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UNECE-UNFPA Workshop on Censuses Using Registers
NOTE: The UNECE launched a new wiki site on population and housing censuses. The Wiki hosts a table presenting information and material related to the population and housing censuses of the 2010 round in UNECE member countries. This includes: type of census, reference da... | <urn:uuid:d87ec096-daa3-4f23-9272-b5b5d7f4c7f4> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=29178&type=111 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00047-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.761527 | 315 | 3.046875 | 3 |
People who have diabetes and psychiatric symptoms in addition to mild cognitive impairment are significantly more likely to develop dementia, new research shows.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a state between normal ageing and dementia, affects 19 per cent of people aged 65 and over.
Around 46 per cent of people with... | <urn:uuid:6ff16265-1340-4274-81f0-8038a230ebb1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/mediterranean-diet-could-help-beat-dementia-finds-ucl-study-10062634.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392069.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00115-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955742 | 314 | 3.234375 | 3 |
Caravaggio and the Painters of the North
From 21 June to 18 September 2016
Gerard ter Borch specialised in genre painting and portraiture despite his training as a landscape painter in Haarlem with Pieter Molijn in 1634. As a portraitist Ter Borch worked in small formats, depicting his clients full-length, bust-length ... | <urn:uuid:97fb64e7-2fda-48cf-851b-4787c0dee68c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssen/ficha_obra/122 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00155-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970405 | 595 | 2.90625 | 3 |
March is National Nutrition Month!
Most of us know March for basketball, corned beef and cabbage, and the official start of spring, but did you know that it’s also National Nutrition Month.® This nutrition education and informational campaign is sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Designer Baby: refers to a baby whose genetic makeup has been artificially selected by genetic engineering combined with In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to ensure the presence or absence of particular genes or characteristics This is called Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD).
Many of us may wonder what a Designer ba... | <urn:uuid:6209e7b5-a46c-4544-aca2-4aff9c66b91a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://biologyislyfe.blogspot.co.il/2010/11/bio-engineered-kids.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395560.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00151-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933519 | 838 | 2.546875 | 3 |
As Tony Abbott prepares to wipe out the remaining institutions supporting the deployment of renewable energy technologies in Australia, the International Energy Association has urged countries to act quickly in the opposite direction, and seek to reverse the respective share of fossil fuels and renewable energy sources... | <urn:uuid:e8cc9d98-4fd5-46d8-93da-64376cf43e5e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/iea-says-fossil-fuels-must-be-replaced-by-renewables-46853 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397795.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00036-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948742 | 798 | 2.6875 | 3 |
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Flight MH 370
The range of 2 miles for the TPL is probably for a pinger and TPL in a homogenous water body. The sound would attenuate according to the square of the distance from the source. With inhomogeneous water character... | <urn:uuid:8ed69b63-e2d6-4295-ba38-098067bd0c0e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1118781?ref=feeds/latest | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783408828.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155008-00123-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947291 | 150 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Big Data gets bigger and bigger every day. But while a great deal more data is being generated and captured today than ever before, a lot of it is repetitive, erroneous, or just banal. Yes, it's data, but is it information? If I tweet that I'll be at the Starbucks on 10th Street in 30 minutes, and one of my friends re-... | <urn:uuid:384df27c-efbf-4332-8500-9c1754414075> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.fastcompany.com/1843201/entropy-can-be-good-you | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00023-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938178 | 1,273 | 2.890625 | 3 |
When [Andrei] first got his Raspberry Pi he wanted to make it a standalone computer right away. This means the normal input devices like a mouse and keyboard, but also some type of display. To avoid waiting for shipping he ended up using a cheap vehicle backup camera screen from the local big box store. It worked great... | <urn:uuid:61ebcfed-9927-43c5-bb53-3a655f01bfe9> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://hackaday.com/tag/resistive/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398873.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00101-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959753 | 1,425 | 2.90625 | 3 |
|Born||Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
June 6, 1599
|Died||Aug. 6, 1660 (at age 61)
|Works||View Complete Works|
Diego Velázquez was a notable Spanish artist who achieved notoriety and fame in the seventeenth century. Born in 1599 in Seville, he lived and painted until his death in 1660 at the age of sixty one. He... | <urn:uuid:408a7d12-c607-4ff5-96c1-9c7db5c66cd2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://totallyhistory.com/diego-velazquez/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00113-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.988256 | 1,481 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Waste Management in Horticulture—The Global Perspective
Anthony (Tony) G. Biggs
Waste management could easily be the most significant issue confronting world horticulture by the year 2000. Some countries are already addressing the problems of pollution of waterways, leaching of nutrients, and recycling of packaging mat... | <urn:uuid:f0d54fc2-8aba-4455-8e17-fceeb0b86813> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.pubhort.org/ipps/44/1.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397842.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00161-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917746 | 228 | 3.03125 | 3 |
This part of John Draper’s presentation is about the various methods of phone phreaking as one of the early manifestations of hacking into systems.
