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Fibrocystic breast changes
Fibrocystic breast changes is a commonly used phrase to describe painful, lumpy breasts.
Fibrocystic breast disease; Mammary dysplasia; Diffuse cystic mastopathy; Benign breast disease; Glandular breast changes
The exact cause is not known. It is believed that hormones made in the ovaries can... | <urn:uuid:5570a65e-3bc5-45e5-bf75-8a3bd3c2531a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.saintfrancis.com/eHealth/AdamHealthContent/article/fibrocystic-breast-changes/000912_117_1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924713 | 1,082 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Slide Show: Cuban Political Cartoonist Alfredo Pong
Alfredo Pong escaped Cuba for Vancouver, Canada in 1991, where he began to draw his first political cartoons.
By 1994 he had been hired by the newspaper El Nuevo Herald in Miami, where he continued cartooning for several years. Then in 1998 he connected with the onlin... | <urn:uuid:7d85ea29-828b-4e93-9d58-bc4e3e50cf45> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sampsoniaway.org/blog/2011/09/30/slide-show-cuban-political-cartoonist-alfredo-pong/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972582 | 206 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Fr. 4/AP : Activité multi-média avec les lettres de Megan.
Online review presentations and practice with Brainshark
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MGT405: Critical Infrastructure Protection
The critical infrastructure of a nation is the system of highly complex and interdependent physical and cyber-based assets essential to the minimum operations of a nation's economy and government. It includes, but is not limited to, communications, energy, banking and finance,... | <urn:uuid:f38a75e3-5cb1-4547-808a-b9ef341c7af0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sans.org/course/critical-infrastructure-protection | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937329 | 933 | 2.609375 | 3 |
|Course||Course Title||Credit Hours|
|ACCT 202||Principles of Accounting 2||(4-0) 4 Cr. Hrs.|
This course is a continuation of Accounting 201 expanding your exposure to accounting principles, financial statements, methods and applications. In this course you will focus on accounting for corporations, stockholder’s equi... | <urn:uuid:139d3a3f-d1d4-4abe-8446-5b93fe780b92> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.schoolcraft.cc.mi.us/courses/default.asp?Dept=ACCT&CourseNum=202 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.857718 | 355 | 2.78125 | 3 |
The Mammals That Conquered the Seas; Prehistoric Beasts; Exclusive Online Issues; by Kate Wong; 9 Page(s)
Dawn breaks over the Tethys Sea, 48 million years ago, and the bluegreen water sparkles with the day's first light. But for one small mammal, this new day will end almost as soon as it has started. Tapir-like Eotit... | <urn:uuid:6f07fd72-543f-4b63-b4e4-4cb9afa93590> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciamdigital.com/index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ARTICLEID_CHAR=69657688-E03A-FA8E-ED746D78EEB27C80 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954872 | 538 | 3.609375 | 4 |
Ciência e Agrotecnologia
Print version ISSN 1413-7054
PAIVA, Andréa Paolucci et al. Characterization of food bars manufactured with agroindustrial by-products and waste. Ciênc. agrotec. [online]. 2012, vol.36, n.3, pp. 333-340. ISSN 1413-7054. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-70542012000300009.
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May 16, 2013
NASA researchers who monitor the Moon for meteoroid impacts have detected the brightest explosion in the history of their program. It was caused by a small boulder-sized meteoroid hitting the Moon with as much energy as 5 tons of TNT.
May 10, 2013
Mercury, Venus and Jupiter are lining up for a beautiful su... | <urn:uuid:05a630e3-a8dd-47d0-a4ab-580558ffce82> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.science.nasa.gov/science-news/?page=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937827 | 414 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Sep. 21, 2004 BOSTON -- Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have corrected a flaw in cancer cells that lets them evade the normal cell-death process, and as a result they eliminated leukemia cells from mice. With this achievement, the researchers confirm that a key anti-cell-death molecule called BCL-2 is requir... | <urn:uuid:5caec653-ccc8-4d6d-971a-0b7e9de70fa4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/09/040921080755.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960792 | 1,014 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Jan. 9, 2007 If indeed "a diamond is forever," the most primitive origins of Earth's so-called black diamonds were in deep, universal time, geologists have discovered. Black diamonds came from none other than interstellar space.
In a paper published online on December 20, 2006, in the journal Astrophysical Journal Lett... | <urn:uuid:f0ab414e-a944-4ff5-932c-b08621177622> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/070109172003.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931737 | 490 | 3.859375 | 4 |
Nov. 16, 2007 The cells which thicken the womb wall during a woman's menstrual cycle contain a newly discovered type of stem cell, and could be used in the treatment of damaged and/or old tissue, according to new research.
