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Session 40 - The Interstellar Medium.
Display session, Tuesday, June 09
Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) explosions can make kpc-size shells and holes in the interstellar media (ISM) of spiral galaxies if much of the energy heats the local gas to above 10^7 K. Disk blowout is probably the major cau... | <urn:uuid:e2300ad5-01dd-4e80-92b3-7ec88785cc9d> | [
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"Display session,",
"Tuesday, June 09",
"Gamma Ray Burst (GRB)",
"explosions can make kpc-size shells and holes in the interstellar media (ISM)",
"of spiral galaxies if much of the energy heats the local gas to above 10^7 K.",
... | eng_Latn |
A land whose rich cultural heritage is discovered not only from within the walls of numerous museums, galleries and churches, many of which today, as zero category monuments are included in a part of the UNESCO World Heritage List, but also in that magical place on the Mediterranean, where even the shortest stroll beco... | <urn:uuid:a69aabbc-f529-4d67-843a-a5c3cb4e8fe0> | [
"A land whose rich cultural heritage is discovered not only from within the walls of numerous museums, galleries and churches, many of which today, as zero category monuments are included in a part of the UNESCO World Heritage List,",
"but also in that magical place on the Mediterranean,",
"where even the short... | eng_Latn |
Average life span in the wild: 12 years
Size: 21 in (50 cm)
Weight: 14.4 oz (408 g)
Did you know? Chameleons don't change colors to match their surroundings. Each species displays distinct color patterns to indicate specific reactions or emotions.
The Meller's chameleon is the largest of the chameleons not native to Ma... | <urn:uuid:9c71b6db-6728-48b5-96b5-05fbc0b5bb4f> | [
"Average life span in the wild: 12 years",
"Size: 21 in (50 cm)",
"Weight: 14.4 oz (408 g)",
"Did you know?",
"Chameleons don't change colors to match their surroundings.",
"Each species displays distinct color patterns to indicate specific reactions or emotions.",
"The Meller's chameleon is the largest... | eng_Latn |
Nuclear Energy in France
Nuclear energy is the cornerstone of french energy policy. In the ‘70s France chose to develop nuclear as its base load electricity source as a response to the oil crisis and assure its energy independence.
Nuclear Electricity Production: France currently counts 58 commercial nuclear reactors i... | <urn:uuid:f5c220a7-7276-4cf2-9208-33679d478b1f> | [
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"Nuclear energy is the cornerstone of french energy policy.",
"In the ‘70s France chose to develop nuclear as its base load electricity source as a response to the oil crisis and assure its energy independence.",
"Nuclear Electricity Production:",
"France currently counts 58 comm... | eng_Latn |
White-throated Magpie-Jays (Calocitta formosa) are beautiful big jays that travel the North Pacific slopes in small flocks. Their songs and calls are quite varied - this is one of the typical calls, recorded on the road to Monteverde (Costa Rica).
Douglas Von Gausig (recordist; copyright holder), Naturesongs.com
This w... | <urn:uuid:e5ac96fc-a147-40c0-a0ba-bc1fa8515745> | [
"White-throated Magpie-Jays (Calocitta formosa) are beautiful big jays that travel the North Pacific slopes in small flocks.",
"Their songs and calls are quite varied - this is one of the typical calls, recorded on the road to Monteverde (Costa Rica).",
"Douglas Von Gausig (recordist; copyright holder), Natures... | eng_Latn |
The vaunted protection that intellectually active adults get from Alzheimer’s disease has a dark downside, a study released Wednesday has found. Once dementia symptoms become evident and Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed in such patients, their mental decline can come with frightening speed.
That finding, published in t... | <urn:uuid:5d156165-181a-4195-a926-d51850c7b599> | [
"The vaunted protection that intellectually active adults get from Alzheimer’s disease has a dark downside, a study released Wednesday has found.",
"Once dementia symptoms become evident and Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed in such patients, their mental decline can come with frightening speed.",
"That finding,... | eng_Latn |
The Independent Jane
For all the love, romance and scandal in Jane Austen’s books, what they are really about is freedom and independence. Independence of thought and the freedom to choose.
