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warc | 201704 | British Airways' to Create Jet Fuel from Landfill Waste Image credit: Adrian Pingstone via Commons.Wikimedia
With the US Airforce announcing that cost-competitive algae jet fuel may be just months away, greener flying is looking less and less like pie in the sky. Despite seeing its profits squeezed by Eurostar and high... | 1,630 | 904 | 0.001113 |
warc | 201704 | China added more solar capacity in 2013 than any other country ever has in a single year (12GW) © SunTech
While the US reached 10 gigawatts of total installed solar PV last summer and should end 2013 a bit above that (official numbers aren't out yet), China has also had a very productive 2013 on the solar front. Depend... | 1,440 | 787 | 0.001288 |
warc | 201704 | August 13, 2013 > Three important lessons they don't teach in high school or college
Three important lessons they don't teach in high school or college
Submitted By Ginny Grimsley
More high school students than ever collected their diplomas during the past few weeks, an increase attributed in part to new career-oriente... | 3,774 | 1,906 | 0.000527 |
warc | 201704 | Coca-Cola as a medical supplies deliverer? One of its community programs, Project Last Mile, at first sounds odd as the company is one of the world’s most recognized brands, with its red and white logos emblazoned everywhere from mega-city centers to the tiniest rural outposts. Coke’s 100+ year history of prominence is... | 3,165 | 1,556 | 0.000659 |
warc | 201704 | Protein Sensing Chip
While many of the technologies being demonstrated were all about convenience and making our high tech lives ever easier, there was one innovation that has massive potential to change the lives of the entire human population, particularly for those in the third world.
Intel has developed a chip that... | 3,511 | 1,681 | 0.000598 |
warc | 201704 | It was a hot summer day on the farm in 1986 when, then-farmer Charles D. Thompson Jr. would have his first experience with the border of Mexico. Farming was in Thompson’s blood, becoming the first Thompson to graduate from college he quickly continued his grandfather’s profession in agriculture. After years working as ... | 4,969 | 2,347 | 0.000447 |
warc | 201704 | From fossil to renewable: Certification of products that directly benefit the renewable resource transition
Renewables such as bioethanol, vegetable oil or biomethane can be used not only as energy carriers, but also in product manufacturing. If your company operates in the production of basic chemicals or the chemical... | 2,253 | 1,016 | 0.001001 |
warc | 201704 | Groups Organize Opposition to Unlicensed Devices in TV White Space
September 14, 2007
Monday
the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) said broadcasters, sports leagues and TV set manufacturers have united in opposition to proposals to allow unlicensed portable devices to operate in “white space” (unoccupied TV ch... | 4,253 | 2,067 | 0.000506 |
warc | 201704 | Please note: UC Press e-books must be purchased separately from our print books, and require the use of Adobe Digital Editions. If you do not already have Adobe Digital Editions installed on your computer, please download and install the software. To complete your e-book order, please click on the e-book checkout butto... | 3,565 | 1,789 | 0.000569 |
warc | 201704 | The government’s top bailout cop said Sunday that more than a year after the financial crisis hit, many of the goals of Washington’s $700 billion bank rescue program remain unmet and that policymakers still have not addressed fundamental problems that triggered the crisis, leaving the financial system vulnerable to ano... | 1,183 | 680 | 0.001491 |
warc | 201704 | Steve’s Story
Not one to back down from a challenge, Steve Young, 59, has been making the long commute from Weirton, WV, to his job in administration at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System in Oakland since 1991. With all that time spent on the road, Steve managed to learn Italian while listening to books on tape during... | 3,609 | 1,764 | 0.00059 |
warc | 201704 | "I have a weakness," writes Kevin Maher of UK newspaper The Times in an article headlined "Be honest, we make our kids play Xbox. They prefer outdoor fun."
"My 11-year-old son, he plays video games," he continues. "Not a lot, and only on my phone. But enough for me to suspect that given the right environment, and acces... | 10,522 | 4,674 | 0.000216 |
warc | 201704 | Diabetes Internet Resources - General
A wealth of information is available on the Web to help you live with and manage your diabetes. But as with anything you can find online, you should be careful to seek information only from credible sources.
