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Shakers, Antebellum Marriage, and the Narratives of Mary and Joseph Dyer
Reconstructs the bitter and widely publicized marital dispute between two early nineteenth-century Shakers
In 1813, Joseph Dyer, his wife Mary, and their five children joined the Shaker community in Enfield, New Hampshire. Joseph quickly adapted t... | <urn:uuid:68b2feab-f861-476e-96c6-fac039790c56> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.umass.edu/umpress/title/domestic-broils | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94288 | 577 | 2.578125 | 3 |
This spring students examined the history of American Youth Activism from 1945-1975 while producing digital stories and documentaries. Young Americans were important participants in the social, economic, and political changes that took place across society during the most intense years of the Cold War. The class emphas... | <urn:uuid:5a482f4e-655e-4801-8083-1b80617d55cc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.umbc.edu/oit/newmedia/studio/digitalstories/hist710.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956441 | 136 | 2.53125 | 3 |
The International Children’s Day of Broadcasting, celebrated the first Sunday of March, is a day when broadcasters around the world “Tune in to Kids.” They air quality programming by, for and about children. But most of all, they allow children to be part of the programming and production process, to talk about their h... | <urn:uuid:f21fbbd2-36e7-4d91-bd4d-0645576e242b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.unicef.org/icdbawards/index_1143.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964559 | 391 | 3.265625 | 3 |
The U.S. Geological Survey and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will stock lake herring, a species of whitefish, into Irondequoit Bay on Lake Ontario on Thurs., Dec. 20.
Until the mid-1950's, Lake Ontario was home to a diverse group of whitefish that included as many as seven species that o... | <urn:uuid:28c91529-902c-4bd1-a7d8-44232b99c48a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article_pf.asp?ID=3484 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904069 | 292 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Fact sheet on the need to protect biological soil crusts in the desert. These crusts are most of the soil surface in deserts not covered by green plants and are inhabited by cyanobacterium (blue-green algae) and other organisms useful to the ecosystem.
Three themes of ongoing research: forecasting polar bear and walrus... | <urn:uuid:7420585c-c577-42ae-bfe7-82410db4070c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.usgs.gov/science/science.php?term=112&type=feature&b=10&n=10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.893922 | 358 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Uss Bennington CVS-20
Although the make-up and costume of each shellback was different and dependent on their ingunity and artistic skill, the one common denominator was the shillelagh. This was most often constructed from a three foot length of canvas covered fire hose. A wooden handle would be inserted in one end, al... | <urn:uuid:4ad1af01-19ec-45c1-8e4f-fe9d6b09703d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uss-bennington.org/shellback-intiation/sb2.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979096 | 156 | 2.515625 | 3 |
The Power of Water
Imagine that you are in a glider, soaring over the Grand Canyon. You see layers of rock, red and yellow, brown and black. You see a deep gorge, as if someone has cut a trench a mile deep out of the layers of rock. Some places the cut is narrow, the walls steep, and some places the canyon widens out s... | <urn:uuid:cb45d218-e83a-4271-85ee-8b71de653020> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uua.org/re/tapestry/children/sing/session13/sessionplan/stories/230622.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947419 | 636 | 3.9375 | 4 |
What you don't know might or might not hurt you, and what we know about hydraulic fracturing in Ventura County isn't enough to know if the public is protected or not.
This was my take-away from the recent panel discussion hosted by the Association of Water Agencies of Ventura County and reported in The Star's Jan. 17 a... | <urn:uuid:fc9f8c85-6c96-4558-bed9-e86544590cfb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/jan/27/parks-tracking-the-impact-of-fracking-on-our/?opinion=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954081 | 622 | 2.796875 | 3 |
If you have read a little about vegan food and nutrition, you know that vegans often have lower B12 levels than others. It's important to make sure your B12 levels don't get too low. Too little B12 is definitely not a good thing.
Normally, it is considered safe to take a lot of B12, but this is being discussed, and sev... | <urn:uuid:3f1a7c4b-6037-4889-b9f3-629679f9bec7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.veganforum.com/forums/showthread.php?169-B12-overdose-megadose&highlight=megadose | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945543 | 315 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Puff adders are the snakes responsible for most snake bite deaths in Africa.
