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Indonesia quake a record, risks for Aceh grow
SINGAPORE, April 13 — The powerful undersea earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra this week was a once in 2,000 years event, and although it resulted in only a few deaths, it increases the risks of a killer quake in the region, a leading seismologist said.
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Posted by Rafiq A. Tschannen
Margari Hill, Stanford University
While the presence of Islam in West Africa dates back to eighth century, the spread of the faith in regions that are now the modern states of Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Nigeria, was in actuality, a gradual and complex process. Mu... | <urn:uuid:bb07057e-fd97-4796-981c-8d34e961bd7e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2011/12/religion/islam/the-spread-of-islam-in-west-africa | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946186 | 866 | 3.40625 | 3 |
K7.5 THE RETURN OF HEPHAISTOS
Museum Collection: Antikensammlungen, Munich, Germany
Catalogue Number: Munich 2361
Beazley Archive Number: 215176
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Painter: Attributed to the Kleophon Painter
Date: ca 430 BC
Hephaistos is led back to heaven by the god Dionysos. The drunken Hephaistos, holding a pair... | <urn:uuid:2a0540ff-f9f0-43d5-adf7-c16343bb4552> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K7.5.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.665451 | 193 | 2.671875 | 3 |
The antimatter costs 62.5 trillion per gram. In the future it is theoretically possible to use antimatter as fuel for spaceships to other planets. The problem is that its production requires extremely expensive technology, and to create just 1 gram, the world would have to work a whole year (global GDP is 65 trillion d... | <urn:uuid:0a679192-d177-40fd-b385-ff7fe6dea143> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.therealbest.com/bests?tag=+precious+metals | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.895923 | 320 | 3.046875 | 3 |
The magnitude system works quite well for quantifying the brightness of stars. We know that a 6th magnitude star will be barely visible to the unaided eye from rural areas, yet easily seen in even the smallest of telescopes.
The magnitude system doesn’t work as well for deep-sky objects. Consider the spiral galaxy M33 ... | <urn:uuid:a964755c-840c-4fb5-bf10-6a64094c1257> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.theskyscrapers.org/m33-galaxy-in-triangulum?id=6710 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941436 | 470 | 3.71875 | 4 |
The camera never lies, so we’ve been altering photographs to suit our needs since the invention of photography itself.
Is it a painting or a photograph? It is a harbor. Ships sit on the beach at low tide. The clouds are puffy and white in the sky. A city can be seen in the background. Lovely cliffs rise up behind. Édou... | <urn:uuid:c8a2a2eb-531a-4020-8e2f-331b07abeed3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article11141201.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978794 | 2,299 | 3.265625 | 3 |
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This site is about amphibious vehicles. Amphibious vehicles can travel on land and water. You are probably wondering why information on the US Marine Corps is on ... | <urn:uuid:69971655-b85b-471a-854f-b9ff6237c82c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thinkquest.org/pls/html/f?p=52300:100:3078609428290404::::P100_TEAM_ID:501581269 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.867846 | 120 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Interesting research that could have MS implications.
Calcium is spark of life, kiss of death for nerve cells
March 1, 2007 -- Oregon Health & Science University research shows how calcium regulates the recharging of high-frequency auditory nerve cells after they've fired a burst of signals, and it may have implication... | <urn:uuid:ec80bc5d-2c52-41ff-9b9e-828c4f0ff116> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thisisms.com/forum/general-discussion-f1/topic3702.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927305 | 1,010 | 2.84375 | 3 |
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) took over responsibility for mapping the country in 1879 and has been the primary civilian mapping agency of the United States ever since. Now you can view this complete seamless series of maps on Thoos.
The best known USGS maps are those of the 7.5-minute, 1:24,000-scale quad... | <urn:uuid:39e9d3ce-f091-4fe5-a02c-075c3c28fa45> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thoos.com/topo/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.891815 | 188 | 3.171875 | 3 |
A classic form of dance, ballet combines elements of theater and music. Ballet dancers often use a technique called "en pointe," which is French for "dancing on the tips of your toes." After originating during the Renaissance, this dance style became popular in Russia and France. Today, audiences all over the world adm... | <urn:uuid:436fda51-72c7-4f17-92a3-d1a87aca8191> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ticketnetwork.com/tickets/childrens-dance-theatre-tickets.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951069 | 154 | 2.515625 | 3 |
If you look at a modem, with it's small central processing unit and special-purpose digital signal processor, and then look at a modern PC, with it's large CPU and general-purpose DSP on the sound card, you may wonder if the hardware duplication of an external modem is necessary.
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Tubulovillous Adenoma Polyp
Awareness About Tubulovillous Adenoma Polyp
The development of polyps is a common problem in the digestive tract of the body wherein most cases affect the colon and this condition is called as colon polyps. Tubulovillous Adenomal Polyp is one of the common forms and considered dangerous as w... | <urn:uuid:9bd4b560-b41e-4cfe-bcb9-e242a96bd0d2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tonehealth.org/Tubulovillous-Adenoma-Polyp.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952707 | 774 | 3.125 | 3 |
College essays are mostly written on controversial topics, or on ethical debates. It plays a key role in accepting or denying an idea, query or issue. The college essay questions are mostly technical or logical which emphasize on giving your view point about it.
