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wild sea trout
The Baltic Sea is in terrible shape. One of the most polluted seas in the world, more than 90% of commercially exploitable species in the Baltic and the adjacent Kattegat are fished without any limits.
That changed last Friday when the authorities of Uusimaa and the Southeast Finland Centre for Economic ... | <urn:uuid:63b960b8-1b0b-4388-bbd5-e51b7b08e699> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://oceana.org/en/category/blog-free-tags/wild-sea-trout | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944173 | 388 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Seco de Palos Mountains
In 2007, Oceana was the first organization to capture images of the Seco de Palos sub-marine mountain range.
Due to its location at the top of a deep ridge, the seamount was believed to have been relatively untouched by trawling and still supports diverse sea life, ranging from sharpnose seven-g... | <urn:uuid:fe90ab4f-0fbf-401c-9028-bc788096c57e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://oceana.org/en/our-work/preserve-special-places/mediterranean/learn-act/seco-de-palos-mountains | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911599 | 260 | 3.171875 | 3 |
The majority of marine protected areas in the United States are multiple-use sites, meaning fishing, boating, surfing, diving, and other recreational activities are allowed.
Marine protected areas (MPAs) in the U.S. come in a variety of forms and are established and managed by all levels of government. There are marine... | <urn:uuid:9b2a893c-4c35-478d-acee-f45e51e8be2f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/mpa.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927694 | 416 | 3.65625 | 4 |
The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is advising those traversing the backcountry of the Adirondack Mountains be prepared for snow, ice and cold, and use proper equipment. Although winter can bring beautiful scenery and adventurous hikes, the season can also present troublesome, and even perilous co... | <urn:uuid:cb868fbc-d588-433c-b76b-b74aed620cb4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ogd.com/article/20121230/ADV01/712309931/1023 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917634 | 813 | 2.765625 | 3 |
The OpenDocument Format (ODF) is an open XML-based document file format for office applications to be used for documents containing text, spreadsheets, charts, and graphical elements. The file format makes transformations to other formats simple by leveraging and reusing existing standards wherever possible.
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With dozens of mouth-watering, nutrient-packed treats available, it seems that all of your vitamin and mineral needs can be met with a tasty snack. Women-specific functional foods are generally lower in calories, catering to calorie-conscious women. These products do provide nutrients that some women may be lacking, bu... | <urn:uuid:0fa79b86-4b37-44b1-8b4f-90d01f2b9f8b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://osceolaregional.com/your-health/?/42285/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942673 | 847 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Command Line usability basics: Redirection
Mac OS X is so user friendly that many Mac users probably don’t know they’re sitting on top of a powerful Unix base, accessible by the Terminal app. Our feeling is that since the command line is there, you should be able to use it to some extent. In our continued quest to prop... | <urn:uuid:76c9b2ea-3982-443e-ae6c-661b6aae34cd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://osxdaily.com/2007/03/29/command-line-usability-basics-redirection/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.894626 | 307 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Translate clinch | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of clinch
verb [with object]
1confirm or settle (a contract or bargain):to clinch a business deal conclusively settle (an argument or debate):these findings clinched the matter confirm the winning or achievement of (a game, competitio... | <urn:uuid:24aafb95-56d2-4812-b2b6-54c322b4bdfd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/clinch | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936129 | 218 | 2.875 | 3 |
This Module addresses the core values of the training kit. It must be included in the training curriculum. It covers the ethics in the practice and is meant to heighten awareness among trainees about the risks involved in poor or careless practise. The Module covers topics like personal and team attitudes and behaviour... | <urn:uuid:aa400efc-d19d-4d2e-9c75-0e54f9ef4acf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://pgis-tk-en.cta.int/m02/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.895683 | 142 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Scientists have created a diamond-like lattice composed of gold nanoparticles and viral particles, woven together and held in place by strands of DNA. The structure a distinctive mix of hard, metallic nanoparticles and organic viral pieces known as capsids, linked by the very stuff of life, DNA marks a remarkable step ... | <urn:uuid:36673626-3687-412b-b7b1-352737e1a1e5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://phys.org/news/2011-01-tiny-gold-viral-particles-.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923603 | 667 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Humans that populated the banks of the river Manzanares (Madrid, Spain) during the Middle Palaeolithic (between 127,000 and 40,000 years ago) fed themselves on pachyderm meat and bone marrow. This is what a Spanish study shows and has found percussion and cut marks on elephant remains in the site of Preresa (Madrid).
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The question of whether the egg or the chicken came first may not have been solved, but University of Queensland research is helping find how the humble chook moved around the world.
Archaeologist Dr Sean Ulm, from UQ's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, worked with colleagues in Kenya... | <urn:uuid:fcc5becb-c0fd-4121-9bc3-7cc2405fe5d9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://phys.org/news137258685.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958313 | 577 | 3.484375 | 3 |
Eye cancer patients face an unenviable dilemma. They must enter treatment knowing that their surgeon's strategy to kill the deadly tumor with radiation may also sacrifice their eyesight.
