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FORD CREEK. Ford Creek rises about 1½ miles northeast of Kanawha in northwestern Red River County (at 33°53' N, 95°14' W) and runs first north, then east, for a total of eight miles before reaching its mouth on the Red River (at 33°57' N, 95°10' W). The stream, which is intermittent in its upper reaches, initially trav... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31459000 |
BABYHEAD MOUNTAIN. Babyhead Mountain is ten miles north of Llano in northern Llano County (at 30°54' N, 98°40' W). A baby's skull was reportedly found there. The summit, with an elevation of 1,627 feet, rises 200 feet above State Highway 16 to the northeast. The surrounding terrain is flat to rolling, with local dissec... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31460000 |
262 Lyonetia prunifoliella
(Hübner, 1796)Wingspan 9-10 mm.
Formerly locally resident in parts of southern and central England, this moth seems to have died out as a British species, and has not been reliably encountered since around 1900.
Abroad it is quite common on mainland Europe and eastwards into Asia.
The larva m... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31474000 |
447 Roeslerstammia erxlebella
(Fabricius, 1787)Wingspan c.13mm.
This distinctive metallic-golden micro has when fresh, a purplish-bronze tinge to the area around the base of the forewings. It also sports a noticeably yellow crown and has a white band close to the tip of the antennae.
Mainly distributed in the southern ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31475000 |
Ulbrich : Glossary
Abrasion: A roughening or scratching of a surface due to abrasive wear. On aluminum parts, also known as a rub mark or traffic mark.
Abrasion-Resistant Steels (AR): A family of steel products developed for those applications involved in sliding and/or impact abrasion.
Abrasive Wear: The removal of ma... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31476000 |
Cholesteatoma is a type of skin cyst located in the middle ear.
Cholesteatoma can be a birth defect (congenital), but it more commonly occurs as a complication of chronic ear infection.
Poor function in the eustachian tube leads to negative pressure in the middle ear. This pulls a part of the eardrum (tympanic membrane... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31478000 |
Rheumatoid factor (RF) is a blood test that measures the amount of the RF antibody in the blood.
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done, see: Venipuncture
No special preparation is usually necessary.
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain, while others feel only... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31479000 |
Antebellum and Civil War America, 1784-1865
1789: born Sept. 15 in Burlington, NJ
1790-1791: moves with family to Lake Otsego in New York
1800: Sister Hannah dies
1803: enrolls at Yale
1806-1807: sails on Stirling
1808-1809: serves in U.S. Navy
1809: father dies
1811: marries Susan De Lancey; settles in New Rochelle, N... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31480000 |
International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)
- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)
- Submission Document: Download
Full SubmissionDRAFT IPEN Submission UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20 June 2012 Thank you for the opportunity to... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31481000 |
SHEFFIELD, U.K. -- An international team of researchers, led by the University of Sheffield, has demonstrated how Atlantic cod responded to past natural climate extremes. The new research could help in determining cods vulnerability to future global warming.
With fishing pressures high and stock size low, there is alre... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31482000 |
By Tamar Hahn
UNICEF’s flagship report, ‘The State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World’, was launched on 28 February, focusing attention on children in urban areas. One billion children live in urban areas, a number that is growing rapidly. Yet disparities within cities reveal that many lack access... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31488000 |
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Jason’s Revolt. 1About this time Antiochus sent his second expedition* into Egypt.a 2b It then happened that all over the city, for nearly forty days, there appeared horsemen, clothed in garments of a golden weave, charging... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31502000 |
Wildlife you see in a national park or other reserved area don't know about the park boundary. Bobcat, martens, mink, and moose need different types of living space and habitat. Development outside the park affects their ability to inhabit the park.
Brief review of bat research in the San Francisco Bay area and souther... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31504000 |
Technology - Science
Live video from the International Space Station includes internal views when the crew is on-duty and Earth views at other times. The video is accompanied by audio of conversations between the crew and Mission Control. This video is only available when the space station is in contact with the ground... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31507000 |
How did this happen? Nearly twice as many women die of lung cancer than breast cancer, and three times as many men die of lung cancer than prostate cancer. Yet, lung cancer receives little public notice and even less research funding. The lung cancer survival rate for both men and women has remained virtually unchanged... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31513000 |
Editors Note: This post is a modified version of an article that originally appeared in the Virginiana section of Virginia Memory.
The Watkins Family Papers (Accession 42063) include certificates, newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, programs, and yearbooks documenting a prominent African American family in New... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31526000 |
Why is Colditz so famous?
