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IFAW returns rehabilitated black bears to wild in India
"Bears across India are disappearing due to increased poaching and habitat destruction," said A.J. Cady, IFAW's Director of Animals in Crisis and Distress, "This is a unique and vital program fighting to protect Asia's black bears and we are working very hard to a... | <urn:uuid:a584d4bc-080a-4ba5-80c4-e141d7361205> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ifaw.org/canada/node/22151 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961349 | 488 | 3 | 3 |
Looking back at this chapter now, the major question to ask is does the argument still hold? The central issue remains for me the individualistic orientation of many of the discussions of social education – and the extent to which it is possible to infuse these with a social understanding of selfhood. In many respects,... | <urn:uuid:75189e47-17d4-47d9-90bd-33ddbfc0ee3d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.infed.org/archives/developing_youth_work/dyw5.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969297 | 9,663 | 2.984375 | 3 |
chinoiserie (shēnwäzrēˈ) [key], decorative work produced under the influence of Chinese art, applied particularly to the more fanciful and extravagant manifestations. Intimations of Eastern art reached Europe in the Middle Ages in the porcelains brought by returning travelers. Eastern trade was maintained during the in... | <urn:uuid:e5a9b42e-63b0-4bbf-92b4-cc0c490871f2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/society/chinoiserie.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93002 | 340 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Canosa di Puglia
Canosa di Puglia (känôˈzä dē pōˈlyä) [key], Lat. Canusium, city (1991 pop. 31,240), Apulia, S Italy, on the Ofanto River. It is a commercial and agricultural center. The city flourished under the Romans and was noted for its wool and its fine vases, many of which have been unearthed in nearby tombs (3d... | <urn:uuid:731cab02-1f5b-4c02-98a5-4b6bbff61ace> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/canosa-di-puglia.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971415 | 238 | 2.953125 | 3 |
How Does a Diversion Program Function in Society? Unless you are a criminal justice junkie, you most likely have by no means heard of the term ?diversion program.? A diversion program basically makes it possible for criminals to avoid jail time by permitting them extra methods for paying back for their crime. At first,... | <urn:uuid:cc202244-e6c5-49db-a476-c9eac39a4497> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.informationbible.com/article-what-a-fantastic-plus-for-a-diversion-program-206800.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944721 | 984 | 2.578125 | 3 |
More and more children are living online these days, spending their time plunked in front of screens aplenty.
It isn’t just television anymore. It’s electronic tablets, smartphones and computers vying for youth’s attention.
Youth are using technology for a variety of reasons. It can range anywhere from using technology... | <urn:uuid:733a473d-bf46-4358-a0b9-daa4752f42db> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.insidehalton.com/opinion/editorial/article/1583773--know-risks-for-children-in-online-world | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926533 | 424 | 3.046875 | 3 |
These pages present recommended academic courses that emphasize either the study of Interstitial Arts or incorporate the core philosophies of interstitiality into their foundations, as well as scholarly resources for further research.
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JANGALI MOVEMENT (1915-20), a movement that took shape in the aftermath of the 1905-11 Constitutional Revolution, under the leadership of Mirzˊā Kuček Khan Jangali (q.v.), in response to the period of political decay brought about by the advent of World War I and the occupation of Iran by Anglo-Russian and Ottoman troo... | <urn:uuid:42872a2b-93d1-4569-853b-a792cc60dfba> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/jangali-movement | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96594 | 14,468 | 3.640625 | 4 |
India's children starving to death while grain rots in fields
MORE THAN 3,000 children die each day across India from illnesses related to malnutrition and hunger, yet millions of tonnes of rodent-infested grain rot in fields across the north of the country.
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|17th-6th C. BCE
||BIBLICAL TIMES |
|(BCE - Before the Common Era)|
|Abraham, Isaac, Jacob - patriarchs of the Jewish people and bearers of a belief in one God - settle in the Land of Israel.|
Famine forces Israelites to migrate to Egypt.
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Judaism: HaRav Kook on Psalm 119
HaRav Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook zts"lFirst Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, revered and famed Torah sage, philosopher, writer, poet, iconic and beloved leader of religious Zionism and the return to Zion (1865-1935).
Psalm 119: King David's Nightly Schedule
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The Government of the Northwest Territories is partnered with the Government of Canada in its delivery of programs for the agriculture sector. Under the banner, "Growing Forward" it is delivering programs that are simple, more effective and tailored to the needs of the NWT's agricultural community.
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New Technology to Boost Energy Conversion Efficiency of CIGS Solar Cell
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Teijin Ltd., a leading Japanese manufacturer of polymer chemicals, have jointly developed a technology to dramatically enhance the energy conversion efficiency of a fle... | <urn:uuid:ae8cfa93-6a73-4bfd-b0f8-a37febc6dae4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/028562.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.8627 | 450 | 2.8125 | 3 |
February 12, 2010
Twenty years ago on February 14, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft had sailed beyond the outermost planet in our solar system and turned its camera inward to snap a series of final images that would be its parting valentine to the string of planets it called home.