General Diabetes Information
The following sites offer general information... | 2,458 | 1,091 | 0.000924 |
warc | 201704 | KD
No two people see the world in exactly the same way, likewise no two people learn in exactly the same way. Thus, if a student struggles to understand a concept in class, then perhaps the concept needs to be explained to the student in another approach. One subject that many students often find difficult and requires... | 1,863 | 933 | 0.001084 |
warc | 201704 | LONDON —
Scientists and tech experts — including Stephen Hawking and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak — are warning of a global arms race with weapons using artificial intelligence.
In an open letter Tuesday with hundreds of signatories, the experts argue that if any major military power pushes ahead with development of ... | 847 | 506 | 0.002029 |
warc | 201704 | Used Car Purchases: What to do When Your Car Does Not Work Properly Authored By: Northwest Justice Project Read this in: Spanish / Español
0314EN - What can you do if your used car breaks down or needs costly repairs soon after purchase from a car dealer? This publication summarizes some state and federal laws that may... | 16,227 | 6,619 | 0.000153 |
warc | 201704 | There are many in the real estate market that attempt to use the name or phrase “We Buy Ugly Houses” or some form of variation in order to garner more business. Unfortunately, many customers are tricked by these scammers, and some pay for it, literally.
It can be difficult to tell the difference, but one major distinct... | 2,453 | 1,223 | 0.000824 |
warc | 201704 | After decorating the cake, transportation of it requires attention to ensuring that the decorations aren't bumped, scraped or bounced off as the cake is carried from kitchen to the transportation method and into the venue where it's required. This issue is a fairly common one, as cakes are frequently made in one place ... | 2,189 | 1,117 | 0.000896 |
warc | 201704 | Miso is a thick, fermented paste made from soy beans, rice or barley and the addition of a fungus called kōji. It is usually combined with sea salt. Miso has a wide range of uses from soups to stews and can add a delicious "pick-me-up" flavour where a meal needs a lift. This article explains how to make the most of mis... | 2,152 | 1,149 | 0.000877 |
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Innovation is widely held to be a central concern of economic policy and a key element in the transformation of t... | 1,346 | 723 | 0.001393 |
warc | 201704 | Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 29/3/2012 (1759 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
OTTAWA -- Penny-haters and cross-border shoppers are among the winners in an austerity budget that will axe more than 19,000 civil-service jobs and cut $5.2 billion in government program spend... | 4,598 | 2,246 | 0.000448 |
warc | 201704 | Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 15/8/2014 (891 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
This page has criticized the government’s infamous "no-fly list" because it is so manifestly susceptible to error. Now comes new information about how the federal government compiles the bigger... | 3,003 | 1,477 | 0.000691 |
warc | 201704 | Learn something new every day
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During construction and renovation projects, contractors often perform a field measure of the site at several points throughout the project schedule. A field measure ensures that each element or component will fit as intended within the space, and improves the overall... | 6,979 | 3,099 | 0.000324 |
warc | 201704 | By -- Robert Preidt
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Children who regularlyattend daycare are more likely to be overweight than those who stayat home with a parent, but the reasons for this difference areunknown, according to a new study.
Canadian researchers looked at more than 1,600 families inQuebec with children... | 2,684 | 1,380 | 0.000732 |
warc | 201704 | Obama pitches shale gas to EU as way to curb Russian imports
Obama pitches shale gas to EU as way to curb Russian imports
EWA KRUKOWSKA
BRUSSELS (Bloomberg) -- The crisis in Ukraine underscores the need for the European Union to consider imports of natural gas from the U.S. and development of domestic resources to dive... | 3,611 | 1,751 | 0.00059 |
warc | 201704 | Keeping You Healthy and Safe
Security
The Security Department at White Plains Hospital is here for your safety. If you have any questions about your safety, you may call Security at 914-681-2086 or 914-681-3088.
