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  1. Integrated Learning Community Models

  2. Grade 9 - 12 - Math Models (Texas)
      Provides math standards related to math models.

  3. Autos - The Least Polluting Models (GreenCars.com)
      Provides a list of the 12 best automobiles for low pollution levels. 08-08

  4. Fuel Cell Cars - Ford Testing Models (MSNBC)
      Describes Ford Motor Company's tests of fuel cell powered cars in California. 6-01

  5. Model Solar Car Challenge (ModelSolarCar.org)
      Describes a challenge for young students to design a sloar powered model car. 8-01

  6. Models of Learning Styles (Clark)
      Provides various models of learning styles, including VAK, Kolb,'s Learning Style Inventory, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Gardner's Multiple Intelligences, and more. 4-03

  7. Probability Models (CSUSB.edu - Stanton)
      Describes and demonstrates the usage of the Hypergeometric Distribution, Poisson Distribution, Normal Distribution, Proportions, Confidence Intervals for Means, the Central Limit Theorem, Bivariate Normal Distribution, Linear Regression, and Buffon's Needle. 6-05

  8. Regression Models (Statsoft.com)
      Describes the concepts and methods. 8-05

  9. -01-27-10 Toyota Stops Sales of 8 Models in Recall (USA Today)
      "In an unprecedented auto-industry move — but echoing the massive Tylenol drug recall of 1982 — Toyota told its U.S. dealers Tuesday to immediately quit selling the new and used cars and trucks that it recalled on Jan. 21 because their throttles could stick open." 01-10

  10. Astronomy - Making Scale Models of the Solar System
      "Many students have trouble visualizing the size of the solar system compared to the sizes of the individual planets. We use these demonstrations at the Lunar and Planetary Institute with fifth-grade students in our science enrichment class on 'Exploring the Solar System.' However, the demonstrations can also be adapted for use in other grade levels." 10-09

  11. Role Models and Violence (Case Western Reserve - Bailey)
      Provides results on a research study on the causes of violence in children. 10-99

  12. Collaboratives - Models (NCREL - Pathways)
      Discusses critical issues and suggests solutions. 8-02

  13. Car Theft - Most Popular Models (CrimeDoctor.com)
      List the top 25 most stolen vehicles for three years. Four-fifths of the most stolen cars are either Honda Accords or Toyota Camrys. 01-05

  14. Comparison of Maximum Performance of Popular Toilet Models (CUWCC.org)
      Provides the maximum performance (MaP) of popular toilets with 1000 grams as the best performing and 250 grams as the poorest performing. For example, the American Standard Cadet 3 is available for $100 - $150 and has the highest performance rating of 1000 grams; for the same price, Gerber offers the Maxwell with models performing at only 300 grams. 11-09

  15. Toilets - Low Water Usage (TerryLove.com)
      Compares different low-flow toilets and describes how they work. Recommends several and suggests that early models did not work well. 12-00

  16. TVs and VCRs - Energy Star Compliant (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
      Identifies energy efficient TVs, VCRs, and combinations. According to the EPA, "the energy generated to power American TVs and VCRs when they are switched off causes the air pollution equivalent to 2 million cars. Americans spend over $1 billion each year to power their TVs and VCRs when they are switched off. ENERGY STAR qualified TVs and VCRs consume as much as 75% less energy when switched 'off' than conventional models." 5-01

  17. Recumbent Tricycles (National Bicycle Greenway)
      Provides dozens of models of recumbent or reclining bicycles. Also called "bent" cycles. Awesome Library does not endorse these products, but only provides them as examples. Sometimes called three-wheel bicycles. 6-01

  18. Folding Bicycles (Dahon.com)
      Provides over a dozen models. Awesome Library does not endorse these products, but only provides them as examples. 12-01

  19. Virus Project (School.Discovery.com)
      "Just like their spectrum of effects, viruses vary widely in shapes and sizes. In this activity, students will create a larger-than-life model of one of six different viruses. For maximum impact, you should assign models to students to make sure that six will be created. By comparing their completed virus models, students will see how different viruses can be in size and structure." 1-04

  20. Galaxies Collide with a Stellar Bang (CNN News)
      "Astronomers have found what they are calling the perfect cosmic storm, a galaxy cluster pile-up so powerful its energy output is second only to the Big Bang."

