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warc | 201704 | Fusion in the future?
Don’t throw away the coventional power plants just yet. We will need them for a long time to come, it appears.
Still, the news from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California this week is exciting. Scientists there had a breakthrough in September that produced a tiny amount of energy... | 823 | 503 | 0.00203 |
warc | 201704 | Despite Imminent Project Delays, 2015-2019 Deepwater Spend to Total $210 Billion
Deepwater expenditure is expected to increase by 69%, compared to the preceding five-year period, totalling $210 billion (bn) from 2015 to 2019. As production from mature basins onshore and in shallow water declines, development of deepwat... | 1,449 | 763 | 0.001324 |
warc | 201704 | National Qualifications
Why are qualifications changing?
Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) takes a fresh approach to what, how and where young people learn. CfE aims to raise standards, improve knowledge and develop skills. The fresh approach to learning requires new assessment methods and qualifications.
The Scottish Qu... | 2,873 | 1,286 | 0.000783 |
warc | 201704 | Users of iPads and other tablet devices will tell you how wonderful it is to be able to view web pages and graphical emails in the palm of their hand. They’ll also wax lyrical about the value of a 10-inch screen and how brilliant that is for checking emails compared with the tiny little screens on the iPhone. Maybe.
Mo... | 2,370 | 1,149 | 0.000892 |
warc | 201704 | There are a flood of cloud computing content out there. As a thought experiment I start comparing conceptually what cloud computing is versus the existing data centers. Many take the approach of building data centers to be solid as a rock which interesting enough is an opposite of clouds. Rock is Earth. Clouds are wate... | 1,971 | 1,003 | 0.001003 |
warc | 201704 | Rainbow Warrior blocking the tanker MT Westama, which is loading over 30,000 tonnes of palm oil.
The tanker is a large one, loading 33,000 tonnes of palm oil.
The Rainbow Warrior has two anchors out from its bow. One is
actually under our ship and our crew has rigged ropes from the back
of the Warrior to the anchor's c... | 3,563 | 1,793 | 0.00057 |
warc | 201704 | A colleague was telling me the other day about a situation she ran into. She received a call from a client asking her why she was getting a bill for $83.00 from some place in Washington, D.C. for a “grant deed and property profile.” Her client was upset that she was getting a bill, when she thought she’d paid the lawye... | 1,333 | 712 | 0.001432 |
warc | 201704 | What is a Pleural Effusion? Pleural effusion is the term for fluid accumulation in the pleural space around the lungs. It is commonly referred to as fluid around the lungs or water surrounding the lungs. It must be differentiated from pulmonary edema which is commonly known as water or fluid in the lungs. The pleural c... | 3,402 | 1,414 | 0.000712 |
warc | 201704 | Got The Guts To Be Healthy?
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With disease on an ever increasing scale it is now apparent that almost all inhabitants of the western world are heading towards one disease or another. It ... | 2,016 | 1,063 | 0.000947 |
warc | 201704 | There are various factors that may cause Hemroids to develop and most people are unaware that they are suffering from Hemorrhoids. It does not take place in a day or two but it is the result of previous unhealthy habits. As the individual cannot see the rectum area, it is almost ignored when passing fecal matter. It is... | 3,849 | 1,705 | 0.000589 |
warc | 201704 | By Jennifer Bardsley
I’m the primary cook at my house, so that means that I make all of the food rules. Sure, my husband or children could try to prepare something yummy from scratch, but good luck with that because I also do all of the grocery shopping.
Basically, I’m running a kitchen monopoly. If I’m inspired, we ea... | 2,910 | 1,494 | 0.000704 |
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warc | 201704 | August 11, 2009 | Commentary on Sex Education and Abstinence
Much of what is being taught to our young girls and boys in sex-education classes is too graphic and vulgar to be quoted in the newspaper.
