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		[ "SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -", "A large red tide bloom that's about 12 miles long and six miles wide is lingering off the Charlotte-Sarasota County coastline and killing fish.", "The Herald-Tribune (http://bit.ly/Pcv7WP) reports that September and October are the most common months for red tide blooms which are caused by toxic algae.", "Area hotel owners and tourism officials are hopeful that the problem won't worsen or spread.", "The red tide effects are limited to southern Sarasota and Charlotte counties.", "No dead fish or bad air quality were reported on beaches north of Venice.", "Red tide naturally occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.", "The bloom is deadly for fish, marine mammals, sea turtles and other sea life.", "The toxins also can become airborne and cause breathing problems for people with asthma or other respiratory diseases.", "(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.", "All rights reserved.", "This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)" ]
		[ "Invasion of KuwaitReasons for InvasionDespite close foreign relations during the Iran-Iraq War, the relationship between Iraq and Kuwait quickly deteriorated after the war.", "This happened for a number of reasons, many of which can be attributed to blunders and miscalculations by Saddam Hussein.", "Kuwait loaned Iraq $8.2 billion during the Iran-Iraq war, a sum that Hussein did not think he would be expected to repay.", "When Kuwait refused to pardon the debt, the friendship between the two countries began to strain.", "Miscommunication with the United StatesOn July 25, 1990, the Iraqi High Command met with the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie, to discuss the military activity of Iraq.", "In this meeting Glaspie stated that \"we have no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts, like your border disagreement with Kuwait.", "\"On the 2nd of August 1990, the Iraqi military invaded Kuwait.", "Kuwaiti forces resisted, but were quickly over-whelmed.", "In the air, Kuwaiti Mirage F1 and A-4 Skyhawk pilots claimed to have shot down several Iraqi helicopters, but none of these claims have been confirmed.", "Following five weeks of aerial bombardment from US and allied warplanes on targets in Iraq and Kuwait, a 4 day ground war started on 23 February 1991, and Kuwait was liberated." ]
		[ "- Provide the child with a special notebook just for homework assignments.", "Nothing else is to be written in this notebook.- When homework assignments are completed, the work is put into the special notebook so it can be turned in at school.", "- Ask teachers to send a note home with the homework assignmnet which parents must sign and return.", "It is best to have the child do his/her homework at the same time every day.", "Meals and bedtime are at regular times, and giving homework the same consideration gives it equal importance.", "Work should usually come before play, especially is the child is having difficulty remembering or completing assignments.", "A half hour after arriving home from school gives children time for a snack, but not time to get involved in other activities.", "STUDY HABITS BEGIN AT AN EARLY AGEGood study habits should begin in the first grade.", "Insist no radio or television be playing while the child is doing homework.", "Studies have repeatedly shown the most people learn better in a quiet atmosphere.", "Be willing to help, but don't do your child's work.- Use a homework notebook.", "- Set a regular time for doing homework.- Check and approve homework before the child goes out to play." ]
		[ "QUESTION: I ran a virus scan and my program turned up a bunch of things it labeled \"third-party\" cookies.", "What are these?ANSWER:", "When you visit most websites, they place cookies on your browser.", "These are small bits of data that store your site settings for future visits.", "This is why you don't have to constantly log into Facebook any time you browse to a new Facebook page.", "Those are first-party cookies.", "Third-party cookies are when an advertiser or other third-party service on a site places a cookie.", "These can often be related to advertising tracking, so it's best to opt out of them in your browser.", "Try a service like SelectOut.", "Q: I bought a new computer to replace my 6-year-old desktop.", "Should I just throw out the old one?", "A: No, no and no!", "Computers contain hazardous materials that make it dangerous to just throw them out.", "Instead, you could try recycling it with help from a site like Earth911.", "It will tell you where you can take it and any special considerations.", "Of course, you could give it to a friend or family member that needs a PC, too.", "Just remember to completely wipe your personal information. .", "Q: I just gave my teenage daughter her first cell phone.", "What can I do to make sure she's not visiting any adult sites with it?", "A: If she does most of her surfing on the house's Wi-Fi, you can use OpenDNS.", "It filters content at your network router so it protects her from inappropriate sites no matter what gadget she surfs on.", "If she starts using her gadget's 3G or 4G connection to circumvent those blocks, you can download a filtering browser like Bsecure.", "On iPhones, however, Apple doesn't have an official way to change the default browser from Safari.", "You should have a chat with your daughter and make sure she knows what sites are appropriate.", "Q: I keep seeing online that people recommend buying solid-state hard drives instead of conventional drives.", "What's the point?", "A: A solid-state drive is a little brick of flash memory, like a large USB drive.", "SSDs can make a laptop faster, lighter and more energy efficient.", "The catch is they can raise the price of a laptop $200 to $300 and they usually don't offer a lot of storage.", "If you want a performance boost and don't store too many large files on your computer, it's a good upgrade.", "If you have a lot to store, or need a less expensive option, stick with a conventional drive.", "Q: Someone told me the photos I take on my smartphone are geotagged.", "What does this mean?", "A:", "Geotagging means your smartphone's GPS attaches a location to the photos you snap.", "Your photos are tagged with other revealing information, too.", "You can turn your smartphone's GPS off to stop this.", "However, that might mess with other useful location services work.", "If you don't want to keep turning location services on and off, you can use an app like Pixelgarde to strip the GPS data out of photos before you post them online.", "Kim Komando hosts the nation's largest talk radio show about computers: www.komando.com/listen." ]
		[ "BERKELEY LAKE -", "The term \"summer camp\" usually conjures images of outdoor play and physical activity.", "However, these assumptions are false when it comes to Camp Invention, a summer day camp focused on hands-on education.", "The nationally acclaimed camp is a weeklong program for rising first- through sixth-graders that combines science and creativity to open up kids' minds and broaden their horizons.", "Camp Invention uses hands-on activities that teach kids to use their imaginations to invent solutions to problems.", "The camp consists of five modules to help accomplish this feat.", "These modules, or classes, encourage kids to take apart used appliances, and then recycle the different parts to create something new.", "Each module focuses on something different, and the focus ranges from transportation to alien invasion.", "The unique idea for Camp Invention was developed by the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990.", "The camp began as a summer program taking place in two elementary schools, but has since grown to reach more than 800 schools in 46 states.", "In Georgia, Camp Invention takes place at several elementary schools throughout the summer.", "At Berkeley Lake Elementary School, students and staff Friday finished a successful week at Camp Invention.", "Director Kathy Bentley said the camp concentrates on bringing the participants creative, problem-solving experiences that don't involve homework, tests or worksheets.", "\"The kids think of things in different ways here,\" Bentley said.", "\"They have fun with the hands-on activities.", "\"In the \"Wild Blue Y'Under\" module, campers created different modes of transportation.", "Sixth-grader Parker Cutler, and her team, the \"Motorgirlz,\" were trying to invent a rolling car that would be faster than the other team's creations.", "To make their car, the girls and their fellow campers were using supplies from a large table of appliance parts.", "\"We get to use our imagination for these projects,\" Cutler said.", "Cutler's friend, fifth-grader Hayley Williams, agreed.", "\"You can create anything you want,\" Williams said.", "\"There are no limits.", "\"The Motorgirlz collectively decided heavier cars rolled faster, so were determined to create a heavy, unique car.", "\"The teacher gives you a general idea about the project,\" Cutler said.", "\"But you get to make whatever you want.", "\"Just down the hall, in the \"I Can Invent Module,\" third-grader Olivia Johnson was surrounded by appliance parts as she concentrated on creating a robot.", "\"I want to make a robot that can cook,\" Johnson said.", "\"So he can help my mom cook when she is too tired.", "\"Johnson was using the cover pieces from a portable CD player for the robot's head, and the case of a graphic calculator as one of the robot's arms.", "Johnson said her favorite part of camp is taking appliances apart.", "\"You get to see things you never knew about,\" Johnson said.", "Third-grader Blake Davis was also working hard on his own invention.", "Davis was trying to create a shocking device.", "Camp Invention has stringent safety regulations, so none of the supplies Davis used in his device carry an electric charge.", "However, Davis used his imagination to overcome his creation's physical short comings.", "\"This is to shock annoying people,\" Davis said, as he described his invention.", "At Camp Invention, participants also get a taste of forensic science as they investigate a pretend crime scene.", "In the \"Solve It\" Module, campers are encouraged to be detectives and discover who stole an inventor's log.", "\"The kids get really serious and are very observant,\" Bentley said.", "\"They focus on putting information together.", "\"Jack Kraus, a second-grader, said the crime scene investigation was his favorite part of Camp Invention.", "\"I like finding out different clues,\" Kraus said.", "With it's unique approach, it's no surprise Camp Invention continues to grow and attract more campers.", "\"The program appeals to a wide range of kids,\" Bentley said.", "\"Everyone can be successful at Camp Invention.\"", "Most people don't expect summer camp to be a haven of knowledge and scientific discovery.", "But then again, most people don't usually expect science and learning to be so much fun.", "When asked about her favorite part of Camp Invention, fifth-grader Sarah Krix couldn't decide.", "\"I can't choose,\" Krix said.", "\"It's all fun", "and I like everything about it.\"", "Camp Invention is clearly breaking the mold for both science and summer camps alike.", "Todd Bentley, a staff member at Camp Invention, said he loves seeing the kids be inventive and create new things.", "When asked to describe Camp Invention, Todd Bentley smiled and said, \"It's educational fun in disguise.\"" ]
		[ "Townships are a product of Indiana’s early history, and Indiana is one of 20 states that currently has some form of township government.", "A township in the Indiana refers to a small geographic area, ranging in size from 6 to 54 square miles (15.6 km² to 140.4 km²), with 36 square miles (93 km²) being the norm.", "A civil township is a unit of local government.", "Township government powers in Indiana have grown to the point that it is difficult to discern the differences between townships, cities and villages.", "There are, however, significant differences that are important to the people charged with administering township affairs and deciding township policies.", "Townships and counties are statutory units of government, having only those powers expressly provided or fairly implied by state law.", "Cities and most villages are vested with home rule powers, meaning they can do almost anything not prohibited by law.", "State laws authorize townships to perform a wide variety of functions and state laws specify details for performing these functions.", "Township trustees are elected officials, but many are volunteers, too, who help make their communities better places to live.", "By far the largest single group of elected officials in Indiana, Township Trustees govern 1,008 townships covering every part of the state.", "Like most elected officials, the Township Trustee serves a four-year term and many Township Trustees work at other jobs in addition to serving their constituents.", "Assisting the Township Trustee in managing this very localized form of government is a three-member Township Board.", "Among its duties are the adoption of the annual budget, serving as a board of finance, and approving township contracts.", "Indiana law requires that the Township Trustees provide essential services to the residents and businesses of the Township.", "Because of its \"grassroots\" structure, the Township Trustee system is designed specifically to quickly meet the needs of the individual in an emergency.", "The ITA is the only township organization that provides legislative services to the 1008 townships.", "Our lobbyists meet with law makers on a daily basis while the legislature is in session.", "The ITA insures that all proposed legislation is studied to assess its impact township government.", "The ITA is the only association from local government that testifies on proposed bills that impact townships.", "Members of the state legislature come to the ITA when they have questions about township government.", "\|< Prev\|\|Next >\|" ]
		[ "Ganglion (GANG-lee-on) cysts are the most common type of soft tissue mass that form under your skin.", "Most commonly, ganglions are seen on the backside of the wrist and fingers, but they can also develop on your shoulder, elbow, and knee.", "Ganglions form when tissues surrounding certain joints become inflamed and swell up with lubricating fluid.", "In some cases, cysts can increase in size when the tissue is irritated and often can disappear spontaneously.", "Although these masses, which can be painful or painless, sometimes grow, they're not tumors or cancerous.", "The cause of ganglions is not always clear, however, conditions such as rheumatoid (rue-MAH-toyd) arthritis (arth-RYE-tis) have been associated with these cysts.", "Occupational factors can also play a role in the development of ganglions.", "Those occupations that require you to overuse certain joints, such as your wrist and fingers, pose a risk for developing ganglion cysts.", "A physician recognizes most ganglion cysts during physical examinations, but sometimes X-rays are used to confirm the diagnosis.", "A procedure called 'aspiration,' or the draining of the contents of the cyst, may be required to distinguish the differences from other causes of swelling.", "Other treatments for cysts can consist of rest or splinting the affected joint.", "If the cyst continues to reoccur, a surgeon can remove it." ]
		[ "Source: youtube channel funfunfunfunfunfive, wikipedia\"Paper Marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other stone.", "The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size, and then carefully transferred to an absorbent surface, such as paper or fabric.", "Through several centuries, people have applied marbled materials to a variety of surfaces.", "It is often employed as a writing surface for calligraphy, and especially book covers and endpapers in bookbinding and stationery.", "Part of its appeal is that each print is a unique monotype.", "\"The history of Paper Marbling is said to originate in different parts of East Asia.", "Known to be used in China, Persia, Ottoman Turkey, in Islamic Empires then Europe." ]
		[ "\"Brainstorming is a group creativity technique designed to generate a large number of ideas for the solution to a problem.", "The method was first popularized in the late 1930s by Alex Faickney Osborn, an advertising executive and one of the founders of BBDO, in a book called Applied Imagination.", "Osborn proposed that groups could double their creative output by using the method of brainstorming.\"", "-Wikipedia Article on BrainstormingPages in category \"Brainstorming\"This category contains only the following page." ]
		[ "Kindergarten Puzzle Games:K (5-6 yrs)Alphabet Crossword is a simple puzzle and vocabulary exercise for preschoolers.", "The game progresses from A to Z, teaching the child some common words associated with each alphabet.", "Kids have to fill the crossword puzzle by clicking and dropping the words in the corresponding blank spaces.", "Through this puzzle game, kids will build and expand their vocabulary as they learn new words, their spellings and their pronunciations." ]
		[ "Five new names have been approved for Mars: Angustus Labyrinthus, Chronius Mons, Promethei Mons, Sisyphi Tholus, and Thyles Montes.", "The names Australis Patera, Angusta Patera, and Cavi Frigores have been marked as dropped in the database.", "New imagery has shown that the two paterae were named using the wrong descriptor term, and the area previously named Cavi Frigores has been incorporated into the adjacent Cavi Angusti.", "The definition of the descriptor term labyrinthus has been expanded from \"Complex of intersecting valleys\" to \"Complex of intersecting valleys or ridges.", "\"See the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature for more information." ]
		[ "Use the Archives and Special Collections finding aids to research rare books and manuscript collections.", "A finding aid is a descriptive tool that includes the contents and arrangement of materials in a collection.", "Finding aids can help you determine whether or not a collection is relevant to your research needs.", "Finding aids are detailed inventories, registers, indexes, and guides to describe collections of primary source materials.", "They provide a comprehensive overview of a collection's scope and contents.", "They define the conditions under which a collection may be accessed or copied, explain its provenance, and contain histories of individuals and organizations connected with the collection.", "Please cite the collection number (e.g. SPEC. 003) and the box number (e.g. Boxes 1 and 2) to request specific materials.", "John Steinbeck Collections376th Bombardment Group Archive" ]