Mercury was too close to the sun to see, Ma... | <urn:uuid:2b4d47f0-82d0-4663-b30c-ab5c563d26c0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=2482 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971788 | 851 | 3.734375 | 4 |
The state aims to thin the deer herd, which numbers about 1.6 million, close to an all-time high. The deer are making too much of a nuisance of themselves - treating farm fields as salad bars, playing Russian roulette with fast-moving automobiles, rummaging for goodies in suburban yards. So shoot early, shoot often, th... | <urn:uuid:7031d06a-92e3-40c9-9c8b-68339b37610a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/29194714.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952082 | 1,014 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer, accounting for 75 percent of all skin cancers. About one million people in the United States are diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma each year, but the good news is that it is highly treatable and highly curable.
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If you purchase software from a trusted provider such as Adobe or Microsoft, for example, you don’t have to worry about the software harming your computer. However, if you download free software, also know as “freeware” or “shareware” from the Internet, it can contain spyware, adware, trojans, back doors, key loggers, ... | <urn:uuid:fe199368-ad99-4920-afef-bdd9a3a29fab> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.justaskgemalto.com/en/working/tips/how-can-i-be-sure-software-what-it-claims-it-isor-piece-software-isnt-malicious-0 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925694 | 151 | 2.5625 | 3 |
There is a popular kids' song that goes "the wheels on the bus go round and round … and the people on the bus go up and down." But now they'll also be browsing the web and Facebooking and Tweeting and learning.
The buses at the northern Kansas City School District bus headquarters are fitted for the future - they have ... | <urn:uuid:a708e179-47fd-48f5-827a-0521bec6730a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kctv5.com/story/20558857/north-kansas-city-school-district-outfits-buses-with-wi-fi | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960973 | 1,470 | 2.53125 | 3 |
|Current Tobacco Use Among Adults in the United States: Findings From the National Adult Tobacco Survey|
On Spetember 20, 2012, a new report was released online and later appeared in the November issue of the American Journal of Public Health. The report assesses use of any tobacco; cigarettes; cigars, cigarillos, or s... | <urn:uuid:fd06c68e-bcda-4a99-85f9-e9d05ab80c0d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.keepitsacred.org/network/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=636:current-tobacco-use-among-adults-in-the-united-states-findings-from-the-national-adult-tobacco-survey&catid=903:headline-stories | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932592 | 417 | 2.765625 | 3 |
This publication completes the third and most comprehensive edition of Rudolf Schlechter's Die Orchideen, the second edition of which appeared in 1927 shortly after his death. Since then, so many new taxa have been described, new information gathered, and new techniques developed that Schlechter's classification has be... | <urn:uuid:b64d5c55-e6cb-4fac-b413-ecb889c6afaa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kew.org/herbarium/orchid/ORN38/book.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933077 | 2,472 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Kew in your school
Find out more about Kew's outreach programme for schools and discover how Kew is helping to inspire students with science.
The Great Plant Hunt
The Great Plant Hunt is the UK's biggest primary school science project. This exciting project encourages primary school students to explore the natural worl... | <urn:uuid:677975a3-9c5d-4843-abd5-34cabc295442> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kew.org/learn/schools/kew-in-your-school/index.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940502 | 346 | 3.34375 | 3 |
15 things parents should know about bullying
The word bully has become a loaded and emotional term with schools, workplaces and online social networks deciding that bullying is not tolerated. Australia now has its own National Centre Against Bullying and there are plenty of experts undertaking studies and research into... | <urn:uuid:f3a98854-d0cf-47ba-b643-b40b01522c3a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kidspot.com.au/schoolzone/Bullying-15-things-parents-should-know-about-bullying+4612+395+article.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961352 | 392 | 3.546875 | 4 |
Kozloduy nuclear power plant is the first nuclear power plant in Bulgaria and south-eastern Europe.
The beginning of the nuclear power engineering was laid on 15 July 1966 by signing the agreement for cooperation between Bulgaria and former Soviet Union for the construction of a nuclear power plant. Following a detaile... | <urn:uuid:c5591ad6-d71a-4322-b3b2-29110d186ca1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kznpp.org/index.php?lang=en&p=about_aec&p1=company_history | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949648 | 995 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Black holes are powerful, whirling maelstroms that can have a mass billions of times that of our sun. (Photo : Wikimedia Commons)
You've probably heard of them. Huge, violent areas of space where the gravity pull is so strong that even light can't escape. Black holes, one of nature's most enigmatic forces, have still e... | <urn:uuid:f34df379-10f4-4462-b6c5-cb11f47a9f2d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.latinospost.com/articles/4738/20120928/black-holes-radius-measured-first-time-video.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94966 | 512 | 3.515625 | 4 |
Introduction to Russian & Uzbek Legal Systems
This course is designed to introduce students to the legal systems of the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan. The foundation of the legal systems of these countries is almost identical, and by comparing one country’s system to another, students will become more familiar with... | <urn:uuid:aa5684b9-a620-406b-a344-58d69a5bab56> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.law.pitt.edu/academics/courses/catalog/5365 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953154 | 171 | 2.546875 | 3 |
the revolution which began in France in 1789. The French king and queen, and many other people of high rank were killed and France became a republic (=a country without a king or queen). The events and ideas of the revolution had an important influence on European history.
