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Goals and Expectations
I. To facilitate the attainment of the above student achievement goals, all schools will demonstrate:
- A clear and shared focus.
- High standards and expectations for all students.
- Curriculum and Instruction aligned with State Standards.
- Frequent monitoring of teaching and learning.
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As we recount in "Appendix E: A Brief History of State Economic Development," there have been at least eight major institutional vehicles created since 1947 to carry out Michigan’s government economic development policies. These policies generally aim to improve the state’s economy by creating or retaining jobs either ... | <urn:uuid:63389999-a77c-4c61-a201-fb9413bb4481> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mackinac.org/7095 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96635 | 2,474 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Everybody likes money tricks! This one is easy- it's "done with mirrors"!
The basic effect: Show a wooden paddle with three rubber bands on it. Place a coin under one of the bands, give the coin a squeeze, shake the paddle and you've duplicated the coin! Now there is a coin on BOTH sides of the paddle!
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May 27, 2010
As Many Open Summer Camps, Maine CDC Issues Carbon Monoxide Advisory
AUGUSTA – As Mainers take to the lakes, mountains and woods to open camps for the summer season, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services warns of the dangers of carbon monox... | <urn:uuid:5c558832-4ad6-43b4-8f9c-e9edabbacf5c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=DHS+Press+Releases&id=98052&v=article | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937132 | 497 | 2.625 | 3 |
Mountain Man Rendezvous- October 18th-19th-20th-21st
Full encampment. Traders set up shop and hawk wares from black powder rifles to Lewis and Clark beads, tomahawks, moccasins, knives, tanned leather, furs and more. Mountain man Music, Blacksmithing, Archery and possible black powder shoot. Pre 1840 Event with primiti... | <urn:uuid:b54c72af-d0d7-43ff-8bc0-0537ab50fc88> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mainstreethardy.com/mountain-man-rendezvous-october-18th-19th-20th-21st/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956813 | 473 | 2.53125 | 3 |
|CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland. London: Macmillon, 1868. Octavo, original red
cloth recased. WITH: Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found
There. London Macmillon, 1872. Octavo, original red decorated cloth
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Other ways to reduce and reuse waste
Everyone knows the importance of recycling right and the positive impact it has on our environment. But recycling isn't the only way to reduce waste, save resources and money.
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Curves and Surfaces in Geometric Modeling: Theory and Algorithms
Jean Gallier, 2000, Morgan Kauffman Publishers, 491 pp., hardcover.
An introduction to geometric concepts and tools needed for solving
problems of a geometric nature with a computer. It offers theoretical
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DefinitionBy Mayo Clinic staff
If your child has been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, it means he or she was born with a problem in the heart's structure. The news that your child has a congenital heart defect probably made you anxious and worried about your child's immediate and long-term health. But, knowin... | <urn:uuid:892002b9-3a30-412d-87da-a2bb5097171f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/congenital-heart-defects/DS01117 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.871077 | 469 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Question of the Week
November 8, 2011
Did you read the New York Times article about Poison Centers?
NEW YORK TIMES - November 7, 2011
Poison Centers Facing Greater Risks All Around
By PERRI KLASS, M.D.
As a medical student, I took care of a small child hospitalized for an aspirin overdose. During my residency, I tended... | <urn:uuid:769d3e68-d461-48ea-a586-57d4b44a2263> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=poisoncenter&doc=36605 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954182 | 1,262 | 2.625 | 3 |
About Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a longstanding pattern of impulsive and self-destructive behavior, emotional dysregulation, problematic interpersonal relationships, intense fear of abandonment, and identity disturbance. These di... | <urn:uuid:fc748a82-0374-4eb6-97e2-ad7113d60ba7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mclean.harvard.edu/patient/adult/gundersonresidence/about.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.896167 | 243 | 3.25 | 3 |
for Your Aging Pet
As pets get older, they
develop signs of aging just like people. Older pets can develop many
different conditions including kidney and heart disease, dental disease,
arthritis and cataracts. It is important for owners to be aware of these
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«A Figurative History»
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Vintage silver gelatin print
Kálmán‘s portraits of impoverished agricultural labourers speak of the type of social commitment Americans have come to associate with Dorothea Lange. The difference is that Kálmán was closer to the left-wing movement than Lange. Kálmán‘s husband, Iván Hevesy, an important literary figure a... | <urn:uuid:71105916-af37-422e-897f-f6d2c84d4899> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.michaelhoppengallery.com/artist,show,1,48,0,0,0,0,0,0,kata_kalman.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951128 | 299 | 2.84375 | 3 |
|[mmdairport] [Up] [mmdasp]||Demonstrations|
In this example, the image of an electric circuit diagram is processed. The circuit diagram image is composed of two kinds of objects: the circuit itself, that has a large area, and the letters, that have small areas. Eliminating all the objects that have area less than 200,... | <urn:uuid:22082829-544e-4faa-878b-9981ff151f74> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mmorph.com/pymorph/morph/mmdemos/mmdarea.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.813754 | 224 | 2.609375 | 3 |
This post was written by Senator Jeanne Shaheen:
The United States has very serious energy challenges. We remain overly dependent on foreign oil and reliant on an outdated energy infrastructure that harms American businesses and gives our overseas competitors an unfair advantage. Gasoline prices are on the rise again a... | <urn:uuid:b885d454-8827-44ed-8235-a6b3434f9fdf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.momscleanairforce.org/2012/09/20/the-shaheen-portman-energy-efficiency-bill-now-is-the-time-to-act/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946735 | 748 | 2.671875 | 3 |
overpopulates is a valid word in this word list. For a definition, see the external dictionary links below.
