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dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_29880.txt | Early Settlements (2)
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Seventeenth century English settlers of New England differed from those in Virginia by?:
living shorter lives because of the harsh climate.
importing large numbers of slaves.
settling on isolated farms.
living in tightly clustered communities.
having large families.
In ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_34969.txt | Printer friendly version
CHOMIK has taken the first step towards a Martian moon
28 April 2011
Space Research Centre (CBK)
The geological penetrator CHOMIK (Polish word for hamster), built at the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the purpose of collecting a soil sample from one of the Martian m... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_7837.txt | PROPERLY FOLDING MISFOLDED DISEASE PROTEINS
Amicus Therapeutics (Cranbury, NJ) found itself in the news earlier this month when the FDA agreed to review the company’s new drug application for their investigational therapy to treat Fabry’s disease. The drug under consideration, migalastat, has already been approved by t... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_20977.txt | The Macintosh was released to the public in 1984 and changed the way we interact with our computers. The Macintosh operating system gave the Mac a competitive edge in the computer market.
Before the Mac, people used their computers by typing commands at a command prompt. The Mac changed all that. The Mac brought the Gr... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_28433.txt | A year after the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the value of diverse learning environments but struck down formulaic or points-based approaches to undergraduate admissions, AAAS issued this report to clarify legally defensible options for protecting diversity in science and engineering programs.
Emerging from a recent inv... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_6148.txt | Golfer’s elbow, also known as medial epicondylitis can be a debilitating condition that affects many different types of athletes, not just golfers. Golfers elbow is an overuse injury that occurs with gripping, excessive rotation of the arm, and/or excessive wrist flexion.
The overuse can be a result of many factors suc... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_11208.txt | The Food and Drug Administration officially banned BPA from use in baby bottles and sippy cups. However, manufacturing companies who make these products had already stopped using the contentious estrogen-mimicking chemical years ago.
According to The New York Times, the FDA made its decision to ban BPA in bottles and s... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_41581.txt | NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (AP)— Two rare white sea turtles have been found along Florida’s east coast.
One was found at Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve along the coast of Flagler and St. Johns counties. The other in New Smyrna Beach.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/QtSOG1 ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_38181.txt | It’s never too early to talk about the importance of education. As part of our local American Graduate project, we want to encourage all learners – even the youngest – to think about who or what champions them on the path to graduation!
This this to use at home, in a daycare setting, or in PreK/Kindergarten. Ask guidin... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_44610_2.txt | makes the poison". Although he did not say this precisely, it seems that Paracelsus was indeed well aware of the principle (see discussion on Toxicology above).
Many books mentioning Paracelsus also cite him as the origin of the word "bombastic" to describe his often arrogant speaking style, which the following passag... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_32516.txt | Professor John Bowman's genetic-level research with moss has reaped an unexpected harvest. Photo: Meredith O'Shea
By tinkering with the reproductive life of moss - and solving one of the fundamental questions about plant evolution - a Melbourne researcher has accidentally discovered a possible gateway to feeding an inc... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_31428.txt | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
A view inside – A fish in the NMR
What goes through a fish’s head when it swims through acidic water? This question has been occupying the biologist Matthias Schmidt for some time. As part of his doctorate at the Alfred Wegener Institute he is investigating how the blood flow of a fish alters... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_20914.txt | The Rise of the Sunbelt
NBER Working Paper No. 13071
In the last 50 years, population and incomes have increased steadily throughout much of the Sunbelt. This paper assesses the relative contributions of rising productivity, rising demand for Southern amenities and increases in housing supply to the growth of warm area... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_52017.txt | Quarter* ♒ Aquarius
Moon phase on 23 October 2039 Sunday is Waxing Crescent, 6 days young Moon is in Capricorn.Share this page: twitter facebook linkedin
Previous main lunar phase is the New Moon before 5 days on 17 October 2039 at 19:09.