Dr Xiaolong Meng of the Bio-Communications Research Institute in Wichita, Kansas, led the researc... | <urn:uuid:32c79670-42f5-4471-b0d7-8126c4feac0b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071115082303.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919068 | 547 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Mar. 6, 2008 To the list of threats to tropical rainforests you can add a new one -- trees. It might seem that for a rainforest the more trees the merrier, but a new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution warns that non-native trees invading a rainforest can change its basic ecological structure -- rendering i... | <urn:uuid:72d3ce66-4551-4a3b-a74b-0d979aa62ee4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080303190645.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919032 | 809 | 3.875 | 4 |
Aug. 25, 2011 Why do different species have dissimilar sets of chromosomes? Why do the differentiated species often conserve apparently identical chromosome complements? Furthermore, why, while chromosome rearrangements can considerably change the course of species evolution, do certain variation among individuals and ... | <urn:uuid:c6e46de3-4c2f-4a15-95b6-70464674d2e9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825102240.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.884258 | 494 | 3.90625 | 4 |
Penitent's belt, Europe, 1401-1700
The metal teeth attached to this leather belt are worn around the thigh as a type of penance. Penance in the form of prayers is carried out by some Christians in the hope of being forgiven for their sins. Christian belief during 1501-1800 taught that illness and disease were the resul... | <urn:uuid:fa3fa529-9402-4a62-af9a-31187958d41b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/objects/display.aspx?id=4577 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968208 | 235 | 3.703125 | 4 |
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Could the common cold become a thing of the past? Scientists have unraveled the genetic code for all 99 strains of the rhinovirus, but there may be a disconnect between excitement over the feat in the lab versus at pharmaceutical companies that would ordinarily develop a cure or vaccine agains... | <urn:uuid:bf69ba3a-7882-4659-b032-5c82c9671835> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=a-cure-for-the-common-cold-culprit-2009-02-13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940656 | 479 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Two Main Types of Scoliosis and their Symptoms
Scoliosis is characterized by an irregular curve in a person’s spine. It can either be a bend on the left or right side. It can affect people from all age groups and may range from mild to serious cases. There two major type’s scoliosis namely; idiopathic and congenital.
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All text in Word is formatted using styles, whether you chose the style or not.
Use Word styles to format your text quickly and consistently.
What's a style and why would I want one?
Few of us would create a document in which every paragraph looked the same.
We use structural elements (such as a title, headings, sub-he... | <urn:uuid:66da4ed4-bea8-4d2d-9323-dc491feae5d5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/tipsonstyles.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.864657 | 390 | 3.25 | 3 |
Cholesterol: Top 5 foods to lower your numbers
Diet can play an important role in lowering your cholesterol. Here are five foods that can lower your cholesterol and protect your heart. By Mayo Clinic staff
Can a bowl of oatmeal help lower your cholesterol? How about a handful of walnuts or even a baked potato topped wi... | <urn:uuid:99751804-8658-41d8-9380-db26f2f5f17c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.shh.org/bypassforum/Topic20039.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927751 | 1,174 | 2.71875 | 3 |
The Dwarf, who is never given a name in the book, is one of the few servants of the White Witch who is "onstage" a lot in the course of the novel. The Dwarf drives the Witch's sledge and carries out her evil errands. He seems to take pleasure in her cruelty, especially toward Edmund. However, unlike a regular servant, ... | <urn:uuid:24bfe511-08e4-493a-ad2d-4f83dcf5ddb8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.shmoop.com/lion-witch-wardrobe/dwarf.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977029 | 383 | 3.03125 | 3 |
An interesting study published recently found that cowbirds in bright sunlight were slower to detect predators, and cowbirds in shade were quicker. The study concludes that the delay happens because the cowbirds are slightly disabled by the glare of the bright sun.
Could this explain why small birds are hard to find in... | <urn:uuid:a2f06b3a-4cee-46c5-967c-4de00c24ed06> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sibleyguides.com/2012/07/birds-slow-to-react-to-predators-because-the-sun-gets-in-their-eyes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955473 | 287 | 3.46875 | 3 |
An explosion in the popularity of ferrets as companions has been occurring around the world for decades. Adding to the furor is a network of support easily obtained through the Internet. Information about ferrets is at our fingertips, along with the friendships of other ferret enthusiasts. Ferret fanciers will no doubt... | <urn:uuid:0da1b6c7-3cf0-4155-a627-4cad904c24c7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/critter-magazines/ferrets-usa/2011-annual/ferrets-around-the-world.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971176 | 201 | 2.59375 | 3 |
There are so many mobile health apps available that are designed to increase quality of life and to assist in medical care. But is it possible that smartphone usage could do just the opposite?
It’s the whole “too much of a good thing” idea. Sure, a lot of the apps are awesome. But if a person spends too much time using... | <urn:uuid:803e2725-7818-4439-bba2-81b0a241d1f8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.smartphonehc.com/tag/smartphone-syndrome/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955803 | 598 | 3.03125 | 3 |
The parents of John O’Donnell (right) were fleeing the Irish potato famine, which his granddaughter, my great aunt, later told me meant “all the Irish had to eat was potatoes.”