The word "overpopulates" uses 13 letters: A E E L O O P P R S T U V.
No direct anagrams for overpopulates found in this word list.
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Home > News > Gallium Clusters are Too Small to Melt
November 12th, 2003
Gallium Clusters are Too Small to Melt
Nanoscopic clusters of gallium atoms, consisting of as few as 17 atoms, melt at much higher temperatures than bulk gallium, according to recent research at the Indiana University. The observation runs counter... | <urn:uuid:7d2a7381-95e1-44d0-8ed4-beb322fbf5a9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=02236 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.892775 | 198 | 3.53125 | 4 |
– Bringing lab-on-chip systems closer to the market
August 19-30, 2013
Last year's programme can be viewed here.
In biotechnology research, the current trend goes toward using miniaturized and automated tools for screening and diagnostics, which calls for lab-on-chip solutions.
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Human Behavior in Military Contexts
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Slang for a tween's bedroom, staples in "the technology cave" include a TV, computer, stereo, iPod, and cell phone.
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NASA placed a heavy bet on new technology last week, when it picked Lockheed Martin to build the X-33a half-scale version of the space shuttle's proposed successor. Lockheed Martin's proposal "pushes the technology most, which is in NASA's and the nation's interest", according to Edward Crowley, head of the aeronautics... | <urn:uuid:85cdd202-341b-4492-97d3-88031f3ac3ae> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg15120383.100-technology--heir-to-the-shuttle-pushes-the-limits.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925588 | 219 | 3.296875 | 3 |
Bob Holmes describes the new world of "visual language" being developed by Bob Horn and his team (10 July, p 32). His belief that the amalgamation of words and images provides a more efficient form of communication is no doubt well founded. But is this method of communication really the next revolutionary step, or is i... | <urn:uuid:74e47e85-f922-4135-9621-01164dfd4283> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16321996.700-seeing-language.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928711 | 141 | 2.515625 | 3 |
PREVIOUS claims that dark matter had been detected are being called into doubt following a new experiment's failure to spot any of the elusive particles.
For years, scientists running the DAMA experiment beneath a mountain in Italy have detected flashes of light in a sodium iodide target that they say are caused by int... | <urn:uuid:7949932f-c1d7-4ad8-8351-e4eb2cc30ceb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627592.800-dark-matter-claims-thrown-into-doubt-by-new-data.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95553 | 200 | 3.734375 | 4 |
Elizabeth Blackburn is launching a commercial genetic test that measures DNA markers of ageing – what can we learn from it?
Your test measures telomere shortening, a marker of biological ageing. What can this tell us?
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SUN WILL ONLY BURN FOR 5 BILLION MORE YEARS.
HUMANS EXPRESS CONCERN.
We are often reminded that the sun will only shine in a way that can support life way out here on the earth for only about another five billion years. Sensing the eventuality of the cataclysm, we’re easily inclined to express our concern, along with o... | <urn:uuid:35c4ac63-90a9-4c60-8e77-869f28f9cf39> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newslaugh.com/coverstory050706.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935063 | 1,636 | 2.765625 | 3 |
MEDICAL DISPATCH about whether the medical community should rely on computers to perform certain medical diagnoses. Two years ago, Dr. Hans Ohlin, the 50-year-old chief of coronary care at the University of Lund Hospital, in Sweden, participated in an electrocardiogram (EKG) study led by Lars Edenbrandt, Ohlin's collea... | <urn:uuid:eac8d1de-3cfc-430d-b6c6-c3504a0e3b55> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1998/03/30/1998_03_30_074_TNY_LIBRY_000015236 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950609 | 966 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Strength exercises make your muscles stronger. Even small increases in strength can make a big difference in your ability to stay independent and carry out everyday activities, such as climbing stairs and carrying groceries. These exercises also are called "strength training" or "resistance training."