No Smoking
Smoking and the use of tobacco products is prohibited anywhere in the hospital or on hospital gro... | 1,964 | 1,051 | 0.000973 |
warc | 201704 | Essays Tagged: "National Crime Victimization Survey"
two sources of criminal justice data in the United States: the Uniform
Crime Reports (UCR) and the National Crime Victimization Surveys (NCVS). The URC data is made from law enforcement agencies and ... de crime incidents reported to or obtained by the police. NCVS d... | 3,870 | 1,795 | 0.000561 |
warc | 201704 | Food for Peace is an international aid program that has been successful domestically and abroad since its inception in 1954 ("How 'Food for Peace' Hurts Foreign Farmers" by James Bovard, op-ed, April 30). It has fed the world's hungry, helped U.S. farmers manage crop surpluses and promoted a peaceful and humanitarian f... | 521 | 349 | 0.002893 |
warc | 201704 | The City of Houston has selected planning, engineering and program management firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN) to develop...
Bill clarifies language in water code related to use of groundwater storage & responsibilities of water agencies
In a bipartisan vote, the California State Assembly approved Senate Bill... | 2,729 | 1,307 | 0.000771 |
warc | 201704 | For the kayak angler, there’s no better place to target pink salmon than the Puget Sound, for several reasons. One, pinks are not difficult to catch as they hold close to the shoreline in waters less than 40’ deep, foraging as they move into and through the Puget Sound heading for their native rivers. Two, they willing... | 3,338 | 1,655 | 0.000611 |
warc | 201704 | Ask people which industries harm the environment the most, and they're likely to name the ones that attract the lion's share of the media attention—so-called "polluters and extractors" like chemical, oil, and mining companies.
There's another significant source of problems, though - buildings, which gobble natural reso... | 7,548 | 3,634 | 0.000277 |
warc | 201704 | Planet Fight Climate Change: Live the Good Life by Colin BeavanDec 01, 2009 Low-carbon living isn’t a sacrifice. Colin Beavan says it’s the good life. Towns Rush to Make Low-Carbon Transition by Tara LohanDec 01, 2009 More and more neighborhoods are making the transition to a climate-friendly community. Has yours? A Fa... | 3,460 | 1,784 | 0.000568 |
warc | 201704 | www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/OD61/OD61.pdf
Page 14 Percent among women and men 15-49 In both
Ethiopia and Zambia, HIV ... among women and men 15-49 In Zimbabwe, HIV prevalence among men with no education is twice as high as prevalence among those with secondary or more education. Page 15 HIV ... Men Women Zambia 2007 Et... | 4,123 | 2,138 | 0.000475 |
warc | 201704 | Earlier this year, a group of researchers grew their own circuitry using proteins found in milk, mucus and blood. In a similar vein, scientists in Switzerland have announced work on layering proteins with graphene to create a new kind of conductive paper.
In a paper in the May 6th issue of the journal Nature, the resea... | 1,907 | 976 | 0.001033 |
warc | 201704 | You know that brownish tinge apple slices get after a few minutes on the counter? As a child I found it positively putrid. "They're brown!" I remember insisting daily to my poor babysitter, who in hopes of efficiency would slice the apples prior to her four charges arriving home from school.
Neal Carter feels that pain... | 2,908 | 1,540 | 0.000657 |
warc | 201704 | Welcome to another post devoted to learning in the 21st Century. As you may know I have several series posts I am writing at the current time. They include Digital Curriculum, Project Based Learning, and Website Evaluation. This post is a fourth in a series of posts dedicated to Games in Education. Please take a moment... | 4,452 | 1,983 | 0.00052 |
warc | 201704 | Products Products Support Support Digestion Digestive Health and Chinese Medicine
The cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and many other digestive disorders is not known and is not easily treated through western medicine. While the 'function' of digestion is obviously disrupted, there is no structural damage that can be ... | 5,072 | 2,308 | 0.000436 |
warc | 201704 | Employees Help End Shocking Maintenance Practices that Endangered Students SAN FRANCISCO (May 25, 2016) –The national law firm of Baron & Budd recently secured an $11.5 million settlement on behalf of plaintiffs in a lawsuit against First Student, Inc., which alleged the company jeopardized the lives of San Francisco a... | 4,453 | 2,119 | 0.000484 |
warc | 201704 | Being Bisexual in the Boy Scouts (then and now)
I was 7 when I first sought to earn my Bobcat badge in order to become a Cub Scout. My early years in the Scouts were spent with my two best friends, Cliff and Mark. They each had two younger brothers. I always wanted to have brothers, and I wanted the camaraderie of hang... | 4,832 | 2,353 | 0.000434 |
warc | 201704 | The State of the State: U.S. Government Data Breaches
Each month, several government data breaches are revealed with varying levels of harm and embarrassment. I, for one, am impressed and perturbed by their breadth and variety, from the solitary voyeuristic employee to the most significant government data breaches. Exp... | 6,396 | 2,989 | 0.000338 |
warc | 201704 | Vertigo is when a person feels as if they or the objects around them are moving when they are not.Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement.This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties walking. It is typically worsened when the head is moved. Vertigo is the most common type of dizzin... | 1,038 | 595 | 0.001702 |
warc | 201704 | Imperata economics and policy
Date1997 Languageen TypeJournal Article MetadataShow full item record Citation
Tomich, T.P., Kussipalo, V., Menz, K., Byron, R.N. 1997. Imperata economics and policy . Agroforestry Systems 36 :233-261. ISSN: 0167-4366.
