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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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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
Amid much media fanfare, a research team in 1996 trumpeted an ancient, hollowed out bear bone pierced on one... | <urn:uuid:f166f15d-9976-40ed-8a49-8bed360001ff> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cogweb.ucla.edu/ep/FluteDebate.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957844 | 2,445 | 3.71875 | 4 |
The test team views the use of a pulley as an intermediate step only, and has planned to shift to a reliance on windlasses like those that apparently were used to hoist sails on Egyptian ships.
"The whole approach has been to downgrade the technology," Gharib said. "We first wanted to show that a kite could raise a hug... | <urn:uuid:7989d2d3-3e6d-4a4d-ad8e-e7b19882a89a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/06/0628_caltechobelisk_2.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974171 | 709 | 3.578125 | 4 |
Sleep apnea is a condition in which breathing is repeatedly interrupted during sleep. The time period for which the breathing stops or decreases is usually between 10 and 30 seconds. When these episodes occur repeatedly, sleep apnea can seriously disrupt the quality of sleep.
There are three types of respiratory events... | <urn:uuid:da610566-65f7-4f92-a0b9-cbf818d8ece0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://oprmc.com/your-health/?/11549/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904892 | 834 | 3.703125 | 4 |
Classroom Activities for Teaching Sedimentary GeologyThis collection of teaching materials allows for the sharing of ideas and activities within the community of geoscience teachers. Do you have a favorite teaching activity you'd like to share? Please help us expand this collection by contributing your own teaching mat... | <urn:uuid:f4b8146e-83a2-43e4-8f2c-b3c235ae8afb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/sedimentary/activities.html?q1=sercvocabs__43%253A206 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.898655 | 310 | 3.875 | 4 |
Mercury in the Morning
The planet Mercury -- the planet closest to the Sun -- is just peeking into view in the east at dawn the next few days. It looks like a fairly bright star. It's so low in the sky, though, that you need a clear horizon to spot it, and binoculars wouldn't hurt.
Mercury is a bit of a puzzle. It has ... | <urn:uuid:d0a1999f-a775-4afc-bcfd-ee6ff6243a0b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://stardate.org/radio/program/2008-10-20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943661 | 357 | 4 | 4 |
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> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.aacap.org/cs/ADHD.ResourceCenter/adhd_faqs | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959207 | 1,307 | 3.71875 | 4 |
Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
The chloride ion is formed when the element chlorine picks up one electron to form the anion (negatively charged ion) Cl−. The salts of hydrochloric acid HCl contain chloride ions and are also called chlorides. An example is table salt, which is sodium chloride with the chemical formul... | <urn:uuid:4e76b8fd-c479-45d7-8ee7-faf61495aecb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Chloride | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.896893 | 320 | 4.59375 | 5 |
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> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.avalanchepress.com/PrussianOrganization.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95064 | 1,343 | 3.5625 | 4 |
1854-89 THREE DOLLARS INDIAN HEAD
In 1853 the United States negotiated the "Gadsden Purchase"settlement of a boundary dispute with Mexico that resulted in the U.S. acquiring what would become the southern portions of Arizona and New Mexico for ten million dollars. The following year Commodore Matthew Perry embarked upo... | <urn:uuid:ce5e0d75-e5f8-4ce2-8b94-86d9527d0dd4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.coinsite.com/CoinSite-PF/PParticles/$3goldix.asp | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963839 | 1,295 | 3.671875 | 4 |
In the American electoral system, a primary election is an election that determines the nominee for each political party, who then competes for the office in the general election. A presidential primary is a state election that picks the delegates committed to nominate particular candidates for president of the United ... | <urn:uuid:c66cbd20-f2be-4f73-902d-7b0198351323> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.conservapedia.com/Primary_election | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951015 | 615 | 4.03125 | 4 |
Beginning in October 2006, some beekeepers began reporting losses of 30-90 percent of their hives. While colony losses are not unexpected during winter weather, the magnitude of loss suffered by some beekeepers was highly unusual.
This phenomenon, which currently does not have a recognizable underlying cause, has been ... | <urn:uuid:6117655e-ff6b-4001-9834-1cee09b05d14> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dirtdoctor.com/Honeybee-Colony-Collapse-Disorder_vq2259.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957155 | 2,135 | 3.734375 | 4 |
Twenty Ideas for Engaging ProjectsSeptember 12, 2011 | Suzie Boss
The start of the school year offers an ideal time to introduce students to project-based learning. By starting with engaging projects, you'll grab their interest while establishing a solid foundation of important skills, such as knowing how to conduct re... | <urn:uuid:6d6b12c8-51d9-4d93-b798-19f2bbb48a21> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.edutopia.org/blog/20-ideas-for-engaging-projects-suzie-boss?quicktabs_edutopia_blogs_sidebar_popular_list=0 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944685 | 1,793 | 3.515625 | 4 |
In fact, the United States apparently just emerged from the hottest spring on record.
