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Despite the official end of war, the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be plagued by violence, with civilians falling victim to widespread killings, rape forced displacement and other crimes. ICTJ provides technical assistance to government and civil society institutions in the DRC to advance an informed nation... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30617000 |
Upper Front Teeth Protrusion
The appearance and function of your teeth are impacted by this type of bite. It is characterized by the upper teeth extending too far forward or the lower teeth not extending far enough forward.
The upper front teeth extend out over the lower front teeth, sometimes causing the lower front t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30618000 |
In rural and developing areas of Africa, there is a lack of expected comforts that other areas of the world take for granted, such as light and energy. Sometimes building or receiving these necessities help to stimulate communities and raise the quality of life for families.
To help encourage these struggling areas, un... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30620000 |
Presentation: "The Aging Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities" by Susanne Bruyere and Judy Young
Workplace Considerations for Employees with Non-Visible Disabilities
People with disabilities comprise a significant percentage of our society. When we think about "disability" we often picture obvious disabilities such ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30627000 |
From 4th century B.C to fourth century A.D a number early empires emerged in the Indian subcontinent. The earliest of these was the Mauryan Empire (c-324-187BC). Then there came satvahanas(c-324-250 A.D), kushanas (c.AD-50-320), and guptas (c.AD320-570) successively. Kushanas, originally a central Asian nomadic tribe, ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30635000 |
Gautama was born a prince, over 2500 yeaago in Lumbini, in the northern part of India. He left the comfortable life of the palace, his young wife and infant son, to go in search of true knowledge. After a life of wander, austerities and meditation, he became Buddha ('the Enlightened one'). Buddha taught compassion, non... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30636000 |
English | Children's Literature
L390 | 15888 | Kanwit/Horrocks/Stanton/Wadewitz
L390 15888 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
10:10a-11:00a MW (150 students) 3 cr., A&H.
The field of children’s literature presents a wealth of texts that
are both linguistically satisfying and theoretically rich.
Children’s literature raises profound... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30637000 |
First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (men); 2000 (women)
by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo
It's impossible to put an exact date on the first weightlifting competition, but to give you an idea, ancient Chinese texts and Greek statues commonly depict the feat. Not much about the sport has changed since then. The winner is still ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30644000 |
Featured MP3 Podcast
"Scalp bounties were the payment of a fee for proof of death of an Indian, any Indian, on a graduated scale. At the top of the scale they would pay the highest amount for proof of death by way of the production of a scalp, or bloody red skin - origin of the term 'red skins' - of an adult male India... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30647000 |
Peripheral Arterial Disease
What Is It?
In peripheral arterial disease (previously called peripheral vascular disease), not enough blood flows to the legs. The condition usually is caused by fatty deposits called plaques that build up along the walls of blood vessels. This buildup shrinks the size of the passageway and... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30653000 |
What Is It?
The cervix is a tubelike channel that connects the uterus to the vagina. Cervical polyps are growths that usually appear on the cervix where it opens into the vagina. Polyps are usually cherry-red to reddish-purple or grayish-white. They vary in size and often look like bulbs on thin stems. Cervical polyps ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30654000 |
Genetic Testing Guide
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Genetic Testing Basics
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. It was named after a famous baseball player who contract... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30655000 |
Mental nerve is a general somatic afferent (sensory) nerve which provides sensation to the anterior aspects of the chin and lower lip as well as the buccal gingivae of the mandibular anterior teeth and the premolars. It is a branch of the posterior trunk of the inferior alveolar nerve, which is itself a branch of the m... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30656000 |
ČAḠĀNRŪD (Čaḡānīrūd in Farroḵī, the seventh and last right-bank tributary of the Oxus or Amu Darya, rising in what in medieval Islamic times were known as the Bottamān mountains and flowing southwards through the principality of Čaḡānīān into the Oxus just above the important crossing-point of Termeḏ (modern Termez). H... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30659000 |
Hitler has become an iconic figure in Asia in recent years, and his book Mein Kampf is being sold in bookstores across the continent. Israel has decided to work against that trend by inviting educators from India, Korea, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia to guide them in Holocaust studies.