What it has in common is adaptability. The influenza germ is constantly changing, and the potato blight is capable of similar changes. Senior a... | <urn:uuid:348b0f34-72fa-4521-b759-a55d5d6efdde> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/potato-blight-and-flu-have-much-in-common/384 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972059 | 373 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Photo of Alien Planet Proves They're Created Quickly
Photo of the reflected light on the dust disc around the star Beta Pictoris. In the center a gas giant planet is visible, with the planet's possible orbit indicated. Full Story
CREDIT: ESO/A.-M. Lagrange
Astronomers have directly imaged an alien planet as it orbits a... | <urn:uuid:381d1c92-ddcb-4f5a-9cf3-f2a3d0a3c0d6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.space.com/8574-photo-alien-planet-proves-created-quickly.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935403 | 653 | 3.0625 | 3 |
Climate problems clutch our attention more and more as we gain knowledge about our planet. Satellites are enormously important, because their data provides scientists with a detailed image, and thereby understanding, of the Earth’s atmosphere world wide, in high detail, daily.
Because of the accuracy, speed and use of ... | <urn:uuid:77cd80a1-8564-492a-8686-ddc354649118> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.spaceoffice.nl/en/Activities/Planet%20Earth/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939666 | 165 | 3.546875 | 4 |
Murder on the Orient Express
Part three, Chapters 1–3
Poirot, M. Bouc and the doctor sit in the dining car and review the gathered evidence. Poirot is most intrigued by the case because he is cut off from all normal detective or police procedures and must use his intellect to solve the case. M. Bouc and the doctor are ... | <urn:uuid:a871f4ff-0947-4898-a222-2da816bb210e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/orientexpress/section9.rhtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964936 | 1,415 | 2.59375 | 3 |
|Slavery in the United States||American West||Civil Rights Movement|
Michael Schwerner was born in New York City on 6th November, 1939. After graduating from Cornell University in 1961, Schwerner worked as a social worker in Manhattan. He married Rita Levant in June 1962 and the following year they joined the Congress ... | <urn:uuid:cd14df2a-ef81-42e5-8f2d-028129e39b2f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAschwerner.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98546 | 6,650 | 3.203125 | 3 |
What Are the Prerequisites for Using an AAC Device (Augmentative/Alternative Communication)?
In short, there are none! But let me explain why:
This is the most common question I get from parents and therapists working with non-verbal children who are considering augmented or alternative communication systems or devices... | <urn:uuid:5156c495-a272-4025-a48c-4c74d73ce2c3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/what-are-the-prerequisites-for-using-an-aac-device-augmentativealternative-communication/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960849 | 1,700 | 3.03125 | 3 |
POSTED: March 27th 2010
WOA contributes Olympians' sporting flavour to the Kids4Trees message
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT / Sports Features Communications
MALIBU: The connection between sport and the environment has been planted – literally - by children aged between six and 12 in Malibu, California, by the Kids4Trees Progra... | <urn:uuid:789417b3-3fca-4342-b33c-868169506149> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sportsfeatures.com/olympicsnews/story/46683/woa-contributes-olympians-sporting-flavour-to-the-kids4trees-message | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930572 | 570 | 2.53125 | 3 |
More information about Haiti is available on the Haiti Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
U.S. policy toward Haiti is designed to foster economic growth, enhance government capacity, and strengthen democracy; help alleviate poverty, illiteracy, a... | <urn:uuid:333173ae-3624-495c-826d-899d044bdc7d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1982.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936941 | 1,518 | 2.8125 | 3 |
“Warning sign” is really just another way of saying “opportunity for prevention” – a chance for caring adults to recognize possible risk and to take action to protect children.
Read the behavioral descriptions in the links below. Some are serious violations. But many may suggest that a child may be at risk or an adult,... | <urn:uuid:273f537c-7292-4056-8f39-bbbe429cb1cc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.stopitnow.org/warnings | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.895329 | 207 | 2.5625 | 3 |
The Austin Forum on Science Technology & Society
"Cyberinfrastructure to Feed the World"
COST: Free and open to the public
Improvements in agricultural technology over the last couple of centuries have led to enormous changes in society. In the developing world today, the average person consumes 25% more calories than ... | <urn:uuid:602aa46f-1056-43d2-a359-589343ddf4c2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tacc.utexas.edu/news/events/the-austin-forum-110705 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921533 | 497 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Botnets: What They Are, and How They Threaten Your Computer
CREDIT: Gunnar Assmy/Shutterstock.com
Once a computer is infected with botnet malware, it becomes a "zombie" under the control of a "bot herder," who uses a command-and-control server to remotely operate the machines and harness their computing power for his o... | <urn:uuid:32252a04-97d5-4ebb-a373-aa9da528e0d5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.technewsdaily.com/7661-botnet-definition-sndmp.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934957 | 656 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Imagine this: You're playing basketball; it's the last quarter. In fact, you only have 30 seconds to make the winning shot. You shoot, it soars through the air, you hear the buzzer go off...and then you see the swoosh.
You just won the game for your team. How do you feel?
The answer to that question involves a chemical... | <urn:uuid:d053fa23-59b1-4030-b170-5d944c1a36dd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov/blog/tag/brain-function | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958497 | 6,449 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Have you ever wondered how much the electrons that power our car weigh?