Moon rises in the morning and sets in the evening. It is visible toward the south... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_29601_6.txt | 1878: And all the days of Seth were (Moses 6:16)
1888: All the days of Seth were
Changes that appear to be accidental include these:
OT1, OT2, 1878: and a vagabond shalt thou be (Moses 5:37)
1888: and a vagabond shall thou be
OT1, OT2, 1878: his offering thou didst accept (Moses 5:38)
1888: his offering thou didst exce... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_25188.txt | Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal complex organic molecules originating from Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, strengthening the idea that this ocean world hosts conditions suitable for life. Research results show much larger, heavier molecules than ever before.
Powerful hydrothermal vents mix up material from the ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_10455.txt | Technical Market Support » Metallurgical Coal
Assessment of increasingly subtle changes in coal quality, either potential improvements or deteriorations, is clouded by the deficiencies in drum tests routinely conducted on pilot scale coke. When coking tests are performed on coke produced at the small scale (8kg feed co... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_49089.txt | A number of English words are spelled the same way and pronounced the same way, but have different meanings.
tinneis), 15– tennis. ... The word baseball, for instance, is a compound that combines base and ball, two objects central to the game.
Table tennis meaning, definition, what is table tennis: an indoor game playe... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_45041_2.txt | more of a product is consumed! B. decreases as more of a product is consumed! C. is zero when total utility is maximum! D. is equal to total utility divided by number of units consumed!
! 38. Slope of indifference curve shows! A. Marginal product! B. Marginal revenue! C. Marginal cost! D. Marginal rate of substation!
... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_31498.txt | Cotton is grown on every continent, in a broad range of environmental conditions and under widely disparate conditions of production. It is an important raw material for a highly varied and profitable value creation chain, and it is traded on commodities markets throughout the world. Cotton is at the center of the disp... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_6073.txt | A recent report by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) suggests that low doses of vitamin D up to 400 IU daily and calcium supplements up to 1000 mg daily are not effective in reducing the risk of fracture in healthy people (that is, people without osteoporosis or fractures).
The report expresses concerns th... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_11865.txt | Western Turkey forms the eastern part of the Aegean extensional province. In the 1980s it was accepted that vertical crustal motions in this region are caused solely by this active normal faulting, with footwall localities uplifting and hanging-walls subsiding. The presence of marine sediments, interpreted as Pliocene,... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_3739.txt | MORE AIR POLLUTION
MORE WATER POLLUTION
The NJ TRANSITGRID Project is a proposed gas-fired power plant to be built on a polluted Superfund site.
Amount of Superstorm Sandy taxpayer money that would be used to build a resiliency project in a FLOOD ZONE!
of greenhouse gases every year, in an era of rising sea levels.
"MO... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_22706.txt | 1 Answer | Add Yours
In Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, Cassius and Brutus have shown different motivations in killing Caesar. They have argued with one another while each tries to follow his own vision.
First, the relationship between Brutus and Cassius is based on a lie. Brutus was concerned that if Caesar became ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_45175.txt | This study was undertaken to first quantify the effect of heat stress on milk yield and components of Tarentaise in comparison to Holstein cows. A dataset of 16,143 monthly individual records of production traits was collected for 435 Tarentaise and 543 Holstein cows from 21 farms in Tunisia (2009 to 2014). This datase... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_48818.txt | Signs of Bed Bug Activity
Recognizing The Signs of Bed Bugs
When bed bugs are suspected, sleeping and resting areas should be thoroughly inspected. Keep in mind that bed bugs (especially nymphs and eggs) can fit into the tiniest cracks and crevices. Rule of Thumb: “If a business card could fit so can a bed bug”. Bed bu... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_45189_1.txt | The Esselen are a Native American people belonging to a linguistic group in the hypothetical Hokan language family, who were indigenous to the Central California coast and the coastal mountains, including what is now known as the Big Sur region in Monterey County, California. The members of this tribe are currently sca... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_39901.txt | Pesticides could cost rice farmers in the Philippines more in medical bills than they earn from the extra rice they harvest, warned a group of agricultural economists last week.