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These are two of my favorite pictures from my research on children’s books about Einstein and Curie. (You can click on them to see the bigger images). They are I think, the most visual example of my thesis’s argument and I think they are also illustrative of exactly what we need to pay attention to in Children’s biogra... | <urn:uuid:70673dd1-ffc1-485d-b016-87cf7655a1ed> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.trevorowens.org/2007/09/curie-and-einstein-go-to-school/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976395 | 1,214 | 3.296875 | 3 |
Contemplative psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and groups in New York City.
According to the Asian News Network, China's oldest temple aims to position itself as a major Buddhist hub. Built in 68 CE, the White Horse (Baima) Temple, in Luoyang, in China's Henan province, has a colorful history. The ANN reports:
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NORTH BOSQUE RIVER
NORTH BOSQUE RIVER. The North Bosque River, the ninety-seven-mile main branch of the Bosque, rises at the conjunction of two branches north of Stephenville in central Erath County (at 32°14' N, 98°13' W). The South Fork North Bosque River rises near Lingleville in north central Erath County (at 32°19... | <urn:uuid:cbdf9288-3358-46fb-8f43-7a3aee0c202a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rnn05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927406 | 434 | 3 | 3 |
Landscape, Water and Religion in Ancient India
Ritual sites and water resource structures in their archaeological landscape
project is geared towards building integrated models of religious, economic and
environmental history in central and western India through the documentation of
ritual sites and water-resource stru... | <urn:uuid:bbdd0f92-9488-49bd-aa3c-358e5979a2b5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/directory/water_shaw/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.864315 | 2,020 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Information for Parents
What your child may experience:
For your son or daughter, college will likely be a period of intellectual stimulation and growth, career exploration and development, increased autonomy, self-exploration and discovery, and social involvement. During this period, your children may forge new identi... | <urn:uuid:a2941d6e-d575-4dae-8aec-3df02d905fce> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uhs.uga.edu/caps/parents.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963777 | 1,292 | 2.75 | 3 |
The Road to Rio+20 and beyond World Bank Group
Twenty Years on from the Earth Summit
1. Twenty years ago, the Rio Earth Summit provided the staging ground for a global conversation that continues to this day ? a conversation about the long-term survival of the planet and the quality of life of those who live on it. Pro... | <urn:uuid:f6d5906c-325d-4a9a-9ec3-67b8562c9a01> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.uncsd2012.org/index.php?page=view&type=510&nr=582&menu=20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934648 | 9,168 | 3.515625 | 4 |
Rapid urbanization -- together with climate change -- is emerging as the most challenging issue of the twenty-first century. As the region with the highest percentage increase in urban population over the last two decades, Asia faces fundamental economic, social and environmental challenges to its continued development... | <urn:uuid:f1081356-d96b-4028-9b6f-635cb23f529f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/listItemDetails.aspx?publicationID=3345 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.85879 | 206 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Defined as the change in position of an object (displacement) per unit of time. Velocity, unlike speed, takes into account the direction of travel relative to a base point.
v = s/t (where v and s are vectors)
Where (using SI units):
v is the velocity of the body in metres per second (ms^-1)
s is the displacement of the... | <urn:uuid:4c29bbfe-16b4-49fb-8ceb-feedbeebdcba> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=velocity | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910715 | 397 | 3.265625 | 3 |
- Agriculture and Food Security
- Increasing Food Security through Feed the Future
- Food Aid Reform
- Expanding and Enhancing Agricultural Markets and Trade
- Supporting Agricultural Capacity Development
- Supporting Global Nutrition
- Investing in Sustainable Agriculture
- Food Assistance
- Board for International Fo... | <urn:uuid:6811f2b7-07cc-47f4-b365-711c52a092c8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.usaid.gov/zimbabwe/food-assistance | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.862869 | 644 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Carmel Mountain Preserve, a 400-acre mesa top, is truly one of San Diego County’s remaining natural wonders.
When you hike its several miles of trails, you will be treated not only to ocean views, but to a landscape truly unlike any other. On its flat mesa top, there are huge patches of a hard gray moss, called ashy sp... | <urn:uuid:ed4cd046-ab4d-471c-a65f-6dc975a89f0a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/22/carmel-mountain-preserve-hosts-unusual-habitats/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942528 | 832 | 3.09375 | 3 |
UU for kids
Unitarian Universalists make a concerted effort to impart our values to our children. Here then are a UU child's easy way of remembering our principles:
my seven principles:
1. each person is important
(The inherent worth and dignity of every person)
2. be kind in all you do
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RSV: Risk of Complications
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With respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections, there is an increased risk of having complications, especially in certain babies and young children and in adults older than 65.
