US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey
The U.S. Geological Survey reports on the latest news affecting the earth today, as well as providing a wealth of data, reports, and information.
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Trucks on the Oil Fields Outside Alberta, Canada
News article from Oct. 20, 2007. It discusses the impact of Alberta's oil industry on the town of Fort McMurray. As the cost of a barrel of oil has risen, it has become financially feasible to extract oil from Alberta's tar sands, a more...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Ibibio
The name "Ibibio" identifies the largest subdivision of people living in southeastern Nigeria, in Akwa Ibom State, and it is generally accepted and used for both ethnic and linguistic descriptions. Like their Igbo neighbors, the Ibibio...
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Assessing Barra
Through a video lecture and exercises, young scholars discover how scientists in the oil and gas industry risk a prospect.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Canada's Petroleum Heritage
Canada's Petroleum Heritage website is a learning resource that presents the oil and gas industry from past to present. Its rich history, the challenges it faces today and its future potential are explored. The site showcases the people,...
Purdue University
Purdue University: Cannabis Sativa L.
This article on Cannabis sativa is organized into fourteen brief sections, each presenting factual information about the Cannabis Sativa plant. Here, read about its uses, as well as its chemical makeup, physical description, and...
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Allegheny College: Ida Tarbell
Social reform resutled from the work of journalists known as muckrackers; Ida Tarbell was one such journalist. This website includes a biography as well as an archive of selected articles and letters by Tarbell.
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American Association of Petroleum Geologist (Aapg): Careers
A good site for learning what petroleum geologist actuallly do. It dicusses the field in general as well as detailing several current projects relating to petroleum geology.
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Famous Texans: Red Adair
Here you can find a brief biography of Red Adair, the famous firefighter who helped to put out the devastating oil fires in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
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Painting Surfaces
This site has a list of the classic surfaces you can use for painting with oil paints, acrylic paints and watercolors. There are links to types of brushes and paints as well.
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Musees De France: David Louis,
View the work "The Oath of Horatii" by Jacques Louis David. Learn about the features of the painting, as well as information regarding it's history and residence.
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Web Gallery of Art: The Well Stocked Kitchen
An image of "The Well-Stocked Kitchen", created by Joachim Beuckelaer in 1566 (Oil on panel, 171 x 250 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Peasant Huts With a Sweep Well
An image of "Peasant Huts with a Sweep Well", created by Jan Van Goyen in 1633 (Oil on oak, 55 x 80 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Landscape With Jacob and Rachel at the Well (Morning)
An image of "Landscape with Jacob and Rachel at the Well (Morning)", created by Claude Lorrain in 1666 (Oil on canvas, 113 x 157 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Rebecca at the Well
An image of "Rebecca at the Well", created by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo in 1751 (Oil on canvas, 84 x 105 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Travellers at a Well
An image of "Travellers at a Well", created by Philip Jacques De Loutherbourg in 1769 (Oil on canvas, 39 x 52 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well
An image of "Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well", created by Johann Anton Alban Ramboux in 1819 (Oil on panel, 52 x 88 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: View of the Great Hungarian Plain With Draw Well
An image of "View of the Great Hungarian Plain with Draw Well", created by Karoly the Elder Marko in 1853 (Oil on canvas, 41 x 53 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Woman and Child at a Well
An image of "Woman and Child at a Well", created by Camille Pissarro in 1882 (Oil on canvas, 81 x 65 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mary's Well at Nazareth
An image of "Mary's Well at Nazareth", created by Tivadar Csontvary Kosztka in 1908 (Oil on canvas, 362 x 515 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well
An image of "Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well", created by Guercino from 1640-41 (Oil on canvas, 116 x 156 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Rebecca at the Well
An image of "Rebecca at the Well", created by Valerio Castello from 1644-46 (Oil on canvas, 80 x 56 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Miracle at the Well
An image of "The Miracle at the Well", created by Alonso Cano from 1646-48 (Oil on canvas, 216 x 149 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well
An image of "Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well", created by Carlo Maratti from 1655-57 (Oil on canvas, 119 x 157 cm).