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20906_000_008In Haiti, as elsewhere, Church humanitarian efforts focus on establishing programs that bring self-reliance to those in need.
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Did You Know?
- You can find out what new books have arrived on campus. [more]
The Galileo Manuscript
The Michigan Galileo Manuscript, held in the Special Collections Library, is a draft of a letter to the Doge of Venice explaining the usefulness of the telescope.
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GIS allows us to create interactive maps that help to visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts. A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms o... | <urn:uuid:f23bb64c-6c0c-406a-ae6b-2d3967005ce1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.library.georgetown.edu/gelardin/equipment/arcgis?quicktabs_3=2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.867093 | 152 | 2.5625 | 3 |
A fracture is a break in any bone in the body. Fractures are usually caused by trauma. This may be falls, twists, blows or collisions. There are different kinds of fracture:
Fractures may also be described as:
The Bones of the Body
Copyright © Nucleus Medical Media, Inc.
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Stocking your pond with fish
A pond that's properly stocked and managed will give you years of fishing enjoyment. Some states offer stocking programs, but commercial hatcheries are also available.
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Section: C Library Functions (3) Updated: 6 October 2003 Local index
im_replicate - replicate an image horizontally and vertically
im_replicate( IMAGE *in, IMAGE *out,
int across, int down )
across and down a fixed number of times to make a new larger image.
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Fewer Recurrent Infections of C. difficile Seen With Fidaxomicin
MANAGED CARE July 2011. ©MediMedia USA
This new class of antibiotic — the macrocycles — has a greater sustained response against re-infection than vancomycin
Except for topical medications such as creams, lotions, and eye drops, in general, medications wo... | <urn:uuid:6e4101df-344c-4b84-88ad-d1478876bc45> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/1107/1107.biotech.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955948 | 1,646 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Geological Origins of St. Peter Sand
As the area gradually depressed to form the St. Peter basin, sand continued to flow in covering the eroded Shakope limestone with a vast deposit. During the period of deposition, temporary beaches, bars and sandy flats were formed. Wind action and reworking by waves removed the clay... | <urn:uuid:3ce55b49-3c19-4934-b373-8c9e04a4bacc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.manleybros.com/geology.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946232 | 441 | 3.5625 | 4 |
"Tactical neutron bombs are primarily intended to kill soldiers who are
protected by armor. Armored vehicles are very resistant to blast and
heat produced by nuclear weapons, but steel armor can reduce neutron
radiation only by a modest amount so the lethal range from neutrons
greatly exceeds that of other weapon effec... | <urn:uuid:dfec88d6-5672-4b2c-b133-46d2b26d0ba4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.manuelsweb.com/neutronbomb.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935938 | 493 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Pronunciation of Verbs: abate, abbreviate, abhor, …
American English Pronunciation.
Note that many of these words are not heard in daily conversation.
abate, abbreviate, abhor, abolish, abscond, abstain, abstract, abuse, accede, accentuate, accredit, accrue, accumulate, acknowledge, adorn, aggravate, aggregate, agitate... | <urn:uuid:37cde6df-65d1-41a3-97b9-fd683e158ddb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.manythings.org/b/e/2710/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.80483 | 163 | 2.875 | 3 |
What is testicular cancer?
Cancer that develops in a testicle is called testicular cancer. It is one of the most curable forms of cancer.
When testicular cancer spreads, the cancer cells are carried by blood or by lymph, an almost colorless fluid produced by tissues all over the body. The fluid passes through lymph nod... | <urn:uuid:07915340-27ee-49bf-849f-d855a0ced77b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.massey.vcu.edu/testicular-cancer.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97227 | 180 | 3.578125 | 4 |
Learn how to handle conflict in the workplace and beyond
Karen Collins, M.S.W., L.I.S.W.-S.