Now, UCLA researchers have discovered that a commonly used substance called silicon oil shields the eye and appears to protect vision... | <urn:uuid:f94f4647-149a-45fa-a36e-756c6da3b61c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://phys.org/news198171798.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949056 | 679 | 3.1875 | 3 |
BY JESSI PIERCE
I can’t say that I much recall the days where there wasn’t one computer in the classroom. We began taking typing classes in middle school, prepping us on letter location on keyboards and how to not look down when punching the keys — a tool that you can imagine has come in handy as a journalist. We had n... | <urn:uuid:b6e5b9ec-19d2-4bd5-b3e2-07259ddf0f34> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://pineandlakes.com/echo-lifestyle/echo-tech/2012-10-02/tech-savvy-technology-in-the-classroom | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96853 | 776 | 3.015625 | 3 |
South Dakota is joining other states in observing National Fire Prevention Week, and State Fire Marshal Al Christie says this is a good time to check smoke alarms.
The theme of Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 3-9) is "Smoke Alarms: A sound you can live with.'' Christie urges South Dakota citizens to review fire protection i... | <urn:uuid:91ea6bc7-3e2e-4b98-9bae-3d958f13a8e8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://plaintalk.net/2010/10/fire-prevention-week-spotlights-smoke-alarms/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947203 | 361 | 2.671875 | 3 |
A background in mathematics gives my enchantment with words a special twist. Each time I see familiar math terms in a poem I layer their mathematical meanings amid their mainstream ones. Two such terms are "open" and "closed." (I'll supply brief mathematical explanation at the end of this post but, first, here is "Open... | <urn:uuid:15104ca7-330b-433f-a160-a20d8442d834> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://poetrywithmathematics.blogspot.com/2011/11/open-and-closed-tomas-transtromer.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.912929 | 401 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Nanotechnology Ushers in Cloak of Invisibility (Video)
November 11, 2011
Transparent carbon nanotube sheets are fulfilling the promise of invisibility. Ali Aliev is a University of Texas scientist that uses the carbon nanotubes to bend surface light around an object, producing a mirage effect that can hide physical obj... | <urn:uuid:9238984d-7d43-4890-a5ac-f7ed166d5fb3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://potentnews.com/2011/11/12/nanotechnology-ushers-in-cloak-of-invisibility-video/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942895 | 239 | 2.625 | 3 |
NASA has released the first high-resolution, colour images taken by the Mars rover, Curiosity.
Curiosity, three weeks into a two-year prime mission on Mars, sent home an image of the red planet showing details of Mount Sharp, where scientists plan to search for the chemical ingredients of life on Mars.
The telephoto im... | <urn:uuid:81437e0a-444e-4474-820c-126dca31f2dc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://premiumtimesng.com/business/98023-nasas-rover-curiosity-sends-home-first-image-from-mars.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925754 | 251 | 3.421875 | 3 |
You can Boost Your Weight Loss Plan.......
Achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight is a crucial part of good health. A healthy weight range is
associated with healthy blood lipid levels and lowers your risks for heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers. If
you are overweight, decreasing body weight by as littl... | <urn:uuid:7af95b3f-2365-48d6-9576-fd4728fa4573> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://pro-thinspo.com/mkhoodia.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921524 | 1,200 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Psychoeducation groups for families with a relative with severe mental illness have been associated with a variety of significant gains for the ill family member, including less frequent relapse (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14), reduced psychiatric symptoms (5,6,7,13), and improved social functioning (3,4,12,13). Res... | <urn:uuid:5b1a5571-0ca7-4544-a4ee-0a30d416cc1e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=81489 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974125 | 4,770 | 2.59375 | 3 |
History of the Substance Use Disorder | Psychiatric History | Medical History | Family History | Social and Developmental History
An understanding of the major categories of the different substances
of abuse provides the interviewer with knowledge about their characteristic
intoxication and withdrawal syndromes. With t... | <urn:uuid:383564f3-4a29-4c04-a3af-b245f40b1146> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://psychiatryonline.org/content.aspx?bookid=26§ionid=1325191 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.854757 | 104 | 2.703125 | 3 |
- byte_compile(py_files, optimize=0, force=0, prefix=None, base_dir=None, verbose=1, dry_run=0, direct=None)
- Byte-compile a collection of Python source files to either .pyc
or .pyo files in the same directory. 'py_files' is a list of files
to compile; any files that don't end in ".py" are silently skipped.
'optimize'... | <urn:uuid:585e4e56-a969-4ff9-b557-24200ec2902c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://pydoc.org/2.1/distutils.util.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.786588 | 1,387 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Currently, garden-based research does not include input from young adults about their experiences and perspectives as individuals in garden-based programs, specifically those that address issues of food and community. To address this void, this qualitative research examines youth perspectives and engagement in garden-b... | <urn:uuid:296adafb-649a-4ec3-8191-b1bd3e662b5c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://restorativejustice.org/articlesdb/articles/10564 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9544 | 285 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Why are Tottenham called Hotspur? You have to look back as far as 1364 and a knight considered the bravest of his day to find out where Spurs adopted the name.
“In a world full of United’s, City’s and Rover’s; there is only on Hotspur” Spurs fans often gloatingly declare to their rivals. It is seen as a badge of honour... | <urn:uuid:ef43ce2b-30ab-4288-8b28-b30ce0bc004b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://sabotagetimes.com/reportage/a-14th-century-knight-why-tottenham-are-called-hotspur/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973408 | 1,068 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Told among the Chukchansi Yokuts.