Babies and young children
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Most antifreeze solutions contain high levels of ethylene glycol, an ingredient that, once metabolized, is extremely toxic to dogs and cats. Pets are often attracted to the liquid because of its sweet taste. Even small amounts can be lethal to animals. A cat that walks through spilled antifree... | <urn:uuid:680e6008-0416-4cd3-84ec-ee6d2da3ac68> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.vetstreet.com/care/antifreeze-poisoning | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943208 | 661 | 2.53125 | 3 |
“If God is all-powerful and all-good, it would have created a universe in the same way it created heaven: with free will for all, no suffering and no evil. But evil and suffering exist. Therefore God does not exist, is not all-powerful or is not benevolent (good). A theodicy is an attempt to explain why a good god woul... | <urn:uuid:79dfa149-f3b7-4316-b5e3-5f20a27df503> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.vexen.co.uk/religion/theodicy_freewill.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959459 | 2,448 | 2.796875 | 3 |
A correctly dimensioned electrical system contributes to comfortable and problem-free boat ownership. Therefore, batteries must be charged to the correct capacity, i.e. to supply the correct number of ampere hours (Ah). In turn, this requires an alternator that supplies a sufficient charge to the batteries. Insufficien... | <urn:uuid:425e4ca4-a545-472d-8ab7-b357c47ddd36> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.volvopenta.com/volvopenta/australia/en-au/marine_leisure_engines/accessories/Pages/Extraalternator.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915739 | 223 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Jon Ariston Olivera
Introduction to the discipline of history for new or prospective majors. Emphasizes the basic skills of reading, analysis, and communication (both verbal and written) that are central to the historian's craft. Each seminar discusses a different subject or problem.
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Memorial a lasting tribute to heroes who saved the world and changed it
The World War II Memorial, sober and sunk low in a long frame of elms,rests between the two structures that anchor the Mall.The monument to America's first great warrior, George Washington, towers over it on one side. The statue of America's great ... | <urn:uuid:14813c77-ca4a-4985-be0a-eae6e8d03fae> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/may/21/20040521-061127-1165r/print/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96936 | 2,924 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Olympics Countdown: 31 days to go!
Did you know that athletics is the biggest Olympic sport? A massive 2000 athletes will compete across a range of track, field and road events. These include sprints, hurdles, relays, shot put, high jump, pole vault and marathons. It’s an extremely technical sport and athletes have to ... | <urn:uuid:4847910b-b7a8-4577-ad4b-cb751ab5c1f1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wcl.govt.nz/blogs/kids/index.php/2012/06/27/athletics-the-olympics/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955505 | 220 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Illustrated Family Record (Fraktur) Found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File W3079, for Philip Frey, Pennsylvania
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Symptoms & Types
Here's where you'll find a rundown of the different types and different stages of lung cancer. You'll also find articles on lung cancer signs and symptoms.
There are many different lung cancer symptoms. Find out more here.
If you develop any of these symptoms, call your doctor right away.
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Yellow fever vaccine safety
Cases of viscerotropic disease following yellow fever vaccination were described in the United States and other countries, and current evidence suggests that these cases were a result of vaccine-type virus and not of reversion of the vaccine virus to wild type. Unlike the viscerotropic compl... | <urn:uuid:6d65248a-ad33-46f0-ae28-8e5da56ba1e7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/committee/topics/yellow_fever/jan_2004/en/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949795 | 567 | 3 | 3 |
A digital camera is a type of camera that takes photographs or videos with the use of an electronic image sensor. This device has the capacity to display photographs on the screen several seconds after the image has been recorded. Other brands of the cameras can edit the layout, color as well as the entire appearance o... | <urn:uuid:badc17c5-270b-4170-b007-af506b5385d1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.whoinventedit.net/who-invented-the-digital-camera.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963386 | 502 | 2.984375 | 3 |
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Baron Béla Orczy de Orczi (16 January 1822 – 7 February 1917) was a Hungarian politician and freedom fighter, who served as Interior M... | <urn:uuid:f0c1b170-31ec-4bd3-bcb7-af983efc9835> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.whosdatedwho.com/tpx_6587505/bela-orczy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968898 | 165 | 2.515625 | 3 |
(1881 - 1973)
Regarding the canon of art history, no other artist has exerted such influence as Pablo Picasso.
Frequently dubbed the "dean of modernism," the Spanish artist was revolutionary in the way he challenged the conventions of painting. His stylistic pluralism, legendary reconfiguration of pictorial space and i... | <urn:uuid:e347ca03-870c-40d2-9d5d-c97024672562> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.williambennettgallery.com/artists/picasso/pieces/PICA1191.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954427 | 130 | 3.4375 | 3 |
Getting to the Heart of a Healthy Diet: Alcohol
There is no doubt that drinking large amounts of alcohol is bad for your health. But, given the potential health benefits of drinking moderate amounts of alcohol, the
American Heart Association recommends that adults should consider drinking some alcohol. However, it is i... | <urn:uuid:4b523632-7db2-40d4-9261-85614049697b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.winchesterhospital.org/health-library/article?id=14051 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95259 | 574 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Make a Levitating Motor out of Pencils and Magnets
- 7:30 AM
How often, really, do you get to see something levitate? I did, at (where else?) Maker Faire New York last September. Chris Connors showed me this project. It consists of a base made out of pencils and 3D-printed connectors, with magnets placed to repel a rot... | <urn:uuid:8c4b3f2b-e6d2-4748-a2aa-24a587914b8e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2013/02/make-a-levitating-motor-out-of-pencils-and-magnets/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9102 | 282 | 3.046875 | 3 |
A new study demonstrates a link between homophobia and repressed homosexual desire.
The study, according to Science Daily, is the first to document the roles that parenting and sexual orientation play in the development of anti-gay prejudice.
Conducted by a research team from the University of Rochester, the University... | <urn:uuid:8a17c5c2-e71f-4c9a-b4ec-b2a637a28d02> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wisconsingazette.com/breaking-news/study-finds-link-between-repressed-homosexuality-and-anti-gay-hatred.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960193 | 494 | 2.671875 | 3 |
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Process costing is a management accounting cost allocation method used by companies that produce copious amounts of homogenous or extremely similar consumer goods. Examples of these types of companies include food manufacturers, bottling companies, printing companies,... | <urn:uuid:f427c8ed-f611-439f-80a2-d05eea601f70> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-process-costing.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956084 | 462 | 3.546875 | 4 |
It came closer ... closer ... and then it started heading away. But you may not have noticed at all.