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Conflict can arise even in the best of circumstances. Learning to minimize and channel conflict in the workplace and beyond requires understanding, knowledge and skill. Difficult situations can... | <urn:uuid:15f5b8f9-03e1-41b4-b494-d6d8b34e42a9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.medcentral.org/Main/Learnhowtohandleconflictintheworkplaceandbeyond.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964296 | 862 | 3.015625 | 3 |
In these days people are forced to live in a very fast moving life. In today’s life style people have to travel long distances for their work places and return home by evening. In the midst of the fastness people usually forget to think deeply about their food. The often take foods which are easily available and consum... | <urn:uuid:92a76355-bc5f-4f8f-89eb-86f42281fe2a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mediorta.com/how-to-reduce-fat-live-healthy-life/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967895 | 372 | 3.25 | 3 |
Harry Burton (English, 1879–1940)
The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gelatin silver print
6 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. (17.1 x 23.2 cm)
Burton's photograph of the treasury, a small room off the burial chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamun, is a classic image of discovery. Seeing the crouching jackal guarding t... | <urn:uuid:c4e1f582-aff2-4edb-86ea-6ce3d5799876> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/TAA55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962017 | 359 | 2.921875 | 3 |
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The Japanese language borrows extensively from other languages. These loan words are called Gairaigo. They are represented in the language using combinations of Katakana phonetic symbols. This program allows you to create and quiz yourself on longer combinations of Katakana characters. By drilling yourself on Gairaigo,... | <urn:uuid:609b0c04-b0ac-4e22-b708-f8c4b92db3e4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mindspring.com/~nihongo/nlsgai.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92074 | 172 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Natural selection is commonly interpreted as the fundamental mechanism of evolution. Questions about how selection theory can claim to be the all-sufficient explanation of evolution often go unanswered by today’s neo-Darwinists, perhaps for fear that any criticism of the evolutionary paradigm will encourage creationist... | <urn:uuid:d44f9a38-e31b-4bf6-a7c5-7a2b1a54c2ff> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mitpress.mit.edu/books/biological-emergences | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923029 | 470 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Upper Elementary (grades 4 through 6) provides challenging academic content, and emphasizes consistent, responsible study habits. Academic studies are calibrated to the ages and abilities of the children, enabling them to extend their knowledge once essential skills have been mastered.
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Latin Name: Podicipedidae
Photographer: Ruth Ann Angus
Photographer's Website: website
Key Identifying Points: In breeding feathers solid yellow patch on side of head. In winter plumage all white patch on side of head.
Comments: Common in winter on our coast.
Horned grebes are common in winter on the Pacific Coast- unc... | <urn:uuid:9e1b30dc-9c64-4697-98f9-406374998402> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.morrobaybirdfestival.org/bird/Horned-Grebe.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937573 | 182 | 3.328125 | 3 |
Dear Mrs. ObamaWe are mothers from all walks of life writing to you about an urgent matter: the health threats to our children posed by extreme forms of fossil fuel extraction, in particular, the process of drilling oil and natural gas using high-volume, hydraulic fracturing, known as “fracking.” The ongoing drilling a... | <urn:uuid:d9b62758-a9ba-47d5-a9df-e9be610376cc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mothersforsustainableenergy.com/environmental-threats/2012/05/12/a-mothers-day-letter-to-the-first-lady-of-the-united-states-michelle-obama | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.681665 | 17,653 | 3.125 | 3 |
In Charles Dickens wonderful story, A Christmas Carol, we meet up with the familiar tightwad, Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge declares that "Christmas is a humbug!" He begrudges giving his underpaid and overworked employee, Bob Cratchet, even that one day off! He is a pitiful and miserly character until the end, of the story... | <urn:uuid:3cc9dbdb-b02c-4adb-aa97-1e57ef2b149a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mtjuliet.org/sermons/archives2/002719.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947715 | 788 | 3.0625 | 3 |
Computer Assembly - How To Assemble A PC
First Boot Common Problems
If something goes wrong after any installation of hardware then first you should double-check your install and verify that you did what you meant to do.
If you noticed anything unusual when you flipped on the power switch on the power supply, which is ... | <urn:uuid:5df8df86-63d0-4863-a562-ddc676cc7161> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mysuperpc.com/build/pc_first_boot_common_problems.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941905 | 2,650 | 2.5625 | 3 |
ARTHUR SCOTT KING WAS born on January 18, 1876, in Jerseyville, Illinois, and died in Pasadena, California, on April 17, 1957. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1940. His father, Robert Andrew King, born in Missouri in 1830, was a descendant of Scottish-Irish from Northern Ireland who settled in Vir... | <urn:uuid:5ec98cfa-ec5b-48f1-9d7e-5e67896c426d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nap.edu/readingroom.php?book=biomems&page=aking.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979329 | 3,824 | 2.578125 | 3 |
The final nail in the coffin may have been dealt to the idea that neutrino particles can travel faster than light.
The same lab that first reported the shocking results last September, which could have upended much of modern physics, has now reported that the subatomic particles called neutrinos "respect the cosmic spe... | <urn:uuid:638e540f-2f3a-4988-88c9-c79d8020baa5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nbcnews.com/id/47743180/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/faster-than-light-neutrinos-arent-scientists-conclude/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96164 | 618 | 3.375 | 3 |
Cornhuskers in Demand
Cornhusking was once an annual autumn activity on many Nebraska farms. Before the advent of the mechanical corn picker, the corn crop was harvested by hand and "shucked" in the field. This activity usually called for extra hired men, whose only tools were pegs or hooks strapped to their palms.