At first there was no fire. The turtle had it all. He sat on it and covered it up. He lived far up in the east in the mountains. Coyote went to that place. He lay down like a piece of wood. The people who lived there came by and saw him. "I am going to take this piece of wood," they sa... | <urn:uuid:6e54ef26-abc4-416f-8f64-c4211a772502> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://sacred-texts.com/nam/ca/scc/scc10.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.994799 | 355 | 3.296875 | 3 |
In today’s age of unprecedented technological progress and innovation, over 2.6 billion people still lack improved sanitation facilities. Even more lack access to proper treatment of human feces. In fact, over 4,000 children die daily from diarrheal diseases caused by this deficiency. Even in areas where improved compo... | <urn:uuid:de22a1eb-cbbf-42a5-97aa-672b2fd636a6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://sanivation.com/why-sanivation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947057 | 278 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Daily Life with Digestive Concerns
Annotation:Mayo Clinic - Discusses soluble and insoluble fiber, how much we need in our diets, and tips for getting more fiber.
Annotation:FamilyDoctor.org, American Academy of Family Physicians - A good summary of the amounts of fiber that should be in your diet, depending on age and... | <urn:uuid:d1b93d82-4731-4ded-ba87-b16348eb1765> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://sccl.bibliocommons.com/list/show/101520521_sccl_get_healthy/109663194_daily_life_with_digestive_concerns | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.850664 | 532 | 2.578125 | 3 |
PR 32-1999: European students explore possible mission to Mars
22 Jul 1999The Russian Yuri Gagarin was the first man in orbit, the American Neil Armstrong the first man on the Moon, on 21 July 1969. Is there a chance that the first human being to set foot on Mars will be a European?
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Haldane, the family name of two British biologists, father and son.
(1860 – 1936), a physiologist, made important discoveries about human respiration. His research contributed to safety in mining and deep diving. He graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1884.
(1892 – 1964), the son, was a geneticist... | <urn:uuid:26061881-a2fb-453b-b3bb-5cf4f7853721> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/famous-scientists/biologists/j-b-s-haldane-info.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964515 | 266 | 2.890625 | 3 |
A Fiery Success
|Tweet|A Fiery Success Science on Flight Day 8 of MSL-1
who has fine-tuned a kerosene lamp in an effort to blacken the inside of
the glass globe has mimicked part of Spacelab's research that will rewrite
textbooks and set new directions for combustion research over the next 20
It may also help people in... | <urn:uuid:fa95b081-a0af-44c1-bf26-ebedfaa155d6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1997/msad08jul97_1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954537 | 1,433 | 3 | 3 |
Photograph by Ken Geiger, National Geographic Staff
Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain, is arguably England's greatest archaeological treasure. Though weathered and broken, its ruins are a window on a prehistoric world, guarding secrets after more than 4,500 years. Here, lights from the nearby town of Amesbury lend a laven... | <urn:uuid:53eb3a6f-e152-4568-b461-4751023c47d8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://science.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/travel/countries/england-photos/stonehenge-twilight/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.895355 | 99 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Bats; Signaling in the Rain Forest; Sumatran Tiger Body Parts; Humans in the New World 20,000 years ago.
Bats are funny. Funny strange, not funny ha ha. There are two kinds of bats, microchiroptera and megachiroptera. The micros are smaller, the megas larger, by and large. and the micros have bat-sonar, while the mega’... | <urn:uuid:6146fc75-e09a-4a59-8b58-0d833bcf9e75> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/13/interesting-news-items-with-co/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93877 | 929 | 3.703125 | 4 |
Digital Signature Standard (DSS) is the digital signature algorithm (DSA) developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) to generate a digital signature for the authentication of electronic documents. DSS was put forth by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 1994, and has become the United... | <urn:uuid:01ec30d4-3ac7-48c9-9a4e-6fe159997cd3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/Digital-Signature-Standard | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.91321 | 303 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Regular readers of this blog know that it was only a matter of time before I came up with a gimmicky new term for what I’ve been trying to achieve in my high school science classroom. I think names are important when I discuss what I do as a teacher to improve my instruction. I’d like to avoid the label “standards-base... | <urn:uuid:a8b12096-b022-47f8-aa96-62d3732ad131> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://see.ludwig.lajuntaschools.org/?p=329 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963455 | 736 | 3.046875 | 3 |
One in 50 American children have autism, according to the latest figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in March. One of the winners of the YarcData Graph Analytics Challenge, announced in April, can make a difference in better understanding the causes of the disease.
