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Technology is Best Way to Stop IVD Infections
Catheters of all types as well as other intravascular devices (IVDs) that allow access to the bloodstream are potential sources of infection, according to research at University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison. HealthDay News reported on the study, which collected data from ... | <urn:uuid:918fb807-561f-49dd-b5bf-5323f8a0dfe5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dicardiology.com/article/technology-best-way-stop-ivd-infections | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954381 | 226 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Primary vs Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Although there is a considerable difference between primary and secondary sexual characteristics, many would not have thought about that. In a very brief statement, primary characters are the sexual organs, but secondary characteristics are the sexual hormones and other relat... | <urn:uuid:c9ae399e-4986-488d-a139-86cd9a0fdf0b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-primary-and-vs-secondary-sexual-characteristics/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939155 | 654 | 3.25 | 3 |
Depression is a common occurrence, especially in an economic climate such as the current one. However, antidepressant usage has gone up significantly in more than a decade.
“Significant increases in antidepressant use were evident across all socio-demographic groups examined, except African Americans,” according to Dr.... | <urn:uuid:a5897566-7307-487b-965e-258bfd78f0da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/276977 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96799 | 331 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Taking notes is something that technical writers do. A lot. Many of us take those notes digitally – in a word processor, using a text editor, or with a smartphone.
Even with all the software and gadgets available, taking notes with pen and paper is still popular with many. So much for going paperless …
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Draw Circles and Tangents on a TI-83 Plus Graph
The steps for drawing a circle on a graph with the TI-83 Plus graphing calculator are similar to drawing a line segment on the graph. Press [2nd][PRGM] to select the Circle option from the Draw menu, place the cursor at the center of the circle and press [ENTER], then mov... | <urn:uuid:1818290b-39e7-4474-9681-f12f0f8bd947> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/draw-circles-and-tangents-on-a-ti83-plus-graph.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.789739 | 391 | 3.859375 | 4 |
Intrastate Natural Gas Pipeline Segment
Intrastate natural gas pipelines operate within State borders and link natural gas producers to local markets and to the interstate pipeline network. Approximately 29 percent of the total miles of natural gas pipeline in the U.S. are intrastate pipelines.
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Aerosols in the Stratosphere
Most volcanoes do not penetrate the stratosphere. In fact, only a small number of eruptions have produced a significant amount of aerosols in this century. (Note that volcanic aerosols are totally unrelated to consumer aerosol products, like hair spray, that have not used ozone-depleting su... | <urn:uuid:1b959122-f409-43ec-af89-eb7dc3af23bf> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.epa.gov/Ozone/science/myths/aerosol.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954068 | 500 | 3.859375 | 4 |
Understanding Shoulder Instability
The shoulder is the most flexible joint in the body. It allows you to throw a ball, scratch your back, and reach in almost any direction. But if your shoulder joint is injured, it may become unstable. This is called shoulder instability.
A Healthy, Stable Shoulder
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Basic osteoarthritis information.
Symptoms of Osteoarthritis
Spells out the various symptoms of osteoarthritis with specific descriptions of osteoarthritis of the knee, hip, fingers and spine.
Causes of Osteoarthritis
Explains the various causes of osteoarthritis, including injury, obesity, genetic predisposition, and ... | <urn:uuid:183e050e-e24d-432b-85e3-964e8d915080> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.glucosamine-osteoarthritis.org/osteo_center.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.824819 | 304 | 2.890625 | 3 |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
The U.S. Clean Air Act of 1970 called for the establishment of outdoor standards for those air pollutants for which adverse health effects have been shown to occur as a result of outdoor air pollution. Currently, six pollutants are regulated ... | <urn:uuid:02407f57-3045-40d3-a4b2-69775186dace> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.healthline.com/galecontent/national-ambient-air-quality-standards | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937715 | 621 | 3.546875 | 4 |
Up next in How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy (21 videos)
Find out what you can do to have a healthy pregnancy -- and a healthy baby -- with the advice in this Howcast video series.
You Will Need
- A healthy diet
- Daily exercise
- Blood-sugar monitoring
- A postpartum checkup
- Good habits
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Common Plastic Chemicals Leading to Miscarriages, Infertility
March 6, 2012
You may know phthalates to be the ‘sister’ chemicals that oftentimes accompany toxic bisphenol A (BPA) in many plastic containers and food packaging. While less frequently discussed than BPA, phthalates are a threat to human health that could e... | <urn:uuid:a5dabfe7-0660-4a16-893c-ba44f9c435d8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.infowars.com/common-plastic-chemicals-leading-to-miscarriages-infertility/print/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952113 | 537 | 2.984375 | 3 |
blood pressure (hypertension) in pregnancy
Hypertension is the medical term used to describe
high blood pressure. Regular monitoring of blood pressure levels is a very important
element of modern antenatal care.