For that, you can blame Planned Parenthood, Advocates for Youth, and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of ... | 4,057 | 2,062 | 0.000489 |
warc | 201704 | The White House announced Prime Minister David Cameron’s two-day visit to Washington in a statement issued last Saturday. It was a tellingly low-key announcement for an Anglo-American relationship that has mostly drifted in the past five years. The alliance, though, does have one big idea up its sleeve. Unfortunately, ... | 5,475 | 2,665 | 0.000392 |
warc | 201704 | July 2, 2008 | Education Notebook on Education
By Lindsey Burke
Today, the National Education Association opens its annual convention in Washington, D.C. For teachers across the country, the gathering is sure to offer a lesson in how the NEA is out of step with the views of many of the members it claims to represent.
T... | 4,943 | 2,370 | 0.000424 |
warc | 201704 | This is an accessible and engaging book about the ranks, obligations, and image of the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy, written by one of the leading historians of the period. Ann Williams is the author of
The English and the Norman Conquest, Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England c. 500–1066 and Æthelred the Unready:... | 19,979 | 8,730 | 0.000119 |
warc | 201704 | The head of the Humane Society of the United States has welcomed a court ruling backing the US Department of Agriculture’s decision to set minimum penalties for soring violations under the federal Horse Protection Act.
Soring is the illegal use of mechanical or chemical irritants to encourage the high gait so desired i... | 1,936 | 928 | 0.001119 |
warc | 201704 | Hotel Online Special
Report -
Web-Channel Group Business Increases
428% in 2003
Giant Dolce International Leverages Internet Technology
to Automate, Boost Leads from Web
April 2004 - An industry-wide shift in the way meeting planners are buying group rooms and function space is reshaping how hotel companies are finding... | 7,289 | 3,189 | 0.000317 |
warc | 201704 | Pressure Cleaning
By:Lord Muck Waterblasting 12-Feb-2013
Keywords:Pressure Cleaning, Gutter Guard, Leaf Guard
RoofsA roof to a house is like skin to a face. A clean roof says a great deal about a property. It’s a statement of pride in your house. If you’re selling or thinking of selling your house just remember – FIRST... | 3,715 | 1,834 | 0.000555 |
warc | 201704 | New regulations in the U.S. and Canada are poised to "amp up" enforcement of non-compliant food manufacturers via sweeping new changes to food safety laws.
These new regulations are in response to a series of food poisoning cases linked to tainted grocery products in the U.S. and Canada resulting in numerous fatalities... | 12,424 | 5,200 | 0.000194 |
warc | 201704 | We've all heard about the heart-healthy perks of enjoying red wine in moderation. But a certain segment of the population might not be able to reap those benefits -- according to new research, about 7 percent of people might actually have a physical intolerance to alcohol.
A new study in the German peer-reviewed scienc... | 2,743 | 1,384 | 0.000731 |
warc | 201704 | Got a success story of your own? Send it to us at success.stories@huffingtonpost.com and you could be featured on the site! Name: Kris Webb Age: 29 Height: 6'1" Before Weight: 28 stone, 7 pounds or about 397 pounds How I Gained It: I wasn't always fat. The increase in my weight began around age 21 and increased to its ... | 7,148 | 3,480 | 0.000289 |
warc | 201704 | Jim has a question about his roommate and credit information. Jim is careful to always pay his bills on time, keep his credit balances low and has a pretty good credit score. Rick, his roommate, is quite the opposite and is frequently late with his credit payments and has several credit cards with high balances. (If yo... | 2,556 | 1,209 | 0.00083 |
warc | 201704 | And just like his civil rights activist father, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson,
this Mr. Jackson has an agenda to get the ball rolling. How prevalent is police misconduct?
We have many great police officers and we can trace this police misconduct to less than two percent of the officers.
The Chicago Reader reported that between... | 3,696 | 1,776 | 0.000565 |
warc | 201704 | Selected Publications:
“Social Welfare Analysis for Alternative Investment Public-Private Partnership Approaches.”
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, (in press) joint with O. M. Rouhani and O. Gao.
"Public-Private Partnerships and Contract Choice in India’s Water and Wastewater Sectors"
Public Works M... | 3,402 | 1,601 | 0.00067 |
warc | 201704 | Effective goal setting increases focus, motivation, direction, feelings of success, and self-confidence. All of that equals more fun! Helpful goals also have certain characteristics that Gould (1993) discusses in detail. They are as follow:
• Realistic yet challenging • Specific • Stated in the positive • Stated active... | 11,249 | 4,972 | 0.000204 |
warc | 201704 | Summer day a long time, many people develop the habit of afternoon nap. Experts advise how to properly nap is luxurious, poor napping habits may lead to indigestion, cervical disease and other illnesses.