		[ "Sledding has been a winter ritual for generations.", "Anywhere there's snow and a hillside, you can find people sledding.", "Your grandparents probably did it, as did your parents, and someday your kids will do it, too.", "Why?", "It's tons of fun, and it doesn't require any special skills or equipment other than a sled and a helmet.", "But sledding can also cause injuries, some of them pretty serious.", "To keep yourself safe, follow these tips.", "Why Is Sledding Safety Important?", "Though it may seem like harmless fun, sledding injuries send tens of thousands of people to hospital emergency rooms each year.", "More than half of all sledding injuries are head injuries, which can be very serious and even deadly.", "Sledders are actually more likely to be injured in collisions than skiers or snowboarders.", "Choose the Right HillWhen hills get coated with snow, they may all look like great locations for sledding.", "But not all hills are safe.", "Choose yours carefully.", "Here are a few guidelines to follow:Select a hill that is not too steep and has a long flat area at the bottom for you to glide to a stop.", "Avoid hillsides that end near a street or parking lot.", "Avoid hillsides that end near ponds, trees, fences or other hazards.", "Make sure the hill is free of obstacles such as jumps, bumps, rocks, or trees before you begin sledding.", "Choose hills that are snowy rather than icy.", "If you fall off your sled, icy slopes make for hard landings.", "Try to sled during the daytime, when visibility is better.", "If you go sledding at night, make sure the hillside is well lit and all potential hazards are visible.", "Dress for SuccessSince sledding involves playing in the snow outdoors during wintertime, chances are it's going to be cold.", "Frostbite and even hypothermia are potential dangers.", "So is hitting your head.", "Be sure to wear the proper clothing to stay warm and safe.", "Wear sensible winter clothing — hats, gloves or mittens, snow pants, winter jacket, snow boots — that is waterproof and warm, and change into something dry if your clothes get wet.", "Avoid wearing scarves or any clothing that can get caught in a sled and pose a risk of strangulation.", "Wear a helmet designed for winter sports.", "If you don't have a ski or winter sports helmet, at least wear the helmet you use for biking or skateboarding.", "The best sleds can be steered by their riders and have brakes to slow them down.", "Avoid sleds that can't be steered, such as saucers or plastic toboggans, and never use a sled substitute like an inner tube, lunch tray, or cardboard box.", "Good sleds are relatively cheap to buy and are well worth the extra money.", "Follow These Simple Safety RulesYou've got the right kind of sled and a helmet, you're dressed warmly, and you've picked out a perfect hill.", "You're ready to go.", "Follow these rules to keep yourself and other sledders safe:Designate a go-to adult.", "In the event someone gets injured, you'll want an adult on hand to administer first aid and, if necessary, take the injured sledder to the emergency room.", "Always sit face-forward on your sled.", "Never sled down a hill backwards or while standing, and don't go down the hill face-first, as this greatly increases the risk of a head injury.", "Young kids (5 and under) should sled with an adult, and kids under 12 should be actively watched at all times.", "Go down the hill one at a time and with only one person per sled (except for adults with young children).", "Piling more than one person on a sled just means there are more things on the hill that you can collide with.", "Never build an artificial jump or obstacle on a sledding hill.", "Keep your arms and legs within the sled at all times, and if you fall off the sled, move out of the way.", "If you find yourself on a sled that won't stop, roll off it and get away from it.", "Walk up the side of the hill and leave the middle open for other sledders.", "Never ride a sled that is being pulled by a moving vehicle.", "While it's unlikely that you'll be injured while sledding, the possibility definitely exists.", "Just take a little extra time to dress properly and make sure you're following these safety guidelines, and you'll have a better time knowing you have less to worry about.", "Sledding is supposed to be fun.", "Stay safe and warm, and you'll ensure that it is!" ]
		[ "(En español: Exhalar)Put one hand on your chest and take a deep breath . . .", "hold it!", "Now let the air out.", "Do you know why your chest seems to get smaller?", "It's called exhaling.", "This means you're pushing the air you breathed in out of your body.", "Your lungs are kind of like balloons, and when you breathe in (inhale), they get bigger.", "Then when you exhale and let that air back out, they get smaller.", "That's why your chest goes up and down when you breathe." ]
		[ "Pub. date: 2008 \| Online Pub.", "Date: May 28, 2008 \| DOI: 10.4135/9781412963930 \| Print ISBN: 9781412941655 \| Online ISBN: 9781412963930\|", "Publisher:SAGE Publications, Inc.About this encyclopediaImmigration, United StatesOften described as a nation of immigrants, the United States had a foreign-born population of 12.4 percent in 2005.", "Before the 19th century, however, people rarely used the term immigrant.", "Instead, the foreign-born came as settlers, pioneers, slaves, or indentured servants.", "The Naturalization Act of 1790 first established a centralized process for becoming a citizen, originally open to any free white individual who could demonstrate residence in the country for 2 years.", "In the mid-19th century, the short-lived Know-No thing movement emerged as a reaction to a surge in immigration, particularly of Irish Catholics after the potato famine of 1845–1851.", "No national legislation, however, was enacted in response.", "Immigration was, for the most part, welcomed as a route to national development until the late 19th century.", "This changed with the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred Chinese from entering the country and excluded those already in ..." ]
		[ "The factors behind the calving process were not well understoodUS researchers have come up with a way to predict the rate at which ice shelves break apart into icebergs.", "These sometimes spectacular occurrences, called calving events, are a key step in the process by which climate change drives sea level rise.", "Computer models that simulate how ice sheets might behave in a warmer world do not describe the calving process in much detail, Science journal reports.", "Until now, the factors controlling this process have not been well understood.", "Ice sheets, such as those in Antarctica and Greenland, spread under their own weight and flow off land over the ocean water.", "Ice shelves are the thick, floating lips of ice sheets or glaciers that extend out past the coastline.", "Timelapse footage of an iceberg breaking away from a glacier in July 2008.", "The event took approximately 15 minutes (Video: Fahnestock/UNH)", "The Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica floats for as much as 800km (500 miles) over the ocean before the edges begin to break and create icebergs.", "But other ice shelves may only edge over the water for a few kilometres.", "A team led by Richard Alley at Pennsylvania State University, US, analysed factors such as thickness, calving rate and strain rate for 20 different ice shelves.", "\"The problem of when things break is a really hard problem because there is so much variability,\" said Professor Alley.", "\"Anyone who has dropped a coffee cup knows this.", "Sometimes the coffee cup breaks and sometimes it bounces.", "\"", "The team's results show that the calving rate of an ice shelf is primarily determined by the rate at which the ice shelf is spreading away from the continent.", "The researchers were also able to show that narrower shelves should calve more slowly than wider ones.", "Ice cracking off into the ocean from Antarctica and Greenland could play a significant role in future sea level rise.", "Floating ice that melts does not of itself contribute to the height of waters (because it has already displaced its volume), but the shelf from which it comes acts as a brake to the land-ice behind.", "Removal of the shelf will allow glaciers heading to the ocean to accelerate - a phenomenon documented when the Larsen B shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula shattered in spectacular style in 2002.", "This would speed sea level rise.", "The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its 2007 assessment forecast that seas could rise by 18 to 59 cm (7-23ins) this century.", "However, in giving those figures, it conceded that ice behaviour was poorly understood.", "This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled.", "While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience.", "Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so." ]
		[ "Environmental Monitoring in AntarcticaEnvironmental monitoring is essential in Antarctica to allow assessment of the impacts of human activities.", "Examples of the this monitoring work carried out by BAS are given below.", "Sewage outfall monitoring, Rothera StationUntil 2003, untreated sewage was discharged into the sea from Rothera Station.", "Monitoring of the receiving water before and after installation of a biological treatment plant showed a dramatic reduction in the sewage plume as indicated by faecal coliforms.", "Concentrations of heavy metals in lichens and marine bivalves around Rothera Research Station.", "Concentrations of lead, zinc, cadmium and other heavy metals in lichens and marine bivalves are measured.", "The results are used to assess whether any observed pollution is due to station activities, and to determine the area of contamination.", "Skua Population breeding successThe impact of Rothera Research Station on the local South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) population has been monitored for over 12 years.", "The monitoring programme has recently been expanded to include measurements such as chick weight, survival and egg dimensions." ]
		[ "The capital required to construct a tidal barrage has been the significant stumbling block too.", "It is not an attractive proposition to an investor due to long payback periods.", "This problem could be solved by government funding or large organisations getting involved with tidal power.", "In terms of long term costs, once the construction of the barrage is complete, there are very low maintenance and operating costs and the turbines only need replacing once around every 30 years.", "The life of the plant is indefinite and for its entire life it will receive free fuel from the tide.", "Few tidal barrages have been constructed.", "The largest tidal power station in the world (and the only one in Europe) is in the Rance estuary in northern France.", "La Rance was completed in 1966 and has operated reliably ever since.", "So too has the barrage at The Bay of Fundy in Canada - though this had an adverse effect on Marine life.", "There have been plans for a \"Severn Barrage\" from Brean Down in Somerset to Lavernock Point in Wales.", "Every now and again the idea gets proposed, but nothing has been built yet.", "It could have over 200 large turbines, and provide over 8,000 Megawatts of power (over 12 nuclear power station's worth).", "It would take 7 years to build, and could provide 7% of the energy needs for England and Wales.", "There would be a number of benefits, including protecting a large stretch of coastline against damage from high storm tides, and providing a ready-made road bridge.", "However, the drastic changes to the currents in the estuary could have huge effects on the ecosystem so it is unlikely ever to be built due to the major environmental impact that it would cause.", "A major drawback of tidal power stations is that they can only generate when the tide is flowing in or out - in other words, only for 10 hours each day.", "However, tides are totally predictable, so we can plan to have other power stations generating at those times when the tidal station is out of action." ]
		[ "The Invisible Gardener'sNatural Pest Control CenterClick here to hear Andy talkabout Organic and Natural Home Pest Controls on his radio shows.", "If you decide not to use a raised bedthen you must prepare the area first.", "Draw a plan for what you want to grow in your raisedbed.", "Keep the tallest on one side with the smallest to the opposite side.", "If you have morethen one raised decide which plants will grow where.", "Change this designevery year so as not to grow the same plants in the same place year afterChoosing a location for your raised bed is very important.", "Thelocation needs to be close to the kitchen to provide easy access for thecook.", "The location must provide at least 6 to 8 hrs direct sun,with the more the better.", "Must have proper drainage.", "So take awalk around your place and see if you can pick the perfect spot.", "Another consideration is water, it must have a close source.", "Never use city water in your raised bed.", "Manycities have chlorine (or ?) in their city water.", "Chlorine killsbacteria, that is what it does best.", "However an organic garden requiresnatural bacteria in order to function correctly.", "A garden filter will helpkeep your garden alive!", "You will notice an increase in inworms and in the gardens overall health.", "You can make your owngarden filter by converting your shower filter.", "Info on a gardening filteris coming, ask me about it.", "Putting together the Raised BedA good raised bed should be at least 4ft x 10 ft x 12 inches high x atleast 2 inches thick.", "Use non treated wood.", "The wood canbe screwed together for easy break down when needed.", "If you havegophers in your area, you will want to screen the bottomwith extra heavy chicken wire.", "The size of the bed depends on thearea and amount of space you have to use.", "An ideal situation is to have two ormore raised beds.", "One 4ft x 12ft x 12 inches x 2 inches can produce enough food fora family of four.", "More beds allow you to rotate the beds and allow one bed to growgreen cover which can be turned over.", "Filling in the Raised BedThe following should fit just right into the raised bed.", "You will have to use what youfind in your area.", "Start out with a good layer of old horse manure.", "To this I add eitherLLama pellets or Rabbit pellets (nature's time released fertilizer).", "Add 20 lbs of rockdust or any other trace mineral source.", "Add 20 lbs bone meal, 20 lbs alfalfa meal and 2bales aged wood.", "Mix well.", "Water well (water slowly to allow soil to absorb).", "To thismixture add 500 lbs compost (if you have it) other wise add enough old horse manure to fillup to 4 inches from the top.", "Add another 2 bales aged wood or KRA wood product or anylight soil.", "Add another 20 lbs rock dust, 20 lbs bone meal, 20 lbs alfalfa meal.", "The agedwood will insure the PH will be at the right place.", "A good PH for the garden is 6.5 to6.8.", "Blend everything in together, watering as you go.", "Finally add enough mulch to fill theraised bed up to the top.", "Remember that this soil will settle after a few days, so keep afew bags of mulch handy to fill to top when needed.", "The Invisible GardenerTell Em Andy Sent Ya!March 9, 2013dont panic its organic gardening" ]
		[ "- Conditional culture- F W Preece, Adelaide, 1938Conditional culture is the manifesto of the Jindywoorobak position.", "Here, Ingamells saught to 'free Australian art from whatever alien inlfuences trammel it'.", "This involved a 'recognition of environmental values', a de-Europeanising of artistic language and an incorporation of Aboriginal cultural forms into the European-Australian understanding of land.", "'Commentary' by Ian Tilbrook follows Ingamell's essay." ]
		[ "Adapting pediatric psychology interventions: lessons learned in treating families from the middle East.", "ABSTRACT Pediatric psychologists are increasingly called upon to treat children from non-Western countries, whose cultures may contrast with a Western medical setting.", "Research on cultural adaptations of evidence-based treatments (EBTs), particularly for individuals from the Middle East, is sparse.", "To address this need, we discuss clinical issues encountered when working with patients from the Middle East.", "Synthesis of the literature regarding culturally adapted EBTs and common themes in Middle Eastern culture.", "Case vignettes illustrate possible EBT adaptations.", "Integrating cultural values in treatment is an opportunity to join with patients and families to optimize care.", "Expectations for medical and psychological treatment vary, and collaborations with cultural liaisons are beneficial.", "Critical next steps include systematic development, testing, and training in culturally adapting EBTs in pediatric medical settings.", "Increased dialogue between clinicians, researchers, and cultural liaisons is needed to share knowledge and experiences to enhance patient care." ]
		[ "Introduction to EnzymesThe following has been excerpted from a very popular Worthington publication which was originally published in 1972 as the Manual of Clinical Enzyme Measurements.", "While some of the presentation may seem somewhat dated, the basic concepts are still helpful for researchers who must use enzymes but who have little background in enzymology.", "Enzyme Kinetics: Energy LevelsChemists have known for almost a century that for most chemical reactions to proceed, some form of energy is needed.", "They have termed this quantity of energy, \"the energy of activation.\"", "It is the magnitude of the activation energy which determines just how fast the reaction will proceed.", "It is believed that enzymes lower the activation energy for the reaction they are catalyzing.", "Figure 3 illustrates this concept.", "The enzyme is thought to reduce the \"path\" of the reaction.", "This shortened path would require less energy for each molecule of substrate converted to product.", "Given a total amount of available energy, more molecules of substrate would be converted when the enzyme is present (the shortened \"path\") than when it is absent.", "Hence, the reaction is said to go faster in a given period of time." ]