And that’s why they can do what they can do. They were able to dial a number, and just by listening they were able to hear the little multi-frequency tones in the backgroun... | <urn:uuid:022f315f-069f-4a70-b5c8-b8a0cd0ea41f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://privacy-pc.com/articles/history-of-hacking-2-insight-into-phone-phreaking.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393518.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00042-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970846 | 1,334 | 3.578125 | 4 |
|Pope Adrian VI|
AKA Adrian Dedel
Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands
Location of death: Rome, Italy
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Santa Maria dell'Anima Church, Rome, Italy
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Executive summary: Roman Catholic Pope, 1522-23
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How long does it take for water to freeze?
- Dara (age 12)
The answer to your question really depends on three things: how much water you have, how cold it is to start out, and how cold the things around it are. Water actually freezes when it gets to 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsi... | <urn:uuid:38853839-6e5e-4760-89ef-90f2799de786> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=537 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00124-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952598 | 6,266 | 3.234375 | 3 |
Here’s the latest twist on the Jesus Wife Papyrus. To review; prior to this discovery, the common wisdom was that there was nothing – I repeat, nothing – substantiating the idea that Jesus was married. No ancient text whatsoever. It was all “Da Vinci Code” stuff. Then along comes the Jesus Papyrus: (http://www.hds.harv... | <urn:uuid:b85f3b58-cd7d-4459-a7a5-97ab7a5b163a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.simchajtv.com/jesus-wife-forgery-charges-are-science-fiction/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399385.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00068-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949653 | 1,405 | 2.90625 | 3 |
The Seashell Science kit is designed for use in your classroom and contains shells representing nearly 30 species of marine animals from Monterey Bay. Curriculum suggestions for grades K-2 are included, focusing on adaptive features of seashore animals. Activities challenge students to sharpen their observation skills,... | <urn:uuid:5a823267-8301-4247-88b2-de48a491a62f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/learn/students-teachers/educator-opportunities/education-kits/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00094-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919697 | 241 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Epstein, who lives in St. Louis, Missouri, had recently been surrounded by protests following the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a policeman August 9. On Monday, she decided to do something about it. Yet, disregarding even her advanced age, Epstein was still not another random protestor in the crow... | <urn:uuid:c32ed4d0-e77f-4e48-bf1d-65575e97b1f2> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dailycorinthian.com/view/full_story/25668953/article-Holocaust-survivor-continues-campaigning-for-human-rights-at-90 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397565.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00101-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983373 | 1,136 | 2.828125 | 3 |
The giant spiral assemblage of several billion stars that is home to the Sun and its family of planets, including Earth, is only one of the billions of star systems known to exist in the universe (see EXTRAGALACTIC SYSTEMS). Because it is our star system, however, it is usually called the Galaxy. The Milky Way, another... | <urn:uuid:647bbb21-0372-472f-8782-6eec073ae4f6> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.schreiben10.com/referate/Physik/3/GALAXY-reon.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395166.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00025-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951105 | 2,717 | 4.46875 | 4 |
More than ever before, there is widespread interest in studying bumble bees and the critical role they play in our ecosystems. Bumble Bees of North America is the first comprehensive guide to North American bumble bees to be published in more than a century. Richly illustrated with color photographs, diagrams, range ma... | <urn:uuid:c0936831-0fda-4efd-87a4-bff2ab373121> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10219.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00151-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907266 | 671 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Throughout her career, African-American actress Diana Sands successfully challenged racial barriers in the theater world by pursuing and winning parts that were traditionally played by white actresses. At a time when black actors were offered minor or marginal roles Sands battled for more interracial casting. She also ... | <urn:uuid:6804bcab-3441-4dce-b0a7-1d533acbe03d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://brbl-archive.library.yale.edu/exhibitions/cvvpw/gallery/sands.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403508.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00150-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984704 | 505 | 2.515625 | 3 |
They steamed westward with America, carrying goods and people to the new frontier. They powered through the industrial revolution, moving with the times. And they transported a nation in motion, soldiers and settlers and immigrants, captains of industry and itinerant laborers. These were the steam locomotives that rule... | <urn:uuid:eaa431ca-22bf-42cb-9a33-8c299d1c5dcb> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.railroadbookstore.com/shop/Steam_11948_076033336X_Steam-Power-Gallery.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402479.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00070-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954633 | 201 | 3.234375 | 3 |
Engineers have constructed a solar array smaller than a dime out of 20 solar cells
Some of the tiniest solar cells ever built have been successfully tested as a power source for even tinier microscopic machines. An article in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE), published by th... | <urn:uuid:c221bd93-b044-4311-9aea-71c613eff27f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/38599 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945198 | 481 | 4.03125 | 4 |
For as long as humans have been telling stories, they have been sharing the experience of war. From Homer to Hemingway and after, their writings have left a record that has enriched our understanding of war's madness and how it affects the soldier. This section contains excerpts from the poems, stories and memoirs of v... | <urn:uuid:277f4dd9-98e5-4797-aefb-dbdbb9c0d420> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heart/readings/lit.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00164-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981877 | 11,694 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Results In A Heartbeat. Five To Be Exact.