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Available in 2012
|WebLearn GradSchool||Trimester 1|
Previously offered in 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
This course is designed for midwives to make a contribution to the midwifery discipline. Midwives will increase their midwifery leadership skills by acting as role models for their peers and s... | <urn:uuid:b6efa530-16fb-4b82-821e-fbae2e35e37c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newcastle.edu.au/course/NURS6520.html?mobile=true | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.873236 | 575 | 2.59375 | 3 |
GEO501 Geography for Teachers
Basic concepts about the physical environment and the geographic relationships between the Earth and its human occupants. The National Geography Standards are used in this course to facilitate the implementation of geography in the K-12 curriculum.
- Liberal Arts
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Nicola Guttridge, contributor
(Image: HESS Collaboration, Frikkie van Greunen)
A few minutes past midnight on 26 July, the largest Cherenkov telescope ever built blinked open to gaze at the Namibian sky. Named HESS II, the giant telescope's 600-tonne bulk and 28-metre mirror will survey the southern hemisphere, hunting... | <urn:uuid:9d037d0d-b09e-4f72-9799-849860a201f9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/07/hess-ii-telescope-first-light.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.899182 | 323 | 3.484375 | 3 |
Transportation is critical to the economy and central to individuals’ quality of life. A strong transportation system must enable the convenient mobility of people and the efficient movement of goods; a sustainable transportation system must do this while also limiting its environmental impact. The transportation secto... | <urn:uuid:482b1ea2-5aab-4ebf-b9fd-000530add3a1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nlc.org/find-city-solutions/center-for-research-and-innovation/transportation | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926376 | 1,104 | 3.28125 | 3 |
At a glance
- Germanic-Australian woodwork
- Innovative carving
- Booleroo and Barossa regions, South Australia
- Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Zilm (1827-1906)
Hand-crafted by a German immigrant family
The Zilm family furniture collection of four wooden armchairs, a stool and a side table was made and used by a 19th-centur... | <urn:uuid:b0ce70a2-6739-463c-ad50-9e1d48690a00> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/highlights/zilm_family_furniture | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973688 | 1,467 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Stories of separation are laced with anguish, loss, determination and resilience. Through forced circumstances, or by choice, separation divides people from people, and people from land, into disconnected worlds. You can measure it in feelings. Abrupt and forced separation can tear you to pieces. With choice, it sets y... | <urn:uuid:66fd8e6f-eb50-44ec-94b0-f04dfa96e841> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/eternity/separation | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984961 | 2,062 | 3.125 | 3 |
The People and the Land (Coming Together)
- Grade Level:
- Fifth Grade-Sixth Grade
- American Indian History and Culture, Anthropology, Civic Engagement, Geography, History, Pioneer America, Westward Expansion
- 45 - 60 minutes
- Group Size:
- 8 or fewer
- National/State Standards:
- National Standards for ...
Standard... | <urn:uuid:a8dda522-0ed4-4245-bff7-af0eea0f0a28> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nps.gov/dena/forteachers/classrooms/people-and-land-3.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956138 | 1,331 | 3.90625 | 4 |
Putting It All Together
In this lesson, students explore both how tungsten was mined and used at the turn of the 20th century and also how archeologists piece the past together from artifacts and other archeological evidence. The following activities will help them apply what they have learned.
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Backgrounder on Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants
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On March 22, 1975, a fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant, operating near Decatur, Ala., fundamentally changed how the NRC dealt with fire pr... | <urn:uuid:d15dac1e-05eb-4c78-b827-967b7a8d93cf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/fire-protection-fs.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927608 | 1,477 | 3.609375 | 4 |
How NWF is Helping Wildlife Impacted by the BP Oil Spill
National Wildlife Federation staff, our Gulf state affiliates, our partners, and our amazing volunteers have been on the front lines since shortly after the Gulf oil disaster began, and we're still there--working for the recovery of Gulf wildlife, waters, and com... | <urn:uuid:d216a891-8742-49da-b322-0d1257d9918f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Protect-Habitat/Gulf-Restoration/Oil-Spill/On-the-Ground.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933759 | 638 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Breast cancer in men is rare--less than 1 percent of all breast carcinomas occur in men. Consider the latest statistics available from the American Cancer Society (ACS):
Risk factors may include the following:
Also, there are definite familial tendencies for developing breast cancer:
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A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
By MARK KURLANSKY
Walker and Company
Read the Review
The Race to Codlandia
He said it must be Friday, the day he could not sell anything except servings of a fish known in Castile as pollock or in Andalusia as salt cod.