      "The cluster collision is the most powerful ever recorded and a fresh glimpse of the cluster merging process, where great swarms of galaxies smash into one another to form a single galactic structure."

      "Researchers said the Abell 754 observations match closely with those predicted by computer models and are a sign that astronomers are on the right track with theories of galactic evolution and the structure of the universe."

      "NASA researcher Richard Mushotzky, U.S. project scientist for the XMM-Newton observatory, told reporters that the research also adds to the understanding of dark matter and dark energy, two invisible phenomena that can determine the rate of merging galactic clusters."

      " 'In some ways, galaxy clusters are the universe in a box,' Mushotzky said. 'If we can understand them with some detail, we can apply those findings to the universe as a whole." 9-04

  21. Hybrid Engines Have More Problems (DetNews.com)
      "The most fuel-efficient vehicles — diesels and gas-electric hybrids — have more engine problems than similar gasoline-power vehicles, says a study of owners’ experience with 2001 models." 9-04

  22. Exit Poll Results (Slate.MSN.com)
      Provides "raw" exit poll results as of 4:28pm on November 2nd."

      "As this item posts, the first raw exit-poll data are streaming from the National Election Pool consortium owned by the Associated Press and the five television networks (CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, and CNN) to their news divisions and to the newsrooms of NEP subscribers—big city newspapers and other broadcasters."

      "These early exit-poll numbers do not divine the name of the winner."

      "As you read this posting, the political reporters at the networks, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, Newsweek, and about two dozen other news outlets are cracking their knuckles over their keyboards, contemplating the story, while statisticians and political analysts at the networks prepare to run the numbers through their computer models to generate a prediction." 11-04

  23. Nagarjuna (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
      Provides a biography and a summary of teachings. Although Nagarjuna was Indian, he heavily influenced Tibetan Buddhism.

      "Often referred to as 'the second Buddha' by Tibetan and East Asian Mahayana (Great Vehicle) traditions of Buddhism, Nagarjuna proffered trenchant criticisms of Brahminical and Buddhist substantialist philosophy, theory of knowledge and approaches to practice. Nagarjuna’s central concept of the 'emptiness (sunyata) of all things (dharmas),' which pointed to the incessantly changing and so never fixed nature of all phenomena, served as much as the terminological prop of subsequent Buddhist philosophical thinking as the vexation of opposed Vedic systems. The concept had fundamental implications for Indian philosophical models of causation, substance ontology, epistemology, conceptualizations of language, ethics and theories of world-liberating salvation, and proved seminal even for Buddhist philosophies in India, Tibet, China and Japan very different from Nagarjuna’s own. Indeed it would not be an overstatement to say that Nagarjuna’s innovative concept of emptiness, though it was hermeneutically appropriated in many different ways by subsequent philosophers in both South and East Asia, was to profoundly influence the character of Buddhist thought." 12-04

  24. Secretary of State Role (Christian Science Monitor)
      "As Condoleezza Rice faces confirmation hearing Tuesday, history offers many models." 1-05

  25. Framing the Metaphor of "Nation" (Rockridge Institute)
      "Part One in a series of articles outlining the metaphorical structures behind liberalism and conservatism, this memo describes how metaphors affect the way we reason, and why this matters in politics."

      "In American culture there are two opposed and idealized models of the family, the Nurturant Parent model and the Strict Father model. The metaphor of the Nation as a Family maps the values and relationships from those family models onto our politics, creating 'liberal' and 'conservative' political positions that we understand through our models of family structure." 6-05

  26. Kilby, Jack (Texas Instruments)
      "It was a relatively simple device that Jack Kilby showed to a handful of co-workers gathered in TI's semiconductor lab more than 40 years ago -- only a transistor and other components on a slice of germanium. Little did this group of onlookers know, but Kilby's invention, 7/16-by-1/16-inches in size and called an integrated circuit, was about to revolutionize the electronics industry."