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Growing up in the 60s in a bucolic village in Northern New Mexico, we had no idea about such things as political correctness or multi-culturalism. My friends included descendents of Montezuma, scions of the Spanish explorers, Native Americans from a nearby Pueblo and even a few “white” kids. None of us really thought a... | <urn:uuid:c0a07d19-f31b-452f-8915-3ea4a4b85e36> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nmgastronome.com/blog/?m=200803 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953793 | 1,629 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Sex Education??? My Child’s Only 3 Years Old!
...well then, already s/he has received a wealth of messages about sexuality - three years worth, in fact. Just think about it:
- When infants are touched and cuddled, they learn that they are lovable.
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James Meredith at the University of Mississippi in 2006, as the school dedicated a bronze statue in his likeness on campus.
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Sugar and Cancer
Contrary to rumors, sugar does not make cancer grow more quickly. All cells, including cancer cells, do depend on glucose for energy. Providing more sugar will not cause an increased rate of growth, and sugar deprivation will not slow the growth of cancer cells. Even if you abstain from eating carbohyd... | <urn:uuid:5fbe6456-c552-4aaf-ac13-dd971cf2d201> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nutrition411.com/oncology-for-healthcare-professionals/professional-refreshers/item/28492-sugar-and-cancer | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940838 | 1,699 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Hepatitis B is a disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B has a wide range of clinical presentations. It can be mild, without symptoms, or it may cause chronic hepatitis. In some cases, when infants and young children acquire hepatitis B, they are at high risk for chronic liver disease and live... | <urn:uuid:16a6e2e2-171e-4c81-a18e-2f1e957a4560> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nyhq.org/diw/Content.asp?PageID=DIW002222 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951398 | 478 | 4.125 | 4 |
If the answers were not as easily forthcoming, the prisoner would be locked into the machine, face down with the head through the upper pillory and the legs firmly strapped at the other end. At this point, information was again requested. If the prisoner refused, the spiked drum was slowly rotated one full revolution. ... | <urn:uuid:5975ff14-2fe3-4d89-b71e-4446716c0750> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.occasionalhell.com/infdevice/detail.php?recordID=Revolving%20Drum | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983644 | 246 | 2.625 | 3 |
Tips For Growing Watermelon
Growing watermelon can be a satisfying experience if you love gardening, and also if you love the fruit. Nothing is more pleasurable than growing your favorite fruit and eating it. One of the best qualities of watermelon is that it is an ideal summer fruit.
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Preventing Medical Errors
Creating a Culture of Safety Reduces Preventable Medical Errors
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The holidays can be stressful and can lead to anxiety. Anxiety is a mental disorder that affects literally millions of people. It's an illness that often dovetails with depression and alternates from mild discomfort to almost uncontrollable panic with physical symptoms. While some medications have been known to ease an... | <urn:uuid:079298fb-2c34-48a0-a806-65828f0427c9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.pacificcollege.edu/acupuncture-massage-news/acupuncture-massage-publications/Anxiety-Disorders-and-Traditional-Chinese-Medicine-265/blogger/krushall/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942455 | 450 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Type 2 Diabetes
Causes of diabetes
Type 2 diabetes occurs when your blood sugar (glucose) levels get too high because:
- Your body isn't able to use Reference insulin Opens New Window the right way. This makes it hard for your cells to get glucose from blood to make energy. This is called Reference insulin resistance O... | <urn:uuid:d0ae2d30-c904-4489-b17f-02d519b31406> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.pamf.org/health/healthinfo/?A=C&type=info&hwid=hw135189§ion=hw135220 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.897917 | 610 | 3.515625 | 4 |
By Jessica Wilson on Wednesday Sept. 26, 2012
If you're up to date on new technology, chances are, you have heard about the cloud and how it's becoming a major player in the technological world. What makes cloud computing so appealing? It's fast, simple to use, and offers powerful functionality on any Internet enabled ... | <urn:uuid:b9ad1df3-f702-4c65-85bf-cce61b07d1ef> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.parthenonsoftware.com/blog/by-category/technology/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955602 | 438 | 2.75 | 3 |
Millennium Development Goals
This list has been adapted from the original, which was compiled for the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference’s presentation on THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: A REPORT CARD FOR THE WORLD November 15, 2009 by Joanne Dufour
Overview of the MDGs
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Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees
The ARM architecture describes a family of RISC -based computer processors designed and licensed by British company ARM Holdings . It was first developed in the 1980s [ 2 ] by Acorn Computers Ltd to power their desktop machines and subsequently spun off as a separate company, no... | <urn:uuid:dfbe8e5e-fb8d-484a-8a8c-f35aae1ed9b9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.pearltrees.com/cyborg_x1/arm-cpu/id1835740 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944119 | 260 | 3.28125 | 3 |
, a good introduction to a very useful module. There's a couple of points I feel should be included though.
