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Sapiens has been designed around four design principles:
- mouse access
- search as a last resort
- kinesthetic memory
By reading about them you will also understand how Sapiens works and why it works in this way.
he average Mac user has about 100 applications installed in his/her system, but only a third has been used... | <urn:uuid:885fd011-9de2-4327-b55b-b1b4a3e2bb27> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.donelleschi.com/Donelleschi_Software/Face/Face2.php?pag=26_ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953736 | 860 | 2.53125 | 3 |
It’s been known for years that young people who do not earn a high school diploma face many more problems later in life than people who graduate. Dropouts are more likely to be unemployed, have poor health, live in poverty, be on public assistance, and be single parents.
National leaders have demanded that schools, com... | <urn:uuid:01d639a8-0b35-4e82-9311-c71ae4c0f116> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/tipsandtools/background-high-school-dropouts | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971723 | 972 | 3.78125 | 4 |
Diacetyl (DA), a butter flavouring used in microwave popcorn and margarine, could intensify the production of abnormal brain proteins that have been linked to Alzheimer’s. Researchers found that DA has a structure similar to precursors of beta-amyloid proteins and triggers their clumping in the brain. This is a tell-ta... | <urn:uuid:840451f9-5f23-46fe-bdeb-45fc4129b5b9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/science-and-technology-briefs-37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937479 | 1,311 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Someone recently sent me a link to this report of a study which warns us of the supposed perils of eating eggs. The study on which the report is based looked at the association between the amount of egg yolks people ate and the amount of ‘atherosclerotic plaque’ in the main arteries supplying blood to the head (the ca... | <urn:uuid:4c70ddfe-219f-47ca-817c-c0eeaf112697> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.drbriffa.com/2012/08/15/note-to-medical-researchers-correlation-does-not-prove-causation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967265 | 891 | 2.53125 | 3 |
The Consequences Roman Contact Had on British Religion
by Alexis Eudy
Roman contact influenced and indeed, helped create, British Religion in major ways. While in many respects, Roman and Celtic religion combined to form a unique and diverse British religious system, there were several exceptions. One was the persecuti... | <urn:uuid:e00a26f0-15fd-42bd-bc4e-8dfdb774082c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.druidry.org/library/consequences-roman-contact-had-british-religion | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96563 | 2,244 | 3.421875 | 3 |
We're not saying we want the chiseled bodies of human lifeguards to disappear from beaches, but if Japan's Swumanoid swimming robot keeps making breakthroughs, their days are numbered.
In its primitive prototype form, Tokyo Institute of Technology's humanoid swimming robot can perform a freestyle crawl at 0.64 meters p... | <urn:uuid:c2d40b2d-9ea1-4d84-8225-a28a58167973> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dvice.com/archives/2012/08/japans-swumanoi.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946551 | 256 | 3.0625 | 3 |
It seems like everyone has an opinion about milk—some people drink organic milk, hormone-free milk, raw milk, whole milk, skim milk, use it occasionally (but don’t drink it) or avoid dairy at all costs... (I’m sure you can add your own two cents here.) As a registered dietitian and associate nutrition editor at EatingW... | <urn:uuid:a7802fee-d052-41c9-9798-b485cf8d84b2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.eatingwell.com/blogs/health_blog/ditching_dairy_read_this_first | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926266 | 709 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Imports mask true carbon footprint of industrialised world
3 July 2008, source edie newsroom
Importing goods from the developing world disguises the carbon footprint of industrialised countries
The study provides an insight into the impacts of all the goods and services consumed by British households, including those e... | <urn:uuid:8a2b9db7-b0fe-4851-9614-5d2e520b7e57> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.edie.net/news/1/Imports-mask-true-carbon-footprint-of-industrialised-world/14919/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929002 | 406 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Preparing Foreign Language Teachers to Implement a Technology-Rich Curriculum
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Kang, J., Ni, X. & Li, G. (2010). Preparing Foreign Language Teachers to Implement a Technology-Rich Curriculum. In D. Gibson & B. Dodge (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Inte... | <urn:uuid:b4ba5a62-827a-41b5-a6c6-8fb851195ee5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.editlib.org/p/33984/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.784074 | 497 | 2.78125 | 3 |
When Technology Use Gets Confused: It Could Lead to a Real FindJune 13, 2006 | Diane Demee-Benoit