		[ "AP U.S. HistoryDoing the DBQ: In-class practiceRead the directions at the top of the page and the question.", "Think about the question, then read it again.", "Pay attention to the language of the question and consider what it requires you to do.", "BEFORE READING THE DOCUMENTS, MAKE A LIST OF FACTS YOU KNOW THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE QUESTION AND TIME PERIOD.", "This is your outside information.", "You have fifteen minutes to read the documents.", "As you read, underline significant passages and make marginal notes, particularly including facts NOT in the documents but relevant to them and the question.", "After reading the documents, re-read the question and be sure you understand what it asks you to do.", "Go back to the question as often as necessary to keep the central issue or issues in mind.", "Group the documents into as many as three groups or according to the criteria posed by the question.", "BE AWARE OF CHANGE OVER TIME.", "This may be an alternative to the organization suggested by the question.", "If you cannot categorize a document, omit it for the time being.", "Based on your understanding of the question and the documents, draft a thesis statement – just a statement with a framework – don’t worry about background now.", "Create an outline for the thesis, noting which documents you will use in each paragraph.", "Add outside information from your notes to the outline in appropriate places.", "Each paragraph must have outside information.", "If you do not have enough outside information, think harder about the subject of the question, the time period and/or the documents.", "Reconsider the documents you could not classify earlier; can you now fit them into the organizational system you have created for the question?", "If not, omit them.", "Draft a complete thesis paragraph for a potential essay.", "Include content- relevant background information.", "Draft a topic sentence for each paragraph and list the documents and outside information you would use in each.", "Be ready to explain your choices to the class tomorrow." ]
		[ "from A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis StevensonGreat is the sun, and wide he goesThrough empty heaven with repose;", "And in the blue and glowing daysMore thick than rain he showers his rays.", "Though closer still the blinds we pull", "To keep the shady parlour cool,", "Yet he will find a chink or twoTo slip his golden fingers through.", "The dusty attic spider-cladHe, through the keyhole, maketh glad;And through the broken edge of tilesInto the laddered hay-loft smiles.", "Meantime his golden face aroundHe bares to all the garden ground,And sheds a warm and glittering lookAmong the ivy's inmost nook.", "Above the hills, along the blue,Round the bright air with footing true,To please the child, to paint the rose,The gardener of the World, he goes.", "Help your child make a picture of your family or friends and what you can do outside in the summer.", "Draw the pictures, color, or cut pictures from magazines." ]
		[ "Bernini's Bust of MedusaGian Lorenzo Bernini, Bust of Medusa, marble, c. 1644-48 (Capitoline Museum)Medusa, one of the three Gorgons, daughter of Phorcys and Ceto.", "She was the only one of the Gorgons who was subject to mortality.", "She is celebrated for her personal charms and the beauty of her locks.", "Neptune became enamoured of her, and obtained her favours in the temple of Minerva.", "This violation of the sanctity of the temple provoked Minerva, and she changed the beautiful locks of Medusa, which had inspired Neptune’s love to serpents.", "According to Apollodorus, Medusa and her sisters came into the world with snakes on their heads, instead of hair, with yellow wings and brazen hands.", "Their bodies were also covered with impenetrable scales, and their very looks had the power of killing or turning to stones.", "Perseus rendered his name immortal by his conquest of Medusa.", "He cut off her head, and the blood that dropped from the wound produced the innumerable serpents that infest Africa.", "The conqueror placed Medusa's head on the shield of Minerva, which he had used in his expedition.", "The head still retained the same petrifying power as before, as it was fatally known in the court of Cepheus. . . .", "Some suppose that the Gorgons were a nation of women, whom Perseus conquered.", "(From Lempriére’s Classical Dictionary of Proper names mentioned in Ancient Authors Writ Large.", "Ed.", "J. Lempriére and F.A. Wright.", "London:", "Routledge & Kegan Paul.", "As quoted by Modern American Poetry site, Department of English, University of Illinois)" ]
		[ "The name of the island is Lohachara not that many of us are going to remember it for long.", "We'll probably recall it as that little island off India, the first once inhabited island to disappear from the surface of the earth due to rising sea levels attributed to global warming.", "Lohachara was a small island that supported a population of 10,000 in the Bay of Bengal near where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers meet the sea.", "It is believed that other islands in the area will soon also be submerged displacing some 70,000 more islanders.", "Several uninhabited islands have disappeared in recent years, notably in the South Pacific.", "Lohachara is unique because it was inhabited." ]
		[ "Almost every teen has heard about the kissing disease.", "Though only about 5-10 percent of them actually come down with the symptoms of Mono, tales of this infection are well known in adolescent circles.", "When I see a teen in the clinic with the classic symptoms of fever, sore throat, fatigue and enlarged lymph nodes, I tell them it could be Mono.", "Many of them nod knowingly and flash an embarrassing smile because now they think their parents must know they’re kissing someone.", "Truth is, while Mono can be commonly spread by sharing kisses, it’s also spread by sharing eating or drinking utensils and by sexual contact.", "Coming into contact with the bodily fluids of someone currently infected with Mono increases your chances of catching it.", "What is Mono?Mono is a viral infection caused by EBV (Epstein-Barr Virus).", "It’s incredibly ubiquitous and most children are exposed to it prior to adolescence.", "The difference is children rarely come down with the symptoms of Mono.", "So, the illness is most common in 15- to 24-year-olds who were not exposed in childhood.", "Eventually 90-95 percent of the population becomes EBV positive.", "Fatigue and sore throat are by far the most common and most severe complaints of Mono.", "Fever may occur early in the disease but is not the most significant symptom.", "It’s often mistaken for strep throat or the flu since symptoms can greatly overlap.", "To confirm suspicions of Mono, many teens will need a blood test checking their white blood count and for presence of antibodies to EBV.", "A strep culture may also be done to rule out strep throat.", "Caution in MonoAbout 50-60 percent of teens with Mono will also have an enlarged spleen.", "Rupture of the spleen is rare but can be life threatening and for this reason, teens are not to participate in all sports activities for a minimum of 3 weeks.", "Contact sports, such as football, are definitely sidelined until 4 weeks after the onset of illness.", "Check with your child’s doctor to know when your teen gets the green light.", "When can my teen return to school?", "Once your teen is afebrile, sore throat is under control and fatigue has lifted then he/she is likely ready to return to school.", "There’s no hard and fast rule on this since contagiousness starts before onset of symptoms and shedding of the virus continues long after initial infection.", "Remind your teens to not share eating or drinking utensils and to avoid intimate contact with someone else recently infected.", "Dr. Mom's bottom line: The fatigue of Mono can linger for months.", "Make sure your teen is getting enough sleep (8.5 to 9 hours per night) and that any residual throat pain and/or swelling is addressed." ]
		[ "Quick Tips for Lowering Cholesterol6. Know", "Your Sources Of Trans FatSince 2006, the FDA has required food manufacturers to list reportable amounts of trans fat on the nutrition facts label.", "What’s considered reportable?", "Food manufacturers don’t have to report the trans-fat content if it’s less than 0.5 gram per serving.", "So check the ingredients list for hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils even if the nutrition facts label reports 0 grams of trans fat.", "Next: 7. Go Fish »" ]
		[ "What is the media?", "What does it do?", "Students examine the types and roles of the media by taking on the role of newsmaker and agenda setter.", "Students will be able to:ANTICIPATE by asking students if they’ve ever seen a television newscast.", "Ask students to recall any details they remember (graphics, music, story topics).", "Ask students who they think makes decisions about what stories television newscasts discuss.", "DISTRIBUTE the Reading pages to each student.", "READ the two reading pages with the class, pausing to discuss as necessary.", "CHECK for understanding by doing the T/F Active Participation activity.", "Have students respond “True” or “False” as a chorus or use thumbs up/thumbs down.", "DISTRIBUTE scissors, glue, and the Agenda Cutout Activity pages.", "Students can complete this activity individually or in pairs.", "READ the directions for the cutout activity.", "ALLOW students to complete the cutout activity.", "REVIEW the answers to the cutout activity.", "DISTRIBUTE one worksheet to each student and review the directions for the activities.", "ALLOW students to complete the worksheet.", "DISTRIBUTE one Extension Activity to each student and review the directions.", "ALLOW students to complete the extension activity.", "CLOSE by asking students to silently recall as many roles of the media as they can.", "Call on students until all roles have been named." ]
		[ "Ask The ExpertOctober 29, 2010\"ITB syndrome\" is short for iliotibial band syndrome.", "It refers to a common cause of knee pain.", "The iliotibial band is a tough fibrous (scar-like) tissue that extends from the region of the hip to the knee along the outside of the leg.", "Along with other muscles of the leg, the IT band helps stabilize the knee, especially when the knee is stressed during physical activity.", "ITB syndrome develops when there is damage, irritation or inflammation of the IT band.", "The most common site is at the outside of the knee where the tissue of the IT band rubs over a bony bump.", "Pain over the outside of the knee is the most common symptom, although some people complain of pain higher up, along the outside of the thigh or hip.", "Repetitive knee flexing tends to make it worse.", "Rest usually relieves the symptoms.", "While ITB syndrome may occur for no apparent reason, it's common among people who are:Treatment options include:", "In cases where these measures don't work, doctors may recommend a cortisone injection or even surgery to remove a bony bump that's irritating the IT band." ]
		[ "Almost incandescent in the soft light of an overcast sky, the remarkable color of this scrub oak apple gall contrasts sharply with the muted greens, grays and browns of the surrounding chaparral.", "The gall forms in response to the larvae of the California gall wasp.", "The gall protects the developing larvae, as well as providing it a source of food.", "On the right side of the gall there appears to be a \"sun print\" of an oak leaf in the red color, where a nearby leaf may have shielded the surface from sunlight.", "From today's run on the Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains, near Saddle Peak." ]
		[ "The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently released a new infographic that demonstrates how the country’s medical schools and teaching hospitals work to improve patient care.", "The graphic can be downloaded and viewed here.", "The graphic demonstrates how vital medical schools and teaching hospitals are to our country’s health care system.", "For instance, the nation’s nearly 400 major teaching hospitals train 80,000 residents in primary care and specialty areas each year.", "Nearly half of all external research funded by the National Institutes of Health is conducted at medical schools.", "And, AAMC teaching hospitals provide nearly 40 percent of hospital charity care.", "UNC Health Care’s status as a teaching hospital allows us to better train the next generation of doctors and better serve the patients we see each day.", "We are proud to be a part of a nationwide effort to improve care and better train medical students." ]
		[ "A medieval siege engine used as a weapon!", "The Catapult is a large machine on wheels with a basket attached to a long wooden arm and a power source (tension, torsion, traction, or gravity) for hurling projectiles.", "Watch objects fly 10 feet away or more from this fantastic scale model of a working catapult with scoop.", "Pre-cut, pre-drilled pieces of Basswood and simple instructions help you complete assembly in just a few hours.", "Educational and entertaining, the Catapult Wooden Model Kit is an ideal introduction to Middle Age weaponry!", "Size: 12\"L X 5.5\"W X 5\"H.Ages 10-16 yrs.", "If you like these Medieval Weapon Kits, also see the:" ]
		[ "After a HurricaneAfter a Flood- If you are in a safe location, do not leave until authorities say it is okay to leave.", "- Make sure all electrical outlets and appliances are dry and free of water before you use them.", "- Stay away from disaster areas unless authorities request volunteers.", "- Donate money to a recognized disaster relief organization.", "Don't donate food, clothing, or other personal items unless they are specifically requested.- Drive only when necessary.", "Roads will be filled with debris.- Stay away from downed power lines and report them to the power company immediately.- Report gas, sewer or water mains.- Contact your insurance agent.", "- Do not drive through a flooded area.", "More people drown in their cars than anywhere else.- Avoid flood water.", "It may be contaminated by oil, gas, or sewage.", "The water may also be electrically charged from underground or downed power lines.", "- Stay away from moving water.", "Moving water only six inches deep can sweep you off your feet.- Stay away form downed power lines and report them to the power company immediately.", "Electric current passes easily through water.", "- Donate money to disaster relief organizations.", "Unless specifically requested, do not donate food, clothing or other personal items.- Wash your hands frequently with soap and clean water if you come in contact with flood waters.", "Listen to news reports to learn whether the community's water supply is safe to drink.- Watch for animals.", "They lose their homes in floods and may seek shelter in yours.", "- If your property has been damaged, call the insurance company or agent who handles your flood insurance policy right away to file a claim.", "- Do not go in a building if there is any chance of the building collapsing." ]
		[ "People vary in their reactions to mosquito bites.", "Most people develop itchy, raised bumps on the skin that last several days.", "No treatment is necessary, but calamine lotion or over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream can reduce itching.", "A few people have a significant allergy to mosquito bites.", "The bites can result in what’s called a large local reaction: swelling, blistering, itching, and pain affecting a wide area of the body (such as an entire arm or leg).", "Oral antihistamines like cetirizine (Zyrtec), diphenhydramine (Benadryl), or hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril) can help ease itching.", "Topical hydrocortisone may also help.", "Rarely, people with a severe allergy to mosquito bites develop anaphylaxis, a whole-body life-threatening allergic reaction.", "Symptoms of anaphylaxis include:• Itching or rash, especially hives, in areas of skin away from the bite.", "• Hoarseness or shortness of breath.", "Anaphylaxis requires emergency medical attention.", "People who have had anaphylaxis-like symptoms previously should always have injectable epinephrine (an Epi-Pen) nearby.", "This answer should not be considered medical advice...This answer should not be considered medical advice and should not take the place of a doctor’s visit.", "Please see the bottom of the page for more information or visit our Terms and Conditions.", "Thanks for your feedback.", "37 of 42 found this helpful" ]
		[ "These LEDs are connected to a thermistor that’s running just a little bit hotter than the ambient room temperature.", "So, by blowing on the thermistor, the birthday boy or girl is cooling it down, thus increasing the resistence.", "The microcontroller senses this and turns off a few of the LEDs as a result.", "Make one of these guys and you’ll never again have to worry about melted wax on your cake.", "For detailed instructions, head on over to Instructables." ]
		[ "by Jeremiah Akin and Jim March", "This talk will expose the slight of hand tricks used by government agencies to make them appear more transparent than they are.", "\"Transparency\" is a common buzz word that suggests that government operates in a manner that is clear, visible, and understandable.", "Open Data Centers are supposed to increase accountability and transparency in government computer-based operations.", "However, can you use the data they provide to spot waste or corruption in government?", "Vote counting used to be a process that people could watch, but now you only see a false replica of the open counting process.", "Meanwhile the votes are actually counted where they can not be observed.", "The public needs to be able to differentiate between transparency and transparency theater, just as it needs to learn to differentiate between security and security theatre.", "Several examples of how government agencies produce this theatre will demonstrate how what is supposed to be transparent is intentionally hidden.", "9th–13th", "March 2012" ]
