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The Independent Jane
For all the love, romance and scandal in Jane Austen’s books, what they are really about is freedom and independence. Independence of thought and the freedom to choose.
Elizabeth’s refusal of Mr. Collins offer of marriage showed an independence seldom seen in heroines of the day. Her refusal of Mr.... | http://austenauthors.net/the-independent-jane | austenauthors.net | 2.75 | 0.97432 |
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2012 June 23
Explanation: As seen from Frösön island in northern Sweden the Sun did set a day after the summer solstice. From that location below th... | http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120623.html | apod.nasa.gov | 3.203125 | 0.899348 |
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Lauren Boulden's Story
Using Think-Alouds to Get Inside Langston Hughes' Head
Over my past few years of teaching, there have been multiple occasions where I have been stumped on how to present a particular concept to my students. I've always been a... | http://www.readwritethink.org/about/community-stories/using-think-alouds-inside-36.html | readwritethink.org | 3.5625 | 0.969573 |
King James II of England (who was also James VII of Scotland) inherited the throne in 1685 upon the death of his brother, Charles II. James II was unpopular because of his attempts to increase the power of the monarchy and restore the Catholic faith. Deposed in the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688-89, he fled to France. H... | http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/England/Stuart/JamesII.html | royalty.nu | 3.53125 | 0.960607 |
Newegg.com - A great place to buy computers, computer parts, electronics, software, accessories, and DVDs online. With great prices, fast shipping, and top-rated customer service - once you know, you Newegg.
If you are reading this message, Please click this link to reload this page.(Do not use your browser's "Refresh"... | http://www.newegg.com/Product/CategoryIntelligenceArticle.aspx?articleId=94 | newegg.com | 2.5625 | 0.925089 |
Throughout life there are many times when outside influences change or influence decision-making. The young child has inner motivation to learn and explore, but as he matures, finds outside sources to be a motivating force for development, as well. Along with being a beneficial influence, there are moments when peer pr... | http://www.funderstanding.com/category/child-development/brain-child-development/ | funderstanding.com | 3.8125 | 0.963305 |
Vol. 17 Issue 6
One-Legged (Single Limb) Stance Test
The One-Legged Stance Test (OLST)1,2 is a simple, easy and effective method to screen for balance impairments in the older adult population.
You may be asking yourself, "how can standing on one leg provide you with any information about balance, after all, we do not ... | http://physical-therapy.advanceweb.com/Article/One-Legged-Single-Limb-Stance-Test.aspx | physical-therapy.advanceweb.com | 3.078125 | 0.919898 |
Problems of Philosophy
Chapter 5 - Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description
After distinguishing two types of knowledge, knowledge of things and knowledge of truths, Russell devotes this fifth chapter to an elucidation of knowledge of things. He further distinguishes two types of knowledge of things, know... | http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/problems/section5.rhtml | sparknotes.com | 3.21875 | 0.963978 |
What are managed lanes?
Highway facilities or a set of lanes where operational strategies are proactively implemented and managed in response to changing conditions.
Transportation agencies are faced with growing challenges of congestion and a limited ability to expand freeway capacity due to construction costs, right-... | http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/managed_lanes.htm | ops.fhwa.dot.gov | 2.546875 | 0.929332 |
EVEN a material 10 billion times as strong as steel has a breaking point. It seems neutron stars may shatter under extreme forces, explaining puzzling X-ray flares.
Neutron stars are dense remnants of stars gone supernova, packing the mass of the sun into a sphere the size of a city. Their cores may be fluid, but their... | http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328484.300-glimpse-elusive-matter-in-shattering-star.html | newscientist.com | 3.921875 | 0.930151 |
When he shot President Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was 26 years old, and one of the nation’s most famous actors. (Charles DeForest Fredericks/National Portrait Gallery)
John Wilkes Booth, a Maryland native, spent the war performing in theatrical productions. But the conflict was never far from his mind. In a letter to h... | http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/2012/02/assassination/308804/ | theatlantic.com | 3.8125 | 0.986341 |
General Chemistry/Periodicity and Electron Configurations
Blocks of the Periodic Table
The Periodic Table does more than just list the elements. The word periodic means that in each row, or period, there is a pattern of characteristics in the elements. This is because the elements are listed in part by their electron ... | http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/General_Chemistry/Periodicity_and_Electron_Configurations | en.wikibooks.org | 4.4375 | 0.917487 |
Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, takes her life following the defeat of her forces against Octavian, the future first emperor of Rome.
Cleopatra, born in 69 B.C., was made Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt, upon the death of her father, Ptolemy XII, in 51 B.C. Her brother was made King ... | http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cleopatra-commits-suicide | history.com | 3.453125 | 0.97725 |
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N'kisi & the N'kisi Project
N'kisi (pronounced ‘‘in-key-see’’) is a captive bred eight or nine-year-old hand raised African Grey Parrot whose owner, Aimée Morgana, thinks uses language. She doesn't think he just sounds out words. She thinks he communicates with her in language, wh... | http://www.skepdic.com/nkisi.html | skepdic.com | 2.546875 | 0.977373 |
Karuk Tribe: Learning from the First Californians for the Next California
Editor's Note: This is part of series, Facing the Climate Gap, which looks at grassroots efforts in California low-income communities of color to address climate change and promote climate justice.