You're going to think this is outrageous thinking from someone affiliated with The George Lucas Educational Foundation: I believe too many people are thinking about technology first and learning second. Let's not put the c... | <urn:uuid:306935a6-03c1-470f-855f-7a2b21702312> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.edutopia.org/when-technology-use-gets-confused | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973731 | 875 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Patient Advocate and Author
of "Stop The Thyroid Madness"
Ferritin, Iron and Hypothyroidism
A large body of thyroid patients have been surprised to discover that being hypothyroid also results in having low Ferritin, or storage iron. Ferritin is an iron-storage protein which keeps the iron in a dissolvable and usable s... | <urn:uuid:c5fd87e7-07bf-4f65-9ffe-ca40aaa379f2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ei-resource.org/myblog/ferritin-iron-and-hypothyroidism.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945351 | 137 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Poland suffered an exceedingly brutal Nazi occupation during the Second World War. Close to five million Polish citizens lost their lives as a result. More than half the casualties were Polish Jews. Thus, the second largest Jewish community in the world–only American Jewry numbered more than the three and a half millio... | <urn:uuid:9501da59-56ae-4aff-b8b1-aeb798a0f9f6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.eichlers.com/books/books/history/fear-anti-semitism-jan-gross.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951992 | 190 | 3.5 | 4 |
A pictorial history of Jewish settlement in New Jersey, from the seventeenth century to the present day. Jews have called New Jersey home since the late seventeenth century, and they currently make up almost 6 percent of the state's residents. Yet, until now, no book has paid tribute to the richness of Jewish heritage ... | <urn:uuid:a1a26fc4-52d6-41b3-adc0-c0e0d90566e6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.eichlers.com/books/books/history/the-jews-of-new-jersey-hardcover.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943249 | 255 | 3.015625 | 3 |
Diabetes + Smoking = Trouble
Medical Author: Ruchi
Medical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
I can summarize this little article in one quick sentence: Smoking is bad. In the general population, and particularly in patients with diabetes...Smoking is bad.
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause if avoidable d... | <urn:uuid:330261ba-8383-44df-bc50-185e26eb450d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/diabetes/article_em.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946585 | 204 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Diabetes: New Treatments
In recent years, the research into new treatments and cures for diabetes has shown promise. Research also offers hope that diabetes will become easier to monitor and treat, or even that a cure may be found in the near future. But all of these treatments are experimental.
Treatment areas current... | <urn:uuid:a3cd8111-c291-4290-9f25-22f735c46585> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/diabetes_new_treatments-health/article_em.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93502 | 737 | 2.765625 | 3 |
NEW DRUGS, NEW ALTERNATIVES: UNDERSTANDING LEUKEMIA
Otteau Christiansen of Minnetonka, Minnesota, was a 27-year-old television film producer and father of two when, like a bolt from the blue, he learned he had leukemia. His doctors told him he had 6 to 10 weeks left to live. Even with aggressive chemotherapy, they said... | <urn:uuid:6b77bff3-a241-4036-b30f-23c2092e8f27> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.encognitive.com/node/3194 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940798 | 3,824 | 2.859375 | 3 |
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Home / Browse / Time Period / World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967) / Magie, Futha Cone
Futha Cone Magie helped pioneer community journalism in Arkansas during a period when most newspapers were family owned. He also furthered the interest of tourism in the state through his service on the ... | <urn:uuid:9b97ca6c-2a9d-4c12-8fa6-645947f58d95> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4328&type=Time+Period&item=World+War+II+through+the+Faubus+Era+(1941+-+1967)&parent=&grandparent= | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972541 | 1,226 | 2.65625 | 3 |
carbon nanotube. Artificial muscle? Nanotubes. Space Ladder? Self-cleaning windows? Incredibly small bowl of soup? You get the picture. What can't carbon nanotubes do? We're not sure just yet, but even power generation is not beyond their grasp. Apparently when you coat the wee straws in butane and light one end on fir... | <urn:uuid:c42e49c9-0a45-4606-aa5e-8dc053a44342> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/combustible-carbon-nanotubes-give-off-electricity-make-really-t/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935444 | 202 | 3.28125 | 3 |
The Cay is the suspenseful story of a young boy, handicapped by blindness and thrust into an unfamiliar environment, who is forced to grow up quickly. Young readers can identify with Phillip's struggle for independence and his frustration in coping with situations over which he has virtually no control. Phillip's survi... | <urn:uuid:e8375080-8f3c-4208-b89d-da4f993a0166> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.enotes.com/cay | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929628 | 226 | 3.015625 | 3 |
The United States Coast Guard’s environmental activities focus on prevention programs, accompanied by enforcement and educational activities.
Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from the Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, "Environmental Activities of the U.S. Coast Guard," published December 6, 2... | <urn:uuid:fc7427e8-d390-42bf-b0cb-97733d155a8a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.eoearth.org/article/Environmental_activities_of_the_U.S._Coast_Guard:_spill_response,_prevention_and_preparedness | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928375 | 3,182 | 3.484375 | 3 |
Exelon filed with the Commission a Notification of Intent (NOI) to relicense the existing Conowingo Project. The Conowingo Project consists of a dam and appurtenant facilities located on the Susquehanna River near Darlington, MD.
The Conowingo Project is located on the Susquehanna River (at river mile 10) in Pennsylvan... | <urn:uuid:dcc08476-7276-4310-9249-87a839e0c17d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.exeloncorp.com/PowerPlants/conowingo/relicensing/background.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94061 | 2,261 | 2.53125 | 3 |
The shape of the heart: I’m all yours
The heart represents sacred and secular love: a bloodless sacrifice
The heart is one of the oldest images in language and in graphics: it’s there in Mesopotamian poetry, in ancient Egyptian funeral texts, in Olmec sacrifice, in Hinduism and Buddhism, in ancient Greece; it’s all ove... | <urn:uuid:05ffa951-09f1-4bea-9222-3cca5e34bbbb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.eyemagazine.com/feature/article/the-shape-of-the-heart-im-all-yours | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941519 | 435 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Malaria is one of the most successful parasites ever known to mankind. After thousands of years, it remains the world's most pervasive infection, affecting at least 91 different countries and some 300 million people. The disease causes fever, shivering, joint pain, headache, and vomiting. In severe cases, patients can ... | <urn:uuid:99ac4efd-033f-454b-90c6-889cfa9e00a7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.factmonster.com/cig/dangerous-diseases-epidemics/malaria.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952179 | 758 | 3.734375 | 4 |
India got its independence on August 15th, 1947. It was the day when the Indians got liberated from the rule of the british. The entire freedom struggle involved a lot of political organizations, non-violents movements, philosophies and other acts. India got its independence after almost hundred years of struggle and b... | <urn:uuid:841f7551-c952-4ac4-bb6a-274ed0617ed2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.factsaboutindia.org/category/india-independence | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968091 | 583 | 3.71875 | 4 |
1. Students will create a graphic table that lists all of the 27 Moons of Uranus along with the year they were discovered and their discoverer.
2. Students will use free online resources to create a timeline of discovery of the moons of Uranus.
3. Students will create a PowerPoint Presentation that has one page for eac... | <urn:uuid:2a7697f0-0bcf-4ed9-afec-f3d2b014093a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.firstladies.org/curriculum/curriculum.aspx?Curriculum=1021 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900613 | 679 | 4 | 4 |
The bacterium was first identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1975, but was not conclusively determined to be a cause of enteric disease until 1982, following outbreaks of foodborne illness that involved several cases of bloody diarrhea. At that time, E. coli O157:H7 was firmly associate... | <urn:uuid:193848f6-7290-4d83-a69c-f45af3e10c2d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/2009/10/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947709 | 850 | 3.71875 | 4 |
Investing in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries can be difficult, as investors need to know so many technical definitions. To make understanding these companies easier and perhaps to serve as a handy reference guide, this three-part series covers the ins and outs of the terms investors need to know to unde... | <urn:uuid:a6d998c0-4986-42b5-ac33-5980ed1746aa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/03/01/know-your-drug-stock-abcs-part-2.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961537 | 1,130 | 2.578125 | 3 |
In terms of household wealth, Americans are doing great, with an average household income of $102,075, the highest of any of the 36 developed nations polled, and far above the $35,238 average found by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as part of its Better Life Index. Today the group released i... | <urn:uuid:a03b6de0-3c23-491f-ac2d-d1bae4868636> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2012/05/22/were-rich-have-big-houses-and-plenty-of-time-so-why-do-we-feel-so-pinched/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950129 | 844 | 2.515625 | 3 |
"Losing Ground" - report on indigenous communities and oil palm development from LifeMosaic, Sawit Watch and Friends of the Earth
"The report reveals that oil palm companies often use violent tactics to grab land from indigenous communities with the collusion of the police and authorities. Previously self-reliant famil... | <urn:uuid:9f6539bc-9c85-48b2-aa3a-a7eeb93f2b60> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.forestpeoples.org/topics/palm-oil-rspo/publication/2012/losing-ground-report-indigenous-communities-and-oil-palm-devel | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958942 | 245 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Testing Treatments in a Tube: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Research (IPSC) is a recently developed method of changing ordinary white blood cells from individual blood samples so that they behave in the laboratory like cells from other organs. The first step reduces the specific functionality of the white cells, result... | <urn:uuid:a312a6dd-6d7d-484f-bdf6-89cebe61fae1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.framinghamheartstudy.org/participants/news.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938678 | 1,088 | 3.21875 | 3 |
This activity will have you create a brand new actor class and add an object of that class using the Greenfoot IDE. In this activity, you will:
- Create a new class - Kangaroo and cut and paste code to give it content.
