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warc | 201704 | For
the third month in a row, Hong Kong health authorities are reporting a suspected case of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).
The case that was recorded on April 16, 2015, affects a 74-year-old woman with underlying illnesses. She presented with confused speech, decreased general condition and malaise since Fe... | 2,477 | 1,276 | 1.941223 |
warc | 201704 | Archive for the ‘For Your Comfort’ Category
Many people look enviously at people who work from home, but they sometimes struggle when they are given the same opportunity. Working from home involves more than just a good Internet connection and a dedicated home office. That’s a good start, but it takes much more to make... | 6,774 | 3,279 | 2.065874 |
warc | 201704 | As is often the case, when people try to lose weight they will become frustrated with their lack of progress and the obstacles in front of them. Why shouldn’t they be? As studies have clearly shown time and time again, losing weight is by no means an easy task. It requires tremendous dedication, tremendous fortitude an... | 4,651 | 2,064 | 2.253391 |
warc | 201704 | Guest post by Samer.
If you’re anything like me, your blood boils when anyone tells you to “be yourself.” What? What does that even mean? It’s like IKEA deciding those furniture assembly instructions are just too much damn work and replacing them with a single sheet of paper telling you, “Throw this shit together. Good... | 6,443 | 2,844 | 2.265471 |
warc | 201704 | This post goes over the six key elements of guerrilla marketing strategies to keep you in line with your your business’s brand and goals.
A niche market strategy serves to help you to find a profitable niche for your business, to properly serve and market to that niche, as well as to maintain other aspects and values o... | 2,923 | 1,350 | 2.165185 |
warc | 201704 | Accueil | Aperçu | Revues | Soumettre | Nous Contacter | English
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work i... | 25,200 | 9,900 | 2.545455 |
warc | 201704 | Grace is my middle name.
Literally.
I was born Rachel Grace Held—named after my great-grandmother, Grace Burleson, who taught school in rural Appalachia during the Depression and who, when I was young and she was old, used to pull me onto her lap to tell me stories about the ghost that lived in the hen house at the old... | 3,830 | 1,831 | 2.091753 |
warc | 201704 | Peak uranium
Splitting more than hairs Ionizing pages Peak uranium is a problem that will occur eventually with nuclear fission based power, just as with the current discussion of the problem of peak oil. Indeed, this problem occurs with any fuel [1], regardless of its apparent availability - even with nuclear fusion, ... | 3,247 | 1,630 | 1.992025 |
warc | 201704 | Curves is FUN! Just think of it as a complete 1 1/2 hour workout in 30 minutes. So, if you are interested in losing, firming and toning, drop by or call 627-7900 for an appointment today. You can have a great workout with a coach – and make friends with other members to share your experience with.
Research shows exerci... | 5,533 | 2,666 | 2.075394 |
warc | 201704 | Analyzing product conception through to delivery in actual industry examples, Design of Biomedical Devices and Systems considers issues in the industrial design process exactly as they would arise in real-world applications, divulging valuable trade secrets within topics like materials selection, safety, prototyping, p... | 724 | 433 | 1.672055 |
warc | 201704 | Jacksonville Boundary Dispute Lawyers and Jacksonville Title Attorneys Title and Boundary Dispute Law in Alabama
Finding out that property lines are improperly drawn and learning that you have been partially occupying your neighbor's land, or vice versa, can create some fairly serious legal issues.
Ideally, the neighbo... | 4,489 | 2,003 | 2.241138 |
warc | 201704 | Locate a local Yavapai County Zoning Attorney Land Use, Zoning and Planning Law in Arizona
The laws governing how land can and cannot be used in Yavapai County, Arizona are fairly confusing, and can be confusing to laypersons. This should provide a basic overview.
"Zoning" is the process by which a local government mak... | 3,525 | 1,659 | 2.124774 |
warc | 201704 | Wednesday, April 30, 2008
If you don’t know, the first thing you’re likely asking is…What is a hub anyways?
Hubs are a critical part of any job seekers face-to-face, LinkedIN and Facebook networking efforts.
