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warc | 201704 | * Fourth-quarter growth unrevised at 3 pct
* Real disposable income growth raised to 1.7 pct vs 1.4 pct
* Weekly jobless claims fall 5,000 to 4-year low
By Lucia Mutikani
* Fourth-quarter growth unrevised at 3 pct
* Real disposable income growth raised to 1.7 pct vs 1.4 pct
* Weekly jobless claims fall 5,000 to 4-year ... | 4,558 | 2,177 | 9,354.682591 |
warc | 201704 | When Hurricane Guillermo churned up the waters off Mexico 10 days ago, local boaters, fishermen and surfers already knew it would send powerful waves thousands of miles north to pummel Ventura County's coastline.
Predicting the waves over the horizon has become increasingly easy through commercial weather and wave fore... | 3,638 | 1,859 | 7,056.819796 |
warc | 201704 | The city of Los Angeles is unprepared to meet the needs of the disabled in the case of a disaster and is discriminating against them by failing to include the disabled in its emergency preparedness plans, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Siding with disability-rights groups who sued the city on behalf of an estimated 800,... | 2,517 | 1,251 | 5,009.856115 |
warc | 201704 | A verbal battle between Palm Beach County`s contractors and labor unions over certification of construction workers, which has been simmering for months, appears headed for a showdown before county commissioners today.
At issue is whether to include specific wording in the contract for construction of the new Palm Beac... | 4,099 | 1,884 | 8,870.288217 |
warc | 201704 | Rare Genetic Variants and High-Density Lipoprotein Marching to a Different Drum
Although static plasma concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), usually measured in the fasting state, is an excellent marker of atherosclerosis risk, its direct causal role in atherogenesis has lately been called into... | 13,140 | 5,763 | 29,223.560645 |
warc | 201704 | California's counties are assuming greater responsibility for juvenile corrections – a job once handled by the state. And a central task for local governments is ensuring treatment for the many young offenders who suffer from psychological problems.
Research shows that psychological care is key to turning young lives a... | 6,814 | 3,157 | 14,521.568578 |
warc | 201704 | When I was in my teens, my parents and younger brother lived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia while my dad worked for Saudi Arabian Airlines. I couldn’t live there full-time as they didn’t allow secondary education for expatriate females. So during the school year I lived in Pensacola, Florida with my aunt and uncle, and spent ... | 2,390 | 1,235 | 4,524.550607 |
warc | 201704 | WHICH WAY TO POSTCOLONIAL EDUCATIONAL PARADIGM? CRITICAL THEORY REASSERTED by Azly Rahman Columbia University, New York
In our effort to make sense of the multiplicity of perspectives leading to the formulation of an educational paradigm based upon “postcolonial sensibilities”, we are faced with the dilemma of choice a... | 10,159 | 4,274 | 23,522.102012 |
warc | 201704 | ALBANY—Doctors and patients pleaded for changes to out-of-network health care coverage, at a hearing convened on Monday by the State Senate’s health committee.
“The confusion in the marketplace is beyond what I can comprehend and advise,” said ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia McLaughlin, who told lawmakers she’s losing pat... | 2,368 | 1,190 | 4,467.361345 |
warc | 201704 | Click for more info
A good umpire must know all the rules, but learning them is difficult because the rule book is hard to understand. An umpire must know how the rules should be interpreted and applied in real situations. You can't simply memorize the rule book and expect to be a good umpire.
Although the umpire must ... | 21,519 | 7,922 | 58,067.617142 |
warc | 201704 | Visitors Now: Total Visits: Total Stories:
The Canned Fruits industry latest research report provides in-depth analysis of definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The report also consists of development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status of Canned... | 3,631 | 1,577 | 8,035.630945 |
warc | 201704 | I know this may seem like a dumb question to many people but the fact is, I receive frequent emails from readers with questions about the differences between a wedding ring and an engagement ring.
Now, depending on which part of the world you are in, you may hear the usage of one term more often than the other. The pro... | 4,423 | 1,984 | 9,501.424395 |
warc | 201704 | When it comes to women serving in different capacities in ministry, what acts as the final word for you in determining what is appropriate and what is not? What is your ultimate authority or final court of appeals? Does some human authority or some supposed pragmatic reason ever trump Scripture? Have you ever found you... | 5,121 | 2,293 | 11,025.894898 |
warc | 201704 | Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer - but only if she gets a go... | 598 | 391 | 902.352941 |
warc | 201704 | The Senate Health Committee met today to discuss a number of bills of concern to health consumers.
SB703 (Hernandez) would create a Basic Health Plan as an alternative for individuals between 133% and 200% of the Federal Poverty Level as an alternative to participating in the Health Benefits Exchange in 2014. The bill ... | 3,455 | 1,672 | 7,083.576555 |
warc | 201704 | Jewelry displays should have one purpose: to attract customers.
Attracting customers should be easy enough – except that each customer has a particular preference on what may or may not be attractive. If you are in the jewelry business, it is crucial to determine the formula for sparking people’s interest.
To start you... | 1,952 | 959 | 3,906.035454 |
warc | 201704 | It’s Tax Season 2013 but are you taking all necessary steps to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft?
After all, last year the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) called identity theft its no. 1 problem in the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax-time crimes. Taxpayers must avoid falling into a trap with the “dirty dozen” as ... | 4,698 | 2,168 | 9,870.567343 |
warc | 201704 | Recently I spoke with the Council of Public Relations (PR) Firms about how well PR firms are positioned to adapt to market instability and change.