While the Irish medical profession place great
emphasis on blood pressure readings in pregnancy, many women ... | <urn:uuid:b466dab8-7638-43fe-b438-5deb9844ebf0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.irishhealth.com/clin/pregnancy/conditions02.php?con=293 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910357 | 895 | 3.40625 | 3 |
In November 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report indicating that deaths from prescription (Rx) pain relievers have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. It is estimated that 40 deaths per day are due to prescription drugs. This exceeds the number of deaths related to h... | <urn:uuid:ebba95aa-fe0c-4b66-befc-2e8bf233f072> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.jrsa.org/pubs/forum/sep2012_30-3/Arizona_Prescription_Drug_Initiative-print.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956201 | 801 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Until recently, most state-level privatization was implemented on a piecemeal, ad hoc basis. Few states have systematically identified and implemented privatization across the range of state departments and agencies. Many state agencies individually contract-out at least some services, but until recently privatization ... | <urn:uuid:c4d638b8-5376-4838-9054-409c26c70b16> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mackinac.org/7171 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941578 | 543 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Source: Make Every Woman Count (MEWC)
The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was unanimously adopted on the 31st of October 2000 during the Namibian presidency of the UN Security Council.
The adoption of this landmark resolution marks the first time that the Security Council ad... | <urn:uuid:5df467e8-f45e-4204-9b0e-12c3659bc601> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.makeeverywomancount.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1366:united-nations-security-council-resolution-1325&catid=51:handouts-a-guides&Itemid=154 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.910276 | 503 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Thank you to Sarah Kraft, President of Midwife International, for this guest post.
Even in the 21st century, a woman might still find herself walking alone in the dark left to deliver her baby unassisted on the side of a road.
It is difficult to fathom, and yet it happens frequently. For every 31 mothers in sub-Saharan... | <urn:uuid:a1487875-c83a-4e1e-8875-b3a10f107cdc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mothering.com/community/a/midwife-international-is-accepting-applications-for-new-midwife-training-program | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951576 | 1,136 | 2.5625 | 3 |
What is MS ?
Actively managing your multiple sclerosis starts with having the right information. Once you understand more about what causes MS as well as the symptoms of MS and how they can affect your body, you may feel more prepared to take the next steps.
Not only does MS affect everyone differently, but there are a... | <urn:uuid:81fda029-c89e-4f92-8574-eca423cf8aa8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.msactivesource.com/what-is-ms.xml | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952229 | 323 | 3.625 | 4 |
A Guide to Vitamin CThe C Vitamin has got to be the most widely known vitamin.. It is not surprising because the body needs Vitamin C for over 300 functions. In fact, the Vitamin C has been proven to help protect against heart disease, cancer and other serious illnesses. Without this Vitamin the body would not be able ... | <urn:uuid:6c9cd84f-469e-4f80-9e78-36f17cf752f7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mycardiograde.com/cardio-cocktail/vitamin-c/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945045 | 733 | 2.921875 | 3 |
AMD Awareness Week Highlights Leading Cause of Registered Blindness in Ireland
New research carried out amongst people in Ireland over the age of 50 identified sight loss as their most commonly held fear, with 40% of respondents highlighting that they would miss their independence most if they were affected by visual i... | <urn:uuid:743a241e-19e1-40dc-830c-baa8383231a5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ncbi.ie/print/node/2376 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936741 | 988 | 2.875 | 3 |
Maternal vitamin C deficiency during pregnancy can damage foetal brain
Lack of vitamin C in pregnant mothers can have serious consequences for the foetal brain, according to a new research at the University of Copenhagen.
The study also found that once the brain damage has occurred, it cannot be reversed by vitamin C s... | <urn:uuid:bfe434f7-4985-4e95-9085-ef7aab22845c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-104367.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960057 | 433 | 2.875 | 3 |
What is rosacea?
Rosacea is a chronic inflammation of cheeks, nose, chin, or eyelids. It is also called acne rosacea. Women ages 20 to 40 are affected by the condition most frequently, though rosacea can also affect men.
It is not acne.