Elizabeth’s refusal of Mr. Collins offer of marriage showed an independence seldom seen in heroines of the day. Her refusal of Mr.... | <urn:uuid:0d8a309d-25c5-405d-a08a-c11239f0d717> | [
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"For all the love, romance and scandal in Jane Austen’s books, what they are really about is freedom and independence.",
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"Elizabeth’s refusal of Mr. Collins offer of marriage showed an independence seldom seen in heroines of the day... | eng_Latn |
A “magic” herb, Carissa Edulis, that drew thousands of people to a remote Loliondo village in Tanzania was identified by Kenyan scientists a few years ago as a cure for a drug-resistant strain of a sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhoea. This herb also is believed to cure many other diseases besides gonorrhoea. The K... | <urn:uuid:f03bdf02-ee92-4cf8-bf3e-b8881d16ad7a> | [
"A “magic” herb, Carissa Edulis, that drew thousands of people to a remote Loliondo village in Tanzania was identified by Kenyan scientists a few years ago as a cure for a drug-resistant strain of a sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhoea.",
"This herb also is believed to cure many other diseases besides gonorrh... | eng_Latn |
- November 15th, 2008
- Derek Robertson
- Comments: 7 Comments »Tags: Consolarium, Endless Ocean, games based learning, Wii
Endless Ocean for the Nintendo Wii was one of those games that immediately caught my eye. A wonderful world in which the player can become immersed in a rich, vibrant and somewhat hypnotically the... | <urn:uuid:ed02b25b-582c-477f-af77-6a012b479875> | [
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"- Derek Robertson",
"-",
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"Endless Ocean for the Nintendo",
"Wii was one of those games that immediately caught my eye.",
"A wonderful world in which the player can become immersed in a rich, vi... | eng_Latn |
Correctly identifying what is causing a problem is the most important step in pest control. We do our best here to help you do that. Sometimes we can identify the cause accurately enough from your phone or e-mail description of what is happening and what you see. Sometimes we can do this from photographs you submit, ei... | <urn:uuid:8d4a15ce-d5a1-46a3-8559-fc86e518e7af> | [
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"Sometimes we can identify the cause accurately enough from your phone or e-mail description of what is happening and what you see.",
"Sometimes we can do this from photog... | eng_Latn |
Angola is a giant jigsaw puzzle of different climates, landscapes, cultures and colors. From mountains to vast open plains, wide white beaches to thick tropical rainforest, Angola has it all, as if each of its eighteen provinces were a different country. Lubango has a mild temperate climate, Luanda is hot and dry, whil... | <urn:uuid:b9e39f19-3d77-443f-afd7-2074037cf996> | [
"Angola is a giant jigsaw puzzle of different climates, landscapes, cultures and colors.",
"From mountains to vast open plains, wide white beaches to thick tropical rainforest, Angola has it all, as if each of its eighteen provinces were a different country.",
"Lubango has a mild temperate climate, Luanda is ho... | eng_Latn |
Public Papers - 1991
White House Fact Sheet on The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)
Today, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. This treaty marks the first agreement between the two countries in which the number of deployed strategic nuclear weapons will actually be ... | <urn:uuid:61022017-5b85-4840-958f-d37f75698705> | [
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"This treaty marks the first agreement between the two countries in which the number of deployed strategic nuclear ... | eng_Latn |
Young Kids May Be Able to Unbuckle Car Seats
Survey of Parents Finds Some Kids May Be Unbuckling While Car Is in Motion
May 2, 2011 -- Children as young as 1 year old can unbuckle themselves from car safety seats, a new survey of parents finds.
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"Young Kids May Be Able to Unbuckle Car Seats",
"Survey of Parents Finds Some Kids May Be Unbuckling While Car Is in Motion",
"May 2, 2011 --",
"Children as young as 1 year old can unbuckle themselves from car safety seats, a new survey of parents finds.",
"\"We found that children can unbuckle from their c... | eng_Latn |
Tornadoes are the most intense storms on the planet, and they’re never discussed without at least some mention of the term wind shear. Many of us sitting at home, though, have no idea what wind shear is, or if we do, how it affects tornado production.
What is Wind Shear
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"Many of us sitting at home, though, have no idea what wind shear is, or if we do, how it affects tornado production.",
"What is Wind Shear",
"Wind shear, although it might... | eng_Latn |
|Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) Detachment
Signs and Symptoms
In most instances, serous detachment of the RPE occurs asymptomatically.
Only in those cases in which the macula is affected will patients report blurred vision,
metamorphopsia, micropsia, or positive scotomas. Other associated clinical findings may
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"Other asso... | eng_Latn |
Is this bone a Neanderthal flute?
Cave Bear femur fragment from Slovenia, 43+kya
DOUBTS AIRED OVER NEANDERTHAL BONE 'FLUTE'
(AND REPLY BY MUSICOLOGIST BOB FINK)
Science News 153 (April 4, 1998): 215.
By B. Bower
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Bees are vital for pollination. You can buy leafcutter bee houses to attract the bees to your garden. The leaf-cutter bees are solitary and unlike honey bees do not swarm like honey bees so they are little or no danger to humans or pets.