		[ "If you're a backpacker you need a reliable yet lightweight method for purifying and filtering water in the wild.", "Most commercial methods are either bulky and heavy or need supplies such as salt and/or batteries.", "Instead you can make a gravity water filtration system using two water bladders, a $17 Aquamira Frontier Pro filter or likewise, and a pack of chlorine dioxide purification tablets.", "YouTube user and veteran backpacker Jason Klass demonstrates the light weight, versatility, and low cost (around $40 for everything) of this setup.", "Basically you fill your \"dirty\" water bottle directly from a river, lake, or stream, add a purification tablet, and connect your clean water bottle to the Aquamira filter.", "The other side of the filter is connected to the water resevoir you drink from.", "Hang the dirty water from a tree branch and keep the clean water on the ground and in half an hour you'll have a couple of liters of clean water to drink.", "Why does this system use both a chemical and a mechanical filter?", "The aquamira filter is good at keeping out dirt and objects that would change the taste of your water but does not filter closely enough to remove most bacterias and viruses.", "A chlorine dioxide chemical treatment (same as what most municipal water supplies use) will kill 99.999% of all viruses and bacterias and shouldn't change the taste of the water.", "If you run out of purification tablets while on the trail you can always gravity filter the water into a pot and boil it." ]
		[ "During the Turkish wars the wild hordes of riders advanced as far as Purbach.", "On such occasions the townspeople of Purbach fled into the nearby Leitha Mountains to seek refuge there from the hordes.", "During one such attack Andreas Grein remained at home.", "When the Turkish horde found Grein, they placed him in handcuffs, tied him to a horse's tail, and thus forced him to run along behind.", "The Turks took Grein back to their country, where he was housed in a stall and forced to pull a plow by day.", "For food he received nuts and millet.", "After seven years of terrible suffering he succeeded -- with the help of a fellow countrywoman -- in escaping from Turkey.", "In October 1647, after traveling on foot for many months, he arrived at Purbach.", "He stopped to rest on his own property, about 1000 steps from the town.", "He then went to his home, where he encountered his wife, who had recently remarried.", "She did not recognize Grein, because of his wild appearance.", "After much discussion she recognized her husband from his voice.", "She asked him for forgiveness, and they lived happily together until they died.", "The second husband, of course, had to step aside.", "At the place where he had rested, Grein erected a Holy Trinity column, inscribed with the year 1647." ]
		[ "How Not To Insult The Prophet MohammedHow to honor the Prophet:- Promote and engage in violence on global scale.", "- Denigrate and heap scorn upon other religions.", "- Make certain that the majority of victims of violence are other Muslims.", "- Encourage and endorse violent and vicious regimes.", "- Resist free and democratic principles at all costs.", "- Make sure that Muslims in the Middle East are denied decent education.", "- Never object to or criticize FGM, honor killings, gang rapes or acid attacks on women.- Encourage religious sermons that preach hate.", "- Make sure parishoners leave sabbath prayer services enraged and ready to kill.", "- Deny the Holocaust- Agree that the Holocaust was a wonderful idea.", "- Encourage and reward racist and bigoted ideology.- Intimidate anyone who disagrees.- Finally....always be the aggrieved victim, resisting, fighting and killing anyone you please." ]
		[ "Jhansi city is located in central India, in Uttar PradeshState.", "Situated between the rivers Pahunj and Betwa, the city is a symbol of bravery, courage and self respect.", "In ancient times Jhansi was a part of the regions Chedi Rashtra, Jejak Bhukit, Jajhoti and.", "It is most famous as the land ofRani Lakshmi Bai, the brave woman-ruler of Jhansi, who fought the British.", "Today it is a center of trade and industries including railway workshops and iron and steel mills.", "There are many manufacturing units of brassware, rugs, rubber, and silk goods.", "The city developed around a fort built in 1613 and strengthened in 1742.", "It was the scene of a massacre of British residents in 1857 during the Sepoy Rebellion.", "The total population exceeds three hundred thousand.", "The Jhansi festival is a major cultural event here.", "The seventeenth century Jhansi Fort is a major tourist attraction.", "Jhansi has its own railhead which links the city to major nearby destinations." ]
		[ "The IDLgrTessellator class is a helper class that converts a simple concave polygon (or a simple polygon with holes) into a number of simple convex polygons (general triangles).", "A polygon is simple if it includes no duplicate vertices, if the edges intersect only at vertices, and exactly two edges meet at any vertex.", "Tessellation is useful because the IDLgrPolygon object accepts only convex polygons.", "Using the IDLgrTessellator object, you can convert a concave polygon into a group of convex polygons.", "The IDLgrTessellator::Init method takes no arguments.", "Use the following statement to create a tessellator object:myTess = OBJ_NEW('IDLgrTessellator')", "See IDLgrTessellator for details on creating tessellator objects.", "The procedure fileobj_tess.pro, located in theexamples/visual subdirectory of the IDL distribution, provides an example of the use of the IDLgrTessellator object.", "To run the example, enter OBJ_TESS at the IDL prompt.", "The procedure creates a concave polygon, attempts to draw it, and then tessellates the polygon and re-draws.", "Finally, the procedure demonstrates adding a hole to a polygon.", "(You will be prompted to press Return after each step is displayed.)", "You can also inspect the source code in theobj_tess.pro file for hints on using the tessellator object." ]
		[ "Archeologists, during an ongoing excavation, have unearthed two ancient theater masks belonging to Roman period in southeastern Turkish province of Mardin.", "An archaeological team conducted by the Museum of Mardin in Ilisu Dam excavated the masks revealed to be made of bronze and iron.", "The experts suggest that the masks belong to a travelling theater group, which came to Mardin at the time of Roman Empire about 2300 years ago.", "\"It is revealed that this historical artifact from Roman Empire have been brought to Mardin by the travelling theaters as there has been no theater here at that time.", "This travelling theater is presumed to come from west to east,\" said Mardin Culture and Tourism Director Davut Beliktay.", "Many other relics have been uncovered during the excavation, though they are less important than the masks as rare ancient treasure in Turkey, Beliktay added.", "The newly found artifacts have an historical importance to Mardin, as they confirm the city’s rich history, said the Director of Mardin Museum, Nihat Erdogan.", "The masks were immediately taken for restoration in a laboratory in the Museum of Mardin.", "When the restoration comes to end, they are programmed to be protected at the museum." ]
		[ "The definition of binocular is something that uses both eyes at the same time.(adjective)", "An example of something binocular is the vision you use to look through 3D glasses; binocular vision.", "A binocular is defined as a device used to view things far away, often referred to as binoculars.(noun)An example of a binocular is a set of opera glasses.", "See binocular in Webster's New World College DictionaryOrigin: <", "L bini, double (see binary) + ocularis, of the eyes < oculus, eyeSee binocular in American Heritage Dictionary 4pair of binocularsLearn more about binocular" ]
		[ "The emergence of low cost computers in the UK market in the early 1980s kick started many a career in IT.", "The early market was not dominated by one type of machine but rather one full of choices from a myriad of companies.", "School playgrounds across the country soon became split between two camps, you either loved the Spectrum or the BBC Micro (which quickly became known as the Beeb).", "There were friends with other computers (Vic 20, Dragon, Commodore 64 to name a few) but these people were in the minority and viewed as weird.", "Today marks the day the BBC Micro was first launched on the market.", "At the time it was expensive compared to the other machines on the market but it was supported by the BBC in the form of a TV series about computers and their uses.", "At the time the BBC Micro was launched I had already been programming for several years but it is this machine which I remember with fondness.", "I had a great time learning how this machine worked and even purchased the Advanced BBC Micro handbook.", "It was this handbook which allowed me to get closer to the hardware.", "I even wrote my own disc operating system.", "This also taught me a very valuable lesson, always backup your work – I accidently tested the format command on the disc containing the only copy of the source code.", "To my dismay it was one of those occassions where I had manged to write 200 lines of assembler which worked perfectly first time.", "The early industry meant that schools had to quickly put together a programme of lessons which taught pupils about the new machines and how to use them.", "The lack of software such as spreadsheets, presentation software etc. meant that children were taught about the machines and how they worked.", "Something which is lacking today.", "This lack of understanding about how computers actually work is slowly being recognised here in the UK and it appears that the government is starting to recognise that something needs to be done.", "One group of people who remember those early days are already working on a small computer for the education market.", "Check out the Raspberry Pi for more information on the project.", "You can read more about the BBC Micro in this article on the BBCs news web site.", "Happy Birthday BBC Micro" ]
		[ "Filtering Posts By: \"bias voltage\"02.05.2007\| By Shure Notes\|Many users of professional audio equipment believe there is no difference between phantom power and bias voltage.", "Not true!", "Phantom and bias are not interchangeable.", "This bulletin explains the differences between phantom and bias, and addresses common misconceptions.", "Phantom power is a dc voltage (11 – 48 volts) which powers the preamplifier of a condenser microphone.", "Phantom power is normally supplied by the microphone mixer, but may also be supplied by a separate phantom power supply.", "Phantom requires a balanced circuit in which XLR pins 2 and 3 carry the same dc voltage relative to …" ]
		[ "[en] The efficiency of the transmission of surface plasmon waves by use of a dielectric diffraction grating is discussed.", "The Kretschmann device allows us to obtain a surface plasmon resonance that consists of an absorption peak in the reflection spectrum.", "When surface plasmon resonance occurs, the TM-polarization mode of the incident electromagnetic wave is neither transmitted nor reflected.", "The procedure to transform an absorption peak into a transmission peak is described.", "Transmittivity of 68% is obtained for a simple structure that consists of a thin-film layer of Ag coated on a volume diffraction grating and embedded between two dielectric media.", "The results presented herein were obtained by numerical simulations that were carried out by use of an algorithm based on the rigorous coupled-wave theory.", "Service de Physique Générale, HololabFonds pour la formation à la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture (Communauté française de Belgique) - FRIA" ]
		[ "EṣfahānArticle Free PassEṣfahān, also spelled Isfahan, major city of western Iran.", "Eṣfahān is situated on the north bank of the Zāyandeh River at an elevation of about 5,200 feet (1,600 metres), roughly 210 miles (340 km) south of the capital city of Tehrān.", "Eṣfahān first thrived under the Seljūq Turks (11th–12th century) and then under the Persian Ṣafavid dynasty (16th–18th century).", "In addition to being an important regional and provincial capital (of Eṣfahān province), the city is one of the most important architectural centres in the Islamic world.", "In 1979 Eṣfahān’s Maydān-e Emām (Persian: “Imam’s Square”; formerly Maydān-e Shāh, “Royal Square”) was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.", "Pop. (2006) 1,602,110.", "What made you want to look up \"Esfahan\"?", "Please share what surprised you most..." ]
		[ "Response to Intervention (RTI)", "The purpose is to provide support, guidance and technical assistance for intervention systems in districts and schools.", "Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs.", "The RTI process begins with high-quality instruction and universal screening of all children in the general education classroom.", "Struggling learners are provided with interventions at increasing levels of intensity to accelerate their rate of learning.", "These services may be provided by a variety of personnel, including general education teachers, special educators, and specialists.", "Progress is closely monitored to assess both the learning rate and level of performance of individual students.", "Educational decisions about the intensity and duration of interventions are based on individual student response to instruction.", "RTI is designed for use when making decisions in both general education and special education, creating a well-integrated system of instruction and intervention guided by child outcome data." ]
		[ "Learn the ins and outs of an Individualized Education Program (IEP).", "A grrateful Jacob Landers tells how his mother's support and advocacy on his behalf led him out of struggles with school and substance abuse.", "New federal initiatives aim to improve early reading instruction in schools across the country.", "If your child has an IEP, you should understand the legal provisions for disciplining him at school.", "The key to performing well on tests is preparation - weeks, not hours, in advance.", "Learn to take good class notes, read to comprehend, and plan a test review schedule.", "Get the information that drives school decisions about your child.", "Find out how to obtain your own copies of your child's school records.", "Expert advice for parents on starting early to help kids with learning disabilities prepare for success in the workplace.", "Sometimes your child doesn't pay attention or follow directions, but is it AD/HD?", "A guide to diagnosing and dealing with this disorder.", "Researchers analyzed thousands of email exchanges between kids to get the insider view of life with a learning disability.", "Expert strategies for working with your child's teacher on an effective classroom plan." ]
		[ "Learning standards describe what students should learn at each grade in a particular subject.", "State standards are created by the state's department of education.", "Show me standards for a different stateLearn more: Why are standards important?National standards are created by national education organizations.", "They are voluntary, and students are not held accountable to them.", "Some states use them as guidelines for creating their own state standards or simply adopt them." ]
		[ "The city of Coos Bay has drafted an ordinance to allow wind turbines in town.", "The World of Coos Bay reports that turbines have been under a moratorium, but the city plans to take public comment in early 2013.", "The draft ordinance would allow turbines no higher than 70 feet - industrial wind turbines are more than 250 feet.", "For large turbines, residents would have to show that noise would be minimal, viewsheds would not be disturbed and that the device would meet tough safety standards.", "Restrictions would be reduced for smaller devices.", "An Oregon State University expert tells the paper that urban settings aren't generally favorable for turbines: Both wind speed and elevation are low." ]
		[ "Learn to make smart food choices on a limited budget.", "All it takes is a little planning and creativity.", "Plan out your meals to keep stress low, surprises rare, and more money in your pocket.", "Learn budget-survival strategies for the grocery store.", "Shop and Save Online Course — Families can learn to save money at the grocery store with this short, free online course.", "Are you in the MFIP/TANF program?", "This course counts as one hour of Core TANF activity for Life Skills Training.", "Simply Good Eating — Classes that help people with limited income discover how to make healthy food choices while stretching food dollars and be more active.", "Cooking Matters® Minnesota — Hands-on, cooking based nutrition education programs that help low-income families prepare healthy and tasty meals.", "Resource Management for Daily Life — Builds personal resource management skills through decision-based education and online resources.", "Families in Tough Times — Resource for families experiencing, avoiding, or recovering from tough times.", "Materials on farm families, stress, disaster recovery, and more.", "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Food Assistance Programs — Minnesota Department of Human Services — Learn how to apply for food assistance and other food support.", "Find Hunger and Food Resources— Hunger Solutions Minnesota — Find a food shelf, Meals on Wheels, Summer Food Service Program, food support office, or WIC program near you.", "Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Program — Minnesota Department of Health — Supplemental food program for pregnant women, infants and children.", "Find an office near you: English \| Spanish \| Hmong \| Somali" ]
		[ "Cloning coast redwoodsWilliam J. Libby, U.C., Berkeley.", "California Agriculture 36(8):34-35.", "DOI: 10.3733/ca.v036n08p34b.Not available – first paragraph follows:", "In a redwood breeding program, time is a problem.", "Between germination (or planting) and harvest as a renewable source of wood, a redwood must survive and grow in a minimally managed environment for three to eight decades.", "Trees in park and amenity plantings may be expected to grow for centuries, or even millenia.", "Redwood foresters thus, and properly, tend to be conservative.", "William J. Libby, Professor, Genetics, U.C., Berkeley." ]
