret backdoors put in by the PHP language developers, but because it was initially developed without security as a major concern and compared to other languages/web frameworks its difficult to develop securely in it.
E.g., if you develop a LAMP/LAPP ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23597000 |
The Bigger Picture: Visual Archives and the Smithsonian
Now Open to the Public (in 1922) - Museum of the American Indian
On November 14, 1922, George Gustav Heye opened to the public the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation in New York City to display his collection of Native American artifacts. Heye, a minin... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23609000 |
Written by Kara Fleck, Simple Kids editor and Rockin’ Granola mama.
As we wind down Summer and prepare to say “hello” to Fall days, here are a few ways to play, learn, and explore during the month of September.
Ways to play, learn, and explore in September
September’s flower is the Aster. The word “aster” comes from th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23610000 |
The cerebral cortex, a layer of neural tissue surrounding the cerebrum of the mammalian brain, has been known to play various roles in memory, language, thought, attention, and consciousness. Up until now, no invertebrate equivalent
to the cerebral cortex has been encountered, but Detlev Arendt, Raju Tomer, and colleag... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23613000 |
Note on ω: You may also hear omega pronounced like long o in English go.
Note on ῳ: This is a so-called long diphthong, because it is a combination of long vowel ω and ι. The recommended pronunciation reflects postclassical practice. In the fifth century this was a true diphthong, but the iota part of the sound weakene... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23622000 |
Object Pool Design Pattern
Object pooling can offer a significant performance boost; it is most effective in situations where the cost of initializing a class instance is high, the rate of instantiation of a class is high, and the number of instantiations in use at any one time is low.
Object pools (otherwise known as ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23626000 |
Beat the Heat: Heat Illness in Children
It has been an extremely hot summer so far in all parts of the United States. Record highs are being set all over the country. Today we will discuss exertional heat illness in children so you can be better prepared to identify and prevent this in our children as they continue to ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23627000 |
STATS ARTICLES 2010
Why any ol' diet will work (if your BMI is high enough): A case study in regression toward the mean
Rebecca Goldin, PhD, February 10, 2010
Understanding regression toward the mean
Imagine a city where, from year to year, the overall height of the population is stable. There are no sudden growth spur... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23634000 |
How CyberKnife Works
CyberKnife uses image guidance technology and computer controlled robotics to continuously track, detect and correct for tumor and patient movement throughout the treatment. Because of its extreme precision, CyberKnife does not require invasive head or body frames to stabilize patient movement, vas... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23637000 |
Heel Bursitis is another type of heel pain. The sufferer of this kind of heel pain experiences pain at the back of the heel when the patient moves his joint of the ankle. In the heel bursitis type of heel pain there is swelling on the sides of the Achilles’ tendon. In this condition the sufferer may experience pain in ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23640000 |
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Description of the way that Excel saves files
Article ID: 814068 - View products that this article applies to.
When you save an existing file in Excel, Excel creates a temporary file in the destination folder that you specify in t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23642000 |
Green building facts
- Buildings consume 32% of the world’s resources including 12% of fresh water and 40% of the world’s energy (7).
- In Australia commercial buildings produce almost 9% of our national Greenhouse gas emissions (8).
- To make way for the new Law School the Edgeworth David building and the Stephen Robe... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23649000 |
The re-introduction of wolves in a US National Park in the mid-1990s is not helping quaking aspens (Populus tremuloides) to become re-established, as many researchers hoped.
In a study published in the journal Ecology showed that the population of wolves in Yellowstone Park was not deterring elks from eating young tree... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23652000 |
Both Texas A&M and the University of Missouri have acclaimed veterinary colleges, and the two schools have frequently collaborated on work involving animals. A current project could have a huge impact on the beef industry.
James Womack, the W.P. Luse Endowed and Distinguished Professor in Texas A&M’s College of Veterin... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23654000 |
Posted on February 27, 2012 by Ollie Dreon
Recently, I attended a workshop where the presenter talked about the importance of conducting course and program level assessment. “We need to better assess what students are doing and to what extent they’re doing it,” she explained. “But the students aren’t the only ones we s... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23670000 |
When I was 15 I had a burning ambition to learn BSL (British Sign Language) I went to classes for the next two years, whilst attending school and sixth form. I had no relatives or friends who were deaf at that point, I just felt the need to be able to communicate with the deaf community. It is a beautiful language and ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23672000 |
Friends on the Brain
Posted by Adam Benforado on October 27, 2011
Have a lot of friends on Facebook?