An asteroid passed relatively close to Earth around 2:24 p.m. ET Friday. As scientists had been predicting all week, it did not hit.
A different and unrelated small asteroid entered the atmosphere over Russia on Friday,... | <urn:uuid:6b71fad7-574b-4701-a7ca-2b35c09beeb0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wmtw.com/news/national/While-you-were-working-Asteroid-just-flew-by/-/8792078/18567678/-/10io5m2/-/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963874 | 356 | 3.4375 | 3 |
From salad fixings and root veggies to herbs and more, it is possible to sustain a healthy vegetable garden in your kitchen, sunroom, or another sunny corner inside your home.
Hate giving up your delicious home-grown vegetables once winter arrives? Well, there is a way to grow an array of vegetables inside you're home.... | <urn:uuid:24fd7b96-2257-4d7b-b1fc-fd2169058b54> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.womansday.com/home/plant-an-indoor-vegetable-garden-102886 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.858529 | 385 | 2.703125 | 3 |
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A form or part that is folded or coiled.
- n. One of the convex folds of the surface of the brain.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of rolling. or winding together, or of winding one part or thing on another; the motion or process ... | <urn:uuid:ceff98f7-8210-4ea5-ae69-c2181d003857> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wordnik.com/words/convolution | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.898578 | 1,180 | 3.5 | 4 |
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Ferns in which the fronds are produced at the tip of the rootstock or caudex, and the stipes are continuous with it (not articulated). This is the case with most ferns; but in the tribe represented by Polypodium the stipes are articulated with the rootstock (eremobryoid).
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MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — More than a third of Indiana adults who consume alcohol say they regularly binge drink, a new Ball State University study found.
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A new world record wind gust: 253 mph in Australia's Tropical Cyclone Olivia
The 6,288-foot peak of New Hampshire's Mount Washington is a forbidding landscape of wind-swept barren rock, home to some of planet Earth's fiercest winds. As a 5-year old boy, I remember being blown over by a terrific gust of wind on the summ... | <urn:uuid:3cf8391c-7628-4b73-b23d-af8d16292401> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1420&page=7 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924488 | 1,482 | 2.984375 | 3 |
West Virginia University
Dr. John F. Baniecki, Extension Specialist in Plant
Pest Management Program
- New York City has been infested with Asian longhorned beetles that have already caused
5,000 trees to be removed. As a remedy, imidacloprid is going to be injected into hardwood
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Microformats in Context
There has been a lot of discussion in XML circles as to how far the extensibility revolution promised by XML can take (or has taken) us. Is XML really a tool for creating specialized languages so that information can be expressed in the most natural formats practical? Or is it just a way to redu... | <urn:uuid:de843d34-aa1b-47ea-b9be-46a6fab4ff18> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2006/04/26/microformats-grddl-rdfa-nvdl.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931964 | 1,380 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Schools that implement strong nutrition standards for snacks sold at school increase student meal participation and school revenue, according to a study just published by the Rudd Center and the Harvard School of Public Health. The study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, provides support for efforts ... | <urn:uuid:f2e164a4-7e10-4fd3-948f-2b7f4fcaf884> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948681 | 448 | 3.359375 | 3 |
Imitate is defined as to copy or use something as a model.(verb)
An example of imitate is for a child to copy his older sibling's every move.
See imitate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: < L imitatus, pp. of imitari, to imitate, akin to aemulus: see emulate
See imitate in American Heritage Dictionary 4... | <urn:uuid:0b2568aa-6b97-4a2f-bfda-086bb5c368e0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.yourdictionary.com/imitate | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.820877 | 138 | 3.140625 | 3 |
To touch something is to understand it – emotionally and cognitive. It´s one of our important six senses, which we use and need in our daily lives. But accidents or illnesses can disrupt us from our sense of touch
Now European researchers of the projects NanoBioTact and NanoBioTouch delve deep into the mysteries of tou... | <urn:uuid:422b5182-ad47-48c4-aa02-a1cf9d42514b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.youris.com/Nano/Medicine/The_Artificial_Finger.kl | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931226 | 546 | 3.5 | 4 |
Note the cold spots are not along the geographic line from the N. Pole to the S. Pole but where the globe, tilted and tipped, is getting the least amount of sunshine! Depending on the tipping and what part of the globe is getting sunlight, the coldest spot is not the geographic N. Pole, but that part of the globe that ... | <urn:uuid:c22f6858-5b30-4acd-b9da-15d49797c5ba> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.zetatalk.com/index/earth174.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949832 | 627 | 2.8125 | 3 |
U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Building Technologies Office
Hospital Energy Alliance: Daylighting Video (Text Version)
Below is a text version of the Hospital Energy Alliance video showing the importance of daylighting to hospital energy efficiency, staff performance and retention, a... | <urn:uuid:b69c676b-83f0-4ebf-80c4-736a2b892b41> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial/printable_versions/cbea_hea_daylighting_text.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954629 | 1,312 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Racial Double Standards in
Uncle Tom's Cabin
By Catherine Mountcastle
When Harriet Beecher Stowe published her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852, she gained instant notoriety. Her novel helped spread the reality of the cruelties and injustices of the American slavery system nationwide and eventually across the globe. How... | <urn:uuid:bbb57f71-2d3f-42fe-8909-c14b0aaa8999> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www2.binghamton.edu/history/resources/journal-of-history/toms-cabin.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973352 | 2,009 | 3.546875 | 4 |
Helping Teachers Improve Math and Science Achievement
According to the Teaching Commission's report Teaching at Risk: A Call to Action, the U.S. job market is so scientifically and technologically based that math and science knowledge is critical for the health of our economy.17 While science and technology advance at ... | <urn:uuid:77c55d7b-87eb-4f46-838e-c2999beba5b9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www2.ed.gov/teachers/nclbguide/toolkit_pg19.html?exp=4 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93323 | 709 | 3.578125 | 4 |
Bob Henson | July 2, 2012 • With a ferocity to match the record heat it displaced, a thunderstorm complex raced from Illinois to the Delaware coast in a mere 12 hours on Friday evening, June 29. It knocked down countless trees and power lines, with wind gusts topping 80 miles per hour in many spots. It threw millions o... | <urn:uuid:72904d0e-c03d-4a42-8d98-faa5ff0c59a1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/opinion/7424/derecho-dc-science-and-surprise?utm_source=AtmosNews&utm_campaign=db54f33a54-AtmosNews_2012_07_19&utm_medium=email | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951405 | 1,769 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Hampshire is set to be at the forefront of energy research in the UK by taking part in an innovative project that uses fuel-producing algae to power a new type of energy plant.