For the first time a group... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30666000 |
More than three decades ago, Vietnamese refugees began to settle in Versailles, a then-isolated community in eastern New Orleans. By the early 2000s, this working-class enclave was home to 8,000 residents. But although the community had accomplished material successes, it remained divided between older immigrants and A... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30669000 |
Spoon-billed sandpiper “headstarting” success
04 October 2012 | News story
With only about 100 breeding pairs remaining in the wild, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus) is in crisis. To help save this species from extinction, SOS – Save Our Species, in which IUCN is a partner, is supporting an innovativ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30670000 |
Acting beyond boundaries to address urban water challenge
“You cannot optimize water in cities without looking at the natural water basin or catchment areas which are serving them” said Dr Mark Smith, Director of the IUCN Water Programme during a recent workshop at the UN World Water Day conference in Cape Town.
From 2... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30671000 |
|Scientific Name:||Porcula salvania|
|Species Authority:||Hodgson, 1847|
Sus salvanius (Hodgson, 1847)
|Taxonomic Notes:||We follow Funk et al. (2007) is removing this species from the genus Sus and placing it in the monotypic genus Porcula.|
|Red List Category & Criteria:||Critically Endangered C2a(ii) ver 3.1|
|Asses... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30672000 |
Cochin is basically a collection of islands and narrow peninsulas and can be divided into Ernakulam, Willingdon Island, Mattancherry and Fort Kochi. An international airport and seaport, connect Cochin to the rest of the world. The city also has an outstanding network of road, rail, backwater, and a modern communicatio... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30678000 |
(1908 - 1974)
Oskar Schindler was a German industrialist, former member of the Nazi Party and possibly the most famous "Righteous Gentile" who is credited with saving as many as 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust. His story was brought to international acclaim by the 1982 novel Schindler's Ark and the 1993 film, Schindler... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30679000 |
(1910-89) English philosopher. After studying with members of the Vienna circle, Ayer published Language, Truth, and Logic (1936), an excellent statement of the central views of logical positivism, including the use of verifiability as a criterion of meaning, the rejection of metaphysics and theology as meaningless, an... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30680000 |
MCP Plaid Phonics Level D (Grade 4)
CP Plaid Phonics Level D is a well-stuctured program. Students continue literacy development into intermediate grades by useing Word Study, comprehension, thinking, and writing skills. Your child will become a fluent reader with activities help develop spelling (encoding), recognize ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30688000 |
The Counterfeit Constitution Mystery
Ages 7 & up. In this Carole Marsh mystery learn about the Founding Fathers and Patriots history, The American Revolution history, Bill of Rights facts, Washington Monument history,The White House history and facts, Cherry Blossom Trees and Parade history and much more!
Join Papa,Gra... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30689000 |
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the water, the Natural Resources Defense Council has released its annual beach quality report and it's not pretty.
According to NRDC, a large number of U.S. seashores continue to suffer from storm water runoff and sewage pollution that can cause swimmers to become very ill.
... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30692000 |
|The beginning of adolescence is a time of very great change in your child. In addition to starting puberty and beginning to reach most of her adult height, her mind will also grow to understand logical and abstract thinking and she will develop the moral standards by which she will live her life. You can also expect h... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30694000 |
Be A Good Sport
Good sportsmanship is as an important part of playing sports as scoring points or winning games. How you and your team act on the field or on the court says as much about you as an athlete as how well you can shoot a basketball or kick a soccerball. Whether your team's winning big or getting its butt wh... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30703000 |
KTM User Pages
Writing Fractions. Here’s one on Subtraction. And, here’s another. In DI, teachers use pre-designed scripts when teaching. The scripts are based on extensive research regarding student retention, and every aspect of every script is based upon results that were demonstrated through research. The great adv... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30707000 |
Sea-levels are rising unevenly around the world, with Pacific countries in particular suffering significant increases over the past two decades, according to accurate new satellite data.