As antivenom is not as accessible in Africa as in America and Asia, and a lot of people live far away from hospitals in Africa, the number of fatalities from puff adders can be greatly reduced if and when the infrastructure is improved in part... | <urn:uuid:5752adc7-8f44-4084-89e9-475074b202b8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.venomoussnakes.net/puffadder.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964758 | 631 | 3.703125 | 4 |
UTCVM Abnormal Limb Conformation
The term, angular limb deformity, describes abnormal conformation, in which a portion of the limb is deviated medially or laterally. Common examples include: knock-kneed horses (carpal valgus), windswept horses (e.g., carpal valgus of one forelimb and carpal varus [inward deviation of t... | <urn:uuid:fea4542a-d828-4295-909a-0715975704cd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.vet.utk.edu/clinical/lacs/surgery/abnormal_limb_conformation.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.901148 | 396 | 2.8125 | 3 |
10 Household Plants That Are Dangerous to Dogs and Cats
Spotting Toxic Plants
Plants help cozy up a living space, but pet owners should be extra careful when choosing greenery. More than 700 plants contain toxic substances that may harm dogs or cats if ingested. Signs of poisoning can be mild to severe and in some case... | <urn:uuid:5714498f-c083-4bdb-97bd-78b21094da1a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.vetstreet.com/learn/10-household-plants-that-are-dangerous-to-dogs-and-cats?offset=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920772 | 1,004 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Making Sense of Science
Science journalism is increasingly important in technology-driven world
Holly Morris and Randy Atkins are the two winners of this year's IEEE USA Journalism Award.
Last updated on: July 22, 2010 8:00 PM
Engineered devices are all around us.
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Climate change isn’t just hitting polar bears and melting glaciers. Scientists and advocates say it’s affecting the Great Lakes too, even Lake Superior, the lake that’s so big, all the other Great Lakes could fit inside with room to spare. Climate change already is playing out in warmer temperatures and melting ice, an... | <urn:uuid:d453bbe7-dfee-48ca-bbbf-5e71efdba1c5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wbez.org/print/89058 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963466 | 2,999 | 3.671875 | 4 |
In 1453 the Ottoman sultan Mohammed II captured Constantinople after a fifty-three-day siege, ending the Byzantine Empire. The historic capital of Christian Orthodoxy became the capital of Islam under the name Istanbul. In 1514, Mohammed II's grandson, Selim "the Terrible" forcibly added parts of the Persian Empire to ... | <urn:uuid:777e7ff7-8e1a-4348-87ee-245889e44a86> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.welcometohosanna.com/JERUSALEM_TOUR/ottomom.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968347 | 3,498 | 3.15625 | 3 |
The Commission on Social Determinants of Health - what, why and how?
What is the Commission on Social Determinants of Health?
The Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) was a global network of policy makers, researchers and civil society organizations brought together by the World Health Organization (WHO) ... | <urn:uuid:1e9018e6-0730-41e4-a44f-bd75bfc5ad15> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.who.int/social_determinants/thecommission/finalreport/about_csdh/en/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963627 | 1,958 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
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Heart-leaf leopardbane, Heartleaf arnica
USDA Symbol: ARCO9
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Changing Planet: Disappearing Lizards
It turns out that snakes are the most feared of any animal on Earth. Reptiles have had a consistently bad rap for a long time - from the serpent in the Garden of Eden to the basilisk of Lord Voldemort. Reptiles are seen as sinister, scaly, deceitful and more than a bit threatening.... | <urn:uuid:b63b0bab-25ac-449a-94e9-f2f14eea34f2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/changing_planet/reptiles_intro.html&edu=elem | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934611 | 684 | 3.359375 | 3 |
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Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother roared the
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Through the process of muscle contraction, tension is developed within muscle tissue, which may or may not lead to movement of a part of the body. The term contraction often means to shorten; however, during a muscle contraction the tension may cause muscles to stay t... | <urn:uuid:1612aa2e-57ec-4054-99ef-c34baee8c6c8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-muscle-contraction.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957773 | 613 | 4.46875 | 4 |
Hands-On Research of Hand-Written Experiences
Delving into 16th & 17th Century Spanish History.
When the Spanish archivist Peio Monteano produced a 13th-century ceremonial on the coronation of English kings, Kimberly Bassett knew that this was an opportunity few other researchers - let alone undergraduates - ever get.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Einstein, Albert 1879-1955. German-born American theoretical physicist whose special and general theories of relativity revolutionized modern thought on the nature of space and time and formed a theoretical base for the exploitation of atomic energ... | <urn:uuid:b6349db2-f712-460d-b446-ae7ed6385193> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wordnik.com/words/Einstein | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941276 | 736 | 3.578125 | 4 |
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in.
- v. To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate: a valve that governs fuel intake.
- v. To control the actions or behavior of: Govern yourselves like c... | <urn:uuid:91104569-5539-4604-94be-5edf222bc41f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wordnik.com/words/govern | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923784 | 1,451 | 3.6875 | 4 |
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One of the hard, usually permanent structures projecting from the head of certain mammals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes, consisting of a bony core covered with a sheath of keratinous material.