		[ "Exposure to radiation short term and infrequently does not do significant harm.", "Chronic long term exposure to even lower levels can cause significant cellular damage leading to mutations and cancer.", "There are certain nutrients which protect the cells from the compounds making up radiation such as: cesium-137 and radioactive iodine.", "Potassium Iodide (KI) is most well-known to protect the thyroid from radioactive iodine.", "Given that most Americans are Iodine deficient, supplementing with 200 mcg a day of Potassium Iodide may do the general population some good in general - even without radioactive fallout concerns.", "Over half of pregnant women in the USA are iodine deficient which sets up the newborn to mental retardation.", "However, potassium iodide is by far not the only nutrient needed to protect the body from radioactive fallout.", "Complete trace minerals are needed.", "When the body is deficient in minerals, the more apt it is to absorb heavy metals and radiation.", "Sulfur compounds such as n-acetyl-l-cysteine and MSM are also useful in protecting the liver, lungs and kidneys.", "Taking hot Epsom salt baths to help sweat and pull out heavy metals is good.", "Adding Moor Mud to enhance sweating and detoxification is even better.", "Make sure to replace electrolytes and additional minerals after profuse sweating.", "Probiotics are known to protect the intestines from radiation-induced diarrhea and likey also help prevent absorption of heavy metals found in radioactive fallout.", "Supplementing with L-Glutamine to prevent damage and/or heal the small intestine may be necessary.", "Sodium Butyrate or Cal/Mag Butyrate may be needed to help heal the large intestine from radiation-induced intestinal and colon damage.", "Greens such as spirulina, wheat grass, chlorella along with Miso, tempeh, kombu and other seaweeds are excellent detoxifiers and supporters of healthy iodine levels.", "Questions about Radiation Exposure?", "Please post at the Radiation Exposure Forum and your questions will be answered.", "The Radiation Exposure Forum has some excellent documents available for download to help you prepare further.", "Do visit this forum and download.", "Again, questions, do ask." ]
		[ "Cardio and weight training are two important components of well-balanced fitness plans.", "Knowing which types of exercises fall into which category can help you construct your workouts more effectively, and can give you more options so you don’t get bored with your workouts.", "When designing your fitness plan, consider adding some stretching and flexibility training.", "Simply add a few minutes of stretching at the end of your cardio and weight training workouts.", "Cardio, or aerobic, exercises require you to move the large muscle groups in your hips, legs and arms.", "The movement must be continuous and rhythmic, and you must move for a sustained period.", "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults get at least 2 1/2 hours of moderate-intensity cardio exercise each week.", "Alternately, you can perform an hour and 15 minutes of vigorous cardio exercise.", "By regularly performing cardio exercise, you can improve your cardiovascular health, manage your weight more easily and enjoy a sense of well-being.", "Examples of Cardio ExercisesExamples of cardio exercise include basketball, biking, brisk walking, dancing, jogging, jumping rope, rowing, running, swimming, tennis and water aerobics.", "Even some household chores -- such as mowing the lawn -- can count as cardio.", "The intensity with which you perform these activities determines whether they are moderate or vigorous.", "Moderate-intensity cardio exercises will raise your heart rate and make you breathe faster, while still allowing you to talk.", "When performing vigorous cardio exercises, you will find it difficult to say more than just a few words before pausing to breathe.", "Weight Training ExercisesIn weight-training exercises, you generally focus on one muscular group at a time, doing enough repetitions of the exercise to tire the muscles.", "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults do weight-training exercises at least twice a week.", "Ideally, target all your major muscle groups: chest, shoulders, arms, abdomen, back, hips and legs.", "By performing weight-training exercises, you can build strength in your muscles, increase the amount of lean muscle in your body, manage your weight more easily and lower your risk of injury.", "Examples of Weight-Training ExercisesYou can perform weight-training exercises with free weights -- dumbbells and barbells.", "Examples of these exercises include biceps curls and squats.", "Weight machines offer other options for weight training.", "You can perform leg presses, standing calf raises, chest flyes and pull-down exercises on these machines.", "Other types of weight-training exercises require you to move your own body weight.", "These include triceps dips, situps and pushups.", "Although technically not weight-training exercises, resistance band exercises offer more options for strength training.", "You can perform variations on traditional weight-training exercises -- such as biceps curls, lunges, chest flyes and overhead presses -- with these resistance bands." ]
		[ "Wisps Before CratersJanuary 31, 2011Saturn's ''wispy'' moon Dione lies in front of the cratered surface of the moon Tethys, as seen by the Cassini spacecraft.", "Dione is closest to the spacecraft here.", "At the top of the image, the bright ''wispy'' fractures are visible on Dione (1,123 kilometers, or 698 miles, across).", "See Dione's Icy Wisps and Highest Resolution View of Dione to learn more.", "Beyond wispy Dione, the large crater Penelope can be seen near the equator of Tethys (1,062 kilometers, or 660 miles, across).", "See Penelope Crater for a closer view of Penelope.", "Lit terrain seen here is on the trailing hemispheres of the two moons.", "The image was taken in visible red light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Dec. 6, 2010.", "The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 2.1 million kilometers (1.3 million miles) from Dione and at a Sun-Dione-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 75 degrees.", "The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 2.2 million kilometers (1.4 million miles) from Tethys and at a Sun-Tethys-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 75 degrees.", "Scale in the original image was 12 kilometers (7 miles) per pixel on Dione and 13 kilometers (8 miles) per pixel on Tethys.", "The image was contrast enhanced and magnified by a factor of two to enhance the visibility of surface features.", "The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency.", "The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.", "The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL.", "The imaging team is based at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo.Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute" ]
		[ "Opossums are marsupial (carries its young in a pouch).", "They breed in late January or early February (some will breed again in May).", "Females have one to two litters per year.", "The average litter size is seven to eight young.", "The female gives birth to underdeveloped young approximately 13 days after mating.", "At this stage, the young are about the size of a bumblebee and they must crawl to their mother's pouch where they continue to develop.", "Young opossums leave the pouch when they are two to three months old but remain near the female so that they can return to her pouch to nurse.", "By the time they are three months old, they will be weaned and on their own.", "The ones you found sound like they are recently weaned and on their own (about 3 months old).", "Sometimes the young will buddy up together for awhile after the female has weaned them and they are on their own.", "The female is probably not still in the garage, but you could just use a broom to Gently direct her out the door if she's still there.", "They hiss and show all of their teeth, but opossums are pretty much all show." ]
		[ "Peter PanLiterary HeroBest known as:Fanciful boy hero of Peter PanPeter Pan is the mischievous hero of J.M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan.", "Peter is \"the boy who never grew up,\" a fantastical figure who visits the bedroom of the Darling children (Wendy, John and Michael) and flies them away to Neverland.", "There the children meet Peter's loyal troupe of lost boys, and have adventures and battles with the nefarious Captain Hook.", "The character of Peter went through several versions, from a 1902 book The Little White Bird to Barrie's hugely successful 1904 play.", "Barrie published the story as prose in 1911, under the title of Peter and Wendy.", "In 1953, Walt Disney made a hit animated movie out of a cleaned up version the story, and a 1954 Broadway musical version of the play earned a Tony award for Mary Martin, who played Peter.", "In films Peter has been played by Jeremy Sumpter (Peter Pan, 2003) and Robin Williams (Hook, 1991) among many others.", "Peter Pan is also the star of a series of adventure stories for children by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, starting with Peter and the Starcatcher (2004).", "Peter Pan is assisted by a tiny fairie named Tinkerbell, who carries a lighted wand; she has become one of the signature figures of the Walt Disney empire...", "Late singer Michael Jackson called his extravagant California ranch \"Neverland\"...", "In Barrie's story, Peter tells Wendy he lives \"Second to the right, then straight on till morning.\"", "In some productions this has been changed to \"Second star to the right, then straight on till morning\"...", "Peter is usually played onstage by women, a tradition started with the original 1904 production; gymnast Cathy Rigby and actress Sandy Duncan played the role often later in the 20th century...", "In 1929, Barrie donated the rights to Peter Pan to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.", "Copyright © 1998-2013 by Who2?, LLC.", "All rights reserved.", "More on Peter Pan from Infoplease:Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc.", "All rights reserved." ]
		[ "Named Yrvind Ten after its 10 foot length, the miniature vessel will be just 1.8 meters wide with two six meter-tall masts.", "Weighing 1.5 tons, it will be made out of a composite foam and fiberglass material which, he says, is \"excellent for insulation and floatation.", "\"Powered by wind, solar panels, gel batteries and a foot crank, Yrvind Ten will set sail from Ireland in a 48,000 kilometer return journey around the globe.", "Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail around the world in 1969 in a 9.8 meter yacht, said there was a real possibility Yrvind would complete the voyage.", "Briton Knox-Johnston, who also founded the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, added that many people had thought his own bid to circumnavigate the globe was impossible at the time.", "\"One of the biggest challenges he'll face is when he's coming up against these massive 25 meter waves in the Southern Ocean.", "In a boat that size he's just going to be rolled around and around like he's inside a giant washing machine,\" Knox-Johnston said.", "\"He might also find he's using a lot more energy -- and will need a lot more food -- being rolled around like that.", "\"The Swede will collect rainwater in sails, funneled by a hose to a tank.", "With no heating equipment on board, he'll rely on 400 kilograms of muesli and sardines, supplemented with vitamin tablets and fish caught from the sea.", "\"I need just half-a-kilogram of food a day and this will give me enough food for 800 days,\" he said.", "\"In the beginning I will have fruit but obviously that will run out.", "I also have a friend in Melbourne with a boat who will come out with supplies.\"" ]
		[ "Scaevola taccada is a dense, spreading shrub that generally grows up to 3 meter in height.", "The light green leaves are somewhat succulent with a waxy covering and are alternately arranged along the stem.", "The blades are elongated and rounded at the tips, 5 to 20 cm long and 5 to 7 cm wide and the edges are often curled downward.", "The flowers are white or cream colored, often with purple streaks, 8 - 12 mm long, and have a pleasant fragrance.", "They have an irregular shape with all five petals on one side of the flower making it appear to have been torn in half.", "The flowers grow in small clusters from the leaf axils near the ends of the stems.", "The fruits of Scaevola taccada are fleshy berries.", "They are white, oblong, and about 1 cm long.", "The seeds are beige, corky and ridged.", "The inside of the fruit is spongy or corky and the fruits are buoyant.", "They can float for months in the ocean and still germinate after having been in salt water for up to a year.", "One study showed that the seeds germinated best after 250 days in salt water.", "(National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).", "1994.", "Naupaka.", "In Native Hawaiian plant information sheets.", "Lawai, Kauai: Hawaii Plant Conservation Center.", "National Tropical Botanical Garden.", "Unpublished internal papers.)", "(Rauch, Fred D., Heidi L. Bornhorst, and David L. Hensley.", "1997.", "Beach Naupaka, Ornamentals and Flowers.)", "(Wagner, Warren L., Darrel R. Herbst, and S. H. Sohmer.", "1990.", "Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i.)(Bornhorst, Heidi L. 1996.", "Growing native Hawaiian plants: a how-to guide for the gardener.)" ]
		[ "The common name for sedums is Stonecrop.", "There is a Stonecrop Nursery in eastern New York which was the first garden created by Frank Cabot.", "Frank created the Garden Conservancy, an organization which strives to preserve some of our exceptional gardens for posterity.", "Each year it also runs its Open Days Program which opens gardens to the public throughout the country.", "Frank Cabot went on to create Les Quatre Vents, an outstanding garden at his family home in Quebec.", "There are two sedums which most gardeners grow; Sedum acre, a tiny low-growinggroundcover plant with bright yellow flowers.", "This is being used effectively in the Peace Garden in the plaza between the library and city hall.", "The other is Autumn Joy which is in bloom now and will continue to provide color formonths to come.", "Some references say it requires full sun.", "Not so!", "I have it in three locations in my garden.", "I have several plants growing out of a south-facing wall.", "But there are tall oaks and maples to the south so that the only time it gets direct sun is in spring before the oaks leaf out.", "The rest of the year it is dappled light.", "Another plant is in the east-facing bed on top of my long stone wall where it gets only morning sun.", "The third plant is in my shrub-perennial border where it gets a bit of sun mid-day.", "Mine is the ordinary run-of-the-mill Autumn Joy, but there are several cultivars offered in nurseries.", "Among these are: Crimson, Iceberg, which has white flowers, Autumn Fire and Chocolate Drop, growing only eight inches tall with brown leaves and pink flowers.", "There are two native sedums:", "Roseroot, Sedum rosa and Wild Stonecrop, Sedum ternatum.", "A third Wild Live-forever, Sedum teliphiodes, grows on cliffs and rocks in Pennsylvania and southward." ]
		[ "Gerrymandering is the deliberate drawing of district lines in such a way as to distort representation of subgroups of the population.", "Consider Case 1: Suppose that a population is divided 60%/40% over some longstanding, continuing dispute.", "The A's have 60%, the B's have 40.", "The B's typically live in urban areas, the A's in suburbs and rural areas.", "There are five districts, each of which elects one representative to the legislature.", "If the A's are drawing the…Added by John B Hodges on January 16, 2013 at 7:16am — No Comments" ]
		[ "Reformatio ecclesiarum HassiaeSimply begin typing or use the editing tools above to add to this article.", "Once you are finished and click submit, your modifications will be sent to our editors for review.", "discussed in biography...reformer Jakob Sturm, who recommended him to the landgrave Philip of Hesse, the German prince most favourably inclined toward the Reformation.", "Encouraged by Philip, Lambert drafted Reformatio ecclesiarum Hassiae (“The Reformation of the Churches of Hesse”), which was submitted by Philip to the synod at Homberg (1526).", "Lambert’s document called for democratic...", "What made you want to look up \"Reformatio ecclesiarum Hassiae\"?", "Please share what surprised you most..." ]
		[ "Up next in How to Use Microsoft Excel (29 videos)Get a handle on Microsoft Excel -- the industry standard for spreadsheets -- with the help of computer whiz Shir Moscovitz in these Howcast videos.", "Hi, my name is Shir", "and I'm the founder and CEO of shirconsulting.com where we focus on converting the existing data from your business into massive savings and extraordinary profits.", "Today we're going to learn the basics of Excel.", "Let's get started.", "So now let's talk about moving CELLS around inside of the WORKSHEET.", "I can do it in a number of ways.", "I can use the mouse to select the CELLS I want and as soon as I hover over the edge of the selected CELLS, I get four diff, four directional arrows.", "If I click and drag that - I'm physically moving all of those.", "I tend to stay away from that.", "I am just hitting undo to go back which is CTRL+Z.", "I like to do instead a CTRL+X which is a CUT and then click where I want to move it to and hit CTRL+V to paste.", "This CUT and PASTE will always work and that's why I recommend using it for all moving needs.", "You can also INSERT new CELLS in between current data.", "So if I want to move everything down and move some stuff around that way - I click on the CELL that I want, I right click and then I do INSERT.", "It then asks me in this little window - do I want to shift the CELLS to the right or down?", "I want to try shifting them down.", "I can do this all at once across these five by doing, by selecting all five, right clicking on it, hitting INSERT and shifting the CELLS down.", "I can do the same thing with vertical CELLS.", "I select all these, I right click on it, I hit INSERT and I shift them to the right.", "And now I have new CELLS over here.", "The best method to move CELLS around is to select what you want, hit CTRL+X to CUT, click where you want to PASTE it, and then hit CTRL+V to PASTE.", "Another important reason to do that is to maintain the CELL references.", "We'll go over that later but that's a very important concept.", "And that's how you move CELLS around in Microsoft EXCEL." ]