--Miguel de Cervantes,
Don Quixote, 1605-1616
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|Teaching English as a Foreign Language - to Large, Multilevel Classes (Peace Corps, 1992, 243 p.)|
|The whole class|
E There are some general communicative techniques that work well as whole-class activities. These include drama, writing tasks, games, jazz chants and music. They can be applied as desired (and as appro... | <urn:uuid:86c4c9bc-a47c-4823-91fe-0303d59b7806> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nzdl.org/gsdlmod?e=d-00000-00---off-0cdl--00-0----0-10-0---0---0direct-10---4-------0-0l--11-en-50---20-about---00-0-1-00-0--4----0-0-11-10-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=cdl&cl=CL1.138&d=HASH014a5e9cd0442677a598a6fb.10.3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950101 | 2,313 | 3.84375 | 4 |
On Choosing Saxon Math, the Strongest Choice
The school district promised the residents of our district a choice between a traditional and a standards-based program. Instead they chose two standards-based programs and denigrated traditional math. In a reply from Vern Henshaw to several parents was this line after descr... | <urn:uuid:93280d56-f77c-4a15-8b64-9efd22b2abfe> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.oaknorton.com/choosing_saxon.cfm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956682 | 980 | 3 | 3 |
From Ohio History Central
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American advocate of the abolition of the institution of slavery.
Garrison was born in 1805 in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He received a limited education as a child, but he supplemented his schooling by working for various newspapers. He had several arti... | <urn:uuid:5b0b0c7e-2850-41bd-9be9-ff7d04b06557> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Garrison,_William_L.?rec=167 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98094 | 803 | 4.1875 | 4 |
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: January 26, 2012
Does radiation make you or your body fluids radioactive? Should I take any precautions at home since I have children?
Michael Corradetti, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncology Resident at Penn Medicine, responds:
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801 words [ 1 Weblinks ] - Last update: 2013-04-01 Page created: 2004-04-03 [SB]
IBM Company HistoryIBM Corp. was founded with the name Computing Tabulating Recording Co.(CTR) in New York on June 15th, 1911 after the union of the companies Tabulating Machine Corp., Computing Scale Corp. and the International Time Recor... | <urn:uuid:2264e4a7-f292-4079-9b5f-9ab1f07896ca> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.operating-system.org/betriebssystem/_english/fa-ibm.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93299 | 1,093 | 3.03125 | 3 |
PANNA: Methyl Bromide Loophole for U.S. Prolongs Ozone Hole
See PANUPS updates service, for complete information.
In 1994, the United Nations determined that elimination of methyl bromide was the most significant remaining action that nations could take to impact ozone depletion in the next decade. The Montreal Protoco... | <urn:uuid:3c9139e9-62c6-4369-bc74-a5b6f2ddca76> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.panna.org/legacy/panups/panup_20050801.dv.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933099 | 881 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Got Questions? We've got answers from experts and parents who've been there.
Why isn't my baby kicking?
It's normal for babies to have quiet periods in utero, and a temporary dip in activity could just mean that your baby is sleeping or he's low on energy because you haven't eaten in a while. However, if you sense an o... | <urn:uuid:c7d2df61-7a30-430c-b999-63d4c5abe97a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.parents.com/advice/pregnancy-birth/pregnancy-stages/why-isnt-my-baby-kicking-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952424 | 398 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Teaching Kids to Get Along
By Dr. Michael Weiss
on November, 13 2007
When it comes to kids’ battles, I consider those fighting words. When parents or teachers leave kids alone to figure things out, what happens is a playroom or playground version of ‘survival of the fittest’. The dominant child, the one who’s stronger ... | <urn:uuid:a3e43ff9-3332-4ec6-84db-d03e65bde3f9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.parentscanada.com/family-life/teaching-kids-to-get-along | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970969 | 1,210 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Anne is the Manager of PR and Marketing at product innovation consultancy Karten Design.
Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees
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Developmental Psychology: From infancy to adulthood, 3rd edition, continues to bring together a balanced focus on Australian and international research contributions in developmental psychology.
Students and lecturers alike will find this text addresses the issues of lifespan development in a rigorous and challenging w... | <urn:uuid:45a362a6-5ac6-447c-8bbb-0452b3649cda> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.pearson.com.au/educator/university/product-listing-page/product-details-page/?isbn=9781442550094 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.888489 | 938 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Each day, cats normally drink between 200 and 400 milliliters of fluid to maintain health. Half of this will end up as urine, which serves as a vehicle for dissolved end products of metabolism. This process is obligatory and fundamental to the maintenance of life.
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When people speak English, they don't say every word and every part of each word with the same speed, pitch, and loudness. English has patterns of stress, which means saying some sounds louder and stronger. There are two kinds of stress: stress within words and stress within sentences.
Stress within words
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The concept of conservation of angular momentum
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GEDI 1200 - Environmental Geography
Offered: Fall and Spring, (not 2006).
