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warc | 201704 | Parents who turn to smartphones and tablets to break up the tedium of caring for an infant around the clock may be teaching their babies to have a short attention span, a small study suggests.
That’s because when parents stop focusing on playtime with their baby to concentrate on other things like tiny screens, their i... | 3,758 | 1,697 | 7,947.826753 |
warc | 201704 | When signing up with any credit card offer you must read the full terms ( in person or on computer) before accepting the offer.
The main thing that you want to look for in these offers are
LOW INTEREST RATES. Yes, this determines how much you are going to pay that company (credit card) back on each dollar that you spen... | 1,726 | 916 | 3,237.19214 |
warc | 201704 | This is the first post in a multi-part series wherein I will explain the details surrounding the language prediction model I presented in my Pycon 2014 talk. If you make it all the way through, you will learn how to create and deploy a language prediction model of your own.
OSEMN
I’m not sure if Hilary Mason originally... | 4,402 | 2,150 | 8,795.810233 |
warc | 201704 | Teacher Assistant Support
Even with the best set of directions students still needed some guidance or individual assistance. My school currently uses a full inclusion model (Special Education students are included in the general education classes) and SPED students often need additional support. I want all my students ... | 1,891 | 969 | 3,668.813209 |
warc | 201704 | Mental illness isn't a crime, but the way we treat — or don't treat — the mentally ill is. Or should be. I wrote earlier that the Hillary's hostage taker was ordered to undergo evaluation, which led me to make the following joke.
In fact, if you need — really need — inpatient mental health care, you’re unlikely to be a... | 8,133 | 3,926 | 16,601.595008 |
warc | 201704 | [Image: Australia, rendered by Neema Mostafavi for NASA].
Australia, it turns out, is not quite where maps think it is. Thanks to plate tectonics, the island nation is moving north by 1.5 centimeters a year, which means that the entire country is now nearly five feet further north than existing cartography suggests it ... | 4,395 | 2,123 | 8,553.999058 |
warc | 201704 | Periodic review of the regulatory regime governing the use of biotechnology products is an important aspect of maintaining public safety and ensuring consumer confidence. (ASPB) appreciates the efforts of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Food an... | 1,637 | 877 | 2,943.613455 |
warc | 201704 | Amazon - Drought is a better predictor of Amazonian fire frequency and severity than the extent of forest cover or other vegetation present, according to a new study down in the Ucayali region of Peru.
It challenges the longstanding notion that direct human activity, such as forest disturbance or agricultural practices... | 5,423 | 2,532 | 11,255.080964 |
warc | 201704 | According to the Blametariat, irrational fear of crows is a
thing.
Spinster aunts are award-nominated experts on irrationality, but this crow dealio was news to us down at HQ, where the tragic dearth of crows has long been lamented, especially since recently screening a PBS documentary on the extraordinary intellective... | 7,699 | 3,838 | 14,810.244138 |
warc | 201704 | Today, the Fifth Circuit decided
Bowlby v. City of Aberdeen. In this case, Debra Bowlby sought and received a permit to operate a small sno-cone hut in the City of Aberdeen, Mississippi. Then, a month after the City granted her the permit (and she began operating her business), the City simply revoked her permit. Ms. B... | 4,135 | 1,789 | 9,282.370039 |
warc | 201704 | Time is more important than money. You think that you know this, but you probably don’t act on it as much as you could. If you spend your time buying material things then you are using up the one thing that can make you happy (time) on things that definitely don’t make you happy (stuff).
In terms of happiness, time mat... | 3,662 | 1,751 | 7,259.167333 |
warc | 201704 | Performance Management Performance Coaching
Often, articles on managing performance are focused only on poor performance or what needs to be done to help the individuals whose performance has slipped below acceptable standards. In this article, we wish to focus more on performance coaching for those individuals who are... | 6,032 | 2,597 | 13,822.268772 |
warc | 201704 | I’m sure most of you have heard stories of perfectly good jackets ending up in that the great pile of old gear in the sky because they’ve been washed incorrectly. Advancements in modern fabrics mean you can wash your down jacket completely safely. In fact, we advise cleaning and reproofing as part of good practice as p... | 3,788 | 1,770 | 7,907.717514 |
warc | 201704 | Nigerian astronomer Johnson Urama wants to promote the future of astronomy in Africa by looking deep into history. With his African Cultural Astronomy Project, he is gathering the lost ancient astronomical traditions and stories of indigenous Africa, hoping to show modern Africans that the science of the skies is relev... | 9,078 | 3,931 | 20,428.38667 |
warc | 201704 | It would be funny, if it weren’t so serious. Boating in the Chicago area finds itself threatened . . . by a fish!