As I was musing over the properties of our Tesla Roadster electric car the other day I was drawn to the single most massive component of our car which is the battery. This nearly 1000 pound system is composed of various chemicals, enclosures, and e... | <urn:uuid:6dd252ee-5459-4bfe-9d40-902d4218cdbd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.teslamotors.com/de_AT/node/3857 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943202 | 754 | 3.53125 | 4 |
As smartphone photography becomes ubiquitous, the technology behind it has to evolve. For a few years, that just meant more megapixels--sensors weren't getting much bigger, but pixels were getting smaller, often leading to higher resolution (but hardly better quality) photographs. Lately camera makers have taken care t... | <urn:uuid:901fa48e-c3fb-4967-9087-a9a623463f7a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tested.com/tech/smartphones/453684-computational-photography-chip-aims-imrpove-hdr-and-low-light/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957705 | 554 | 3.234375 | 3 |
There are some shocking statistics about tobacco, like 1,200 people die each day in the U.S. from tobacco-related illnesses. But there are also positive things to point out, like 84% of MA youth don't smoke! Create flyers and posters that send a strong message about the dangers of Big Tobacco and build awareness that y... | <urn:uuid:ce277702-0ccd-4fc6-a71b-608388b67ab0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.the84.org/chapters-home/activity-listing/activity-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927983 | 279 | 2.671875 | 3 |
New research shows that behaviors that promote wellness in America might be part of unhealthy lifestyles abroad
Healthcare professionals usually endorse a balanced diet plus regular exercise as the formula for fitness. Surprising new research from the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine, however... | <urn:uuid:0eafb2ba-6afd-4740-96e6-ac225c5ad833> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/07/are-vegetables-and-exercise-causing-childhood-obesity-in-china/242269/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964737 | 699 | 2.953125 | 3 |
New research shows that ancient stone tools from a site in Kenya are much older than previously believed. How can scientists tell?
A team of scientists from around the world has concluded that stone tools found at a site near Lake Turkana in Kenya are the oldest known tools made by homo erectus, a predecessor of modern... | <urn:uuid:d229e9d8-44e0-4f8e-8ae3-5176b7a22c4c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/print/2011/09/really-really-old-tech-and-the-new-tech-used-to-study-it/244413/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957323 | 483 | 4.09375 | 4 |
The FDA just announced that it is planning to research health claims on infant formulas such as "supports brain and eye development." The FDA wants to:
assess women's understanding of and response to various statements on infant formula labels. The study results will be used to help the Agency to understand the role th... | <urn:uuid:8e8e094f-eb52-484e-b605-2f88ec16b0a5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/blogs/healthy-food/breast-milk-vs-formula | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952759 | 867 | 2.75 | 3 |
Fire Safety Begins with Education and Teachers
The Hartford is extremely appreciative of the efforts of the nation's educators and firefighters in helping communicate important fire safety messages. The Junior Fire Marshal program is being re-energized in 2007, and we sincerely hope you will continue to play an importa... | <urn:uuid:c330237e-aafd-41bb-be62-1848466612da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thehartford.com/cs/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1150852457881&pagename=Hig.com_Subsites%2FPage%2FHIG_LandingPage5 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958288 | 288 | 2.953125 | 3 |
The first pier in Bournemouth consisted of a short wooden jetty that was completed in 1856. This was replaced by a much longer wooden pier, designed by George Rennie, which opened on 17th September 1861 amid much pomp and ceremony, including a 21 gun salute. Costing the Bournemouth Board of Commissioners some £3,418 to... | <urn:uuid:996ef292-15bd-490d-baee-004532f8acdd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/piers/bournemouth%20pier.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978566 | 699 | 2.609375 | 3 |
If it involves coal in any way, it must be bad, some radical environmentalists believe. That may be the Sierra Club's reasoning in opposing construction of the Coalfields Expressway in southern West Virginia and Virginia.
The planned highway, running from Raleigh County, W.Va., to Wise County, Va., is included on the c... | <urn:uuid:ddef986e-8f5f-491c-8989-5673e1f0c56d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/580951/New-Road-Will-Aid-Many-in-W-Va---Va-.html?nav=511 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949763 | 236 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Yiddish: An Introduction to the Language, Literature & Culture is secular, cultural-based introductory text in Modern Yiddish that was published in two volumes. Volume one is a textbook for beginners, and can be easily used as a first year Yiddish textbook at the university level or in adult education classes. Volume o... | <urn:uuid:d9b109ac-9636-48a5-a32f-9da150a178cb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thejewisheye.com/sz_yiddintro.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961292 | 1,936 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Shakespeare theatre unearthed in London
LONDON, June 8 — Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of William Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre, where his play Henry V was first performed, a spokeswoman for the Museum of London told AFP on Wednesday.
“We have done what’s called an evaluation and come across the theatre whi... | <urn:uuid:d65f49eb-1a85-4009-8e2d-702a615449f4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/travel/article/shakespeare-theatre-unearthed-in-london/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968644 | 578 | 2.828125 | 3 |
What is “Capitalism”?