The period between June 2011 and May of this year was the warmest on record since NOAA record keeping began in 1985. Aside from Washington, every state experienced higher-than-average temperatures during that period, which also featur... | <urn:uuid:628e935a-7678-4d56-8179-04a384233ade> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ibtimes.com/us-just-had-warmest-year-record-noaa-report-702027 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957367 | 499 | 3.625 | 4 |
Gay and Lesbian Issues
The adolescent years are full of challenges, many related to sex and sexual identity. These issues can be especially difficult for teens who are (or think they may be) homosexual. Homosexual teens deserve the same understanding and respect as heterosexual teens, and it is important for everyone t... | <urn:uuid:83d99630-30d5-4811-bdcf-250bf5d3fac5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/34970/34997/362814.html?d=dmtChildGuide | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961853 | 1,006 | 3.59375 | 4 |
Ulva spp. on freshwater-influenced or unstable upper eulittoral rock
Ecological and functional relationships
The community predominantly consists of algae which cover the rock surface and creates a patchy canopy. In doing so, the algae provides an amenable habitat in an otherwise hostile environment, exploitable on a t... | <urn:uuid:13da434f-f140-49e3-8fdb-67019653693a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatecology.php?habitatid=104&code=2004&code=2004 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.912592 | 1,520 | 3.625 | 4 |
The following information was extracted from the publication "Threatened"
produced by BNZ in cooperation with the Department of Conservation
and Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society.
The Predation Threat
In 1987, a dog was on the loose in Waitangi State forest in the Bay of Islands. For six weeks it rampaged throug... | <urn:uuid:9a72a1b6-062c-472b-953a-6ed25e5be7b9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.mercurybay.co.nz/local/kiwiinfo.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96217 | 2,354 | 3.875 | 4 |
LESSON PLANS AND TIMES MATERIALS FOR TEACHING:
The Academy Awards
The Film Industry
Film in Language Arts
Film in Social Studies/History
Film in Fine Arts
Technology in Film
Lessons on these pages are for grades 6-12, written in consultation with Bank Street College of Education. Each one is paired with a Times article... | <urn:uuid:6ea66825-3d71-4963-bb78-a2cd08b96170> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nytimes.com/learning/issues_in_depth/Film.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.795403 | 1,513 | 3.671875 | 4 |
judgments on teaching and other inadequacies. They learned, too, to demand structural changes to benefit their children. This was most evident in the Wisconsin desegregation cases.
An increasingly critical activism by parents suggested that Hmong were learning how to contend for improved schools in the American mode. C... | <urn:uuid:a778b565-e7a9-4bd4-9d88-1ee84d7fb304> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.questia.com/read/57248596/asian-american-education-historical-background-and | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94823 | 215 | 3.65625 | 4 |
History of the Indians of the United States
by Angie Debo
The political, social, and military conflicts and foul-ups between the Indians and whites from the colonial era to the 1970s.
6 x 9 450 pages, index, maps, illustrated, paperbound
#300 Indians in the US $24.95
by Barry C. Kent
Culturally and linguistically, the ... | <urn:uuid:24918d75-915c-4e00-b5b9-a827162bb127> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.redrosestudio.com/Cat%2016%20Indians.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.874074 | 374 | 3.515625 | 4 |
The word vivisection was first coined in the 1800s to denote the experimental dissection of live animals - or humans. It was created by activists who opposed the practice of experimenting on animals. The Roman physician Celsus claimed that in Alexandria in the 3rd century BCE physicians had performed vivisections on se... | <urn:uuid:302a84f1-d0b1-4e14-8e71-b2ded9ee5190> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/themes/controversies/~/~/link.aspx?_id=0873EA4A5C4C49E79FCEC5C4AFBA7857&_z=z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927274 | 392 | 3.71875 | 4 |
January 23, 2007:
The paper by researchers at Yale, the University of Winnipeg, Stony Brook University, and led by University of Florida paleontologist Jonathan Bloch reconstructs the base of the primate family tree by comparing skeletal and fossil specimens representing more than 85 modern and extinct species. The tea... | <urn:uuid:3fb03c5f-56af-4237-afa9-75336a1587b5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.strangeark.com/blogarchive/2007_01_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94408 | 932 | 3.8125 | 4 |
What is Rainwater Harvesting?