		[ "2012 Highlights: UC IPM Annual ReportWhen honey bees invadeSpring is when bees most often swarm, which can be scary if they are too close to where people live.", "In May, UC IPM published a new Pest Note about how to get rid of honey bee swarms and hives in and near houses.", "In the Pest Note, extension entomologist and author", "Eric Mussen describes how and why bees swarm, then advises readers how to keep a swarm from establishing itself in a home—or, if it’s too late to prevent establishment, what to do to remove it.", "Removing a swarm requires a professional, but the capture is much easier than removing bees inside a wall or attic, so prompt action is important.", "Local beekeepers are often willing to help, and swarming bees can often be removed without killing them.", "Since UC Cooperative Extension offices receive many calls about swarms, this Pest Note was particularly helpful and timely.", "Removing Honey Bee Swarms and Established Hives is available on the home, garden, turf, and landscape pests section of the UC IPM Web site.", "This section also includes information about hundreds of other home and landscape pests.>", "Next article: Resource Roundup" ]
		[ "General Motors Company was started by William Durant in 1908.", "After the stock market panic of 1907, a lot of companies were in dire straits and Durant chose this opportunity to buy smaller car builders and companies that manufactured car parts.", "He combined these companies and created the General Motors Company.", "Due to mismanagement and over extending the companies in 1910 bankers were forced to step in to prevent the financial collapse of the Company.", "Durant was removed from the company he had founded.", "Durant had managed to start another car manufacturing company, called Chevrolet.", "He used this company to once again take over the reins at General Motors in 1915.", "This time he was successful in developing a car company that was profitable.", "During this time the Cadillac was introduced and became luxury car icon.", "Durant position as head of the company only lasted until 1920 when he was again removed from the company.", "General Motors went on to become one of the leaders in the auto industry.", "General Motors was founded in 1908 but didn’t really start to become a giant in the auto industry until the 1920’s.", "With a new leader at the helm, Alfred Sloan, auto sales reached the 4.5 million mark and the auto industry now had three giants which were, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler.", "General Motors were now interested in giving the public more stylish colors, features and comfort became the new motto of the company.", "General Motors also came up with the option of buying on credit.", "General Motors had five brands, including Pontiac, Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, and Chevrolet.", "There were some rough years for the company after the Wall Street Crash in 1929 but the company kept at it and by 1955 they were the first company to make more than a billion dollars in one year.", "At one time General Motors was the largest corporation in the US as well as the single largest employer in the world.", "Currently the company is facing financial woes and will hopefully once again make back to the top of the auto industry.", "Leave a Reply" ]
		[ "Their Life Work Ended Their Lives", "Their work was for the benefit of the world, but they died as a direct or indirect result of their inventions.", "Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in 1903 for her work science and chemistry.", "She discovered two new elements including radium and polonium and the theory of radioactivity.", "She carried test tubes of radioactive materials in her pocket and kept them in her desk drawer.", "She often wrote about the pretty blue light it gave off.", "She died of aplastic anaemia – a direct result of her work.", "William Bullock invented the rotary printing press.", "It completely changed the printing industry.", "It increased the speed and accuracy of printing especially for newspapers.", "But one of his machines crushed his foot when he was trying to repair it when he tried to kick a pulley in place.", "After his foot became infected, he died during an operation to amputate it.", "Otto Lilienthal was known as the Glider King.", "He studied birds and built gliders with big wings that almost made him look like a bird and he was able to glide like one.", "He made repeated flights until August of 1896 when he fell six stories and broke his back.", "He died the next day.", "Astrodome Capsule StuntKarel Soucek was a Canadian stuntman who built what he called a cushioned capsule to make a successful plunge over Niagara Falls.", "He was arrested and prosecuted, but he made a name for himself and in 1985 convinced a promoter to put on a stunt at the Houston Astrodome.", "He was hoisted 180 feet to the top of the dome and the idea was to ride a cascade of water to a pool on the Astrodome floor.", "It didn’t go as planned.", "His capsule hit the side of the pool and was destroyed.", "He was badly hurt and died the next day.", "Be careful what you invent.", "SOURCE: Listverse" ]
		[ "French winemakers will harvest fewer grapes this year than in 2007 because spring frost hurt early buds and some growers uprooted vines to combat overproduction.", "The smaller harvest in France comes at a time when California winemakers believe that the state's wine grape crop could be 15% smaller than last year.", "Total production in France will probably fall about 5% to 1.2 billion gallons, according to Paris-based industry group Viniflhor.", "That's \"much lower\" than the average harvest in the last five years, Viniflhor said in a statement on its website.", "Vineyards in Bordeaux, Provence and other southern regions were particularly affected after buds that had developed early thanks to mild winter temperatures froze at the outset of spring.", "Bourgogne, Alsace, Champagne and other northern areas were spared since vines mature later there because of a colder climate.", "\"The cold that arrived in late March had a direct impact on some vineyards,\" Viniflhor said.", "\"From the Bordeaux region to Provence, the frost wreaked havoc on April 6 and 7, at a critical period when the buds are very vulnerable.", "\"Winemakers also had to combat mildew after April rains, according to the statement.", "\"The health of the grapes was preserved, but only thanks to treatments that were sometimes very costly,\" the industry group said.", "Some producers chose to uproot unprofitable vineyards to receive compensation from the European Union, which seeks to limit production and improve quality.", "In the Rhone-Alpes region alone, vineyards covering about 3,800 acres were torn up, according to Viniflhor." ]
		[ "DENVER – Put on your poodle skirts and tune in Elvis on the transistor radio, because it’s starting to look a lot like the 1950s.", "Unfortunately, this won’t be the nostalgic ’50s of big cars and pop music.", "The 1950s that could be on the way to Colorado is the decade of drought.", "So says Brian Bledsoe, a Colorado Springs meteorologist who studies the history of ocean currents and uses what he learns to make long-term weather forecasts.", "“I think we’re reliving the ’50s, bottom line,” Bledsoe said Friday morning at the annual meeting of the Colorado Water Congress.", "Bledsoe studies the famous El Niño and La Niña ocean currents.", "But he also looks at other, less well-known cycles, including long-term temperature cycles in the oceans.", "In the 1950s, water in the Pacific Ocean was colder than normal, but it was warmer than usual in the Atlantic.", "That combination caused a drought in Colorado that was just as bad as the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.", "The ocean currents slipped back into their 1950s pattern in the last five years, Bledsoe said.", "The cycles can last a decade or more, meaning bad news for farmers, ranchers, skiers and forest residents.", "“Drought feeds on drought.", "The longer it goes, the harder it is to break,” Bledsoe said.", "The outlook is worst for Eastern Colorado, where Bledsoe grew up and his parents still own a ranch.", "They recently had to sell half their herd when their pasture couldn’t provide enough feed.", "“They’ve spent the last 15 years grooming that herd for organic beef stock,” he said.", "Bledsoe looks for monsoon rains to return to the Four Corners and Western Slope in July.", "But there’s still a danger in the mountains in the summer.", "“Initially, dry lightning could be a concern, so obviously, the fire season is looking not so great right now,” he said.", "Weather data showed the last year’s conditions were extreme.", "Nolan Doesken, Colorado’s state climatologist, said the summer of 2012 was the hottest on record in Colorado.", "And it was the fifth-driest winter since record-keeping began more than 100 years ago.", "Despite recent storms in the San Juan Mountains, this winter hasn’t been much better.", "“We’ve had a wimpy winter so far,” Doesken said.", "“The past week has been a good week for Colorado precipitation.”", "However, the next week’s forecast shows dryness returning to much of the state.", "Reservoir levels are higher than they were in 2002 – the driest year since Coloradans started keeping track of moisture – but the state is entering 2013 with reservoirs that were depleted last year.", "“You don’t want to start a year at this level if you’re about to head into another drought,” Doesken said.", "It was hard to find good news in Friday morning’s presentations, but Bledsoe is happy that technology helps forecasters understand the weather better than they did during past droughts.", "That allows people to plan for what’s on the way.", "“I’m a glass-half-full kind of guy,” he said." ]
		[ "Go to these sites to learn about a person in the news.", "Use the information you learn to answer the questions on your sheet:FOR FRIDAY ONLY:", "First, search for an interesting news story or article on anything you want.", "Use the news source links above to find it.", "Next, copy the web address of the article and paste it on Crocodoc.", "Paste the web address on Crocodoc.", "Use the highligher to highlight important or interesting information.", "Highlight five-to-seven words in each paragraph.", "Next, use the “notes” to write two questions and two connections.", "Finally, copy and paste the web address of your page to the comments section of this post." ]
		[ "About Lead-free CrystalFrom the Illustrated Glass Dictionary at GlassOnLine.com:The type of glass produced when lime in the batch is replaced by lead oxide.", "The composition of lead crystal is 54-65% silicon dioxide (SiO2), 18-38% lead oxide (PbO), 13-15% soda (Na2O) or potash (K2O), and other oxides.", "Such glass has a high refractive index and is particularly suited for decoration by cutting.", "Barium oxide derived from BaCO3 (witherite) is used principally in optical and crystal glass instead of lime or red lead.", "Glass which contains barium is lighter than lead crystal but gives comparable brilliance due to its high refractive index." ]
		[ "You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit?", "With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory.", "As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired.", "Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!", "What you eat can have a large impact on how your mind operates.", "After all, the brain accounts for 20% of your body's total energy consumption.", "The brain needs a steady supply of glucose throughout the day to keep in tip-top working order, so be sure to not skip any meals, especially breakfast.", "Salads contain antioxidants such as beta-carotene and vitamins C and E, which help your brain stay healthy.", "Yogurt contains the amino acid tyrosine, which is needed for some essential brain chemistry.", "Fish contains Omega-3 fatty acids, which help prevent dementia and keep your brain working in tip-top shape.", "Curry contains a spice called turmeric which can help prevent Alzheimer's Disease.", "Try to avoid junk food high in sugar and fat.", "There have been some studies that imply a connection between junk food and mental disorders such as dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism.", "Short Term Memory TestInteractively test your short term memory.", "Mentalrobics Public ForumsChat about these articles and other mind related topics.", "Sudoku Logic PuzzleThis puzzle requires logic and a good memory." ]
		[ "Information contained on this page is provided by NewsUSA, an independent third-party content provider.", "WorldNow and this Station make no warranties or representations in connection therewith.", "/Sylvan", "Learning ) -", "Summer outdoor play is central to a child's development.", "Many experts agree that reading, however, is just as important.", "According to Richard E. Bavaria, Ph.D., senior vice president of education outreach for Sylvan Learning, summer is the perfect time for learning and discovery.", "\"It's very important that children continue to practice their academic skills in summer as strong reading skills are incredibly important for all subjects in school.", "The more children read, the more they'll enjoy reading, and the better readers they're likely to become.", "\"Here are some reading tips from the brain-trust at the National Summer Learning Associationand tutoring authority, Sylvan Learning.", "* Be a reading role model.", "By spending time reading at the beach or using the lengthy directions to put the grill together, you show your child that reading is both fun and useful.", "* Set aside a consistent time each day for reading.", "Depending on your family's schedule, reading time might be in the morning, afternoon or before bed.", "Whatever time you choose, stick to it!", "Consistency is key to building good habits.", "* Let your child make their reading choices.", "Let kids read whatever they want.", "Now is a good time to encourage reading about topics they don't study during school to explore new interests, discover new talents or delve into old hobbies.", "* Get your child to savor the book she or he is reading.", "Don't rush through a book -- take time to enjoy it.", "Have your child stop and think about plot points and characters.", "This will develop their analytical skills.", "* Set goals and reward effort.", "Reward reading with more reading.", "Download the next book in your child's favorite series on your tablet or Kindle.", "Let your child peruse library catalogues online for e-books.", "* Read the book, then watch the movie.", "Few things make kids feel more \"superior\" than comparing and contrasting a movie to the book it's based on.", "\"That's not the way it was in the book!\"", "Let them explain the differences, guess why a director made those changes and then discuss which version they preferred.", "* Go online for ideas.", "There are lots of websites for kids' book choices.", "Visit www.BookAdventure.comfor reading tips, book suggestions and educational games." ]
		[ "As a cure for our addiction to oil, ethanol turns out to have some nasty side effects.", "Pollution from gasoline engines accounts for 10,000 deaths in the US each year, along with thousands of cases of respiratory disease and even cancer.", "The widely touted ethanol-based fuel E85 (15 per cent gasoline, 85 per cent ethanol) could make matters worse.", "Mark Jacobson of Stanford University in California modelled emissions for cars expected to be on the road in 2020.", "The model assumed that carbon emissions would be 60 per cent less than 2002 levels, so overall deaths would be halved.", "However, an E85-fuelled fleet would cause 185 more pollution-related deaths per year than a petrol one across the US, most of them in Los Angeles.", "The findings, to be published in Environmental Science & Technology, run counter to the idea that ethanol is a cleaner-burning fuel.", "While ethanol-burning cars will emit ...", "To continue reading this article, subscribe to receive access to all of newscientist.com, including 20 years of archive content." ]
		[ "- A first improvement can be to simplify the assembler program to have a more performant program.", "The program already works but it could work faster if we delete some parts (this will make the program more difficult to understand for a third party but the display will be more fluent).", "- It's possible to make a program without using the interrupts (it will be easier and faster).", "- You could also build around the tower a wooden structure for example and fix it more harder (if you want to use it in a disco, for example) because the tower is rather fragile.", "You can also incorporated the microcontroller in this wooden structure to make it transportable.", "Back to frontpage" ]
