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Klamath County was established on October 17, 1882. It was created from the western part of Lake County and named after a tribe of Indians which white travelers called the Klamath, also spelled Clammite.
Klamath County is situated in south central Oregon. The county is bounded on the south by California, on the east by... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31013000 |
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November 11, 2009
Canale Communications for Orion Genomics
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and Orion Genomics today announced that a consortium co-led by the Advanced Biotechnology and Breeding Centre of MPOB and Orion Genomics has sequenced three oil palm genomes from two oil palm species, an... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31019000 |
Keratomalacia can be linked to lower socioeconomic status, poor maternal nutrition, and inadequate breastfeeding, according to a paper in the journal Cornea.
Dr Noopur Gupta et al., Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, studied the case records of... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31023000 |
Running is both a competition and a type of training for sports that have running or endurance components. As a sport, it is split into events divided by distance and sometimes includes permutations such as the obstacles in steeplechase and hurdles. Running races are contests to determine which of the competitors is ab... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31027000 |
Hughes Court (1937-1938)
Hugo L. Black Joined
Date Formed:Thursday, August 19, 1937
Date Disbanded:Monday, January 17, 1938
On March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court heard two landmark same-sex marriage cases. Check out our deep dive on the topic to find out more about the cases and issues the Court will consider. | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31032000 |
In Vitro Fertilization for Infertility
During in vitro fertilization (IVF), eggs and sperm are brought together in a laboratory glass dish to allow the sperm to fertilize an egg. With IVF, you can use any combination of your own eggs and sperm and donor eggs and sperm.
See a picture of the Reference female reproductive... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31037000 |
California sea otters will start the new year with a vast new range of territory far south of their government-imposed grounds north of Point Conception.
Beginning on Jan. 18, they are free to swim south into waters off Los Angeles, San Diego and Baja - places they frequented before they were forcibly relocated to a re... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31039000 |
Medicines for HIV and AIDS are used to decrease the amount of HIV in the body and to strengthen the immune system. There are six types of HIV medicines. Commonly three different types of medicines are taken together. This is called combination therapy. It is vital to take them exactly as prescribed to maintain success,... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31040000 |
As one-year olds play, they start to recognize patterns and understand shapes. They begin to sort familiar objects by one characteristic, such as whether they are "hard" or "soft." They may enjoy filling and emptying containers. They notice that night is followed by day, and that socks go on feet before shoes. They kno... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31044000 |
Light affects nutrients
Sound Consumer | March 2012
So you think you’re getting the most nutritious, best produce by reaching to the back of the produce shelves, or by digging to the bottom of a pile on the dry racks? Think again.
A study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists suggests consumers may wish t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31046000 |
Patellar Luxation in Dogs
Patellar luxation occurs when the dog's kneecap (patella) is dislocated from its normal anatomic position in the groove of the thigh bone (femur). When the kneecap is dislocated from the groove of the thigh bone, it can only be returned to its normal position once the quadriceps muscles in the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31059000 |
Posted by James Briggs on January 19, 2003
In Reply to: The 'v' sign posted by alan on January 19, 2003
: Perhaps the most common British
phrase , even if it is not spoken but indicated by raising two spread fingers
in a similar fashion and meaning two the American 'one finger salute'.
: It is said to have originated d... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31067000 |
There is no doubt that animals and animal industries are integral to the socio-economic wellbeing of rural and urban Australia. Climate change brings with it a variety of environmental stressors which will have range of negative impacts on animal industries, threatening food safety and security, animal and human health... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31068000 |
ZOO 102 Primates
3 Credit Hours • 67.5 Contact Hours (Lecture/Lab Combination)
Investigate evolutionary concepts and trends including primate fossil records. Students will examine the taxonomic classification of primates and primate history and participate extensively in behavioral studies that require the acquisition ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31082000 |
Solar electrical power is the particular conversion of sunshine into electricity, either straight making use of photovoltaics (PV), and / or indirectly utilizing concentrated solar electric power (CSP).