Asian carp are mean critters. They grow to 4 feet long, weigh in at 100 pounds and the engine vibrations from passing power boats can cause them to leap into the air, sometimes landing in boats injuring boa... | 3,513 | 1,693 | 7,133.900768 |
warc | 201704 | Do the Math and Save
In my prior life as a management consultant I was often asked to help my clients create business cases for investment in technology. In most of these situations I had to deal with two groups of people: a) those that believed the investment in new technology would bring significant operational impro... | 2,728 | 1,342 | 5,421.442623 |
warc | 201704 | Last night I stumbled across a documentary on BBC2 (content only available to UK residents – sorry!) about the human brain. One section talked about how the brain perceived risk issues – obviously an interesting topic for security folk!
A test subject was placed into a brain scanner and asked to estimate the likelihood... | 4,631 | 2,276 | 9,211.13225 |
warc | 201704 | log in account
Posted by Tom Grant on June 26, 2008
This year's data model Since there are no industry-standard approaches to product requirements, most PM organizations improvise the data model for product requirements. As with any data model, over time, requirements information evolves. Even though PM teams craft the... | 4,488 | 2,225 | 8,973.982921 |
warc | 201704 | Yesterday’s reshuffle isn’t the only story in town. Save the Children, a global charity, has today started to fundraise for children in Britain whom it says are affected by the government’s cuts. It is now run by Justin Forsyth, an ex-aide to Gordon Brown, who will have understood the political implications of the rese... | 4,087 | 2,020 | 8,048.557426 |
warc | 201704 | In the Rosh Hashana liturgy it says that each of us pass before G-d to be judged.[1]While on the surface this sounds rather ominous, when we consider the freedom that is the flip side of judgment a more promising picture emerges. There is a profound Talmudic story that reveals the nature and power of this dichotomy: “I... | 5,011 | 2,326 | 10,470.103181 |
warc | 201704 | This morning’s news brought Israeli listeners three items concerning the IDF. The first and most urgent was the terror attack across the Egyptian border in which a civilian employed by the IDF was killed. The second was the newest “public letter” voicing concern over government/IDF policy. This was written by a number ... | 8,452 | 3,973 | 17,182.684118 |
warc | 201704 | Friday links June 7: Unconditional cash transfer results from India, horror stories of implementation, funding, and more… Call for papers – NEUDC conference November 2-3 at Harvard. This is a fun conference which allows you to see lots of new work in development . Funding: Call for expressions of interest – the World B... | 2,186 | 1,121 | 4,095.093666 |
warc | 201704 | In a country as serious about the art of braaing as ours, having strange or out of place braai equipment is certainly noticed. A new guest won’t NOT comment on my braai. They demand an explanation. No, more than that, they request a justification!
Why challenge the conventions of the classic braai. Why go against what ... | 4,740 | 2,371 | 9,156.136651 |
warc | 201704 | Recently, a lot of people have begun investing in self directed IRA in precious metals. This article addresses people specifically interested in purchasing gold coin for an IRA. Most importantly, you will want to make sure that you purchase gold of a proper fineness standard. Coins such as the Canadian Maple Leaf, as w... | 2,617 | 1,283 | 5,293.152767 |
warc | 201704 | Packing, Traveling And Campsite Techniques For Campers
Camping is a fantastic method to get out there and forget about your troubles. Daily life might be loaded with anxiety and stress, so it’s good to step clear of it once in a while. Before you go camping, however, it’s helpful to keep what you’re planning to read in... | 2,456 | 1,268 | 4,671.823344 |
warc | 201704 | The opinion of the court was delivered by: Kendall J. Newman United States Magistrate Judge
Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Both parties have consented to proceed before the undersigned for all purposes. See 28 U.S.C... | 7,701 | 3,216 | 18,289.875 |
warc | 201704 | APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Robert P. Dahlquist, Judge. (Super. Ct. No. 37-2010-00050553-
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Benke, J.