- Compile your new class.
- Create a new object of this class and add it to the wombatWorld
- Modify ... | <urn:uuid:214e78d7-505d-4459-b65d-6d2a31302586> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.freshbrain.org/activity/let%E2%80%99s-make-a-kangaroo | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.795725 | 812 | 3.390625 | 3 |
Rocky Mountain Research Station Publications
RMRS Online Publication
RMRS-GTR-253: How to generate and interpret fire characteristics charts for surface and crown fire behavior
Andrews, Patricia L.; Heinsch, Faith Ann; Schelvan, Luke. 2011. How to generate and interpret fire characteristics charts for surface and crown... | <urn:uuid:d9737d60-a19a-49a8-b3e4-7f4e280ecc58> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr253.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.829602 | 423 | 2.953125 | 3 |
In what European country is Flag Day linked to fish rather than to any historic national event?
#116851. Asked by flem-ish. (Aug 19 10 1:53 AM)
Vlaggetjesdag means Flag Day, but it is quite different from America’s Flag Day. Dutch Flag Day celebrates the arrival of the first herring of the season.
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Amphibian Declines and Deformities
As of December 2012,
there were 29 amphibian species classified as endangered
or threatened and 5 species waiting to be listed.
Overall frog and salamander numbers are declining and
the cause, or causes, have not been determined.
of amphibian declines include:
- Changes in
climate - a... | <urn:uuid:7e087640-d1cd-4c1e-b71f-5558be70956f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fws.gov/contaminants/Issues/Amphibians.cfm/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.811524 | 2,045 | 3.65625 | 4 |
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
Polar bears are large stocky animals with long hair, a short tail, rounded ears, and large paws that live in the Arctic region surrounding the North Pole. Polar bears have a whitish appearance, while the skin and nose are black in color. The polar bear is one of the largest terrestrial carn... | <urn:uuid:127fcf14-4b6f-4a3d-ac79-3f2818f6455f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fws.gov/international/cites/cop16/polar-bear.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949306 | 1,112 | 4.09375 | 4 |
Media Education Foundation film screening explores how racism hurts white Americans
NORTHAMPTON — Will Syldor drove from Great Barrington to Smith College Monday evening for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day film screening he hoped would spark a different kind of conversation about race.
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"If only the typewriter had been invented a few centuries earlier!" That's often the cry of people trying to read older records. Old fashioned handwriting often gives older documents charm, but it also can be difficult to decipher. Below are a few clues that may help you out.
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One of my main questions deals with motivation in the
aspect of motivating the student in my class who is
either taking my art class because he/she deems it an
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At Gettysburg College there are two hallmarks to the academic curriculum: (1) We ask students to be self-reflective, to write and think in ways that express a growing self-awareness about the progress and impact of their education; and (2) We ask students to make connections in what they are learning; to see relevant i... | <urn:uuid:80dce9cb-80e7-4e44-83db-2ac731610f8e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gettysburg.edu/academics/gettysburg_curriculum/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95209 | 389 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Being able to control an object with our minds may seem like a cool idea for most people but for the disabled who have lost the use of their hands, telekinesis or mind control over objects may provide just the kind of independence they need to carry out a variety of functions. Even though telekinesis is by no means a n... | <urn:uuid:f290aa74-8d00-40c9-8ae1-2919214a6d33> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gizmowatch.com/thought-controlled-flying-buddy-2-drone-specially-abled-people.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951287 | 288 | 2.84375 | 3 |
|Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations Section PV|
MA NCES Code:
|07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12|
|Repeated Semester (Fall: 25 Seats; Spring: 25 Seats; )|
|Students must have access to PowerPoint in order to complete this class. Software will not be mailed out to students. Students should also have the ability to downloa... | <urn:uuid:b26aa4af-1d7c-4e37-aa7d-3c08812d3ce0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.govhs.org/vhsweb/coursecatalog12.nsf/8864151b57667f30852568b9007ffb47/1c8e310338d0cb47852576ef00680813?OpenDocument | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.879551 | 473 | 2.53125 | 3 |
At the onset of the play, we learn from the Judge's offstage opening instructions the given circumstances of the play, that a man has been accused of murder and his fate is to be determined by these jurors. Immediately, we are launched into a world where the ultimate objective is to complete the "grave responsibility" ... | <urn:uuid:3c76f233-b45c-400d-8c8c-aaf9dd3da05a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gradesaver.com/12-angry-men/study-guide/major-themes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977753 | 1,638 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Figure 9.9: Change in annual
mean sea-ice thickness between the periods 1971 to 1990 and 2041 to 2060 as simulated
by four of the most recent coupled models. The upper panels show thickness changes
in the Northern Hemisphere, the lower panels show changes in the Southern Hemisphere.