Temperament hairstyle In summer, many people will appear at noon after dinner sleepy feeling. This is the body's blo... | 3,364 | 1,760 | 0.000602 |
warc | 201704 | Since the Sandy Hook massacre, the discussion around gun laws and game violence has reached fever pitch. The Best Amendment explores the issue from both sides.
After 26 teachers and children were shot dead in Connecticut last year, the debate around American gun laws has never been hotter. In Washington, for the first ... | 5,571 | 2,718 | 0.000371 |
warc | 201704 | US hedge fund and banker bonuses are set to rise by 10% in 2013 but there is still a pay disparity between different business sectors on Wall Street, says a consulting firm.
According to a fresh forecast by Johnson Associates, overall individual US banker bonuses may rise by 5% to 10% in 2013, compared to last year.
Th... | 1,449 | 772 | 0.001309 |
warc | 201704 | IHI was officially founded in 1991, but our work began in the late 1980s as part of the National Demonstration Project on Quality Improvement in Health Care, led by Dr. Don Berwick and a group of visionary individuals committed to redesigning health care into a system without errors, waste, delay, and unsustainable cos... | 1,889 | 1,032 | 0.000978 |
warc | 201704 | Author + information Author Information John G.F. Cleland, MD, PhD ⁎(, ) Pierpaolo Pellicori, MD and Benjamin Dicken, MBChB ↵⁎ Reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. John G. F. Cleland, Department of Cardiology, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Kingston-upon-Hull HU6 5JQ, United Kin... | 10,351 | 4,336 | 0.000233 |
warc | 201704 | Meeting the Pacific
Dr. McGinnis was Director of the Ocean and Coastal Policy Center and taught at the Environmental Studies Program at UCSB from 1995-2010. He is author of
Bioregionalism (Routledge, 1999) and has published over 60 articles in peer reviewed journals of biodiversity conservation. From 1993-2000, his res... | 3,537 | 1,658 | 0.000614 |
warc | 201704 | Have You Decided to Homeschool Your Child? Need Help Choosing a Homeschool Curriculum?
What should you look for when choosing homeschool curriculum?
The questions you must ask first is what kind of homeschool do you hope to have. Why are you homeschooling? What are you hoping your child will get out of the curriculum? ... | 2,067 | 958 | 0.001049 |
warc | 201704 | As always in this field, our results are theoretical. Truth in philosophy comes only with time. The human mind has been studied in depth throughout history with dramatically different results. Examining these results, will lead to certain conclusions concerning the human thought process.
Studies in this field have incl... | 2,451 | 1,242 | 0.000809 |
warc | 201704 | On April 10th I was eating at a chain burger restaurant. I ate a french fry and bit down on something hard. When I spit it out I saw it was a rock. There were actually rocks in my mouth and in the rest of the fries!
I immediately took it into the manager and they said, "oh that happens sometimes because potatoes grow i... | 3,165 | 1,514 | 0.000664 |
warc | 201704 | From 16-18 June 2010 the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO) is again hosting the IAMO Forum. This year the international conference titled „Institutions in Transition – Challenges for New Modes of Governance“ deals with institutional economics.
Recently, broader attention... | 4,292 | 2,120 | 0.000488 |
warc | 201704 | Research on a soy-based treatment for colorectal cancer, a promising agent in ovarian cancer, and a new drug target for advanced prostate cancer was presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 2013 Annual Meeting. The meeting took place April 6-10, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Natural Product From Soy May Be E... | 8,196 | 3,763 | 0.000269 |
warc | 201704 | Allstate
As Reese Arrowsmith, head of legal operations at Lincoln Financial Group, said in a discussion, “Lawyers still think of law as an art, not a science.” He implied that that was a bad thing. But like everything at work (and maybe in life), it's both.