Taking second place in ... | <urn:uuid:d9f0a77b-a122-4c0b-a841-52c9104f142d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://semanticweb.com/tag/yarcdata | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.913792 | 315 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Brain, Education, and Inquiry - Fall, 2010: Session 14A
Facilitated by Abby EM
Carol Dweck's Mindsets and Consequences for Educators
Dweck and Leggett (What follows comes from Haverford Professor Jennifer Lilgendahl’s lecture slides from 9/30/10)
Entity theory (i.e., Fixed Mindset)
-Belief that characteristics (e.g., i... | <urn:uuid:47044798-bbea-48b2-b8c5-2f6556308aca> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/brained10/14A | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.906609 | 567 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Located in Ecuador and reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft),
Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world and the second highest summit in the country. Its name means "Smooth Neck of the Moon", and was honored as a "Sacred Mountain" by local Andean peoples, even prior to the beginning of Inca domina... | <urn:uuid:31dedfd3-c5ae-472a-8e74-6352819e9787> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://sguisard.astrosurf.com/Pagim/Cotopaxi.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966287 | 723 | 3.65625 | 4 |
Time and the Kalachakra...the 16 Nityas along with the (36 consonant) letters which are the manifested 36 tattvas, and the Mantras which are formed by the letters, as also the Yantras are one with Time (Kala) - Tantrarajatantra XXV, Avalon
The fundamental basis of Indian astronomy is a simple expression: "Breath is Tim... | <urn:uuid:e93aa55e-3ff4-4c00-9a1c-0870c82a2d28> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://shivashakti.com/jyot2.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926657 | 1,202 | 3.203125 | 3 |
In just the last week, this blog has detailed the ways in which gene treatments can help predict and treat instances of post-traumatic stress disorder, cystic fibrosis and Parkinson's disease. Now, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, have completed a study, published in the journal Nature, whi... | <urn:uuid:80ecb29e-3e50-4a20-bdb0-5642ffee0a95> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://slonepartners.com/diagnostic-laboratory-news/anatomic-pathology/specific-gene-may-hold-key-to-treating-form-of-leukemia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942319 | 448 | 2.90625 | 3 |
No doubt some readers could, without breaking a sweat, rattle off all eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG), which were adopted by 191 countries in 2000 to reduce global poverty in half by 2015. Others may have trouble remembering them, much less understand how to help realize them. (And admit it: Some of you confus... | <urn:uuid:45ee34e4-0d1c-4461-a0ea-0fface45f449> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://sojo.net/magazine/2008/03/seeing-believing | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.895618 | 2,220 | 3.15625 | 3 |
California Sea Otter Numbers Drop Again
After a decade of steady recovery, the southern sea otter—a Federally listed threatened species—is in decline for the second year in a row, according to the latest population survey by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) researchers.
"We have seen a decrease in sea otter numbers throug... | <urn:uuid:e196cde1-3f81-44ab-8a93-c7c7d897fa48> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2010/12/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946603 | 961 | 3.421875 | 3 |
Speed’s offers the latest in Geothermal technology. As members of the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) since 2006, we are familiar with many types and size installations. We are also well versed in the multiple incentives currently available for geothermal. If you are interested in the most en... | <urn:uuid:812608d3-f1a3-4622-b909-02472ffa6300> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://speedsheating.com/services/geothermal/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935946 | 801 | 2.703125 | 3 |
St. Jean de Crevecoeur
from Letters from an American Farmer
What is an American
I WISH I could be acquainted with the
feelings and thoughts which must agitate the heart and present themselves to
the mind of an enlightened Englishman, when he first lands on this continent.
He must greatly rejoice that he lived at a time... | <urn:uuid:8f56d60f-bb53-4079-b468-922e8e6ac22f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://staff.bcc.edu/faculty_websites/jalexand/de_Crevecoeur--Letters_From_an_American_Farmer.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9759 | 3,694 | 2.65625 | 3 |
References, indexes, and glossaries
- These elements are very underused in KDE Documentation up to this point, and we will probably make an effort to implement them more fully at some point. In the meantime, you may use them if you wish, so they are explained here.
Making a glossary
- Use this inline to identify words ... | <urn:uuid:9f3e1096-8b10-4d6d-8669-d54af626c3e3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://techbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Documentation_Primer/Manual/DocBook_Reference/Reference&direction=prev&oldid=75399 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.825639 | 1,734 | 3 | 3 |
Establishment of New Infections
Red oaks play a key role in the establishment of new infection centers. The oak wilt fungus is spread overland by insect vectors and by man through movement of wood from infected red oaks to other locations. Fungal mats form beneath the bark of certain diseased red oaks in spring, but do... | <urn:uuid:556fff1e-20fe-44d7-979f-c2fde6977c05> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://texasoakwilt.org/oakwilt/oak-wilt-spread/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949549 | 299 | 3.546875 | 4 |
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released an interactive map displaying thousands of alternative fuel stations around the nation, as part of a complete overhaul of Energy.gov. Color-coded points represent various alternative fuel sources, including electric and hydrogen stations. In addition, the DOE released sever... | <urn:uuid:67ee3912-e20a-4da0-9c51-c41d477b9749> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thecityfix.com/blog/putting-alternative-fuel-stations-on-the-map/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934921 | 153 | 2.828125 | 3 |
- Origin of the HTML blink tag
Via Hacker News, I love that this ties back to Lynx, a text based browser I still use from time to time. It is also an excellent example of the odd thought process that often occurs to hackers. It also makes sense that the implementation was original an easter egg, the intent wasn’t to un... | <urn:uuid:6883d062-730a-4559-8e7b-c2471a20dc35> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thecommandline.net/2010/07/06/feeds-grep-links-origin-of-the-blink-tag-blocking-political-speech-with-copyright-3d-information-storage-and-more/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946099 | 339 | 2.515625 | 3 |
9 Things You Should Know About the Papacy
Early this week, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected as the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Here are nine things you should know about the papacy.
1. The most well-known title for the head of the Roman Catholic Church—"pope" (from the... | <urn:uuid:1cc574e4-d455-4f2f-aaa9-24ddd7c2de00> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/03/15/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-papacy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975319 | 1,114 | 3.0625 | 3 |
John Keats (1795-1821) used elaborate choice of words and very sensational imagery. It is no wonder he is one of the main pioneers of England ‘s Romantic Movement. This sonnet follows Keats’s sonnet format with abcabdcabcdede rhyming scheme Keats was particular in his iambic pentameter rhyming scheme and structure of t... | <urn:uuid:0e8cf77c-276a-4f49-b141-a0585acd05cb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://themslvh.wordpress.com/tag/keats-sonnet/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.866386 | 339 | 2.6875 | 3 |
It is being reported by The Washington Post (among others) that President Barack Obama could order two platinum coins to be minted, each with a designated value of one trillion dollars. That’s $1,000,000,000,000.00 each. Or 10^12 dollars each, if you prefer.