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As a child, one of my favourite books was Jules Verne's classic, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. That book captured my imagination and opened my eyes to a new world, a mysterious unexplored world, a world teeming with strange life forms that no one had ever seen before. That book awoke my sense of wonder at the ... | <urn:uuid:4a619aaa-2d65-4af4-925b-498bfe40e8e2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/grrlscientist/2012/apr/04/1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922919 | 455 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Protein Electrophoresis Test
Electrophoresis is a technique used to separate the different components (fractions) of a mixture, such as proteins in a biological sample. Separation is based on differences in the charge (and sometimes size) of the molecules, which determines their rate of movement in an electric field. S... | <urn:uuid:1f4502c4-50a0-47ce-bf86-2c4072ddec85> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.healthline.com/galecontent/protein-electrophoresis-test | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.881285 | 4,391 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Root canals are required as the treatment of choice when a tooth has become infected or traumatized to an extent that there is nerve damage. Root canals have been a source of controversy since the turn of the century, when they first were used to treat nerve damage.
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Energy affects consumer choices large and small, from a replacement light bulb to the kind of car we drive.
It influences investments businesses make in new equipment and technology. And it creates opportunities for companies that either provide energy or help conserve it.
And the energy marketplace is changing dramati... | <urn:uuid:6ca8132a-e0be-4dce-b05f-ca7ab7cfdd33> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.herald-mail.com/business/mc-outlook-allentown-energy-overview-20120310,0,6361704.story | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958812 | 837 | 2.53125 | 3 |
On October 5, 1919, a young Italian car mechanic and engineer named Enzo Ferrari takes part in his first car race, a hill climb in Parma, Italy. He finished fourth. Ferrari was a good driver, but not a great one: In all, he won just 13 of the 47 races he entered. Many people say that this is because he cared too much f... | <urn:uuid:1c475905-3ec1-4a30-830f-73bca9cb936b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/enzo-ferrari-makes-his-debut-as-a-race-car-driver?catId=17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.99027 | 517 | 2.59375 | 3 |
The train carrying Lincoln's body traveled through 180 cities and seven states on its way to Lincoln's home state of Illinois. Scheduled stops for the special funeral train were published in newspapers. At each stop, Lincoln's coffin was taken off the train, placed on an elaborately decorated horse-drawn hearse and led... | <urn:uuid:bb92bb0d-e891-45a7-9064-8684b5b9ac48> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincolns-funeral-train-leaves-dc | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982091 | 317 | 3.3125 | 3 |
William Bradford Shubrick born on 31 October 1790 at “Belvedere,” Bull's Island, S.C.-studied at Harvard before accepting an appointment as a midshipman in 1806. Following service in the Mediterranean in Wasp, he served in Argus along the Atlantic coast of the United States.
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|• India Gate
At the center of New Delhi stands the 42m high India Gate, an “Arc-de-Triomphe” like Archway in the middle of a crossroad. Almost similar to its French counterpart war memorial. It commemorates the 70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Army during the First World War and bea... | <urn:uuid:8733b252-6561-41dd-a13c-5880bb70a1d5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.hotelcrowndelhi.com/attractions-in-delhi/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967926 | 1,180 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Up next in Astronomy & Stargazing (6 videos)
Reach for the stars: Learn how to spot constellations, view meteor showers, and much more in this astronomy and stargazing video series from Howcast.