The first day of SuperConference 2015 featured a keynote sessi... | 1,536 | 872 | 0.001183 |
warc | 201704 | The number of businesses facing ‘critical’ levels of financial distress has risen by a quarter, according to the latest Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert.
Companies in dire financial straits rose by 24% in Q4 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
Among the worst-hit sectors were professional services – fuelled by a ‘p... | 2,147 | 1,142 | 0.000933 |
warc | 201704 | Recently the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld Nintendo’s victory in a patent-infringement case brought against Nintendo by IA Labs CA, LLC.
See IA Labs CA v. Nintendo Co., LTD. The Federal Circuit agreed with the the United States Federal District Court for the District of Maryland, issuing... | 7,992 | 3,432 | 0.000299 |
warc | 201704 | You are here HealthPro® Series Size Matters Infographic Size Matters
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Like bacteria, ... | 7,308 | 3,295 | 0.00031 |
warc | 201704 | AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- With car sales staying strong through January and February of this year the industry expected of 16million new car sales may seem far more possible. With the slump the auto industry took back in 2008 still a looming factor when discussing the industry, it is gr... | 2,218 | 1,160 | 0.000866 |
warc | 201704 | More social housing and funding are urgently needed Thinking Local: Housing and homelessness crisis
‘The economic crisis, along with the decline in affordable housing for vulnerable people and those on low incomes, has coincided with rising demand for homeless services.’ Photograph: Alan Betson
We are in the middle of ... | 5,072 | 2,250 | 0.000449 |
warc | 201704 | Conduct of rape cases indicates contempt for women and their rights to bodily integrity Value accorded to ‘family’ and ‘society’ trumps that accorded to real individuals
Fiona Doyle with her husband (Left) Jim and son (Right) arriving at the Criminal Courts of Justice. Photograph: Alan Betson /The Irish Times
What is t... | 5,320 | 2,644 | 0.000389 |
warc | 201704 | Previous Contents Next
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Spring 2001
DOI:10.5062/F4S180GW
The Journal of SMET Education: Innovations and Research is a quarterly, peer-reviewed publication for educators in SMET (science, mathematics, engineering, and technology) education. The journal emphasizes real-world ... | 3,713 | 1,626 | 0.000617 |
warc | 201704 | How To Choose The Best Portable Power Bank For You
Power banks have become very popular lately, and for a good reason – as the name implies, they are portable and easy to carry around and they are the cheapest, fastest and easiest way to recharge your electronic devices once they ran out of battery. If your smart phone... | 2,990 | 1,359 | 0.000743 |
warc | 201704 | My "sermon" (you may call me Reverend LaRue) doesn't quite follow her own fascinating structure. But here's the talk.
How does it feel to be wrong?
You say you feel sinful, lazy, stupid, foolish, inadequate. But you're wrong. It feels just like being right -- or (as Schulz says in her Ted talk), it's like Wile E. Coyot... | 4,711 | 2,374 | 0.000424 |
warc | 201704 | Weinberg chooses the perfect metaphor to describe his writing style and a way all of us can develop the opportunity to write something people will want to read. The fieldstone method is actually taken from a style of construction. A fieldstone is literally a stone you find in a farm field. For centuries, people have co... | 1,808 | 960 | 0.001047 |
warc | 201704 | In order to follow optic neuritis patients and evaluate the effectiveness of their treatment, a handy, accurate and quantifiable tool is required to assess changes in myelination at the central nervous system (CNS). However, standard measurements, including routine visual tests and MRI scans, are not sensitive enough f... | 62,639 | 24,679 | 0.000041 |
warc | 201704 | Platelet derived growth factors have been shown to stimulate cell proliferation efficiently
in vivo 1,2 and in vitro. This effect has been reported for mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), fibroblasts and endothelial colony-forming cells with platelets activated by thrombin 3-5 or lysed by freeze/thaw cycles 6-14 before t... | 59,304 | 21,989 | 0.000046 |
warc | 201704 | Last year’s Rose of Kilkenny, Sinéad de Buitléir, joined the Kilkenny Chernobyl Outreach Group committee last September, and was spurred to action after watching a documentary on the Vesnova orphanage featuring local man Jim Kavanagh.
