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October 25, 2012
Contact: John Ascenzi, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 267-426-6055 or firstname.lastname@example.org
Obese teenagers who don’t get the proper amount of sleep may have disruptions in insulin secretion and blood sugar (glucose) levels, say pediatric researchers. Their study suggests that getting a ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30185000 |
Gone are the days when web browsers were simply tools to access the internet. Their basic function remains the same, but web browsers have improved so much that you can also do a lot of things other than using them for web browsing. Communication and the internet have become an important part in today’s society and web... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30187000 |
Though the chemistry and industrial processes for coal gasification were developed early in the 20th century by European scientists, Chinese engineers have recently developed a number of technical advances. And more efficient processes means using less coal to produce more chemicals.
Near Xilinhot, in eastern Inner Mon... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30192000 |
Taking Research Notes
How valuable is your time?
You work for hours and hours, sorting through databases, following one idea after another. You find information that's good and some that's not-so-good.
A week later you come back to your project. Where did you find the good stuff? What database were you using? What word... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30201000 |
Isolation of Genomic DNA from Plant using Magnetic Beads—NucleoMag 96 Plant
NucleoMag 96 Plant is designed for the rapid parallel purification of genomic DNA from plant tissues in a 96-well format. After lysis of the sample, genomic DNA is selectively bound to the NucleoMag Beads. Contaminants are washed away and the D... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30212000 |
Will This Decade Be More Grim Than the 1930s?
The problem, from its neighbors' point of view, with a unified Germany is that its increased relative economic might and strategic importance casts a giant shadow across Europe, relatively diminishing the global status and economic competitiveness of all other European coun... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30214000 |
The way we define things and how we name them determine how we view the world and, as a result, how we act and treat one another. Modern neuroscience shows that human perceive not the thing itself but a copy, an illusion created by the human brain, a copy that is as created by mental beliefs and attitudes as much as it... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30224000 |
Census figures show that the percentage of Americans living in homes where languages other than English are spoken is on the rise. The country is becoming increasingly diverse, and it stands to reason that future generations will be exposed to more languages than those who came before us. (And research has shown that b... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30230000 |
Macrinus was Emperor of Rome from 217 - 218 A.D succeeding Caracalla after he was assasinated. Previously the praefect of the Praetorian guard, the protector of the Emperor, it is questioned whether or not he had a role in the murder of Caracalla. Nevertheless he became Emperor by self appointment and was later confirm... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30243000 |
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Helsinki Commission welcomed the Polish Parliament’s adoption today (July 29) of a resolution recognizing Romani victims of Nazi genocide and establishing August 2 as a remembrance day in Poland. Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski will participate in a remembrance event at Auschwitz on the 2nd.
R... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30265000 |
When we're sick we want a quick cure. So we go to the doctor and ask for an antibiotic.
Sometimes doctors give in to the pressure to prescribe an antibiotic, even though it's not going to work for every illness.
Every time a person takes antibiotics, sensitive bacteria are killed, but resistant germs may be left to gro... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30271000 |
Go to this Page for the form and instructions on
out the The Iowa Site Inventory Form.
The purpose of the "Section 106 Process" is to assure that no unnecessary harm comes to historic properties as a result of federal actions. It is also considered regulatory archaeology. Under Section 106 of the National Historic Pres... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30273000 |
|glossary - Sustainable Development|
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Sustainability has become one of the core issues of development. This means that investment in economic growth is pursued in ways that consider a long-term perspective and do not endanger the living standards, options and opportunities of future generations. Originally i... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30274000 |
CureSearch for Children's Cancer funds and supportstargeted and innovative children's cancer research with measurableresults, and is the authoritative source of information and resourcesfor all those affected by children's cancer.