Permanent link to this item:http://hdl.handle.net/10568/17560 Abstract/... | 1,748 | 960 | 0.001046 |
warc | 201704 | This article is part of a special report on Thyroid Disorders. To see the other articles in this series, click here.
Dr. Kharrazian has written an excellent post over at his blog about the importance of proper diet in the treatment of Hashimoto’s. He covers all the bases: the importance of going gluten-free, why gluten... | 1,718 | 933 | 0.00113 |
warc | 201704 | The last interruption that Tim Ferriss discusses in Chapter 4 of
The 4 Hour Workweek is an empowerment failure — an interruption of your work that occurs because you have to wait on approval from someone else. Examples: You’re trying to wrap up a customer support issue but your boss needs to approve the full refund. Yo... | 5,265 | 2,156 | 0.000473 |
warc | 201704 | Geneva, May 28 (IANS/EFE) The 66th World Health Assembly Monday approved a plan for preventing and controlling non-communicable diseases, such as illnesses caused by alcohol consumption, smoking and obesity, which account for 60 percent of the deaths in the world and 69 percent of deaths in Latin America.
The plan sets... | 890 | 519 | 0.001942 |
warc | 201704 | This PhD thesis explores the migration dynamics between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.Rather than just describing the main characteristics of the contemporary migration relationsbetween the two countries, however, it also evaluates the historical and regional contextswithin which they have been produced. This has implied th... | 1,318 | 688 | 0.001458 |
warc | 201704 | We explored how the presence and abundance of a competitor for pollination influenced pollinator visitation patterns, conspecific and heterospecific pollen deposition, and seed set. We established replicate experimental arrays of the wetland perennial
Mimulus ringens and manipulated the presence and abundance of Lythru... | 1,885 | 808 | 0.001241 |
warc | 201704 | Overview and Facts
Mental health is the term that describes how people think, feel and act. Mental health is extremely important at every stage of life, as it determines how we handle stress and make choices. It also affects our relationships with others.
It’s very common for people to occasionally feel worried, stress... | 4,557 | 2,038 | 0.000504 |
warc | 201704 | Value judgements in system design Introduction
How do we choose between competing design proposals for information systems? In principle this should be done using an evaluation process based on objective criteria. In practice, though, people generally make choices based on their interests and preferences. These can dif... | 10,234 | 4,484 | 0.000227 |
warc | 201704 | Is it possible to save time while scheduling by using an online scheduling tool such as Doodle rather than alternative tools such as phone calls, email, etc.? Many of you who have used an online scheduling tool would likely say that it is definitely possible, but an experimental study that was performed for a Bachelor’... | 2,349 | 1,062 | 0.000973 |
warc | 201704 | Dowling, David (2010)
The career aspirations of associate degree students: implications for engineering educators and the profession. In: Engineering Education Conference (EE 2010): Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers , 6-8 Jul 2010, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Text (Published Version)
Dowling_EE2010_PV.pdf
Down... | 3,392 | 1,689 | 0.000596 |
warc | 201704 | ERIC Number:ED050699 Record Type:RIE Publication Date:1971-Apr Pages:5 Abstractor:N/A Reference Count:0 ISBN:N/A ISSN:N/A
Comprehensive Planning for Postsecondary Education.