In April this year, Sinead organised a hurlers’ leg wax event, which raised over E1,0... | 4,354 | 2,115 | 0.000509 |
warc | 201704 | Stuff reports:
Online shoppers face being chased down for GST on all goods, services and digital products bought from overseas.
A joint working party has been set up by Inland Revenue and Customs to investigate collecting GST on more personal imports. Credit-card companies could be asked to collect the revenue, as coul... | 1,170 | 663 | 0.001517 |
warc | 201704 | In a landmark judgment, single bench of Rajiv Sharma J., while dealing with an important issue of inheritance of property by daughters in the tribal areas in Himachal Pradesh, held that daughters in the tribal areas in the State of Himachal Pradesh shall inherit the property in accordance with the Hindu Succession Act,... | 1,938 | 943 | 0.001068 |
warc | 201704 | Machiavelli – yes,
that Machiavelli – knew a thing or two about working with a powerful government. In his most well-known writings, Machiavelli opined on both the application of power and importance of intellect when addressing that power. To be sure, in his 1521 treatise The Art of War, the tactician warns forces fac... | 9,855 | 4,371 | 0.000234 |
warc | 201704 | It’s long been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and whether you consider that to be true or not, it’s still worth pointing out that any morning food choices involving complex carbohydrates plus a generous helping of protein can give you a boost in brainpower, keep you fuller for longer, and pr... | 18,245 | 6,725 | 0.000151 |
warc | 201704 | “Technology is becoming less an extension of oneself and more a part of oneself.”
So, good news; those slightly dystopian, techy bracelets that appear in numerous Sci-Fi movies are finally becoming a reality! Thankfully, they’re built more to track your workouts rather than your whereabouts. Available from LG, Song, Fi... | 1,114 | 635 | 0.001623 |
warc | 201704 | Welcome to the Land of the Free. . . Stuff! That’s the message being sent loud and clear by Washington to immigrants. No wonder they keep coming.
Not that long ago, a would-be legal immigrant was required to show he wouldn’t become a “public charge,” meaning newbies would be self-supporting, not scrounging taxpayer-fun... | 8,318 | 3,573 | 0.000293 |
warc | 201704 | Overview
There are many causes of intense, painful itching. According to MedlinePlus, itching causes skin tingling or irritation that compels a person to scratch the affected area. This itching is a symptom of many medical conditions, although most itching is not serious. Certain causes of itching may require medical a... | 3,063 | 1,355 | 0.00074 |
warc | 201704 | Unless it’s one of the few that behaves neutrally, every food is either acid- or alkaline-forming in the body. In general, fruits and vegetables are alkalizing, while meat, most dairy and all sugary foods are acidifying. A high-alkaline diet can be beneficial to kidney stone sufferers, regardless of the type of stones ... | 3,220 | 1,445 | 0.000705 |
warc | 201704 | So here’s the thing. I had no intention of running two half marathons this year, let alone within a few months of each other. But here I am, a week out from the SF 1st Half Marathon.
Can I tell you something? Starting a few weeks ago, I’ve been plagued with negative thoughts. I’m usually pretty resilient. I can suck it... | 4,406 | 2,105 | 0.000497 |
warc | 201704 | Back in October, I took part in Grow Soul Beautiful’s Yoga-A-Day Instagram challenge. It was fun to find new and interesting settings to practice yoga as well as new perspectives on the various asanas or poses – all through the lens of a camera. I learned to be more forgiving of myself (and how I expected to perform ea... | 2,534 | 1,268 | 0.000827 |
warc | 201704 | Obstacles to Mineral Development: A Pragmatic View covers the most common obstacles to mineral development in the developing countries.
The text also encompasses the factors that dilute the value of foreign assistance, with special reference to mineral exploration; and the past as well as prospective role of the United... | 1,431 | 800 | 0.001256 |
warc | 201704 | Based on the approval ratings I’ve seen and conversations I’ve heard recently, I’d say we are feeling as badly about our federal government as we ever have in this country’s history. And I think it may be just about to get a lot worse.