Hampshire County Council is taking part in the launch at the Kent Science Park in Sittingbourne on 19 October of 'Ecotec 21', an Anglo-French c... | <urn:uuid:da8be3f2-6d0f-4b12-9ddf-1cf4ad840e49> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www3.hants.gov.uk/mobile/hantswebnews/hantswebnewslist.htm?id=556794&pagetitle=New%20project%20to%20power%20Hampshire%20in%20the%20future | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925772 | 454 | 2.921875 | 3 |
The presidential election of 1800 effectively relegated the Federalist party, including Hamilton, to political and popular irrelevance. Jefferson, the "Sage of Monticello," had risen to the nation's highest office and, despite the near-hysterical warnings of Federalists against anarchy and "Jacobinism," went on to pres... | <urn:uuid:642a3098-62ba-4931-bfab-ccc5b7fc9f03> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/HAM/hamimag1.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700264179/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103104-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96368 | 3,469 | 2.796875 | 3 |
India’s Central Statistics Office has published their Energy Statistics 2012 document, a provisional assessment of the state of play for the country. It’s interesting, to say the least.
They lead off with an energy map of nuclear power generation–and India has 52 plants with 6,780 MW capacity either up and running or u... | <urn:uuid:870abf9c-3ff2-4c70-8af6-b0c510ba7724> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://3000quads.com/2012/10/10/lets-look-at-indias-energy-consumption-again/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950157 | 1,032 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Lesson 2: The Pieces
Shogi is played with 8 types of pieces. Each player gets 20 pieces, for a total of 40 pieces in the game. Like Xiangqi (Chinese chess), shogi pieces are flat with their names written on them in Chinese characters.
Each player gets the following pieces:
2 Silver Generals
2 Gold Generals
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen and his associates at Cambridge have found that babies exposed to high levels of testosterone in the womb have autistic traits such as poor social skills, a lack of imagination, a lack of empathy, less eye contact, and slower language development. This finding suppo... | <urn:uuid:de0206b4-235a-4f79-bb05-3c599679447a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://aba4autism.blogspot.com/2009_01_13_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971721 | 128 | 2.703125 | 3 |
A History of Innovation, a Path to the Future
March 1994 Visual C++ Strategy
The Microsoft Visual C++ development system family of products meets the need of developers to develop sophisticated Windows-based applications quickly. It also protects existing investments in the Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) and ... | <urn:uuid:0dbf9581-7577-4b95-8e5b-255701854a09> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://accu.org/index.php/journals/1771 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.90518 | 4,989 | 2.75 | 3 |
Description - This National Monument was the first designated site established in Utah by the National Park Service. It preserves and protects the terrain surrounding Owachomo, Sipapu and Kachina natural bridges. This site lies in the desert of southeastern Utah far from any supplies and services. It has limited facili... | <urn:uuid:d44ef9b2-6cce-4ecf-933c-c8bd9f9a1e4f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://activities.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaid=UTNPNABR&cu_id=171 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947758 | 548 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Think Like a Philosopher: Psychosomatics and the Luo Vessels
By Nicholas Sieben, LAc
The philosopher was given great respect within classical Chinese culture. The Dao De Jing has many passages extolling the virtues of the "philosopher king." The same was true within medicine. It is not enough to look at things in their... | <urn:uuid:d7ec53e9-2384-47d7-b391-2d84b500c366> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=32517 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952296 | 3,020 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Thank you. This is very helpful. To be safe, I'll probably go with batteries, or buy some separate 9 V wall warts for the Arduinos. I expect we will be using the Arduinos for other projects, so it might be good to have separate power supplies for them.
Next design question: Displaying data.