But let’s start out with definitions. A Hub is someone in your network who is extraordinarily well connected. In... | 5,034 | 2,224 | 2.263489 |
warc | 201704 | Men are often famed for their rubbish present buying skills but new research has shown that men are actually much more willing to spend more on their other half.
Cupid.com focused on men’s present buying skills around the Christmas period and wanted to find out how much people would spend on a new partner at Christmas.... | 1,920 | 892 | 2.152466 |
warc | 201704 | A team from Los Angeles (including the great Kenji Inaba) has published a study on penetrating cardiac wounds in the pediatric population[1]. This is one of the largest studies on this thankfully rare event.
The outcome was poor which may be due to the high proportion of patients arriving at hospital without signs of l... | 5,987 | 2,849 | 2.101439 |
warc | 201704 | The first newspapers in Quebec,
La Gazette de Québec (1764) and The Montreal Gazette (1785) were generally bilingual and published to inform tradesmen of the price of food products and the arrivals of trading vessels. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, there were already a number of newspapers expressing polit... | 15,237 | 6,479 | 2.351752 |
warc | 201704 | By Dorien Boxhoorn, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Every year people from all over the world come to visit the Cidade Maravilhosa, many of whom try to either stay or come back looking for work, and often find it as an English-language teacher. Now more than ever, with the emerging Oil economy, 2014 Worl... | 3,452 | 1,758 | 1.963595 |
warc | 201704 | Inverse Leverage Effect in Commodities Team Latte, and Lynn Raebsamen, Bloomberg
Even though commodities in general behave differently than equities sometimes a few commodities may display behavior similar to the equities, such as what we see in crude oil today. This can confound a market observer. The notion of “inver... | 4,130 | 1,629 | 2.535298 |
warc | 201704 | ATTENTION: Homeowners "How To Get Rid of ALL The Roaches In Your Home Safely & Effectively" Active Roach Bait - The world's first 100% natural roach killer to help you kill cockroaches safely & effectively
Rave Reviews From Customers
"I strongly recommend to anyone with cockroach problems."Honestly, I wasn't quite conv... | 5,072 | 2,468 | 2.055105 |
warc | 201704 | Paying for Your Own LifeEconomists and politicians like to make things complicated by tossing in all sorts of extraneous information when discussing public policy. It's really very simple if you just strip away everything but the essentials. When you do you find that you must pay for your own life.
Here's why.
The most... | 10,776 | 4,554 | 2.366271 |
warc | 201704 | "Battles between different philosophical camps in education are nothing new." according to
Education Week News.
Whether it's knowledge vs. skills, memorization vs. project-based learning, small schools vs. comprehensive ones, the debates in education are often framed as a choice between "either-ors."
From John Dewey to... | 2,324 | 1,183 | 1.964497 |
warc | 201704 | Well, I am off to Ithaca today to deliver my first major talk (tomorrow) on the subject of hurricanes and global warming, sponsored by the Cornell Department of Communication and co-sponsored by the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, and the Ethical, Legal, & Soc... | 2,088 | 1,102 | 1.894737 |
warc | 201704 | There are many misconceptions regarding dividend investing. One other misconception revolves around the fact that dividend investors simply buy stocks and forget about them. According to this theory, investors tend to purchase stocks just for the dividend, and then enjoying the stream of dividend payments, while losing... | 4,092 | 1,885 | 2.170822 |
warc | 201704 | Valuable lessons from Japan’s mobile industry yield six immutable laws for mobile business. Globally Japan’s mobile customers have enjoyed better mobile devices, more content, and the most advanced functionality and services for more than a decade. Now, this book helps cut through the many myths and all of the hype sur... | 1,972 | 969 | 2.035088 |
warc | 201704 | Criteria for IEC Standards Gary Johnson Chairman SC45A [email protected] IEC Standards must be useable in all SC45A Member States • • • • • • • • • • • Argentina Belgium Canada China Czech Republic Egypt Finland France Italy Japan Korea • • • • • • • • • • • Netherlands Norway Pakistan Romania Russia South Africa Spain... | 5,361 | 2,218 | 2.417042 |
warc | 201704 | Presentation on theme: "Plant Science Unit 2 Lesson 5: Photosynthesis. What is Photosynthesis? I. Photosynthesis is the manufacture of food by plant cells. –A. Sugar is the major."— Presentation transcript:
1Plant Science Unit 2 Lesson 5: Photosynthesis
2What is Photosynthesis? I. Photosynthesis is the manufacture of f... | 2,393 | 1,007 | 2.376365 |
warc | 201704 | Snack Girl recently got a question about Monster Rehab and she got excited. Rehab? Maybe Monster has become healthier.