A number of treatments are used for lymphoma in children, or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30275000 |
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Abraham Lincoln in Illinois
A Selection of Documents from the Illinois State Archives
AN ACT TO PERMANENTLY LOCATE THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
February 7, 1837
Although a Senate bill, this piece of legislation was written by Abraham Lincoln and helped mark one of the major ac... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30276000 |
Lyndon Johnson Sends George Ball to Cyprus, 1964
George Ball was one of America=s premier diplomats in the 1960s. He was under secretary of state in 1964 when he became involved in the Cyprus problem. This excerpt is from his memoir. It demonstrates very clearly how the United States regarded the ACyprus problem,@ main... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30277000 |
It's a long-shot safety campaign known in shorthand as "zero deaths."
Cutting the death toll to zero in crashes across all forms of transportation is an aggressive and perhaps unrealistic goal, but Illinois and more than half of the other states are working on it.
The long-sought target has been virtually achieved over... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30280000 |
A Putnam County teacher is crediting the Newspapers in Education program for improved test scores.
In fact, a marquee at Poca Middle School expresses thanks to Charleston Newspapers.
Louann Godbey, eighth-grade West Virginia History teacher at Poca Middle, credits the NIE program for playing a role in a six-point incre... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30287000 |
The U.S. military originally had a virtual monopoly of certain communications channels. It was one of the few entities to be using internet, and it used many areas of the spectrum untouched by civilian communications. However, with the digital revolution and the expansion of civilians onto the internet and increasing u... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30293000 |
People with high-level spinal cord injuries typically lose control of their arms and legs meaning they can no longer get around without some sort of adaptive assistance device. Quadriplegics have long relied on a type of control system for electric wheelchairs called the sip-and-puff system.
This type of control system... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30294000 |
In the fall of 2010, a number of high-profile suicides brought attention to the problem of bullying in schools. This year, the LGBT community worked to change laws and save lives.
After helping to push through policies in the Dallas and Fort Worth school districts, as well as a few others around the state, the LGBT com... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30297000 |
Document Management with Oracle Text
June 12, 2003
A few years ago, many projects started using the multimedia capability of Oracle databases. Powerful procedures for handling image, audio, video and the text data in various formats are incorporated in the database kernel code; even the default database installation ha... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30300000 |
Definitions for safety factor
safety factor, factor of safety(noun)
the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
The ratio of the maximum stress or load which something can withstand to the stress or load which it was designed to withstand under normal operation.
Use t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30309000 |
Save the Children and Oxfam released a joint report today entitled "A Dangerous Delay: The Cost of Late Response to Early Warnings in the 2011 Drought in the Horn of Africa". The report argues that early warning systems performed, but decision makers did not respond to them. In an interview Justin Forsyth the head of S... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30318000 |
The flu bug can bite your dog, too
If your dog begins to sniffle, cough and sneeze, get ready for some rough days ahead because those are signs that your pet may be coming down with the flu.
Like people, dogs also can be stricken and they even have their own highly contagious - and sometimes life-threatening - influenz... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30319000 |
High temperatures increase health risks for people with diabetes
(BPT) - For the nearly 26 million Americans living with diabetes, high temperatures and increased sun exposure can pose particularly dangerous health risks. During warm weather, experts caution that people with diabetes must take extra care to avoid serio... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30320000 |
Now that you're comfortable using the MySQL client tools to manipulate data in the database, you can begin using PHP to display and modify data from the database. PHP has standard functions for working with the database.
First, we're going to discuss PHPs built-in database functions. We'll also show you how to use the ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30321000 |
Faeces, electric eels and fruit would power conceptual communities designed by Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Catrina Stewart.
The City Farmhouse project proposes housing communities on stilts above clusters of public toilets, where visitors would be required to donate faeces and urine on arrival.
Electricity... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30322000 |
Wikipedia reached the magical figure of 10 million articles on Wednesday, when an article about a 16th century goldsmith named Nicholas Hilliard was created on the Hungarian version of the site.