First, it is a term that was originally coined by its enemies.
Second, it suggests that the phenomenon—or, more precisely, the phenomena—that it denotes composes a system, and since the systems of which the human (as opposed to the “natural”) world is comprised are almost always the products of de... | <urn:uuid:78af07c7-b69c-41f6-9fe1-119289759539> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/6285-capitalism-and-christianity | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961973 | 1,702 | 2.859375 | 3 |
My son and I just completed his science project which involved LEGO and PF motors. Our exploration was called "Can you train a chicken?"
To answer this we created the "chicken box" that you can see in the YouTube clip. We spent a couple of days getting the chickens to associate the beep of the box (a little piezo wired... | <urn:uuid:070a7e4c-dedf-41c2-9f9a-1c2a7767de66> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thenxtstep.blogspot.com/2009/03/guest-blog-ed-m.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976632 | 374 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Theotokos (Greek: God-Bearer), in Eastern Orthodoxy, the designation of the Virgin Mary as mother of God. The term has had great historical importance because the Nestorians, who stressed the independence of the divine and human natures in Christ, opposed its use, on the ground that it compromised the human nature of C... | <urn:uuid:a62724b4-8414-44c8-93d9-8a64ccec3c0a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theopedia.com/Theotokos | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93289 | 204 | 3.40625 | 3 |
If you're having problems with any kind of emotional or mental health issue, a talking treatment could help. Here's our at-a-glance guide to what's available.
What are talking treatments?
Talking treatments are a psychological method of relieving emotional distress and can help people to change their attitudes or behav... | <urn:uuid:57b656ce-9c4a-40ba-9a63-b34d23f3a62f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thesite.org/healthandwellbeing/mentalhealth/treatments/talkingtreatments | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958418 | 918 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Common Sense. The aim is to add an extra layer of meaning on top of the existing Web that would make it less of a catalog and more of a guide. We need to get machines doing the thinking rather than simply following commands that are updated by computer programmers. However, that level of artificial intelligence will re... | <urn:uuid:319696c4-08e6-4750-ab8b-5aa27198946e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thethinkingblog.com/2007/05/future-of-search-marketing.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943753 | 646 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Over 8,000 websites created by students around the world who have participated in a ThinkQuest Competition.
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In our entry, students had to do research on six different land biomes. They were to describe factors such as temperature, moisture, light, and soil of these biomes. They were to also i... | <urn:uuid:148069cc-f9a4-4fc6-aa9c-f348dfcf93e0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thinkquest.org/pls/html/f?p=52300:100:6647107753298459::::P100_TEAM_ID:501573455 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963681 | 140 | 3.46875 | 3 |
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May 21, 2007
Scientists Offer Tips for Dealing With Bats
AUSTIN, Texas — Millions of Mexican free-tailed bats are returning to Texas from their winter homes in Mexico, and while research is revealing... | <urn:uuid:d8d457a7-72c2-46b9-bfc0-57181a0945da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/index.phtml?req=20070521g | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918391 | 1,011 | 2.859375 | 3 |
America's Most Beautiful Landmarks
Courtesy of the National Park Service
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, SD
Carved into a granite mountain face in South Dakota’s southwesterly Black Hills, this sculpture of four of America’s most influential presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt... | <urn:uuid:30ae8714-0b2d-44df-918d-563d6848b199> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-most-beautiful-landmarks/3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.88844 | 165 | 2.625 | 3 |
GM Introduces Plug-in Hybrid- in 1969
Popular Science asked "wouldn't it be great to have a car that changed from electric drive for use around town to gasoline power for highway driving?" and GM answered with the XP-883.
"It makes so much sense," the magazine wrote in July, 1969, "that we feel they're missing a bet if... | <urn:uuid:68d6f6d1-cbb4-426c-bde0-5cdf65e5736f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/gm-introduces-plug-in-hybrid-in-1969.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981863 | 272 | 2.765625 | 3 |
7 Geoengineering Solutions That Promise To Save Humans from Climate Change
Water scarcity is only one of the issues associated with rising global temperatures... photo: Mark N via flickr
In case you missed the past years of debate, here's global climate change in a nutshell: Since human's began burning fossil fuels som... | <urn:uuid:67919bae-89c5-4002-92be-25e849dda3c9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/7-geoengineering-solutions-that-promise-to-save-humans-from-climate-change.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935949 | 1,751 | 3.3125 | 3 |
A faster road to a healthy, climate-safe future
Two weekends ago thousands of people in 181 countries called for action to reduce the risks of climate change. The International Day of Climate Action was organized by the 350.org group, which calls for a dramatic rollback of greenhouse gas emissions. (The picture was tak... | <urn:uuid:1beaa795-2ea0-4398-ac54-2b7e4949b6af> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.treepeople.org/andy-lipkis/blog/faster-road-healthy-climate-safe-future | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948198 | 633 | 2.875 | 3 |
Understand how corruption affects health outcomes in developing countries. Find essential resources for anyone working on anti-corruption within the sector.