Although rosacea is often confused with acne, the two are entirely different. At th... | <urn:uuid:fdc3e2df-4b20-4f53-8c54-0ca25d5b5160> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/Rosacea-treatment-causes-cures/2010/11/05/id/370033 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917965 | 516 | 2.796875 | 3 |
News From the Field
Researchers Uncover How Poxviruses Such As Smallpox Evolve Rapidly--Despite Low Mutation Rates
August 16, 2012
Poxviruses, a group of DNA-containing viruses that includes smallpox, are responsible for a wide range of diseases in humans and animals. They are highly virulent and able to cross species ... | <urn:uuid:afc200a7-3eba-4809-8a6d-2ecc5a832c02> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=125259&org=NSF&from=news | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.905196 | 307 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Safe Drinking Water
Water has been the focus of several major workshops with important national and international repercussions. The first, Biotechnology for Water Use and Conservation , held in Cocoyoc, Mexico, in 1996, demonstrated that biotechnology could make essential contributions to a large variety of water prob... | <urn:uuid:da8460b7-626e-49e8-b1e3-5f2172fd1579> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.oecd.org/sti/biotech/healthactivities.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943039 | 311 | 3.15625 | 3 |
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What is anesthesia?
Anesthesia is administered before and during your surgical procedure so you do not feel pain. Some anesthetics induce sleep, while others cause induce sleep and/or numbness.
What type of anesthesia will I have?There are three possibilities: general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, and mo... | <urn:uuid:6e76de0a-4751-4dfd-a5a2-51d76d337a60> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.orthopedicandsportsinstitute.com/common-questions.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.918749 | 389 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Do drugs expire?
Yes, drugs do expire.
This is a commonly asked question. Drug manufacturers apply an expiry date to a product to guarantee its effectiveness. Like milk, medicine can go bad. Prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs do not last forever. After the expiry date, the active ingredient in the medication... | <urn:uuid:1f5af329-5965-40b8-8723-e09400f8a279> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.pilipino-express.com/features/health-101/453-do-drugs-expire.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.929076 | 824 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Coal production in the U.S. increased to 1,085.3 million short tons in 2010, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. coal consumption increased in all sectors except commercial and institutional (formerly commercial and residential), while coal stocks fell slightly.
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The 5 Major Types of Psoriasis
Psoriasis can appear on the skin in a variety of ways, with each type of psoriasis having very distinct symptoms and characteristics. Patients typically have only one type of psoriasis at a time.
It's important to know—and share with others—that no matter the type, psoriasis is not contag... | <urn:uuid:cc5f9417-7c9b-430d-8618-b9e05cdf3715> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.psoriasis.com/psoriasis-types.aspx | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950328 | 329 | 2.875 | 3 |
6. South Sudan is the size of France yet has a dispersed
population of eight million people. It the fifth largest economy
in East Africa, but has by far the highest GDP (US $1,546 in 2010)
and GNI (US$984) per capita rates (see Table 1). The relatively
high rates in 2010 are largely explained by South Sudan's oil
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When it comes to carving pumpkins, there are no rules. You can make a silly pumpkin, a scary pumpkin, or a traditionally carved pumpkin. But with so many possibilities, what are you supposed to do with all of those leftover pumpkin seeds? This Halloween season, soak the pumpkin’s insides in water to quickly separate th... | <urn:uuid:7fbb8c23-12bb-4cc7-8dfb-a41be0c122e3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rd.com/advice/how-to-use-leftover-pumpkin-seeds/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952156 | 648 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Fiction Discussion Questions
These questions are meant to be used with works of fiction. It is likely that you won't get to all of them during your meeting. Choose the questions that you think are most appropriate to your group and the book you've read, and feel free to modify them any way you need to.
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More about the benefits of a vegan diet:
- in 1999 five top health organizations in the US (American Cancer Society, American Dietetic Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, National Institutes of Health and American Heart Association) jointly endorsed and promoted a plant based diet for optimal health 1
- a vega... | <urn:uuid:4c2531b9-e169-43f5-bbf5-0e60ec65ea31> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rejuvenative.com/pages/Vegan-Diet.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925551 | 323 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Medical case study of early fungal meningitis outbreak victim shows difficulty in diagnosing
Since investigators began narrowing in on the possible source of the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak that, to date, has killed 19 and infected 245 others, doctors have been alerted to test spinal fluid in patients who are exh... | <urn:uuid:7059242d-ee6b-4f94-8361-9ff1acde4ad3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rightinginjustice.com/news/2012/10/19/medical-case-study-of-early-fungal-meningitis-outbreak-victim-shows-difficulty-in-diagnosing/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977453 | 796 | 2.875 | 3 |
Study Finds Higher Earthquake Risk from Wastewater Injecting than Fracking
Underground injection of wastewater produced by hydraulic fracturing and other energy technologies poses a higher risk of causing earthquakes that can be felt by people than the hydraulic fracturing process itself, according to a recent study by... | <urn:uuid:400660a0-2596-4af5-ac69-8498da86996a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=118671&hmpn=1 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950693 | 601 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Candidiasis, commonly called yeast infection or thrush, is a fungal infection of any of the Candida species, of which Candida albicans is probably the most common.