Examines the Earth as the home of humans. Develops a foundation by investigating Earth Systems and Cycles, such as the atmosphere, the lithosphere and the oceans. Looks at human interaction with and impact upon these systems. Students develop ski... | <urn:uuid:e2ec0f86-b574-4838-bddc-15ec3ce252c5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.plymouth.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/catalog-details/?course_num=GEDI1200 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.898757 | 113 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Over recent years less has been heard about 'Dads' winning the Juvenile class. Most clubs now have a keen group of Juniors who care for their own birds and prepare them for show. Juniors have more to aim for now: Championship and Regional awards, special trophies at the National, a Junior Proficiency exam and individua... | <urn:uuid:5f3b3edf-ff7e-4ea1-afe5-18115f0b4a1f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.poultryclub.org/juniors/junior-handler-class/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962292 | 531 | 2.75 | 3 |
DNA microarray is perhaps the most useful technology for splice variant studies. AlleleID® includes the ability to design microarray probes for detecting alternative splicing and gene splicing events.
AlleleID® designs two types of microarray probes that we call junction probes and exon probes, giving the user complete... | <urn:uuid:1223d38b-ea0e-46c5-ac42-1c2b3216f230> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.premierbiosoft.com/bacterial-identification/realtime-PCR/alternative-splicing.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907388 | 250 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Civil War Survivor
A farmhouse near Antietam National Battlefield shines after a painstaking restoration
By James H. Schwartz | From Preservation | January/February 2010
Ten years ago, Brent Stinar was leafing through Preservation magazine when he saw an ad about a historic house for sale 90 minutes north of Washington... | <urn:uuid:08135b67-6b86-4ace-8444-e30b9bce838e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2010/january-february/civil-war-survivor.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977208 | 1,664 | 2.625 | 3 |
These navy flash cards are perfect for learning the Sailor's Creed, Code of Conduct, and General Orders of a Sentry. Use these flash cards to prepare yourself for a career in the Navy!
There are 18 flash cards in this set (3 pages to print.)
Download this set in PDF format for free:
1. Print out the cards.
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December 29, 2012
The National Cancer Institute estimates that more than 1.6 million new cases of cancer have been diagnosed in 2012 (pdf). It’s estimated the growing disease will kill about 1,500 each day this year. Sadly, many if not all, of these deaths are preventable.
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Two new research projects concerning Autism Spectrum Disorder and Fragile X Syndrome are briefly reviewed. In the first, a random controlled study of children with Autism Spectrum showed that the Early Start Denver Model showed statistically improvement over a control grouop in regard to intellectual development and ad... | <urn:uuid:2940fd1c-edfb-44e3-9a25-b6f3ccdbd73b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.psychiatrytalk.com/tag/mental-retardation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958286 | 267 | 3.078125 | 3 |
history, in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form coherent narratives ... | <urn:uuid:744f0ea3-735b-4427-bdd7-1215eec6548e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.questia.com/library/history/history | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962017 | 3,273 | 3.890625 | 4 |
Hallervorden-Spatz disease is a movement disorder that is passed down through families (inherited).
Hallervorden-Spatz usually begins in childhood.
Most cases of Hallervorden-Spatz are due to a defect in a gene that makes a protein called pantothenate kinase 2. Patients with this genetic defect have a buildup of iron i... | <urn:uuid:3ccd1c04-81ff-409c-b246-c4363ac80ea4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.quincymedgroup.com/adam/dochtml/Health%20Illustrated%20Encyclopedia/1/001225.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935596 | 341 | 3.5625 | 4 |
The world's rainforests are being destroyed at a mind-boggling rate.
This purpose of this section is to expose what is going on,
and to inform people of what they can do to help stop the
is rainforest destruction so severe? Rainforest
trees typically have very large canopies, and the loss of
only a few trees can lay an... | <urn:uuid:a8d634a5-ae8d-4b58-90b1-237af6913fe5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.redjellyfish.com/rain-forest/rainforest-destruction.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.913276 | 708 | 3.578125 | 4 |
The Fireworks Regulations 2004
represent the most comprehensive regulation of fireworks
ever attempted in the United Kingdom
. Made under the Fireworks Act 2003
, the Regulations impose restrictions on the importation, sale, possession and use of fireworks in the UK. Whereas previous laws governing fireworks, such as t... | <urn:uuid:0d7a6fc3-5cad-4cfa-8a65-6feb953a408f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.reference.com/browse/Fireworks+Regulations+2004 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94329 | 476 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Attraction or repulsion that arises between electrically charged particles that are in motion. While only electric forces exist among stationary electric charges, both electric and magnetic forces exist among moving electric charges. The magnetic force between two moving charges is the force exerted on one charge by a ... | <urn:uuid:a7b48a42-96ac-41ba-922d-1c7a4c80732b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.reference.com/browse/attraction | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.884169 | 316 | 3.546875 | 4 |
Rowing, an ancient form of travel turned into competitive sport, debuted at the 1900 Games in Paris, the second Summer Olympiad. With the United States standing as the all-time medal leader in Olympic rowing and popularity on the rise for rowing as a collegiate sport, high school involvement and participation around th... | <urn:uuid:5bb26af1-3ecd-4fbd-83d0-b2f6efcbe456> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rivercitycrew.com/rowing_definitions_&_terminology/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934465 | 1,920 | 3.65625 | 4 |
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever(s)
- What are viral hemorrhagic fevers?