Wikipedia was launched in Jan. 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and has since reached a landmark: It now boasts 10 millio... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30327000 |
The DLESE Reviewed Collection (DRC) provides access to resources that meet seven specific review criteria. The criteria are: high scientific accuracy, good pedagogical effectiveness, ease of use, clarity and completeness of documentation, motivating for learners, show robustness, and illustrate significance of content.... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30337000 |
Area History of the Doan Brook
1796: First permanent settler came to the Cleveland area.
1799: Nathaniel and Sarah Doan and their six children settled beside the Doan Brook. This area became the ford on the main road between Buffalo and Cleveland; now it's the intersection of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street).
1811:... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30340000 |
Earth shattering secrets for building record setting and winning mousetrap cars and racers. Here you will find all the latest and greatest untold construction secrets so you can build your very own mousetrap vehicle.
The objective is to build a vehicle that is powered solely by a standard-sized mouse trap that will tra... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30341000 |
In 1811, Joseph Fourier, the 43-year-old prefect of the French district of Isere, entered a competition in heat research sponsored by the French Academy of Sciences. The paper he submitted described a novel analytical technique that we today call the Fourier transform, and it won the competition; but the prize jury dec... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30348000 |
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:
Alcohol intoxication is a harmful physical condition caused when you drink more alcohol than your body can handle. It is also called ethanol poisoning, or being drunk.
AFTER YOU LEAVE:
You may be given medicine to manage the signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication. Take your medicine as directe... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30351000 |
How to Turn Your Garden into a Wildlife Habitat
Part of green living is creating a balance between human civilization and the animal world. By turning your garden into a place where wildlife can make homes, feed, and breed safely without danger from pesticides and other chemicals, you help undo the damage to the many s... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30354000 |
We recognise that early childhood is key to young children’s development. By the age of 3 years 80% of their brain is developed and so it is important that the foundations of mathematical thinking, language and skills are supported from birth. So, how can we as practitioners (and parents) help children become confident... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30359000 |
A Kid's Guide to Arab American History: More Than 50 Activities
Chicago Review Press
Publication date: January 2013
Digital Book format: PDF (Adobe DRM)
You save: $3.00 (21%)
Many Americans, educators included, mistakenly believe all Arabs share the same culture, language, and religion, and have only recently begun imm... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30365000 |
The original intent of this month’s column was to discuss fiber use in the smart grid, but I have found it is hard to define the smart grid. Some organizations involved in it are even dropping that name for “intelligent grid” or something similar.
One of The Fiber Optics Association directors has been working with a ma... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30367000 |
Capital Chips (Part 2)
This lesson printed from:
Posted July 30, 2002
Author: Council for Economic Education Technology Staff
Posted: July 30, 2002
Updated: June 10, 2009
Through the use of a historical timeline of the capital investments made by the company the resulting benefits will be examined. The benefits from th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30368000 |
Ed Geary speaks to the Historical Society about the Mountain Meadow Massacre.
The Emery County Historical Society recently presented the Mysteries of the Mountain Meadows Massacre at the Museum of the San Rafael.
"You cannot understand the Mountain Meadows Massacre without understanding the events that occurred in a ti... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30372000 |
"Inexactness" or the "uncertainty" principle, as formulated by physicist Werner Heisenberg, is an end often seen as the beginning. It reflects T.S. Eliot's observation: "what she gives, gives with such supple confusions that the giving famishes the craving".
In 1927, Heisenberg showed that uncertainty is inherent in qu... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30374000 |
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CFD TUTORIAL – RIGID BODY MODELING
If you want to get started with the rigid body modeling you should be aware of that the modeling setup, mesh displacement and rigid body motions are depended on the complexity of your system. Maybe a mesh displacement can be restricted to one domain, o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30377000 |
This story comes to us from NBC Latino.
Latino children are currently not enrolled in preschool programs in sufficient numbers, yet a new study finds that equalizing access to center-based preschool could close the Hispanic-white school readiness gap by 26 percent, according to findings in the current issue of The Futu... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30379000 |
One way to save Moore's Law from an unpleasant and industry-disrupting demise is for manufacturing process technology developers to make a series of changes at a given node – say 20-nm – but label each successive change with a smaller number.