Higher Education in the States, v2 n3 p37-41 Apr 1971
This report focuses on the essential need for statewide higher educational activities, regar... | 1,851 | 906 | 0.001107 |
warc | 201704 | ERIC Number:ED234923 Record Type:RIE Publication Date:1982-Mar Pages:18 Abstractor:N/A Reference Count:0 ISBN:N/A ISSN:N/A
Elementary Students' Sociometric Status and Behavior: A Discriminant Analysis.
Poteat, G. Michael
Specifically designed to avoid methodological problems limiting earlier research, this study attemp... | 1,941 | 1,044 | 0.000961 |
warc | 201704 | ERIC Number:ED517433 Record Type:Non-Journal Publication Date:2010 Pages:122 Abstractor:As Provided Reference Count:0 ISBN:ISBN-978-1-1097-6423-9 ISSN:N/A
The Relationship between Preschool Programming and School Readiness for Rural Children Entering Kindergarten
Conway, Donna M.
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Walde... | 3,063 | 1,441 | 0.000696 |
warc | 201704 | The Truth About Cats and Dogs: Navigating the Digital vs. Print Publishing “Debate”
October 10, 2012 Leave a comment
In the world of pets, the two major players are cats and dogs. Some of us refer to ourselves as cat lovers, some as dog lovers, and there are even some that walk both sides of the line, which is totally ... | 4,556 | 2,128 | 0.000494 |
warc | 201704 | DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED BIOMATERIALS
RELEASE DATE: December 9, 2002
RFA: EB-03-009
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
(http://www.nibib.nih.gov)
APPLICATION RECEIPT DATE: March 27, 2003
THIS RFA CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
o Purpose of this RFA
o Research Objectives
o Mechanism(s... | 27,094 | 11,088 | 0.000092 |
warc | 201704 | It’s not just the top, pricey wine that’s better than ever these days. For the cost, say, of two editions of a serious weekly newspaper you can get some good stuff. Not that I’m suggesting the swop, of course. Just saying.
This real plausibility of trading down without too much suffering, in times when money’s tight ev... | 3,636 | 1,907 | 0.000546 |
warc | 201704 | L-Glutathione Benefits
L-Glutathione is the body’s master antioxidant, present in every living organism on the planet. It plays a key role in the detoxifying process, ushering toxins and heavy metals from the body.
Supplementing L-Glutathione levels is important for virtually everyone, as so many factors deplete our Gl... | 1,060 | 553 | 0.001857 |
warc | 201704 | In our continuing pursuit of the joy of the written word, we have embarked upon creating our own homeschool library. The actual collection of books was started in my father’s childhood, continued in my own and has been vastly added to through the childhoods of our own eight children. Prior to building the actual booksh... | 2,479 | 1,278 | 0.000808 |
warc | 201704 | Challenging the food vs. fuel dilemma: Genealogical analysis of the biofuel discourse pursued by international organizations
This paper looks critically at how food and agriculture-, energy security-, and climate change-oriented international organizations have consolidated and modified the biofuel discourse in relatio... | 3,074 | 1,516 | 0.000668 |
warc | 201704 | Living Arrangements and Income Poverty
Australians’ living arrangements have changed over the last several decades. Greater proportions of households contain only one person, a couple or a single-parent family. Such demographic trends have implications for poverty, which is identified at the household level. This paper... | 3,014 | 1,463 | 0.00069 |
warc | 201704 | The Performance of Privatised Enterprises in Developing Countries
Privatisation has been advocated as the predominant way to solve the problems facing ailing public enterprises in developing countries. Despite this, the policy remains controversial. The available empirical evidence on the operational and financial perf... | 2,838 | 1,410 | 0.000714 |
warc | 201704 | Exploring Food Purchase Behavior of Low-Income Households: How Do They Economize?