These trillion dollar coins would have one purpose … to be de... | <urn:uuid:9b81196c-637a-475a-b6d4-ad35f15deffe> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://theness.com/roguesgallery/index.php/skepticism/trillions-and-trillions/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946185 | 944 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Cool is a small language designed for use in an undergraduate compiler course project. While small enough for a one term project, Cool still has many of the features of modern programming languages, including objects, automatic memory management, and strong static typing. Cool is built entirely on public domain tools; ... | <urn:uuid:5c10f6c4-9101-4ed1-8426-0808d6ebd5f8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://theory.stanford.edu/~aiken/software/cool/cool.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924343 | 223 | 2.6875 | 3 |
by B. N. Sullivan
...and you definitely can't swallow it!
That is the message that fishes in the Spiny Puffer family attempt to transmit to potential predators. While other creatures defend themselves from predators by fleeing, or hiding, or camouflage, members of this family (Diodontidae) inflate themselves. In additi... | <urn:uuid:f1545190-1273-49c3-b87f-0d8e78381117> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://therightblue.blogspot.com/2008/12/you-cant-touch-this.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966961 | 667 | 2.75 | 3 |
The problem of bruxism, otherwise known as teeth grinding, is not limited to adults. According WebMD, approximately 15% to 33% of children grind their teeth. Children who grind their teeth tend to do so at two peak times in their lives – (1) when their baby teeth emerge and (2) when their permanent teeth come in. Some ... | <urn:uuid:3e1f92f5-49cb-4baa-877c-38fd83e8d1ed> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://therightsmile.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/dentist-roswell-do-children-grind-their-teeth/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942794 | 606 | 2.890625 | 3 |
The only way that tuberculosis can be spread is when one person transmits the bacteria to another person through the air. Shaking hands or sharing dishes will not transmit the bacteria. When a person with tuberculosis coughs, sneezes, speaks, or laughs, tiny microscopic droplets containing the tuberculosis bacteria are... | <urn:uuid:554dc217-67e3-47aa-8bbc-0fb7f773da5d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://tuberculosis.emedtv.com/tuberculosis/tuberculosis-transmission.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953176 | 353 | 3.875 | 4 |
Paleoecology: Life's Complexity Cast in Stone, Science
Excerpts: There is no doubt that the complexity of life has increased through the ages, both in the structure of individual organisms and in the ecological structure of communities (1, 2). But to trace the complexity of living systems, we need objective measurement... | <urn:uuid:735aa2ac-cda9-41a5-95ae-088131ea8b7b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://turing.iimas.unam.mx/~comdig/index.php?id_issue=2006.48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904092 | 6,963 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Editing For Conciseness
The time to begin revising for conciseness is when you have an acceptable first draft in hand—something that pretty much covers your topic and comes reasonably close to saying what you believe about it. As you go over it, study each sentence to see what, without loss of meaning or emphasis, can ... | <urn:uuid:0367edb6-2d39-4375-b5f3-c6c363cb4bac> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ualr.edu/writingcenter/index.php/editing-for-concisness/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.912108 | 571 | 2.84375 | 3 |
What does Yoneda’s Lemma mean?
As I promised, today I’ll try to explain what Yoneda’s Lemma really does for us.
First off, let’s think about functions of two variables. To be very explicit, think of the function defined by . We can turn this into a function of one variable that returns another function. Specifically, i... | <urn:uuid:d05da6ae-40cc-4acb-89b3-b37b3216ec2e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://unapologetic.wordpress.com/2007/06/07/what-does-yonedas-lemma-mean/?like=1&_wpnonce=d19428bcb3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919344 | 888 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Publicity about the victims of crimes can in itself be traumatic to the victims, particularly for children who are generally sensitive about their reputations and are also less able to control or counteract information being disseminated about them. While juvenile victims of other juveniles are accorded privacy along w... | <urn:uuid:668670c2-1fe2-43ed-ac22-a4bbe8d5d2f9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://unh.edu/ccrc/Privacy/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952493 | 305 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Filming With Your Mobile Phone
Citizens have been turning to what’s in their pocket – their mobile phones – to document the events in their lives since the introduction of the camera phone. However, an increasing trend is happening: Citizens are using their phones when they are in the wrong place at the wrong time to d... | <urn:uuid:1e62d5cb-1c2a-4fbf-b66a-21bffb40b1c2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://videoforchange.wordpress.com/3-film/filming-with-your-mobile-phone/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944533 | 1,077 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself, First English Edition (Manchester, Eng.: 1851), 60–61.
Henry Brown escaped from slavery in March 1849. His friends in Richmond packed him in a box and sent him by train and steamboat from Richmond to Philadelphia. Abolitionists in Philadelphia took delivery ... | <urn:uuid:958454c4-a1e3-4e3b-a705-562c549346af> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://virginiamemory.com/online_classroom/union_or_secession/doc/box_brown | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978219 | 192 | 3.828125 | 4 |
Methods are actions you can perform on nodes (HTML Elements)
All HTML elements are defined as objects, and the programming interface is the object methods and object properties .