On average, global sea-levels have been rising at about three millimeters (mm) a year, however, this masks large differences between ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30714000 |
Digital Communications 2 (91023)
Students answer multiple-choice and real-number questions, and perform troubleshooting exercises to demonstrate competency as they master course objectives. With up to 12 circuit faults to troubleshoot and 20 circuit modifications to observe and measure, FACET-trained students master sk... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30734000 |
The Seal of La Sierra University represents the core of our existence and our reason for being. Each element symbolizes an important part of our mission.
- The cross, the pre-eminent symbol for Christ, is placed in the position of greatest importance in the design, superimposing the world. It is in the Greek form rathe... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30740000 |
Student Learning Outcomes
The Department of Music at La Sierra University is committed to helping the serious music student develop a life-long engagement with music as performer, composer, and listener. By providing the essential tools for making and responding to music, it is the aim of the following student learning... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30741000 |
What: Shea Butter (Butyrospermum Parkii) is a slightly yellowish or ivory colored natural vegetable fat extracted from the nut of the African tree Vitellaria paradoxa. The nut is primarily comprised of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, as well as Vitamins A, E and F, and Carotene (Wiki). Vitamins A and E soothe an... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30744000 |
5*, 12, 19*, 26, Mar. 5*, 12, 19*, 29, Apr. 2*, 9, 16*, 23, 30*, May
7, and 14*
Tulips have emerged in Palmer, Alaska! And in ND, gardens have bloomed
that were covered with a foot of snow this spring! Visit a garden
in WI planted under an unusual mural. Study the season in maps; revisit
the question, “How does spring ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30753000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Leckey on pluralism in the history of Canadian civil marriage
Posted by Mary L. Dudziak
Profane Matrimony is an essay by Robert Leckey, McGill University - Faculty of Law. It appeared in the Canadian Journal of Law and Society (2006). Here's the abstract: Recent debates over same-sex marriage pro... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30757000 |
The St. Christopher Woodcut, 1423
The Library has fifteen block-books and a number of block-prints, including the St Christopher Woodcut, the only surviving example of the first piece of European printing bearing a date, 1423 (see illustration, right). Of the collection of incunables, 3,000 come from the Spencer Collec... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30766000 |
SEDAN, a town of France, the chef-lieu of an arrondissement in the department of Ardennes, lies on the right bank of the Meuse, 13 miles east-south-east of Mezieres by the railway to Thionville (Lorraine), and is surrounded by heights of about 1000 feet. Since its fortifications were declasses, a process of embellishme... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30768000 |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who regularly have milk or yogurt with "good" bacteria may be less likely to suffer the late-pregnancy complication known as pre-eclampsia, a new study finds.
Pre-eclampsia occurs when a woman has a sudden increase in blood pressure after the 20th week of pregnancy. Other sign... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30769000 |
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of it. Its relation to the art of Gram-
The use of it in the Matter of speech,
consists in the words, Either
written message in use amongst the
terials of writing, whether the Paper
by changing of their places.
ters, by changing their Powers. The
use of this amongst the Jewes and
Rom... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30770000 |
On a typical cleaning day in an average home in Canada, levels of chemicals in the indoor air can be hundreds, even thousands of times higher than the outdoor air in the most polluted of cities. In fact, indoor air pollution levels would be high enough to trigger an inspection by health and safety authorities in any wo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30772000 |
Some elements of a window interface contain collections of items, for example rows of buttons, lists of filenames, and groups of menu items. Such elements are known in the CAPI as collections .
In most collections, items may be selected by the user -- for example, a row of buttons. Collections whose items can be select... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30776000 |
The First (and Last) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
A half-century ago, humanity arrived somewhere no one had ever gone before the deepest place on Earth.
Before the Apollo missions landed men on the moon, the U.S. Navy dove to the bottom of the sea the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, some 35,797 feet (10,911 m... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30778000 |
Why Does Copper Turn Green?
Copper turns green because of chemical reactions with the elements.
For the same reason that iron rusts.