This report compares food purchases by U.S. households of different income levels and finds that low-income shoppers spend less on food purchases despite some evidence that they face generally higher purchase prices. Households can econom... | 2,286 | 1,194 | 0.000844 |
warc | 201704 | Non-economic voting and incumbent strength in Turkey
Evidence suggests that incumbent parties find it harder to be re-elected in emerging than in advanced democracies because of more serious economic problems in the former. Yet the pro-Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) has ruled Turkey since 2002. Does econom... | 3,379 | 1,697 | 0.000594 |
warc | 201704 | Trust Responsiveness and Beliefs
Trust responsiveness is the tendency to fulfill trust because you believe that it has been placed on you. The experiment presented in this paper uses two simple trust games to measure directly or indirectly the robustness of trust responsiveness in three conditions: when beliefs are eli... | 2,777 | 1,411 | 0.000715 |
warc | 201704 | Software Provision and the Impact of Market Integration: A Note
Both deeper market integration and advances in digital technology have driven particularly large decreases in the costs of inter-market software provision. In this note, we first explain the mechanism of how trade costs in uence the software provision deci... | 3,083 | 1,599 | 0.000633 |
warc | 201704 | Analisis Pemasaran Domba dari Tingkat Peternak Sampai Penjual Sate di Kabupaten Sleman Abstract This aim of this research was to study marketing chain of sheeps from farmer, trader and satay seller and to study cost of marketing at each of instituted marketing and the revenue of farmer, trader and satay seller in Slema... | 2,119 | 1,062 | 0.000948 |
warc | 201704 | Marketers advertising on the Super Bowl face two challenges. The main issue is breaking through the clutter during the game. The other challenge is getting PR attention in the days leading up to the event.
The PR battle isn’t easy. There are only so many news outlets and business writers. A newspaper has only one front... | 2,030 | 1,049 | 0.000973 |
warc | 201704 | (Medical Xpress)—Patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia complain of chronic pain throughout their bodies, but often doctors have difficulty detecting what causes the pain, and therefore, how to treat it.
These patients also complain of hyperalgesia, or increased sensitivity to pain. A University of Florida study publishe... | 4,188 | 1,965 | 0.000514 |
warc | 201704 | The white person I knew best growing up, my father, set a standard few others have met. Unlike many white Americans, nobody had to convince him racism was real. He'd lost family to it. His own father disowned him in 1979 for marrying my black mother.
My grandfather wrote a letter to my dad saying that marrying her woul... | 6,852 | 3,210 | 0.000315 |
warc | 201704 | “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” – George Orwell
George Orwell wrote that in 1946. And it’s true today. It’s one of those timeless sentiments that can be applied to almost any situation.
Here, it’s used for an innocent purpose; to point out that putting together corporate training cour... | 1,417 | 775 | 0.001351 |
warc | 201704 | Season two of
Discovery Channel'spopular reality TV show The Colonyrecently concluded on local cable. As with many reality TV programs, the ending left me slightly disappointed with the outcome. Most shows fail to provide the hoped for cathartic moment, and The Colony in particular stretches credulity more than most. L... | 6,433 | 3,074 | 0.000326 |
warc | 201704 | This week’s Women Working to Do Good profile spotlights a young woman who is making a difference in the lives of those living with disabilities.
Xian Horn grew up battling cerebral palsy. Her disability never discouraged her from doing the work she was called to do and from seeing her true worth as approaches each day ... | 1,407 | 766 | 0.001355 |
warc | 201704 | By
John Droz, Jr ~
This is the latest Energy Related newsletter from John Droz.