Corruption in the health sector is a concern in all countries, but it is especially critical in developing and transitional economies where public resources are al... | <urn:uuid:625ac91e-7367-4367-97c8-451f7fa09a4c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.u4.no/themes/health-sector/?publications_start=12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935207 | 272 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Teachers looking to step up their game in the classroom now have a new resource to utilize. Skype has just launched “Skype in the Classroom”, a network dedicated to teachers. How it works? Teachers first create profiles to describe their classes and teaching interests. Once they have a listing, they can use the directo... | <urn:uuid:f12c7d7e-12c7-4ffb-b9f2-c4d400ef8d8b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/03/skype-dedicated-teacher-network-launched/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917531 | 234 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Soft drink companies are well-positioned to help combat child malnutrition in developing countries because of their expanding business and extensive distribution routes. UCSF experts are advocating for these companies to implement public health programs that exploit their access to remote markets by producing healthier... | <urn:uuid:499bef99-e225-4442-a03a-551d9898ab86> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2010/11/5819/soft-drink-industry-should-focus-child-nutrition-developing-world | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948096 | 791 | 3.265625 | 3 |
This lesson will help students determine the area of a tangram piece without using formulas. After completing this activity students will use their knowledge to help them develop and use the formulas to determine the area of squares, rectangles, triangles, and parallelograms.
Main Curriculum Tie:
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Tens of thousands of people have moved to safer grounds as water levels have been rising sharply over the past 48 hours. An estimated 50,000 people have been evacuated to resettlement centres across four provinces. The floods have hit some of the poorest and most isolated communities in the country, where access to soc... | <urn:uuid:3378dc3d-1fb8-48c8-972a-1f1507d0d3c8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.unicef.org/media/media_42425.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943234 | 705 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Overview > Guidelines > Requirements: Actor
To fully understand the system's purpose you must know who the system is for, that is, who will be using the system. Different user types are represented as actors.
The difference between an actor and an individual system user is that an actor represents a particular class of... | <urn:uuid:7939baf2-1c7c-4b60-a2e5-11f16d29bc8c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.upedu.org/process/gdlines/md_actor.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952296 | 1,200 | 3.25 | 3 |
An efficient production system and a profitable market are required for an industry to be successful. Flexibility within the system and the ability to adapt to changes in demand are also required if an industry is to be sustained. Agriculture is no different from any other industry in this regard.
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- For Teachers
I cannot understand when we can use education or educational. Eg: we say "Education system or Educational system", or "Reduce the size of classes may improve Education or Educational standards"? Please help! I lost marks in two test because of this problem
But I took the second eg from Cambridge Dictiona... | <urn:uuid:140ec579-d432-4f35-850d-17d3e59e2dcf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/162058-education-educational.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917831 | 470 | 2.859375 | 3 |
There are numerous reasons why tapes may become unplayable. Many are physically obvious; such as:
The Dog tried to eat the cassette ........ and almost succeeded. (Yes.. it happens...)
Goat ate the cassette and DID succeed !
Our clever 3 year old figured out a way to take an entire jelly sandwich & MAKE it fit INSIDE t... | <urn:uuid:fe60ef3c-897c-4c52-91c4-479ee3ae740b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.videointerchange.com/video_recovery.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948583 | 7,992 | 2.515625 | 3 |
High cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) is a "silent killer." It is estimated that nearly one-quarter of the population has high cholesterol, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are no symptoms or ominous signs that serve as a warning until it is too late. Left untreated, it can cause an ... | <urn:uuid:39552033-e778-4052-9eb0-43a3c705d921> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.vitals.com/patient-education/high-cholesterol | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932109 | 497 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Developing the Will by Working with Pure Forms in the First Three Grades
Hella Loewe has developed an approach to modeling that could be called “form drawing in three dimensions” – and, we think it is just exactly what our modern children need. It is also, from our own research and from hers, very much what Steiner was... | <urn:uuid:d58f3c6d-c92f-442d-84c7-91e2486a0692> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.waldorfbooks.com/item_647.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964066 | 218 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Following independence in 1947, India inherited a decrepit rail network. A large chunk of the railways now passed through the newly formed Pakistan. A large number of lines had to be rerouted through Indian territory, and new construction had to be undertaken. A total of forty-two separate railway systems, including th... | <urn:uuid:25216312-2803-4f32-8b03-525705c7abc9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.whereincity.com/india/trains/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984997 | 258 | 3.546875 | 4 |
A History of the Modern British Isles, 1603-1707: The Double Crown
April 1998, ©1998, Wiley-Blackwell
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This is a Print-on-Demand title. It will be printed specifically to fill your order. Please allow an additional 5-6 days de... | <urn:uuid:370e22ab-bb4c-48f9-99e8-819e6af73ded> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0631194010.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934933 | 186 | 2.59375 | 3 |
This image shows all of the players involved in the recent shuttle-ISS swap of personnel. The Expedition 2 crew (upper left), Expedition 3 crew (upper right) and STS-105 shuttle crew (bottom center) are shown.