Think that makes you special?
Well, researchers at University College London suggest that you might just be right.
According to a new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Facebook users with the larges... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23698000 |
America’s housing crisis is one of the biggest problems plaguing the economy, as the country’s homes have lost $7 trillion in cumulative value over the last five years. Four million Americans are either behind on their payments or in foreclosure, and a quarter of the nation’s homeowners are underwater on their mortgage... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23705000 |
Distance Calculator – How far is it?
The Distance Calculator can find distance between any two cities or locations available in The World Clock
The distance is calculated in kilometers, miles and nautical miles, and the initial compass bearing/heading from the origin to the destination. It will also display local time ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23708000 |
This tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms.
The root of the current tree connects the organisms featured in this tree to their containing group and the rest of the Tree of Life. The basal branching point in the tree represents the ancestor of the other groups in the tree. This ancesto... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23715000 |
5th Grade Oral Language Resources
Students will:• Learn about the concept of whales.
• Access prior knowledge and build background about whales.
• Explore and apply the concept of whales.
Students will:• Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of whales.
• Orally use words that describe different types of whales an... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23722000 |
This page is based on the 1993 Jepson Manual.
Please see the Jepson eFlora for up-to-date information about California vascular plants.
|Jepson Flora Project: Jepson Interchange|
|TREATMENT FROM THE JEPSON MANUAL||
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Jepson Interchange (more information)
©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the University o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23730000 |
UFOs and Natural Selection
If there is anything that is true about the UFO phenomenon it is the observation that the hallucinated or real crafts seen over the years (from ancient history to today) have, like animated species of the Earth, have evolved, albeit at a faster pace than the biologic entities that make up lif... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23731000 |
Fri 23 Sep, 2011
Tags: 1920s, 1930s, Agness "Aggie" Underwood, gold diggers, Hazel Glab, Herald-Examiner, Los Angeles Record, murder, Robert J. James, snake handlers, William Randolph Hearst
Los Angeles has always had more than its share of creative felons, so it stands to reason that it would take an equally creative,... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23749000 |
Authors: Glen Gilchrist
Comments: 6 Pages.
The impact of video games on adolescent behaviour is well studied, with literature reporting both negative and positive relationships. This paper demonstrates a link between video game playing and time to complete a manual task. We conclude that the playing of 1 hour of video ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23750000 |
The Conflicted Economics of 'Star Trek'
In honor of today's long-awaited (by The Ticker) premiere of "Star Trek," the 11th film in the canon and a prequel to the original series, it seemed a good time to examine the economics of Star Trek.
As envisioned by creator Gene Roddenberry and first aired in 1966, "Star Trek" d... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23751000 |
There are two types
of logical argument, inductive and deductive.
In an inductive argument, the reader holds up a specific
example, and then claims that what is true for it
is also true for a general category. For instance,
"I have just tasted this lemon. It is sour.
Therefore, all lemons are probably sour." Deductive
... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23762000 |
Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-In work that recasts archaeologists' thinking aboutpeoples living in the western region of ancient Mexico, MIT researchershave shown that these people had a significant impact on other culturalgroups by producing large n... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23763000 |
Influenza pandemics are natural phenomenon that have occurred from time to time for centuries – including three times during the last century. They present a real and daunting challenge to the economic and social wellbeing of any country, as well as a serious risk to the health of its population.
There are important di... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23766000 |
Older patients can donate kidneys, study finds
The thousands of people waiting for a new kidney may find hope in a new study that finds older people can safely donate the organs.
Johns Hopkins doctors found that kidney transplants performed using organs from live donors over the age of 70 are safe for the donors and he... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23770000 |
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23774000 |
Aggersborg N56 59 43 E9 15 17
Fyrkat N56 37 23 E9 46 13
Trelleborg N55 23 39 E11 15 55
The Trelleborg fortresses include Trelleborg near Slagelse, Fyrkat near Hobro, Aggersborg near Løgstør and Nonnebakken in Odense, of which only the former three have been preserved for posterity. The Trelleborg fortresses are charact... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23779000 |
Embrace mistakes in your artwork.