Greed Energy Economics:
How Intermittent Renewables Are Harming the Grid
A Technical Expert’s Superior Wind Energy Critique
UK Wind Constraint Payments
Study: US Cost To Cut Emissions = $5± Trillion
The More the Wind Blows, the Higher the C... | 4,603 | 2,408 | 0.000434 |
warc | 201704 | To increase transparency, PeerJ operates a system of 'optional signed reviews and history'. This takes two forms: (1) peer reviewers are encouraged, but not required, to provide their names (if they do so, then their profile page records the articles they have reviewed), and (2) authors are given the option of reproduc... | 20,071 | 8,126 | 0.000126 |
warc | 201704 | Philosophy of Film First published Wed Aug 18, 2004; substantive revision Thu Jul 30, 2015
The philosophy of film is now a firmly established subfield of contemporary philosophy of art. Although philosophers were among the first academics to publish studies of the new artform in the early decades of the twentieth centu... | 47,128 | 18,152 | 0.000056 |
warc | 201704 | The fish life of Madagascar is very poorly known when it comes to the aquarium hobby. Certain illustrious species like the Madagascar flasher wrasse beckon to us from behind the third world curtain, but a new discovery in this part of the Indian Ocean could incentivize marine fish collectors to get us more Malagasy ree... | 1,926 | 986 | 0.001035 |
warc | 201704 | Legal Procedures in Wanglie: A Two-Step, Not a Sidestep Author
Miles, Steven H.
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Clinical Ethics. 1991 Winter; 2(4): 285-286.
Abstract
Hospital policies...have a very limited role in addressing the substantive issue of authority with regard to nonbeneficial therapies. First, they could ... | 2,232 | 1,177 | 0.000855 |
warc | 201704 | Why, oh why, can’t we have better Republicans thinking about the financial system?
So the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC), the bipartisan panel created to study and issue a report on the financial crisis, imploded. The four Republican appointees – Peter Wallison, Keith Hennessey, Bill Thomas and Douglas Holt... | 4,564 | 2,207 | 0.000478 |
warc | 201704 | Muni sources parts to keep light rail trains running
Outdated parts for Breda light-rail vehicles are hard to come by, but Muni has found an effective — albeit expensive — solution.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has engaged a third-party firm to obtain and fabricate parts for the aging trains, which... | 2,909 | 1,386 | 0.000737 |
warc | 201704 | Earth Day Flag by John McConnell / Wikipedia
And, the limited knowledge we had then about just what all needed protecting. The Cuyahoga River catching fire seemed like big stuff. It was big enough, but it wasn't that big.
We didn't know about the ozone holes at both poles, threatening to let more and more of Earth be h... | 4,854 | 2,413 | 0.000419 |
warc | 201704 | What’s something you learned The Hard Way?
It seems to me that I make stupid mistakes all the time. Well, maybe not
all the time, just all the time. What I mean to say is that I often make stupid mistakes all the time. Well. I guess there’s just no getting around it.
The truth is that I don’t mind making mistakes. It’s... | 6,612 | 2,941 | 0.00036 |
warc | 201704 | from themuslimwoman.org
The nation of Mauritania faces a myriad of social, political and economic problems, which has greatly impacted it’s ability to develop. While most Mauritanians live and work in urban centers, a sizable number still depend on agriculture and animal husbandry, specifically in rural areas where the... | 2,450 | 1,256 | 0.000819 |
warc | 201704 | Title:To Work or not to Work? Is That the Question? Date:2002 Source:Retrieved on August 24, 2010 from libcom.org Notes:This is a modified version of our second Newsletter in French: Prolétaire et travail: une histoire d’amour?We’ve left out nearly all references to French books and mags.
A few passages have been added... | 94,343 | 38,423 | 0.000027 |
warc | 201704 | Months ago, I started a series of posts on trees. Then something else stole my attention away, can’t remember what… One of my posts was called
Tackling Maples… a very big subject, it turns out. Over winter, I avoided the challenge of learning to identify trees by bark, twigs, and buds… Next year, maybe? Now that trees ... | 4,838 | 2,353 | 0.000441 |
warc | 201704 | food interaction for G2K alcohol interaction for G2K pregnancy interaction for G2K lactation interaction for G2K medicine interaction for G2K
Animal studies have shown adverse effects on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. The benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk. Ple... | 2,851 | 1,363 | 0.000736 |
warc | 201704 | Turbulence ahead? Africa and decision time at the US Fed
by Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa and Daniel Gurara
Background
On March 18, 2015, the Fed indicated that it could consider raising rates during its June 2015 meeting. However, the market is skeptical, far from convinced of the possibility for faster policy normalization g... | 6,248 | 2,855 | 0.000356 |
warc | 201704 | Why did you first choose to do business with AgDirect?