- n. A hard protuberance, such as an a... | <urn:uuid:ccd55440-cba3-4c5b-82f0-e0de237c0e6b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wordnik.com/words/horn | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910001 | 4,598 | 3 | 3 |
- n. Plural form of loophole.
“WASHINGTON -- House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank, under fire from some fellow Democrats and consumer groups for carving out what they call loopholes ...”
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Oedipus - Free Will Vs Fate
Oedipus as the Puppet and the Puppeteer The misfortunes that befall Oedipus the King in Sophocles' play show a fundamental relationship between the will of the gods and man's free will. The ancient Greeks believed that the gods ruled the universe and had an irrefutable role in the conditions... | <urn:uuid:78b5f0ae-1839-440c-9c4b-5a03a0f2d9da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.writework.com/essay/oedipus-free-vs-fate | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972942 | 411 | 2.90625 | 3 |
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The purpose of this unit is to look at situations for which individuals can get preferential treatment and in which situations they cannot. This is an important issue because preference is given to many individuals under government pressure through affirmative action programs. ... | <urn:uuid:0d92ebd7-625a-4be2-b3c0-611212f7215a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/1996/1/96.01.12.x.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942005 | 331 | 4.125 | 4 |
Jesus was a teacher and the founder of the Christian religion, or a male name.(noun)
An example of Jesus is the person that Christians believe to be the son of God.
See Jesus in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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The definition of a pig is a farm animal with hoofed feet, short prickly hair and a long snout.(noun)
An example of pig is where the meat pork comes from.
Pig is defined as a greedy or filthy person.(noun)
An example of a pig is a person who hoards.
See pig in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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General Motors has always invested in technology which goes beyond the automotive applications for which the company is primarily known, a philosophy which I find most praise worthy, and teaming up with NASA is sure to always output performance. The latest to result from their partnership is the K-glove, a robotic glov... | <urn:uuid:3e2ce175-5f38-424b-b430-e9d21e166715> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.zmescience.com/research/technology/k-glove-aids-work-grants-muscle-14032012/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952803 | 413 | 2.78125 | 3 |
In 2006, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution entitled '"Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women' " (A/RES/61/143). This mandate of the General Assembly strengthens the ongoing efforts at regional and national levels for defining and calculating indicators ... | <urn:uuid:ffd7dc11-ba39-4e04-8bd6-dceda67c9eb5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www1.unece.org/stat/platform/pages/diffpagesbyversion.action?pageId=24117342&selectedPageVersions=6&selectedPageVersions=5 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911934 | 340 | 3.078125 | 3 |
The case for multi-user design for computer aided learning in developing regions
Computer-aided learning is fast gaining traction in developing regions as a means to augment classroom instruction. Reasons for using computer-aided learning range from supplementing teacher shortages to starting underprivileged children o... | <urn:uuid:a9a30a94-6aee-468c-a845-1a3a7632823b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wwwconference.org/www2006/programme/item.php_id=5509 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936741 | 380 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Volume 15, Number 6—June 2009
Rabies in Ferret Badgers, Southeastern China
Ferret badger–associated human rabies cases emerged in China in 1994. We used a retrospective epidemiologic survey, virus isolation, laboratory diagnosis, and nucleotide sequencing to document its reemergence in 2002–2008. Whether the cause is s... | <urn:uuid:0118624d-5a08-4c75-a724-1fec19c1fb35> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/6/08-1485_article.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919446 | 2,650 | 3.34375 | 3 |
Change is the money a customer receives back when they have made a purchase.
Often the customer gives the merchant more money than the amount due because the
customer may not have the exact coins and bills that are needed. The merchant
determines how much extra was paid and returns the excess which is called change.
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Question:What does 'post-meal (or post-prandial) blood sugar' mean and what does it tell you?
Answer:The post-prandial blood sugar is a measure of your blood glucoses after you've eaten. This number is highly variable and dependent on what you've taken in. For example, if you've had a meal that's high in carbohydrate, ... | <urn:uuid:a0e08296-03cb-40f8-b471-430c41f2209d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://abcnews.go.com/Health/DiabetesScreening/story?id=3812972 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974806 | 261 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Four papers together give an insight into what global warming promises for agriculture and agriculturalists, and how to deal with it.