Farmers who sprayed pesticides on their fields were twice as likely to suffer from kidney or respiratory ailments, and had a fivefold increase... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_23339_3.txt | 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Volume 32, Issue 1, March 2012, Pages 49-66
Jane Mendle | Joseph Ferrero
Though often discussed as a discrete event, puberty comprises one segment of a larger developmental continuum and is notable for rapid transformation across a multitude of domains. While an earlier timing of... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_6091.txt | Nerve conduction studies (NCS) measure how well and how fast nerves can send electrical impulses. An electromyogram (EMG) measures the electrical activity of muscles both at rest and during contraction.
During an exam, a doctor may find a weakness in a specific muscle of the arm or leg. Back and neck NCS/EMG studies he... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_2863.txt | Use the nine “Avalanche Problems” to understand avalanche types. Learn to approach the mountain with an eye toward current avalanche conditions and avalanche problems to assist in making wise terrain choices.Avalanche Problems Toolbox Read More
Published by the Utah Avalanche Center. The best way to learn about avalanc... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_4930.txt | There are three basic types of phobias:
1. Agoraphobia is the intense fear, anxiety, and avoidance of a variety of non-specific situations where escape is difficult or help might be unavailable if a panic attack occurs.
2. Specific phobia is the intense fear, anxiety, and avoidance of a specific object or situation (e.... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_45296.txt | Religion has long been a significant part of the varied socio-cultural practices enacted in the Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalaya. However, religious practice in daily life is perceptibly different and more diverse than the scripturally and institutionally regulated forms, sometimes even being contrary to them. These “cro... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_17476.txt | In response, the Fed says that an audit would interfere with its “independence”.
However, the Constitution does not empower a central bank. And Congress – which created the Federal Reserve in 1913 and which has the power to create credit and money – certainly has the power to audit, dissolve, or do whatever it likes wi... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_19074.txt | One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
The process of removing salt from seawater.‘the newly constructed plant for the desalination of seawater remains inoperative’as modifier ‘the water supply comes from desalination plants’
- ‘Desalination is for many hopefuls at least one technological solut... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_12979.txt | For more info: 021 55734344
The experimental unit generates cold and hot air with the aid of ordinary compressed air. The central element of the experimental unit is a vortex cooling device also known as a vortex tube. In the vortex tube the tangentially incoming compressed air is moved in rapid rotation. This creates ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_542.txt | Warren G. Harding
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Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th President of the United States (1921–1923), when he became the sixth president to die in while president. He most likely died because of heart disease.
- "America's present need is not heroics, b... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_25337_2.txt | placed within a pair of columns themselves, on the other hand one of the columns may only be placed within members that are known class-separately from the others. A given pair of columns can represent a multi-class data set as a triplet with a color in bar-colors, for example, on the first pixel, each of the columns ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_36820.txt | DATE: Monday 10 February 2020: 4pm (1hr)
Monday 27 April 2020 4pm (1hr)
ABOUT THIS WEBINAR
Provide your students with a final boost in their exam preparation, with this focused one-hour webinar on the specific requirements of Pearson Edexcel A Level History Paper 1.
This webinar includes a set of notes which will be se... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_45359_1.txt | Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623. Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_30315.txt | The future cleanliness of the Washington region’s drinking water has unexpectedly become a central concern in the national debate over the controversial natural-gas drilling method known as “fracking.”