Rainwater harvesting is an ancient practice of catching and holding rain for later use. In a rainwater harvesting system, rain is gathered from a building rooftop or other source and is held in large containers for future use, such as watering gardens or washing cars. This practice reduces... | <urn:uuid:14a860e9-8430-426b-8c1a-80c7f022fb96> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.waterresourcesgroup.org/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942301 | 671 | 3.890625 | 4 |
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2007 August 9
Explanation: Gathered at the center of this sharp skyview are the stars of Messier 67, one of the oldest known open star clusters. In ... | <urn:uuid:91f282c4-2e54-47d7-8535-050b5df9e154> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070809.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.909622 | 222 | 3.609375 | 4 |
Mississippians know the strength of longleaf pines. These native trees braved Hurricane Katrina 48 percent better than their loblolly cousins. Even so, the ancient longleaf pine forests of the South are a threatened ecosystem.
These forests once dominated the region, spanning 90 million acres. Now, they cover just 3 mi... | <urn:uuid:55762022-fd0e-4996-8262-42953a51b1b7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.usda.gov/2011/06/07/nrcs-restores-and-creates-longleaf-pine-forests-in-mississippi/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941094 | 584 | 3.5 | 4 |
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Retinal hemorrhage occurs when the blood vessels in the retina get damaged or ruptured, leading to abnormal bleeding. The retina, which is composed of rods and cones is the region of the eye responsible for sensitivity to light, and vision. The retinal vein and artery, along with a dense network of ... | <urn:uuid:0a57e8d8-1439-48dd-8688-080cf98e78c5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://killeeneyecarecenter.com/blog/post/Retinal-Hemorrhage-Symptoms-Diagnosis-And-Treatment.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931752 | 596 | 3.59375 | 4 |
Math is all about problem solving. One of the best ways to help children learn math is to present them with a problem in which they have to devise their own strategies to find the solution(s). There is usually more than 1 way to solve math problems and children need the opportunity to discover shortcuts and their own a... | <urn:uuid:2ffb7d15-c8a3-47fa-8912-14163d5bfad5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://math.about.com/cs/wordproblems/a/wp6.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974323 | 516 | 3.609375 | 4 |
The Oregon Trail opened the way west for intrepid settlers and enterprising miners. Once it was well established and the roads were cleared and expanded, once towns had grown up along the route and locations in the Rockies and further west were settled, it was only natural that a new method of transportation would take... | <urn:uuid:44892bde-dc4e-4668-88dc-48f754c76b11> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://merryfarmer.net/2012/08/08/western-wednesday-stagecoaches/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981956 | 1,181 | 3.84375 | 4 |
A group of teachers were keen to
embed rich tasks from the NRICH website http://nrich.maths.org into their
curriculum for all KS3 and KS4 students. In this article, the
teachers share the issues they needed to consider and what they are
doing to address them.
The catalysts for change were our desire to:
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The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft is expected to discover its 1,000TH comet this summer.
The SOHO spacecraft is a joint effort between NASA and the European Space Agency. It has accounted for approximately one-half of all comet discoveries with computed orbits in the history of astronomy.
"Before... | <urn:uuid:78cbe1bd-1849-4138-b59a-5521e93122a3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://phys.org/news4969.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943417 | 663 | 4 | 4 |
While any kind of dog can attack, some breeds are more prone to attacks than others. In fact, some dogs are more likely than others to kill humans.
The Centers of Disease Control estimates that more than 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs every year. Of those, 20 percent require medical attention.
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Let’s Talk Art
"The way a child thinks about her art is more important than the way you think about it," says Herbert. "Never impose limitations and never say, 'I'm not good at this.' It introduces fear. Never evaluate a preschooler's music, art, or dance. Make observations from fact. Say, 'there is a red circle,' or '... | <urn:uuid:66650b04-ab50-4243-a16f-93e90c6d613f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.babyzone.com/kids/child-development/child-brain-development/learning-through-masterworks_71967-page-4 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969355 | 269 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Glucose is a type of sugar. It comes from food, and is also created in the liver. Glucose travels through the body in the blood. It moves from the blood to cells with the help of a hormone called insulin. Once glucose is in those cells, it can be used for energy.