About five million people visit Emergency Rooms with chest pain every year. Only a fraction of them are actually suffering serious cardiac events. For most people, there are no warning signs.
The most effective treatment for heart disease is prevention. The earlier we detect th... | <urn:uuid:3d2bf659-fb25-458b-b1c5-8a65e0d49cdc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.jupitermed.com/ccta | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00012-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910403 | 716 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Schizophrenia is a complex illness that may partly involve your genes. But other events in your life may also play a role.
Scientists are edging closer to figuring out if there are ways to lower the risk of schizophrenia.
Smile, frown, or use facial expressions that fit the situation.
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Pronunciation: (kav, käv), [key]
—v., calved, calv•ing.
1. to give birth to a calf: The cow is expected to calve tomorrow.
2. (of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to break up or splinter so as to produce a detached piece.
1. to give birth to (a calf).
2. (of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to break off or detach (a piece): Th... | <urn:uuid:f930e652-dec0-490e-8aff-51e05544b818> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://dictionary.infoplease.com/calve | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393093.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00004-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.799088 | 137 | 2.765625 | 3 |
What are the characteristics of experience for Dewey? Experience begins with an impulsion of the whole organism, outward and forward. The organism moves to satisfy a need, but the nature of this motion is determined by the environment and the past experiences of the organism. Emotion always accompanies an experience. W... | <urn:uuid:f59ac120-b6c0-4a78-b2a0-fb7ff3e1e6d8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.enotes.com/topics/art-experience | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00107-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971943 | 323 | 3.71875 | 4 |
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Eating more fruit and vegetables has been proven to help lower blood pressure.
Fruit and vegetables are full of vitamins, minerals and fibre to keep your body in good condition. They also contain potassium, which helps to balance out the negative ... | <urn:uuid:c4c0c049-bb7a-4ef9-a3b4-8ab7e5580bcb> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.bloodpressureuk.org/BloodPressureandyou/Yourlifestyle/Eatingwell/Fruitandveg | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00057-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947218 | 659 | 3.078125 | 3 |
The perfectly healthy Rufous hummingbird lay motionless in her open palm, in a trance of sorts.
Gwen Baluss, a wildlife technician with the U.S. Forest Service, had just finished banding, measuring and examining the little bird with the care a parent would take with a newborn.
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Sooty mold is a fungus, which causes the blackening of the leaves of certain trees. The mold forms on the leaves as a result of honeydew secretions from insects such as whiteflies, aphids and mealybugs. Insect control ... | <urn:uuid:abaeb8e6-47f7-48d7-bcf7-eae2b0a75717> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.treehelp.com/sooty-mold/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398209.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00001-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934605 | 205 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Keyboard vs Mouse
Keyboard and mouse are integral parts of a computer system and one cannot even think of interacting with the computer or monitor with the use of these two devices. In a sense, these two devices are the user interface that allows working on a computer system, and without them it is not possible to do a... | <urn:uuid:23125a02-8d1f-45f7-9246-e86d40557f5e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-keyboard-and-vs-mouse/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397864.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00032-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944032 | 411 | 3.015625 | 3 |
Wakatobi National Park
Ministry of Emvironment
The Secretariat of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Heritage Centre do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information or documentation provided by the Sta... | <urn:uuid:2f51b1b8-7a10-4659-8939-cfd3ebbd069c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://whc.unesco.org/pg_friendly_print.cfm?cid=326&id=2006 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00077-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.874479 | 281 | 2.703125 | 3 |
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Jerry - Cayman Turtle Farm Green Sea Turtle Releases
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Jerry - a 2-year-old 2nd-generation Green Sea turtle bred, laid, and hatched in captivity at Cayman Turtle Farm, now explori... | <urn:uuid:892e0b21-c1c1-4b0e-be9a-8b5dea2011bc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=112227&full=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00148-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932445 | 1,087 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Cisplatin is a medicine — used alone or with other therapies — to treat cancer of the testicles, ovaries, or bladder.
The drug is also sometimes used "off-label" to treat head and neck cancers, lung cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, brain tumors, melanoma, lymphoma, malignant pleural mesothelioma (cancer of t... | <urn:uuid:6d467947-5243-4062-9de1-3a88ba71655e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/cisplatin | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783403823.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155003-00076-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.913837 | 925 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), the national avian reptile of the United States, now exist in all 50 and nest in at least 45 of those states. 35 years ago, no one was sure how long the species would exist. It was looking like we should have sided with Benjamin Franklin and made the wild turkey our representativ... | <urn:uuid:f51b6b07-4c05-4a8f-8292-1f2ce4523d95> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://sharptern.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395548.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00040-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95952 | 635 | 3.046875 | 3 |
NASA Earth Image Helps Answer Flood Question
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
NASA's Image of the Day for January 25, "Blue Marble," is a composite of images taken by the Suomi NPP satellite that provides an exquisite view of the earth from space.1 This is the latest in a series that began with the famous "Blue Marble" photo ta... | <urn:uuid:3500e535-3e5e-497d-a907-e034aacf7e0d> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.icr.org/articles/view/6625/355/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397562.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00039-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938291 | 779 | 3.828125 | 4 |
The average age at which teens are now “coming out” and acknowledging their sexual orientations is now at age 13, according to an Advocate article posted at Gay.com:
In time for National Coming Out Day, a new four-year study of LGBT youths shows that the average age a teenager comes out is now 13, reports the Fort Laud... | <urn:uuid:e1ffb402-7e7d-49e8-913a-3937ade97fb7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://interstateq.com/archives/1469/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394605.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00080-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963019 | 336 | 3 | 3 |
A high white blood cell count is an increase in disease-fighting cells in your blood.