The gas industry is pushing to allow fracking in the George Washington National Forest, despite fears that it could th... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_8101.txt | The research group from the University of Virginia reported in 2009 a new form of delayed anaphylaxis to red meat related to IgE antibodies to the oligosaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal). Most of these patients had tolerated meat for many years previously. They suspected that some exposure in adult life h... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_32067.txt | Water Facts Man’s very existence depends on water. Water is the major basic commodity of our lives, it sustains all life and is crucial to our existence. Roughly 2/3 of our planet is water but less than 1% is drinking water, found in our freshwater lakes, streams and wells. Nature has its own method of purifying water ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_24812.txt | Price on request
About the artist:
Growing up in a genteel family in New York City, Rockwell Kent was a member of the rugged realist school of landscape painters as well as a popular illustrator and printmaker. His 1930 illustrations for 'Moby Dick' are among his most lasting achievements. He was the first American art... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_18766.txt | Recently at the Duke University studies have shown a stark and significant relation between the coronary heart diseases and the prostate cancer. The study shows that these two problems might have some common group of the causes and that the two can be closely related. It has been found that the heart diseases are a big... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_34268.txt | Beware the Pumpkins
Carefully carve letters or words into a pumpkin for a spooky take on a traditional jack-o'-lantern.
Letters or words carved into your pumpkins send your guests a spooky message with our Text Tower. Carve one letter or word per pumpkin. Stack the pumpkins on a dowel to create a tower or line them up ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_16580_2.txt | , based on the original assumption that the fullness of God’s being dwelt bodily in the life of Jesus.This new ‘theology from below’ was inspired as much by encountering Jesus in the midst of the personal and human struggle for faith on the part of the members of his congregation, as by the narrative of God’s struggle ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_24006_2.txt | circumstances and the financial environment can change, thus adaptability and flexibility are essential for long-term success.
Setting up a budget for your home is a big step toward getting your finances under control. With these blog posts' tips and advice, you can make a budget that works for you and your family and... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_8070.txt | Your child may be away from you when disaster strikes, so it’s important teach to him or her how to stay safe during emergencies. To make disaster preparedness fun for youth, Save the Children and Scholastic created the following resources for parents and teachers to share with kids.
Keep the Herd Safe is a fun-filled ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_50831_1.txt | Many external flashes support the automatic (or A) mode. What is this Automatic mode? It is explained on the Flash Exposure Control page. With the automatic mode, a user provides the flash with an aperture and ISO value for correct exposure. Then, the camera triggers the flash, which uses its on-board flash sensor to m... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_29396.txt | Artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes are synthetic chemicals that offer the sweetness of sugar to your food without adding calories. Though, generally thought as safe or even healthy, consumption of these food additives for long period of time is found associated with weight gain, impaired glucose tolerance and d... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_21803.txt | Mental Health Challenges With Distance Learning
Mental Health Challenges With Distance Learning Sitting on the sofa in your pajamas and staring at the monitor for several hours is not the typical student-classroom experience. But in light of the pandemic, distance learning has become part of our new normal. More than a... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_14247.txt | Since the nuremberg trials of the holocaust, no perpetrator had been convicted for that crime in june 2006, human rights groups urged the tribunal to also address war crimes and crimes against humanity alleged to have been committed by the tutsi rwandan patriotic army during reprisals following the genocide. Armenia to... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_42371.txt | Exercise 38: Doing Things to Lists
You have learned about lists. When you learned about while-loops you "appended" numbers to the end of a list and printed them out. There were also Study Drills where you were supposed to find all the other things you can do to lists in the Python documentation. That was a while back, ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_11528_4.txt | as to the character of the Bill. Why all the hurry and scurry, and why the Governor-General's approval in advance? Other Bills are passed and approved by the Governor, yet they do not come into operation until some given day -- the beginning of the next calendar year, or of the next financial year. But the Natives' La... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_20883_1.txt | Three Eras in Man's History
The Bible speaks of three specific ages in man's history. The first is the period before the Flood, from the time of Adam to Noah. It is called in the Bible "the world that then existed." We read in 2 Peter 3:6 that "the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water."