Bees are vital for pollination.
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"You can buy leafcutter be... | eng_Latn |
Coyotes spend a good deal of their day sleeping. Members of a pack or family may sleep within close proximity of each other, or they may sleep much further apart, but probably within the same couple of acres of each other. They have amazing built-in time clocks, but they also are influenced by circumstances of the mome... | <urn:uuid:5a9c94b6-6e5d-4b70-bd29-dc2270e0c891> | [
"Coyotes spend a good deal of their day sleeping.",
"Members of a pack or family may sleep within close proximity of each other, or they may sleep much further apart, but probably within the same couple of acres of each other.",
"They have amazing built-in time clocks, but they also are influenced by circumstan... | eng_Latn |
The Richboro Elementary Meadow Project
Students in the Richboro Elementary Ecology Club have been planting a meadow each year since 2008. We were the first school in Council Rock School District to do so, and our project has inspired the District to plant four acres of meadows at several other Council Rock school locat... | <urn:uuid:2eca6211-a85f-472b-b3f3-ac4fa26c2e16> | [
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"We were the first school in Council Rock School District to do so, and our project has inspired the District to plant four acres of meadows at several other Council Ro... | eng_Latn |
Dictionary and translator for handheld
New : sensagent is now available on your handheld
A windows (pop-into) of information (full-content of Sensagent) triggered by double-clicking any word on your webpage. Give contextual explanation and translation from your sites !
With a SensagentBox, visitors to your site can acc... | <urn:uuid:ca387b2a-7df2-4bb1-8e2d-9e82dcdc8b5a> | [
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"New : sensagent is now available on your handheld",
"A windows (pop-into) of information (full-content of Sensagent) triggered by double-clicking any word on your webpage.",
"Give contextual explanation and translation from your sites !",
"With a SensagentBox, visi... | eng_Latn |
In some people, macular degeneration advances so slowly that it has little effect on their vision. But in others, the disease progresses faster and may lead to vision loss. Sometimes only one eye is affected, while the other eye remains free of problems for many years. People with dry macular degeneration in one eye of... | <urn:uuid:6aba2b8d-0f86-4d64-b8af-a03c21e98c63> | [
"In some people, macular degeneration advances so slowly that it has little effect on their vision.",
"But in others, the disease progresses faster and may lead to vision loss.",
"Sometimes only one eye is affected, while the other eye remains free of problems for many years.",
"People with dry macular degene... | eng_Latn |
There are many ways to effectively teach a dog.
Not so long ago, most of the accepted methods for training were forceful or aversive. Unfortunately, some of these methods still are in use among the abusive and uneducated.
One of the pioneers of gentle training techniques was Barbara Woodhouse. This English dog trainer ... | <urn:uuid:81426048-4862-4bb7-9a74-922f76b4cc47> | [
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"One of the pioneers of gentle training techniques was Barbara Woodhouse.",
"... | eng_Latn |
Fewer rare sea turtles will die on the swordfish industry's longlines in Hawaii under an agreement between environmental groups and the government. The agreement settles a lawsuit challenging the federal government's plans that would have dramatically increase the number of turtles that could be killed. The Turtle Isla... | <urn:uuid:e36683d3-ded6-4e38-af4d-7bc73d1ec7e3> | [
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"The agreement settles a lawsuit challenging the federal government's plans that would have dramatically increase the number of turtles that could be killed.",
"... | eng_Latn |
A bullock cart or ox cart is a two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen (draught cattle). It is a means of transportation used since ancient times in many parts of the world. They are still used today where modern vehicles are too expensive or the infrastructure does not favor them.
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"Used e... | eng_Latn |
Topography of Flores
|Location||South East Asia|
|Archipelago||Lesser Sunda Islands|
|Area||13,540 km2 (5,228 sq mi)|
|Highest elevation||2,370 m (7,780 ft)|
|Highest point||Poco Mandasawu|
|Province||East Nusa Tenggara|
|Largest city||Maumere (pop. 70,000)|
|Population||1,831,000 (as of 2010)|
|Density||135 /km2 (350 ... | <urn:uuid:ffdd6a00-bdf3-423d-9051-43a88190c162> | [
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"|Largest city||Maumere (pop. 70,000)|",
"|Population||1,8... | eng_Latn |
German destroyer Z11 Bernd von Arnim
|Career (Nazi Germany)|
|Name:||Z11 Bernd von Arnim|
|Namesake:||Bernd von Arnim|
|Ordered:||9 January 1935|
|Laid down:||26 April 1935|
|Launched:||8 July 1936|
|Completed:||6 December 1938|
|Fate:||Scuttled, 13 April 1940|
|General characteristics as built|
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"|Laid down:||26 April 1935|",
"|Launched:||8 July 1936|",
"|Completed:||6 December 1938|",
"|Fate:||Scuttled, 13 April 1940|",
... | eng_Latn |
List of earthquakes in Haiti
This is a list of earthquakes in Haiti. Some of them have been very destructive to the country.