File::Find is cross-platform. It's one of the really handy ways for iterating directory trees on Windows - something Microsoft don't encourage you to do, with their 'hidden files' (File::Find X-rays through Windo... | <urn:uuid:9daef8e9-e37c-4f94-a8f2-31d5530de4fa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl/jacques?parent=217174;node_id=3333 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.83939 | 389 | 2.546875 | 3 |
The computers in Teaching IT on many context and levels use basic productivity software for teaching computer literacy, compilers for programming courses and relational database management services and proprieties. Computer teaching as with purpose and reference of learning includes especially with tagging to IT Basic ... | <urn:uuid:2cd11204-60d8-40f4-8be5-5f5ab460a326> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.phdinit.com/6-useful-web-apps-to-teach-it-basics-to-anyone.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952931 | 506 | 3.265625 | 3 |
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How much does the sun weigh?
At this distance from the sun, how much would a copy weigh?
In other words, with what force (in newtons, or planck units, or dynes, or tons---your choice) would a copy be attracted if it were at earth's average distance?
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Additive manufacturing is shaping the future
3D printing technology will change the way we make things
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U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams
In this test at a range in Dahlgren, Va., the Navy fired a 32-megajoule half-power prototype of the electromagnetic railgun, developed by BAE Systems. (The Navy compares one megajoule of energy to a 1-ton vehicle moving at about 100 miles per hour.) The full-scale system is expected ... | <urn:uuid:9e322f91-9b39-4496-b71c-8e56a3e16bef> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/weapons/the-navys-electric-cannon-fires-its-first-shots-6969929 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948461 | 584 | 2.859375 | 3 |
"Pathways of Cooperation: Integrated and Un-integrated International Environmental Governance" (Chapter Outline)
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Aug 30, 2012
Harvard scientists have created a type of “cyborg” tissue for the first time by embedding a three-dimensional network of functional, biocompatible, nanoscale wires into engineered human tissues.
As described in a paper published Aug. 26 in the journal Nature Materials, a research team led by Charles M. Lie... | <urn:uuid:ecf0b406-d94e-4f82-b955-aa5e8b3b0462> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.prisonplanet.com/researchers-grow-cyborg-tissues-with-embedded-nanoelectronics.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940854 | 313 | 3.265625 | 3 |
TOMA LECHE for Healthy, Strong Mom & Baby
TOMA LECHE & March of Dimes Partner to Increase Calcium Consumption Among Moms-to-Be
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HomePage > Components and HowTos > CommandLine
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About The Charts and Nutrition Facts
- For accuracy, the calorie chart and fat chart are based on the biggest serving size available.
- These nutrition facts came directly from the USDA or manufacturer/restaurant.
- If you're using a calorie counter, remember that Fat, Carbs, and Protein calories are just close estimat... | <urn:uuid:4086340a-7e45-46b1-9a37-52f734178d91> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.quitehealthy.com/nutrition-facts/hungry-howies/R171441.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.913174 | 430 | 3.09375 | 3 |
October 18, 2012
A Mystery at the Earth's Poles
Michael Richardson, Japan Times
When sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean fell to a record-low level last month, much of the analysis in Asia and the Pacific focused on the opening of new and shorter commercial shipping routes to Europe, and increased access to Arctic offsho... | <urn:uuid:6cde4204-f932-44b8-a5a6-e77b9080cd52> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.realclearworld.com/2012/10/18/a_mystery_at_the_earths_poles_141304.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.88311 | 85 | 2.5625 | 3 |
| The name 'Green Man' is a very modern term for a very ancient image.
Some people call these images 'foliate heads' (leafy heads) which perhaps
describes them better, as they are seldom green.