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Settling in for a Four Month Stay
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The Lincoln Memorial is a national memorial built to honor Abraham Lincoln, the United States' 16th president. Located at the west end of the National Mall in Washington, DC, it was dedicated in 1922. A statue of a seated Lincoln is housed in a structure similar to th... | <urn:uuid:1a40c89e-01e6-44fc-ac89-2df454765ed2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-lincoln-memorial.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981805 | 524 | 3.984375 | 4 |
You are using the Internet now to read this wiki.
Originally known as ArpaNet, it was created so that in the event of catastrophic communication failure, the US Department of Defence could remotely administer their machinery.
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The mkinitrd script constructs a directory structure that can serve as an initrd root file system. It then generates an image containing that directory structure using mkcramfs(8), which can be loaded using the initrd mechanism. The kernel modules placed in the directory structure will be taken from moduledir. This is ... | <urn:uuid:41c98d2a-b60d-46b6-8d91-0ccfb664d938> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wlug.org.nz/mkinitrd(8) | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.847669 | 378 | 2.640625 | 3 |
In the Caribbean region between 1980 and 2007, nearly 98 per cent of disasters, 99 per cent of casualties and 99 per cent of economic losses related to natural hazards were caused by recurrent meteorological, hydrological and climate-related events, primarily tropical cyclones and storm surges, floods, droughts and ext... | <urn:uuid:c0e22668-71a8-43d2-80c8-9cf1db1c2850> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/drr/projects/carib/caribbean_en.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910039 | 580 | 3.25 | 3 |
Early Childhood STEM Learning Through the ArtsWolf Trap is leading the way in early childhood arts learning to help achieve national STEM education goals.
Bridging Two National Priorities:
STEM and Early Childhood Education
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Women's History Month Biography
First Lady and Wife of Founding Father James Madison
Dolley Payne Todd Madison
First Lady of the United States 1809-1817
By Rembrandt Peale c. 1817
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- prep. Close to; next to: the window by the door.
- prep. With the use or help of; through: We came by the back road.
- prep. Up to and beyond; past: We drove by the house.
- prep. At or to: stopped by the bakery; came by the house.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A highly flammable, colorless or yellowish syrupy solution of pyroxylin, ether, and alcohol, used as an adhesive to close small wounds and hold surgical dressings, in topical medications, and for making photographic plates.
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- n. Plural form of deliberation.
“The outcome of their deliberations is a biennial prize which will recognise one writer's achievement in fiction.”
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Clearly expressed or delineated; definite: The victim gave a precise description of the suspect.
- adj. Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct: a precise measurement; a precise instrument.
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SWECO's slanted Plantagon Greenhouse breaks ground in Linköping, Sweden
Swedish firm Plantagon broke ground last week on the first vertical greenhouse in the city of Linköping. The slanting structure was designed by Sweco, and is hoped to be the first in a series of similar volumes across the world.
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In his recent press blitz, NASA’s James Hansen tries to tie extreme weather events, such the current drought affecting much of the central U.S., to anthropogenic global warming. But the real world argues otherwise.
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Falls In Older People
|J R Soc Med. 2001 April; 94(4): 202.||PMCID: PMC1281399|
Copyright © 2001, The Royal Society of Medicine
Elderly Services, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
`Simple fall' is a forbidden expression on my ward rounds. Falls are common causes of admission of old patients; they are usually co... | <urn:uuid:48b47ac9-e52c-4b9c-998b-d460961d9f22> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wustyle.com/zh/medical/falls-older-people | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933335 | 878 | 2.59375 | 3 |
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Bolivia's Gas War
Bolivia's Gas War
A new cycle of conflict has developed in Bolivia as worker unions, coca farmers and ordinary citizens unite to prevent the sale of the nation's gas reserves to the United States through a Chilean port. In a country whose economic identity has been strongly shaped by U.S. pressure in ... | <urn:uuid:0bfdf2d5-b6df-45cb-9212-14f976ad8356> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.zcommunications.org/bolivias-gas-war-by-ben-dangl | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961365 | 1,712 | 2.921875 | 3 |
NASA, Newseum Invite Media To Discover And Encounter Comets
WASHINGTON -- NASA will commemorate a quarter-century of comet discoveries and discuss upcoming comet encounters during a symposium at 9 a.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 10, in the Knight Studio of the Newseum.