The current situation
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Post-War history and the current situation at Colditz.
After the end of the Second World War, Colditz town and Castle found themsel... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31528000 |
Virus-infested files are capable of causing many different problems for computer users, making it essential to verify that downloads are safe before allowing them to access the system. There are a multitude of different tools available for computer users to help keep valuable machines protected against these malicious ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31529000 |
“A Report to an Academy” (“Ein Bericht für eine Akademie”) is a short story by Franz Kafka, written and published in 1917. In the story, an ape named Red Peter, who has learned to behave like a human, presents to an academy the story of how he effected his transformation. The story was first published by Martin Buber i... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31530000 |
This is one of our more unusual themes, because only two censuses have ever gathered
information on religion in England and Wales, and they were 150 years apart!
The 1851 Census of Religion was a separate census carried out at the same time as the main Census of Population. It assumed that everyone was Christian, and t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31531000 |
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Bioaccumulation is the gradual accumulation of a certain chemical into the living tissue of an organism from its environment. This accumulation may result from direct absorption from the environment or from ingestion of food particles. Bioaccumulation is one of ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31537000 |
ENG 330 Studies in Special Topics: Literature of War |
Modern Literature of War
A character in Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam Novel, Going After Cacciato, comments that “things may be viewed from many angles. From down below, or from inside out, you often discover entirely new understandings.” This course will examine the age-o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31539000 |
Aluminum Standards and Data provides definitions for welding and brazing:
Welding is the "joining of two or more pieces of aluminum by applying heat or pressure, or both, with or without filler metal to produce a localized union through fusion or recrystallization across the interface".
Brazing is the "joining of metal... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31540000 |
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The Benefit of A Great Night's Sleep
Did you know over 60% of adults have trouble sleeping a few nights a week or more? Our busy days can be so intense and thought-provoking that they can lead to sleepless nights. But being productive during the day... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31541000 |
The One World vision is the ultimate stage of a conceptual evolution that started decades ago. This evolution produced several paradigm shifts that combine how we comprehend our world, and, as a result, how we try to deal with it.
Through the 70s and 80s, a technical understanding of impacts like acidification, eutroph... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31553000 |
- Achieving Sustainable Site Design through Low Impact Development Practices
- Balancing Security/Safety and Sustainability Objectives
- Extensive Vegetative Roofs
- Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
- Low Impact Development Technologies
- Mold and Moisture Dynamics
- Retrofitting Existing Buildings to Improve Sustainabi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31554000 |
Information on global society, current affairs and commentary is right at your fingertips through the following databases:
This shows the latest newspapers from around the world with the same layout on the screen as they have in print. Pages are complete with photographs, graphics and even advertisements. It has hundre... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31556000 |
We've heard a lot about the benefits of breastfeeding, and the idea that it reduces the risk of a child becoming overweight or obese has been around for decades.
But a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association contradicts that idea. It suggests that though breastfeeding has many benefits, reducing th... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31557000 |
The Kyodo news agency reported that the cooling system has failed at three reactors of Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant. The coolant water's temperature had reached boiling temperature, the agency reported, citing the power plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power.
The cooling system failure at the No. 2 power plant c... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31560000 |
Apotheosis of Peter's Military Glory
“Apotheosis of Peter's Military Glory” exalts Tsar Peter the Great (1672–1725) as a wise ruler and military leader. The print shows Peter standing on a pedestal depicting battle scenes, surrounded by portraits of the 33 tsars and grand dukes who ruled Russia from the ninth century t... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31561000 |
What if everything you thought you knew about education was wrong?
What if students learn more quickly on their own, working in teams, than in a classroom with a teacher?
What if tests and discipline get in the way of the learning process rather than accelerate it?
Those are the questions Sugata Mitra has been asking s... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31563000 |
The aorta is the largest artery in the body. The aorta begins at the top of
the left ventricle, the heart's muscular pumping chamber. The heart pumps blood
from the left ventricle into the aorta through the aortic valve. Three leaflets
on the aortic valve open and close with each heartbeat to allow one-way flow of
The ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31566000 |
Calories can be difficult to understand because you hear so many different things from different sources. But here is the basic idea: your body needs a certain amount of energy per day to function properly .i.e. to digest food, walk, talk, exercise, etc. The amount of energy your body needs depends on your weight, age,... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31570000 |
Canadian hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, also called hemlock spruce and eastern hemlock is another of the East’s mighty evergreens. It is the state tree of Pennsylvania. Trees can live 500 years, grow from 100 to 170 feet tall and be five to six feet in diameter. Rickett’s Glen State Park in Pennsylvania has many of these b... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31571000 |
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- Local cyclists or... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31573000 |
With the “new” TV season just launching what an appropriate time for The American Academy of Pediatrics to release an article (to be published in November Pediatrics) which looks at kids and their exposure to “background TV”.