List of major earthquakes
- 1564 quake destroyed of Concepción de la Vega and Santiago de los Caballeros.
- 1701: On November 9, severe destruction occurred and "[p]art of the area along the nor... | <urn:uuid:776fac11-e4ff-47a1-9b1e-250fad8a24ea> | [
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"- 1701:",
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|Birth name||Norman Percevel Rockwell|
February 3, 1894|
New York City
|Died||November 8, 1978
|Training||National Academy of Design
Art Students League
Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the Unite... | <urn:uuid:6c5322ef-413f-4a69-b643-e15509f4014a> | [
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"His wo... | eng_Latn |
|Regions with significant populations|
|New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Louisiana, Ohio, Iowa, Texas|
|Related ethnic groups|
Syrian Americans are residents of the United States of Syrian ancestry or nationality. This group includes Americans of Syrian ancestry, Syrian first generation immigrants, or descendants of ... | <urn:uuid:8d7550a6-be12-4b4a-85f7-09f5a23b9afb> | [
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"|New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Louisiana, Ohio, Iowa, Texas|",
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"Syrian Americans are residents of the United States of Syrian ancestry or nationality.",
"This group includes Americans of Syrian ancestry, Syrian first generation immig... | eng_Latn |
The names chiseled onto city tenement building entrances are often pretty puzzling.
The typical tenement is more than 100 years old. With the original builders long-gone, who can explain where some of these names come from, and why they were chosen?
Like Novelty Court, on Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg. Actually, a litt... | <urn:uuid:983e5733-551c-4c84-be58-6e25791db2ab> | [
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"The typical tenement is more than 100 years old.",
"With the original builders long-gone, who can explain where some of these names come from, and why they were chosen?",
"Like Novelty Court, on Driggs Avenue in Williamsbu... | eng_Latn |
LANs to WANs(c) The Complete Management Guide
Authors: Muller N.J.
Published year: 2003
|< Day Day Up >|
Depending on the situation facing network managers, bridges can be used to either extend or segment LANs. At one level, bridges can be used for segmenting LANs into smaller subnets to improve performance, control ac... | <urn:uuid:e16b4240-d208-4ee2-8272-ce223fa2146e> | [
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"At one level, bridges can be used for segmenting LANs into smaller subnets... | eng_Latn |
Cancer Fighting Foods/Spices
The National Cancer Institute estimates that roughly one-third of all cancer deaths may be diet related. What you eat can hurt you, but it can also help you. Many of the common foods found in grocery stores or organic markets contain cancer-fighting properties, from the antioxidants that ne... | <urn:uuid:055624c0-62af-41df-8f11-60150520d344> | [
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"Many of the common foods found in grocery stores or organic markets contain cancer-fighting properties, from the ... | eng_Latn |
Most of us know someone with a food allergy. I certainly do-two of my children have been labeled with life threatening food allergies; one to peanuts and tree nuts and the other to soy. Every time I head to the grocery store I spend a tremendous amount of time reading each and every label-including labels that I am fam... | <urn:uuid:eb5b2054-dffc-4358-a10e-a6bb9602e291> | [
"Most of us know someone with a food allergy.",
"I certainly do-two of my children have been labeled with life threatening food allergies; one to peanuts and tree nuts and the other to soy.",
"Every time I head to the grocery store I spend a tremendous amount of time reading each and every label-including label... | eng_Latn |
There could be genetic reasons why some women succumb to pressure to be thin, while others maintain a positive body image, according to US researchers.
“We’re all bombarded daily with messages extoling the virtues of being thin, yet intriguingly only some women develop what we term thin ideal internalisation,” study au... | <urn:uuid:44003eee-ebd3-4cd3-ac60-d61ecb0354e6> | [
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Hospitals across the country are diligently working to reduce infection rates. According to the World Health Organization, hospital-acquired infections affect as many as 1.7 million patients in the United States each year. These infections come at an annual cost of $6.5 billion and contribute to more than 90,000 deaths... | <urn:uuid:c2edfd5f-7efa-4718-90fc-2492422d24c1> | [
"Hospitals across the country are diligently working to reduce infection rates.",
"According to the World Health Organization, hospital-acquired infections affect as many as 1.7 million patients in the United States each year.",
"These infections come at an annual cost of $6.5 billion and contribute to more tha... | eng_Latn |
This is an old lecture by linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky (professor at MIT) given at UC Berkeley in 2003. For that evening in the Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lecture series, Chomsky examined biolinguistics - the study of relations between physiology and speech.