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
In this land use planning case respondent City of Carlsbad (the city) was required by Government Code*fn1 section... | 4,804 | 2,000 | 11,505.58 |
warc | 201704 | Security governance : making the concept fit for the analysis of a multipolar, global and regionalized world
Title: Security governance : making the concept fit for the analysis of a multipolar, global and regionalized world
Date: 2014
Series/Number: EUI RSCAS; 2014/41; Global Governance Programme-98
ISSN: 1028-3625
Ab... | 2,240 | 1,055 | 4,671.090047 |
warc | 201704 | With the enactment of the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, Congress divided registration authority over investment advisers between the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators. In general, large advisers (
i.e., those with at least $25 million in assets under management) w... | 1,931 | 965 | 3,787.961658 |
warc | 201704 | By Harriet Meyer
State pensions are still payable to those retiring abroad, as long as you have paid the required National Insurance Contributions over the years.
However, under current legislation there are many countries where your state pension will not be increased in line with inflation as it is in the UK.
More th... | 1,409 | 789 | 2,482.268695 |
warc | 201704 | Is Now The Right Time To Start Investing?
Over the last six to eight months, there have been several prognosticators saying the market has finally hit
bottom. In most cases they were quickly proven wrong as stocks continued to decline. What’s an investor to do? When is the right time to start investing?
If you are a tr... | 3,636 | 1,805 | 7,185.380609 |
warc | 201704 | Choosing a Counseling School, College, and Degree Program Where are you in your educational path? Where are you in your educational path?
A career in counseling is one that speaks to an individual that truly enjoys helping others. Providing more than an ear to listen, counselors deliver a wide-range of services in a va... | 12,462 | 4,763 | 32,490.681503 |
warc | 201704 | Q. In a recent editorial in a Catholic newspaper, I read that, with regard to whether civilly remarried Catholics may receive holy Communion, Pope Francis is now encouraging people to talk to their priest “in the internal forum.” What does that mean? (From what I can understand, I think it means that the priest will he... | 4,196 | 2,045 | 8,330.444988 |
warc | 201704 | The ChangingMinds Blog!
How cats persuade
Do you have a cat? I don't. I've got two dogs. Never had a cat and never will. The world does seem to be divided into dog people and cat people (and neither people, I guess) which is a very rough and ready psychometric test. There are also likely sub-types, for example those wh... | 2,275 | 1,223 | 4,190.985282 |
warc | 201704 | At first glance, it seems a trophy pose, particularly as the boy in the photo is wearing an FC Barcelona jersey with the UNICEF logo. So naturally, my soccer-loving son brought me this 2” x 2” photo and asked, “dad, is there a TV trophy for soccer, or a trophy for watching the most soccer on TV?” I politely asked, “wat... | 4,268 | 2,194 | 8,100.251595 |
warc | 201704 | If you are eating hepatitis C have higher trabecular bone are replacement therapy reduce symptoms can be easy and quietens the nerve damage to property. Even when parts of the body. Treatment for Neonatal Hepatitis are several subtypes of hepatitis. Alcohol makes you feel tired and seen by a scope from the recognition
... | 4,843 | 2,499 | 9,267.397359 |
warc | 201704 | Earlier this year, Cecilia McGough opened up about her mental illness for the first time.
In front of a full Foster Auditorium, McGough, a Schreyer Honors College senior studying astronomy and astrophysics, discussed schizophrenia, a mental illness she said is not discussed enough.
“On college campuses when people talk... | 7,508 | 3,166 | 16,766.127606 |
warc | 201704 | An team of 37 international geologists have been investigating the Andes mountain range in central Colombia in an attempt to find out how Colombia’s landmass was formed over millions and maybe billions of years.
The foreign academics were invited by the Colombian Geological Service (SGC), which is celebrating its 100th... | 1,988 | 996 | 3,816.321285 |
warc | 201704 | Communicating sensitive subjects will be an issue for all communicators at some point in their roles. For some it's a regular issue to manage and manage effectively. Follow these top tips and it might make it easier the next time you're called into action.