In the study researchers conducted a survey to track children’s exposure to background televis... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31576000 |
By: Doris Hausleitner
Date: September 2005
Teetering, the downy juvenile owl hops onto the edge of the cavity, wobbles its head around in a dizzying circle and furiously flaps its wings. The mother, perched on a nearby branch, keeps a watchful eye on her chick’s progress.
This fledgling Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31580000 |
Nuclear waste disposal: The definitive report condensed
Last updated at 12:58, Friday, 24 August 2012
The experts call it a “geological disposal facility”. Opponents call it a “nuke dump”. They all agree it’ll contain “high level and intermediate nuclear waste”.
A history-making vote takes place on October 11 which rep... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31581000 |
Hacked Wiimote Used As Water Level Sensor.
We've all been entertained by Wiimote hackery in the past, but I for one can never tire of the new inventions constantly being cooked up by clever sausages like this guy.
Using the Wiimote and an LED light, William Luxemburg from the Delft University of Technology in the Nethe... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31589000 |
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
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Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
Yellow sweetclover, White Sweet Clover
USDA Symbol: MEO... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31592000 |
Wind Energy Guide for County Commissioners
One of the key stakeholders associated with economic development are local government officials, who are often required to evaluate and vote on commercial wind energy project permits, as well as to determine and articulate what wind energy benefits accrue to their counties. Of... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31596000 |
Feline asthma has been called by many other names, including chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, and allergic bronchitis. Regardless of the name, it is a common feline ailment. Inhaled allergens cause sudden contraction of the smooth muscles around airways, leading to typical clinical symptoms. It is usually impossib... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31598000 |
Learn something new every day More Info... by email
Information traveling across a computer network or another type of telecommunications network typically comes in packets. Packets are smaller, "bite-sized" pieces of a larger chunk of information. Although telecommunication technology is generally reliable and seamles... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31602000 |
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A brownish-gray deer (Odocoileus hemionus) of western North America, having long mulelike ears, large branching antlers in the male, and a black-tipped tail. Also called black-tailed deer.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The blacktail or ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31618000 |
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Not: noncombatant.
- Prevocalic form of nona-
- Used in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
GNU Webster's 1913
- A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in
nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31619000 |
Halloween: Its Roots and Traditions Around the World
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31st. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns.
Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to Nort... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31629000 |
"I am not saying they are not well-intentioned," said Zak Smith, staff attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council. "But I am not sure their choices make them the best environmental stewards they could be."
The debate over sonars and whales has gone on for years. It centers on balancing the need to defend the U... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31630000 |
Functional Behavioral Assessments:
What, Why, When, Where, and Who?
Stephen Starin, Ph.D.
The recent amendments to IDEA are final. School districts are now required to conduct functional behavioral analyses of problem behaviors, under certain circumstances.
IDEA does not provide specific guidelines regarding the conduc... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31633000 |
Someone saying negative things about the Harry Potter series practically elicits the same reaction as cursing motherhood, apple pie, and baseball--how dare anyone question something, anything, that motivates children to read? Reading is a wholesome activity. Reading is good. Reading is fundamental. Reading is the found... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31634000 |
WebMD Medical News
Louise Chang, MD
Jan. 15, 2009 -- The largest study ever to track bipolar disorder and
schizophrenia within families offers evidence that the two psychiatric
disorders share a common genetic cause.