The exact threshold for a high white blood cell count varies from one laboratory to another. In general, for adults a count of more than 11,000 white blood cells (leukocytes) in a microliter of blood is considered a high white blood c... | <urn:uuid:64babea9-0460-4aa4-9d0d-59241b2bc5da> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/high-white-blood-cell-count/basics/definition/sym-20050611 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396027.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00006-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.831375 | 184 | 3.625 | 4 |
|Water moccasin showing its venomous fangs|
The Water moccasin is a species of venomous water snake known by the scientific name Agkistrodon piscivorus. Its body is very thick and dark colored. It can be found usually by swamps, rivers, or other bodies of water. It is best known as one of the most venomous snakes in No... | <urn:uuid:2a0a95a9-5c67-46b0-b0d4-2bf8a94be54b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://creationwiki.org/Water_moccasin | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397428.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00086-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961184 | 1,229 | 3.75 | 4 |
By Kshirabdhi Tanaya
Over last couple of years, a sharp shrinkage of the Gahirmatha beach, considered world's largest rookery of Olive Ridley sea turtles, has caused concern among the wildlife lovers and environmentalists regarding safe nesting and breeding of the endangered species.
Significantly, the endangered marin... | <urn:uuid:d93f0f09-5cf4-4a94-9771-f52b28c95d11> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ioseaturtles.org/headline_detail.php?id=3362 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397636.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00090-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947326 | 425 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Two new views from NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, showcase the telescope's talent for spying objects near and far.
Using the world's most brilliant X-ray source, scientists have for the first time peered into molten magma at conditions of the deep Earth mantle. The analysis at DESY's light sou... | <urn:uuid:07906c81-9d6e-4282-bd88-f299282dd2a0> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.tgdaily.com/tag/x-rays-0 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399106.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00002-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932093 | 493 | 2.609375 | 3 |
10 Animals With Terrifying Teeth
Saber-toothed tigers never fail to capture our imagination. They’re an (albeit extinct) example of just how terrifying teeth can get—but as we’ll find out, the dangers of extreme dentition aren’t merely confined to the past. In this list, we’ll take a look at the most dangerous, bizarre... | <urn:uuid:52223730-3035-48f2-9b8c-55f002661dde> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://listverse.com/2013/05/18/10-animals-with-terrifying-teeth/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397213.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00065-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959761 | 1,685 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Elderberries are popular for their unusual taste in pies,
jellies, and jams. They are occasionally used in winemaking. The plants
are very hardy (usually to Zone 4 but some kinds to Zone 3), and because
they flower in late June, the crop is seldom damaged by late spring frost.
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A dramatic, large engraving based on F.O.C. Darley's drawing of the Wyoming Valley massacre. Darley is perhaps best known as America's first great illustrator, producing numerous images for books and magazines in the nineteenth century. He also, though, produced many historical images which were made into separate foli... | <urn:uuid:0d791240-661b-4e24-853f-1a8f1a58fad8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.philaprintshop.com/indian2.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395621.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00007-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967337 | 433 | 2.953125 | 3 |
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS DAILY
Coastal N.C. Counties Fighting Sea-Level Rise Prediction
from the Charlotte Observer
State lawmakers are considering a measure that would limit how North Carolina prepares for sea-level rise, which many scientists consider one of the surest results of climate change. Federal authorities say th... | <urn:uuid:d61990f0-8a0c-4b0c-9571-688b49f45109> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.americanscientist.org/science/id.15738,content.true,css.print/science.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402479.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00181-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943918 | 194 | 2.9375 | 3 |
|This Web site contains information on activities of the National Geologic Map Database Project (NGMDB). The NGMDB is a collaborative effort primarily involving the USGS and the Association of American State Geologists. This Web site contains informal, generally time-sensitive material intended for project members, coo... | <urn:uuid:eed7fd91-f0d8-4916-8c8f-def077c6824e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Info/mapDB/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783404405.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155004-00164-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.894872 | 339 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Storm Surge Frequently Asked Questions
Surge Overview | Storm Surge Unit | SLOSH | P-SURGE | Surge Products | Local Impacts | FAQ | Resources
- What is storm surge vs. storm tide?