Alas, Monster's "Rehab" is not about healthier. Here is a quote from the can:
We need a new drink. One that can do it all: a triple threat that quenches thirst, hydrates like a sports drink, and brings... | 3,321 | 1,678 | 1.979142 |
warc | 201704 | Breaking the speed limit is not something we always do on purpose. All the same, it can be costly in terms of fines, and driving bans, as well as playing a significant role in many road accidents.
In the U.K. alone, in 2013, more than 15,000 drivers received fines of £100 or more for speeding.
We are now launching Inte... | 1,542 | 837 | 1.842294 |
warc | 201704 | Students in my SPAN 232 course, "Spanish & Entrepreneurship: Languages, Cultures & Communities," have to do a team project in addition to their 28 hours of community service learning work. These are the results of one of the teams from Spring 2014. The intent is to have them go through the entrepreneurial process on a ... | 2,158 | 1,030 | 2.095146 |
warc | 201704 | Results show that Facebook was the most highly rated among all of the platforms with a 75% approval rating. It’s worth noting that businesses in the travel and tourism industry rated Facebook at 90%. But while the social network led by approval, one in four of the businesses surveyed admitted to not using social media ... | 2,037 | 1,019 | 1.999019 |
warc | 201704 | Margaret Cabourn-Smith chronicles her struggle to balance a failure to give a toss about a sinkful of dirty dishes with the calmness which comes when everything’s nice and tidy Illustrated by Joanna Neary
(Original definition of slattern: a dirty, untidy woman)
I have a confession to make. I am an old school slattern. ... | 3,250 | 1,714 | 1.896149 |
warc | 201704 | The human body is made up of over 70% water. Blood in the body is more than 90% water The brain is over 85% water The kidneys are 82% water Since the human body is 70% water, the same principles apply to the water in the body. Our negative thoughts and words create chaos in the molecular structure of water in our body,... | 1,041 | 542 | 1.920664 |
warc | 201704 | The nurse requires an extensive knowledge base in order to accurately evaluate the effectiveness of the goals set forth in a nursing care plan. The knowledge a nurse gains is not solely based on the extent of her or his education. In addition, the experience and ability to recognize changes which require intervention a... | 2,371 | 1,158 | 2.047496 |
warc | 201704 | I was somewhat relieved that The Suffolk Times editorial board has expressed reservations about the proposed $15 an hour minimum wage.
Although your primary concern, at first, seemed to be the fact that this mandate could not go through without extra funding for the various “not-for-profit” agencies that operate progra... | 1,978 | 982 | 2.014257 |
warc | 201704 | TOBI (Tools for Brain-Computer Interaction) is a project funded by the European Union to develop brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to help improve the quality of life of disabled people and increase the effectiveness of rehabilitation.
According to a recent report in
Engineering and Technology Magazine, the pro... | 2,002 | 1,023 | 1.956989 |
warc | 201704 | Arcatron is building the next generation of devices to enhance lives of people with limited mobility and elderly care needs. The motto “Purpose Driven Innovation” steers Arcatron to apply technology for solving unmet needs in focus segments. The products are designed to enable the consumers to lead more independent and... | 8,027 | 3,321 | 2.417043 |
warc | 201704 | The imperial dominance of the ancient Wari Empire at the Huaca Pucllana site in Lima, Peru, was likely not achieved through population replacement, according to a study published June 1, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Guido Valverde from the University of Adelaide, Australia, and colleagues. Successive pre... | 1,552 | 805 | 1.92795 |
warc | 201704 | Last week, AFSUN hosted a workshop in Cape Town about food security, urbanization and migration in a comparative context.