- How are hemorrhagic fever viruses grouped?
- What carries viruses that cause viral hemorrhagic fevers?
- Where are cases of viral hemorrhagic fever found?
- How are hemorrhagic fever viruses transmitted?
- What are the symptoms of viral hemorrhagic fever... | <urn:uuid:71a3b0f3-abab-48bd-a21b-a094ddf935fb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rxlist.com/viral_hemorrhagic_fever/article.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930373 | 619 | 3.796875 | 4 |
The Problem With Frog Legs
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Protest stories and photos - April 30, 2010
Protest stories and photos - July 2 & 3, 2010
Protest stories and photos - September 4th, 2010
The worldwide trade in frog legs is massive, and is und... | <urn:uuid:6a312a46-64fd-4e88-8e15-a039af9f95c2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.savethefrogs.com/actions/frog-legs/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937591 | 2,908 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Booktalks, Articles & Collections
Flight to Freedom Booktalk
- Grades: 6–8
About this book
When thirteen-year old Yara and her family leave Cuba to live in Miami, they have no idea what lies before them, and what kinds of changes and adjustments they will have to make.
It is now September, and we are in Miami, living w... | <urn:uuid:0688d617-99c2-4927-ab8b-9e4ad4af527e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/flight-freedom-booktalk | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976467 | 602 | 2.6875 | 3 |
|Course||Course Title||Credit Hours|
|ENG 243||Introduction to Literature - Short Fiction||(3-0) 3 Cr. Hrs.|
Using elements of fiction, this course develops standards for critical evaluation to increase understanding and appreciation of short stories. Students read and analyze short fiction and its forms from early to ... | <urn:uuid:2afb57ac-fc5f-4fa9-a399-92588985c9c6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.schoolcraft.cc.mi.us/courses/default.asp?Dept=ENG&CourseNum=243&Status=approved | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.873876 | 244 | 3.15625 | 3 |
versión impresa ISSN 0075-6458
'Behind all good science is good science support.' Implementing a successful strategic adaptive management (SAM) framework requires an effective science support structure. This structure must be effective in all areas of data management, starting with data collection and ending with the d... | <urn:uuid:d8b7a500-8c3a-4d1c-9a02-e1920c499338> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0075-64582011000200016&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.872533 | 175 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Moving Systems Design Project
Students explore the effects of gravity, drag, friction, lift, and thrust on the motion of transportation systems and living things. They compare speeds of objects and investigate how changes in speed are caused by forces. They also design, build, test, and demonstrate a system that solves... | <urn:uuid:b343ff38-2af1-4557-ae4a-58c697cc495f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencecompanion.com/module-overviews/moving-systems-design-project/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.77901 | 74 | 3.171875 | 3 |
June 23, 2005 ATLANTA - A new clinical tool for assessing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), developed by the Atlanta Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN), the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), and Emory University School of Medicine, could enable researchers to develop better treatments for war v... | <urn:uuid:948520dd-0d17-40e4-b823-df349c4afaa6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/06/050622141945.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936222 | 1,139 | 2.953125 | 3 |
July 1, 2011 A new study shows that differences in the vulnerability of animals to a virus are crucial to understanding patterns of infection, and that variation in susceptibility to two marginally different viruses increases the number of infections when the two virus variants are present in the same animal.
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From Nature magazine
Scorching temperatures and scarce rainfall has left large swathes of the United States in drought, with the 'breadbasket states', such as Iowa and Indiana, among the worst affected. The extreme weather conditions have wreaked havoc with the nation’s crop production, particularly maize (corn) and so... | <urn:uuid:e9d9acda-ef27-4477-a25a-be633e795e33> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=drought-devastates-us-maize-soya-crops | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957956 | 877 | 3.65625 | 4 |
Well, until now, examples above are quite simple: scalars or vectors data are presented in the "vaccum", i.e. there is not object or material or whatsoever.
In others words, how can one display some object, say a metallic parallellepiped, for example, in a scalars or vectors field ?
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Review of Scotland's Cities - The Analysis
7 SUSTAINABLE CITIES
7.1 THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF SCOTLAND'S CITIES
Scotland's cities are as central to Scotland's environmental sustainability as they are to its economic and social wellbeing.
Though the sparsely populated Highlands and Islands may be the landscape mos... | <urn:uuid:b5962ff6-95e6-423d-b3f9-5bc18027437d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/01/15950/15153 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696383156/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092623-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946009 | 3,616 | 3.53125 | 4 |
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