A second video of Chomsky is featured be... | <urn:uuid:249ad1f9-cb8f-42dd-b955-c4814c5a2452> | [
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"For that evening in the Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lecture series, Chomsky examined biolinguistics - the study of relations between physiology and speech.",
"A second video of Chomsky... | eng_Latn |
4 Dice Helps Students Learn to Add, Subtract, Multiply, and Divide Fractions
4 Dice is an iPad app designed to help students learn to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. The app was developed by the same people that built the popular 5 Dice app that helps students learn the order of operations.
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"4 Dice is an iPad app designed to help students learn to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions.",
"The app was developed by the same people that built the popular 5 Dice app that helps students learn the order of operations... | eng_Latn |
What level of LabVIEW user are you—a developer, engineer, or architect? Is it even important?
Absolutely. These categories make it easy for NI to tailor helpful resources to your individual needs. By visiting the LabVIEW Skills Guide, you can see what defines these levels and which trainings or guides we recommend each... | <urn:uuid:b0368fa0-d959-46ef-bb6d-cf0b106734d1> | [
"What level of LabVIEW user are you—a developer, engineer, or architect?",
"Is it even important?",
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"These categories make it easy for NI to tailor helpful resources to your individual needs.",
"By visiting the LabVIEW Skills Guide, you can see what defines these levels and which trainings or... | eng_Latn |
Use of Biomedical Engineering and Music for K-12 Math/Science Education
The study proposes the use of Biomedical Engineering (BME) Ph.D. track graduate students to assist middle and high school teachers to teach math/science skills, by providing additional tools and training to optimize their use. The emphasis is on th... | <urn:uuid:21551b17-525a-4ee3-a648-637e7f0b7928> | [
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"Ph.D. track graduate students to assist middle and high school teachers to teach math/science skills, by providing additional tools and training to optimize their use.",
"T... | eng_Latn |
Other Proposed Treatments
It is one of the cardinal principles of natural medicine that treatment should aim not only to treat illness but also to enhance wellness. According to this ideal, a proper course of treatment should improve your sense of general well-being, enhance your immunity to illness, raise your physica... | <urn:uuid:39bb84af-9a63-43d7-b933-3bee4727c361> | [
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"According to this ideal, a proper course of treatment should improve your sense of general well-being, enhance your immunity to illness, rai... | eng_Latn |
BINGE EATING DISORDER
"Signs and Symptoms"
To date, there has been some degree of confusion as to what exactly the term "binge eating" really means. Although the professional community still has yet to define [or quantify] what constitutes a binge-eating episode, it's reasonable to assume the signs and symptoms listed ... | <urn:uuid:26e14fdc-9941-4f09-a1d7-7e7a78349e4e> | [
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Sudden death syndrome--an umbrella term for a range of heart conditions that can lead to cardiac arrest--is notorious for striking those who seem most fit.
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Refraction and Acceleration
Name: Christopher S.
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This collection consists of digital images of the correspondence of John Muir from 1856-1914. The vast majority of the letters
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Topics covered: Encapsulation, inheritance, shadowing
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As I become more and more interested in American history and archeology, I found this latest news about the USS Monitor quite fascinating:
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On Monday the American Library Association will announce the winner of its highest award for a picture book, named for the great English illustrator Randolph Caldecott (1846–1886). Why was Caldecott so important? Here’s an answer from Maurice Sendak, who won the Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are:
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We had a running joke in science ed that kids get so overexposed to discrepant events involving density and air pressure that they tend to try to explain anything and everything they don't understand with respect to science in terms of those two concepts. Why do we have seasons? Ummm... air pressure? Why did Dr. Smith ... | <urn:uuid:7eeb7ef3-3122-42f0-86c8-01da8f3d7396> | [
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For many years, UNESCO and China have collaborated closely in the field of world heritage. Among the 35 Chinese properties on the World Heritage List, there are 25 cultural, 6 natural and 4 mixed sites. China is working with the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)... | <urn:uuid:fc55b8b0-4ef7-4eb4-bd14-4eaf3e257462> | [
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The Bible gives us a clear picture of foolish behavior and its consequences. It’s important for us to recognize these traits in others—and in ourselves. Dealing appropriately with people who behave foolishly requires prayer and wisdom. But remember, that foolish person is not in your life by accident, and you can by Go... | <urn:uuid:838d869f-2d2f-432a-b380-608aa039f4f0> | [
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Taking Play Seriously
By ROBIN MARANTZ HENIG
Published: February 17, 2008
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Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, c2009.
xxi, 417 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
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Excerpts for Thames : The Biography
The River as Fact
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How We Found the Missing Memristor
The memristor--the functional equivalent of a synapse--could revolutionize circuit design
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Mercury in the Morning
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Requirements for proficiency in Norwegian
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In 1962 President John F. Kennedy’s administration narrowly averted possible nuclear war with the USSR, when CIA operatives spotted Soviet surface-to-surface missiles in Cuba, after a six-week gap in intelligence-gathering flights.