Yeast organisms are always present in all people, but are usually prevented from "overgrowth" (uncontrolled multiplication resulting in symptoms) by natural... | <urn:uuid:2eb22809-1974-46de-9356-0fc2046630c8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/c/candidiasis.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934497 | 225 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Mar. 19, 2008 For years, neuroscientists have known that the risk of Alzheimer’s disease is nearly doubled among people who have had a stroke. Now researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found a process in the brain that may help explain the link between Alzheimer’s and stroke. Findings are published in ... | <urn:uuid:e8f373a0-b25a-4b7d-bfdb-dd615a303a62> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080317093908.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949819 | 696 | 2.9375 | 3 |
In the early days of Java, life was simple, security policy was black and white, and external code was summarily untrusted. Since then, life has become more complex, security policy is now made to order, and code runs the gamut from trusted to untrusted (encompassing every state in between). Figure 1.6 in Chapter 1 ill... | <urn:uuid:0cf3a45f-5173-4548-aae3-e661cfbc809d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.securingjava.com/chapter-two/chapter-two-9.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940388 | 851 | 3.0625 | 3 |
Herbert George Wells, the son of an unsuccessful tradesman, was born in Bromley on 21st September, 1866. After a basic education at a local school, Wells was apprenticed as a draper. Wells disliked the work and in 1883 became a pupil-teacher at Midhurst Grammar School. While at Midhurst Wells won a scholarship to the S... | <urn:uuid:4890197e-5658-4f03-80fe-1010d502229a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.simplyaudiobooks.com/audio-books/Invisible+Man/2116/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979868 | 1,041 | 2.890625 | 3 |
International Signal Flags.
The International Code of Signals (ICOS) was generally accepted at the time of the World War I. At that time the great majority of ships were not equipped with radio then known as the wireless. Communication from ship to ship was carried out by use of "ship flags" and virtually all ships car... | <urn:uuid:8611a6d1-fc34-419c-8ffc-a22fece05637> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.smsmoewe.com/semafore/smsmeah2.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915806 | 881 | 3.390625 | 3 |
Black Holes Exhale Enormous Gas Cloud
This story was updated at 1:05 pm EDT.
A giant cloud of superheated gas 6 million light years wide might be formed by the collective sigh of several supermassive black holes, scientists say.
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Fiber is one of the easiest nutrients to incorporate into your diet, and one of the most important. However, many Americans don’t get the much needed 25 to 30 grams recommended daily for a healthy diet. Insufficient fiber intake can increase your risk for many health problems, including constipation, high cholesterol, ... | <urn:uuid:0db4f328-17f8-45f4-948a-78e6be0cca14> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=442 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926834 | 550 | 3.015625 | 3 |
New report: An Anatomy of Economic Inequality in Wales
A landmark report published this week by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in collaboration with the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) looks at the facts about economic inequality in Wales in a new and challenging way... | <urn:uuid:0d79d885-31f9-486f-8b55-b6cf510ee464> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/news-archive/2010-2011/newreportananatomyofeconomicinequalityinwales.php | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964441 | 873 | 2.921875 | 3 |
With one in three children in the United States struggling with weight problems, the fight against childhood obesity is becoming ever more desperate. Some of the new health care provisions that are going into effect this year include insurance coverage for screening, counseling and other preventive care measures for ob... | <urn:uuid:99728544-d4ec-4c65-9c97-4ce23038cec8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.timigustafson.com/2012/fighting-childhood-obesity-in-a-complex-environment/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969945 | 1,170 | 3 | 3 |
Before we can really determine what the fruit of good and evil was, we must examine the tree that produced it, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. In order to do that, we must first grasp the true meaning of the Tree of Life, which stood next to the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden.
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Vanderbilt Skull Base Center
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Anesthesia and biopsies
There are different kinds of anesthesia used for biopsies. A local anesthesia may be all that is needed. Other procedures may require sedation or general anesthesia.
A biopsy removes cells or tissue from the body. The material ta... | <urn:uuid:5f604f28-4d04-4c53-ad6e-44ac9f457b77> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.vanderbilthealth.com/skullbasesurgery/healthtopics?topic=Biopsy | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382360/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.909483 | 740 | 3.09375 | 3 |
- The eye and vision
- Eye examinations (visual field testing)
- How smoking affects the eyes
- Nutrition for healthy eyes
- Physical exercise and eye health
- How to have healthy eyes
The eye and vision
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Scientists believe that a shift of mass toward the Earth's center during the quake caused the planet to spin 3 microseconds faster and to tilt about an inch on its axis.
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Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in women in the United States. This podcast discusses the importance of early detection of breast cancer via mammograms. Created: 10/20/2011 by MMWR.
Date Released: 10/20/2011. Series Name: A Minute of Health with CDC.
