the Web efficiently and produce much more satisfying search results than existing systems. The prototype with a full text and hyperlink database of at least 24 million pages is available at http://google.stanford.edu/ To engineer a search engine is a challenging task. Search engines index tens to hundreds of millions of web pages involving a comparable number of distinct terms. They answer tens of millions of queries every day. Despite the importance of large-scale search engines on the web‚ very
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In an adaptation of “Territory‚” The Page Turner showcases a mother and son and the effect that the son’s lover‚ has on their family. The novel begins‚ with eighteen-year-old Paul Porterfield‚ a student just finishing his last year in high school and preparing to enter Juilliard in the fall‚ has been engaged to turn the pages of the musical score for a piano virtuoso‚ during a chamber music concert event. A fan of Kennington’s (the virtuoso) work Paul relishes a chance to meet him. Pamela‚ Paul’s
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Does Internet Really Need Regulations? The article "The Internet: A Clear and Present Danger?" written by Cathleen Cleaver is a clear claim of the necessity of government regulation to control what is being shown on the Internet. To support her claim‚ Cleaver gives the pornographic web sites as an example. She argues that the regulations used to control the selling of pornography applied to porn stores‚ magazines‚ and television should also be applied to the Internet. The reason for such necessity
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Is youth playing competitive sports all about better physical and mental health? Although some people may agree with this claim‚ there are many other impediments in youth competitive sports. The danger of severe physical injuries. The danger of negative mental health issues. The danger of family burden sacrifices. Football. Basketball. Baseball. Soccer. No matter what sport‚ there have been always some sort of physical‚ mental injuries. An issue that is hotly debated is whether youth competitive
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Analyzing a Web Page Analyzing a Web Page Each day people use the Internet to find resources that could help him or her with their daily living‚ research‚ or even to look for employment. This can lead to some confusion regarding what websites are genuine and which are not telling the whole truth. This is why it is important to understand how to analyze‚ which Web pages are the best to use. According to “Widener University” (2011)‚ “A reliable and trustworthy Web site meets these criteria:
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safety hazard since we are a vocational school‚ which I understand. But‚ no one likes to freeze. Not many students have warm attire that does not include a hood. So‚ the students try to tuck their hoods underneath their uniforms so they avoid the dangers that might come about but they are then punished for not following regulations. For instance‚ a girl in my lab was wearing a hoodie under her smock. Our teacher told her to take it off and she was left freezing the rest of the period.
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Deforestation : a real threatening danger Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land for use such as arable land‚ pasture‚ urban use‚ logged area‚ or wasteland. Generally‚ the removal or destruction of significant areas of forest cover has resulted in a degraded environment with reduced biodiversity. Deforestation results from removal of trees without sufficient reforestation‚ and results in declines in habitat and biodiversity‚ wood for fuel and industrial use‚ and
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is the difference between a credit card and a debit card? A credit card extends credit and delays your payment. A debit card electronically subtracts money from your savings or checking account to pay for goods and services. CONCEPT CHECK 5-5 (p. 146) 1. What steps might you take if there is a billing error in your monthly statement? Notify creditor in writing‚ and include any information that might support your case. Pay the portion of the bill that is not in question. 2. What
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sites warn about the dangers of smoking‚ say smoking is addictive‚ list chemicals added in manufacturing cigarettes‚ encourage smoke-free environments for nonsmokers‚ and offer smokers Web-based quitting resources. This is the face of the "new" tobacco industry‚ they tell us‚ committed to public health and to America’s children. They have finally come clean‚ they would have us believe‚ after half a century of targeting kids and deceiving the public about their products’ dangers. Their social commitment
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overfished. Naturally harvested fish stocks are now supplemented by aquaculture‚ which supplies about one-third of the fish consumed in the United States. The NOAA Fisheries Service reports that approximately a quarter of all ocean fish species are in danger of extinction. Some scientists believe that most edible saltwater species will near or reach extinction by the middle of the century. The largest fish-including shark‚ Atlantic bluefin tuna‚ and the Atlantic cod-are especially at risk. Eel‚ king crab
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