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The Neighbor Squirrel
These busy fluffballs have lost their fear of most predators - and they help plant pecan trees.
By Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
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The diagnosis of Trichotillomania (TM) is synonymous with the act of recurrently pulling one’s own body hair resulting in noticeable thinning or baldness. (American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 2000, p. 674) Sites of hair pulling can include any area of the body in whi... | <urn:uuid:7947504d-63b5-4a37-bd58-19d265d90077> | [
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Interagency Coordinating Council
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By JOHN CARTER
When Abraham Lincoln died from an assassin’s bullet on April 15, 1865, Edwin Stanton remarked to those gathered around his bedside, “Now he belongs to the ages.”
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD is a common childhood illness. People who are affected can have trouble with paying attention, sitting still and controlling their impulses. There are three types of ADHD. The most common type of ADHD is when people have difficulties with both attention and hyperactivity... | <urn:uuid:40aae48c-b422-4ff3-a8dc-88f9431d1a4e> | [
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Weights linked to lower diabetes risk
Weight gains Weight training, and not just cardio workouts, is linked to a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a US study.
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Books Yellow, Red, and Green and Blue,
All true, or just as good as true,
And here's the Blue Book just for YOU!
Hard is the path from A to Z,
And puzzling to a curly head,
Yet leads to Books—Green, Yellow and Red.
For every child should understand
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Elderly people are at increased risk of food-borne illness because as they age, their immune systems become weaker. In fact, the website for the Centers for Disease Control estimates that each year about 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die from food-borne diseases. The most severe cases t... | <urn:uuid:fa1546c3-bbdd-441b-a8ad-eb263ea80d04> | [
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What is HIV? And what is AIDS? Find answers to some common questions in this section.
How is HIV transmitted - and how is it not transmitted? Find out the answers in this section.
Worried you might have HIV? Have an HIV test - it's the only way to know for sure.
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Select Preservation Resources
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- PW Fact Sheet: More facts that discusses how items become damaged and simple steps to keep them safe.
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Heal Our Planet Earth
Secondary and Universities
Educational Outreach: Secondary (High) Schools and Universities
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Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
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- Historic Sites
“To A Distant And Perilous Service”
Westward with the course of empire Colonel Jonathan Drake Stevenson took his way in 1846. With him went the denizens of New York’s Tammany wards, oyster cellars, and gin mills—the future leaders of California.
June/July 1979 | Volume 30, Issue 4
Three weeks later, in... | <urn:uuid:1dd05bbf-f83d-4605-ba5c-81c1a7767a1d> | [
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"“To A Distant And Perilous Service”",
"Westward with the course of empire Colonel Jonathan Drake Stevenson took his way in 1846.",
"With him went the denizens of New York’s Tammany wards, oyster cellars, and gin mills—the future leaders of California.",
"June/July 1979 | Volume 30, Issu... | eng_Latn |
Overview of content related to 'java'
This page provides an overview of 1 article related to 'perl'. Note that filters may be applied to display a sub-set of articles in this category (see FAQs on filtering for usage tips). Select this link to remove all filters.
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"Perl is a high-level, general-p... | eng_Latn |
The Nature Elephant
The Karen people have always lived naturally in the forest, and, for many generations have relied on elephants to help them.
Because elephants are ideal for carrying heavy loads they are essential for transportation through rural areas, and, more recently, for carrying tourists. The Karen people sim... | <urn:uuid:e54319d9-029a-48b0-8d3d-42adb0690b50> | [
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"The Karen people have always lived naturally in the forest, and, for many generations have relied on elephants to help them.",
"Because elephants are ideal for carrying heavy loads they are essential for transportation through rural areas, and, more recently, for carrying tourists.",
"... | eng_Latn |
Why Man U?
AskMen / Getty Images
"Gathering together at Old Trafford must have given these people something of the sense of community that they had previously known in their villages."