A MINUTE OF HEALTH WITH CDC
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The second key ingredient for cooking up your sleek new body is cardiovascular activity - or cardio for short. The term cardiovascular literally means anything pertaining to the heart and blood vessels, and while it may not reel in as much attention from the opposite sex as a pair or ripped abs or toned arms, your hear... | <urn:uuid:1898004e-e813-4f7f-b4bc-be519d8752b0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://allhiphop.com/2007/11/15/shape-up-three-keys-to-success-%C2%96-cardio/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951815 | 1,587 | 3.03125 | 3 |
All animals, and mankind is no exception, require a well balanced diet suitable for their species, physiological condition and life stage. We all know that we and animals require a combination of different nutrient types and groups to remain healthy. But what do these things do in our bodies and the bodies of our anima... | <urn:uuid:f23affa3-e731-49e3-b776-1adc799ddac3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://animalsunlimited.co.uk/more-resources/basic-nutrition/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946179 | 626 | 4.09375 | 4 |
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — A human skull at the National Museum has been attracting crowds and controversy in equal measure since it was unveiled early this month.
After two decades in storage, the fossilized cranium has been identified by Brazilian scientists as the oldest human remains ever recovered in the Western Hem... | <urn:uuid:1f8da57a-23e2-47d8-94be-2c93a3d4a0d2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1999-10-27/news/9910260781_1_human-skull-western-hemisphere-kennewick-man | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975132 | 720 | 3.625 | 4 |
NEW DELHI: Noting that little progress has been made in stemming climate change, a UN report has pointed out that India and China will account for more than half of transport-related emissions in the world which are set to increase 57% by 2030.
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Tulane is home to colleges and schools centered around liberal arts, sciences and the professions. A common Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences serves both the men's undergraduate Tulane College and the once-separate women's Newcomb College, also for undergraduates. The professions are organized into the following sch... | <urn:uuid:0607f982-7d4e-4c90-8d5b-ed13768daba5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://askfactmaster.com/Tulane_University | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975809 | 636 | 2.53125 | 3 |
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When your stomach growls and you have the urge to reach for the nearest snack, it is, in a way, your tummy talking. Those signals are in part sparked by the gut-based hunger hormone ghrelin, which blocks certain receptors in the brain, telling your body when it is time to eat.
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HLA-B27 gene is closely related to Ankylosing spondylitis. It is found in almost 70-90% of patients with Ankylosing spondylitis.
HLA B27 stands for Human Leukocyte Antigen 27. The HLAB 27 gene produces the HLA B27 molecule, which belongs to the family of MHC class I molecules. The function of this family of molecules i... | <urn:uuid:8d1eb28c-7dd9-45da-ae22-ef9e6eac2d6d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://doctorakerkar.wordpress.com/2011/04/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.912294 | 997 | 3.703125 | 4 |
The courage, idealism, and strong leadership abilities of Mordechai Anielewicz helped iniate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the single largest Jewish armed resistance against the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Anielewicz was born in 1919 into a poor family living in Warsaw. After finishing secondary school, Anielewicz soon j... | <urn:uuid:1df54b9f-54b8-4deb-933f-bd2086d980ac> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/people/Anielewi.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966301 | 821 | 3.734375 | 4 |
Symptoms of ListeriosisAccording to the CDC, the most common symptoms of listeriosis are fever and muscle aches. Victims may also experience gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea or diarrhea. If the infection extends into the nervous system, victims may develop meningitis or encephalitis, which can have symptoms suc... | <urn:uuid:5af6b179-12b0-4392-b85d-73f0492fde23> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://firstaid.about.com/od/abdominaldisorders/qt/06_Listeria.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948944 | 485 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Generating waste is almost unavoidable in today’s world
. Properly segregating and disposing of your waste not only reduces the amount of toxins that enter the atmosphere, you may even save someone’s life. Not all wastes are equal and some are so dangerous that they fall into a category all their own: hazardous waste. ... | <urn:uuid:ab8da4a0-0909-4c50-aa83-86de2857bac8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://gamulgellimae.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/proper-waste-segregation-disposal/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.91532 | 598 | 3.578125 | 4 |
Early on Friday morning, July 9, 1982, Queen Elizabeth II woke to find a strange man sitting at the end of her bed. The man, dressed in jeans and a dirty T-shirt, was cradling a broken ashtray and dripping blood onto the royal linens from a lacerated hand.
The Queen kept calm and picked up the phone from her bedside ta... | <urn:uuid:27e1a99a-a038-43d3-95b6-06b3b9bce3a8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://history1900s.about.com/od/1980s/a/queensintruder.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976377 | 962 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Years after Canadian researchers sounded the alarm about the dangers of prescribing codeine-based painkillers after surgery, children are still dying because of the practice.