In that way double patterning of deep immersion lithography can continue to p... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30382000 |
July 25, 2012
| by Steven Castle
Much of the United States is mired in drought conditions, which is not only uncomfortable but is having an effect on food prices as crops in the Midwest remain parched. But how are drought and water shortages related to energy efficiency?
A New York Times article explains:
Our energy sy... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30389000 |
Nearly 100 years later, a group of British and Australian adventurers have discovered why. They re-enacted Ernest Shackleton's journey to save his crew when their ship got stuck in Antarctica's icy waters.
Tim Jarvis and Barry Gray on Monday reached an old whaling station on the remote island of South Georgia, 19 days ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30394000 |
Most skin bumps, spots, growths, and moles are harmless. Colored skin spots, also called pigmented lesions (such as freckles, moles, or flesh-colored skin spots), or growths (such as warts or skin tags) may be present at birth or develop as the skin ages.
Most skin spots on babies will go away without treatment within ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30398000 |
Coughs, Age 11 and Younger
Coughing is the body's way of removing foreign material or mucus from the lungs and upper airway passages or of reacting to an irritated airway. Coughs have distinctive traits you can learn to recognize. A cough is only a symptom, not a disease, and often the importance of a cough can be dete... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30399000 |
Slideshow Pictures: Osteoarthritis -- Active Living From Day to Night
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Ride a Bike
Biking -- in a group or alone, outside or on a stationary bike -- builds stamina and balance with less impact on knees, hips, and other joints... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30400000 |
Family: Scolopacidae, Sandpipers view all from this family
Description ADULT In summer plumage, has beautifully patterned brown, black, and white feather markings on back and upper wings. Head, neck, and breast are streaked with brown, and underparts are mainly white, but with brown spots and barring on flanks. Bill is... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30403000 |
World emissions increase, renewables mitigate
An estimated cumulative global total of 420 billion tonnes of CO2 were emitted between 2000 and 2011 due to human activities, including deforestation.
The rise in average global temperature to 2 degrees Celcius above pre-industrial levels - the target internationally adopte... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30406000 |
My girlfriend is setting up her own business. It is something she had always wanted to do, but her being laid off in the wake of the current economic downturn – as we have come to call what might very well the new economic normality – kicked her into action. She is hardly the only one in this situation. All over the co... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30408000 |
Artificial Sweeteners May Contaminate Water Downstream Of Sewage Treatment Plants And Even Drinking Water
Sewage treatment plants fail to remove artificial sweeteners completely from waste water. What’s more, these pollutants contaminate waters downstream and may still be present in our drinking water. Thanks to their ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30413000 |
Point of View
The story is told in third-person omniscient narration, which gives the reader a god-like perspective, unrestricted by time or place, allowing the reader to look into the minds of the characters. The story focuses primarily on Mrs. Drover's perceptions. At times the narration switches to the first-person ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30414000 |
Register of the National Estate - archive
The Register of the National Estate was closed in 2007 and is no longer a statutory list. All references to the Register of the National Estate were removed from the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) on 19 February 2012.
The expiration or ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30416000 |
Sea ice is frozen seawater that floats on the ocean surface. Blanketing millions of square kilometers, sea ice forms and melts with the polar seasons, affecting both human activity and biological habitat. In the Arctic, some sea ice persists year after year, whereas almost all Southern Ocean or Antarctic sea ice is "se... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30418000 |
The first 2-3 years of life are so formative that the most fundamental and elementary ways that someone experiences and interacts with the world are set. Personality changes throughout life, but less and less so. How the child deals with separation from the mother and his or her own sense of self lays a foundation for ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30423000 |
This release is available in French.