In my prototype I have the a... | <urn:uuid:97ca12f4-2685-4da5-bd32-6c6356920792> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://adafruit.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=23666 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952716 | 598 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
In general, a nun is a female ascetic who chooses to voluntarily leave the world and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent. The term "nun" is applicable to Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Anglicans, Lutherans, and Buddhists, for example. The ... | <urn:uuid:b89f99df-2da3-41a8-8d61-ebd60662f769> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Nun | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954381 | 1,968 | 3.5 | 4 |
Current computer graphics are fairly well known and understood. But how did we get here? The evolution of computer graphics is intertwined with textual display, and it is difficult to consider the two separately.
An old saying has it that a picture is worth a thousand words. The exact quantification of the value of ima... | <urn:uuid:b4f16d7b-309f-44b8-8c68-27fa5788eb89> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/01/the-evolution-of-computer-displaysthe-evolution-of-computer-displays/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971669 | 1,124 | 3.796875 | 4 |
Billy the Kid:
A Short and Violent Life
By Robert M. Utley
University of Nebraska Press, 302 pages, $22.95 While Momaday`s ``The Ancient Child`` presents the umpteenth fictive portrait of Billy the Kid, readers interested in a more authentic account of the renegade`s life will not be disappointed by Robert M. Utley`s c... | <urn:uuid:1a71e0c6-5f4d-4913-97e4-02cea7913a65> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-10-01/entertainment/8901180461_1_pat-garrett-violent-life-outlaw | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973036 | 354 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Read has also worked on the evolution of bacteria that resist antibiotics. In a provocative paper published last year, he suggested that typically prescribed doses of antibiotics can sometimes favor resistant strains. Smaller doses, which allow the immune system to kill resistant bacteria, could prove a better long-ter... | <urn:uuid:5bfc9aa1-ce6f-4520-9f6d-60031a90c542> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-07/news/33066174_1_malaria-vaccines-current-vaccine-vaccine-researchers | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95767 | 943 | 3.375 | 3 |
It is a depressing commentary on our times that even in the waning years of the 20th century, a majority of the Earth`s nations still feel compelled to imprison, torture and kill citizens who speak out against them.
Amnesty International, the human rights group that documents mistreatment of political prisoners, has re... | <urn:uuid:f066562f-adab-466e-aeac-769c2ff4b2da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-10-22/news/8803020350_1_rights-abuses-human-rights-political-prisoners | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97876 | 470 | 2.578125 | 3 |
[ A.K.A SEKMINËS – Seventh Sunday after Easter
In Lithuania and in neighboring countries, traditions of Pentecost are
related with the end of sowing and the start of summer labors. This is
a spring gathering and shepherds' holiday. The most distinctive feature
of Pentecost is nature worship. The power of nature was att... | <urn:uuid:3a16fd44-7721-48a6-a5a5-3373efd12ec3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/customs/pentecost.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969552 | 2,021 | 3.203125 | 3 |
There has been a fair amount written recently about the use of capacitors to "drop" the mains voltage down to values suitable for transistor circuitry. I was recently asked to explain some aspects of such circuitry and looking through my references, was taken by the fact that one of the circuits described looked remark... | <urn:uuid:8f861f3c-ec11-42dd-86c4-40778d0be476> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://baec.tripod.com/articles/capdrop.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930693 | 848 | 3.453125 | 3 |
Henry Craik, ed. English Prose. 1916. Vol. IV. Eighteenth Century
Character of Pitt
By Horace Walpole (17171797)
From Memoirs of the Reign of King George II.
PITT had roused us from this ignoble lethargy: he had asserted that our resources were still prodigioushe found them so in the intrepidity of our troops and navie... | <urn:uuid:d241e9f2-85f5-414c-8fc9-a1dd6fdb9e37> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://bartleby.com/209/803.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98365 | 1,013 | 2.578125 | 3 |
CAMBRIDGE, JOHN, land agent and businessman; b. 13 Dec. 1748 in England; m. 16 Jan. 1775 Mary Winchester, and they had ten children, only four of whom reached maturity; d. 26 Dec. 1831 in Bristol, England.
Before his arrival on St John’s (Prince Edward) Island in 1784, John Cambridge remains a shadowy figure in histori... | <urn:uuid:e2cda49a-f74e-4c73-9650-0df271c0f1c5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=2786 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981141 | 4,781 | 2.890625 | 3 |
|Community-Scale Biomass Energy: The Facts|
Download a pdf of this article
When community-scale biomass energy systems are well-designed, well-run, and sustainably supplied, it is a positive, proven, renewable energy option that can be practical and safe, can strengthen our economy and security, and can help ease the u... | <urn:uuid:a906d319-cb20-4de8-b92e-cdac6c1b9921> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://biomasscenter.org/component/content/article/58/274-commscalefacts.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932688 | 1,029 | 3.46875 | 3 |
“…the most miserable place in the world.”
“Early reports from Houston said that when people came out on any given morning you could find as many as four bodies lying dead in the streets, victims of the previous night’s mayhem.”
You’d be forgiven if you thought this was the Houston of today. But actually this is Houston... | <urn:uuid:322e0a38-c131-4447-8aa2-398b10ea21a6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2010/12/new-documentary-looks-at-the-birth-of-houston/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958885 | 209 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Baby Humor Development
It is during this time in a child’s life that they begin to closely watch their parent’s expressions. This is when they start to understand how to interpret when something is funny.