Some people will tell you that global warming is something we can cope with because it won’t actually create any new climates, just shift the old ones around a bit on the the surface of ... | <urn:uuid:f027f1e1-7dbb-4bab-b29c-dd929443efeb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://agro.biodiver.se/2007/12/getting-ready-for-changing-climates/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941805 | 1,509 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Final Score: Singapore 103 Jamaica 72
.....we can contrast Jamaica and Singapore. Both are relatively tiny states, with under 5 million residents apiece. Upon Singapore’s independence in 1965—three years after Jamaica’s own establishment as a nation—the two nations were about equal in wealth: the gross domestic product... | <urn:uuid:46303dad-a5f5-488f-bf70-0fc518d2420b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://alfin2100.blogspot.com/2009/12/final-score-singapore-103-jamaica-72.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943889 | 658 | 2.921875 | 3 |
This weeks topic- Wisdom , immediately made me think about skills that have been passed on from the dawn of time.
Fire and toolmaking have obviously been hugely important in the development of Mankind, however i think that one of the earliest types of wisdom handed down must have been midwifery.
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In 1980, Apple Computer asked a group of guys
fresh from Stanford's product design program to take a $400 device and
make it mass-producible, reliable and cheap.
Their work transformed personal computing.
By Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Dean Hovey was hungry. His young industrial design firm, Hovey-Kelley Design, had been wor... | <urn:uuid:5cace9f3-973b-4029-a335-e22ade4f6707> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=37694 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965236 | 3,687 | 2.828125 | 3 |
The Texas Panhandle is still in the grip of severe drought conditions, but this year’s temperatures and precipitation rates suggest that conditions are improving, meteorologists said.
About 60 percent of the continental United States is experiencing drought, according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor’s report release... | <urn:uuid:3c5caaba-01b9-4953-8a5d-464878dc0577> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2012-12-29/drought-continues-region-condition-improving-experts-say | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942795 | 916 | 3.171875 | 3 |
1Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
2And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from... | <urn:uuid:5b0e8a69-287a-49d2-bc95-daa1aa0460cd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://analicingthebible.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98312 | 1,729 | 2.578125 | 3 |
warriors, drawn after figures on an electrum cup from the Kul'Oba kurgan burial
near Kerch. The warrior on the right is stringing his bow, bracing it behind his knee; note the typical pointed hood, long jacket with fur or fleece trimming at the edges, decorated trousers, and short boots tied at the ankle. The hair seem... | <urn:uuid:d7c9e508-7c6b-4d8e-b50d-81579d8fbfd4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ancient.eu.com/image/225/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927096 | 339 | 2.578125 | 3 |
By ERNEST MOSS
Last week we considered in the barest outline what the revolutionaries are doing with timbre and rhythm. But it is what they are doing with harmony that has provoked the most controversy. The commonest charge brought against their works is that they are dissonant and atonal (i.e., not in a recognisable k... | <urn:uuid:aea71d17-14e6-421e-928d-d28adf5014f8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://archive.catholicherald.co.uk/article/13th-november-1936/10/music-consonance-and-dissonance-harmony-in-modern- | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970589 | 898 | 2.703125 | 3 |
The Winner-Take-All Problem“Winner-take-all” is a term used to describe single member district and at large election systems that award seats to the highest vote getters without ensuring fair representation for minority groups. In the United States, these are typically single-member district schemes or at-large, block-... | <urn:uuid:864933a1-a3be-497c-8ff6-47681e7baa87> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://archive.fairvote.org/?page=107 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953853 | 485 | 3.046875 | 3 |
COURTESY OF WALTER DUDLEY
In the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Thailand has installed sirens that transmit voice messages in several different languages to warn residents and visitors.
Museum will hold lifesaving lessons
A facility in Thailand will honor the dead from the 2004 tsunami
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Posted: August 13, 2008
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) reclassified Solar System objects such that Pluto became a dwarf planet, and in June of this year it was placed into the ‘plutoid’ sub-category (see our report Pluto assigned plutoid tag in new IAU classification for more details). Now astronom... | <urn:uuid:fe1396ee-b826-4b8c-8a3c-32012862dae8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://astronomynow.com/080813ThegreatPlutodebatecontinues.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928807 | 1,108 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Surgical Procedures for Melanoma
Surgical removal of the cancerous tissue is the primary treatment for melanoma.
The extent of the procedure depends on the stage of the cancer. Types of surgery include:
Excision—The entire tumor along with a rim of normal, non-cancerous skin is cut away to make sure no more cancer cell... | <urn:uuid:e528b961-a169-425a-bc0f-b1848e297529> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://auroramed.dotcms.org/health_library/detail.htm?id=13298 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939433 | 409 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Oats. Healthy for Life!
Whole grain oats have many health benefits. Here are some great reasons to include more oats in your diet!