- What impacts storm surge and how are these impacts generalized?
- How is storm surge forecast at the National Hurricane Center?
- How ofte... | <urn:uuid:689b4fbf-9dca-431b-b5a9-f193214ecd03> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/surge/faq.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00134-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.902954 | 2,794 | 2.5625 | 3 |
(Published in The New Indian Express, School Edition, on 21 June 2012, retrieved from http://newindianexpress.com/education/school/article547183.ece)
On May 31 this year, private company SpaceX made history, as its unmanned Dragon capsule shot into the Pacific, returning after a 9-day test flight on which its tasks inc... | <urn:uuid:6c09e591-ced3-4745-947f-37d62f97f4ff> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://disbursedmeditations.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-spacex-created-history.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396106.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00182-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968342 | 1,430 | 3.296875 | 3 |
- freely available
Sustainability 2013, 5(3), 1256-1265; doi:10.3390/su5031256
Abstract: In Scotland, homebuilders are requested to take valiant efforts to meet the government’s ambition that all newly built homes should be carbon-neutral by 2016/17. In delivering net zero carbon homes, the application of renewable ene... | <urn:uuid:b5f425dc-7e3a-4ed4-bc02-f87fc0455f92> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/5/3/1256/htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396459.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00024-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918329 | 4,186 | 2.6875 | 3 |
NFWF's History in the Gulf
NFWF has more than two decades of experience as a conservation leader in the Gulf of Mexico. Our ongoing collaborations with federal and state agencies, conservation organizations, corporations and foundations have protected and restored species and habitats throughout the region.
Following t... | <urn:uuid:c3d26a4e-2503-41ef-96eb-fd141726ae67> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://nfwf.org/gulf/Pages/nfwf-gulf-history.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393442.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00008-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935767 | 367 | 2.515625 | 3 |
School of Education
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Math in a Cultural Context (MCC) is a long-term and ongoing set of interrelated federally funded projects. Central to MCC is its long-term collaboration with Yup’ik elders, teachers, and Alaskan school districts to develop culturally based curricular materials, especia... | <urn:uuid:dfdf05f4-e6a2-4c11-9eff-64003eee34c8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.uaf.edu/mcc/about/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400031.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00131-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93376 | 951 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Definition of haustorium
: a food-absorbing outgrowth of a plant organ (as a hypha or stem)
Origin and Etymology of haustorium
New Latin, from Latin haurire
First Known Use: 1875
Seen and Heard
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How to Horizontally Transform a Function
You can transform any function into a related function by shifting it horizontally or vertically, flipping it over (reflecting it) horizontally or vertically, or stretching or shrinking it horizontally or vertically. Let’s go through the horizontal transformations. Consider the ... | <urn:uuid:82803589-9d46-4666-85bf-1c0c5b82c968> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-horizontally-transform-a-function.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783391519.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154951-00032-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.878288 | 419 | 4.46875 | 4 |
Byzantine Art and Painting in Italy during the 1200s and 1300s
Many of the Gallery’s early Italian paintings were originally parts of altarpieces, a form that first appeared in Italy in the thirteenth century as new attention was focused on the altar by changes in the liturgy, church architecture, and the display of re... | <urn:uuid:a1fb1aa2-b178-44c9-adb1-6f8d38773db8> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/features/slideshows/byzantine-art-and-painting-in-italy-during-the-1200s-and-1300s.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393442.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00083-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968021 | 2,783 | 3.75 | 4 |
Disclosure: I received a free app download to facilitate my Reading App review. Regardless, all opinions are my own and those of my family.
Do you have young kids learning to read or have a classroom of young kids learning to read? Whether you’re a homeschooler, teacher or a parent looking to encourage reading, Rhyme t... | <urn:uuid:a9ef71e1-5f0a-4423-bd4f-62ed49704295> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://peaofsweetness.com/great-reading-app-young-children/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399428.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00117-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979358 | 948 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Weeks of rain in central and southern China have produced severe flooding along numerous rivers. More than 2.3 million people have been displaced, and government officials have faced the difficult decision of having to destroy existing dykes to allow rivers to s... | <urn:uuid:219b55cf-9e27-4d8c-b8ac-e146a2fe3c3b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=67596 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395546.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00028-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95104 | 333 | 3.703125 | 4 |
Named for John Hancock
John Hancock [1737 - 1793] was the first governor of Commonwealth of Massachussetts. He was a member of the Continental Congress from 1775-80 and 1785-86, serving as President of the Congress from 1775-77.
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What is Opal
Opal contains every colour of the spectrum, from deepest and clearest blues and iridescent greens, through to golden orange, red and fuchsia; it can be pale and delicate, or dark and brilliant.
Due to its structure, opal may contain any combination of an infinite number of patterns and may reveal itself al... | <urn:uuid:5d4e5e63-a404-4fa9-8888-ece44629298c> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://lightningridgeinfo.com.au/about-black-opals.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398216.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00018-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949985 | 1,868 | 3.484375 | 3 |
Scientists closer to Ebola drug
Paris - US scientists said on Sunday they had cleared a key hurdle in the quest for a drug to treat Ebola, a notorious African virus and feared future weapon of bioterrorism.