A method is an action you can do (like add or modify an element).
A property is a value that you can get or set (like the name or content of ... | <urn:uuid:50c8bb4d-c518-4ac2-98ad-9206e3004cf5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://w3schools.com/htmldom/dom_methods.asp | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.662616 | 422 | 4.34375 | 4 |
Final Action Not to Regulate Dioxins in Land-Applied Sewage Sludge
October 2003; EPA-822-F-03-007
EPA has made a final decision not to regulate dioxins in land-applied sewage sludge. After five years of study, including outside peer review, the Agency has determined that dioxins from this source do not pose a significa... | <urn:uuid:3a2feda6-8615-4cb0-ac24-18311a6c26a3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/biosolids/dioxinfs.cfm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939526 | 1,238 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Statistics on Small Area Pupil Attainment are published as Neighbourhood Statistics - Announcement of the release of Small Area Pupil Attainment by Pupil Characteristics in England 2008 and include data from England.
The latest statistics report on the period 2007/08 and update those previously released on 28/08/2008.
... | <urn:uuid:0c09c233-a6cc-4352-becb-520342958c2d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00196106/small-area-pupil-attainment | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941317 | 368 | 2.84375 | 3 |
The family Anhingidae includes 1 species found in North America.
Anhingas are medium to large (80-100 cm long) aquatic birds with a long, slender neck, long wings and long, graduated tail. The bill is long and slender, sharply pointed, without a hooked tip. The legs are short and set far back.
Food is mainly fish, amph... | <urn:uuid:4b26b1e3-9d74-4211-902a-492c42e92938> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wildbirds.com/IdentifyBirds/BirdFamilies/AtoE/Anhinga/tabid/300/Default.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95116 | 391 | 3.421875 | 3 |
Patented nutritional formula reverses heart disease naturally!
Thanks to Dr. Matthias Rath and Dr. Linus Pauling(two nobel prizes, chemistry and peace) we now know that cholesterol and/or homocysteine do not cause heart attacks! This realization is not new: G. C. Willis, MD, made the crucial observation in the early 19... | <urn:uuid:6f8e3d03-ec65-44c9-b353-496557af3634> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wingsforall.com/group/eradicating-heart-disease/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921532 | 380 | 2.625 | 3 |
Environmental Educator is Nuturing Wildlife
|Author: Patrica Sowell|
Date: Thursday, March 15th, 2012
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Click here for image gallery of FFA Club ditributing and mounting duck boxes.
Scott Cronin received his Environmental Education Endorsement at WKU. He currently teaches Agriculture at N. Muhlenberg ... | <urn:uuid:9a33a4e2-5804-486c-82d3-4614ae397d53> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wku.edu/sustainability/news/index.php?view=article&articleid=1308&return=archive | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959143 | 371 | 2.625 | 3 |
The Art Of Science
Fri January 25, 2013
From The Curious Vault At The Miami Science Museum: Calcite
Tucked away on a high shelf in the collections room of the Museum of Science is a startlingly unique rock specimen. It is white with long jutting crystal arms and made of a fragile mineral called calcite. The piece looks... | <urn:uuid:483b7a38-d900-4b45-9fd2-ebb1e9b9a0cc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wlrn.org/post/curious-vault-miami-science-museum-calcite | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934287 | 680 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Commonly Confused Words
(printable version here)
Words that sound alike or nearly alike but have different meanings often cause writers trouble. Here are a few of the most common pairs with correct definitions and examples:
ex: He accepts defeat well.
EXCEPT-to take or leave out
ex: Please take all the books off the sh... | <urn:uuid:50b86b53-89dc-40e1-ae65-722ba67f1488> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/conford.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951379 | 2,209 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Joan Miró: An artist “in the service of mankind”
27 March 2012
The works of Joan Miró were the subject of a recent major retrospective exhibition, “The Ladder of Escape”, at the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona.
The exhibition first appeared at the Tate Modern in London last year, attracting huge crowds, and will open a... | <urn:uuid:e6402ab0-0531-4906-91c2-52735ebe40f5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wsws.org/en/articles/2012/03/miro-m27.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965968 | 2,888 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Decomposers are endlessly interesting organisms. Some are beautiful, mysterious, tasty, sometimes hallucinogenic, and sometimes lethal. In the story book Elephant King, died from eating a bad mushroom. Hence, the co-existing presence of respect and of wonder.
Ponder the miraculous mycelium. Mycelia forms an underground... | <urn:uuid:fe4bf88f-9603-42c0-bb3c-434b7f249b13> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wvhighlands.org/wv_voice/?p=5398 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938534 | 445 | 3.25 | 3 |
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George Stokes' father, Gabriel Stokes, was the Protestant minister of the parish of Skreen in County Sligo. His mother, Elizabeth Haughton, was the daughter of a mini... | <urn:uuid:c3d3d67b-f883-4bae-bd65-94836ed39048> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Biographies/Stokes.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98496 | 3,369 | 2.6875 | 3 |
What is Tinnitus?
-Tinnitus is a symptom that occurs when you perceive sounds that originate in your head. It is usually accompanied by sensorineural hearing loss. Many people report that their tinnitus sounds like ringing, crickets or buzzing, but tinnitus can also sound like many different things. The mechanisms that... | <urn:uuid:077d662b-8e33-4a09-888e-72bbc33d1af9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.19actionnews.com/story/18595107/wear-it-awhile-guarantee | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966427 | 172 | 3.671875 | 4 |
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Thursday, 12 March 2009
Lead and cadmium found in the hair of Australian wildlife are revealing they are at higher risk from heavy metal pollution than humans, say experts.