- Lowers cholesterol
- Lowers the risk of developing heart disease
- Helps regulate blood sugar levels
- Fills you up and aids in weight management
- Helps keep you regular
- Aids in promot... | <urn:uuid:42baea0e-4150-4876-8080-e8659b73ebca> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://avenafoods.com/oat-nutrition/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944377 | 856 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Students, who are preparing for UMAT, should keep few things in mind. The preparation needs lot of hard work and effort and the candidates should concentrate on everything they do. Candidates need to keep certain thing in mind to ensure a better preparation and good score at the end of the exam. One of the most useful ... | <urn:uuid:0b21475d-6b91-46d0-9f9b-f0d320f160c7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://backtocollege.org/back-to-college-get-a-degree/back-to-college/umat-preparation-what-should-be-avoided-while-preparing-for-the-exam | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970567 | 455 | 2.625 | 3 |
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Listings Near Sinclairville, NY
Disclaimer: This directory is designed to serve only as a listing of Independent Baptist churches and ministry resources. It is not an endorsement of a... | <urn:uuid:77c17204-c769-400d-95b5-b614ece3abd2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://baptistfriends.org/country/united-states/14782/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964395 | 552 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Low Folate Could Contribute to Allergies
The prevalence of allergies and asthma have been on the rise over the past three decades, a trend encompassing all age groups, leading scientists to search for reasons. Declining air quality—both indoors and outside—is one widely examined possible culprit. Now evidence from a re... | <urn:uuid:83ef4e6e-c47b-4c56-8b3e-e1cc21ee5a22> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://bastyrcenter.org/content/view/1751/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949726 | 972 | 3.390625 | 3 |
Otis Brown Elementary second grade students researched the need for food for kids at their school and found out about the North Texas Food Bank fire that occurred this summer. Students were very concerned and decided to do something about it. They wrote scripts, directed and filmed commercials for the school to promote... | <urn:uuid:2737a2a9-356d-4e57-872d-0b6d15c97eb2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://bigthoughtnews.blogspot.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980631 | 158 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Cæsar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Cæsar. The noble Brutus Hath told Cæsar was ambitious; If it were so, it was a grievous fault; And grievously hath Cæsar answer'd i... | <urn:uuid:62c2f55d-8dbd-4bf2-98f9-922bf46d888d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.gaiam.com/quotes/topics/faults?page=2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986327 | 592 | 2.546875 | 3 |
As a society, we are constantly striving to lead healthier, happier lives. But with these efforts, we sometimes run the risk of going too far. As a rule of thumb, any extreme is unhealthy, but rarely are we made aware of the “cons” of healthy habits, instead led to think any good thing is better if done as often as pos... | <urn:uuid:a0a9188d-7a18-4aeb-b824-b8340462bd6f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.personalcheftogo.com/post/6-Good-Habits-That-Help-Make-You-Sick.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946699 | 859 | 2.8125 | 3 |
The hooks seem to grab everyone’s attention (pun intended). Other squid families have hooks on the arms, or the tentacles, or both, but the colossal squid is the only hooked squid in its family (the Cranchiidae, about 20 species). It possesses hooks on each of the eight arms, and also on the two long tentacles, but the... | <urn:uuid:0d9a5500-883e-4751-a0e4-06fcf7302a2c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/hooks-and-suckers/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949583 | 410 | 3.078125 | 3 |
In honour of Black History Month in the US, Ancestry recently launched more than 250,000 new historical records documenting early African American family history.
The new collections span more than a century and contain important details about the lives of African Americans who bravely fought in the US Civil War, docum... | <urn:uuid:078dd9b5-f762-43d1-95e4-7981934050f4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.ancestry.com/au/2011/02/21/250000-new-african-american-records-to-mark-black-history-month-in-the-us/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949144 | 363 | 3.34375 | 3 |
Speaking of successful NASA/DOE collaborations, there’s an interesting new paper on astro-ph claiming that the Fermi gamma-ray satellite has found evidence for a gamma-ray excess in the vicinity of the galactic center — similar to what you might expect from high-energy electrons produced by annihilations or decays of d... | <urn:uuid:36ff89fa-e2f9-4ed7-bf83-d8879cae71d0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/10/28/has-fermi-seen-new-evidence-for-dark-matter/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939153 | 1,062 | 2.78125 | 3 |
English-language learners are two times more likely to drop out of school than their peers who are either native English speakers or former ELLs who have become fluent in the language—a trend that, if unabated, will have far-reaching negative consequences, says a new report.