Commercial concentrated solar force vegetation were 1st developed within the 1980s. The actual 354 MW SEGS CSP instal... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31088000 |
When we exercise, our heart rates increase, and when we sleep, they drop. But sometimes, when we're working during the day and minding our business, our heart skips a beat. During any 24-hour period, in fact, one-fifth of adults may experience this phenomenon and not know it. When extra beats happen in quick succession... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31100000 |
Some Aspects of Stock Plant Management
For a nursery to have a good stock of mother plants is like having money in the bank. An asset of guaranteed vegetative stock material gives assurance, for on-going production and continuity of supply to customers. A wide range of stock plants gives production a choice of diversit... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31104000 |
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News Releases 2005
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NOAA Public Affairs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the 2005-2006 U.S. Winter Outlook today for the months December, January and February. NOAA forecasters expect warmer-than-normal temperatures in most of the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31105000 |
MYTH No. 2: Most college students are supported by their parents and take advantage of a multitude of available loans, scholarships, and savings plans.
REALITY No. 2: Young people who fail to finish college are often going it alone financially. They’re essentially putting themselves through school.
According to one rec... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31106000 |
Guthrie was born in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma in the summer of 1912. His father, a prominent businessman in the area, was involved in the Nelson lynchings in the area the previous year, a topic Guthrie covered three times in song, maintaining that his father later became a member of the Ku Klux Klan. His mother suffere... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31110000 |
Getting Students to Take Responsibility for Their Learning
Wouldn't it be great if our students came to class prepared? Not just having read the assignment, but mentally prepared as well -- alert and ready to debate, challenge, interact, and contribute?
Unfortunately, it often seems that when students walk into our cla... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31112000 |
Trends in Amphibian Occupancy in the United States
Michael J. Adams, David A. W. Miller, Erin Muths, Paul Stephen Corn, Evan H. Campbell Grant, Larissa L. Bailey, Gary M. Fellers, Robert N. Fisher, Walter J. Sadinski, Hardin Waddle, Susan C. Walls
Public Library of Science ONE
22 May 2012.
What we found
Based on sampli... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31116000 |
I highly recommend the Golden Spider Silk exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, where the world’s largest piece of cloth, made entirely from spider silk is being exhibited. The exhibition will run from the 25th January to the 5th June. Spider silk is an extremely strong material and on a weight basis is stronge... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31127000 |
final results (phase 1,2 and 2b)
The data that is gathered constitutes an important collection of information on the currents that form within the system and between the system and the surrounding areas, and on the chemical and physical characteristics of the column of water. This knowledge provides a reference framewo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31128000 |
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What is 3G spectrum? How does it help you?
rediff Business Desk | September 29, 2006
It's boom time for mobile phones in India. And people are looking forward to more information, faster data access and multimedia services through their mobile phones. 3G technology is here ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31138000 |
Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان), is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia. It is variously designated as geographically located within Central Asia, South Asia, and the Mid... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31142000 |
Auschwitz I Appelplatz (Roll Call Square)
The first view is of the corner of a barracks built with prisoner slave labor. As you move to the right you see one of the camp's streets of dirt and stones, and then a row of barracks.
Moving on to the right you see the rear half of the Appelplatz (roll call square) where pris... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31143000 |
Photonics: Sensing on the way
Published online 01 August 2012
Hollow optical fibers containing light-emitting liquids hold big promises for biological sensing applications
Schematic illustration of a hollow fiber. The chemiluminescent liquid in the core (yellow) is guided through the fiber, also with help of further ho... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31146000 |
CAREER: Propagation systems for generation of chromosomally stable human embryonic stem cells (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Raj Rao and members of his research group at Virginia Commonwealth University have developed a new material free of animal components that produces stable, non-tumor-forming stem cells.
Tradi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31147000 |
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Physical Database Design. The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems
Elsevier Science and Technology, June 2007, Pages: 448
The rapidly increasing volume of information contained in relational databases places a strain on databases, perform... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31148000 |
Analysis of ethnoveterinary treatments for cattle (Bos indicus) diseases referred in Sanrimgyeongje including twelve volumes of literature from the 7th to the 18th century.
ABSTRACT This study aims at a comprehensive analysis of ethnoveterinary treatment in the cattle-raising section of Sanrimgyeongje which covers 12 d... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31149000 |
Vanuatu is definitely one of the South Pacific's best kept secrets! Its 74 inhabited islands form a Y-shaped archipelago almost directly West of Fiji and North-East of New Caledonia. For many years there was joint British and French colonial rule here, an arrangement officially known as The Condominum, but more commonl... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31156000 |
bring a buzz to Milan
Jim Farmer, Southeastern Indiana Beekeepers
Association, pictured right, discusses the benefits of beekeeping
with Anita Chandler and Jean Oelker, left. Chandler, a beekeeper
for three years in Cross Plains, explained that she attended
the seminar for more information on beekeeping. Oelker,
a Mast... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31158000 |
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Parents of rising fifth-, sixth- and seventh-graders can get summer fun down to a science when they register their child for the American Museum of Science and Energy’s Science Explorer Camp.