      "Recognizing the need for a 'demonstration product' to speed widespread use of the IC, Patrick E. Haggerty, former TI chairman, challenged Kilby to design a calculator as powerful as the large, electro-mechanical desktop models of the day, but small enough to fit in a coat pocket. The resulting electronic hand-held calculator, of which Kilby is a co-inventor, successfully commercialized the integrated circuit." 8-05

  27. Biostatistics (Gurupedia.com)
      "Biostatistics (sometimes known as biometrics), most generally, is the application of statistics to biology and, most commonly, to medicine. Because research questions in biology and medicine are various, biostatistics has expanded its domain to include any quantitative, not just statistical, models that may be used to answer these questions." 8-05

  28. Climate in the U.S. Headed for Extremes (Scientific American)
      "The latest and most detailed climate model of the continental U.S. predicts temperatures so extreme by the end of the century they could substantially disrupt the country's economy and infrastructure. The climate simulation, churned out by supercomputers at Purdue University, factors in dynamic environmental variables previously unaccounted for and analyzes them at a resolution twice as fine as previous models. The results indicate an increase in heat, heavier rainfalls and shorter winters, which could strain water resources for people and crops and cause a catastrophic loss of life and property, among other things."

      "To confirm the model's accuracy, Diffenbaugh ran it using weather data from between 1961 and 1985 and compared the prediction with what actually occurred. 'The model performed admirably, which tells us we've got a good understanding of how to represent the physical world in terms of computer code,' he comments." 11-05

  29. Family Fitness (MSN Lifestyle)
      "Bryant says parents must take charge to make sure their kids lead an active lifestyle. 'It really has to start at home with the parents serving as good role models,' he says."

      "Couch-potato parents obviously shouldn't expect to have fitness-fanatic kids. Parents who lead an active lifestyle will help instill that behavior in their children. Taking the stairs instead of the elevator or going for evening walks are habits that children can adopt early."

      "Bryant recommends parents spend time each day engaging in age-appropriate physical activities with their kids, such as tag, hopscotch, various sports, bike riding or Frisbee at the park." 11-05

  30. Permafrost Disappearing (Scientific American)
      "The top 11 feet of soil in the Arctic continues to thaw. Sinkholes are opening, highways buckling, houses and forests tilting, all of which is wreaking havoc on landscapes, wildlife and cities from Murmansk to Juneau. This permafrost layer--defined as soil that remains icy cold for more than two years--covers nearly a quarter of the land in the Northern Hemisphere. But that total is shrinking and new models show that it may nearly disappear by the end of this century."

      "Even more troubling, this permafrost layer contains anywhere from 20 to 60 percent of the carbon trapped in soils in the world." 12-05

  31. Academic Papers Examining the Likelihood of Fraud (dKosopedia.com)
      "Since November 2nd at least 6 academic papers have been issued doing statistical analysis and models to justify the claim that voting patterns cause "Smoke Alarms" to go on: something is afoot." 01-06

  32. Quantum Gravity (Cambridge University)
      Provides various models for handling quantum gravity. 01-06

  33. AMD Opteron Dual 64 Processors - Model Numbers Explained (AMD.com)
      Describes the different models by number. 03-06

  34. Kamen, Dean (Texas Instruments)
      "Kamen sees the lack of appreciation for science in America as a problem - but that's not to say he's calling for a revamping of the educational system. In his view, more teachers, textbooks, PCs, and Internet access won't get students jazzed about learning. 'They need to have access to challenging, hands-on projects that result in a tangible product' - like building robots. And they need role models - engineers - to assist them." 03-06

  35. -Our Evolution - Homo Sapiens Sapiens (O'Neil) star
      "All people today are classified as Homo sapiens sapiens--i.e., the sapiens variety of the species Homo sapiens. They first began to appear 130,000 years ago or somewhat earlier in association with technologies not unlike those of the early Neandertals. It is now clear that they did not come after the Neandertals but were their contemporaries." Provides a timeline, description, and different theoretical models about the development of current humans, Homo sapiens sapiens.