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March 9, 2013
Passing Asteroid Will Be Broadcast Live By SLOOH Today
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com — Your Universe Onlinestatement earlier this week that it will be broadcasting the asteroid 2013 ET on Saturday (Mar 9) as the it passes by Earth at about 2.5 times the Moon's distance from us.
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It was in a middle school classroom that I recently saw the writing on the wall … literally. Energetic history teacher Brandi Thomas, at Yucca Middle School, carried a wireless digital tablet (about the size of a clipboard) around her classroom, and as she wrote on it, the writing appeared on the large screen at the fr... | <urn:uuid:7861fa58-7591-404d-9ae6-98cc21b6355e> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://cnjonline.com/2010/09/29/education-column-technology-aids-in-education/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397797.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00019-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968224 | 638 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. In
rhetoric, it is ... "The Rhetoric of Excess in Baroque Literature and Thought" (PDF)
There are many examples of hyperbole in literature including humor from Mark
Twain and supreme emphasis from Paul Bunyan.
Definition and a list of exam... | <urn:uuid:4c663198-aaf1-4c5f-8ebf-6813aad46b5a> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=6&o=102140&oo=102140&l=dir&gc=1&q=Hyperbole+in+Literature | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783398869.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154958-00167-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.830173 | 336 | 4.03125 | 4 |
Ending a long-standing dispute about the height of world's tallest mountain, Nepal and China have agreed to recognise the snow and rock height of Mount Everest, official sources said on Thursday, a report in Telegraph UK stated.
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In 1956 the West African coast between southern Mauretania and western Cameroon was lined with no less than ten European colonial territories, along with a single independent African state. All of these colonial units have joined Liberia in formal political independence. Their political experiences since 1956 and indee... | <urn:uuid:759dee8f-3572-4d52-9030-11a92da27512> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.chegg.com/textbooks/west-african-states-1st-edition-9780521292832-0521292832?ii=24&trackid=55e0f4d5&omre_ir=1&omre_sp= | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395346.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00157-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967044 | 221 | 2.796875 | 3 |
by Anne Edgerton
ChildFund Disaster Management Team Leader
Guatemala is experiencing the beginning of a nutritional emergency caused by drought in the country’s eastern region, known as the coredor seco — the dry corridor.
The lack of rainfall caused some Guatemalans to lose their entire harvest for 2009. The loss will... | <urn:uuid:b80d0c5d-e741-49ae-8db6-39cc690ed206> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.childfund.org/2010/01/childfund-responds-to-guatemala-drought/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397748.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00002-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937346 | 353 | 3.109375 | 3 |
You know that list of vanishing species you keep hearing about? The one full of species that have been on the earth for millions of years, but that have recently become as scarce as liberal op-ed columnists? Well, you can now add wild oysters to the list, simple bivalves that go back nearly 250 million years, to the Tr... | <urn:uuid:93b53804-f31b-43b7-94eb-8e6d17f0cb37> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2047245,00.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393463.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00166-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964246 | 935 | 3.609375 | 4 |
Gateway to the Sandias: Building with Site and Climate
Straquadine, Amber Marie
MetadataShow full item record
Cities in the American Southwest such as Albuquerque, New Mexico consume large amounts of resources to build buildings and to operate them under extreme desert conditions. Architecture is the opportunity to inv... | <urn:uuid:482ccc22-7f4f-442b-a8d9-f0a72c1ad03f> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/12599 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396029.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00058-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929442 | 222 | 2.90625 | 3 |
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In addition to manufacturing large turbine engine components, McSwain also processes a wide variety of small workpieces for the aerospace and information technology industries. The shop has four Mazak Palletech flexible manufacturing cells to help process workpieces on this side of the business.
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The use of anti-fever drugs such as aspirin
and acetaminophen may prolong influenza A and possibly other viral
infections, according to researchers at the University of Maryland
schools of medicine and pharmacy.