This article was published in collaboration with... | http://www.resilience.org/stories/2012-10-19/karuk-tribe-learning-from-the-first-californians-for-the-next-california | resilience.org | 3.296875 | 0.945849 |
Started conversation May 4, 2004
It's incorrect to say that "gyratory system" is just the name for a roundabout that has got too big for its boots. In fact it's the original term which was soon displaced when they became common.
I'm not sure if the term "gyratory circus" was ever really used. There are a number of junc... | http://www.h2g2.com/approved_entry/A303346/conversation/view/F37910/T416799 | h2g2.com | 2.59375 | 0.944392 |
A nocturnal bird of prey.
(AM2: dp. 1,009 (f.); l. 18710; 1 b. 356; dr. 104; s. 14 k.; cpl. 78; a. 2 3; cl. Lapwing)
The first Owl (AM2) was laid down 25 October 1917 by the Todd Shipbuilding Corp., Brooklyn, N.Y.; launched 4 March 1918; sponsored by Miss Ruth R. Dodd; and commissioned 11 July 1918, Lt. (j.g.) Charles ... | http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/o5/owl-i.htm | history.navy.mil | 2.65625 | 0.964934 |
The Brazilian Supreme Court's recognition of same-sex unions in early May marks the latest victory for gay rights in Latin America. The Court's ruling grants equal legal rights to same-sex civil unions as those enjoyed by married heterosexuals, including retirement benefits, joint tax declarations, inheritance rights, ... | http://truth-out.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1281&Itemid=228 | truth-out.org | 3.5 | 0.945603 |
Mars is a cold desert world. It is half the diameter of Earth and has the same amount of dry land. Like Earth, Mars has seasons, polar ice caps, volcanoes, canyons and weather, but its atmosphere is too thin for liquid water to exist for long on the surface. There are signs of ancient floods on Mars, but evidence for w... | http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Mars&Display=Overview&System=Metric | solarsystem.nasa.gov | 3.5625 | 0.945198 |
SAINT ALEXANDER NEVSKY
Alexander Nevsky (1220-1263) was proclaimed Saint of the Russian Orthodox Church by Metropolite Macarius in 1547
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The main goal of Across Cultures is to celebrate Canadian cultural diversity by highlighting the extraordinary contributions that different communities have made to Canada, as well as the many challenges they have had to face, while acknowledging the less praiseworthy moments in Canadian history regardi... | http://www3.nfb.ca/acrosscultures/text.php?txt=abo | www3.nfb.ca | 2.671875 | 0.954063 |
Digital Audio Networking Demystified
The OSI model helps bring order to the chaos of various digital audio network options.
Credit: Randall Fung/Corbis
Networking has been a source of frustration and confusion for pro AV professionals for decades. Fortunately, the International Organization of Standardization, more com... | http://svconline.com/proav/audiovisual-equipment_digital-audio-networking-demystified/ | svconline.com | 3.375 | 0.936211 |
One of the great bits of repartee in The King’s Speech comes as the maverick Australian speech therapist, Lionel Logue, is just getting to know His Royal Highness Prince Albert, the stammering Duke of York:
Logue: “Surely a prince’s brain knows what his mouth’s doing?” Bertie: “You’re obviously not well acquainted with... | http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/08/the-first-and-last-european/george-weigel | firstthings.com | 2.8125 | 0.974207 |
Variation is a term used in genetic science, and concerns the emergence of different varieties, or species. This genetic phenomenon causes individuals or groups within a given species to possess different features from others. For example, all human beings on Earth possess essentially the same genetic information. But ... | http://harunyahya.com/en/books/14789/The_Evolution_Impasse_II/chapter/4896 | harunyahya.com | 4.21875 | 0.957133 |
Doing u-substitution twice (second time with w) Example where we do substitution twice to get the integral into a reasonable form
Doing u-substitution twice (second time with w)
⇐ Use this menu to view and help create subtitles for this video in many different languages. You'll probably want to hide YouTube's captions ... | http://www.khanacademy.org/math/calculus/integral-calculus/u_substitution/v/doing-u-substitution-twice--second-time-with-w | khanacademy.org | 2.75 | 0.944163 |
After failing to win reelection to the Congress Morris moved to Philadelphia and resumed his law practice. A series of newspaper articles on finance secured him the post of assistant to Robert Morris (no relative) in handling the finances of the new government (1781-85). In this position he planned the U.S. decimal coi... | http://www.reference.com/browse/Gouverneur+Morris | reference.com | 2.8125 | 0.978672 |
Herbal In Italy
( Originally Published 1912 )
The Italian botanists of the Renaissance devoted them-selves chiefly to interpreting the works of the classical writers on Natural History, and to the identification of the plants to which they referred. This came about quite naturally, from the fact that the Mediterranean ... | http://www.oldandsold.com/articles31n/herbals-14.shtml | oldandsold.com | 2.5625 | 0.986529 |
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