Visiting Manchester the other day, I was driving down a nondescript road past dreary shops and offices when I saw the top of a sports s... | <urn:uuid:223e0d4e-5454-48af-94fe-79e339cdb888> | [
"Why Man U?",
"AskMen / Getty Images",
"\"Gathering together at Old Trafford must have given these people something of the sense of community that they had previously known in their villages.\"",
"Visiting Manchester the other day, I was driving down a nondescript road past dreary shops and offices when I saw... | eng_Latn |
Deciphering the function and regulation of AUTS2
University of California, San Francisco
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with complex genetic and environmental causes. Many gene mutations have been associated with autism; however, they explain only a small part of the genetic cause for this disorder. 98% of our... | <urn:uuid:b119f23a-e8b4-478b-8b57-2472864187b9> | [
"Deciphering the function and regulation of AUTS2",
"University of California, San Francisco",
"Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder with complex genetic and environmental causes.",
"Many gene mutations have been associated with autism; however, they explain only a small part of the genetic cause for this ... | eng_Latn |
By Mike Bennighof, Ph.D.
During the 1700s, European armies grew enormously
in size. The Seven Years’ War of 1756
– 1763 heightened the trend, and by
the end of the Napoleonic Wars field armies
had become enormous. Forces of 100,000 or
even more, unheard of a century before, were
not at all unusual by 1815.
The French a... | <urn:uuid:7d84fe71-cb98-4aca-863d-b31baad541c3> | [
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"in size.",
"The Seven Years’ War of 1756",
"– 1763 heightened the trend, and by",
"the end of the Napoleonic Wars field armies",
"had become enormous.",
"Forces of 100,000 or",
"even more, unheard of a century before, ... | eng_Latn |
Viewed against a dangerous and costly backdrop, clear team communication is obviously essential to create a safe, productive and effective work environment on the ramp. Tractor operators and wing walkers need to warn each other of impending dangers. The tractor operator needs to keep the flight deck informed of ground ... | <urn:uuid:64b6024d-747e-42b4-94a5-ce98e783c943> | [
"Viewed against a dangerous and costly backdrop, clear team communication is obviously essential to create a safe, productive and effective work environment on the ramp.",
"Tractor operators and wing walkers need to warn each other of impending dangers.",
"The tractor operator needs to keep the flight deck info... | eng_Latn |
The town´s history
Although written differently, Tölz was mentioned for the first time in the records of 1180. In 1331, it was granted extensive "Marktrechte", e.g. the right to hold a market. In the 13th and 14th century many workshops (e.g. limeburners and raftsmen) settled in this area. A great fire destroyed large ... | <urn:uuid:d411514d-c8d6-4b8e-8dbe-4a8df14e66fe> | [
"The town´s history",
"Although written differently, Tölz was mentioned for the first time in the records of 1180.",
"In 1331, it was granted extensive \"Marktrechte\", e.g. the right to hold a market.",
"In the 13th and 14th century many workshops (e.g. limeburners and raftsmen) settled in this area.",
"A ... | eng_Latn |
(Redirected from George C. Marshall
George Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880–October 16, 1959), was an American military leader and statesman best remembered for his leadership in the Allied victory in World War II and for his work establishing the post-war reconstruction effort for Europe, which became known as the ... | <urn:uuid:c087f88c-2132-484b-93d8-037376115615> | [
"(Redirected from George C. Marshall",
"George",
"Catlett Marshall (December 31, 1880–October 16, 1959), was an American military leader and statesman best remembered for his leadership in the Allied victory in World War II and for his work establishing the post-war reconstruction effort for Europe,",
"which ... | eng_Latn |
Transferable knowledge and a range of intellectual abilities drawn from different modes of inquiry across disciplines are essential components of any liberal education. These courses help students develop important academic capacities for use during their undergraduate career and in the rapidly-changing world they will... | <urn:uuid:ad6de8ff-b389-41d5-a5b6-03d0efd5448c> | [
"Transferable knowledge and a range of intellectual abilities drawn from different modes of inquiry across disciplines are essential components of any liberal education.",
"These courses help students develop important academic capacities for use during their undergraduate career and in the rapidly-changing world... | eng_Latn |
The transportation sector is responsible for an enormous amount of pollution, from fuel extraction and processing to greenhouse gas emissions and smog. Thankfully, old and new technologies alike can help us clean up our footprint as we get from here to there. Here are three options to consider.