The government will have to shut down at the beginning of October if a budget or con... | 4,075 | 1,963 | 0.000527 |
warc | 201704 | When the pH levels in your body get out of balance, it opens the door for many other issues like fatigue, weight gain, general aches and pains, and much more.
The body’s pH level measures how acidic or alkaline it is with regards to the pH scale. The idea is to get the right balance of the two, so that your body is neu... | 2,367 | 1,224 | 0.000825 |
warc | 201704 | THE OPENING of the National Park Service's first lodge in the Bay Area marks what many see as the beginning of a renaissance for Fort Baker, quiet for the past decade as the Army wound down and then ceased operations.
On Sunday, Cavallo Point - The Lodge at Golden Gate is scheduled to open to the public, the first step... | 5,060 | 2,410 | 0.00042 |
warc | 201704 | Studies have long linked upside earnings surprises with handsome future stock returns. The problem with today's upside surprises, however, is that most aren't especially surprising.
Over the past decade, an average of two-thirds of S&P 500 companies have beaten Wall Street's earnings-per-share forecasts each quarter. T... | 2,744 | 1,428 | 0.000704 |
warc | 201704 | LONDON (MarketWatch) — Miners helped lift the U.K.’s benchmark stock index to a second day of gains on Tuesday, after slowing inflation in China fueled expectations of continued monetary stimulus to support economic growth.
The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.14% rose 0.6% to close at 6,313.21, adding to a 0.4% gain on Monday.
... | 3,035 | 1,664 | 0.000614 |
warc | 201704 | Sections
Seeing the shimmer of biology in action
Creatures that glow lend their proteins to biomedical research
The glow of fireflies—called lightning bugs in some regions of the country—is a source of
wonder to children and adults alike. Over the past decade, scientists have discovered how to harness this biological g... | 17,925 | 7,299 | 0.000143 |
warc | 201704 | WASHINGTON – Canada became the 11th country invited to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations (TPP). Mexico received an invitation June 18.
The next negotiating round of the TPP is scheduled for July 2-10 in San Diego, Calif. For the United States, the talks represent an opportunity to broaden exports to natio... | 2,694 | 1,327 | 0.000781 |
warc | 201704 | A new study finds that the risk of mental decline through age is less in people who play musical instruments.
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Researchers at St Andrews University found that musicians have sharper minds and they are able to pick up and rectify mistakes quicker than their non-musician counterparts, News.com.au reported.
A... | 1,273 | 681 | 0.001482 |
warc | 201704 | China is paying an escalating price for environmental and ecological ruin contributed by rapid economic development, claims report.
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According to the statistics released by China Green National Accounting Studay, the host of environmental and ecological damage to the country soared to almost 1.4 trillion Y... | 2,000 | 994 | 0.001014 |
warc | 201704 | Math and many of its aspects are a major part of everyday life. We spend the majority of our school years studying and learning the concepts of it. Many times, the question of ‘why do we need to know these things?’ has been asked. The following report will explain the history and purpose of geometry in our lives.
‘Geom... | 1,986 | 1,043 | 0.000988 |
warc | 201704 | TECSYS partners with WERC to embed industry metrics of high performers into analytics tools Embedded data to be based on WERC's DC Measure’s industry study, which is in its tenth year. in the NewsState of Logistics 2016: Pursue mutual benefit California exports sustain traction UniCarriers Americas sponsors local high ... | 5,180 | 2,351 | 0.000437 |
warc | 201704 | Tick
Ticks are some of the most prolific vampires on Earth, capable of drinking up to 600 times their body weight in blood thanks to a stretchable outer shell (pictured at left). They prefer warm, wooded areas near water, and while they rely on a range of tactics to find food — some wait in tall grass, while others hun... | 814 | 500 | 0.002053 |
warc | 201704 | Can I top up mineral oils with synthetic oils and vice versa?