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China in World History. Paul S. Ropp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780195381955
China’s meteoric rise over the last three decades has alternately provoked admiration, alarm, and awe. Indeed, it appears to be primed to play a major role in global affairs throughout the twenty-first century. To cite just... | <urn:uuid:8117dec9-26d9-4e10-b4e0-5f74e4910249> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www2.css.edu/app/depts/HIS/historyjournal/index.cfm?name=Review-of-China-in-World-History-by-Paul-S.-Ropp&cat=7&art=131 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948274 | 2,238 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Fact Sheet Series 2005 - Adult Basic and Literacy Education
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The OVAE Fact Sheet Series highlights efforts currently underway at the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) to support the principles of the President's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The principle(s) supported by this effort ... | <urn:uuid:91510c64-fa58-41fa-b694-93a0c82cac6c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/sectech/factsheet/cctrans/2005.html?exp=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904293 | 353 | 2.5625 | 3 |
What do students learn by studying Liberal Arts? A Liberal Arts education helps students develop strong and ordered minds as they explore the world’s collected wisdom in literature, history, mathematics, science, philosophy and the arts. It teaches them to recognize and construct arguments, to appreciate diverse cultur... | <urn:uuid:0182bb46-9072-418d-a8e9-efdcea843270> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www2.middlesexcc.edu/academics/academic-departments/history-and-social-science/programs-of-study/liberal-arts-sociology.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942891 | 277 | 2.921875 | 3 |
All too often, when someone mentions the words liability, risk or insurance, eyes glaze over and attention shifts. Yet, these are vitally important issues and we must consider all aspects of any activities we organize.
The cardinal rule is: Communicate.
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Empirical research is usually so time consuming and expensive that before settling down to work, one should give the logic of the work a great deal of thought (not forgetting the possibility that a solution to the problem already could be found in existing literature). We no longer think like Descartes, who thought tha... | <urn:uuid:20289763-dad9-4f79-815a-0f231a39cb1d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www2.uiah.fi/projects/metodi/printabl/150.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957642 | 2,605 | 3.265625 | 3 |
The Youth and Ecological Restoration Program provides youth under nineteen, who are struggling with a variety of issues in their lives, with one-on-one work experience, training and support. Youth gain a sense of worth, belonging and place.
Youth work with community members to restore the environmental health of local ... | <urn:uuid:7738bbbb-3e38-43a5-8003-2584e1dec43f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://youthecology.ca/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942278 | 202 | 2.875 | 3 |
Sand and Membrane Filters [SAM]
When children are dying from water-related diseases every 20 seconds—every second counts.
So we’re striving to exponentially increase our impact and provide 73,500 people with access to clean water in just 3 years. How will we do that? By introducing a new, more efficient filtration mode... | <urn:uuid:a40c1065-2f89-4c5a-a258-fc893281a99d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://20liters.org/how/solutions/sam/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954818 | 391 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Colour-blind racism (1970- ), also known as aversive racism, is racism that acts as if skin colour does not matter – even when it does. It is the most common form of racism among white Americans who grew up after the fall of Jim Crow in the 1960s. It takes the place of Jim Crow racism, the meaner, more naked white raci... | <urn:uuid:b5fc51fc-c2d8-4fbc-81d6-ece824650c2c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/colour-blind-racism/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964777 | 773 | 3.515625 | 4 |
STEM courses prepare students for high-skills, high-wage, high-demand careers. STEM nurtures students to become creative problem-solvers, innovators, and inventors; analytical thinkers; and strong communicators.
Arkansas participates in the national initiative Project Lead the Way (PLTW) designed to provide high school... | <urn:uuid:5304dc0d-26a5-4be4-9eb4-b8d7add23d64> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ace.arkansas.gov/cte/programAreas/Pages/STEM.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93351 | 136 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Along with all the Matisse going on in the classroom, we did some Mouse Paint (which was the inspiration for Day 1 of my sensory table..when they looked at me curiously that there were no “brushes” i told them to make their fingers like the mice!)
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Date: ca. 1924-1928
Country of Origin: United States of America
Overall: 10 7/8in. x 1 3/4in. x 1in. (27.62 x 4.45 x 2.54cm)
Overall, glass; shiny silver cylinder of unknown metal, possibly aluminum, inside of broken ended tube.
Glass, Copper, Wax Cork, Aluminum, Wood, Cardboard, Natural Fabric
American rocket pioneer ... | <urn:uuid:713ef92e-b70a-4807-9468-b2df312f5733> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19650311000 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.89757 | 217 | 3.234375 | 3 |
In 1847, a group of Alexandria businessmen founded a company to build and operate the Mount Vernon Cotton Factory. They purchased an acre on the east side of North Washington Street — between Oronoco and Pendleton streets — and built a large four-story brick building, measuring about 110 feet by 50 feet, on the site.
T... | <urn:uuid:fda5c7ff-2777-410b-9c40-3c423df0d9a5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://alextimes.com/2013/01/out-of-the-attic-a-jack-of-all-trades/?pagenum=2&sort=id&dir=DESC | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97167 | 348 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three 'ages': the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. The Middle Ages of Western Europe are commonly dated from the ... | <urn:uuid:56b7e7df-d657-4645-9332-8f4f556275a3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Middle_Ages | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95246 | 4,040 | 3.859375 | 4 |
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Royal Regiment of Artillery
Before the 18th century, artillery 'traynes' were raised by Royal Warrant for specific campaigns and disbanded again when they were over. On 26 May 1716, however, by Royal Warrant of George I two regular companies of field artillery, each 100 men strong, wer... | <urn:uuid:5be49b72-2082-4ede-9218-80b5074410bd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Royal_Artillery | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943633 | 2,332 | 3.1875 | 3 |
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