The study was conducted in the U.S. where researchers studied a group of 30 babies in their own homes on two separa... | <urn:uuid:03eb6829-ebc9-484d-a13f-4e36f17a3417> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.cornerstorkbabygifts.com/index.php/2012/10/05/baby-humor-development/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984334 | 497 | 3.21875 | 3 |
The presence of a large multi-burner gas range at the heart of the cooking line is about as fundamental as it gets in any restaurant. That iron and stainless steel behemoth uses a lot of energy, throws a lot of heat, and requires a dedicated ventilation system just to keep the cooks from getting overwhelmed.
For decade... | <urn:uuid:ad74fc9d-3b11-4b5e-9c86-714e0c0bc22b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.etundra.com/get-equipped/induction-cooking-future-restaurant/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929996 | 813 | 3.046875 | 3 |
I’m working on an ebook titled “6 Powerful Mechanisms Behind Personal Change”. This post is a part of the chapter about positive attitude. I will show you what attitude is and how you can use it to be proactive.
The Nature of Attitude
Daniel D. Droba claims he was the first to define the attitude concept and he did so ... | <urn:uuid:45c71363-4e5f-4ae9-9119-82785136491d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.intelligentsia.eu/tag/personal-development/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951149 | 724 | 2.96875 | 3 |
There seems to be a lot of confusion out there as to the best sources of
omega-3 fatty acids. This article will break down the major sources of omega-3’s
and give you the information you need to make educated choices.
First, there are three main types of omega-3 fatty acids: DHA, EPA and ALA.
DHA (docosahexaenoic acid)... | <urn:uuid:82b38e36-bd38-498b-91e2-62814b756eda> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.lifesabundance.com/2010/04/default.aspx?realname=20052964 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931054 | 315 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Earth Day is arriving next week--and guess what? Children fear that soon we won't be celebrating any additional Earth Days. In a survey commissioned by HabitatHeroes.com, more than half believe the earth will not be a good place to live when they grow up. One in three fear the demise of the planet.
Sharon Lowe, mother ... | <urn:uuid:bd166fc7-b715-4928-b410-29117f78ab45> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.silive.com/kidsinthecity/2009/04/habitat_heroes_teaches_kids_ab_1.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923125 | 459 | 3.671875 | 4 |
At statehood, the federal government promised all states that it would transfer title for all public lands within the states. The U.S. Supreme Court has called these promises “solemn compacts,” “bilateral (two-way) agreements,” and “solemn trusts” that must be performed “in a timely fashion.”
With the vote of 35-15, SB... | <urn:uuid:55363097-9e26-41c7-abf2-59daa52db4a9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2012/05/arizona-demands-equal-treatment/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939414 | 970 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Q: I have a plant that looks like a cattail, but it has a plume on top instead of a catkin. What is it?
Mike – Cottonwood, AZ
A: It sounds like you’ve got phragmites. Also known as “common reed,” certain invasive varieties of this plant have taken root on the East Coast, Midwest and Pacific Northwest – and, apparently,... | <urn:uuid:e6e84176-9a7a-4160-9234-7daedb20cf26> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.thepondguy.com/2012/09/08/i-have-a-plant-that-looks-like-a-cattail-but-it-has-a-plume-on-top-instead-of-a-catkin-what-is-it-ponds-lakes-qa/?like=1&source=post_flair&_wpnonce=7b62a7b6bf | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927916 | 790 | 3.171875 | 3 |
Although much of Henry Wellcome’s collection was devoted to instruments and materials of healing, some of the objects found in it have a more sinister purpose. Elizabeth Baddeley looks at a tradition of punishment rooted in the fear of female autonomy.
When visitors peer into our cabinet of masks in Medicine Man they a... | <urn:uuid:f41c2cb9-f1d3-46c3-b63c-85a766e8abcd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.wellcomecollection.org/2012/03/26/object-of-the-month-the-scolds-bridle/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98218 | 1,194 | 2.640625 | 3 |
This winter I’m taking a course on urban education. Our first topic: segregation and desegregation in schools.
Firstly, what do we mean by segregation? As a working definition, I’ll offer that segregation is the spatial pattern of people across some attribute. So we could talk about segregation by race, by income, or b... | <urn:uuid:0c456e27-f35e-4844-8554-27f1e20d4465> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jreyes/2011/01/08/race-is-different-than-money/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966694 | 1,128 | 3.328125 | 3 |
July 18, 2012
Since the Industrial Revolution, ocean acidity has risen by 30 percent as a direct result of fossil-fuel burning and deforestation. And within the last 50 years, human industry has caused the world’s oceans to experience a sharp increase in acidity that rivals levels seen when ancient carbon cycles trigge... | <urn:uuid:d5fc8f97-1ffe-4404-b9ee-d359c5162435> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2012/07/ocean-acidity-rivals-climate-change-as-environmental-threat/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938541 | 860 | 3.796875 | 4 |
Radiation from Japanese nuclear plant found in Colorado: Health dept. says no need to panic
Last week, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment tried to counter media-fueled fears about radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan creating health risks here. Today, that job just go... | <urn:uuid:b75c9eb5-4546-471b-a17b-be4af99acb48> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/03/radiation_japanese_nuclear_plant_colorado.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940092 | 738 | 2.625 | 3 |
The creation of dead zones begins when nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers used on land, and from raw or poorly treated sewage, wash into streams, into rivers, and to the sea. Thus fertilized, single celled drifting algae in the sea reproduce – bloom — until they reach abnormal densities.