The camps will be June 6-10 and June 13-17 at the historic Freels Bend Cabin site in Oak Rid... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31162000 |
(ARA) – Serving nutritious meals, ensuring everyone gets enough sleep and physical activity, helping kids navigate the emotional challenges of growing up – parents have a lot to think about when it comes to keeping their kids healthy. Over the past decade, one more concern has emerged, and it’s gaining in importance: t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31165000 |
Urban coyotes pose little dangerCoyotes adapt well to living in urban areas but generally stay away from people
By: Emily Zimmer, Rosemount Town Pages
It may seem alarming to run across a coyote while on a walk in downtown Rosemount. But the wild canines are in Rosemount and generally pose no danger to residents.
Polic... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31168000 |
Chemical technology news from across RSC Publishing.
Nanofactories monitor bacteria communication
03 March 2010
Scientists in the US have developed a microdevice that investigates how bacteria communicate with each other to enhance their resistance to drugs.
Bacteria communicate in a process called quorum sensing, in w... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31172000 |
Vivotif Oral Patient Information including How Should I Take
In this Article
- What is typhoid vaccine (Vivotif Oral)?
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- What is the most important information I should know about typhoid vaccine (Vivotif Oral)?
- What should I discuss with my heal... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31179000 |
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Often, when people talk about the future of user interaction with computers, the go-to reference is Steven Spielberg’s ‘Minority Report
.’ But those dreams of gesture-based computing find users waving their hands in the air with no tactile feedback at all, and anyone who has typed on both an iPho... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31187000 |
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Map Skills (Grade 3) (Resource Book Only) eBookGrade 3
Please Note: This ebook is a digital download, NOT a physical product. After purchase, you will be provided a one time link to download ebooks to your computer. Orders paid by PayPal require up to 8 business hours to verify payment and relea... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31195000 |
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2012年3月23日 | EN
India needs a permanent dengue surveillance system.
United States Department of Agriculture
Population rise, unplanned urbanisation, poor vector control, viral evolution and international travel have turned dengue into a major global infectious disease with 50–100 million cases and 3... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31198000 |
May 26, 2000 IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Long-term exposure to radon in the home is associated with lung cancer risk and presents a significant environmental health hazard, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Iowa College of Public Health.
The Iowa Radon Lung Cancer Study, funded by the National Institu... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31201000 |
June 4, 2005 Autism therapy is bedeviled by unpredictable outcomes. Even with the best behavioral treatments, which are the only ones to have been scientifically demonstrated to work -- says Laura Schreibman, professor of psychology and director of the Autism Research Program at UCSD -- some children improve dramatical... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31202000 |
July 26, 2012 Excitation of neurons depends on the selected influx of certain ions, namely sodium, calcium and potassium through specific channels. Obviously, these channels were crucial for the evolution of nervous systems in animals. How such channels could have evolved their selectivity has been a puzzle until now.
... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31203000 |
Louis Washkansky (1913-67)
Louis Washkansky was a Lithuanian Jew who moved to South Africa in 1922 and became a grocer. Although he participated in sport and led a healthy lifestyle, he was diabetic and suffered from an incurable heart disease, resulting in three heart attacks which led to congestive heart failure.
Was... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31204000 |
By John Fleck
Web edition: February 12, 2010 Print edition: February 27, 2010; Vol.177 #5 (p. 30)
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Young adults can learn how scientists use tree rings to document climate change.University of New Mexico Press, 2009, 91 p., $21.95.
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Information about the 2006 dinosaur dig at the 5E Ranch can be found at www.montanadinosaurdigs.com/sauro.htm (Judith River Dinosaur Institute).
Perkins, Sid. 2006. Bone hunt. Science News 170(Aug. 26):138-140. Available at http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20060826/bob... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31206000 |
In A.D. 79 Mount Vesuvius erupted, annihilating the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands who did not evacuate in time. To avert a similar fate for present-day Naples, which lies six miles west of the still active Vesuvius, as well as for the cities near volatile Mount Etna in Sicily, a novel laser sy... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31207000 |
If astronomy and outerspace interest you, then this activity set will fascinate you. You'll learn about the planets, stars, sun, moon, and even rockets - all through fun, hands-on experiments. Activities include using balloons and chemically powered rockets to study rocket propulsion, building a telescope and star map ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31209000 |
- A Prehistoric evergreen that keeps coming back to life!