A new study, published in Monday’s edition of the journal Pediatrics, details the deaths and near-death of three youngsters shortly after ear, ne... | <urn:uuid:d657bc0c-25d5-476a-b7d4-d16efb953f35> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://m.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/post-surgery-codeine-still-killing-children-new-study-says/article4098960/?service=mobile | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966352 | 1,066 | 2.578125 | 3 |
For an explanation, see the main splats page
The principles of radiation
- To really understand the inner workings of electromagnetic radiation, we need to understand blackbody radiation, which is covered under 'quantum physics'.
- Many materials that appear opaque to us when we rely on the visible spectrum, are transp... | <urn:uuid:7b789fdf-e503-41d1-a433-a1000a13d07e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/scifun/splatsradiation.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955848 | 621 | 3.671875 | 4 |
Philadelphia - In the world of human genetics, a key challenge for researchers is to understand how genes are switched on and off. In a sense, the regulatory molecules that determine which of the estimated 60,000 genes in any human cell are active or inactive at a given time do as much as the genes themselves to define... | <urn:uuid:6a74b38a-e839-4a90-bc7c-183b3ccc4d31> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://news.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-2/Atomic-structure-identified-for-gene-regulating-molecule-3A-Broad-implications-for-cancers--autoimmunity--developmental-disorders-10494-1/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956733 | 405 | 3.109375 | 3 |
"Cinnamon itself has insulin-like activity and also can potentiate the activity of insulin," said Don Graves of UCSB. "The latter could be quite important in treating those with type II diabetes. Cinnamon has a bio-active component that we believe has the potential to prevent or overcome diabetes."
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"Severely wounded" no longer has to mean the end of a military career, as a small number of U.S. veterans of the war in Iraq are showing.
The military has regular procedures in place to help severely wounded military personnel transition to civilian life after rehabilitation. But what if the soldier, sailor, airman, or... | <urn:uuid:edc62ca4-89e5-4095-a13e-6073563bd811> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/12/iraq-medicine/did-you-know-learn | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976371 | 417 | 2.75 | 3 |
Ontario cherries are ripe and ready for eating. They are so juicy and delicious and pack a lot of health promoting punch into such a small fruit.
Do your body (especially your taste buds!) a favour and pick some up at your local farmer’s market.
Here are some healthy reasons to enjoy cherries:
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Money makes people happy, and more so for workers paid by the hour than by salary, according to researchers at Stanford and the University of Toronto. The relationship between money and happiness is stronger for people paid by the hour because they are more often reminded of how much they earn, and this makes money mor... | <urn:uuid:d82d3549-d9f5-45b9-bd13-7a4b7cd1dc8f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://phys.org/news183632533.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983222 | 570 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Cape Hatteras is a cape on the coast of North Carolina. It is the point that protrudes the farthest to the southeast along the northeast-to-southwest line of the Atlantic coast of North America, making it a key point for navigation along the eastern seaboard. So many ships have been lost around it that the area is know... | <urn:uuid:dcafe467-26fb-42ab-8cab-172abd14da14> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Hatteras | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967203 | 147 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Seaborgium is a chemical element. In the past, it has been named eka-tungsten but is now named seaborgium. It has the symbol Sg. It has the atomic number 106. Seaborgium is a radioactive element that does not exist in nature. It has to be made. The most stable isotope is 271Sg. Seaborgium-271 has a half-life of 2.4 min... | <urn:uuid:04239220-942d-42e4-9a98-de200590fc40> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaborgium | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.733396 | 208 | 3.234375 | 3 |
A new study examined how your natural sleep preference may be related to your personality type.
The study from Spain involved 862 college students. They were between the ages of 18 and 30.
They completed a short version of the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). It measures your circadian “chronotype” – your p... | <urn:uuid:768f62b1-8ccf-40af-b4c0-06049ae57ca4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://sleepeducation.blogspot.com/2010/03/your-sleep-personality-type.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960766 | 328 | 2.625 | 3 |
"We know this type of change is achievable with lipid lowering drugs, but it's remarkable that a meditation program can produce such a change," the researcher says.
In the April 2004 issue of the American Journal of Hypertension, Dr. Barnes and his colleagues reported that 15 minutes of twice-daily transcendental medit... | <urn:uuid:3599d4cc-3d59-4cb6-a483-1b811b4fe283> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://the-transcendental-meditation.blogspot.com/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961128 | 673 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Write a Real Linux Driver
In this tutorial, Linux kernel developer and Linux Foundation fellow Greg Kroah-Hartman talks about writing USB kernel drivers, with an on-stage practical demonstration.
About Greg Kroah-Hartman
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5th Grade Oral Language Resources
Students will:• Learn about the concept of camping out.
• Access prior knowledge and build background about camping out.
• Explore and apply the concept of camping out.