The workshop was presented in a unique “U process”. This consisted of a step by step method which started on the left side of a U shape, and ended on the far right. The first step was “sensing”. Thi... | 8,567 | 3,714 | 2.306677 |
warc | 201704 | Thursday, March 20, 2008
Boy, analysts and talking heads were sure quick this week to proclaim that the commodities bubble had burst ... again. They said much the same thing back in 2006, but the darndest thing happened - the bubble came back to life.
If only the housing and stock market bubbles could be re-inflated so... | 2,914 | 1,510 | 1.929801 |
warc | 201704 | •Nigeria to produce vaccines
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said it would get additional 7.2 million doses of measles’ vaccines in the next two weeks.
The agency has already released 1.5 million doses of vaccines to battle the infectious disease.
The worst hit states – Kano, Katsina an... | 3,077 | 1,377 | 2.234568 |
warc | 201704 | The following findings were presented in an article in Volume 8 Issue 2, 2013 of the Australian Journal of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. The article was entitled “Does Chinese medicine Share features and Effects of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy? Using Traditional Acupuncture as an Example”. Studies indicate that at... | 6,870 | 3,139 | 2.188595 |
warc | 201704 | When my hubby and I found out I was pregnant, we were thrilled! We invested time in preparing our soon to be baby’s bedroom, read up on breastfeeding knowledge and how to care for a newborn. Like many parents, we were excited about his arrival.
When Samuel finally arrived we were thrilled to finally see him but were al... | 5,424 | 2,563 | 2.11627 |
warc | 201704 | Political cartoon by Mike Luckovich / Atlanta Journal-Constitution / SECFanatics.com. The NRA: Perpetrator of 'fear itself' McClatchy reports that for the last 40 years the NRA has succeeded in limiting and now even preventing research into the effects of gun use, sales, and crime. By Lamar W. Hankins / / April 16, 201... | 9,445 | 4,140 | 2.281401 |
warc | 201704 | Thursday, May 21, 2009 Livestock Marketing Fairness Act introduced in Senate
Supporters of the Livestock Market Fairness Act say the bill will help stop unfair and manipulative practices by meatpackers that harm independent livestock producers. The act was introduced today (Wednesday, May 20), by U.S. Senators Mike Enz... | 1,460 | 770 | 1.896104 |
warc | 201704 | I was born with what I always thought to be an abnormal ear. However, it was really an unpredictable medical condition that I had no control over. My right ear had and still has traces of a congenital disorder between the veins and arteries in the area – called arteriovenous malformation. That is the word that has haun... | 2,867 | 1,440 | 1.990972 |
warc | 201704 | I know that you know what the sun rays or the UV rays can cause to one’s skin. You have seen how ugly sun burns are and how your skin can get affected when exposed to the sun rays. The question is this, if the UV rays can affect an adult’s skin, how much more can it have an impact on a baby’s skin? The effect might be ... | 7,819 | 3,256 | 2.401413 |
warc | 201704 | When you make a list of the most essential items you need to survive, the list can be short. The reality is that as much as we have in our houses and in our lives on a daily basis that we think we can’t do without, the things that we
really cannot do without is very short. That said, as few of them as there are, water ... | 2,894 | 1,388 | 2.085014 |
warc | 201704 | Courtesy of ABC.com
Four more major retailers are following Walmart’s example by removing cans of infant formula from their shelves in light of the death of a 10-day-old Missouri infant from what early tests indicate was a bacterial infection.
Supervalu Inc., Walgreen Co., Kroger Co. and Safeway have decided to clear t... | 3,522 | 1,700 | 2.071765 |
warc | 201704 | UC San Diego a Top Producer of Fulbright Students 12 students and alumni awarded Fulbright research grants for 2013-2014
Kristina Pistone
The U.S. Department of State recently released its list of colleges and universities that produced the most Fulbright students for 2013-2014, and UC San Diego is one of them. The cam... | 4,230 | 1,899 | 2.227488 |
warc | 201704 | By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
Some people might overeat and become obese because a piece of their genetic makeup is askew.