      Editor's Note: Homo sapiens sapiens, current humans, are the only known survivors of the genus Homo or the species sapiens. 06-03

  36. Ethanol (E85) Vehicles (E85Fuel.com - National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition)
      Provides a list of vehicles, mostly pickups and other large vehicles with relatively poor MPG. Ford Taurus was available as a Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) in earlier models but only carries a fleet model for 2006. 05-06

  37. Air Purifiers - Ratings (Allergy Buyers Club)
      Rates models of air purifiers and includes a variety of types. 09-06

  38. -11-19-06 Blair: Terrorism Can Only Be Defeated by Backing Moderate Policies (LA Times)
      "Blair, speaking after a meeting with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, said more aid, moderate Islamic role models and a lasting resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were key to defeating Islamic extremism." 11-06

  39. Minoan Religion (WSU.edu)
      "Since we have only ruins and remains from Minoan culture, we can only guess at their religious practices. We have no scriptures, no prayers, no books of ritual; all we have are objects and fragments all of which only hint at a rich and complex religious life and symbolic system behind their broken exteriors. The most apparent characteristic of Minoan religion was that it was polytheistic and matriarchal, that is, a goddess religion; the gods were all female, not a single male god has been identified until later periods. Many religious and cultural scholars now believe that almost all religions began as matriarchal religions, even the Hebrew religion (where Yahweh is frequently referred to as physically female), but adopted patriarchal models in later incarnations." 12-06

  40. Polar Ocean Soaking Up Less CO2 (BBC News)
      "One of Earth's most important absorbers of carbon dioxide (CO2) is failing to soak up as much of the greenhouse gas as it was expected to, scientists say."

      "This effect had been predicted by climate scientists, and is taken into account - to some extent - by climate models. But it appears to be happening 40 years ahead of schedule." 05-07

  41. Fuel Economy and Muscle (USNews.com)
      "Looking for a car that can stretch that $3 gas—and has some get-up-and-go?" You're in luck. The U.S. News Muscle Per Gallon Index rates more than 400 passenger car models according to a combination of gas mileage and horsepower." 05-07

  42. -06-18-07 Correct Star, Wrong Planet (MSNBC News)
      "Scientists earlier this year announced they had found a small, rocky planet located just far enough from its star to sustain liquid water on its surface, and thus possibly support life."

      "Turns out the scientists might have picked the right star for hosting a habitable world, but got the planet wrong. The world known as Gliese 581c is probably too hot to support liquid water or life, new computer models suggest, but conditions on its neighbor, Gliese 581d, might be just right." 06-07

  43. Available Hybrids in 2007 (Edmunds.com)
      Provides information on all 2007 and 2008 models available in 2007. 07-07

  44. 2008 Mazda Tribute Hybrid (AutomobileMag.com)
      "The 2008 Mazda Tribute HEV is little more than a warmed-over Ford Escape Hybrid, using the same powertrain and many of the same interior bits. And while the outgoing Tribute could easily hide the shared Ford family components below its skin, the new model-regular gas-powered models are getting the same revision-differs only slightly in appearance from the Escape. Aside from the Mazda grille, the Tribute's boxy body has nothing in common with the swoopy "Zoom-Zoom" lines of the larger CX-7 and CX-9." 07-07

  45. -10-08-07 Three Win Nobel in Medicine for Gene Technology (New York Times)
      "Two Americans and a Briton won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine today for developing the immensely powerful 'knockout' technology that allows scientists to create animal models of human disease in mice."