The algae subsequently di... | <urn:uuid:750e5233-52be-419b-a471-8e420e040d32> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blueocean.org/issues/changing-ocean/pollution/dead-zones/?imgpage=1&showimg=521 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.850455 | 246 | 4.09375 | 4 |
Why the Oceans?
Simple: the ocean supports life on this planet.
It feeds us, produces the oxygen we breathe, maintains our climate, cycles vital nutrients through countless ecosystems and provides food and medicines.
The ocean provides jobs, food, energy, and recreation.
As if that weren’t enough, the ocean is beautifu... | <urn:uuid:d51155b6-c47d-4941-8551-1563f4a53852> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blueocean.org/issues/changing-ocean/why-the-oceans/?showimg=388 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.884085 | 581 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Question about Statistics - Regression Model
A. develop a regression model that could be used to predict the final average
in the course based on the first test grade.
b. predict the final average of a student who made an 83 on the first test.
c. give the values of r and r2 for this model. Interpret the value of r2 in ... | <urn:uuid:f6e4bc95-ee37-481c-afa0-7c43761ecd3f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://brainmass.com/statistics/all-topics/245915 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.869306 | 132 | 2.875 | 3 |
Concerns that the US economy can no longer innovate seem to be trickling into the cultural realm. According to Grant McCracken at the Harvard Business Review, some music critics are worried that “innovation in popular music is in decline,” and that, “If this is true, a big cultural change is upon us — the end of popula... | <urn:uuid:4def6650-67fe-4743-b02c-1544caad5dd1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://breakthroughjournal.tumblr.com/tagged/Dan-Krewson | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949032 | 574 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Like Brussels and Luxembourg, Strasbourg is mainly known as headquarters of the institutions European Union. But this French city has so much more to offer.
Strasbourg has a magnificent old town, which is completely enclosed by water. The most striking building is the Notre-Dame Cathedral. This magnificent Gothic cathe... | <urn:uuid:10e30345-dc6b-4764-8ee3-03f59a0d5ea5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://brusselsairlines.com/en_fr/look-for/destinations/france/strasbourg.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960804 | 215 | 2.578125 | 3 |
In the run up to the international climate change talks in Cancun last year, you took action to demand more information for the world’s poorest. You called on UK Chancellor George Osborne to push the EU to open up about the money pledged to help poor countries cope with climate change.
You asked four simple questions.
... | <urn:uuid:f116e0d7-66f8-4e5f-8f28-caca07b38096> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cafodplymouth.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/climate-finance-you-asked-the-eu-listened/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968629 | 748 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Genetic Variations: Drug Metabolism SNPs
When a person takes medication, many proteins in his or her body interact with the drug as it is transported throughout the body, absorbed into tissues, metabolized into more active forms or toxic byproducts, and excreted. If an individual has SNPs in any one or more of these pr... | <urn:uuid:a265ad62-d1d6-4980-b52d-7932964807eb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/geneticbackground/page12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956465 | 176 | 3.296875 | 3 |
The search textbox has an autosuggest feature. When you enter three or more characters, a list of up to 10 suggestions will popup under the textbox. Use the arrow keys to move through the suggestions. To select a suggestion, hit the enter key. Using the escape key closes the listbox and puts you back at the textbox. Th... | <urn:uuid:0d11b487-8d1f-4bfb-a472-2bcf3e694583> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cancer.gov/dictionary?CdrID=45706 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.861305 | 185 | 2.59375 | 3 |
It's that time of year again. Although it was chilly this morning in Canton, the birds are singing, the daffodils are sending up their thick green leaves, and it's time to change the clocks again.
That's right, Spring Forward tonight, it's Daylight Saving Time. Although it doesn't really save us anything, and can actua... | <urn:uuid:f35b1e2d-c24c-4fcd-8189-9b9b4d22250a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://canton.patch.com/articles/spring-forward-tonight-52579c43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971578 | 860 | 2.59375 | 3 |
One of the most specialized branches of the healing arts, chiropractic care is used to treat problems such as: lower back pain, stress-related headaches, and neck pain. It is also effective in controlling pain associated with arthritis.
The chiropractor's tool is the spinal adjustment. It is not a massage. The adjustme... | <urn:uuid:5bf7ada4-42d9-4ffd-ab86-98f713e624aa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://chiropractorguam.com/information_files.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940966 | 296 | 2.671875 | 3 |
According to Christopher Clark and Nancy Hewitt, “Both failures and successes were inherent in the task of rebuilding the nation following the Civil War: vigilante violence, often fatal conflict over the right of African American men to vote, courageous African American insistence on self-determination and participatio... | <urn:uuid:0cc5ff5c-6254-4f35-a389-46a369304d9b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://chnm.gmu.edu/laurelgrove/exhibits/show/lesson2/lesson-plan/historical-background | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981371 | 1,378 | 3.734375 | 4 |
On September 9, 2010, an explosion of an 30-inch natural gas pipeline rocked a residential neighborhood in San Bruno, California. The tremendous blast and following blaze killed at least seven people and destroyed 53 homes. Firefighters overwhelmed by the intense heat from the 60-foot inferno could only try to keep fla... | <urn:uuid:328e060b-ab72-423c-a579-1b42fa7dc8d4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cincinnati.com/niecincy/archive/2010/09/13/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936648 | 916 | 3.546875 | 4 |
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