How do you communicate particularly tough topics?
Sharing any s... | 4,865 | 2,316 | 9,971.569516 |
warc | 201704 | How Katrina impacts Gulf Coast travel
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — It may seem insensitive to think about vacation plans in the wake of the disaster wrought by Hurricane Katrina. But looked at another way, tourists are the economic lifeblood of many of the Gulf Coast communities that have been so cruelly inundated ... | 4,561 | 2,251 | 9,140.235895 |
warc | 201704 | Add confusion to the list of emotions Americans are feeling about the new health-reform law. Congressional help lines have been besieged and doctors report being inundated with questions from patients concerned about how the new law will affect their medical care. Rumors are swirling that free government health care is... | 1,046 | 595 | 1,833.576471 |
warc | 201704 | Home is a place which reflects ones individuality. Be it the colors on the wall, or the interior decorations, a simple look can reveal a lot of the about the taste of an individual. Everyone tries to decorate one’s home in the best way possible. Furniture is an important part of a household. While imparting a definite ... | 3,041 | 1,383 | 6,633.909617 |
warc | 201704 | There are two factors I believe have contributed to the rise of financial scams in recent years:
The easy access to personal contact information, such as cell phone numbers and email. The plethora of advertising of all kinds, both legitimate and false.
Consumers are more bombarded than ever before with advertisements o... | 3,304 | 1,634 | 6,496.78825 |
warc | 201704 | European Commission - Press release Brussels, 10 March 2016 The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the generics business of Allergan of Ireland, by Teva of Israel, subject to conditions. Both companies are among the top four generic pharmaceutical manufacturers w... | 6,456 | 2,564 | 16,185.322933 |
warc | 201704 | Microgrids and decentralising the cloud
The cloud is an implementation of the concept of utility computing: computing resources – processing power, networking, storage and so on – being sold as service, through a distribution network, to be consumed by users as they need it.
This concept is, in large part, already a re... | 5,056 | 2,262 | 11,082.072502 |
warc | 201704 | You know what really annoys me? Anytime I’m sick, someone inevitably says, “uh oh, watch out, you might be pregnant”. Really?!? I might be having an unplanned pregnancy and this is how I’ve decided to discuss it, by mentioning I feel ill. Maybe, just maybe, I’m actually sick. I am a person after all, separate and disti... | 1,544 | 834 | 2,706.628297 |
warc | 201704 | 5 Easy Ways to Win College Scholarships
As students, we all know that college is NOT cheap. The price of tuition is often daunting. I know for myself, I cringe a little each time I see that bill released. It seems almost impossible to imagine getting through school without ending up in some sort of debt. The good news ... | 4,140 | 1,948 | 8,569.034908 |
warc | 201704 | (Wherein we walk back our Sensenbrenner-bashing but propose another theory.) what is Obozo actually trying to do?
Before we get into the technical stuff on ObozoCare, keep some other things in mind: the politicization of the IRS and its database, the use of NSA and its database for domestic spying (not to mention drone... | 4,056 | 2,070 | 7,741.669565 |
warc | 201704 | Back in 2000, Kent Milligan posed the question: To DBA or Not to DBA? here
Back in 2009, I made the case for a DBA on IBM i here
Two months ago, Jon Paris and Susan Gantner asked: Who Needs a DBA? here
Last month at the Fall 2012 RPG & DB2 Summit conference I led my audience to the answer in a session entitled: To DBA ... | 5,160 | 2,245 | 11,768.017817 |
warc | 201704 | Republican health care reform sounds almost surreal. It doesn't reform as much as it lives out an ideological dream that has no connection to reality.
The failed old system saw high insurance costs, profits, excluded pre-existing conditions and inflated drug prices. That's the “free market.” What happens when you expan... | 2,814 | 1,450 | 5,286.438621 |
warc | 201704 | Can Breastfeeding Women Take Forfivo XL?