- Grows in one day! Unconditionally guaranteed to grow!
- Can "sleep" for fifty years and spring back to life in one day!
Take the amazing Dinosaur Plant out of its home for days, months, even years-then give it water, and it will ROAR back to life!
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USING THE TONE SCALE
The simplest thing to know about this scale is that people find it difficult to respond to communication which is too far above where they are stuck on the scale. If you try to help someone in apathy by talking to them in enthusiasm, you will probably not have much succ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31212000 |
An instrument to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level.Generally, mean sea level is used for the reference level.
Mid-level cloud (bases generally 2000 - 8000m), made up of grey,puffy masses, sometimes appearing in parallel waves or bands. An indicatorof mid-level instability. Altocumulus can take on va... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31217000 |
What Is Graywater?
According to Health and Safety Code Section 17922.12, graywater is “untreated wastewater that has not been contaminated by any toilet discharge, has not been affected by infectious contaminated or unhealthy bodily wastes, and does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthful processing, man... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31218000 |
How to Develop a Wind Farm
The Benefits of Wind Power
Wind powered electricity is relatively new in Ireland even though we have some of the best wind resources in Europe. Global environmental benefits of wind power include reduced greenhouse gas emissions and national benefits include security of supply from a locally ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31219000 |
The History of Pressure Measurement
1594 Galileo Galilei, born in Pisa (Italy), obtains the patent
for a machine to pump water from a river for the irrigation of
land. The heart of the pump was a syringe. Galileo Galilei
found that 10 meters was the limit to which the water would
rise in the suction pump, but had no ex... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31226000 |
Zooplankton community dynamics
Ballast water transport as a taxonomic and numeric 'filter'
Zooplankton data collected from ballast tanks at the beginning and end of 25 voyages showed an overall decline in total zooplankton abundance during a voyage. Mortality within tanks could be caused by a number of factors, includi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31229000 |
Jellyfish Sex Position
The Jellyfish is a more difficult adaptation of the Kneeling Missionary. To get into the position, the giver kneels up slightly while the receiver sits into their lap facing them. The receiver wraps their legs around the giver; both wrap their arms around each other for support. This provides a g... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31232000 |
Mansfield, until the middle of the eighteenth century, was an isolated Market Town set in Sherwood Forest. Its transformation into an industrial urban area is the result of the effects of five crucial industries. The earliest industry noted is stone quarrying which is documented from about 1227 when King Henry 3 grante... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31249000 |
Learn how you and your school can help save the rainforests with our fantastic, free online programme for primary and secondary schools across the UK and Ireland (pupils aged 8-14).
Choose from 3 fascinating challenge topics: the Food We Eat, Stuff We Buy and Energy We Use and then carry out simple tasks to help your s... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31253000 |
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Grid computing is the application of several computers to a single problem ...
Grid computing is the application of several computers to a single problem
at the same time.
This Presentation deals with the idea of Grid Computing, its Design
Considerations, How a Grid Works, and some of the existing Grids i... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31258000 |
Backyard Aquaponics - Home Aquaponics - Commercial Aquaponics
A building designed to collect heat when temperatures are cold also needs to be able to vent heat when temperatures are warm. Air exchange also is critical in providing plants with adequate levels of carbon dioxide and controlling humidity. Because of the co... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31264000 |
In Greek mythology, the Oneiroi were the sons of Hypnos, the god of sleep. They were personifications of dreams—black-winged daemon—and were said to live on the shores of the Ocean in the far West, in a cavern near the border of Hades. The gods sent dreams to mortals from one of two gates located there: true dreams eme... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31268000 |
Chronic use of alcohol and marijuana during youth is associated with poorer neural structure, function, and metabolism, as well as worsened neurocognitive abilities into later adolescence and adulthood. This may be due to biological and psychosocial transitions occurring during adolescence that impart increased vulnera... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31269000 |
High energy mystery lurks at the galactic centre
PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY RESEARCH COUNCIL
Posted: September 22, 2004
A mystery lurking at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy - an object radiating high-energy gamma rays - has been detected by a team of UK astronomers working with international partners. Their ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31274000 |
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Taking care of your back at homeDefinition:
Back strain treatment; Back pain - home care; Low back pain - home care; Lumbar pain - home care
A common myth about back pain is that you need to rest and avoid activity for a long time. In fact, bed rest is NOT recommended. If you have no sign of a serious cause for your ba... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31286000 |
The construction of the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards and therefore the included Utopia Planitia stations at the beginning of the 23rd century was the direct consequence of the faster and faster proceeding exploration of space with the ships of Starfleet. This organization surveyed and colonized dozens of planetary syste... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31293000 |
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Information on the village of Stichill, near Kelso in Scotland.