Your blood and the level of a hormone in your spit could reveal if you're on the point of burnout, according to research undertaken by Dr. Sonia Lupien and Robert-Paul Juster of the Centre for Studies on Human Stress of Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital and the University of Montreal. In... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30427000 |
Once upon a time there was a bookseller. His name was Frederic G. Melcher, and he knew in his heart that books for children were just as important as books for adults, if not more so. Why, he wondered, are they so often ignored? He thought and thought, and decided in the end that it didn't matter why; what mattered was... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30435000 |
Radiobiology Research Team
Our Research Focus
The Radiobiology Research Team performs research on the effects of ionizing and
non-ionizing radiation on living systems, identifies radiation hazards in the aviation
environment, and studies methods of protection from such hazards.
The CARI-6 computer program, developed at... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30438000 |
In Kenya, there are an estimated 1.5 million people living with HIV/AIDS. Nyanza Province, in western Kenya, has been the most severely affected; it has the highest prevalence in the country at 14.9% compared to 7.1% countrywide.
FACES works collaboratively with the Kenya Ministry of Health and other local partners to ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30439000 |
Arcadelt, Jacob (yäˈkōp ärˈkädĕlt) [key], c.1505–1568, Flemish composer, b. Liège. He spent much of his time at the Papal court in Rome. After 1555 he was in Paris in the service of the duke of Guise. Arcadelt was one of many Netherlander composers who worked in Italy. He wrote Italian madrigals, French chansons, masse... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30440000 |
What is Facts for Life?
Using Facts for Life
Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health
Child Development and Early Learning
Nutrition and Growth
Coughs, Colds and More Serious Illnesses
Emergencies: Preparedness and Response
PDF and Word versions Resources
Medicines, poisons, insecticides, bleach, acids and liquid fertilizers... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30441000 |
- Health Advisories/Air Quality Index - Explanation of the air quality index chart and links to Ozone and air quality alert sites.
- Ozone - What is Ozone, good and bad Ozone, who is at risk?
Criteria Pollutants - EPA
criteria pollutants: ozone , carbon monoxide , nitrogen dioxide, sulfur
dioxide , lead , and particula... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30443000 |
Children spend as much as four and a half hours each day watching television and are influenced by the programming and advertising they see. In 2010, one out of every three American children was obese or overweight. As childhood obesity rises, there is an opportunity for the FCC to examine the impact of the media,child... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30449000 |
(Mimosa, Silk tree)
A large shrub or small tree, Albizia julibrissin is native to Iran to Japan. It is a fast-growing plant whose seedlings can become invasive. It can be seen growing in the wild in the southeastern U.S. and California in waste places, fields, and along roads.
However, its bipinnate, ferny leaves and f... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30458000 |
In a strange coincidence of biology, pregnant women think about visiting the bathroom roughly as often as the average man thinks about sex.
A fish belongs in water. The Eiffel Tower belongs in Paris. And stomach acid belongs in your stomach. Unfortunately, pregnancy hormones affect the sphincter that forms a barrier be... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30464000 |
Many flying fears stem from a lack of understanding of aerodynamics, and how the aircraft stays in the air. In this article I’m going to explain the basics for you, to help you gain more knowledge on the subject and overcome your fear of flying.
It’s a common misconception that the aircraft’s engines keep the plane in ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30468000 |
Just as in humans, a dog's tumor can be either malignant or benign. The first step should be to determine which it is. Benign tumors are those that don't spread to surrounding tissues. These can generally be surgically removed without further problems. Malignant tumors are cancerous, and can quickly spread to surroundi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30483000 |
Carbohydrates provide the body with energy and are an essential part of the diet. People with diabetes (die-uh-BEET-eez) should make healthy choices about eating the right kind of carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates are sugars found in foods like table sugar, honey, or syrup. Since they are converted into glucose rapid... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30485000 |
|When in doubt, tell the truth. - Mark Twain|
(January 19, 1994)
From Russia and from America comes a new information service called "Friends and Partners" -- one of the first information systems jointly developed by citizens of these two nations.