We started raising more Timothy-grass hay and bailing it without rain is extremely important for quality in order to meet the stringent export standards. We wanted to add equipment so we could bail the Timothy hay quickly.
The most favorable dealer to buy the baler... | 2,435 | 1,188 | 0.000871 |
warc | 201704 | The Sustainability Consortium was launched in support of Wal-Mart's Sustainability Index, and aims to publish findings (that are co-administered by Arizona State University & the University of Arkansas) on the lifecycle impacts of its foods, non-food, and agricultural products. Safeway signed on, along with many other ... | 1,838 | 953 | 0.001053 |
warc | 201704 | Toenail fungus is an infection that gets in through the cracks in your nail or cuts in your skin. It can make your toenail change colour or get thicker.
A toenail is a horn-like envelope covering the tips of the toes in humans. Toenails are made of a tough protective protein called keratin. It is made up of dead skin c... | 4,048 | 1,899 | 0.000531 |
warc | 201704 | It’s not surprising that telehealth and telemedicine top health system CIO’s IT priorities. According to the Advisory Board, offering “direct to patient telemedicine” is one of the most significant trends driving healthcare consumerism, but “most provider organizations are behind on the adoption curve”.
So what do CIOs... | 2,779 | 1,386 | 0.000748 |
warc | 201704 | Toyota Prius Hits Million-Sale Milestone in U.S.
Propelled in part by higher prices at the gas pump, the fuel-efficient Toyota Prius hybrid recently surpassed 1 million sales in the U.S., Toyota said Wednesday in a statement.
Since it first went on sale in the U.S. sales over a decade ago, "[the] Prius has become synon... | 4,147 | 2,055 | 0.000491 |
warc | 201704 | Sources for More Information Bulletin #68: How Communities Recover From Disasters Important Publications Catastrophic Storms and Urban Forests. The 2008 report to the Secretary of Agriculture by the National Urban & Community Forestry Advisory Council. Urban Tree Risk Management: A Community Guide to Program Design and... | 2,093 | 1,150 | 0.000883 |
warc | 201704 | Q:Cymbalta 60 mg has 12 little pills inside the capsule. Is it reasonable to wean off this drug with my current doctors approval to reduce the little pills by one or two each month getting to zero after six month or one year to avoid possible problematic withdrawal issues?
Symptoms: Extreme itching of the face and extr... | 1,066 | 614 | 0.001644 |
warc | 201704 | Kurt H. Strauss has been involved in aviation fuel development and standardization for over 50 years. During most of that time he has been an active member of ASTM International. His activities have included officer roles in Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants as well as D02 Subcommittee J on Aviation Fu... | 9,730 | 4,240 | 0.000238 |
warc | 201704 | Format Pages Price 5 $45.00 ADD TO CART Hardcopy ( shipping and handling) 5 $45.00 ADD TO CART Significance and Use
5.1 The deformation and end point of a cone corresponds to a certain heat-work condition due to the effects of time, temperature, and atmosphere.
5.2 The precision of this test method is subject to ... | 2,838 | 1,402 | 0.000726 |
warc | 201704 | Posts
A recent study published in the
Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for weight loss produces healthier eating habits and motivation for physical activity in adults and their adult family members. In the current study, CBT treatment positively influenced weight,... | 3,877 | 1,929 | 0.00053 |
warc | 201704 | D&B Supplier Portfolio Manager Take full control of your portfolio and credit risks
In our world of rapid change it is important to have full control of the total credit risk of your portfolio. Today's procurement challenges are many and varied. Controlling or reducing spend, understanding supplier relationships, lever... | 2,396 | 1,133 | 0.000888 |
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President Obama, Nov. 2, signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, a two-year budget deal paid for in part by provisions that would make it easier for the Internal Revenue... | 15,116 | 5,788 | 0.000175 |
warc | 201704 | Impeccable, supremely organized home offices like you see in magazines are often just that—staged to be seen in magazines. In reality, most probably have their share of strewn papers, unorganized files, dusty desktop knick-knacks and maybe even a dysfunctional printer. Whatever your situation, a few simple changes will... | 2,807 | 1,471 | 0.0007 |
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