The earliest records of Nenthorn are when, with Newton, the land was in the keeping of the De Morvilles in the 12th century.
Nenthorn Spittal is recorded as ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31296000 |
Teachable Moment Study
St. Mary’s Home conducted research and produced a report called “The Teachable Moment” that documented the issues of addiction and substance use among pregnant teens in all maternity homes across Ontario in 1990.
This research highlighted the significance of substance use and misuse and paved the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31297000 |
|The gaging station near Soldiers Summit is one of more than 100 facilities located along streams in Utah. Originally manually read, many stations are now automated and stream flow information is posted on the Internet.|
History is filled with examples of how mankind measures almost everything.
Property is measured by ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31303000 |
The plan has been discussed as part of negotiations between the White House and Congress to avoid going over the "Fiscal Cliff".
“Granting any president the sole power over the federal debt limit is clearly not what the Founding Fathers envisioned when they drafted the Constitution. This proposal is an unnecessary dist... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31304000 |
Faced with the limits imposed by global climate change and the de-carbonization of the world’s economy required to address it, continued economic growth in the already affluent world does not offer the solution; it represents the problem. That's the premise of a book published this week by Tim Jackson called Prosperity... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31309000 |
Colorectal polyps should be removed because some can develop into cancer. In most cases, the polyps may be removed during a colonoscopy.
People over age 50 should consider having a colonoscopy or other screening test. Regular colonoscopy helps prevent colon cancer because polyps can be removed before they become cancer... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31310000 |
As Sweetwater celebrates the festivities of the 54th Annual World’s Largest Rattlesnake Round-up, local snakes will also begin to emerge from winter hibernation. Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital (RPMH) urges the community to know how to respond to snakebites.
Many different types of snakes can be found in Nolan County;... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31313000 |
Adjustment Assistance and Compensation
There will always be winners and losers from agricultural trade policy reform. When the losers include the most vulnerable countries and communities, development assistance has an important has an important coherence role to play. At the country level, adverse shocks can arise eit... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31325000 |
Program Evaluation: Reading, Math, Science, and Technology Initiatives
Technology-Based Supplemental Instruction Pilot Program in Rural School Districts (R-TECH)
R-Tech is intended to finance technology-based supplemental instruction to students at the sixth through twelfth grade levels at participating campuses. Addit... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31326000 |
Athletics events have been a part of the Paralympic program since the first Paralympic Games in Rome, Italy, in 1960. Events include track, throwing, jumping and the marathon.
The rules of Paralympic track and field are almost identical to those of its non-disabled counterpart. Certain allowances are made to accommodat... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31329000 |
First we see 3D printing enabling consumers to re‐position themselves right at the heart of manufacturing. Second, we see more and more companies engaging across the supply chain.
1. Demand for Online Content is Accelerating
As a response to the growing societal demand to be involved in the development process and a gr... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31334000 |
This week the U.S. Department of Energy released a new roadmap for the development of algal biofuels. DOE researchers had dismissed this type of biofuel as too costly to be commercially successful in the mid-1990s following a nearly two-decade-long research project.
The new roadmap was accompanied by the announcement o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31336000 |
Performance Analysis of AODV Routing Protocol in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network Service Discovery Architecture
VANET is the special type of MANET (Mobile Ad hoc NETworks) where the mobile nodes are vehicles that move on roads at very high speed following traffic rules; they provide communication between Vehicle and Vehicle (... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31337000 |
Sudden crime waves, injuries and other random acts have been blamed on the monthly phenomenon, sometimes by doctors, nurses and the police.
But research by a group of psychologists in Canada has finally debunked the myth, proving that the lunar cycle has no influence on these freak occurrences.
More than 770 hospital p... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31346000 |
by Tony Badillo
Importance of tabnit, the ‘plan’
The key to the Temple’s secrets is in the floor plan and layout of its furnishings. The “plan” or “pattern” (Heb., tabnit) of its structure and furniture is mentioned I Chronicles 28:11, 12, 19. Tabnit is also translated as design, structure, figure, form, likeness, and ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31349000 |
Sprained ankles are relatively common in tennis players. Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Andrew Murray have all suffered sprained ankles. The sudden sideways movements that are required during tennis can cause the ankle to twist, particularly if the surface is slippery or the player is fatigued.