The heads we know today are all within churches. Some of them are quite
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He was born in Devonshire, the son of a yeoman, and was at an early age apprenticed to a ship captain. He made voyages to Guinea and the West Indies and in 1567 commanded a ship in a slave-trading expedition of his kinsman, John Hawkins. On the voyage the Spanish attacked and destroyed all but three of the English vess... | <urn:uuid:346f0988-5446-4377-b48e-278345f8d155> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.reference.com/browse/Drake%2C+Sir+Francis | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97317 | 991 | 3.703125 | 4 |
Using the same database, for use primarily in Windows environments. Active Directory also allows administrators to assign policies, deploy software, and apply critical updates to an organization. Active Directory stores information and settings in a central database. Active Directory networks can vary from a small inst... | <urn:uuid:83a2d4f4-3a80-418b-9a13-7d6b8522258f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.reference.com/browse/complies+with | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.916047 | 2,794 | 3.234375 | 3 |
The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of fuel and an oxidizer (typically air) occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. This exothermic reaction creates gases at high temperature and pressure, which are permitted to expand. Internal combustion engines are defined by the usefu... | <urn:uuid:b4bc16be-5f2a-49c9-870a-823875d75f4f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.reference.com/browse/trochilic | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950727 | 5,248 | 4.0625 | 4 |
Exotic has a decidedly negative connotation to environmental scientists. From their point of view exotic means an invasion of a species that destroys the habitat for native species.
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To ensure that our products are environmentally responsible, we are promoting (1) energy conservation and global warming prevention, (2) resource conservation and recycling, and (3) pollution prevention.
Energy Conservation / Prevention of Global Warming
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Everything, including the kitchen sink, part of this fiery display
May 1, 2008
by Kelly Downs
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Visitors to the Imagine Festival watched a traditional coke fired cupola, a visual labor-intensive process used for several hundred years to produce cast iron objects.
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Providing Good Dental Care Can Extend Your Dog?s Life
Caring for your dogs teeth is a vital part of his overall health and maintenance. Sure, you may feel funny brushing Fido?s pearly whites every night before bed, but good dental care for dogs is much more than just having white teeth and good breath.
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Definition of Blood count
Blood count: The calculated number of white or red blood cells (WBCs or RBCs) in a cubic millimeter of blood.Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2012
Drug Medical Dictionary of Terms by Letter
Medical Dictionary Term:
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Events / Then and Now, exhibit
Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, All Day
February 21 to August 5
Come take a look at some of the innovations that have helped make our lives easier and more enjoyable with the new exhibit Then and Now. Here you will see how innovation has affected home, office and play over the past century.
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Our children experience enormous pressures to be online all the time. They are starting as young as 2 years-old on the iPhone and evolving to the 8 to18 year-old spending more than 7½ hours per day in digital activity of one form or another, and that doesn’t include cell phone use.
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Print version ISSN 0037-8682
SANTOS, João Barberino et al. The effect of bed nets impregnated with deltamethrin on malaria morbidity in an endemic area of the Brazilian Amazonian Region. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. [online]. 1998, vol.31, n.1, pp. 1-9. ISSN 0037-8682.... | <urn:uuid:f156c861-36a4-451e-ba32-16415c661fd5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0037-86821998000100001&lng=en&nrm=iso | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.868516 | 312 | 2.578125 | 3 |
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) uses a 2.5-meter telescope with a wider field of view than any other large telescope, located on a mountaintop in New Mexico called Apache Point and devoted solely to mapping the universe. We now know that some three-quarters of the universe consists of dark energy, whose very existe... | <urn:uuid:cd6d1c23-4726-4bbd-a9a9-42c9c4875cc1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencecodex.com/boss_the_baryon_oscillation_spectroscopic_survey | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951363 | 1,955 | 3.6875 | 4 |
May 22, 2006 An international team of scientists has developed an explanation for why Madagascar has such a wealth of animals found only on this island. Their findings will help sort out the evolutionary history of these animals and prioritize conservation efforts in the limited remaining natural forests of Madagascar,... | <urn:uuid:753a3cee-ac46-44f7-96a5-0cd4498d8840> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060521103348.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962575 | 870 | 4.15625 | 4 |
June 16, 2008 Pontine neurons are generated in the rear part of the brain and ultimately end up in the cerebellum, a region in the brain responsible for coordinating the senses and motor functions in the body. How these neurons make the journey across the brain has, until now, been somewhat of a mystery. In a new paper... | <urn:uuid:a3c3747f-dfe2-4912-b47b-81a08cdb86ae> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080610092756.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.906191 | 538 | 3.6875 | 4 |
Aug. 4, 2011 No one likes a know-it-all but we expect to be able to catch them out: someone who acts like they know everything but doesn't can always be tripped up with a well-chosen question. Can't they? Not so. New research in quantum physics has shown that a quantum know-it-all could lack information about a subject... | <urn:uuid:b63b3043-5371-4d6c-b7e1-89ea05e335bb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110731170028.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950442 | 803 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Feb. 10, 2012 A research group in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta is hoping its latest discovery could one day be used to develop new therapies that target certain types of cancers.