Students will:• Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of camping out.
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Johnson Toribiong, President of Palau, has been awarded the Ocean Heritage Award by the Shark Research Institute. This reflects his creation of the worlds first shark sanctuary by outlawing shark finning throughout the entire Palau exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This will comprise some 237,000 square miles. At a recent... | <urn:uuid:0a92e762-1d7b-420a-a1dc-3817cec04ae4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wetpixel.com/articles/palau-president-receives-ocean-heritage-award/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937123 | 785 | 2.875 | 3 |
Influenza virus activity in the world
13 May 2013
Based on FluNet reporting (as of 7 May 2013, 10:30 UTC), during weeks 16 to 17 (14 to 27 April 2013), National Influenza Centres (NICs) and other national influenza laboratories from 80 countries, areas or territories reported data. The WHO GISRS laboratories tested mor... | <urn:uuid:d3cdcc64-e8aa-4f52-a282-0db186d02a7d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://who.int/influenza/gisrs_laboratory/updates/summaryreport/en/index.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930937 | 437 | 2.71875 | 3 |
BMR – Basal Metabolic Rate
Losing weight can be much simpler when you understand your BMR, or basal metabolic rate.
Knowing your BMR can help you calculate the right amount of calories for losing weight or maintaining your current weight.
What is the Basal Metabolic Rate?
Your basal metabolic rate is basically the numb... | <urn:uuid:f855124f-b868-4ea0-ab63-df8fb1096c59> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.24hrfitness.co.uk/fitness/2010/BMR-Basal-Metabolic-Rate.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942888 | 611 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Center of Science, Policy and Society Programs: AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion
AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion
Earth & Environment
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Ask a question about 'General Synod'
Start a new discussion about 'General Synod'
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Church of England
In the Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers i... | <urn:uuid:630aac35-c34e-4935-a230-d3a99977c21d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/General_Synod | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947209 | 1,020 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Inheritance tax (IHT) is paid when somebody dies, but only if their estate – including any assets held in trust and gifts made within the seven years prior to death – is valued over the IHT nil rate band (currently £325,000 in 2009-10). IHT is paid at 40 percent on anything over this threshold.
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What do I do?
If you are stung by a honey bee, one of the most important things to do is not to panic. Panic by the person stung or those around him/her can produce a systemic reaction in itself. Many people believethey are allergic to honey bees when in fact they are experiencing symptoms of a normal reaction. Only a ... | <urn:uuid:b64e3b9e-7089-4a50-8fbd-4ec35b28d7d7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=11067 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949147 | 965 | 3.3125 | 3 |
What is syphilis?
Syphilis is a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) caused by a bacterium (germ).
How can a person get syphilis?
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Climate change scientist: Expect more droughts and floods
A CLIMATE change scientist says the recent 'perverse' situation of floods and droughts occurring at the same time is a trend for the future.
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ACE Satellite Now In Place Between Earth and Sun; Will Seek To Determine What Sun Is Made Of
PASADENA—Tanning aficionados, beach bums, surfers, and other solar enthusiasts may not realize it yet, but there is a new satellite making a huge looping halo around the sun. And it's a satellite that's going to be a benefit to... | <urn:uuid:838cd920-c33b-4e31-bc47-0e1382bfcb44> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.caltech.edu/content/ace-satellite-now-place-between-earth-and-sun-will-seek-determine-what-sun-made | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928256 | 761 | 3.359375 | 3 |
For a reaction in which the reactants and products end up at the
same temperature and pressure, it is the sign of the Gibbs free
energy change of the reaction that tells you whether the reaction
is spontaneous (thermodynamically favored to proceed in the forward
direction) or not.
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A new study implies that cross-border evaporation can be added to the list of supply and policy factors that water and land managers in the arid Southwest U.S. should ponder.
By Brett Walton
Circle of Blue
California’s Central Valley is an agricultural machine. The valley, which accounts for one-sixth of irrigated land... | <urn:uuid:e04fb483-c53c-4a3f-b1ed-e64595155ca2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2013/world/report-evaporation-from-california-irrigation-adds-enough-water-to-colorado-river-to-supply-3-million-people/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932252 | 1,483 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses and other organisms. Bacterial STDs, such as Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis, can be cured with antibiotics. STDs caused by viruses, such as Genital Herpes, HPV Infection, Hepatitis B and HIV infection cannot be cured, but most can be t... | <urn:uuid:0565d117-39ce-4f48-9800-8c25d4994bda> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.clatsopcounty.us/page/323?deptid=10 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940936 | 381 | 3.296875 | 3 |
This book focuses exclusively on ergonomics in the design and use of hand tools. Hand tools have been an integral supplement to the human hand since the beginning of civilization. Recently, they have been pinpointed as a prominent cause of workplace disease. Cumulative Trauma Disorders such as Tendonitus, Carpal Tunnel... | <urn:uuid:56246531-0392-4268-86a7-65c1b791003d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781566703086 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.908459 | 374 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Researchers in CSIR Biosciences have successfully developed an economically-competitive route for the preparation of an intermediate in the production of AZT and stavudine. This has the potential to stimulate the local production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), which is presently not undertaken in South Af... | <urn:uuid:8795ef6b-b9b2-4dc6-b8ae-bfc6d83ec9ce> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.csir.co.za/enews/2008_oct/bio_02.html | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962904 | 844 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Prehistoric man's best friend: The French were domesticating dogs 15,000 years ago, scientists claim
- It wasn't all fun and games - man ate the dogs too and used their fur for clothing
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but what about if the pooch in question lived 15,000 years ago?