For more than a century the psychiatric community has debated whether
schizophrenia and bipolar disorde... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31639000 |
The term sexually transmitted disease is used to cover the more than 25-30 infectious organisms that are spread through sexual activity. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are almost always spread from person to person by sexual activity. These infections are most easily spread by vaginal or anal intercourse, and s... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31646000 |
Origin: ModL: so named (1789) by M. H. Klaproth (see tellurium), its discoverer, after Uranus, recently (1781) discovered planet + -ium
See uranium in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Symbol U
Origin: New Latin ūranium
Origin: , after Ūranus, Uranus; see Uranus. Word History: Some chemical elements, such as ytterbiu... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31654000 |
CDC Finds Dramatic Rise in Drug DeathsFeb 9, 2007 | AP
The number of accidental drug overdose deaths rose from 11,155 in 1999 to 19,838 in 2004, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The report was based on death certificates, which do not clearly detail which drugs played the greatest role. But ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31655000 |
Criticism of POW Treatment
Criticism of POW Treatment
News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International
Amnesty International urged the United States to ensure respect for the human rights of all people who have been or may be transferred from Afghanistan to a US military base in Guantanamo ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31658000 |
Quakes: Call on Turks and on Greeks
The "art" of photography was invented in 1826. The use of steel-reinforced concrete started around 1876.
So, for 135 years, from 1876 to this day (2011), it has been possible to have photos of steel-reinforced concrete buildings destroyed by quakes. Newspaper archives, worldwide, are... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31659000 |
Fake antivirus--false pop-up warnings designed to scare money out of computer users--represents 15 percent of all malware that Google detects on Web sites, according to 13-month analysis the company conducted between January 2009 and February 2010.
That's a five-fold increase from when the company first started its ana... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31661000 |
Unfortunately, the modern buildings we live and work in rival cars and factories as sources of harm to the environment, contributing to deforestation, global warming, overuse of water and energy and carbon dioxide emissions.
Sustainable building refers to those buildings that are built to have the least impact on the n... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31665000 |
The Neem Tree, Environment, Culture
and Intellectual Property
| TED Case Studies
Number 665, 2002
by Sara Hasan
The Neem Tree, Environment, Culture
and Intellectual Property
|Mandala Home||Trade Environment Database||Inventory of Conflict and Environment||Global Classroom|
|Etown||Environment, Statistics and Policy||Si... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31667000 |
Incidents and Offenses
The Uniform Crime Reporting Program collects data about both single-bias and multiple-bias hate crimes. For each offense type reported, law enforcement must indicate at least one bias motivation. A single-bias incident is defined as an incident in which one or more offense types are motivated by ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31671000 |
In accordance with the MPS Administrative Policy 2.16, District Accountability System, the Administration presents the Board and the community with its annual Report Card for the 2010-2011 school year. Requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, otherwise known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), stipulate ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31672000 |
While all curriculum areas share some of the same issues and concerns, individual curriculum areas seem to also have concerns specific to them and their courses. This list looks at the top ten concerns for social studies teachers.
1. Breadth vs. Depth
Social studies standards are often written so that it is virtually i... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31684000 |
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S. J. Edberg (JPL/Caltech)
This poster serves to introduce a series of posters discussing Space Interferometry Mission PlanetQuest (SIM PlanetQuest) science prospects and plans across a wide range of astrophysics.
SIM is being designed and built for NASA's N... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31685000 |
— Although they were established just 40 years ago, presidential debates are now a major feature of the election season. Take a look back at the highlights (and lowlights) of every presidential and vice-presidential debate since 1960.
Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy challenged Republican Vice President Richard Nix... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31687000 |
The Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 (commenced 27 June) allowed the detention of an individual by a policeman of rank lieutenant-colonel or greater. Terrorism was very broadly defined in the Act and included most common criminal behaviour. People could be held indefinitely since the act allowed detention until all question... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31696000 |
Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Madame de Pompadour
She was born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson in 1721. It is suspected that her biological father was the rich financier Le Normant de Tournehem, who became her legal guardian when her official father was forced to leave the country in 1725 after a scandal and she lived wi... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31704000 |
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Vitamin A nutrition status in Costa Rica: was fortification necessary?
A national survey in Costa Rica in 1966 by the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) in C... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31727000 |
"Clearly, that would be a very logical assumption that someone is out there protecting us, somebody is making sure the chemicals that would harm our bodies or our environment wouldn't be in common products," says Debbie Raphael, Director of California's Department of Toxic Substances Control.
As a result, about 83,000 ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31729000 |
The bone marrow is more frequently involved in Hodgkin's granuloma than is suspected, as is shown by autopsy records. Ziegler found the marrow involved in 40 per cent of the cases, while Symmers noted medullary changes in 7 of 15 cases. These authors observed a proliferation of endothelial cells, fibrosis and, in some ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31730000 |
Archaeologists have recovered six cannons from the ships of Welsh privateer Henry Morgan, the first artifacts found in Panama to be linked to the man who remains a legend there, the team said Monday.