The discovery by Mark Glover, his graduate student Zahra Havali-Shahriari and post-doctoral fellow Nicola... | <urn:uuid:3ef981ca-6606-4a2c-9ce3-37ef0f323bbc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120210133350.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952779 | 788 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Jan. 23, 2013 In the period between 130,000 and 115,000 years ago, Earth's climate was warmer than today. But how much warmer was it and what did the warming do to global sea levels? -- as we face global warming in the future, the answer to these questions is becoming very important. New research from the NEEM ice core... | <urn:uuid:1eadd016-1765-466b-9476-308117fd647a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130123133612.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96092 | 1,152 | 4.28125 | 4 |
In 1915 when the Panama-California Exposition opened in Balboa Park, local artists of the time showed their work to the world. Many of them joined civic leaders to organize and fund a new art museum, lending their vision to its eventual grandeur. By 1926, when the San Diego Museum of Art opened its doors, the creativit... | <urn:uuid:10577f35-aabb-40d2-b764-7b8cd46c55ae> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sdmaag.org/about_us/history | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92446 | 163 | 2.53125 | 3 |
If you are a user of UNIX based systems, especially when it comes to work related issues, then you are not doubt already familiar with the command line. It is how you are able to get things done quickly on a UNIX machine. For the uninitiated, the command line is when you a text based system to control the operating sys... | <urn:uuid:92a03a8d-7cc4-4f15-abc1-372532073b2d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.security-faqs.com/using-windows-powershell-to-protect-your-computer.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977181 | 945 | 2.703125 | 3 |
August 1, 1996 * Vol . 6, No. 7
SFU tests new controls for potato blight
A strain of the potato blight now threatening crops in eastern Canada is
only a sizeable rainfall away from infecting B.C. potatoes.
Prof. Zamir Punja, director of SFU's centre
for pestology, is currently involved in a three-year study into ways
o... | <urn:uuid:3b1410ad-b057-4173-875b-707c607a52f2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/sfnews/1996/Aug1/blight.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961195 | 425 | 3.46875 | 3 |
How should one go about finding a job in microbiology?
SIMB’s Education Committee has written a guide on finding a career in industrial microbiology: Job Hunting by the Industrial Microbiologist as well as a brochure on Careers in Industrial Microbiology.
Download Job Hunting Guide | Download Career Brochure
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Survival of Head and Neck Cancer Patients is Greatly Affected by Coexisting Ailments
Nov. 19, 2008 – Current estimates for head and neck cancer survival are largely inaccurate because they widely disregard many of the most common diseases such patients have in addition to their primary cancer, says Jay Piccirillo, MD, ... | <urn:uuid:7cd77f6b-c557-4752-b172-a14c8613fe3b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/ContentPage.aspx?id=3332 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949562 | 1,151 | 2.53125 | 3 |
With winter upon us, we hope you will continue to provide your skin with much-needed sun protection. The intensity of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation is not simply linked to air temperature, and while bright, hot, sunny days always pose UV risks, you can damage your skin on cold or cloudy days as well. Thi... | <urn:uuid:e4b40fda-d998-411a-9e2b-c17651894fd0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.skincancer.org/publications/sun-and-skin-news/winter-2010-27-4/message-from-the-president | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923166 | 493 | 2.75 | 3 |
What could be better for training for close observation than science and poetry in combination? Here are a handful of picture books with poems and illustrations that illuminate nature and science both far away and in our own backyards.
Out of this World: Poems and Facts about Space by Amy E. Sklansky, illustrated by St... | <urn:uuid:ed0ab1df-fcb4-4b7a-8ae6-2ba27dd0229b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.slj.com/2012/08/books-media/cc_september2012_science-poetry/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915348 | 2,279 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, galena and marcasite. Nenthead, North Pennines, Britain
Sphalerite (light grey, bottom left) and chalcopyrite (yellow, top right) are the major sulphides. Pyrite (light yellow, centre) is euhedral to subhedral and is intergrown with minor marcasite (white, centre right), which is diffi... | <urn:uuid:18dd60f8-dfc6-4331-a6f8-ba59b0f545dc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.smenet.org/opaque-ore/plate58c.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.854548 | 205 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Old Wives' Tales
Radio & TV
Toxin du jour
Claim: Harmful levels of asbestos have been found in several brands of children's crayons.
Origins: On 23 May 2000, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer published an article announcing the discovery of asbestos in certain brands of children's crayons; specifically, Crayola, Prang, an... | <urn:uuid:a9d97196-6b21-409a-8d24-5bf9b1ce19b7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/crayons.asp | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948513 | 943 | 2.71875 | 3 |
SOS mothers are at the centre of our charity's work and are a key part of what separates us from other children's charities and orphanages. SOS mothers are the dedicated women who work day to day for the benefit of their SOS children. They live with their children, care for their children, comfort their children and ce... | <urn:uuid:9a693132-e9cc-40f9-8135-2ed2d2b3f4c5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/sponsor-a-child/sos-mothers | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978496 | 1,025 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Farewell to Manzanar
Summary—Ten Thousand Voices
Papa’s life ended at Manzanar . . . . Until this trip I had not been able to admit that my own life really began there.