The second... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_40691_3.txt | usual lianes. The shrubs are sparse, and the floor is clothed mainly with exotic species, of which Poa pratensis, Holcus lanatus, and Dactylis glomerata are the chief. Where the undergrowth is dense the grass covering is replaced by Poly-stichum vestitum and odd seedlings, mainly parsonsias, Suttonia australis, Grisel... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_32583.txt | No Free Lunch, the sequel to mathematician and philosopher William Dembski’s Cambridge University Press book The Design Inference, explores key questions about the origin of specified complexity. A Senior Discovery Institute Fellow, Dembski explains that the Darwinian search mechanism of random mutation coupled with na... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_14705.txt | It's no surprise that Windows applications are filled with arcane icons, buttons, and menu options. But the dizzying array of esoteric symbols on digital cameras makes deciphering your computer icons seem like child's play. That's because digital cameras pack dozens of features into a miniature gadget. Complex concepts... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_8890.txt | What a cats eyes show us about vision and stress and what you can do to relax.
Have you ever wondered how looking at the horizon makes you feel relaxed?
You know those times when you’re watching the sunset, or you’re sitting staring outside the window across the landscape on a bus or train. Why is it that you start to ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_14655.txt | What is SYN Flood attack and how to prevent it?
A SYN flood is a form of denial-of-service attack in which an attacker sends a progression of SYN requests to an objective’s framework trying to consume enough server assets to make the framework inert to authentic activity.
TCP three-way handshake
Typically, when a custo... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_27746.txt | Acer barbatum Michx.
Southern sugar maple, Florida maple, Caddo maple, Rock maple
Aceraceae (Maple Family)
Synonym(s): Acer barbatum var. longii, Acer barbatum var. villipes, Acer floridanum, Acer floridanum var. longii, Acer floridanum var. villipes, Acer nigrum var. floridanum, Acer saccharinum var. floridanum, Acer ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_13494.txt | Doctrine: Vaisheshika and Nyaya
Vaisheshika, another orthodox school, was founded by Kanada (circa 600 BCE). In much the same way as the Greeks, he describes the elements, their characteristics and their interrelations. He mentions atoms and molecules and infers the existence of the atmanthrough specific symptoms. Desp... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_37672.txt | Business Leaders: Thomas Edison
American inventor Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio in 1847. As one of the most influential inventors in the world, Edison's creations have become the basis for much of the technology that exists in modern society. His passion for creating helped to spread the use of electricity... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_14087.txt | Silicosis is a form of occupational lung disease caused by workers inhaling crystalline silica dust found in concrete, bricks, sandstone and granite. It is most prevalent in occupations which include sandblasting, stone cutting, hard surface grinding and excavation. These occupations release particles of silica into th... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_41694.txt | The Golden Age of Islam
Norah Nowarah | Toronto, Canada As a Muslim in North America, I have never faced trouble finding harmful news reporting on Islam, and how Muslims have brought nothing but trouble to the West. Growing up, especially during my early teenage years, I wanted to distance myself from my religion in or... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_22251.txt | Antipsychotic medications can reduce or relieve symptoms of psychosis, such as delusions (false beliefs) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing something that is not there). Formerly known as major tranquilizers and neuroleptics, antipsychotic medications are the main class of drugs used to treat people with schizophren... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_24883.txt | Seymour Haden (akaFrancis Seymour-Haden)
British (1818 - 1910) Primary
Sunset on the Thames1865
5 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in. (13.97 cm x 21.59 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
This object has the following keywords:
- British - Refers to the culture of the modern nation of the United Kingdom. It also refers to the cultures of historical... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_8986.txt | Election of 1928
- Danny Kim, Kyle Miller, Alex Edens and Indrajeet Chauhan
Herbert Hoover - 444 electoral votes, 40 states carried, 24127123 popular votes (58.2%), Running mate was Charles Curtis.
Al Smith - 87 electoral votes, 8 states carried, 15015464 popular votes (40.8%), running mate was Joseph Robinson.
The lea... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_25042.txt | Scientists may have to rethink their views on risk factors for heart disease thanks to an unlikely source: ancient mummies.
Researchers who studied CT scans of mummies from four different parts of the world found that hardening of the arteries, an important sign of heart disease, was common among ancient people long be... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_20585_2.txt | of wits, and doubtless the most delightful of companions over a respectable Puritan bottle. I have only Two Comforts to Live upon, Increase Mather reported him as saying; The one is in the Perfections of Christ; The other is in The Imperfections of all Christians.