The report, written by Rebecca M. Callahan, ... | <urn:uuid:4f3f7512-f942-4841-8b66-5a52aa15f785> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/03/stemming_the_tide_of_english-l.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971777 | 558 | 2.640625 | 3 |
A Very Bad Week
This will turn into a very bad week for Maj. Gen. John Pope, the blustering bully who commands the newly formed Federal Army of Virginia.
Last week found Pope north of the Rappahannock River, Lee and Jackson south of it. But then Stonewall Jackson led his fast-marching infantry, nicknamed his “foot cava... | <urn:uuid:3b4280dd-a0b7-4263-a4d0-53f6832d687e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://bloodtearsandglory.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961308 | 787 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Generally, when even one of the small bones in the hand is broken, it is already considered a hand fracture. Fractures usually occur due to direct trauma or falling, with the hand supporting the body to break the fall. It could also be that the hand itself hit a hard and solid object, which fractured a bone. There coul... | <urn:uuid:b18bb503-c0e3-4698-a92b-b885c12ed28a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://bonesfracture.com/hand-fracture-treatment-diagnosis-symptoms-and-healing-time-for-fractured-hand/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945205 | 1,093 | 3.234375 | 3 |
. "5 Perceptions of Risk and Social Judgments: Biases and Motivational Factors--Janis E. Jacobs." Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004.
The following HTML text is provided to enhance online
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E MCH 315
Mechanical Response of Engineering Materials (2) Mechanical response measures and design theories for engineering materials; elastic and plastic response as affected by stress, strain, time, temperature.
E MCH 315 Mechanical Response of Engineering Materials (2)
The main goal of E MCH 315 is to present mathem... | <urn:uuid:781e5a96-87a6-4b3c-b431-cc31926abc8d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://bulletins.psu.edu/undergrad/courses/E/E_MCH/315/200708SP | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919455 | 252 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Classroom Technology | News
Smart Notebook 11 Adds Browser Embedding, Adaptive Toolbar
Smart Technologies has released version 11 of its collaborative learning tool, Smart Notebook. The company has also released an update to Smart Response and 3D Tools for Mac OS X.
Smart Notebook is a standards-aligned collaborative l... | <urn:uuid:91f2c1ac-2fc5-4bc5-94c2-16204ba9d53c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://campustechnology.com/articles/2012/04/26/smart-notebook-11-adds-browser-embedding-adaptive-toolbar.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.903232 | 445 | 2.609375 | 3 |
wage freezes..or like McGinty giving the Ont civil service a 1% wage hiike
over the next 2 years, when the real rate of inflation )(gasoline, heating/
electricity/insurance/food) is closer to 5% annually.
True is some cases, but not in others. Some consumer goods are actuallyOn an inflation adjusted basis, people can b... | <urn:uuid:b546b10a-bd1d-418a-a25a-fc121804e100> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://canadianmoneyforum.com/showthread.php/7037-Canadians-struggling-to-save-and-pay-off-debt-38-per-cent-have-no-savings/page19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946433 | 469 | 2.703125 | 3 |
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
It is possible that the main title of the report Aspergillosis is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
- Bronchopulmonary Allergic Aspergillosis
- Pulmonary Mycetoma
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From Prairies to Cornfields
I didn’t give much thought to America’s prairies until I moved to South Dakota. I grew up loving the hardwood forests of the Mid-Atlantic and New England states, then discovered the great western mountains as a college student. The grasslands of North America were something I skipped over, b... | <urn:uuid:5fc1ed86-ea6d-4f1b-a2ca-17e6e3e5b4c2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cathybell.org/2012/12/01/from-prairies-to-cornfields/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953507 | 1,279 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Prostate Health Home Page
Researchers do not know all of the functions of the prostate gland. However, it is known that the prostate gland plays an important role in both sexual function and urinary function. It is common for the prostate gland to become enlarged as a man ages, and it is likely that, as a man, you may ... | <urn:uuid:813326cf-a000-4866-b6b5-a007c6c01f14> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cdh.org/Health-Library/Adult-Health-Information-Topics/Prostate-Health/Prostate-Health-Home-Page.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958566 | 226 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Black history at the United Nations. The University of Chicago Library
W. E. B. Du Bois, c. 1920 by Winold Reiss (CC Some rights reserved by cliff1066™)
“It is not Russia that threatens the United States so much as Mississippi…[I]nternal injustice done to one’s brothers is far more dangerous than the aggression of stra... | <urn:uuid:4c016d28-ab18-4c38-9a86-b44514c2801f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ceecolombia.org/ocat-10-1-derechos_humanos-1.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.86962 | 128 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Electrical conductivity is a pretty simple concept to understand: electrons move. Like water that flows downhill, they flow down a voltage gradient.