Jeanne is the first of her family to graduate from college and the first to marry a non-Japanese person. That most Japanese do not talk about Manzanar ... | <urn:uuid:ed598148-1936-4e43-b9cb-b26f6f3cf5f6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/manzanar/section15.rhtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981142 | 1,473 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Using a new method, researchers have discovered that whole grains like corn, whole wheat, oats and brown rice can have as much–or more–antioxidant, anti-cancer activity as vegetables and fruits. Previously, the antioxidant potential of whole grains was underestimated because scientists did not know how to measure it.
I... | <urn:uuid:706a70df-9450-4974-b760-ff476e7183e2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=410 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960407 | 633 | 3.5 | 4 |
These are the Florida model standards for teaching the civil rights movement. The text highlighted in gray represents content that was added to the state¹s existing standards or was revised to create a model standard that provides comprehensive coverage of the civil rights movement.
SURVEY OF STANDARDS AND FRAMEWORKS
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It's Fun Friday -- time for some fun for the weekend. Enjoy today's post and I'll see you back here on Monday with more philatelic news and notes.
Tel Aviv is an ultra-modern city located on the Mediterranean coastline of Israel. From the appearance of the city, it is hard to fathom that the city is officially just 100... | <urn:uuid:200ae582-5281-467e-a8f1-f649b2f72454> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.stampsofdistinction.com/2008/05/seashells-and-birth-of-tel-aviv-israel.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9666 | 777 | 2.875 | 3 |
The other day I listened to James May chatting on Radio 5 Live about the new series of Man Lab and in it he discussed the perfect cup of tea. As in everything in life, I agreed with some of what James May said, but disagreed with other parts, for example he suggested using the same water for heating the teapot for rebo... | <urn:uuid:ec766598-c235-4fdd-8fac-a8193dc38dd2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.steenbergs.co.uk/blog/tag/cuppa/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962816 | 3,930 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Edward McCabe was born in Dublin 14 February 1816. He was educated at Father Doyle's school, Arran Quay, entered the seminary at Maynooth in 1833, and was ordained 24 June 1839. After serving successive curacies in Clontarf and the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin, in 1856 McCabe was made parish priest of St. Nicholas Without i... | <urn:uuid:0b02b751-c632-4110-a0f0-285b8c3bbc59> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.stiffsandstones.blogspot.com/2010/09/edward-cardinal-mccabe-archbishop-of.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976472 | 561 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Higgs confident CERN particle is one he forecast in 1960s
BRUSSELS (REUTERS) - The physicists who theorised the existence of a basic subatomic particle half a century ago are confident recent data is proving they were right all along.
Professor Peter Higgs, whose eponymous "Higgs boson" is the long-sought target of the... | <urn:uuid:63eb34e8-aa41-41e0-b7d3-c28ab6e0a9a9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/technology/story/higgs-confident-cern-particle-one-he-forecast-1960s-20121128 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970213 | 253 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Easton Illustrated Bible Dictionary
A name applied to the Israelites in Scripture only by one who is a foreigner (Genesis 39:14,17
, etc.), or by the Israelites when they speak of themselves to foreigners (40:15; Exodus 1:19
), or when spoken of an contrasted with other peoples (Genesis 43:32
; Exodus 1:3,7,15
; Deuter... | <urn:uuid:d9c899e4-3896-4705-88b9-63f182c89e08> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.studylight.org/dic/ebd/view.cgi?number=T1707 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904421 | 424 | 3.375 | 3 |
Guide to understanding importance of crop rotation
Though it's easy for suburbanites or city dwellers to go months, if not years, without seeing a farm, the most recent agriculture census for which information is available notes that in 2007 there were 2.1 million farms in the United States. Those farms spanned 922 mil... | <urn:uuid:37f6d4a8-9a22-42ec-b7f6-6e3d9d7608de> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sunadvocate.com/index.php?tier=1&article_id=21674&poll=269&vote=results | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962048 | 519 | 3.515625 | 4 |
Transportation is one of the most popular, posted-on, talked-about topics at TreeHugger, and with good reason. We all have to get around, and it’s something that most of us do multiple times every day: to and from work, school, the store; shuttling kids; meeting friends…the list goes on. While there are multiple ways t... | <urn:uuid:89e9198f-865a-4748-84b4-992825a2fd58> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sundancechannel.com/blog/2007/03/biodiesel | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949659 | 751 | 2.765625 | 3 |
The figure illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical January. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the strongest winds shown by dark blue. It is based on 1728 NWW3 fore... | <urn:uuid:75f5098d-6404-4bb1-b932-a98977a6c88a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.surf-forecast.com/charts/Porto-Batel/wind/statistics/january | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937264 | 345 | 3.0625 | 3 |
The image in the painting is derived from a biology textbook illustration of a circulation system. Winters is interested in the organizing structures and systems beneath the seeming randomness of nature's complexity. His paintings are metaphors for social structures, means of communication and modes of living. They als... | <urn:uuid:14045736-b2f4-4714-afa6-7e24d7884c1e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/winters-monkey-puzzle-t05076/text-display-caption | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950046 | 111 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Don't Sneeze: New Batteries Smaller than Salt Grains
CREDIT: © Kasiap | Dreamstime.com
The next generation of lithium-ion batteries could be small enough to pour out of a saltshaker.