A study by researchers at the University of Buffalo finds that people who eat to excess may have a genetic variation that impedes reception of a pleasure-reward chemical in the brain.
The research a... | 2,651 | 1,259 | 2.105639 |
warc | 201704 | Menze Lab
I am interested in the adaptations of animals that survive extreme environmental insults such as desiccation, freezing, thermal impact, and hypoxia. Our goal is to elucidate biological principles at the molecular, organelle, cellular and whole animal levels that enable animals to survive these insults. Part o... | 1,226 | 662 | 1.851964 |
warc | 201704 | The wonders of potable.
The achilles underside for many those. The 'norm' for numerous others. And contaminant if you have CFS/PVFS/ME ...
I remember once I primary got Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome/CFS wager on in 1995, I plan that having a draft or two wouldn't affect me any otherwise to my PRE-CFS years. Unfortunately... | 5,419 | 2,764 | 1.960564 |
warc | 201704 | ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II TO H.E. Mr LEE SIE YONG NEW AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO THE HOLY SEE* Friday, 30 March 1990 Mr Ambassador,
Your presence here today represents a further strengthening of the cordial ties existing between the Republic of Korea and the Holy See. It gives me great pleasure t... | 6,311 | 3,045 | 2.072578 |
warc | 201704 | United States District Court, W.D. Washington, Tacoma
ORDER DECLINING TO ADOPT REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
BENJAMIN H. SETTLE, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation ("R&R") of the Honorable Karen L. Strombom, United States Magistrate Judge (Dkt. 16), Defendant's objections to... | 8,149 | 3,381 | 2.410234 |
warc | 201704 | Traffic officers are in charge of enforcing driving rules on the roads. In case of violations, they will issue a ticket or, in severe instances, they may prevent the driver from driving further. Violating traffic rules and receiving a ticket are common instances in a large city such as Seattle, but what has caused a su... | 1,215 | 658 | 1.846505 |
warc | 201704 | The Viscardi Center today announced the recipients of a new international award designed to identify and honor people living with disabilities for their work and influence on the global disability community of more than one billion people.
The Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards bear the name and honors the vision of Dr.... | 2,505 | 1,218 | 2.05665 |
warc | 201704 | Analysis
Global auto makers sold nearly 6.2 million vehicles in October, marking an 8.8% increase over year-ago, the third-lowest gain in 2010 and a slight drop from September’s 10.2% rise.
October’s result was hampered by the fourth-straight month of year-over-year declines in Europe, where deliveries of fewer than 1.... | 2,481 | 1,236 | 2.007282 |
warc | 201704 | Acupuncture in Victoria
Are you suffering from chronic aches or pains? Few things can disable your lifestyle like pain. And physical pain can affect your
mental health — even leading to depression. At Wilson Acupuncture in Victoria we understand the ‘big picture’ and have helped many clients, not only with pain relief,... | 1,394 | 790 | 1.764557 |
warc | 201704 | Paul Goble
Vienna, June 17 – Just as Vasily Grossman foresaw in his classic work, “Forever Flowing,” Russian politicians who openly admire Stalin are now the very people calling for a minute of silence or a monument to his millions of victims, an act of hypocrisy that does no honor to the former and insults the memory ... | 6,638 | 2,981 | 2.22677 |
warc | 201704 | According to the SFGate,
The new guidelines recognize that recent research has shown no real advantage to conventional mouth-to-mouth CPR in outside-the-hospital cardiac arrest cases. In addition, studies show that bystanders are often reluctant to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on strangers, but are more likely ... | 4,486 | 2,038 | 2.201178 |
warc | 201704 | The Fair Labor Standards Act is intended to compensate employees who work beyond the typical 40-hour workweek. It does not apply to all employees, however, and doctors -- including residents and research doctors -- are not entitled to overtime pay. These doctors may still work unpaid overtime hours without additional p... | 2,409 | 1,104 | 2.182065 |
warc | 201704 | The Evidence Establishes, without Question, that Republican Rule Is Dangerous: Why It Is High Time to Fix This Situation, For the Good of the Nation By JOHN W. DEAN Friday, Oct. 31, 2008
Occasionally, during the past eight years of writing this column, I have addressed the remarkably dangerous manner in which Republica... | 9,348 | 4,165 | 2.244418 |
warc | 201704 | WHO GETS THE ENGAGEMENT RING WHEN THE WEDDING IS OFF? By JOANNA GROSSMAN
lawjlg@hofstra.edu
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Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001
A fiance breaks off an engagement. Can he get the ring back?