Just as iron that is left unprotected in open air will corrode and form a flaky orange-red outer layer, copper that is exposed to the elements undergoes a series of chemical reactions tha... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30779000 |
How the Greek Agora Changed the World
The 'School of Athens' fresco by Raphael, housed in the Vatican, is meant to represent the Greek agora and all the great minds that passed through it.
CREDIT: Heather Whipps
Each Monday, this column turns a page in history to explore the discoveries, events and people that continue... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30780000 |
Why Do Humans Dance?
Monday night's premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" has celebrities – among them Pamela Anderson, Buzz Aldrin and Kate Gosselin – showcasing their dance moves for the world and driving a point home for those sitting at home: For some people, dancing is a natural form of expression. For others with ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30781000 |
(BPT) - Does your child avoid eye contact, have little or no interest in making new friends or prefer solitary activities to social games? These may be signs that your child has an autism spectrum disorder.
Symptoms of autism spectrum disorders can present in many different ways, and can be confusing for parents, parti... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30785000 |
|Officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация -Rossiyskaya Federatsiya), is a country in northern Eurasia (Europe and Asia together). It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. Russia shares borders with the following countries (from northwest to sou... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30787000 |
Overview of the Nervous System
Anatomy of the Brain
Congenital and Hereditary Disorders
Neurological Disorders in the Newborn
Inflammatory and Infectious Disorders
Seizures and Epilepsy
The nervous system is a complex, sophisticated system that regulates and coordinates the body's basic functions and activities. It is ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30789000 |
Published in Lunar and Planetary Science XXVII, pp. 1183-1184, LPI, Houston.
Introduction: Crustal processes and reactions during hydrothermal and biogenic activity result in extreme degrees of sulfur isotopic fractionation on Earth. For example, delta 34S in terrestrial sulfides ranges from -70 to +70 on Earth . In co... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30790000 |
What is Lupus
Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and often for many years. In lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system, which is the part of the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30794000 |
Functions in Lisp
|Column Tag:||Lisp Listener
"Functions in Lisp"
By Andy Cohen, Human Factors Engineering, Hughes Aircraft, MacTutor Contributing Editor
As you may recall from the first installment of the Lisp Listener, a procedure is a description of an action or computation. A primitive is a predefined or "builtin" ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30796000 |
- Allergies and asthma: They often occur together Allergies and asthma? Find out how to control both conditions.
Tests and diagnosis
- Asthma: Steps in testing and diagnosis Diagnosing asthma generally includes a medical history, physical exam and lung tests.
- Nitric oxide test for asthma Nitric oxide test — Overview ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30820000 |
Lifestyle and home remediesBy Mayo Clinic staff
You'll probably need to make lifestyle changes to stop cycles of behavior that worsen your bipolar disorder, and to make sure you get the support you need from people in your life. Here are some steps to take:
- Quit drinking or using illegal drugs. One of the biggest con... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30821000 |
Peter S. Jensen, M.D., of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic, combines use of an ADHD rating scale and Mayo Clinic's electronic medical record (EMR) to track the progress of children diagnosed as having ADHD over time and across health care providers.
"The ADHD rating scale and side effects meas... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30822000 |
Model I and Model II Regressions
Which Regression: Model I or Model II?
- For Excel®, MATLAB® and most other commercial programs the inherent line fitting method is the model-I regression.
- To determine whether you are using a model-I or a model-II regression,
- first find the slope of Y vs X where Y is plotted on the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30823000 |
Natural Areas Registry
Natural Areas Registry
The Mississippi Natural Areas Registry is founded on our state's strong belief in the rights of private property owners and our pride in Mississippi's rich natural heritage. It is designed to honor and recognize the owners of outstanding natural areas for the commitment to ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30829000 |
Bright Light at Night Could Up Depression Risk, Mouse Study Suggests
Latest Depression News
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that when the sun goes down, you might end up happier and better able to learn new things if you turn down all the lights -- even your computer screen.