A twisted ankle causes ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31350000 |
All procedures in the Verilog HDL are specified within one of the following four statements:
-- initial construct
-- always construct
The initial and always constructs are enabled at the beginning of a simulation. The initial construct shall execute only once and its activity shall cease when the statement has finished... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31352000 |
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a painful swelling of the bump on the front, upper part of the lower leg bone. This bump is called the anterior tibial tubercle.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
Osgood-Schlatter disease is thought to be caused by small, usually unnoticed, injuries caused by repeated overuse before growt... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31353000 |
60 Minutes: 7th century shipwreck showcasedJune 14th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Jun 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) CBS’s show ’60 Minutes’ has managed to create a trend of sorts with its investigative stories and the thrilling endings with ample twists and turns. Fans of the show were in for a huge surp... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31355000 |
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From the Official Groundhog Day Website, Punxsutawney Phil:
(Adapted from “Groundhog Day: 1886 to 1992″ by Bill Anderson)
Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, its origins clouded in... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31360000 |
The Most Remote Places On Earth
Did you know that about 10 percent of the Earth is more than 48 hours away (by way of land travel) from the nearest city? Take that to “Jeopardy.” With roads, airplanes, satellites, and whatever else is out there taking pictures and measurements along the way, the true sense of remotenes... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31367000 |
Vietnam War Summary
Written by Tim Nash
History of War - Vietnam War
In a Summary of Vietnam war between communist North Vietnam and capitalist South Vietnam which commenced in 1964 and concluded in 1975. It was fought in southern Vietnam and bordering areas of Cambodia, Laos and in the bombing of North Vietnam. The ca... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31368000 |
YANGON: Dozens of rare British Spitfire fighter planes buried in Myanmar during World War II are to be dug up under an agreement between the government and an aviation enthusiast.
The iconic single-seat aircraft are believed to have been hidden — unassembled in crates — by the former colonial power to prevent them fall... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31383000 |
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Come To Your Senses
Our main objective in designing "Come To Your Senses" was to learn how to develop a Web site that would be useful and interesting for other students our age. We also... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31413000 |
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A Day That Will Live in Infamy: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Here you will learn about System Dynamics and how it impacts the world around us. This field is becoming increasingly important and can have vast influences on how our society works. By... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31415000 |
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This Thinkquest site is an interdisciplinary unit based on a sixth grade math program whose focus is area and perimeter. To include the math curriculum and to highlight our geographical... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31416000 |
Animation of Annular Solar Eclipse, January 26, 2009
The following animation shows the annular solar eclipse for January 26, 2009. The icon of the sun can be seen moving across towards the left in the animation. A white, round icon that represents the moon is seen underneath the icon of the sun.
The red part at the cen... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31423000 |
HUMOROUS SPEECH CONTEST
Humorous Speech is 5 to 7 minutes in length. Humorous speaking, which must be substantially original. Any quoted material must be identified during the presentation. The speech must be a thematic in nature (opening, body, and close) and not be an act or a monologue. It should be "clean" humor; a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31434000 |
Find the Right Spot and Dig
The ideal place to dig a snow cave is relatively flat and already has around 5 feet of snow. Forest area is best because tree growth ensures that the spot isn't an avalanche path. According to the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center, two snow-shoers in the Cascades were killed in 2001 aft... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31442000 |
Traveling to Lake Titicaca, and at an altitude of over 3,000 m, the train journey across the mountainous terrain of the Puna High Plateau is acknowledged as one of most beautiful railway journeys in Peru.
For 3,500 m, the yellowish-brown grassland of the Wetlands of Puna dominate the landscape of the truly breathtaking... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31445000 |
For instance, the period between 1941 and 1945 was the last time the United States had been officially at war. Korea, Vietnam, Iraq (both times), and Afghanistan were merely prolonged cases of "military action" without actually declaring war on anyone.
for military action in Iraq (first gulf war) was Joint Resolution t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31447000 |
WHARTON, JOHN AUSTIN [1828-65]
WHARTON, JOHN AUSTIN (1828–1865). John Austin Wharton, Confederate major-general, the son of Sarah Ann (Groce) and William Harris Wharton, was born near Nashville, Tennessee, on July 3, 1828. Wharton was brought to Galveston as an infant and spent his early years on a Brazoria County plan... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31458000 |
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