You Will Need
- Bug spray
- Secluded spot
- Knowledge of when the meteor showers occur
- Red-filtered flashlight (optional)
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- Las Cañadas Reales (The network of drovers' roads covering 125,000 km)
- La Mesta (The medieval association of sheep holders which helped form the network of paths)
- " Concejo de la Mesta. (Wikipedia Spanish)
- The new cattle drovers. A conversation with Jesus Garzón". Excellent article in English from Wild-Spain
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Koala Chemistry and Creation
by Frank Sherwin, M.A.
We're all familiar with the cuddly 20-pound koala bear (Phascolarctos cinereus) of eastern Australia.
For Darwinists, the origin of the koala "is far from solved."1
According to evolutionism, it's supposedly related to the kangaroo and wombat, but the creation model s... | <urn:uuid:42dc1b87-a0f1-4bec-9acd-02c4f9bb21d1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.icr.org/article/229/235/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920941 | 703 | 3.421875 | 3 |
What are the essential rules of international humanitarian law?
Extract from ICRC publication "International humanitarian law: answers to your questions"
The parties to a conflict must at all times distinguish between the civilian population and combatants in order to spare the civilian population and civilian property... | <urn:uuid:152badfe-e448-4766-9aa5-4d5db10bf797> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/misc/5kzfju.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955622 | 900 | 3.609375 | 4 |
Just Social System in Islam
Martyr Ayatullah Dr Muhammad Husayni Behishti &
Martyr Dr Muhammad Jawad Bahonar
Just Social System
We have made you (the true Muslims) a balanced nation, so that you could be an example for mankind
(Surah al‑Baqarah, 2:142).
What the Qur'an expressly desires is that the Islamic society shou... | <urn:uuid:f436da88-d08e-4b9c-aa5b-d23fef956edf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=823 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965456 | 6,130 | 2.78125 | 3 |
A top international influenza researcher, educated at the University of Otago, warns that public health officials responsible for the surveillance of influenza viruses should not be complacent about the development of new viruses that may spread from the animal world to humans.
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Information technology is changing the way governments, businesses and educational institutions provide services. It has revolutionized networks across borders and cultures, promoting new opportunities for economic and social development. However, there are barriers to entry for new users as access to ICT is severely l... | <urn:uuid:17400e9d-8352-4712-91b1-49d73242ee17> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.iosn.net/about/index_html/view | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917172 | 555 | 2.875 | 3 |
AFYŪN, opium, its production and commerce in Iran. The word afyūn is derived from the Greek opion and Latin opium (concerning this term and other words used in Persian for opium, see Dehḵodā, afyūn, taryāq, taryāq-e akbar, taryāq-e fārūqˊ, taryāk, ḵašḵāš, kūknār). The Persian name most in use today, taryāk, is also der... | <urn:uuid:daa868af-9ea9-4819-b69c-7012375f55f9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afyun-opium | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943762 | 6,545 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Education & Training
To work as an automobile mechanic, you typically need to:
- have a high school diploma or GED; and
- complete long-term on-the-job training.
Education after high school
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Global Water Initiative created in response to world water crisis
24 October 2007 | News story
A new partnership has been launched to address the declining state of the world’s fresh water supply and the lack of access to clean water services by the world’s poorest people.
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At the age of eleven, Birch expressed a desire to become a Christian missionary. Upon learning of the violence inflicted upon missionaries by Chinese communists, the youngster selected China as his mission field. When cautioned by his pastor that "more will be killed" in China, Birch replied: "I know the big enemy is c... | <urn:uuid:5e10e7a5-a647-44cc-9d28-8aa79b02ec2f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.jbs.org/issues-pages/john-birch-a-patriotic-exemplar | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983913 | 583 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty Statement by Carter, Anwar al-Sadat, and Menahem Begin
(March 25, 1979)
At the convening of the Camp David summit meeting we issued a communication which stated in part—"Conscious of the grave issues which face us, we place our trust in the God of our fathers from whom we seek wisdom and g... | <urn:uuid:5f942845-110f-4b4b-8c38-f93784abdd91> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/Carter_Peace7.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959167 | 244 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Today in History – August 17, 1807- Robert Fulton’s North River Steam Boat, called the Clermont, began its first voyage up New York’s Hudson River to complete a successful round-trip from New York City to Albany, traveling 150 miles in 32 hours.
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Cross Cultural Differences and Respecting Others
What is culture?
Culture is the values, beliefs, attitudes, customs and behaviours of a particular social, ethnic or age group. Culture distinguishes one group of people from another and is passed on through language, material objects, rituals, institutions and art.