Forfivo™ XL (bupropion XL
) passes through breast milk in humans. As with other bupropion
medications, the manufacturer of Forfivo XL
recommends that women not take this medication while nursing. Therefore, if you are breastfeeding or plan to start, talk with your healthcare pro... | 1,466 | 742 | 2,858.897574 |
warc | 201704 | Title Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
Local staff makes up nearly ninety percent of all humanitarian aid workers, yet they are rarely acknowledged. This paper addresses the dearth of literature on local humanitarian aid workers. In this ethnographic study, I examine the role of local aid workers in responding to ... | 1,240 | 691 | 2,194.674385 |
warc | 201704 | Title Document Type
Article
Journal Title
Scientific Reports
Publication Date
Summer 6-9-2016
Volume
6
Abstract
The intensity of left atrial spontaneous echo contrast (LASEC) by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been proposed as an important variable in the stratification of thromboembolic risk, particularly i... | 2,120 | 1,153 | 3,846.522116 |
warc | 201704 | The Internet has been praised as being “The Great Equalizer,” for leveling the playing field by providing a platform for the free exchange of information, and for being a global marketplace without borders that provides consumers with unprecedented levels of choices. However, in the eyes of some retailers, it appears t... | 6,043 | 2,749 | 12,976.292834 |
warc | 201704 | Hamilton on oil speculationThere has been a lot of chatter about whether speculators or fundamental forces are driving up global prices, and whether limits on speculative activity would help correct a supposed market failure. Here are two items that anyone should read who is concerned with this issue, both from the pen... | 1,257 | 673 | 2,344.034175 |
warc | 201704 | Sometimes, when the parties involved are few, environmental conflicts can be resolved through direct negotiation, backed by tort law. However, as explained in the first post, when the parties are remote and numerous, as they are in cases of large scale air pollution, those mechanisms are not enough. The only effective ... | 1,452 | 748 | 2,787.529412 |
warc | 201704 | http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3596
Appears in Collections: Economics Working Papers Peer Review Status: Unrefereed Title: How should we incentivize private landowners to "produce" more biodiversity? Authors: Hanley, Nicholas
Banerjee, Simanti
Lennox, Gareth D
Armsworth, Paul R
Contact Email: n.d.hanley@stir.ac.uk Citation... | 2,017 | 1,071 | 3,753.390289 |
warc | 201704 | Tim Duy:
Credibility on the Line, by Tim Duy: I was pleased to see this morning that at least one other person was as appalled as me by the Jon Hilsenrath WSJ story this morning. Below I will cover some of the same ground as Ryan Avent, but the story deserves to be told more the once. Simply put, the Hilsenrath piece r... | 7,334 | 3,368 | 15,896.140143 |
warc | 201704 | A few days ago, I posted a note from a friend of mine about openings which included mention that she's not a fan of prologues. Several of you commented on this, and this was a hot topic in our recent structure workshop, so I thought I would elaborate a little on why prologues can be problems.
Stories unfold in time. Th... | 3,065 | 1,466 | 6,401.793997 |
warc | 201704 | “Interconnect” is the wiring system that connects transistors and other components on an integrated circuit, or computer chip. It may also refer to chip-to-package or chip-to-chip interconnections. Transistor speed used to be the limiting factor for chip performance, but with today’s multi-million-transistor chips, the... | 2,933 | 1,435 | 5,902.790244 |
warc | 201704 | Ousey, Karen, Gillibrand, Warren P. and Stephenson, John (2012)
An Investigation into the Prevention of Blistering in Post-Operative Wounds : Results of a Delphi Survey. In: European Wound Management Association EWMA 2012, 23-25 May 2012, Vienna, Austria. (Unpublished)
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Surgical p... | 1,719 | 967 | 2,959.808687 |
warc | 201704 | Fore-and-aft transmissibility of backrests: variation with height above the seat surface and non-linearity
Abdul Jalil, Nawal A. and Griffin, Michael J. (2007) Fore-and-aft transmissibility of backrests: variation with height above the seat surface and non-linearity.
Journal of Sound and Vibration, 299, (1-2), 109-122.... | 2,866 | 1,325 | 6,136.484528 |
warc | 201704 | Republican Campaign Theme Debunked: Social Security for Illegal Immigrants
Twenty-nine ads and counting feature the claim with varying levels of truth and distortion.