Unfortunately, t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30830000 |
Definition of Tuber
Tuber: A lump or bump. For example, the backward protrusion of the heel is called the tuber calcanei or, alternatively, the tuberosity of the calcaneus. Small tubers are a characteristic finding in tuberculosis, and tubers in the brain are seen in tuberous sclerosis.
Last Editorial Review: 3/19/2012... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30832000 |
Definition of Torticollis, congenital
Torticollis, congenital: A deformity of the neck that is present at birth. Congenital torticollis is due to shortening of the neck muscles. Congenital torticollis tilts the head to the side on which the neck muscles are shortened, so that the chin points to the other side. The shor... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30833000 |
Exquisite workmanship and lavish use of precious materials distinguish this sword as a princely weapon and exemplifies the opulence and refinement of Ottoman luxury arts. Almost identical to a yatagan (now in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul) made in 1526–27 by the court jeweler Ahmed Tekel, for the Ottoman sultan Süleyman... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30841000 |
What is achiote? In english Achiote means Annato. It comes from a tropical tree that is native to the Americas and is used for industrial and culinary purposes. The name Achiote derives from the Nahuatl word for the shrub, achiotl. The Annato plant has pink flowers and ovular leafs, the seeds or fruit is a capsule cove... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30842000 |
Interactive Java Tutorials
Refractive Index Determination
Oblique illumination is sometimes utilized as an alternative to the Becke line test to determine whether the refractive index of a specimen is higher or lower than that of the surrounding medium. This interactive tutorial explores how variations in the refractiv... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30848000 |
The entire physical universe is made up of pure energy and vibration. When you have the insight to see everything as vibration, the nature of the universe is revealed to you.
Light is vibration. The entire electromagnetic wave spectrum of visible light produces different colors. Colors are simply waves vibrating at dif... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30850000 |
The bar coding of finished products is an effective and widespread tool for managing inventory and distribution, expediting work-in-process and simplifying warranty fulfillment.
What has not been practical is the tracing and tracking of individual parts that are internal to finished goods. These are the critical compon... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30858000 |
Mom's depressions alters baby's language learning skills
SRI treatment seems to accelerate a baby's attention to their own language, while unmedicated depression seems to delay that attention.
Tue, Oct 09 2012 at 9:40 AM
Photo: Getty Images
A mother's depression can extend the sensitive period in which babies learn the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30859000 |
You might have seen photographers framing photos with their hands before taking a snap. But with the new prototype shooter dubbed Ubi-Camera, you will be able to use your hands to frame the photo as well as shoot it at the same time. The miniature camera is currently under development at the Institute of Advanced Media... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30862000 |
Definitions of indifference
n. - The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; insignificance. 2
n. - Passableness; mediocrity. 2
n. - Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias. 2
n. - Absence of anx... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30872000 |
Definition of kinetoscope
n. - A machine, for the production of animated pictures, in which a film carrying successive instantaneous views of a moving scene travels uniformly through the field of a magnifying glass. The observer sees each picture, momentarily, through a slit in a revolving disk, and these glimpses, ble... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30873000 |
Definition of stickleback
v. t. - Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests. Called also sticklebag, sharpling, and prickleback. 2
The word "stickleback"... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30876000 |
Radiosurgery, also called stereotactic radiosurgery, is a very precise form of therapeutic radiology. Even though it is called surgery, radiosurgery does not involve actual surgery. Rather, very focused beams of radiation (gamma rays, X-rays, or protons) are used to treat cancerous tissues without a surgical incision o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30885000 |
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Status of Occurrence: Confirmed Occurrence - 1st UK recording
Distribution: Locally Abundant
Chemical Composition: Manganese silicate
Chemical Formula: Mn2SiO4
Method(s) of Verification: Benallt Mine - XRD (NHM, x2979, x3017, x3019, x3020, x3021, x13061 & x19405 & National Museum of Wales, ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30887000 |
How do you picture climate change? Aside from the warming part, another problem lies in the future: rising sea levels, which means a higher risk of damaging floods in coastal communities.