Nowa... | <urn:uuid:fbbdd144-3cd9-4842-a261-c699f214290a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kidshelp.com.au/grownups/news-research/hot-topics/cross-cultural-differences.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922728 | 1,884 | 4.3125 | 4 |
The Tundra Region
The Tundra region occurs in the North Polar Region beyond the Arctic Circle. The Tundra is the name of a vegetation type characteristic of the region. The Tundra region lays pole ward of the Taiga or Coniferous Forest region. Beyond the Tundra region lies the area covered by perpetual snow called the ... | <urn:uuid:d26d74ca-f16d-404d-a728-7d27a7a576be> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kish.in/the_tundra_region/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959655 | 2,546 | 4.25 | 4 |
Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election that Brought on the Civil War
I missed this book when it was published in 2010, but with the renewed interest in all things Lincoln, I was intrigued by the idea of a book about the backroom politics that resulted in Lincoln's election in 1860. Surprisi... | <urn:uuid:b760026b-5774-42b0-aca9-b9f6e6c229a0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.lapl.org/print/collections-resources/lapl-reads/review/year-meteors-stephen-douglas-abraham-lincoln-and-election | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978883 | 729 | 3.046875 | 3 |
The late great Classical scholar Werner Jaeger once said that the only time the lectures of the immortal Eduard Meyer were really interesting and the only time he was ever able to fill his lecture hall at the University of Berlin was when he talked about the Mormons.
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Osvaldo Rubio teaches fourth-grade California history at the Sherman Oaks Community Charter School in San Jose, California. Adjacent to Silicon Valley, Sherman Oaks Community Charter School is a small, neighborhood school, serving a predominantly Hispanic population. Roughly 20 percent of the students are recent immigr... | <urn:uuid:4f511b59-4cf9-45c8-b8f1-50c1e125e78b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.learner.org/libraries/socialstudies/3_5/rubio/about.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967106 | 377 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Nutrition & Fitness: Grades 4-6
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Premium Interactive Video - Nutrition
Join Zelda and our health educator Clarence as they teach students about nutrition at the Susan... | <urn:uuid:d7e57a36-14ad-4d14-b6c4-2cd9d989b10d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.learntobehealthy.org/parents-teachers/premium-activities/videos/Nutrition-FoodAndFitnessFieldDay.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.886731 | 359 | 3.890625 | 4 |
posted Oct 5, 2011, 6:48 AM by Jason Cross
updated Apr 5, 2012, 2:07 PM
Fifth Grade is learning about the Civil War.
THE CIVIL WAR
• Fort Sumter
• Confederacy, Jefferson Davis
• Yankees and Rebels, Blue and Gray
• First Battle of Bull Run
• Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant
• General Stonewall Jackson
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Little Black Face
Black Face (Facietta Nera) is the song emblematic of the Italian
fascist era. Singing it even facetiously at a soiree in Italy today
can get one thrown out of the house mighty fast. The song refers
to the Italian conquest of Ethiopia (Abyssinia) in 1935-36. Yet
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Definition of Remeasurement
1. measurement [n -S] - See also: measurement
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On this date, forty four years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the “National Voting Rights Act of 1965.” The Act was intended to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It did so by outlawing disfranchisement practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including lit... | <urn:uuid:0f7ec5ca-da79-4c3e-8dea-4228f9ae3554> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/shc/index.php/tag/suffrage/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980531 | 194 | 3.953125 | 4 |
Architecture: A comprehensive research guide that covers writing papers; searching electronic resources; finding images; and offers guidance for searching primary sources for architecture on and off Yale’s campus.
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To ask "What is physical therapy?" is to invite a range of answers because the profession encompasses so many facets based on the patient, the condition being treated and the techniques to do the job. Physical therapy maximizes movement and function for people who have either permanently or temporarily lost the ability... | <urn:uuid:a2f0dded-4783-474a-8978-b7cac4f89d33> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.life123.com/career-money/careers/physical-therapy/what-is-physical-therapy.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941785 | 507 | 3.078125 | 3 |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've experienced heart failure and eat a high-salt diet are more likely to end up in the hospital, a new study finds.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Using GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix vaccine to protect girls against the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer is so effective that health authorities could reduce the need for later cervical screening, scientists said on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Very tight braiding or weaving is linked to a permanent type of hair loss that affects many African American women, new research suggests.
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A process, also referred to as a task, is an executing (i.e., running) instance of a program. Every process is assigned a unique PID by the system.