It is hoped that it will contribute towards better understanding between... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30493000 |
Gardening Articles: Landscaping :: Lawns, Ground Cover, & Wildflowers
Lawn Grass (page 2 of 2)
by National Gardening Association Editors
These are found throughout the South. Often they are wide-bladed and coarse compared to the northern grasses. They put on vigorous growth during summer and go dormant and turn brown i... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30501000 |
Press Release: Adult Education x Dropouts = Lose-Lose
Problems that have been plaguing urban secondary schools may be shifting to adult education venues, according to a new study conducted by The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education. Researchers from the Cen... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30504000 |
What is Bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy is a legal procedure that provides a financial fresh start to people who cannot pay their debts. It is a serious step and should not be considered a quick fix for money woes. Bankruptcy should only be pursued as a last resort when all other attempts to solve financial problems fail.
There... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30505000 |
I find this fascinating....
Stanford researchers' cooling glove 'better than steroids' – and helps solve physiological mystery, too
The temperature-regulation research of Stanford biologists H. Craig Heller and Dennis Grahn has led to a device that rapidly cools body temperature, greatly improves exercise recovery, and... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30512000 |
The angel Gabriel interrupts Mary at her devotions and announces, "You shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall give him the name Jesus." (Luke 1:31) In an attitude of humility, Mary sits on the plain tiled floor, eyes downcast, and raises her hands in surprise. Gabriel, dressed in white with multi-colored wings, k... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30514000 |
Electrical inductance sensors are non-contact devices that measure the inductance of an electrical component or system. They consist of a wire loop or coils and are relatively inexpensive. Inductance, the property of a circuit or circuit element to oppose a change in current flow, refers to the capacity of a conductor ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30521000 |
Please note that the Topic Hubs developed by this Center have been archived and are no longer being updated.
GLRPPR has converted several of its Topic Hubs to LibGuides, which allowed for integration of some social features. View the converted hubs, as well as other LibGuides related to pollution prevention and sustain... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30523000 |
Encyclopedia Vol. 2
Appendix Part 1
FOSSILS AND STRATA
The only past evidence available to us of the evolution from one
species through transitional species to others is the fossil record in the sedimentary
*McLoughlin assures us that the proof of evolution is available, and
that it is to be found in the evidence in th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30525000 |
You've stocked up on the makings of a few great salads: lettuce, peppers, onions, and more. But between shuttling the kids around and running errands, you've pushed the vegetables to the back of your mind -- and to the far corners of the fridge. A week later, you come across your wilted lettuce and moldy tomatoes, and ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30528000 |
From Greenlivingpedia, a wiki on green living, building and energy
Greenhouses are used to protect plants and also to maintain a higher temperature than the surrounding environment.
They do this by trapping heat from the sun and releasing it within the enclosure - this is know as the "greenhouse effect".
|You can help ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30541000 |
Obviously, some sports are more dangerous than others. For example, contact sports such as football can be expected to result in a higher number of injuries than a noncontact sport such as swimming. However, all types of sports have a potential for injury, whether from the trauma of contact with other players or from o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30542000 |
Become a fan of h2g2
The Greek alphabet is used throughout Greece and in the Greek part of Cyprus. If you are going to these regions, it is worth learning the alphabet, if only to read the signs over shops.
The letters of the Greek alphabet are also used as handy symbols by mathematicians and scientists. These people p... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30552000 |
Back Me Up - Anti Cyberbullying Campaign & Competition
This is Jasper. At 13, he was getting cyberbullied on line – particularly via X-box. After seven months of bullying that included death threats and being beaten at school, the police became involved. He was in a “very dark place".
This is Troy, friend to both Jaspe... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30555000 |
Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Jeffrey F. Hamburger, Kuno Francke Professor of German Art and Culture, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University. Lynette Roth, Daimler-Benz Associate Curator of the Busch Reisinger Museum, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, Harva... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30558000 |
By the HELP Committee and Havre Public Schools
Summer can be a risky time for teens. More teens try marijuana for the first time in June and July than any other time of the year, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Each day in June and July, more than 6,300 yout... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30559000 |
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is a rare, but serious disease caused by a virus that is carried by many species of swamp breeding mosquitoes. EEE virus (EEEV) occurs in the eastern half of the United States where it causes disease in humans, horses, and some bird species. Because of its high mortality rate, EEE is r... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30562000 |
Older women who lose weight and gain it back again may be increasing their risk for heart disease, Wake Forest University researchers report.