In the late 1600s, Morgan sent three ships and a crew of 470 men to capture the Castillo de San Lorenzo el Real de Chagr... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31747000 |
It is said that “binoculars are halfway to a telescope” for observing
the night sky. Not only this, but they are easier to use than a
telescope and far less than half the cost. So, binoculars make the
ideal “first scope” for someone newly interested in amateur
So, which binoculars should you buy?
First of all, if you a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31759000 |
Portrait of Juana Inés de la Cruz at age 15
Juana Inés de la Cruz de Asuaje y Ramirez was born in San Miguel Nepantla, near Mexico City. She was the illegitimate child of a Spanish Captain, Pedro Manuel de Asuaje, and a Criollo woman, Isabel Ramirez. Her illegitimacy was due to her mother’s refusal to marry.
She learne... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31765000 |
Fact Check: UK report criticizing wind is off base
A recent report being circulated in the United Kingdom casts some doubt on wind's ability to serve as a reliable source of electricity generation. Not surprisingly, its assertions seem largely questionable or off the mark. Stated in general terms, they are as follows:
... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31768000 |
Henry Gray (18251861). Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918.
cone-fibers of which are almost horizontal in direction; (3) an exceedingly thin inner plexiform layer. The pigmented layer is thicker and its pigment more pronounced than elsewhere. The color of the macula seems to imbue all the layers except that of the rods and... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31776000 |
Now, with the release of the South Carolina Non-Population Census records on Ancestry.com, I can get an even more in-depth look at the war's impact. I found John Peter Quattlebaum on the 1860 and 1870 Non-Population census records. I don't know if John fought in the war, but I do know that his sons did.
The first thing... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31779000 |
"Making Carbon Capture and Storage Work"
Book Chapter, Acting in Time on Energy Policy, pages 39-55
Author: Daniel Schrag, Steering Committee Member, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements
Other Chapters in Acting in Time on Energy Policy:
- Policy for Energy Technology Innovation
- Electricity Market Structure and Infr... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31780000 |
Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, sheik of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel when He brought Israel out of Egypt.
Vayishma Yitro chohen Midyan choten Moshe et kol-asher asah Elohim le-Moshe ule-Yisra'el amo ki-hotsi Adonay et-Yisra'el miMitsrayim.
||Jethro brought along Moses' wife, ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31783000 |
In the aftermath of the Civil War, Americans of Union and Confederate persuasions had to effect reconciliation. They did so by seeking out that which they had in common rather than dwelling on their differences. Families on both sides shared the same Revolutionary War heritage, and that heritage became a subject which ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31800000 |
Psychologists sometimes call the drenal glands the emergency centers of the body. As you can see above they sit just above the kidneys and produce adrenaline and cortisol. As you've probably experienced, adrenaline boosts energy production while still trying to conserve as much energy as possible while your muscles are... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31807000 |
The Bickersons Battle Over Alpha
Meet Betty and Bart Bickerson, husband and wife quality analysts who work at different companies.
Betty and Bart argue about everything. They argue whether grey is a color. They argue whether tomato is a fruit. They argue whether the chicken came before the egg, and whether the egg tast... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31811000 |
Model T car by Henry Ford was a revolution, often called the TIN LIZZIE it put America on wheels in 1908. The Model T car was the first affordable car ever made and it democratized automobile ownership around the world. The Model T car creation led to the invention of suburbs, motels, drive-throughs, drive-ins and a lo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31812000 |
Walk through the streets of the average Portuguese village during the day and you may wonder if the place has been abandoned. In the intense summer heat it seems most people shelter away from the sun inside the white-washed walls of their homes until the early evening, when the main square becomes a hive of social acti... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31819000 |
On May 7-9, the CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, hosted a conference on Weight of the Nation™ in Washington, D.C. The conference served to highlight progress in the prevention and control of obesity through policy and environmental strategies. The Weight of the Nation is also the title of an H... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31836000 |
On this day in 1836, the City of Davenport was platted and named.
In order to understand the weight of history behind that simple sentence, one would have to look back at least to the treaty, signed on September 21, 1832, that ended the Black Hawk War and sold the land west of the Mississippi River to the United States... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31839000 |
Manoj Nair of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has devised a new possible method of detecting a deadly tsuami long before the wave crests to dangerous heights. And, in a bit of good news, much of it is already in place.