October 10, 2006
Modified: October 11, 2006
Summary
Republicans are tagging Democratic opponents across the country for wanting to "give Social Security ... | 8,610 | 3,880 | 18,826.608247 |
warc | 201704 | Preparing for motherhood for a woman is always paired with a variety of issues of concern, to which she and her husband want to find the right answer.Professional career women - one of those problems.Today, most women have a professional employment for full-time and often have to work weekends and holidays.The number o... | 3,421 | 1,693 | 6,856.144714 |
warc | 201704 | Westerners with some exposure to Shinto know it also as a religious tradition stressing sensitivity to nature, purification, and simplicity. Most foreign tourists to Japan have been impressed with the extraordinary serenity, restrained design, and natural beauty of many Shinto sites. Towering trees, white gravel ground... | 5,256 | 2,546 | 10,666.831108 |
warc | 201704 | Bill Eggers, a public practice director with Deloitte, and author of the book “Gov 2.0″ told the EIG conference about two agencies where staffers are using the new “social networks” to help them do their jobs.
Advertisement
At TSA (Transportation Security Administration), there are officials whose job is network manage... | 2,396 | 1,206 | 4,509.883914 |
warc | 201704 | < Day Day Up >
Rise of the Web: Everybody Who Creates a Website is a Designer
The meteoric rise in popularity of the Web immensely broadened access to information-and misinformation .
DILBERT reprinted by permission of United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Most relevant to this book, the rise of the Web has thrust many people... | 4,524 | 2,121 | 9,576.973126 |
warc | 201704 | British Prime Minister David Cameron is setting himself up for a most almighty clash with the British religious establishment this week, as he prepares to amend the laws on marriage.
The leaders of all three main parties support government plans to afford same-sex couples the right to civil marriage, plus permission to... | 4,368 | 2,126 | 8,614.780809 |
warc | 201704 | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (January 15, 2016) - It was nearly one year ago that Indianapolis-based Anthem, the country’s second-largest health insurer, said hackers stole personal information for 80 million customers.
Now, one year later, experts say the public remains equally at-risk.
The Anthem breach exposed the names, birt... | 1,722 | 887 | 3,211.034949 |
warc | 201704 | "Where there is darkness crimes will be committed. The guilty one is not merely he who commits the crime but he who caused the darkness."
- Victor Hugo
The Supreme Court has been legislating from the bench for the past 50+ years, unlawfully and unconstitutionally stepping outside of their scope of power. This branch ha... | 4,913 | 2,492 | 9,583.504414 |
warc | 201704 | “Getting food from the farm to our fork eats up 10% of the total U.S. energy budget, uses 50% of U.S. land, and swallows 80% of all freshwater consumed in the United States.” That’s the statement by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) scientist and “food waste warrior” Dana Gunders that begins
Wasted: How America ... | 3,121 | 1,647 | 5,707.621129 |
warc | 201704 | Articles Maintainance and Control of Egg Quality
Eggs are a biological adaptation for birds to conquer a terrestrial lifestyle. They protect the developing chick embryo and provide food for the first few days of the chick’s life. The egg is also a very versatile nutritious component in human health.
Maintenance of the ... | 2,135 | 1,114 | 4,045.767504 |
warc | 201704 | There’s no technology on the horizon that’s going to replace the shipboard engineering watchstander anytime soon, that’s for certain. “You need to be in the engine room, looking around, touching, smelling, listening for unexpected changes in the plant,” says Tim Klaybor, former Chief Engineer, now General Manager of Fa... | 2,483 | 1,223 | 4,829.973017 |
warc | 201704 | Learning how to give women effective feedback starts by understanding the role unconscious bias plays in how we perceive and evaluate professional women.
More women leaders at the C-suite increases net profits by 6%. What companies wouldn’t jump at this opportunity? Apparently most of them.
If you’re leading a transfor... | 878 | 541 | 1,390.842884 |
warc | 201704 | Succeeding in an Academic Career: A Guide for Faculty of Color
Published: 2000-07-30 | ISBN: 0313299064 | PDF | 184 pages | 33 Mb
Faculty of color are entering the academy at a time when colleges and universities are undergoing significant transformations. Demographic shifts promise the most diverse student body in the... | 1,598 | 882 | 2,875.312925 |
warc | 201704 | Many Canadians say it’s ‘easy’ to ignore child slavery in developing countries, poll finds
TORONTO – A new poll finds that a majority of Canadians say it’s easy to turn a blind eye to child labour in developing countries, despite the fact that many feel conflicted about how they may be fueling the tragedy.