According to Climate Central’s recent Surging Seas report, sea levels are rising fast. Since 1880, they have increased by about eigh... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30908000 |
A tree-killing invasive insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), was found for the first time in Indiana on a landscape tree in LaPorte County in mid-April.
Since its introduction to the Eastern United States in the mid-1920s, the HWA has infested about half the native range of Eastern hemlock. In certain areas of the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30910000 |
DALLAS (NBC33)- Every hour, one American dies from skin cancer – the number one cancer in the U.S. To help people learn easy ways to combat the disease, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SunWise program has partnered with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention to designate the Friday before Memorial Day... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30912000 |
SAN FRANCISCO — A tsunami-producing fault in Lake Tahoe is overdue for another earthquake, scientists said here Tuesday at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
The West Tahoe Fault is capable of producing a magnitude-7.3 earthquake and tsunamis up to 30 feet (10 meters) high in the clear blue lake, whe... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30915000 |
A few days before Thanksgiving in a small Virginia town called Poquoson, Frank Gornik, 14, was removing storm debris for his uncle’s company. The boy, a freshman in high school, fed branches into a wood chipper. He used a shovel to help force the branches and that shovel was grabbed by the machine and—in an instant—swa... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30918000 |
Slavery Still A World Problem
September 8, 1999
Despite scant coverage from American journalists, slavery continues to plague the people of a number of countries. It occurs in many forms, including:
- Bonded child workers in India and Pakistan.
- Indentured servitude for children in Lesotho that differs little from out... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30919000 |
Furches, David Moffatt
21 Apr. 1832–8 June 1908
David Moffatt Furches, lawyer, jurist, and chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, was born in Davie County, the son of Stephen Lewis Furches, a justice of the peace and farmer, and Polly Howell Furches of Rowan County. The Furches family was originally from De... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30920000 |
February 25, 1919
Oregon passes first gasoline tax
Anyone who drives a motor vehible is aware of the high price of fuel these days. Part of that price is a gasoline tax. On February 25, 1919, Oregon passed the nation's first gasoline tax to support the building and maintenance of highways. Today, there's a gasoline tax... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30925000 |
The First Watch in Space
On April 12, 06:07 GMT, 1961
Juri Gagarin, at the controls of Vostok One, ushered in a new era,
one of manned space flight, and the world was forever changed. The
technology that put this man in space and brought him safely home,
was some of the newest and most modern equipment available.
Ironi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30931000 |
Playing Behind, in the Middle, and Ahead of the Beat
This book has already talked a lot about time. But what really is time? If you use a metronome (see Chapter 15) you will realize that time is a strict and rigid pulse. However, your playing should be fluid and graceful, not mechanical. So how do you play in time and ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30932000 |
Endodontics is a branch of dentistry involving treatment of the pulp (root canal) and surrounding tissues of the tooth. When you look at your tooth in the mirror, what you see is the crown. The rest of the tooth, hidden beneath the gum line. is called the root which contains a pulp of soft tissue, blood vessels and ner... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30935000 |
Surgeons in the US have performed what they claim is the most extensive full-face transplant yet performed, repairing the face of a 37-year-old man who lost his lips and nose 15 years ago in a gunshot accident. The graft could reveal better ways to stop a patient's body rejecting donated tissue.
Richard Lee Norris of H... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30942000 |
MacGregor Campbell, consultant
Here's a freaky twist on a classic illusion.
Thomas Papathomas, a vision researcher at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, has created a new variation on the hollow-mask illusion - where viewers find it difficult to distinguish whether they are seeing a mask's interior or its... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30943000 |
Source Newsroom: Smithsonian Institution
Newswise — This Smithsonian Snapshot celebrates Black History Month with the 1960 Greensboro Lunch Counter from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
On Feb. 1, 1960, four African American college students—Ezell A. Blair Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan), Franklin E. McC... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30949000 |
Every year in the UK, thousands of people die or are seriously injured in accidents. Many of these deaths could be prevented if first aid is given at the scene of the accident before emergency services arrive.