In a new study in next month’s Earth, Planets, and Space, Nair modeled the massiv... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31840000 |
The Lake Tahoe area on the California-Nevada border can be appreciated from a variety of perspectives: Some people focus on the stunningly beautiful alpine lake nestled in the Sierra Nevada range, while others see it as a mecca for skiers and winter sports enthusiasts. When climate scientists look around, though, they ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31841000 |
Remixing Melville: Moby Dick Meets the Digital Generation
In a traditional English class, a teacher might assign Herman Melville’s famous novel Moby Dick in small chunks. Students might complete their reading (or not), discuss major themes and perhaps write an essay at the end of the unit. But if a student never gets p... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31847000 |
Last Wednesday the National Academy of Sciences held a press conference in Washington, DC, to introduce its newly completed report on priorities for the coming decade in solar and space physics. Daniel Baker of the University of Colorado chaired the committee that wrote the report. Thomas Zurbuchen of the University of... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31850000 |
Ancient Roman proverbs can certaintly be confusing, but they are certainly rich in meaning. Here are some of my favorite proverbs :
adversus solem ne loquitor literally means, “do not speak against the sun. It’s used when someone is arguing or advocating something that is obviously and blatantly wrong. Since the sun is... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31856000 |
An epic spanning more than half a century of Taiwan's history, this breathtaking historical novel traces the fortunes of the Pengs, a family of Hakka Chinese settlers, across three generations from the 1890s, just before Taiwan was ceded to Japan as a result of the Sino-Japanese war, through World War II. Li Qiao brill... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31865000 |
Climate Action for Nature
"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change."
- Charles Darwin
ECCo scientists recognize that climate change has the potential to jeopardize much of the regional conservation and restoration w... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31868000 |
Should you choose to learn BSL using Makaton principles, the vocabulary stages are as follows:
Mum, Dad, Brother, Sister, Drink, Drink of Water, Biscuit, Dinner x2, Food, Toilet, Bed, Chair, Table, Washbasin, Bath, Shower, House, Home, Car, Bus, I, Me, You, Where, What, Here, There, To Sleep, To Drink, To Eat x2, To Lo... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31873000 |
What is Christian Ethics?
The article tries to define “what is precisely Christian ethics” by systematically drawing the general question, “what is ethics to conclude with a specific definition of a Christian ethics from a jungle of definitions. Christian Ethics is one of many ways of reflecting ethical values but is a... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31879000 |
MORPHOLOGY: Megaladapis edwardsi had molars that were narrow with well-developed shearing crests (Fleagle, 1988). This species lacked upper incisors (Fleagle, 1988). The dental formula of this species was 0:1:3:3 on the upper jaw and 2:1:3:3 on the lower jaw (Martin, 1990). This species had a mandibular condyle which r... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31880000 |
Eleven years ago today, Al Gore, for one important moment, was the most powerful man in our republic. The day before, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, halted the partial recount of presidential ballots in Florida that Gore had requested. But that did not mean the 2000 presidential election was over. George W. Bush cou... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31883000 |
Grief is a natural process, an intense fundamental emotion, a universal experience which makes us human. It is a process that entails extremely hard work over a period of many painful months or years. People grieve because they are deprived of a loved one; the sense of loss is profound. The loss of a spouse, child or p... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31886000 |
Caring for a loved one with dementia poses many challenges for families and caregivers. People with dementia from conditions such as Alzheimer’s and related diseases have a progressive brain disorder that makes it more and more difficult for them to remember things, think clearly, communicate with others, or take care ... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31887000 |
Search: chef's hat
Why: On When Parents Text:
Answer: La toque blanche! Like a tuque, only not Canadian. And its origins are legendary. Theories:
- Head cooks in Assyrian households were allowed to wear high cloth headdresses patterned on the crowns of their royal masters. This encouraged valuable servants to remain fa... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31888000 |
Introduction to the Life of Saint Francis de Sales:
St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and a doctor of the Church, is renowned for the clarity of his teaching and preaching. Intellectually and spiritually tormented in his youth by debates over predestination, Saint Francis, upon arriving at a proper understanding o... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31892000 |
New insect species make their way into the United States every year by hitching rides in shipping crates and on automobiles, clothing and shoes. They hide in produce, plants and firewood while they are transported to uninfested areas.
Upon arrival, invasive insects quickly begin to attack their new habitats, making the... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31900000 |
The Natural Resource Conservation Agency (NRCS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, provides technical assistance to Districts in order to help us implement our conservation programs. In 1993, NRCS expanded its focus on natural resource problems to include not only soil issues, but water quality,... | fwe2-CC-MAIN-2013-20-31902000 |
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