Yes. The synthetic fluids (polyalphaolefins) used in engine oils are man made versions of mineral oil and are therefore compatible with mineral oils. In semi-synthetic formulations, mineral oils and synthetic oils are part of the same formulation. The only d... | 1,382 | 701 | 0.00145 |
warc | 201704 | There was an intriguing piece of research published recently regarding the power of eggs for breakfast. Two groups of dieters were each assigned a breakfast equal in calories: the bagel breakfast, consisting of bagel, yogurt and cream cheese; and the egg breakfast, consisting of scrambled eggs, toast and jam. After eig... | 4,385 | 2,089 | 0.000483 |
warc | 201704 | During my last visit to our lovely local purveyor of organic fruit and vegetables I was offered a special treat, a sample of a new plant they were experimenting with. “
Okahijiki – you’ll never remember the name, but it’s also called land seaweed”.
True to prediction, my ability to do an internet search and find out wh... | 2,946 | 1,530 | 0.000675 |
warc | 201704 | This story first appeared on Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Over the years I've been asked many times about how to get into environmental journalism, or, alternately, how to save environmental journalism. The answer is always: I have no f'ing idea.
For one thing, as I mentioned ... | 4,056 | 1,944 | 0.00052 |
warc | 201704 | The University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories (MRL) brings together outstanding scientific and clinical researchers from 22 laboratories in an international centre of excellence for research into metabolic disease.
MRL scientists collaborate to improve understanding of the causes of diabetes, obesity and ... | 1,905 | 976 | 0.00106 |
warc | 201704 | Educated royalty owners better at maximizing their income Published 5:39 am, Friday, November 1, 2013
An estimated 8 million Americans own minerals throughout the United States, one of only two nations, along with Canada, that allow private ownership of minerals.
Those mineral owners must navigate a complex web of regu... | 4,308 | 1,929 | 0.000538 |
warc | 201704 | Right now is the peak time for pheasant chicks to be hatching: early to mid June. Mild weather is key to the survival of the new chicks along with nesting cover. Nesting cover is the single most limiting factor for pheasant populations. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides large areas of grassland, which phe... | 632 | 390 | 0.002576 |
warc | 201704 | REF NO.: 34
SUBJECT: Marine Institute’s Safety and Emergency Response Training Centre expanding to deliver firefighting training program DATE: Oct. 4, 2004
The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University announced today that it will expand the Safety and Emergency Response Training Centre (SERT Centre) in Ste... | 4,005 | 1,794 | 0.00057 |
warc | 201704 | Science Says Leave Work Early
We all know that achieving a work-life balance is ideal, but many of us end up working far longer than the 9-to-5 40-hour work week. A recent study found that workers who put in more than 55 hours per week had a 33 percent greater risk of stroke than those who worked 35 to 40 hours.
Past s... | 1,588 | 904 | 0.001128 |
warc | 201704 | No matter how urbanised we become, humans are creatures of nature. I’m fascinated by the way nature folds itself into every part of city living, whether it’s brought here by human hands, or happenstance.
Just by gazing into their branches, city trees can fill me with calm and transport me somewhere cleaner, calmer, and... | 1,173 | 678 | 0.001543 |
warc | 201704 | Pig in a Pen
Hog Time: Raising Pigs
It was the third Hog Farm we had visited. They had us wear plastic disposable boots over our shoes to prevent any diseases from coming on the farm. It was the cleanest and most organized hog farm. The setting was outdoors and they had several Guinea Hens around to keep the fly popula... | 2,360 | 1,225 | 0.000823 |
warc | 201704 | Discussions Published on 09 September 2014 Written by Staff Reporter
MOST women nowadays do not wear underwear for different reasons. Really, is wearing it compulsory?
I just decided to ask the old generation the benefits which come with wearing panties and this is what I got. Firstly, they believe that every woman sho... | 4,819 | 2,272 | 0.000442 |
warc | 201704 | History:
Stone is a natural solid formation of one or many minerals. There are
thousands of types of stone that have been quarried through the centuries.
Quarries are located all around the world. A majority of natural stone comes
from Italy, Spain, Turkey, United States, Mexico, China, Taiwan, India,
Greece, Canada, F... | 12,508 | 5,504 | 0.000184 |
warc | 201704 | If you installed a tile floor in the last seven years and used Laticrete grout, your floor might play a role in a business dispute that just might have led to one of the largest jury verdicts in state history.