According to... | 2,869 | 1,404 | 5,648.088319 |
warc | 201704 | August 15, 2011 — The Texas Legislature last month voted to cut funding for family planning services by two-thirds and increase the budget for the state's Alternatives to Abortion Services program by $300,000 for each of the next two fiscal years, the Texas Tribune/New York Times reports. The change means that nearly 1... | 2,484 | 1,251 | 4,898.503597 |
warc | 201704 | Going Organic Magazine is a unique publication dedicated to creating better health and lifestyles for readers. Our goal is to provide information and inspiration to help people of all ages and backgrounds achieve their highest potential within a sustainable environment that creates and maintains individual and societal... | 1,369 | 733 | 2,510.144611 |
warc | 201704 | Most senior golfers have been involved in the game of golf for many years. During this time they will have experienced, through reading or hearing, an incredible amount of information regarding the golf game.
Throughout the years every golfer will try many different strategies to improve their game of golf and over tha... | 4,468 | 1,905 | 10,437.060367 |
warc | 201704 | Cancer therapy using genetically altered autologous T cells offers the potential benefit of tumor-specific killing and decreased toxicity relative to conventional chemoradiotherapy or adoptive therapy with allogeneic T cells. Even so, a number of obstacles can limit the effectiveness of such treatment, including the im... | 4,624 | 2,291 | 9,324.696639 |
warc | 201704 | Generally speaking, anthropogenic climate change doesn’t come at us like some
Pacific Rim Kaiju monster, leaping suddenly into view from the watery depths. It’s slow and confusing and hard to observe on a day-to-day basis. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t have some nasty — and sudden — surprises in store. A new repo... | 3,589 | 1,852 | 6,647.014039 |
warc | 201704 | It's a difficult subject to talk about. It's fraught with a whole lot of ethics (women's right to autonomous decision-making regarding her own body; the status of a foetus; whether any other person should be involved in a woman's decision-making process) and a whole lot of politics (is there room on a left-leaning Orde... | 5,480 | 2,476 | 12,042.277868 |
warc | 201704 | In the last three chapters we have concerned ourselves with three major classes of external stimuli that have been defined as carcinogenic, or being able to evoke a reaction that eventuates in cancer. Are such relationships causal? This question requires the examination of what we mean by cause.
Reference to an unabrid... | 6,849 | 2,928 | 15,765.79918 |
warc | 201704 | Friday, December 5, 2008 Senator Daschle To Lead Health Care Reform
President-elect Barack Obama, along with his newly appointed Heath and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Senator Tom Daschle, have announced they will overhaul the US health care system. Daschle is talking about Obama’s promise to expand insurance covera... | 3,889 | 1,849 | 8,028.292591 |
warc | 201704 | Belly fat. Stubborn, annoying and seemingly impossible to get rid of.
Everyone wants to lose it but only a few seem to succeed. What’s the secret? Fat burning pills? Drinking 10 cups of tea every day? Detox smoothies?
Nope, none of that.
There are certain things that will help you lose belly fat really quickly while ot... | 1,457 | 823 | 2,519.211422 |
warc | 201704 | The thyroid is the “heart” of the endocrine system.
As one of the largest endocrine glands, it plays an important role in maintaining energy levels and secreting hormones—among other things. When the thyroid’s working properly, it’s business as usual. Unfortunately, nasty chemicals can play a huge role in problems.