Wade Guyton created Untitled with the help of an Epson inkjet printer, similar to but larger than printers you may have in your classroom or home. Guyton used black ink to print the large rectangles onto linen, and although the large black and white spaces dominate the painting, there ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23780000 |
By Chris Wickham
LONDON (Reuters) - Large-scale engineering projects aimed at fighting global warming could radically reduce rainfall in Europe and North America, a team of scientists from four European countries have warned.
Geoengineering projects are controversial, even though they are largely theoretical at this po... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23783000 |
ExplorationCounting Consonants!Think about some of the words you know how to read or write. Look at them in a book or write them down on a piece of paper.Count the number of vowels and the number of consonants in each word you examine. What do you notice about the number of consonants versus the number of vowels? Do so... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23786000 |
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code is a novel by Dan Brown published in 2003. It has sold over 60 million copies to date and a film version was released in 2006. The book's popularity in part derived from its sensationalistic claims about the history of Christianity, which are in large part based on an earlier non-fic... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23788000 |
From LawGuru Wiki
Template:CrimPro In United States constitutional law, the exclusionary rule is a legal principle holding that evidence collected or analyzed in violation of the U.S. Constitution is inadmissible for a criminal prosecution in a court of law (that is, it cannot be used in a criminal trial). The exclusio... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23789000 |
The atoll is closed to the public and travel to the island is not allowed.
Both the US and the Kingdom of Hawaii annexed Johnston Atoll in 1858, but it was the US that mined the guano deposits until the late 1880s. Johnston and Sand Islands were designated wildlife refuges in 1926. The US Navy took over the atoll in 19... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23793000 |
Troubleshooting problems while in safe mode
Safe mode is a troubleshooting option for Windows that starts your computer with only basic services and functionality. If an existing problem does not reappear when you start Windows in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible ca... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23795000 |
Wed June 6, 2012
Children Getting CT Scans At Higher Risk For Cancer
Originally published on Wed June 6, 2012 7:29 pm
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:
New research out today indicates that a popular medical test may increase the risk for some forms of cancer. A large international study found that CAT scans, which are also known a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23805000 |
From Socialist Worker UK: http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=25015
Tue 7 Jun 2011
Women’s oppression and violence against women are features of our society. But can we get rid of them? Sadie Robinson looks at the roots of sexism and offers some answers
The world can be a bad place to be a woman. Women make up ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23806000 |
Supersonic without the Boom
Sonic booms usually mean something cool. The space shuttle is coming in for a landing or a jet fighter is flying overhead. We don’t hear them very often, so when we do it’s an event.
But imagine if aircraft manufacturers designed and built a vehicle that carried passengers or cargo at supers... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23810000 |
This brightly colored salamander can be locally abundant where forested habitat remains intact, but quickly declines or disappears when woodlands are cleared or disturbed by cutting or invasive species. Moist, closed canopy woodlands are preferred habitat. They tend to avoid swamp forests subject to flooding, and are a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23835000 |
Scientists are issuing a stark new warning for people who have had a heart attack and continue to use popular painkillers like Advil (ibuprofen) or Celebrex (celecoxib): Don't take them unless you absolutely have to.
Danish researchers report that taking these nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs — or NSAIDs — after a ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23837000 |
Listen to this week's lesson about the origins of the ukulele and then take the online quiz.
Your lesson this week: Origins of the ukulele - from Madeiran guitar to Hawaiian icon.
Your teacher is Steve Roberts from the Blue Mountains Ukulele Club.
Listen to the podcast and then take this week's Self Improvement Quiz.
Y... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23840000 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics
1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2005
Previous ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 22/04/2004
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The mean relative humidity exceeds 50% throughout the year at most Tasmanian stations, the exceptions being inland stations in su... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23845000 |
In 2009-10 the gross value of total Victorian agricultural production was $10,347.3 million, an increase of 1.4% (or $146.8 million) from 2008-09. At the same time, the local value of Victorian agricultural production increased by 0.7%.
In 2009-10 livestock disposals contributed 29.0% to the total gross value of Victor... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23846000 |
Fairness for All - The Work of the Immigrants' Rights Project
Make a Difference
Your support helps the ACLU defend immigrants’ rights and other civil liberties.
Why WE DEFEND
The constitutional protections of due process and equal protection apply to everyone in the United States, including non-citizens – even those no... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23848000 |
In Writing Secure PHP, I covered a few of the most common security holes in websites. It's time to move on, though, to a few more advanced techniques for securing a website. As techniques for 'breaking into' a site or crashing a site become more advanced, so must the methods used to stop those attacks.