In a series of vaccine studies conducted between
1978 and 1987 at the University's Center for Vaccine Develo... | <urn:uuid:b21af9d9-9183-4cd8-9c38-41b7700bfe72> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/12/17/fever-flu.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392069.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00181-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949746 | 533 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Focus: Atomic Holograms
For most of this century physicists have looked for ways to peer inside solids and learn the positions of atoms. While techniques such as x-ray and neutron diffraction have been successful for many decades, they have their limits: They work best on large, high-quality crystals, which are hard to... | <urn:uuid:71e9bf7f-b0b8-4200-a29e-0b7d0bd40387> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://physics.aps.org/story/v3/st34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396100.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00037-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956404 | 718 | 3.765625 | 4 |
ShoreLINES: Heritage Notes from Parks Canada's Special Protected Places in PEI - Fall 2012
National Acadian Feast Day
Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst National Historic Site played a very important role in Acadian history of Prince Edward Island, making it a perfect location to celebrate National Acadian Feast Day. On August ... | <urn:uuid:ffc02c54-d77b-40cc-952a-31dbd86088a1> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/pe/pei-ipe/plan/bulletin-newsletter-2/bulletin-newsletter-fete.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395679.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00012-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936659 | 886 | 2.8125 | 3 |
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This little book tries to describe what an intelligent person would see and hear in ancient Athens, if by some legerdemain he were translated to the fourth century B.C. and conducted about the city under competent guidance. Rare happenings have been omitted and sometimes, to avoid long explanations, PROBABLE matters ha... | <urn:uuid:e4af6181-2e61-4dc5-adaa-b33a3231fbb3> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://manybooks.net/titles/daviswiletext038adio10.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396887.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00115-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965223 | 408 | 2.515625 | 3 |
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Winston Churchill And “the Natural Captain Of The West”
Fifty years after FDR first took office, a British statesman and historian evaluates the President’s role in the twentieth century’s most important partnership
October/november 1982 | Volume 33, Issue 6
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Chief town of Somerset county. This town is situated on both sides of the Kennebec river, 28 miles N. from Augusta. Incorporated, 1788. Population, 1837, 1,955. Its surface is diversified with hills of a moderate elevation, the soil various, but generally good and well cultivated. Wheat crop, 1837, 10,299 bushels. This... | <urn:uuid:51719532-a2a1-4804-bece-0e7200e9a6f5> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://newenglandtowns.org/maine/norridgewock | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00159-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979319 | 430 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 28/10/2011 (1707 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Thanks to a crew of citizen "research assistants" from around the world, tracking individual polar bears around Churchill is literally a snap.
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Written by Rob Haworth, Assistant Superintendent
Did sports participation build the character of the professional football player who funded a dog fighting ring? Did sports participation build the character of the high school athletes who sexually assaulted their younger teammates in a hazing activity? Beyond these act... | <urn:uuid:0252da4f-6d3e-48de-bb38-71e8cb51b172> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.valpolife.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10488&catid=153&Itemid=161 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00063-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960025 | 488 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Maps of the internet have been around in one form or another since the late 1990s, but most of these tend to be static, two-dimensional affairs. PEER 1 Hosting of Vancouver, British Columbia, is adding bit of depth to internet charting with its Map of the Internet app for iOS and Android devices that provides an intera... | <urn:uuid:429e3c17-bcb0-4740-a948-f75d8ad93daf> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.gizmag.com/internet-map-app-peer1/26704/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783392527.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154952-00008-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951416 | 988 | 2.671875 | 3 |
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Starting and maintaining an attractive and long lasting flower garden in a zone 5 climate can be challenging. States like Missouri, Pennsylvania and Iowa have varying temperatures that require special care when choosing and planting flowers.
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British canal and river networks are in good shape, even in urban areas, according to an environmental study.
Kingfishers indicate the health of the waterway ecosystem
People taking part in the National Waterway Wildlife Survey made 4,000 sightings of various species.
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Translation of vigil in Spanish:
- 1 (watch) to keep (a) vigil over somethingvelar sobre algowe must keep a constant vigildebemos mantenernos siempre alertasExample sentences
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Antiviral agents act to destroy viruses in the body. They should be distinguished from viricides, which are not medication but deactivate or destroy virus particles.
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2007 December 6
Explanation: Very good telescopic views of Mars can be expected in the coming weeks as the Red Planet nears opposition on December 2... | <urn:uuid:a2d5f5e4-df27-4a8d-96f5-c3e332edc122> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071206.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783393146.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154953-00188-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.895541 | 292 | 3.40625 | 3 |
In Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies (Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, 1998), Kerry Healey and Christine Smith reported on their study of batterer intervention programs. The study was designed to help criminal justice personnel better understand the issues surroundi... | <urn:uuid:08cf72b3-9dc5-47a9-a762-8d3feaf5f0be> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/2063/Treatment-Male-Batterers-NATIONAL-STUDY-BATTERER-INTERVENTION.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395620.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00141-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952827 | 3,253 | 2.78125 | 3 |
According to a new report from the CDC, hospitals should be doing a lot more to help mothers start and continue to breastfeeding. Their recommendations are couched within an argument about childhood obesity, but it’s clear that breastfeeding has a variety of positive outcomes which hospitals should be trying to promote... | <urn:uuid:5fe1a893-2068-461b-bf06-511680364949> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.care2.com/causes/cdc-says-hospitals-need-to-do-more-to-help-moms-breastfeed.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397565.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00066-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951726 | 652 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Warren G. Harding in The 1920s
Warren G. Harding (1865-1923) was the 29th President of the United States. A personable, conservative senator from Ohio, Harding won the presidential election of 1920 in a landslide by promising a "return to normalcy" after World War I.