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
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Asthma is a chronic disease marked by periodic attacks of coughing, wheezing and difficulty breathing, especially inhaling. During an asthma attack, the air passages in the lungs become narrow or blocked by mucus or a muscle spasm. Asthma attacks can be triggered by allergens such as pollen, animal dander, molds, fungi... | <urn:uuid:9b338234-4c67-4335-8150-97efc18e7dbd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.abc4.com/guides/health/allergies/story/What-is-asthma/zd36jaFRQE2OZudxl4mbNA.cspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947737 | 213 | 4.125 | 4 |
Hey, sorry this is off topic, isn't it world freedom day today? Just sayin'
According to Human Development Index, life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living, and GDP per capita are slowly increasing worldwide, although faster in some countries than others. The world population is increasing with 2.2 perce... | <urn:uuid:7844088f-f752-4ca6-9e6c-d999377f054c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread670553/pg1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967456 | 1,032 | 2.53125 | 3 |
The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb). A special magnifying device with a light, called a colposcope, can be used to visually examine the cervix and vagina.
Female Reproductive Organs
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Colposcopy is usually done when a:
This procedure can be used to:
or precanc... | <urn:uuid:0bc73019-6047-4214-87b2-01e3ef1566ae> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.abrazohealth.com/services/womens/treatments/resources.aspx?chunkiid=79476 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900455 | 780 | 2.8125 | 3 |
E-Training is using electronic or digital materials to train employees. Such training involves creating reusable materials, which can be transmitted easily and can be accessed anytime and anywhere. I first encountered the concept of e-Training (Electronic Training) while working toward a master’s in public administrati... | <urn:uuid:47176640-51d5-41fa-9b4e-7c68a2af974e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.acacamps.org/print/27282 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962897 | 2,928 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Wed, May 02, 2012
Visitors Will Get A Glimpse Of NASA's Vision Of America's Future In Space
In addition to giving visitors a glimpse into NASA's past, a new summer exhibit at the Virginia Air & Space Center (VASC) will focus on the future, as a full-scale test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft arrived at the museum Tu... | <urn:uuid:fa5edc39-438c-4599-82d4-098f3ebddb63> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.aero-news.net/Subscribe.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=74e145b4-3113-4d64-878e-ecd530effd00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.906805 | 632 | 2.921875 | 3 |
The U-Boats versus The Convoys. Battle of the Atlantic. September 1939 - May 1945. Index to Ahoy Articles
The dark days of 1941, in the Atlantic,and the struggle to survive, are epitomised by two comments from Winston Churchill:
These articles make up a good cross section of the struggles of those days.
Ahoy Articles a... | <urn:uuid:01b9df9a-3d3c-4928-ab3d-fa994036acdd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/TheU-BoatsversusTheConvoy.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956933 | 5,035 | 2.625 | 3 |
Being an ethical person requires that one care about others. The care and compassion one has for others inspires and drives many other types of action, such as giving time and money to support those in need. This particular post will focus on care in the family, and future posts may deal with individual, community and ... | <urn:uuid:a7704023-77e3-4d9d-87ae-06a3b8cf1cf7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.alhamdulilah.info/2012/12/ethical-living-caring.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980765 | 564 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Zimbabwe: Shona Mbira Music
“ The soul of the mbira is poetry ”
Listeners who come to traditional African music from the American variety will find it a refreshingly organic experience. The sonorities reflect a variety of instruments both ancient and modern, including drums and percussion instruments (of course) but al... | <urn:uuid:9589bf4a-ef22-46be-8e94-0daede4e20bb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948874 | 1,042 | 2.5625 | 3 |
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A teacher at the high school, your boss, the clerk at the grocery store—people all over the world care for outdoor cats every day. Like them, you’ve disc... | <urn:uuid:3749ded6-54b1-435f-8cc5-4e5ca8942ed5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.alleycat.org/page.aspx?pid=285 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921105 | 1,359 | 2.65625 | 3 |
What Is Heartburn?
Heartburn is the burning or warming sensation in the chest when acids from the stomach is backup into the esophagus. Learn more.
Heartburn is the burning or warming sensation in the chest. Because, the location of the esophagus is near the heart, it is called heartburn. When acids from the stomach is... | <urn:uuid:38db374c-d24e-4cc6-962c-b6ceee982081> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.allsands.com/health/diseases/health/diseases/whatisheartbur_ync_gn.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923847 | 492 | 3.5625 | 4 |
Susan Dunn asks the question of whether the Democratic Party should still be using Thomas Jefferson as their mascot. FDR brought Jefferson to his high point in the 1930s by choosing him as his personal mascot.