      "The winners, who will share the $1.54 million prize, are: Mario R. Capecchi, 70, of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City; Oliver Smithies, 82, of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill; and Sir Martin J. Evans, 66, of Cardiff University in Wales." 10-07

  46. "The Future Is Drying Up" (New York Times)
      "When I met with [Secretary of Energy] Chu last summer in Berkeley, the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, which provides most of the water for Northern California, was at its lowest level in 20 years. Chu noted that even the most optimistic climate models for the second half of this century suggest that 30 to 70 percent of the snowpack will disappear. 'There’s a two-thirds chance there will be a disaster,' Chu said, 'and that’s in the best scenario.' " 10-07

  47. Two Simple Methods of Reducing Arsenic in Groundwater (Hussam) star
      "The first method is simply leaving the groundwater for a few hours in the container and collecting the water by decanting. This method can be used to remove 50-70% arsenic from drinking water containing soluble iron. The efficiency of this method is discussed in relation to water chemistry parameters and chemical equilibrium models. The second method consists of a simple three-pitcher (locally known as ‘3-kalshi’) filtration assembly made entirely from readily available local materials. In a 3- kalshi assembly, the first kalshi has iron chips and coarse sand, the second kalshi has wood charcoal and fine sand, and the third kalshi is the collector for filtered water. About 240 L of arsenic contaminated groundwater and groundwater spiked with high concentrations of both As(III) and As(V) were filtered. It has been shown that more toxic As(III) can be removed from 800 ppb to below the detection limit of 2 ppb. The As(total) can be removed to a level below 10 ppb for most samples even at the highest input concentration of 1000 ppb As(total). The dissolved iron concentration decreased from an average 6000 ppb to 200 ppb. Calculations based on compound formation and arsenic adsorption on hydrous ferric oxide show that, with a constant input of dissolved iron the arsenic removal capacity increases linearly with each kalshi of filtration. The decrease in conductivity by 35% of the original value indicates substantial removal of dissolved ions. The final water quality was comparable to that of the guideline values suggested by World Health Organization and Bangladesh."

      "In both series of experiments As(III) was nearly completely removed from a maximum value of 800 ppb to below the detection limit of the instrument (ca. 2 ppb) for all influx. It appears that most of the As(III) is oxidized into more stable As(V) and precipitated in A and B kalshis. It has been recognized that As(III) is more prevalent in groundwater than was previously believed which is a concern because As(III) is more toxic than As(V) (Korte, et. al., 1991; Knowles, et. al., 1983). In Bangladesh, the groundwater contains 43-98% of arsenic in the form of As(III). For direct consumption, this is possibly one of the most toxic groundwater known today. Therefore, the removal of As(III) by any filtration procedure is crucial. In contrast, negligible removal of As(III) from drinking water was achieved by coagulation with alum (Hering, et. al., 1996)."

      "The maximum desirable concentration of iron in water is 300 ppb and the maximum permissible concentration is 1000 ppb (see Table 2). Besides causing pots and pans to become brown, at high concentration it can be toxic to small infants (Miah, 1996). The concentration of soluble iron originally present in the well water has decreased significantly, form 6000 ppb to a range of 0 - 480 ppb with an average of 200 ppb which is below the permissible level for most cases. Dissolved iron, primarily present as Fe(II) in groundwater plays a very significant role in removing arsenic and other trace metals." 11-07

  48. Garmin nuvi Comparisons (GPSTracklog)
      "The chart only covers models designed for North American consumers, though it does include units with both North American and European maps -- the x70 models." 12-07

  49. Hybrid Reviews (Hybrid Center)
      Links to reviews of the more popular hybrid models. 04-08

  50. Hybrid SUVs (HybridSuv.com)
      "Hybrid SUVs are fast becoming one of the most popular vehicles on the road today. In fact, online searches for SUV hybrids in 2007 and 2008 are beginning to overtake those of all other hybrid cars. With eight models available now, and several new ones scheduled to reach auto dealers later this year and in early 2009, we’ve set out to create the best hybrid SUV resource on the Internet." 08-08

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