Lithium-ion batteries have become ubiquitous in today's consumer electronics, powering laptops, cell phones, and portable music players. ... | <urn:uuid:25d299d2-53fe-462f-bde4-831a2a126c3e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.technewsdaily.com/1387-dont-sneeze-new-batteries-smaller-than-salt-grains.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928793 | 418 | 3.34375 | 3 |
Like many kids fascinated by science and technology, I grew up reading articles and watching documentaries about cutting-edge research. The way research was presented in popular media made results seem so clear-cut and pristine, as though brilliant individuals willed creative ideas into existence. However, reality is f... | <urn:uuid:26bb45cc-d2cf-429b-9acc-bbfe1ea759d5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.technologyreview.com/article/508291/lessons-from-the-grind/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966461 | 908 | 2.65625 | 3 |
The Study on the Transmission Structure for High Transmission Rate Based on Cooperative Communication
Recently, cooperative communications have been proposed that allows single antenna system in a multi user environment to share their antennas. And cooperative communications make a virtual multiple antenna transmitters... | <urn:uuid:ae0f7bb4-295a-449d-94fe-bcb1f4647c7d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.techrepublic.com/whitepapers/the-study-on-the-transmission-structure-for-high-transmission-rate-based-on-cooperative-communication/32870735?scname=programming-languages | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.906736 | 123 | 2.578125 | 3 |
July 6, 2012
The Invisible Bank: How Kenya Has Beaten the World in Mobile Money
A beginner’s guide to m-Pesa and an examine its implications for financial access in developing economies. By Ken Banks for National Geographic.
New innovations are challenging the idea that development requires handing ideas down from deve... | <urn:uuid:d6571213-2919-4bd9-9e70-386be155800f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/2012/07/030861.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952807 | 510 | 3.015625 | 3 |
07 August 2009|
On June 9, 1996, citizens of Thailand celebrated the 50th anniversary of the accession to the throne of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The Royal Thai Government, the Thai people, and friends around the world have organized year-long to commemorate this joyful and auspicious event. Having reigned f... | <urn:uuid:394710ea-b048-4a72-b71c-2338fd068665> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thaiembassy.jp/rte2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=72 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950138 | 554 | 2.546875 | 3 |
HOMESTEAD, Florida (AP) -- It's hatchling season for American crocodiles and the imperiled species is thriving outside one South Florida nuclear power plant.
Canals for cooling water at Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant are prime croc habitat and have been credited with helping the crocodiles' recovery in Florida. Biolo... | <urn:uuid:b73be5f8-96dd-49cd-a70a-a5c32d6a7112> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.the-review.com/latest%20headlines/2012/08/09/baby-american-crocodiles-hatch-at-fla-power-plant | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942498 | 180 | 2.9375 | 3 |
|clearing acute hepatitis c
Dec 17, 2012
Can you please define acute hepatitis c? i have had it for 1 to 3 years and i want to know if my body could have cleared it up on its own, and how likely is it?
| Response from Dr. Taylor
Acute hepatitis C is defined as the first 26 weeks after a new infection. During this perio... | <urn:uuid:c8764f43-6d9d-4edb-ad5c-7ebe37b2c309> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Hepatitis/Q226541.html?ic=4003 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93588 | 282 | 2.515625 | 3 |
One area of anti-HIV therapy research that has been inadequately addressed is strategies around third line therapy regimens. As a result, there is only a modest amount of data to guide physicians and patients in making treatment decisions in this setting.
Third line therapy is usually defined as a regimen for an indivi... | <urn:uuid:9311a077-81be-4cb1-b3ac-bab252698cdc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thebodypro.com/content/art5052.html?ts=pf | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962606 | 1,401 | 2.53125 | 3 |
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