This question is a perennial favorite for lawyers, and the answer is less simple than you might think. Indeed, just last month, a New York ... | 10,295 | 4,390 | 2.345103 |
warc | 201704 | Justices to hear case regarding consumer proof of deception
Calwell
CHARLESTON – Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals must decide whether class action consumer fraud claims require proof of deception.
On June 1, they will hear a case that Putnam Circuit Judge O.C. "Hobby" Spaulding sent to them after he ruled that ... | 4,412 | 2,006 | 2.199402 |
warc | 201704 | Let's play
Jeopardy!. These four-legged animals need daily interaction with humans, lack survival instincts to live in the wild, are easily frightened by children, and love to chew on electric cords.
What are... rabbits!
A large number of rabbits end up in animal shelters every year because owners underestimate the tim... | 676 | 426 | 1.586854 |
warc | 201704 | Car insurance is required in most states. You must carry proof of insurance with you when driving. Your auto insurance company will provide you with a card or other type of documentation that shows you have the required coverage. Full Coverage is usually a combination of liability, comprehensive and collision insurance... | 5,531 | 2,390 | 2.314226 |
warc | 201704 | Ready to gauge how much you know about heroin use in the United States? Here's a short quiz.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. According to the latest data, people who abuse or are dependent on opioid analgesics are 40 times more likely than non-users to abuse or be dependent on heroin.
B. Although men rema... | 8,806 | 3,784 | 2.327167 |
warc | 201704 | The North America natural food colours market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.1% during the forecast period 2014-2020, and reach a valuation of US$ 441.4 Mn by 2020, according to a research report, “
Natural Food Colours Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2014... | 5,063 | 2,184 | 2.318223 |
warc | 201704 | Originally posted by zsandmann
Check out my sig, The Day After Tomorrow will be the biggest crock of bull ever to hit the screen. And I thought the core was bad, but anyways, people
will go see it cause its memorial day weekend, and stuff gets blown up, yadda yadda. But please dont use it to portray what could happen t... | 3,845 | 1,984 | 1.938004 |
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To find out your five-year-old son has been sexually abused is, of course, devastating. But how do you cope when y... | 2,173 | 1,121 | 1.938448 |
warc | 201704 | The installed price of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2011 and through the first half of 2012, according to the latest edition of Tracking the Sun, an annual PV cost-tracking report produced by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laborator... | 341 | 257 | 1.326848 |
warc | 201704 | Mix Things Up
Like a good pot of stew, the more variety in your new running program, the better you'll feel, and the more success you'll have along the way. Because running is a high-intensity, high-impact activity, it's wise to alternate a running day with a cross-training day, and mix in a variety of workouts like st... | 1,998 | 1,008 | 1.982143 |
warc | 201704 | Summer is upon us, and any kind of frozen treat provides welcome relief from the heat. Here's some information you can use to help choose the healthiest options.
First, here's a cheat sheet to what the popular frozen desserts are made of: Ice Cream: Ice cream is made with cream, milk, sweeteners, flavorings, stabilizer... | 3,793 | 1,735 | 2.186167 |
warc | 201704 | Follow Gene Ross at twitter@GeneRoss3; Follow AdultFYI at twitter@Adultfyi1
The Guardian this week is running a batch of old stories relevant to the Measure B movement in Los Angeles. This article about Derrick Burts which came out in 2010 is worth re-examining in that context.
from www.guardian.co.uk – When I read tha... | 4,002 | 2,021 | 1.980208 |
warc | 201704 | It's been two years since Nielsen first began developing a tool to measure viewers across all platforms—not just TV watchers as it has for the last 65 years. Since then, however, the project has attained mythical status among many advertisers, buyers and network executives. "I'll believe it when I see it," more than on... | 10,188 | 4,488 | 2.270053 |
warc | 201704 | Welfare groups have welcomed extra budgetary support for low-income earners only weeks after the government unveiled tough love measures to encourage single parents back into the workforce.