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August 14, 2013
No Clear Sign That Less Soot, Methane Reduces Global Warming
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online
Reducing emissions of only soot and methane won't do as much to reduce global warming as some previous research has suggested, according to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of... | <urn:uuid:115b3391-6168-450b-9d90-4a2d121df23b> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112922961/global-warming-continue-cut-soot-methane-081413/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783399385.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154959-00095-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954692 | 476 | 3.5625 | 4 |
Prescribed Burns Return with Stricter Rules
Thursday, March 8, 2007
This week, the U.S. Forest Service lifted a moratorium on prescribed burns in Cleveland National Forest. A prescribed burn is when firefighters intentionally burn dry brush to reduce fire hazard. The moratorium was imposed a year ago, after one prescri... | <urn:uuid:413db2b7-709b-465c-b331-f66adb019782> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.kpbs.org/news/2007/mar/08/prescribed-burns-return-with-stricter-rules/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397428.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00095-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941995 | 994 | 2.546875 | 3 |
The Wolfram System treats equations as logical statements. If you type in an equation like , the Wolfram System interprets this as a logical statement that asserts that is equal to . If you have assigned an explicit value to , say , then the Wolfram System can explicitly determine that the logical statement is False.
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June 30, 2005
Scientists Show Wildlife Corridors Promote Animal, Plant Dispersal
A study by a North Carolina State University zoologist and colleagues from the University of Florida and Allegheny College says that landscape corridors "“ strips of land connecting separated areas of similar habitat "“ are effective in pr... | <urn:uuid:04ea1a1f-c68d-4009-adde-65da223f72ed> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/164305/scientists_show_wildlife_corridors_promote_animal_plant_dispersal/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397842.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00021-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956277 | 726 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Balancing Rest and ActivitySkip to the navigation
Children who have juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) need a careful balance of rest and activity.
- Children who have JIA may need extra naps or quiet time during the day to rest their joints and to regain their strength. JIA can be a tir... | <urn:uuid:2240867d-1e15-416d-a3ff-0cc3cc22fdc7> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.uwhealth.org/health/topic/special/juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis-balancing-rest-and-activity/hw95379.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783400572.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155000-00079-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957601 | 351 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Reference Publication: Parker, D. S. and P. W. Fairey (2001). Preliminary Evaluation of Energy-Efficiency Improvements to Modular Classrooms. Report No. FSEC-CR-1272-01. Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL 32922.
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Geologic Tour of New Mexico
New Mexico State Parks and Monuments
A series of articles on the geology of the state parks in New Mexico by Virginia T. McLemore has been published in New Mexico Geology since 1979. These webpages are summaries, revisions, and updates of these articles.
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It is easy to understand that humans are adding heat to the earth. We burn coal, oil, natural gas, and the combustion creates heat. Hard to build a cold fire.
Are you suggesting that the heat itself produced from fossil fuels is having an effect on global temperatures?
And we can show how greenhouse gases like CO2 and ... | <urn:uuid:60219ea4-e0a0-49df-8fc6-e1d68dfe06bf> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://nepacrossroads.com/about24436-60.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783397873.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154957-00110-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972557 | 748 | 2.828125 | 3 |
The Illinois Solar Schools and Illinois Wind Schools Programs, sponsored by the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, teach the value of renewable energy and energy efficiency to K-12 students. By turning school buildings into hands-on science experiments, this program makes science fun and teaches students how t... | <urn:uuid:4f2c835b-17ef-49eb-b912-da32032f97cc> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://illinoissolarschools.org/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783394414.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154954-00073-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942997 | 415 | 3.203125 | 3 |
United States Senate Historical Office
Created and maintained by the Office of the Secretary of the United States Senate.
Reviewed January 2004.
The United States Senate Historical Office World Wide Web site provides scholars, students, and lifetime learners with a wealth of useful historical information about the uppe... | <urn:uuid:4bc1c068-dd99-42fb-a367-3d2b4ad02241> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/2600/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783402479.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624155002-00161-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915749 | 660 | 2.8125 | 3 |
July, unlike June, is named for a mortal, albeit one who devised and ruled an empire. Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and historian who conquered Gaul (what is now part of Italy, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands), changed the structure of the Roman government into a dictatorship, was assassinated in l... | <urn:uuid:0d638ce4-7d3b-4413-a1a8-431e3e5ae425> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://blog.dictionary.com/july/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395160.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00030-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984695 | 329 | 3.625 | 4 |
Is faster-than-light travel possible?
July 23, 2013
Engineers at NASA Johnson Space Center are designing instruments to find out, by slightly warping the trajectory of a photon and measuring the distance it travels, The New York Times reports.
Inspiration for the research came from Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre, ... | <urn:uuid:ede6f9cb-808a-426f-a893-83a0a4ff97ac> | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | http://www.kurzweilai.net/is-faster-than-light-travel-possible | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783395039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154955-00105-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956753 | 250 | 4.375 | 4 |
George Washington is responsible for proclaiming ‘a day of public thanksgiving’ in 1789. I will discuss Gilbert Stuart’s portraits of the first president of the United States.
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