Diabetes is a condition that makes it difficult for the ... | <urn:uuid:da329173-6e70-42f5-aa09-933ea8352a2f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bidmc.org/YourHealth/ConditionsAZ/Congestiveheartfailure.aspx?ChunkID=11902 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911804 | 1,210 | 3.6875 | 4 |
"We believe this is the first time bacterial horizontal gene transfer has been observed in eukaryotes at such scale," says senior author Igor Grigoriev of DOE JGI. "This study gets us closer to explaining the dramatic diversity across the genera of diatoms, morphologically, behaviorally, but we still haven't yet explai... | <urn:uuid:ea4e61f1-5a97-49dc-b206-0e94f7a4d478> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-1/Diatom-genome-helps-explain-success-in-trapping-excess-carbon-in-oceans-5401-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926355 | 432 | 3.78125 | 4 |
First ever direct measurement of the Earth’s rotation
Geodesists are pinpointing the orientation of the Earth’s axis using the world’s most stable ring laser
A group with researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) are the first to plot changes in the... | <urn:uuid:d4281798-7278-4727-a736-be4cecc072f8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bkg.bund.de/nn_149566/sid_0F335650A0F77C3C47FE83A10BEB41EC/nsc_true/EN/News/01News/N2011/2011__12__27ring-laser.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.909265 | 710 | 3.921875 | 4 |
Federal Government Seceded From the States and the Constitution first in 1913.Submitted by realman2020 on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 01:01
In 1861. The Federal government seceded from the states and our constitution first. The southern states broke away from the union. The reason is the Federal government broke the compact or c... | <urn:uuid:0b5863fc-6899-4ba4-a8bd-0552681e3973> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dailypaul.com/263602/federal-government-seceded-from-the-states-and-the-constitution-first-in-1913 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949949 | 200 | 3.578125 | 4 |
Corn crop residues are often left on harvested fields to protect soil quality, but they could become an important raw material in cellulosic ethanol production. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research indicates that soil quality would not decline if post-harvest corn cob residues were removed from fields.
This w... | <urn:uuid:57357d4b-ffa7-4db3-a657-eae2505ea32d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/forage/industry-insider/Corn-cobs-eyed-for-bioenergy-production-189197761.html?email=yes&cmntid=112853132 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964672 | 431 | 3.5625 | 4 |
Presenting - 'Amasia', The Next Supercontinent!
Ever since Earth has been in existence there have been the formation and breaking apart of many supercontinents - While Pangaea, that existed between 150-300 million years ago is the most well-known, prior to that was Nuna (1.8 billion years ago), Rodina (1 billion years ... | <urn:uuid:2d0e9c93-cfc6-4a81-aac7-dc1b77fe6e90> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.dogonews.com/2012/10/18/presenting-amasia-the-next-supercontinent | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965343 | 567 | 4.3125 | 4 |
Topic 6: Writing and Typing Tips
Using the features in the AutoCorrect Options and teaching students the quickest way to spell check and find synonyms will enhance their writing. Create a template that includes the information that a student needs to correctly head a paper will reduce frustrations and allow the student... | <urn:uuid:5044272b-f3a6-4927-a57c-567b9a30f7aa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.efdlrs.com/~sunrise/wondersofword/t-6.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.868932 | 150 | 3.546875 | 4 |
Garden Talk: August 25, 2011
From NGA Editors
Native Bee Basics
Native bees are important and often under-appreciated pollinators. If you'd like to find out more about these helpful insects and what you can do to conserve and protect them on your property and in your community, start by reading about them in Bee Basics... | <urn:uuid:486b054e-bd43-4771-aeb0-458ee7b372bb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.garden.org/regional/report/national/3889 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950841 | 1,284 | 3.625 | 4 |
Leaf Characteristics (PK1) This set introduces simple vocabulary to describe the physical features of 40 North American tree, garden, and house plant leaves. First - The child sorts 9 leaf characteristics cards (3" x 4") onto 3 control cards (10-3/8” x 5¼”) that identify characteristics of Leaf Types, Leaf Veins, and L... | <urn:uuid:d8d399d3-71ef-4f88-8432-8aa6553e707a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.in-printforchildren.com/3201/4285.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927978 | 1,788 | 3.96875 | 4 |
: the study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that it is indicative of mental faculties and character
Study of the shape of the skull as an indication of mental abilities and character traits. Franz Joseph Gall stated the principle that each of the innate mental faculties is based in a specific brain... | <urn:uuid:0946e91b-14ac-49fc-8c05-8dc7853d40e6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrenology | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949755 | 170 | 3.578125 | 4 |
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