		[ "The Sacramento Valley is the northern component of California's Central Valley(complimenting the San Joaquin Valley).", "About 200 miles long, it extends from Shasta Damin the north to the Sacramento River Deltain the south.", "On the west, the valley is bordered by the Coast Range, including tbe Mendoncino National Forest.", "On the east, the valley is defined by the volcanic northern portion of the Sierra NevadaThrough the middle of the valley runs the Sacramento River, the largest river in California.", "The Feather River also runs along much of the length of the valley, and the American, Yuba, and Bear rivers enter it from the east.", "From the west, Stony Creek, Cache Creek, and Putah Creek enter the valley, rivers in their own right.", "Exactly in the center of the valley, the Sutter Buttes rise out of flat farmland.", "Touted as the 'world's smallest mountain range', they reach over 1000 feet in height but are only a few miles across and nearly perfectly round when viewed from above.", "The Sutter Buttes are a long dead volcano, the southernmost of the Cascade chain.", "The main city in the Sacramento Valley is, not surprisingly, Sacramento, the state capital.", "Also found here are the cities of Redding, Red Bluff (the areas around the northern part of the valley have very red soil), Chico, and Davis.", "Once a vast series of wetlands, the Sacramento Valley is now mostly used for agriculture, as the soil is extremely fertile.", "Sadly, suburban sprawl is taking over much of this fertile land as the city of Sacramento expands.", "By far, the most important industry here is agriculture.", "Hot summers, mild winters, fertile alluvial soil, and abundant water from the Sierras combine to make this one of the most productive areas in the world.", "Walnuts, corn, tomatos, onions, wheat, rice, and many other crops are grown here.", "The city of Sacramento is largely supported by industries associated with the Capitol.", "Tourism is minimal, although the area supports some excellent fishing and very productive waterfowl hunting.", "If you are going to visit this valley, avoid the summer.", "Summer temperatures commonly reach above 100 degrees, and the valley is more humid than most other areas west of the Rockies.", "The summer is very dry; summer rain falls only every one or two years.", "Winters may be rainy, but often are dominated by the notoriously dense and resilient tule fog.", "Spring and fall can be very windy.", "Although winter freezes aren't uncommon, snow is almost unknown.", "A little known fact of the yalley, especially the southern parts, is that tornados sometimes occur here, usually in the spring.", "They are usually quite weak but damage has been recorded." ]
		[ "- 10 to 15 minutes- Take turns introducing each other while pretending you are on a stage.", "- Stand up, bow, and tell all the good things you can about the other person, his hobbies, good qualities, etc.", "Be sure to over-dramatize.", "- Take turns introducing other family members, present or not.- Challenge your child to introduce a best friend or a favorite teacher.", "- Think of famous people and take turns introducing them.", "Copyright © 2004 by Susan Kettmann.", "Excerpted from The 2,000 Best Games & Activities with permission of its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.To order this book visit Amazon.com." ]
		[ "(En español: Anestesia)", "Anesthesia is medicine that doctors and nurses give to make people feel comfortable when they're having surgery, stitches, or other things that might be painful.", "There are different types of anesthesia: general and local.", "General anesthesia is cool because it helps you fall asleep for a little bit", "so you don't feel any pain while the doctors are fixing something.", "A doctor can give you general anesthesia with a shot or by letting you breathe a special kind of air.", "The medicine wears off and you wake up a while later.", "Local anesthesia doesn't make you fall asleep, but it numbs the area so you won't feel pain while you get stitches or minor surgery to remove something like a wart." ]
		[ "Religion in Africa is varied.", "There are many tribal religions in which there ismore than one God.", "Also, in Northern Africa Islamic and Muslim religionsare common.", "Near Southern Africa, mix religions are common due toimmigration and multiculturalism.", "Many countries in Africa use democratic or republic government systems.", "Some tribal communities have leaders that are elected by birth or by skill,but most major countries have elections although bias has beendiscovered in some electoral proceedings in Africa.", "Including just recentlyin Zimbabwe, where the two political parties caused such turmoil that thelife expectancy dropped to an all time low in the country.", "This is onenegative outcome of African politics.", "One positive event in African politicsis the election of Nelson Mandela in South Africa.", "The ‘ups and downs’ ofin Africa are similar to those found around the world." ]
		[ "Topographic maps are digital, graphic maps that portray the horizontal position of planimetricfeatures using lines and symbols.", "Contours are derived from a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) torepresent the elevation of the ground.", "Ground control is set for this product.", "Aerotriangulationis performed to determine the position and orientation of the camera for each exposure so planimetricfeatures are shown in their true relative coordinate position.", "A DTM is collected to represent the surfaceof the earth.", "Typical map scales are1 inch = 100 feet and1 inch = 200 feet.", "Topographic maps are used for preliminary design of transportation projects.", "Topographic maps, including contours, with associated X, Y coordinate system, and the DTMare delivered to the customer." ]
		[ "Human body or anything that ejects warmth for its functioning really wastes a big amount of energy in form of heat.", "Can this dissipating energy be harvested and used to run an electric device?", "A team of Wake Forest University scientists have done a good job in this regard.", "They have developed a thermoelectric device, called the Power Felt, to gather power from heat, whether it originates from human body, roof tiles or even a wound wrap.", "To generate a charge, the Power Felt utilizes temperature differences between the body and outer area.", "In other words, if the device is put to generate power from human body heat, it creates the charge from the difference between the temperature of the body and the temperature of the room.", "The fabric-like device is made locking up tiny carbon nanotubes in flexible plastic fibers.", "Well, this textile device can be designed to use inside a cloth or with anything that emits heat.", "According to Corey Hewitt, a graduate student of the Wake Forest, thermoelectrics has been an underdeveloped technology due to its high cost.", "Scientists often refrained from harnessing thermoelectrics as it would cost heftily.", "Moreover, the energy the technology can generate is meager in amount.", "Even the Power Felt that has 72 stacked layers of nanotubes produces only 140 nano watts, which can do nothing to charge an iPhone.", "Gizmodo notes that 140 nano watts is only a millionth of energy an idle iPhone requires.", "But, the early restraints won’t disgruntle the researchers at the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials.", "They are working further to enhance the thermoelectric material to produce more power.", "The scientists think covetously that the material can generate enough power to charge a smartphone, music player or medial equipment.", "The researchers are on way to enrich the material with more nanotube layers as well as to make it even slimmer and efficient.", "Thermoelectric technology is already in use in CPU coolers, car seats and mobile refrigerators.", "In these applications, the technology is used not to produce electricity, but to eliminate heat and cool up the devices.", "Here, thermoelectric technology makes use of a more efficient compound, named bismuth telluride, which costs $1,000 per km.", "So the researchers think they can commercialize a thermoelectric cell phone cover for just $1.", "The fabric swatch can reproduce the heat emerging from a cell phone to power to recharge the device itself.", "Doesn’t it sound great?", "Now let us see what David Carroll, director of the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, says of the groundbreaking invention.", "Imagine it in an emergency kit, wrapped around a flashlight, powering a weather radio, charging a prepaid cell phone.", "Literally, just by sitting on your phone, Power Felt could provide relief during power outages or accidents.", "Via: ScienceDaily" ]
		[ "Students can learn how geologists use stratigraphy, the study of layered rock, to understand the sequence of geological events.", "As students watch baking soda-vinegar \"lava\" flow from their clay volcanoes, they will see that the lava follows different paths.", "They will also learn how to distinguish between older and newer layered flows.", "Lava Layering Activity[82KB PDF file]This activity is part of the Exploring the Moon Educator Guide" ]
		[ "Parents in the Beaver State have higher labor force participation rates than the average across the nation.", "Nationally, 80.6 percent of parents with children under 18 were in the labor force in 2011, compared with 82.6 percent in Oregon.", "Men's participation doesn't differ much from the national norm; 92.9 percent of Oregon dads are in the labor force, just slightly below the national labor force participation rate of 93.5 percent.", "The participation rate of Oregon women with children under 18, however, is 3 percentage points above the national level (73.5% vs. the nation's 70.6%).", "Labor force participation of parents differs by gender and the age of children.", "For parents of children under six years of age, there's a big difference in the labor force experiences of men versus women.", "Of the men in this group, 93.4 percent are in the labor force, compared with 68.5 percent of Oregon mothers of children under age six.", "That female participation rate of 68.5 percent in Oregon is nearly 5 percentage points above the national participation rate of 63.9 percent for mothers of children under age six.", "The gender gap in labor force participation is reduced somewhat for parents of children ages six to 17.", "For men with children ages six to 17, the participation rate was 92.5 percent in 2011, and 77.6 percent of Oregon women with children in that age range were in the labor force.", "For people without children under 18, the genders behave far more similarly in their likelihood of labor force participation.", "Men in this group had a participation rate of 62.4 percent, just over 5 percentage points higher than the women's participation rate of 57.1 percent.", "Married parents show a wider variation in labor force participation between genders (Graph 2).", "Married mothers are less likely to work, and married fathers are more likely to work.", "Parents with any other marital status have more similar labor force participation between genders.", "Women with children under age six are the most likely to work part-time, with 39 percent of employed females in this group reporting part-time status (Graph 3).", "Men with children under age six were far less likely to work part time, with only 6 percent reporting such schedules.", "More than one-third of employed women and 8 percent of employed men with children ages six to 17 work part time.", "Once again, for people without children under the age of 18, the employment experiences of the genders are more similar.", "In this group, 22 percent of men and 31 of women work part time." ]
		[ "Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, falls ten days after Rosh Hashanah.", "When the Temple stood in Jerusalem, the High Priest effected atonement for the entire people through an elaborate ritual.", "Today, in the absence of the Temple, each of us stands, alone, together, naked as it were, before God.", "Some find the Yom Kippur liturgy, with its litany of sins, onerous, particularly for women.", "This text serves as a counterpoint to the traditional Al Chet (confession) affirming our goodness alongside our sins.", "[more]" ]
		[ "A Soyuz rocket launched two Galileo satellites into orbit on Friday, marking a crucial step for Europe’s planned navigation system, operator Arianespace announced.", "The launch took place at the Kourou space base in French Guiana, at 3:15pm (6:15pm GMT).", "Three and three-quarter hours later, the 700kg satellites were placed into orbit.", "The new satellites add to the first two in the Galileo navigation system, which were launched on Oct. 21, last year.", "Together they create a “mini-constellation.”", "Four is the minimum number of satellites needed to gain a navigational fix on the ground, using signals from the satellite to get a position for latitude, longitude, altitude and a time reference.", "Galileo will ultimately consist of 30 satellites, six more than the US Global Positioning System.", "By 2015, 18 satellites should be in place, which is sufficient for launching services to the public, followed by the rest in 2020, according to the European Space Agency.", "It is claimed that the system will be accurate to within one meter.", "The US Global Positioning System, which became operational in 1995 and is currently being upgraded, is currently accurate to between three and eight meters.", "In May, the European Commission said the cost by 2015 would be 5 billion euros (US$6.45 billion).", "As a medium-sized launcher, Soyuz complements Europe’s heavyweight Ariane 5 and lightweight Vega rockets." ]
		[ "3D: Landscape PhotographyUnlike the human eye that can convey depth, a digital camera is limited in technology.", "So, how do you add depth to your landscape photos that need it the most?", "Well, here are a few suggestions.", "Follow these tips and you will be well on your way to creating perfect 3D images!", "Now, you know objects that are closer to the lens appear larger than those further away from them, right?", "Well, take this cue and bring some perspective to your landscape shots.", "Your shot could be clouds nearing the horizon, water ripples close to you and further away, ocean waves, rivers, streams, trees, flowers, roads, etc.", "The point is to exaggerate what you want and minimize what you don’t want.", "By doing that, you are also creating a 3D effect by showing the distance between two objects: the one near the camera and the one further away from it.", "It’s All in the AngleYour landscape photos should have a point of view.", "This is where the lenses come into play.", "The wide angle lenses increase the perceived distance between elements in the composition and promote a feeling of deep space.", "Telephoto lenses lend exactly the opposite of this.", "They compress the distance between elements in the scene.", "To accentuate these extreme effects, you should position the camera as close as possible to the nearest object in the composition.", "Adjusting the Height of Your CameraThis can only come by experimentation.", "Since you own a digital camera, you can take multiple pictures and still not burn a hole in your pocket, unlike the old days.", "As a rule, landscape subjects that are closer to you should be positioned lower in your field of view than those more distant.", "Why?", "Because your eyes are more than five feet above the ground and if you want to achieve the highest 3D effect, you should focus on the object at about a 45 degree angle above the ground.", "In other words, the focal length of your lens should be wide enough to include the horizon and a bit of sky.", "If you place the camera too low, you will lose visual exposure of the spaces between size cues.", "If you set up too high, you will lose the horizon and the familiar eye-level configuration of the size cue.", "Either position results in a flattening of the scene.", "Maximize Your Size CuesPosition the camera horizontally so that the number of size cues portrayed are maximized and the cues are kept separate and distinct.", "This step may require you to move the camera forward or backward, as well as, sideways.", "In most situations, you should set depth of field to include both the closest size cue and features on the horizon (usually infinity).", "Add Mood to Your LandscapesLandscapes on hazy days can be great for photography.", "Due to particles suspended in the atmosphere, close objects appear more detailed than those further away.", "Aerial perspective is commonly encountered as fog, mist, snow, dust and haze.", "When shooting in these moody conditions, you can be assured of opportunities on the periphery of the atmospheric phenomenon, like the edge of storms or cloud banks.", "You can modulate the effect by changing position or waiting for a change or movement of the weather pattern.", "Timing is EverythingThe earlier in the day you shoot, the greater the effect.", "To flatten perspective and achieve an impression that is somewhat surreal, shoot early or late in the day, with the sun directly behind you for better illumination.", "Landscapes illuminated from the side fall into areas of highlight and shadow.", "This overlapping of objects or planes is emphasized and clarified, because the shadow portion of one is set against the highlight portion of another.", "Give Some SpaceIf you are trying to include moving subjects into your landscape photos, like a passing cloud, rain drops or a dust storm, give the subject some space in your image to move into.", "If you do that, your landscapes will look that much more three dimensional.", "Framing Does ItFrame your subject.", "You can emphasize your subject by placing it into a frame of some sort.", "Things like an open window, tree branches or a doorway work very well.Shallow Depth of FieldThis is a great way to handle a busy background that would otherwise interfere with your subject.", "To get to a shallow depth of field, use a long focal length, open the aperture as wide as possible and get as close as possible to your subject.", "This works best with DSLRs.", "It’s an effect that is hard to achieve with a point and shoot camera.", "And yes, use a polarizer to bring down the brightness of the skies.", "This works best with blue skies and when the sun is to your left or right.", "Polarizers also increase the saturation of the colors in your image.", "Some Dos and Don’ts1.)", "Use what is called “negative space” to your advantage.", "It is the part of an image that is not your subject.", "Don’t be afraid to use a lot of it every now and then.", "2.)", "Keep water lines horizontal.", "If you take a photo of a lake or the sea, make sure to keep the horizon level.", "Even a slight skew of half a degree will make the viewer feel uncomfortable with the picture.", "3.)", "Don’t be afraid to cut off certain things.", "Get closer, only shoot part of a face from a mountain or river or select another detail, like a protruding rock or a patch of grass.", "Have fun creating your own 3D landscape masterpieces!", "~ Zahid H. Javali" ]