What to do
If someone is injured in an accident:
- First check that you and the casualty are not in any danger... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30953000 |
XII. This activity involves reading a scenario and discussing the correct way for a school bus driver to handle it. Options for using the scenarios can be found on page 5.
Follow these steps to conduct the activity.
- Review the instructions (XII.A-D) with the participants.
- Read the scenario slowly.
NOTE: There are 1... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30954000 |
One of the most important information sources for stock assessments are living marine resource surveys. GIS is used for planning these surveys and for interpreting results. Surveys and biological studies provide data on species distribution, life history, migration patterns, diet and behavior that are fundamental to re... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30960000 |
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1969
Derek Barton, Odd Hassel
Derek Harold Richard Barton was
born on 8 September 1918, son of William Thomas and Maude
Henrietta Barton. In 1938 he entered Imperial College, University of London,
where he obtained his B.Sc.Hons. (1st Class) in 1940 and Ph.D.
(Organic Chemistry) in 1942. Fr... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30961000 |
Learn how to write text quickly and efficiently with your phone’s keyboard.
Use the on-screen keyboard
Writing with the on-screen keyboard is easy and fun. You can use the keyboard when holding your phone in portrait or landscape mode.
Tap a text box.
1 — Character keys
2 — Shift key
3 — Numbers and symbols key
4 — Lan... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30962000 |
Ridgewood High School teacher lauded by NJ Inventors Hall of Fame
A few years ago, using blackberry juice and titanium dioxide, a non-toxic ingredient found in powdered sugar, Ridgewood "High School (RHS) science teacher Lillian Labowsky and her students began making dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells with enou... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30966000 |
Early 1900s in N. America
Life in the 1900's was depressing and was an era filled with extremely hard and strenous work that didn't offer any future for the average canadian in doing better. If you were an average wage earner you would be virtually stuck in the same job for the rest of your life, while rich maintained ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30970000 |
Heart Attacks "Linked to Stress" - New Study Shows
We all know of people who have chest pains when under stress, and this alarming symptom is often written off as "indigestion". However, now it seems it could be true that the heart is affected by stress and is not just folklore.
Doctors at University College Hospital, ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30971000 |
Aquatic Invasive Species
VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK AIMS TO PROTECT INTERIOR LAKES FROM EXOTIC SPECIES AND FISH DISEASES
Exotic species such as the spiny water flea and rusty crayfish and fish diseases are threats to the aquatic ecosystems of regional lakes including those in Voyageurs National Park. Spiny water fleas hav... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30978000 |
Emotions and Heart Health
Since ancient times, the heart has been a symbol of our emotions. But in recent years, scientists have uncovered a clear physical link between emotions and heart health.
What the research shows
Current research has found a possible connection between stress or depression and heart disease. One... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30995000 |
Last Modified: April 18, 2002
This information was provided by an unrestricted educational grant from Integral PET Associates, LLC.
Clinically, a PET Scan can locate metabolic defects in the human body often before they have caused structural damage. It can do this with high sensitivity and reliability. This is a great... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-30997000 |
Mining Programs at Ontario Colleges
What to expect from a Mining Career
The mining industry is always looking for skilled professionals. Whether it’s filling specialized roles in geological management or heading into the mines, there are plenty of career opportunities available. Mining programs at Ontario colleges prep... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31002000 |
On this fourth of July let us never forget that the rights we have secured were won by the hard fought efforts of generations of tireless activists and that the Constitution of the United States is a living document, shaped and formed by the collective participation of millions of people in a constant dialogue.
Our cou... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31005000 |
Function - Create a new semaphore.
kern_return_t semaphore_create (task_t task, semaphore_t *semaphore, int policy, int value);
The semaphore_create function creates a new semaphore, associates the created semaphore with the specified task, and returns a send right naming the new semaphore. In order to support a robust... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31011000 |
The Missing Key To Physics, ESP, Intelligence, Aging...
As you know the discoveries of Nikola Tesla have been purposefully minimized in the media, college curriculums, and in the history books. Well, there was another absolutely brilliant scientist whose discoveries are on a par with Tesla's, but his work was very dili... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31012000 |
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