Not so simple is understanding why electrons are available to conduct. Where do they come from?
In most metals, electrons are everywhere—the “sea of electrons” we learn ab... | <urn:uuid:53be2ac4-a902-4f25-ae38-2b4731720014> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/2011/11/16/new-explanation-for-electrical-conductivity-at-oxide-oxide-interface/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92435 | 929 | 4.21875 | 4 |
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German vs. Roman Essay
For this essay we were asked to write factually about the culture of the Germans and the Romans. The format was a five paragraph essay about the similarities and differences of the Roman and German culture.
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BENEFITS OF A UNION
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29 STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Solid Geometry. Wentworth's Solid Geometry.
Two hours per week thruout the year, or equivalent.
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Shades of Babel
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‘tsundoku’ - the Japanese word for buying books & not reading them, leaving them to pile up.
Some Strange Things Are Happening To Astronauts Returning To Earth
by Jenn Fang
It’s almost the end of May. Do you know your Asian-American history?
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"Genocide is the attempt to partially or completely destroy a particular racial, religious, or national group.
During World War II, the Third Reich embarked on a program of genocide by which they attempted to completely destroy European Jewry.
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Paleontology & Evolution
Denver’s Prehistoric Journey - (7-12) – A guide for taking students to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Prehistoric Journey. For Colorado Front Range teachers able to go on a field trip in Denver.
Lesson Plan Links
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A new book, Trust, Democracy and the Challenges of Multiculturalism, sets out the challenges that ethnic diversity can pose to social cohesion and democratization and provides important lessons on the best (and worst) ways to manage heterogeneous societies. Given that these are some of the most important questions faci... | <urn:uuid:5cf060ba-effa-4efd-9974-5cd32a525884> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://democracyinafrica.org/trust-democracy-and-diversity/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95658 | 2,202 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Infestation of humans and their clothing by the body louse (Pediculus humanus) is confined almost exclusively to individuals that rarely remove their clothing and live in overcrowded, unhygienic situations. It is transmitted by bodily contact or by sharing infested clothing. Itching is the principal complaint, particul... | <urn:uuid:d142894d-b98f-4bb0-8bec-cf081d882aba> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://dermis.net/dermisroot/en/16608/diagnose.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.887134 | 159 | 2.546875 | 3 |
|a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.|
|the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.|
lactone lac·tone (lāk'tōn')
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Early Menu Format and Structure
Although there is a particular art and psychology involved in the design of modern day menus regarding structure and item placement (and a correspondingly large body of literature on the subject) for maximum profit, it is not clear whether late 19th-century or early 20th-century menus fo... | <urn:uuid:1a80cfa9-fb7b-476d-a913-eee1b288f9cc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://digital.library.unlv.edu/collections/menus/early-menu-format-and-structure?quicktabs_2=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969427 | 407 | 3.03125 | 3 |
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In California, beaver (Castor canadensis) were first recognized for their value as a furbearer. Additionally, in many areas, beaver are considered desirable if not essential components of stream and wetland ecosystems. Where beaver and human activity overlap, beaver have become nuisance animals cau... | <urn:uuid:9bbc3b7d-3ef8-4164-8ab7-6fda244273ac> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/vpcthirteen/40/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941895 | 275 | 3.65625 | 4 |
Student participation in PE and sports has lots of benefits like improved social skills, confidence, general health, well-being and healthier weight. According to the CDC rates for obesity among students with disabilities are 38% higher than for students without disabilities. Students who have intellectual disabilities... | <urn:uuid:e69d813c-bd4d-49d1-867e-e17d77267d69> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://directorsblog.health.azdhs.gov/?tag=physical-education | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955038 | 211 | 3.34375 | 3 |
I started red worm composting five years ago, using old recycling bins. Two bins were used for each, to provide a double layer against winter. Holes were drilled into the inner bin for air, and bottoms for drainage. A city program provided a thousand red worms to get started, and top covers. The compost was started fro... | <urn:uuid:d6b0c125-4bc1-468f-9161-4e619bd62495> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://drmcdougall.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=28990&view=previous | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958806 | 276 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Nate Silver is currently predicting that Republicans will gain 47 House seats in the upcoming election—plus or minus 30. In other words, he’s fairly sure that Republicans will gain between 17 and 77 seats, although there’s a slight chance the gain will be even less, or even more.