Unemployed single parents will be able to collect $31,900 a year in government benefits following budget measures but will lose up... | 4,006 | 1,874 | 2.137673 |
warc | 201704 | Upgrading and Pretreatment of Douglas-Fir Forest Residue for Fermentable Sugar Production Type: Conference Presentation Conference Type: AIChE Annual Meeting Presentation Date: November 6, 2013 Duration: 15 minutes Skill Level: Intermediate PDHs: 0.50
You will be able to download and print a certificate for PDH credits... | 1,986 | 1,075 | 1.847442 |
warc | 201704 | As the Senate and the House of Representatives neared adjournment for August, both parties in the Senate were patting themselves on the back for their presumed successes. Passed were free-trade agreements with Chile and Singapore, a supplemental appropriation to make up for depleted funds for the Federal Emergency Mana... | 6,399 | 3,004 | 2.13016 |
warc | 201704 | Your blood is boiling. You are seething with rage. Your teenage child has just uttered words of defiance to you that you would never have even dreamed of saying to your parents when you were his age.
This time he has gone too far. What he said yesterday and the day before were bad enough. But this is absolutely too muc... | 9,765 | 4,291 | 2.275693 |
warc | 201704 | A new program making it easier for startups and small businesses to access Queensland Government work and improve services has been launched.
Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy, Leeanne Enoch, said the Advance Queensland Testing Within Government (TWiG) program is designed to “broaden government p... | 2,553 | 1,191 | 2.143577 |
warc | 201704 | The potential for success lies within you. Granted you must be brave, committed and flexible; you also must remain clearly focused on your goal. Whether that goal is to build a small customer base or you intend to capture a large market share, your commitment to excellence in relation to your customers and your product... | 2,420 | 1,265 | 1.913043 |
warc | 201704 | A click on your AdWords ad indicates someone may be interested in what you have to offer. Assuming your offer is compelling and your landing page is relevant, they may take their click a step further and convert. A conversion is more valuable than clicking and Conversion Tracking is a way for you to measure that import... | 4,390 | 1,898 | 2.312961 |
warc | 201704 | Sea Turtles are SUMthing cool?
A Lesson on Faster Reading
By: Jennifer Stuart
Rationale:
Comprehension is essential in order for readers to understand text. Summarizing texts paves the way for successful reading. In order to become adequate readers, children must learn to use this tool to aid in their literacy progress... | 4,975 | 2,309 | 2.154612 |
warc | 201704 | One of the few audible books that I've listened to several times. I highly recommend this book.
Great work in demystifying people's success with great examples and done so without being overly scienttific. Good for anyone who tryuly wants to improve at anything.
It was good in that it provided food for thought, but I w... | 3,621 | 1,757 | 2.060899 |
warc | 201704 | Thursday December 01, 2016
Kabul (BNA) Designated on 1 December every year since 1988, World AIDS Day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those millions of people who have died of the disease worldwide. Government and health officials, non-governmen... | 5,364 | 2,370 | 2.263291 |
warc | 201704 | Should U.S. banking regulators "serve the banks" or act as "restraints" on bank speculation?
The contrast between the two views is stark, and the answer may seem obvious to some. Yet it's clearly a sore subject of genuine disagreement between two high-profile politicians: Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., and Rep. Barney Fr... | 2,081 | 1,087 | 1.914443 |
warc | 201704 | Skunk Removal in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Best known for its strong smell, the skunk is often looked upon as a rather unpleasant animal. Skunks are omnivores, meaning that they can eat almost anything to survive. Food sources for skunks in our area are plentiful, but with the rapid development of our area the sku... | 2,134 | 1,061 | 2.01131 |
warc | 201704 | Surging forest products sales to Asia have for the first time nearly equaled sales to the U.S., where the housing market continues to decline.