Dunn illustrates that while FDR used one Jefferson, his opponents used another. FDR’s Jefferson was:
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PERMENIO (m): PARMENION was a powerful general in the Macedonian army of Kings Philip II and his son, Alexander III (the Great). His son Philotas (named for his paternal grandfather) was high in Alexander’s cavalry. In December 330 B.C., after a number of Alexander’s Persian conquests, Philotas and several of the King’... | <urn:uuid:e8bad87c-13f3-44fb-bda6-1756e82463d8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.americanancestors.org/Blogs.aspx?id=26261&blogid=112&blogid=112 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96892 | 497 | 2.75 | 3 |
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"Sentenced to Death" article from Turners Falls Reporter newspaper on Haymarket rioters' fate
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Freedman's Savings and Trust Company
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The Dipteros may be considered as a Peripteros, inc... | <urn:uuid:ef05cfb1-13bb-4f80-ab33-1c8bac953728> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-dgra/1115.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900637 | 442 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Jon Atwood, PhD
Department of Environmental Studies
Baseline studies in avian behavioral ecology may present one of the best ways to assess Bicknell’s Thrush’s (Catharus bicknelli) ability to respond to wide spread changes in its environment. A combination of chronic air-borne pollutants, habitat fragmentation from hum... | <urn:uuid:52017ac5-8f5e-4dc2-84b5-9f4f5be476b5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.antiochne.edu/theses/spatial-analysis-of-home-range-movement-patterns-and-behavioral-ecology-of-bicknells-thrush-catharus-bicknelli-in-vermont/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.885166 | 200 | 2.6875 | 3 |
- Contemporary design tends toward minimalist aesthetics, emphasizing clean lines, open spaces, and subtle ornamentation. Working from the basic philosophy that less is more, contemporary styling avoids ostentatious display or unnecessary accents, and is built so that form emphasizes function.
- Traditional design is a... | <urn:uuid:cfa463b0-d6a5-424d-826c-87c8bd1bbaf2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.appliancesconnection.com/check_features_output.html?brand=&catid=1284&feature=Style | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931967 | 211 | 2.65625 | 3 |
TIMSS Report Provides International Comparisons in 8th Grade Science and Math
A new report finds that, compared to their peers around the world, US eighth-grade students score above average in science generally but only at the international average in physics, and are less likely than their international peers to have ... | <urn:uuid:adedd6de-ea02-41ef-a605-3624ab86a18a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200102/report.cfm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958916 | 804 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Name: Sagittaria subulata
Origin: North America
The Dwarf Sagittaria is an undemanding plant, that very well suits the purpose of filling in "empty spaces" from middle to front of the tank. It's emmersed and immersed forms are quite different. Often sold in emmersed form (left image), it's about 15-20 cm tall with lanc... | <urn:uuid:7ba5aac6-565f-42b3-80c3-bdd2fd26a4fd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/e_subulata.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958461 | 558 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Submitted to: Population Ecology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: June 2, 1995
Publication Date: N/A
Interpretive Summary: The larger pirate bug (Lyctocoris campestris), a predator of moth and beetle pests of stored products, shows potential for use in biological control. Little is k... | <urn:uuid:48390782-4382-4407-a7b6-1c2ac4cde72c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=61634 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95476 | 540 | 3.15625 | 3 |
"By practicing the habits of friendliness, compassion, happiness and virtues and by being indifferent to misery and sinful vices, your mind is pleasant."
-Patanjali Yoga Sutra #33
Patanjali categorizes people in the world. There can be only four types of people:
People who are happy
People who are unhappy
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The ancient Chinese believed wholeheartedly in life after death, and during the T'ang dynasty they continued a long-established practice of placing clay figures in the burial chambers of their dead. These burial sculptures, called ming ch'i (ming-chee) or "spirit articles," were placed in tombs to accompany and protect... | <urn:uuid:43b96635-256e-4f06-a265-353f5015d0c0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.artsmia.org/world-ceramics/earth_spirits/used.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.985373 | 221 | 3.796875 | 4 |
Significance and Use
This guide provides guidelines for the selection of animal species, dosage and sampling conditions, sampling and scoring methods, statistical design, and analysis of genotoxicity assays in which the endpoint measured is the frequency of micronucleated erythrocytes in mammalian bone marrow.
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Significance and Use
Improperly fitted footwear can cause discomfort, but more importantly, prolonged use causes disfiguration of the bone structure, bunions, corns, callouses, and finally fatigue, often leading to serious accidents. Footwear performance may also be diminished if improperly fitted.
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Cancer patients may view their tumors as parasites taking over their bodies, but this is more than a metaphor for Peter Duesberg, a molecular and cell biology professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
A karyograph is one way to display the number of copies of each chromosome in a clone of cells from an indiv... | <urn:uuid:4deb7401-4d05-4fc7-a27d-a05dd70db38d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/4120/are-cancers-newly-evolved-species | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946119 | 2,096 | 3.453125 | 3 |
In a paper published in the journal, PLoS ONE, scientists at Wageningen University in The Netherlands proposed that eating mealworms is a more sensible way of acquiring protein in the diet than eating chicken, pork or cattle. Per the article:
Compared to a kilogram of edible protein in meat from cows, chickens or pigs,... | <urn:uuid:a32668ab-08f1-4362-85e8-f03e6a517e40> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin/forum/topics/scientists-say-eat-more-worms?commentId=2182797%3AComment%3A2133766&xg_source=activity&groupId=2182797%3AGroup%3A109911 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973918 | 2,814 | 3.34375 | 3 |
During the wet season in Australia, residents prepare for the invasion of these small, colorful parrots that engage in some very colorful behavior.
Exhibiting telltale signs of hitting the bottle, including sudden lack of coordination, falling out of trees, and a vicious hangover, these lorikeets are most likely indulg... | <urn:uuid:68850002-3210-4f64-b456-b2e4fa508f80> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/drunken-australian-parrots | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964267 | 350 | 2.609375 | 3 |
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