It is the caustic criticism of female fashions, and th... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_49425.txt | A p value of 0.01 means that there is a 1% chance that the difference between treatments is due to random chance rather than to a real difference between the treatments (the two colors of mice on either soil). This 1% value is usually taken to mean that the difference between treatments is quite significant, the statis... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_251_1.txt | Separation of powers
The separation of powers is a representation for the governance of a state. Under this model, a state's government is divided into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities so that powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches. The typical div... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_52457_1.txt | Please do not reproduce or redistribute any information found in TheHistoricFoodie’s blog without written permission. Thank you.
The subject of food history is a massive one. It encompasses the planting, growing, harvesting, preservation, and cooking of countless fruits and vegetables; the raising of barnyard fowl, pig... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_5364.txt | Although Ellis argues that "television consists of series and established formats" and has "become routinized," Caldwell challenges that argument with the emergence of "televisuality." Ellis states that the reason for television being routinized is because "watching television has become such a central part of everyday... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_25814.txt | What's a great gift for the cyclist who already has a digital speedometer, ultra-light aluminum frame, rear-view mirror, and horn? How about a "smart" bike that will find the right gear, no matter what the incline, or what the cyclist's energy level.
Just as many cars have automatic instead of manual transmission, so t... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_49158.txt | Trillions of Allies Underground
New-to-Portland author Kristin Ohlson is doing a reading/talk about her book The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers and Foodies are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet at Powell’s on Burnside on March 27 at 7:30.
The book introduces readers to the ancient partnership between plan... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_50447.txt | What is Turbinate Hypertrophy?
Turbinates are two spongy curled bones that protrude into the nasal passages. They are located bilaterally on both sides of the nasal cavity and are separated by the nasal septum. Turbinates are covered by respiratory epithelium covering a thick layer of vascular tissue. Anatomically, the... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_33443.txt | A chemical element or substance required in trace amounts for the normal growth and development of living organisms.
- However, what are known as micronutrients - vitamins and trace elements - can poison if taken in excessive quantities.
- The third group of essential elements are called micronutrients because they are... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_38597.txt | COMPUTER AND ITS COMPONENTS
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A computer system consists of mainly four basic units; namely input unit, storage unit, central processing unit and output uni... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_13970.txt | Hello, and welcome to "Word Wednesday"! Today we'll talk about vocabulary related to a special event that literally happens only once every four years. It's called "leap year."
As you have probably noticed, today is February 29th. You probably also noticed that February normally has 28 days, but that every four years w... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_23731.txt | Walking is the most natural form of exercise. It doesn’t require any equipment and can be practiced anywhere, anytime; all you need is a pair of comfortable shoes or sandals.
In our grandparents’ generation, everybody walked—it was the most common mode of transport. Today, with our sedentary lifestyles, we walk much le... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_19014.txt | How Does Nuclear Energy Work?
Nuclear energy is simply the energy from the center, or nucleus, of an atomic atom. Atoms are very small, tiny units that makeup everything in the entire universe, including plants and animals. A nuclear generator, or nuclear power plant, is simply a set of machinery that is used to genera... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_42414.txt | The emergence of Google has led to the opening of multiple new dimensions. We never knew something called SEO (Search Engine Optimization) before Google created its significance in our lives. (Google baba na hote toh aaj aap ye article bhi nahi padh rahe hote shayad!)
We never knew something called Digital Marketing be... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_14983.txt | FREE MINDFULNESS MEDITATION RESOURCES
We run regular mindful meditation group courses at the Institute for Healthy Living. Developing mindfulness skills allows us to respond to life’s challenges in calmer, less critical way. It is a scientifically researched and empirically supported approach to cultivating clarity, in... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_538.txt | what is a vortex flow meter ?