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On May 6, 1998, three activists in Chile asked their government what it had done to comply with national law requiring environmental review before approving a $200-million logging project in Tierra del Fuego. The activists wanted to know whether the national Foreign Investment Committee had seen any evidence that the p... | <urn:uuid:28e4fbac-a2e5-444f-8b36-ba084b4deec8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://earthtrends.wri.org/stories/2006/10/if-tree-falls-chile-now-whole-world-may-hear-it | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968394 | 122 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Search ASCD EDge
How often have you heard a co-worker say:
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In this activity, students will use the CBL 2™ with a force sensor to measure the weight of 100 pennies in Newtons. Then they will calculate the weight of 100 pennies on the moon, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter.
Students will record the force of different numbers of pennies.
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Special & General Relativity Questions and Answers
If gravity travels at the speed of light, why don't the equations used in celestial mechanics include time delays?
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Evolution of the Vertebrates
||The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for books. (June 2008)|
|Colbert's Evolution of the Vertebrates|
5th Edition Book Cover
|Author(s)||Edwin H. Colbert, Michael Morales, Eli C. Minkoff,|
|Publication date||December 15, 2001|
|Dewey Decimal||566 21|
|LC... | <urn:uuid:4ab53dff-c9b6-4c7c-8156-34134e2785f6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_Vertebrates | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.820637 | 703 | 2.921875 | 3 |
|Jmol-3D images||Image 1|
|Molar mass||68.07 g/mol|
|Appearance||colorless, volatile liquid|
|S-phrases||S16, S37, S45, S28|
|Flash point||−69 °C|
|Explosive limits||Lower:2.3%, upper:14.3% @ 20 °C|
|LD50||rat > 2g/kg|
|Related compounds||Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
| (what is: / ?)
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HMS Yarmouth (1745)
|Ordered:||16 June 1742|
|Laid down:||25 November 1742|
|Launched:||8 March 1745|
|Fate:||Broken up, April 1811|
|General characteristics |
|Class & type:||1741 proposals 64-gun third rate ship of the line|
|Tons burthen:||1,359 long tons (1,380.8 t)|
|Length:||160 ft (48.8 m) (gundeck)|
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Parenthetical referencing, also known as Harvard referencing, is a citation style in which partial citations— for example (Smith 2010, p. 1)—are enclosed within parentheses (round brackets) and embedded in the text, either within or after a sentence, as opposed to the footnote style. They are accompanied by a list of t... | <urn:uuid:4f516b55-4b05-4957-bb43-5e22d809ad34> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_style | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.867388 | 3,821 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Human rights in Syria
|This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
The situation for human rights in Syria is considered exceptionally poor among international observers. A state of emergency was in effect from 1963 until April 2011, giving security forces sweeping powers of arrest and detention.
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Bridget of Sweden
||The neutrality of this article is disputed. (April 2013)|
|Saint Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden|
Altarpiece in Salem church, Södermanland, Sweden (restored digitally)
|Died||23 July 1373
Rome, Papal States
|Honored in||Roman Catholic Church
|Canonized||7 October 1391 by Pope Boniface IX|
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Unit of account
A unit of account is a standard monetary unit of measurement of value/cost of goods, services, or assets. It is one of three well-known functions of money. It lends meaning to profits, losses, liability, or assets.
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Foundation Awards $2.4 M for Amazon River Study
An international team of American and Brazilian researchers led by a University of Georgia scientist has been awarded more than $2.4 million by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to investigate organic matter and nutrients flowing from the Amazon River into the adjacen... | <urn:uuid:6e89a750-9840-453d-b95c-075bab2f7ec8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://eponline.com/articles/2010/05/05/foundation-awards-2.4-m-for-amazon-river-study.aspx?admgarea=ht.ecosystemsecology.watersheds | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.896506 | 921 | 2.828125 | 3 |
What did we want to know?
How are consumers involved in deciding what research should be undertaken, and do they have any influence? What helps or hinders their influence?
Who wants to know?
Health service researchers, health service users and organisations that represent them, researchers and research funders.
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Friday, 16 July 2010
What does the Bible teach, at root, about slavery? The Old Testament sets up a narrative-in-small: Joseph is sold as a slave, but escapes, because he is clever enough to acquire friends in high places -- the highest, Pharaoh himself. This then structures the larger narrative of the first great move... | <urn:uuid:a970226e-721a-4b24-b2cf-8910c1c6fd6a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://europrogovision.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/slavery.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964292 | 264 | 3.4375 | 3 |
Freshwater Fish Preservation
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available for purchase. A link to ordering information is on this page.
North Central Regional Publication
This 18-page booklet offers many tips for those who like to catch fish in lakes and streams and for those who like to buy fi... | <urn:uuid:d2b676ac-da6d-429e-8592-f2269860805b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=NCR498 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933527 | 172 | 2.53125 | 3 |
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