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Scientists borrow technique used by astronomers to find distant galaxies to identify cancerous tumours
- Tumours traditionally spotted by staining cells to show up specific proteins
- New approach employs automated system originally used to find objects far away in the night sky
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There are several different diseases that are linked to fleas. Most regions of the world have flea populations, and the insects are known to infest the bodies and bedding of dogs. If flea populations are not controlled, disease and infection can cause serious harm to your dog.
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CMYK vs RGB vs Spot Colour
CMYK and RGB refer to the two main 'colour spaces'. RGB represents Red, Green and Blue, the three colours used to make up light, such as on your TV screen or computer monitor. CMYK on the other hand stands for Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and Black, and these are the colours used to make up full col... | <urn:uuid:8fc40744-136e-4c11-a124-308d5b776569> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dspad.co.uk/artwork-submission/colour-space | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936399 | 688 | 3.3125 | 3 |
A window into the frequency domain, part 2
Jit Lim - May 23, 2012
From guest blogger Gina Bonini: In my last post, I reviewed windowing factors used during scope FFTs—why they’re needed, and how to select the right one. In this post, I’ll continue down the path of reviewing key tidbits about the scope FFT function, an ... | <urn:uuid:938d061b-31b6-4d8e-96ce-07b09c3b4575> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/scope-guru-on-signal-integrity/4373759/A-window-into-the-frequency-domain-part-2 | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924277 | 723 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She ... | <urn:uuid:6d70284b-d46f-45c8-a37c-9ac349ef06cb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/vaginal_infections/page2_em.htm | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.917314 | 990 | 2.71875 | 3 |
No, you’re not imagining it. 2011 has been rife with extreme weather events. There have, in fact, been 2,941 monthly weather records broken in the U.S. this year--549 snowfall records, 1,090 rainfall records, and 1,302 heat-related records. The NRDC’s extreme weather map (time-lapse version available here) makes the ra... | <urn:uuid:4a51eb1a-f39e-4301-b3f1-215026d06b83> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fastcoexist.com/1678959/this-is-what-a-years-worth-of-extreme-weather-events-looks-like | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953801 | 311 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Can you imagine a life without cell phones? Consider a situation where you have to make an emergency call only to find that you don’t have your cell phone. How about a situation where you are lost and you need to get some directions but you don’t have your cell phone? In the past, cell phones were mainly used for makin... | <urn:uuid:088241c4-d47a-4f3d-9728-51b35ddcfd99> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.generateqrcodes.info/history-of-cellphones/ | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924101 | 1,145 | 3.765625 | 4 |
3v Dome calculation tool
Enter the radius of the dome, then click the calculate button.
To build a 3v geodesic dome framework you will need:
30 lengths of 'A' size struts
40 lengths of 'B' size struts
50 lengths of 'C' size struts
6 five way hubs
25 six way hubs
15 four way hubs - around the base of the dome.
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A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that may result in a bad headache, altered levels of alertness, or
It temporarily interferes with the way your brain works, and it can affect memory, judgment, reflexes, speech, balance, coordination, and sleep patterns.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
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Where did the Irish O'Dowling family come from? What is the Irish O'Dowling family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Dowling family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Dowling family history?The original Gaelic form of O'Dowling was O Dunlaing.
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Where did the German Stull family come from? What is the German Stull family crest and coat of arms? When did the Stull family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Stull family history?The Stull surname comes from the Middle High German/Middle Low German word "... | <urn:uuid:c244161b-4bab-475f-b67f-354b9bb0630d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.houseofnames.com/stull-family-crest | null | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700014987/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102654-00038-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96273 | 428 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Nanotechnology researcher Istvan Varga is unique among the more than 6,400 participants in this year’s JET program. While the majority work as assistant English teachers in Japanese public schools, the 34-year-old Hungarian-born electrical engineer spends his days exploring the secrets of magnetism.
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