		[ "Here is one method of front suspension for a bicycle that came out in 1889!", "This was patented by J. S. Copeland.", "When the front wheel hits a bump, it can travel up in relation to the frame.", "It also has a cool spoon brake, which was the norm before caliper brakes were invented.", "It is the same idea as shown in the Softride shock absorber stem above, which is also a parallelogram with a strong spring, to cushion some shock from hard bumps.", "But in the Softride version, the wheel doesn’t travel up, the handlebars travel down.", "My friend Kurt inUtah really likes his Softride stem, and has used it for years.", "Here is a pretty well developed full suspension bike patented in 1890, a year before McGlinchey’s full suspension velocipede, and 32 years before telescoping forks of Sage.", "As far as I know, Becker is the first inventor of the full suspension bicycleHere is a rear suspension bike from 1891 which used springs in a tube to give some give to the rear wheel.", "Here is another candidate for the first rear suspension bicycle design, from 1891.", "Its modern counterpart is shown below.", "Here is a very early version of front suspension on a bike.", "In this patent from 1891 there is a spring in the headset, and the fork assembly can move back and forth to absorb road shock.", "This front suspension seems to be the precursor to early springer motorcycle forks.", "The beefy springs allowed the front wheel and forks to move upward and absorb some road shocks.", "Those old bike designers tried a lot of ways to cushion the ride of the safety bike on the rough roads found at the end of the 19th century.", "Here is a different way to employ springs on the front forks to cushion the ride.", "This appears to be a front suspension bike, patented in 1891.", "The seat and cranks are attached solidly to the rear wheel, but if the front wheel hit a bump it would be allowed to raise up against the spring located near the crank.", "Interesting.", "Many other early suspension designs are in the Bicycle Technology section of the Patent Pending blog.", "In the top version of this bike, steering is by handles by the saddle, which is connected to the front wheel by cables.", "There is no traditional handlebar.", "I think the inventor was trying to allow the rider to sit upright and not have to lean forward to steer the front wheel.", "That might really relieve some back strain.", "Here is a good way to have multiple speeds on a bike without using a derailleur.", "This bike has two gears on either side of the front sprocket, and a driveshaft for each of them.", "One driveshaft would be disengaged while the other was engaged.", "the driveshafts engage bevel gears on the rear wheel.", "This might be a little heavy, but should work just fine.", "Other driveshaft drives were patented in 1897 with a transmission and a gear shift knob and in 1891 with a single drive shaft.", "Alexander Pope also patented a driveshaft bike.", "Here is an interesting and early (1890) front suspension bike, using a spring in the fork assembly to soften the rough roads of the day." ]
		[ "How can the mid-point of a polyline be calculated using the geoprocessing framework, eg in a Python script?", "The polyline.centroid property returns The true centroid if it is within or on the feature; otherwise, the label point is returned.", "The centroid is rarely located on non-straight lines, which is useless for my purposes.", "The Feature Vertices to Points tool has a midpoint option but this requires ArcInfo, which I don't currently have.", "An option could be to add measures to the polylines and create a route event 50% along the line.", "Another workaround is to use the Calculate Geometry option in ArcMap, but ideally I need to automate this process in a script.", "Any better/faster suggestions?", "Thanks", "[EDIT] I'm limited to ArcGIS 10.0 for the moment." ]
		[ "Did You KnowDid you know that there is a town in Germany by the name of Reher??", "That there is also one by the name of Stoltenberg??", "Do you know where our Reher and Stoltenberg ancestors came from in Germany??", "Johann Reher came from the town of Bebensee.", "His father Casper came from Dreggers which was 6 miles east of there.", "Bad Segeberg is also associated with the family.", "It is about 7 miles north and the closest large town.", "Since the town of Reher is 40 miles west of Bebensee and Dreggers I'm not sure if there is any connection to our name and family.", "Forty miles in the mid 1800's was quite a distance to travel.", "Claus Stoltenberg came from Brodersdorf which is 46 miles north of Bebensee and about 10 miles northeast of Kiel, a major city on the Baltic Sea.", "Brodersdorf is two to three miles south of the Baltic Sea.", "Other towns associated with the Stoltenberg side of the family are all located in close proximity.", "They are LaBoe, Stein, Fahren, Probsteierhagen and Wentdorf.", "The town of Stoltenberg is only seven miles to the southeast of Brodersdorf.", "The above map of northern Germany will show you where the towns Reher, Stoltenberg, Bebensee, Dreggers, and Brodersdorf are located.", "I've marked these towns with a dark asterisk * to make them easier to find.", "Click on the map to make it bigger and easier to see the towns marked with an asterisk.", "After the larger map comes up, click on that again to zoom in.", "It is about 60 miles from Kiel at the top of the map to Hamburg which is towards the bottom of this map.", "From Reher to Bebensee it is 40 miles, to Brodersdorf it is 46 miles which is also the distance from Bebensee to Brodersdorf and Stoltenberg... almost a perfect equilateral triangle.", "See the map below...", "Reher is in the bottom left corner or the triangle, Bebensee in the bottom right and Brodersdorf in the top.", "Hamburg is the port that our Johann & Sophia Reher sailed out of with their two small children, Emma and Ernest when they came to America in 1872.", "The map above shows a closer view of the area where Bebensee & Dreggers are located... where Johann Reher and his father were born.", "Once again, click on the map to make it larger.", "The map above shows a closer view of the area where the Stoltenberg side of the family came from.", "You'll see all of the towns: Brodersdorf, LaBoe, Stein, Fahren, Probsteierhagen and Wentdorf.", "I've added the Stoltenberg name myself as the town didn't show up on this map.", "So Now You Know" ]
		[ "Members of each major party meet in closed sessions known as party conferences (or party caucuses) to elect floor leaders, make committee assignments, and set legislative agendas.", "The Democratic Leader serves as chair of the party conference, while the Republican party separates the positions, electing a chairperson for the party conference, apart from the Floor leader.", "Democratic Conference Chair: Senator Harry ReidRepublican Conference Chair: Senator John ThuneSee a list of former Conference Chairs in the History section.", "The Senate created Democratic and Republican Policy Committees in 1947.", "Until 2000, the Democratic Policy Committee was chaired by the party floor leader, who also served as chair of the Democratic Conference.", "A co-chair position was added in 1989.", "In the 106th Congress, the majority leader dropped his co-chair status and the chair of the policy committee is now an elected post.", "The Republican Policy Committee elects its chairperson separate from the party floor leader.", "Democratic Policy Committee Chair: Senator Charles SchumerRepublican Policy Committee Chair: Senator John BarrassoSee a list of former Policy Committee chairs in the History section.", "Party Conference SecretariesEach party elects a Conference Secretary or Vice Chairman who is responsible for keeping the Minutes of the party conferences.", "Democrat Conference Secretary: Senator Patty MurrayRepublican Conference Vice-Chair: Senator Roy BluntSee a list of former Conference Secretaries in the History section." ]
		[ "Subject: Unidentified, Unusual Egg CaseLocation: Southern MichiganApril 27, 2013 7:39 pmI found this unusual looking egg case, while hunting for fossils.", "It was in a crumbly, sedimentary boulder, along with dozens of sow bugs, which were exposed when I split the rock open.", "The eggs are visible as round bumps through the papery/silky covering.", "Was wondering if some type of spider made this, or another kind of arthropod such as the sow bugs?Signature: Chris O", "We do not recognize this thing, but we would not rule out a fungus.", "We are posting this as unidentified and we hope that either we or our readership might find and answer for you.", "Dear Daniel: After looking all over the internet for similar photos & an answer, I found a link on Bug Guide which has an almost identical photo of this type of egg sac.", "It appears to be the creation of a type of ground spider.", "Species mentioned during my searching are gnaphosid, zelotes and corrinidae.", "Here’s a link to the pic on Bug Guide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/181688/bgpageThanks so much for following up on this posting." ]
		[ "Monarchy is a type of governmentwhich no longer exists in any practicalform in any major countries.", "There are, however, many monarchies kicking about, like EnglandMonarchies are ruled in theory by a King or a Queen, or by both.", "The position of monarch is hereditory according to really complicated rules depending on whose country it's in.", "Monarchies tend to actually be governed by democratic means, like England for example." ]
		[ "Field Trip IntroductionIn the fall of 2011 ten students and their two professors embarked on a geographical journey to the isolated Hawaiian islands, but specifically, to the island of Hawai`i.", "What we saw and did there was not only fun, but provided us with a valued learning experience that we will all positively cherish for the rest of our lives.", "We spent the majority of our days traveling around the island, and making stops at locations of physical and cultural significance within the realm of geography.", "These stops included state and national parks, beautiful beaches, local businesses, historic sites, and any other places our professors deemed relevant learning opportunities.", "This weblog chronicles our ten day adventure throughout the island, as seen through the eyes of a geographer.", "Banner photo by Ezra Zeitler" ]
		[ "TRUE OR FALSE: Cold weather is bad for batteries.", "FALSE:", "Batteries like the cold.", "Lower average battery temperature means longer life expectancy.", "A typical baggage tractor battery weighs well over 3,000 pounds, which is too much mass to lower the internal temperature over the course of a day or two.", "Hopefully, the battery is being used and charged, which generates heat and maintains temperature.", "And even if the internal temperature drops, the electrolyte in a charged battery will not freeze.", "So in most cases, even freezing temperatures don’t make any difference at all, and possibly they even help.", "There is some bad news, however:- Lower internal battery temperature means lower capacity: A cold battery could deliver as little as half the capacity of a warm battery.", "And probably at a time when the tractor is demanding more power to do the same work.-", "Some chargers shut off before cold batteries reach 100 percent state-of-charge:", "In this case the electrolyte can stratify, leaving mostly water on top and create the possibility of freezing.", "Unlikely, but possible.", "What To DoDon’t let a tractor sit on the ramp for days.", "Keep charging and discharging.", "And make sure you charge to 100 percent and equalize charge regularly to keep the electrolyte properly mixed." ]
		[ "How to reduce Exercise induced asthmaIs asthma hitting you during morning jog?", "When doing physical work do you suddenly start gasping air?", "If the answer is yes, then you may have exercise induced asthma.", "But don’t worry.", "You’re not alone.", "Nearly one in ten people have this type of asthma.", "In 1984 Olympics, nearly 20 percent Olympians suffered from exercise induced asthma.", "How to get rid of exercise induced asthmaClose your mouth: While exercising if you open your mouth to gasp air, back of your throat gets dried and cool, and this triggers asthma.", "So please shut your mouth and breathe through nose only.", "Go for swimming: Swimming is the best exercise for asthma.", "Due to the high humidity your mouth doesn’t get dried.", "But if you’re not a great fan of swimming, go for basketball, tennis and golf which are also equally effective.", "Go slow: Don’t start your exercise session like a horse with high speed running.", "First do some warm up exercise, then little jogging and gradually increase your speed.", "See to that you are able to breathe in equal intervals.", "Carry medicines: Always have asthma medicines in your gym bag.", "Take your medicines 15 minutes before start.", "People with exercise induced asthma mostly use short- and long-acting beta2-agonist bronchodilator inhalers.", "Cromolyn sodium (inhalation) is also used widely." ]
		[ "Couple is a system of forces whose magnitude of the resultant is zero and yet has a moment sum.", "Geometrically, couple is composed of two equal forces that are parallel to each other and acting in opposite direction.", "The magnitude of the couple is given byWhere are the two forces and is the moment arm, or the perpendicular distance between the forces.", "Couple is independent of the moment center, thus, the effect is unchanged in the following conditions.", "- The couple is rotated through any angle in its plane.", "- The couple is shifted to any other position in its plane.", "- The couple is shifted to a parallel plane.", "In a case where a system is composed entirely of couples in the same plane or parallel planes, the resultant is a couple whose magnitude is the algebraic sum of the original couples." ]
		[ "The following methods of training are for building an athlete’s \"Work Capacity\" which will help the athlete train harder and longer to get greater results.", "These types of training methods are to be used at the beginning of training and only used up to 4 weeks.", "Then methods of training would be changed to a more traditional concept of training.", "After completing the first month of training you would start a more traditional and sport specific program, and then two to three workouts per month you would go back and address the \"Work Capacity\".", "Understand that this method of Work Capacity will only develop athletes for so long and more sports specific concepts need to be implemented." ]
		[ "I'm having some trouble with this proof problem.", "Anyone have any ideas?", "\"Let p be an integer other than 0, +/- 1 with this property:", "Whenever b and c are integers such that p \| bc, then p \| b or p \| c.", "Prove p is prime.", "[Hint: If d is a divisor of p, say p = dt, then p \| d or p \| t. Show that this implies d = +/-", "p or d = +/- 1.]", "I know how to prove p can be a prime, however I've been unable to prove p must be a prime.", "I was thinking of using gcd(p, b) = p", "if p \| b (and vice versa).", "Then p = pn + bm.", "But I'm unable to come up with anything.", "In the hint it claims to show this is true if d is a divisor of p, but I'm not sure how to even get there.", "Any help would be appreciated!" ]
		[ "The baking industry is chock full of old ovens, many of which have been around for 20, 30, 40 and even 50 years.", "The baking industry also is full of new ovens with old designs.", "Although ovens may appear shiny on the outside, their baking chambers and control systems merely are repeats of old designs with slight modifications at best.", "However, a new breed of ovens slowly is infiltrating the baking industry.", "These ovens apply the latest advancements in electronic controls and challenge common design theories.", "These ovens bake, control and manage energy consumption better than old ovens.", "More importantly, they solve common problems that plague most ovens in the industry.", "When purchasing your next oven, make sure it addresses the following issues:1)", "Baking chamber:", "For years, baking chambers have been painted steel finishes.", "But is this necessarily the most efficient method?", "One oven manufacturer says no, and has designed an oven that uses stainless steel in its baking chamber to improve the radiant heating process.", "2) Burners and ignition systems: As energy prices continue to skyrocket, any measure designed to save energy pays big dividends.", "As ovens are major consumers of energy, bakers should examine new ovens carefully to ensure that they have the capabilities to monitor burners.", "In older ovens, if a burner fails to ignite, gas continues to be sent to the burner.", "New ovens feature control systems that automatically turn the burners’ valves off if they do not ignite, which reduces gas consumption.", "In addition, ovens with advanced electronic controls also alert operators that a burner is malfunctioning.", "A baker also should make sure an oven’s burners are electronically controlled through PLC’s, which provide independent burner controls.", "This measure reduces gas consumption by shutting off and turning on burners during the bake cycle to maintain consistent temperatures throughout the oven.", "3) Controls: Oven control is one of the most important aspects of baking, and one of the biggest advancements in new ovens.", "Whereas old ovens use switches to control baking, new ovens feature encoder control systems that are controlled through a PLC.", "This allows bakers to change an oven parameter automatically through a PLC, instead of manually modifying switches.", "\"Your operator has more control over the oven, hence more even baking and less energy usage,\" one oven manufacturer says.", "Ovens with operator interfaces used in conjunction with PLC’s also provide bakers enhanced controls to better manage product changeovers.", "\"One of the biggest oven issues in the industry is product changeovers,\" one oven manufacturer says.", "\"If you have to change your oven, you have to change your burner rates and there can be a lot of time between changeovers.", "\"Operator interfaces give bakers the opportunity to use recipe management systems.", "These systems allow bakers to set up baking profiles in an oven to automatically change from one product to the next with a push of a button.", "In addition, one new oven also features a tray tracking system that monitors when the last tray of a product run is going through the oven.", "As the last tray goes through each zone, the oven automatically starts adjusting zone temperature for the next run.", "Problem Solver Quick TipOperator interfaces give bakers the opportunity to use recipe management systems.", "When programmed, these systems allow bakers to set up baking profiles in an oven to automatically change from one product to the next with a push of a button." ]

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