The basic syntax of ps is
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Linux for the International Space Station Program
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A few years ago, I was asked to comment on a proposed snake exhibit in a local nature-themed education center. The exhibit was going to be a large swampy area, complete with water snakes, Cottonmouths, and various other wetland reptiles, like turtles. Although I personally would have enjoyed viewing such a display, I w... | <urn:uuid:ad825cc4-fc2e-488f-97f1-906b45179b6b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.livingalongsidewildlife.com/2011/06/can-cottonmouths-bite-underwater.html?showComment=1308703577928 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966846 | 753 | 3.25 | 3 |
If large quantities of material are ordered at any one time, rather than small quantities, then the inventory ordering costs per unit, and the probability of stock out will be low. However, inventory carrying costs will be high.
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|Ivars Peterson's MathTrek|
February 1, 1999
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New York was hardly unique for developing ferry services, but this city of islands was one of the most prolific. At their height, more than 60 routes linked Manhattan, New Jersey, and the four other boroughs. Before there were skyscrapers, before there were subways, the city was famous for its ferrryboats, woven togeth... | <urn:uuid:1e1f47b4-3cd2-4611-9b0a-470e2a310400> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.marinelink.com/news/article/feature-new-york-ferry-market-roars-to-life/301366.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970054 | 1,598 | 2.875 | 3 |
By Liu Zhiyi
BEIJING (Caixin Online) — One crack in a wall is all it would take for a dark gray oval that sits across 11 square kilometers of land to create a massive disaster.
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Charles I, the son and successor of James I, who began the Stuart line in the English monarchy, ruled England from 1625 to 1649.
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Euclid's Parallel Postulate
in Ancient Greece and in Medieval Islam
Michelle Eder History of Mathematics Rutgers, Spring 2000
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Imagine 20 years from now, in the year 2032. Instead of grassy lawns, people maintain edible landscapes where they grow food. Homes feature solar-electric systems and floors made of renewable bamboo. Rather than every household owning its vehicles, neighborhoods share cars. Bike trails and high-speed rail are common.
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A branchial cleft cyst is a lump that develops in the neck or just below the collarbone. It is a type of birth defect.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Branchial cleft cysts form during development of the embryo. They occur when tissues in the neck and collarbone area (branchial cleft) fail to develop normally.
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One of the more common “quick” to get into careers is dental assisting. For the sake of this discussion, it’s important that we should mention dental assistants can be both “certified” and on the job trained (yes, on the job trained people near your mouth does sound scary). With this in mind, it’s a popular career choi... | <urn:uuid:403441a5-7d58-4d61-97a2-f5617602694e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.medicalcareerlists.com/dental-assistant-career-overview/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95772 | 519 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Hoarding Not Related To OCD, New Findings RevealEditor's Choice
Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience
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Article Date: 10 Aug 2012 - 1:00 PST
Hoarding Not Related To OCD, New Findings Reveal
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The word "ecology" was first used in 1866 by German scientist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834-1919). A zoologist and proponent of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, Haeckel was known for his speculative approach to natural history and his frequent invention of new scientific terms.
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Nonproliferation and WMDs: Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Early Latter-day Saints experienced some of the darkest days of the Church in Independence and Liberty, Missouri. For a brief period, though, Missouri’s frontier also proved to be where some of the happiest times occurred for members of the fledgling Church.
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Learn How to Read Arabic Sentences
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Means: I want to go to the airport
'uriidu = I want, adh-dhihaab = going, al-maTaar = the airport
1-Note that the dhaal in the second word has a shadda over it.
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Endometriosis is a disorder varcharacterized by the appearance of tissue resembling the inner lining of the uterus, or endometrium, at unusual locations in the lower abdomen. This tissue may be found on the surface of the ovary, behind the uterus, in the abdominal cavity, on the intestinal wall and even at sites furthe... | <urn:uuid:f266ffef-cb67-4623-9ce3-1919f3c8af57> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.myelectronicmd.com/get_reference.php?Id=256&condition=ENDOMETRIOSIS&typ=5&symname=ENDOMETRIOSIS | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00043-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933189 | 616 | 3.421875 | 3 |
Financial and labor costs often limit the implementation of environmental enrichment options, especially when enrichment should be provided for a large number of individual animals.
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CO2 is vented to the atmosphere today, but there are options for capturing it for subsequent sequestration.
Worldwide production of hydrogen is about 41 million tons per year (ORNL, 2003). Since over 80 percent of this production is accomplished by steam methane reforming (SMR), this method is discussed first.
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