Forests Minister Pat Bell released September statistics for the industry Thursday, showing that total lumber, pulp, paper, plywood and other manufactured wood product sales to C... | 1,846 | 936 | 1.972222 |
warc | 201704 | Bitterness is a key component in a beer’s flavor there to balance out the sweetness of the malts and prevent beer from tasting like a “barley soda.” The mass-produced American Light Lager beers are so light in body that they only need a touch of bitterness to find balance, and many people have trouble adapting to the m... | 3,006 | 1,450 | 2.073103 |
warc | 201704 | Factories, quarries, hospitals and hotels are just some of the big energy users who could be set to benefit from the launch of a new energy company into the Northern Ireland market today.
PowerHouse Generation say they will give local businesses the opportunity to earn significant financial rewards by having the abilit... | 2,169 | 1,071 | 2.02521 |
warc | 201704 | Hospitality sector gets lift but room for improvement Published 05/06/2013
We estimate that spending in hotels in 2012 totalled £315m net of VAT.
This is a significant sum of money for one sector within the local tourism industry and since most purchases will be local, the hotel sector is really important to the local ... | 1,798 | 975 | 1.844103 |
warc | 201704 | RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Recognizing that some of the leading scientists and engineers involved in soft matter research are located in the Research Triangle Park area, the National Science Foundation has provided a six-year, $13.6 million grant to establish a multi-university center to investigate aspects of thi... | 4,978 | 2,256 | 2.20656 |
warc | 201704 | The risk of post-operative problems in cataract surgery is higher in patients who have taken alpha-blocker drugs like Flomax to treat an enlarged prostate.//
According to the 3 medical associations; The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the American Urologica... | 5,013 | 2,333 | 2.148736 |
warc | 201704 | Codexis strategy to focus on biofuels, biobased chemicals
Codexis Inc., the enzyme and high-value sustainable products developer based in California, may have grown through its presence in the pharmaceutical industry and the research and development sector, but according to Codexis CEO Alan Shaw during a third quarter ... | 2,749 | 1,299 | 2.116243 |
warc | 201704 | Management of the perineum during forceps delivery. Association of episiotomy with the frequency and severity of perineal trauma in women undergoing forceps delivery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID: 12746986 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of the frequency and severity o... | 3,705 | 1,846 | 2.007042 |
warc | 201704 | by Souradet Y. Shaw, Robert R. Lorway, Kathleen N. Deering, Lisa Avery, H. L. Mohan, Parinita Bhattacharjee, Sushena Reza-Paul, Shajy Isac, Banadakoppa M. Ramesh, Reynold Washington, Stephen Moses, James F. Blanchard
Objectives
There is a lack of information on sexual violence (SV) among men who have sex with men and t... | 1,571 | 897 | 1.751394 |
warc | 201704 | With the sizzling summer sun now high in the sky, it's time to rip off your sleeves, soak up some sweet rays, and exercise your right to bare arms! Of course, it's more fun to exercise that right if your armaments are more like glistening cannons than shrimpy pistols, and that's where we come in.
If you still need to a... | 6,147 | 2,884 | 2.131415 |
warc | 201704 | Do you think twice before you wear a figure-hugging dress or a fitted shirt? Is the reason behind your hesitation your big tummy?
If yes, then we totally understand your plight. Having an uneven body shape, with a protruding tummy can make a person feel extremely self-conscious, not to mention, the undesirable health r... | 2,395 | 1,201 | 1.994172 |
warc | 201704 | When I was in graduate school I used to receive daily emails from my mom telling me to sleep more. I won’t lie: the act became old really fast.
Each email included my mom’s one-of-a-kind sentiment, and then linked to some study about how a lack of sleep will kill you. Despite my frustration, it’s easy to look back and ... | 10,982 | 4,822 | 2.277478 |
warc | 201704 | Ja’na Jenkins
East Meets West
04-27-2010
Ethics Paper
There are two ethics that is being described within the reading; they are Bentham’s consequentialism ethic and Kant’s Deontological ethic. Bentham’s consequentialism suggests that “it is the view that normative properties depend only on consequences.” It is basicall... | 2,029 | 930 | 2.18172 |
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