1. Cargo Bike
A cool tre... | <urn:uuid:6a0a6961-4806-438a-bb35-91c953bcb2ce> | [
"The transportation sector is responsible for an enormous amount of pollution, from fuel extraction and processing to greenhouse gas emissions and smog.",
"Thankfully, old and new technologies alike can help us clean up our footprint as we get from here to there.",
"Here are three options to consider.",
"1. C... | eng_Latn |
On May 15, the House Agriculture Committee passed its 2013 farm bill. The bill would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) by almost $21 billion over the next decade, eliminating food assistance to nearly 2 million low-income people, mostly working families w... | <urn:uuid:bc53165f-1d0a-4c12-aaa0-5d50b436cadf> | [
"On May 15, the House Agriculture Committee passed its 2013 farm bill.",
"The bill would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) by almost $21 billion over the next decade,",
"eliminating food assistance to nearly 2 million low-income people, mostly wor... | eng_Latn |
CDC's Office on Disability and Health focuses on the prevention of secondary conditions and health promotion among persons with disabilities. Emphasis is on scientific support for surveillance of disabilities, cost-effectiveness of prevention strategies focused on secondary conditions and health promotion activities, a... | <urn:uuid:a529888e-a478-47b2-8761-75809ef8d263> | [
"CDC's Office on Disability and Health focuses on the prevention of secondary conditions and health promotion among persons with disabilities.",
"Emphasis is on scientific support for surveillance of disabilities, cost-effectiveness of prevention strategies focused on secondary conditions and health promotion act... | eng_Latn |
Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Chester Infections (Final Update)
Posted September 9, 2010
This outbreak appears to be over. However, Salmonella is an important cause of human illness in the United States. More information about Salmonella, and steps people can take to reduce their risk of infection, can be fou... | <urn:uuid:e80979e4-dc90-433e-87c7-2ff9f0083129> | [
"Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Chester Infections (Final Update)",
"Posted September 9, 2010",
"This outbreak appears to be over.",
"However, Salmonella is an important cause of human illness in the United States.",
"More information about Salmonella, and steps people can take to reduce their risk... | eng_Latn |
NOAA scientists agree the risks are high, but say Hansen overstates what science can really say for sure
Jim Hansen at the University of Colorado’s World Affairs Conference (Photo: Tom Yulsman)
Speaking to a packed auditorium at the University of Colorado’s World Affairs Conference on Thursday, NASA climatologist James... | <urn:uuid:f9441dcc-dc2a-4077-aac8-1b49394182e2> | [
"NOAA scientists agree the risks are high, but say Hansen overstates what science can really say for sure",
"Jim Hansen at the University of Colorado’s World Affairs Conference (Photo: Tom Yulsman)",
"Speaking to a packed auditorium at the University of Colorado’s World Affairs Conference on Thursday, NASA clim... | eng_Latn |
Sponsor a Child in Guinea
- ChildFund came to Guinea: 2005
- Population below poverty line: 49%
- News about Guinea
- Children’s Voices: Fatoumata From Guinea
- Around the Globe with ChildFund in 31 Days: Protecting Children in Guinea
- Amid Violence, Work in Guinea Continues
- A Family’s Access to Resources Means Hope... | <urn:uuid:a4c34d46-da00-4a99-9491-809f3c94a72e> | [
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"- ChildFund came to Guinea:",
"2005",
"- Population below poverty line: 49%",
"- News about Guinea",
"- Children’s Voices: Fatoumata",
"From Guinea",
"- Around the Globe with ChildFund in 31 Days:",
"Protecting Children in Guinea",
"- Amid Violence, Work in Guinea Con... | eng_Latn |
How do you get HIV?
HIV can be passed on when infected bodily fluid, such as blood or semen, is passed into an uninfected person. Semen is the liquid which is released from a man's penis during sex which carries sperm. It can be infected with HIV or AIDS when someone is HIV positive or is carrying the AIDS virus. This ... | <urn:uuid:a3e140cd-7f25-48c9-a2f0-a7d0b1954e0d> | [
"How do you get HIV?",
"HIV can be passed on when infected bodily fluid, such as blood or semen, is passed into an uninfected person.",
"Semen is the liquid which is released from a man's penis during sex which carries sperm.",
"It can be infected with HIV or AIDS when someone is HIV positive or is carrying t... | eng_Latn |
Brain Matures a Few Years Late in ADHD
but Follows Normal Pattern
A 2007 press release from the National Institute of Mental Health discusses brain development in ADHD youths. In some cases, brain development is delayed as much as three years. The full release and related video are available on the NIMH site: Brain Mat... | <urn:uuid:9b0b7a97-4882-4e06-adc0-44f4bbdc3349> | [
"Brain Matures a Few Years Late in ADHD",
"but Follows Normal Pattern",
"A 2007 press release from the National Institute of Mental Health discusses brain development in ADHD youths.",
"In some cases, brain development is delayed as much as three years.",
"The full release and related video are available on... | eng_Latn |