Although cholesterol, blood pressure, triglycerides and blood sugar all improve with weight loss, with weight regain they all return to pre-diet levels and, in some cases, to eve... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30563000 |
Basketball players, soccer players, and in particular, runners, will often suffer from Tibial Stress Syndrome, commonly referred to as shin splints. The pain of shin splints occurs because the tibia (shinbone) and the connective tissues attached to it become overloaded. This happens when athletes train too hard or for ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30565000 |
Caring for Your Bird
Bird Care Sheet (pdf)
The Right Cage
Ask your veterinarian as different birds need different cages. Here are some must-haves:
- The cage must be big enough for your bird to stretch his/her wings and fly
- The cage must be made from nontoxic (nonpoisonous) material
- The cage base must be so hard th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30568000 |
The bark of Drimys Winteri, Forster (Wintera aromatica, Murray).
COMMON NAMES AND SYNONYMS: Winter's bark, Winter's cinnamon, Cortex winteri, Cortex magellanicus, Cortex winteranus.
Botanical Source.—This is a very large (or very small, according to locality of growth) evergreen, aromatic tree, varying in size from 6 t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30570000 |
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a type of cancer that happens when cells in your lymph system grow abnormally and out of control. The cells can form a mass, called a lymphoma. They can also spread to other parts of your body.
Treatment can cure some people and may allow others to live for years.
October 9, 2012
Anne C. Poini... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30572000 |
SELECTED BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy, McDowell served with the 1st Artillery and then returned to the academy as the adjutant. During the Mexican War he was brevetted a captain for “gallant and meritorious conduct.” From then until the outbreak of the Civil War, McDowell was em... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30578000 |
Explanatory writing explains the author's thoughts, feelings, ideas, and/or opinions, and to share knowledge about a given topic.
Explanatory writing prompts on the NJASK often focus either on a situation or on a quotation or adage. Click to get specifics on how to answer each style of prompt.
In responding to the topi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30582000 |
Neurosis – the most frequent violation of mental health. He brings not only the patient discomfort. However, modern medicine can successfully treat it, but it is best to avoid the development of neurosis. What is neurosis? Neurosis – a violation of health, which makes adaptation of the organism to conditions of living ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30593000 |
PEOPLE the world over speak of the "Space Age" as beginning with the launching of the Russian Sputnik on 4 October 1957. Yet Americans might well set the date hack at least to July 1955 when the White House, through President Eisenhower's press secretary, announced that the United States planned to launch a man-made ea... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30598000 |
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) refers to the relationship of corporations with society as a whole, and the need for corporations to align their values with societal expectations in order to avoid conflict and reap tangible benefits. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are an important part of the international econ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30599000 |
Cultural World Heritage Sites in Hungary
Hungary is a country very rich in what one would call natural and cultural wonders. The country lies in the Carpathian Basin, a region with favorable climate. It is partly due to this that from the dawn of civilization many peoples choose to area for a place to settle. All these... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30601000 |
In Moscow, drivers reported an average delay of two-and-a-half hours when asked to report the length of the worst traffic jam they experienced in the past three years. But they’re not alone.
Cities everywhere are battling an increase in demand and an inability to build sufficient infrastructure to cope. For example, in... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30607000 |
Science may have the solution: a chemical "hydrogel" coating made from chitosan, derived from the shells of crabs and shrimp. Chitosan is already sprayed on lots of other fruits and vegetables to kill bacteria and keep produce fresh. And on Wednesday, Xihong Li of Tianjin University presented data at a meeting of the A... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30609000 |
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