Most hosting env... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23854000 |
Electrical workers by Shutterstock
- It is undeniable that the unemployment rate would be lower if fewer government jobs had been cut.
- Private sector employment is important for the simple fact that state & local tax revenues fund public sector salaries.
- The private sector, despite turbulent economic times and unce... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23860000 |
Teaching toward a world without war
Elizabeth Gray Vining, 1902–1999
A Philadelphia native and member of Germantown Monthly Meeting, Elizabeth Gray Vining published her first book for young adults at the age of 22, and went on to publish over 60 more in her lifetime. At the age of 42, Elizabeth wrote weekly releases on... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23865000 |
Can a Ray of Sunshine Help the Critically Ill? Tuesday, April 3, 2012
TAU researcher finds that vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality in intensive care patients
Scientists have long believed that vitamin D, which is naturally absorbed from sunlight, has an important role in the functioning of the ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23867000 |
BACKGROUND: A new type of stethoscope relies on ultrasound to enable doctors to hear the sounds of the body in extremely loud situations, such as during the transportation of patients in MedEVAC helicopters, or wounded soldiers in Blackhawk helicopters.
HOW IT WORKS: These new ultrasound models transmit a sound signal ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23875000 |
Why the Jews?: The Reason for Antisemitism
From the bestselling authors of "The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism" comes a completely revised and updated edition of a modern classic that ... Show synopsis From the bestselling authors of "The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism" comes a completely revised and ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23883000 |
Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
William Bligh (September 9, 1754 - December 7, 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. He is best known for the famous mutiny that occurred against his command aboard HMAV Bounty. After the Bounty mutiny he became Governor of New South Wales, where hi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23885000 |
• excruciate •
Part of Speech: Verb, transitive
Meaning: To torment, to torture, to inflict severe physical or mental on someone.
Notes: Today's Good Word is probably most often heard in the redundant phrase excruciating pain, in other words, extremely painful pain. The participle, excruciating, is used freely as an ad... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23889000 |
Restrictions of freedom
The Act on Protection against Family Violence of 2003 covers the issue of violence perpetrated within families and therefore covers the case of violence towards a relative with dementia. The definition of violence is very comprehensive and includes restriction of freedom of movement and presumab... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23894000 |
Spiders: True or False?
Spiders evolved more than 300 million years ago, long before dinosaurs walked the Earth.
- True. Those ancient spiders didn't build webs but sought the safety of burrows dug underground. There, they were shaded from the Sun and protected from predators.
There are as many species of mammals as th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23905000 |
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Don’t miss this rare view of aspects of traditional Tibetan medicine in exquisite paintings from a set in the Museum’s collections, based on illustrations from the late 17th century. On view in the Audubon Gallery on the fourth floor, these hand-painted reproductions provide a unique and rich illustrated his... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23906000 |
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The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who spoke a language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family and established a kingdom center... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23908000 |
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Part of this creature’s defense mechanism is its bright coloring. Also, when laying its eggs, the female Spanish dancer deposits a toxin with them, which keeps predators from eating the undeveloped Spanish dancers. The information for these habits was given to this creature by its Creator... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23914000 |
So I've been reading a LOT of Carl jung's works recently. In 'Dreams, Memories and reflections' as well as 'the archetypes and the collective unconscious', he describes in great detail various communications he has made with his unconscious mind, which manifest themselves in all sorts of figures and scenes. Many of the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23916000 |
One half of optics was missing
At optical frequencies, electromagnetic waves interact with an ordinary optical material (e.g., glass) via the electronic polarizability of the material. In contrast, the corresponding magnetizability is negligible for frequencies above a few THz, or in other words, its magnetic permeabil... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23923000 |
I have long thought that drawing should and would just evolve naturally in kids, and that teaching specific skills might stunt their growth and creativity. But I've been changing my mind about this more and more over the last couple of years.
Maia has been asking for specific drawing guidance for over a year now and I'... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23943000 |
The tiger lily is easy to grow and care for, requiring little attention. They thrive in wet soil, and are commonly found near ditches. The bulbs should be planted in early fall, and in warmer climates they can be planted in the late fall.
Because the tiger lily does not produce any seed, it needs to be propagated with ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-23948000 |
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