The... | 4,510 | 2,248 | 8,877.557829 |
warc | 201704 | The first gene therapy drug was approved on the Russian market on December 7. Neovasculogen (VEGF) will be used for treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and its complication critical limb ischemia (CLI). This drug is manufactured by Moscow’s company Human Stem Cell Institute (HSCI). The company’s CEO, Dr. Isa... | 6,198 | 2,851 | 13,241.675903 |
warc | 201704 | On average, mineral wool is made of 75 percent post-industrial recycled content. It comes in both blanket and loose-fill forms. Additional chemicals to make it fire-resistant aren't required, much like cotton insulation. Most often, mineral wool is a classification for two kinds of insulation: Rock wool is a man-made m... | 656 | 391 | 1,095.570332 |
warc | 201704 | Property deeds are legal instruments that define ownership for a property. Some deeds also guarantee the property in specific ways. Of all the various types of property deeds, a quitclaim deed is the easiest, quickest and least expensive one to use, simply because they do not usually require the services of an attorney... | 3,017 | 1,367 | 6,625.482078 |
warc | 201704 | On This Independence Day, Another Revolution at Hand
Thomas Jefferson would be shocked and appalled if he could see what America has done to this grand experiment since he drafted the Declaration of Independence. On this 2011 Independence Day, Jefferson would not be celebrating our independence, but rather encouraging ... | 3,623 | 1,742 | 7,399.904707 |
warc | 201704 | Challenges of Inclusive Education in South Africa: Voices of Teachers
The new democratic dispensation in South Africa since 1994 demanded drastic reform in education. A new unified, non-racial and democratic education system was established to correct the imbalances of the past. New education policies provided a framew... | 2,005 | 999 | 4,010 |
warc | 201704 | Access to Education in Rural Areas of Mali: Shortening the Distance to Education for All (EFA)
As nations around the world redouble efforts to achieve education for all by 2015, one of the greatest remaining needs is providing access to education in rural areas. This paper explores how the Government of Mali, with supp... | 775 | 465 | 1,286.666667 |
warc | 201704 | “There’s so much talent sitting around in these universities. They are all in their silos,” says Dave Brown. As a lecturer and creative director in Ad Creativity at AUT he is going against the grain, developing the Nothing Else brand from a collaboration process involving nutrition professors, food manufacturers and cr... | 4,085 | 2,007 | 7,866.728949 |
warc | 201704 | Format Price Article: Print $US10.00 Article: Electronic $US5.00
Several years ago when I created a college course on the literature of aging, I believed having students read literary texts about protagonists ranging from middle to old age would help combat ageism. Although the course was partly successful in this resp... | 1,489 | 833 | 2,652.672269 |
warc | 201704 | Employee Receptivity to Diversity Management: Perceptions in a Federal Government Agency
Format Price Article: Print $US10.00 Article: Electronic $US5.00
A survey-based study was conducted in an Australian Federal Government Agency. The parameters for the study lie within a conceptual model consisting of two main compo... | 3,837 | 1,730 | 8,428.092486 |
warc | 201704 | Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District; heard
in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of McHenry County,
the Hon. Conrad F. Floeter, Judge, presiding.
JUSTICE MORAN DELIVERED THE OPINION OF THE COURT:
Rehearing denied September 30, 1983.
After a history of delinquency not relevant to this appeal... | 5,034 | 2,193 | 11,482.019152 |
warc | 201704 | We specialize in providing custom-built solutions to meet specific requirements and budgets because applications are as unique as companies using them. We have an unmatched record of empowering you with state of the art website design and development on time and on budget. We offer full-cycle development services to bu... | 9,181 | 4,036 | 20,482.09217 |
warc | 201704 | The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the highest judicial body of the Organization of American States (OAS), reached a decision in favor of eight Mapuche individuals who claimed that Chile’s use of the Anti-Terrorism Law against them violated their rights. The decision was written on May 29, 2014 and was later mad... | 6,059 | 2,758 | 12,915.468093 |
warc | 201704 | The Irascible Professor
SM by Dr. Mark H. Shapiro
The Irascible Professor has learned that in spite of the on-going, major budget crisis in California that has resulted in substantial fee and tuition increases for students, freezes in faculty and staff salaries, layoffs for many part-time faculty members, mandatory fur... | 4,314 | 1,933 | 9,534.096223 |
warc | 201704 | چارچوب برای یک سیستم پشتیبانی تصمیم گیری هوشمند:یک مورد آسیب شناسی مرتب سازی آزمون
کد مقاله سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی ترجمه فارسی تعداد کلمات 6060 2013 12 صفحه PDF سفارش دهید محاسبه نشده Publisher : Elsevier - Science Direct (الزویر - ساینس دایرکت) Journal : Decision Support Systems, Volume 55, Issue 2, May 2013, Pages ... | 9,621 | 3,871 | 21,207.954792 |
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