A vortex flow meter is a flow measurement device best suited for flow measurements where the introduction of moving parts presents problems. They are available in industrial grade, brass or all plastic construction. Sensitivity to variations in the process conditions are low and with no mo... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_1592.txt | The Transylvanian Saxon Fortified Church Of Birthälm (Biertan)
The Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Birthälm (Romanian: Biserica fortificată din Biertan) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Transylvania, Romania. Along with six other fortified churches (five Saxon ones and a Székely one), it is part of UNESCO’s l... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_48981.txt | Poland’s relationship with the West has become a centerpiece of European geopolitics since the end of the Cold War. Through its inclusion into NATO and the EU, Poland became the largest easternmost member of these organizations, thus elevating its perceived importance within them. Just as Poland seeks to acquire certai... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_44848.txt | , NAIROBI, Kenya, June 19 – As the world tries to curb infant mortality especially in Africa, experts have emphasised on the importance of ultra- sound screening for pregnant throughout their term.
Ultra – sound screening is the use of high frequency waves to make an image and in pregnancy it gives an image of the baby... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_39989.txt | Patients seeking preventative care may wonder what steps are involved in detecting cancer early, what options are available to them and what risks are involved with cancer screening. There are different types of cancer screening tests for different types of cancer, ranging from bladder cancer to testicular cancer. What... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_8856.txt | For decades, scientists’ quest to discover the cause of Alzheimer’s disease has remained as elusive as its treatment. Many studies have suggested a role for various pathogens—a bacterium or virus—that may jumpstart the process that leads to the disease. But after hundreds of analyses, no concrete associations or plausi... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_44186.txt | Your browser is not able to view Flash content. Since the resource listed below uses Flash, you will likely have a less than optimal experience if you choose to view that site on this computer or mobile device.
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dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_21705.txt | With California’s final cap-and-trade budget including funding for agricultural land conservation, it is increasingly important to understand the dynamics of farmland trends in the state. The more we know about land use trends, the more we can work to ensure that threatened farmland is adequately protected through the ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_27758.txt | Coffee Basics: The importance of water quality to your cup of coffee
In history, alchemists used a blend of science and magic to search for a way to transform base materials into something more valuable. In the spirit of alchemy, we look at the importance of water in creating the perfect cup of coffee.
Water typically ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_33710.txt | In Blue Back Square in West Hartford, Connecticut, there stands a towering tribute to Noah Webster. The Connecticut native is known as a pioneer of American English spelling and is credited with creating the first American dictionary. His stern-faced statue peers over those passing by the public library, which was name... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_33581.txt | Regular Health Watch readers know that I always try to bring you the best natural remedies. They often work better than drugs. And they don’t put you at risk for nasty side effects.
I recently found a natural option for autoimmune diseases that hasn’t been tested in clinical trials. But it still shows so much promise t... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_45479.txt | If You Take a Mouse To School
by Laura Numeroff Illustrated by Felicia Bond
Reviewed by Isabel I. (age 5)
Isabel I. is a student in Mrs. Barrera's Reading Club
In this book the mouse was going to school on a bus. He's sleeping and then he brushes his teeth. He goes to school and plays basketball. He learns about scienc... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_24625.txt | “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization—how did that language become offensive?” the Iowa congressman Steve King inquired of a Times reporter last month. After the remark blew up, King explained that by “that language” he was referring to “Western civilization.” He also said that he condemned white ... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_2813_2.txt | the living; and the survivors will be known for Egyptians by their tongue alone, but in their actions they will seem to be men of another race.
0 Egypt, Egypt, of thy religion nothing will remain but an empty tale, which thine own children in time to come will not believe; nothing will be left but graven words, and on... |
dataset_txts_15GB_1_splitted/shard_00042/shard_00042_23816.txt | The history of science in India has not focused on the nature of legacy of scientific institutions. Overly absorbed in critically evaluating Bhabha’s scientific leadership of India’s Atomic Energy Programme, historians of science in India have not paid attention to Bhabha’s institution-building practices at TIFR, the o... |