For almost 10 years, the companies did business together.
Dur-A-Flex made 40 varieties of special colored sand... | 2,046 | 1,016 | 0.001022 |
warc | 201704 | Font: + -
With the advancement of psychology, marketers are quickly finding it’s the incognito messages that have the greatest impact in sales.
There are a whole slew of unconscious factors that affect why we buy. Below are four factors that influence human behavior and how to utilize them in your process.
1. Marketing... | 3,831 | 1,855 | 0.000552 |
warc | 201704 | Retail Clinics: Convenient and Affordable Care
The growth of the Internet, high-speed telecommunications networks and electronic medical records have made it possible for patients to seek care in a variety of clinical settings without losing the continuity of care a primary care provider offers. Health care entrepreneu... | 5,366 | 2,425 | 0.000413 |
warc | 201704 | Sevare, Mali (October 8, 2012) — Since July 2012, the Government of Denmark and the Near East Foundation (NEF) have partnered to deliver emergency relief and to help prevent further collapse of the food supply in northern Mali, where there are a growing number of internally displaced people.
The emergency initiative is... | 3,445 | 1,727 | 0.000591 |
warc | 201704 | This post is a part of my “Out of the Kitchen” weekly column at The Progressive Playbook in which various news and pop culture items will be examined through a feminist lens.
Hey y'all! Guess what! Paula Deen has diabetes.
partnership with a drug company proves to be true. And perhaps she is unethically marketing and b... | 5,133 | 2,563 | 0.000394 |
warc | 201704 | Why?
Why should 32 students and teachers at Virginia Tech have had their lives cut so tragically short?
Austin Cloyd was one of Cho Seung-Hui’s youngest victims. The 18-year-old freshman loved to act, to sing, play volleyball, read, go shopping. She was always dressed just so. A friend remembers a trip to Old Navy taki... | 13,079 | 5,691 | 0.000206 |
warc | 201704 | Support for Microsoft's .NET and strong process isolation capabilities strengthen ActiveState's Stackato private PaaS product, making it a flexible alternative to Microsoft's Azure. Network Computing Reports, "Private Cloud: Vision vs Reality." PaaS systems can address the shortcomings of IaaS offerings and may hold th... | 4,926 | 2,233 | 0.000449 |
warc | 201704 | In a fit of what now appears to have been madness, over the last ten days I attempted to live the life of a small plastic figure in an architect’s model community. I wheeled my bike through railroad stations, and took eco-friendly cycle lanes. The goal was to use only a combination of trains and my bicycle to attend a ... | 8,138 | 3,909 | 0.000263 |
warc | 201704 | TUESDAY, April 21, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy might offer an alternative for people with depression who don't want to take antidepressants long-term, British researchers say.
Their study, published April 21 online in The Lancet, found this new therapy was as effective as antidepressant... | 405 | 282 | 0.003581 |
warc | 201704 | It is sometimes suggested that schools no longer teach children values, but this assertion would not be true of P.S. 321, in Park Slope, which has been offering an “Ad-Busters” class as an after-school program, intended to impart radical skepticism to kindergartners. The class is taught by Susan Gregory Thomas, a P.S. ... | 4,767 | 2,253 | 0.000503 |
warc | 201704 | Covering the
technology and the marketplace — coordination among
industry and international standards
NFPA administers fluid power standards
development at two levels:
Industry—NFPA maintains
industry standards. The NFPA Technical Board has
the responsibility of leading these activities.
International—ISO Technical
Com... | 1,492 | 776 | 0.001331 |
warc | 201704 | Call centers often struggle with long wait times, call transfers, and other challenges that impact the customer experience. Your Workforce Management strategy can play a key role in transforming the way you engage
the customer.
Want to get the right person to answer the right call at the right time with the right solut... | 2,129 | 1,050 | 0.000964 |
warc | 201704 | In 2013, The Denver Foundation is focusing its technical assistance dollars on helping current grantees.
The Denver Foundation sets aside funds specifically to provide technical assistance (TA) grants. TA helps the staff and/or board members of an organization learn something new and increase their capacity to become m... | 1,124 | 581 | 0.001734 |
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