As their blog points out, while pervasive instability is certainly uncomfortable to experience, in some ways it puts public relations firms at an advantage. Public relations... | 5,135 | 2,341 | 11,110.113199 |
warc | 201704 | The first thing you should know about me is that I have Parkinson's disease. I've had it for more than ten years now. It affects my walking, my talking, my sleeping, my swallowing, and a variety of other things that you do every second of every day without even thinking about it. This condition is something I will like... | 3,156 | 1,571 | 6,237.670274 |
warc | 201704 | How you doin’?
After thousands of years living in our homes, cats and dogs have gotten pretty good at tuning into human social cues—as good as human babies anyways.
Dogs, with their adorable puppy faces, are easily swayed by the actions of humans. A new study in
PLoS ONE shows that dogs will prefer a plate of food pref... | 7,230 | 3,703 | 13,641.914664 |
warc | 201704 | Elementary School Principals Called on to 'Straddle' Early Education, K-12
As public elementary schools across the country add prekindergarten to their offerings, a need exists to help principals better bridge the world of early-childhood education and traditional elementary school education, contends the National Asso... | 2,997 | 1,465 | 6,047.189078 |
warc | 201704 | A Changing of the Guard at the Academy
Someone once called the National Academy of Education the "old walruses" of the field. That's because it's an invitation-only group whose 174 members and 17 foreign associates are selected on the basis of their scholarly contributions to the field.
As of last week, the "walruses" ... | 1,275 | 697 | 2,315.853659 |
warc | 201704 | Cage-Busting Network Performance Note: Rick Hess is on sabbatical through May 6th. If you're missing him, you might try to catch him while he's out and about discussing his new book Cage-Busting Leadership (available here, e-book available here). For updates on when he might be in your neck of the woods, check here. Me... | 6,055 | 2,797 | 12,969.433321 |
warc | 201704 | Understanding agent attitudes toward their insurance carrier partners is crucial in earning independent agent loyalty—and driving sales. Why? Because despite predictions that direct-to-consumer insurance sales would doom the insurance agent, nearly 20 years after the advent of online insurance selling, millions of cons... | 5,243 | 2,462 | 10,967.282697 |
warc | 201704 | Each of the five vacuum cleaners sports a casing made from plastics found in a different body of water, including the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Baltic Sea. The casing is put over the fully functional core structure of the new Electrolux Ultra One Green model. They each show how plas... | 16,518 | 7,137 | 37,775.927701 |
warc | 201704 | Monday, June 30, 2008 Monday, June 23, 2008
This type of hard data seems imminently more valuable than the modeling that has traditionally tried to define congestion, such as the work by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), and it is little surprise that TTI’s ranking of the most congested areas differs from INRIX... | 6,473 | 2,904 | 14,223.213843 |
warc | 201704 | June’s jobs report made grim reading for anyone betting on a U.S. recovery anytime soon.
The tepid 80,000 jobs the economy added, 10,000 below already low expectations, slammed stock markets and sent the price of oil into a nosedive.
But the real devil, they say, is in the details and there was no shortage of disturbin... | 2,126 | 1,135 | 3,779.971806 |
warc | 201704 | So maybe you’re one of those folks with money squirreled away in some offshore tax haven, a secret stash of “rainy day” funds quietly appreciating beyond the grasp of the Canada Revenue Agency.
Once upon a time no one cared about such things, but now the government is threatening to get tough: The new budget unveiled o... | 4,416 | 2,157 | 8,643.649513 |
warc | 201704 | Operating a business in a country such as the Philippines can be quite interesting not only because of the diversity of the market but also with the corresponding traditions that affect how you run your establishments. One of this traditions which is a peculiar practice in the country especially in small local business... | 6,179 | 2,702 | 13,805.559956 |
warc | 201704 | Are you looking for a way to earn some extra income without committing to a full-time job or set hours?
Driving for Uber may be just what you are looking for. Uber started making a big push in my area and I was hearing a lot of success stories from people driving on the weekends for some extra cash.
As a mom, I general... | 7,086 | 3,205 | 15,288.514821 |
warc | 201704 | I ran across this on www.yahoo.com and I thought it was enlightening and depressing as hell. I thought I'd share. Enjoy.... By the way, the profession of my dreams is Funeral Director. I wish I did that instead of this. The Career You Should Have Pursued(From Yahoo)
Here's a list of top-paying jobs requiring little sch... | 4,303 | 2,154 | 8,582.027855 |
warc | 201704 | Recs
January 09, 2009 – Comments (4)
Dividends aren't safe and buybacks were a disaster.
I posted my feeling and what I thought would happen and it seems it is becoming more mainstream...
Naked capitalism on a New York Times article.
Depends on the company no? While I am more of a dividend fan than a stock buyback guy,... | 3,411 | 1,794 | 6,413.212375 |
warc | 201704 | Messrs. L. A. Wilson, of Mahnomen, Minn., and George B. Sjoselius, of St. Paul, Minn., for petitioner.
Mr. Vernon L. Wilkinson, of Washington, D.C., for respondent. [319 U.S. 474, 475]
Mr. Justice BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.
This action was brought by the government in a federal district court to recover ... | 20,043 | 7,940 | 50,518.962091 |
warc | 201704 | by shamanic
Andrew Sullivan links to an interesting study that finds, "a new image that has steadily grown in prominence over the last decade. Today, the most common perception is that present-day Christianity is 'anti-homosexual.' Overall, 91% of young non-Christians and 80% of young churchgoers say this phrase descri... | 2,483 | 1,267 | 4,856.254144 |
warc | 201704 | Posted by Michael Kennedy on January 19th, 2013 (All posts by Michael Kennedy)
Bill Kristol (corrected thanks to Joe) has an excellent column today on where Republicans could go in the next four years. I have little confidence that the House GOP can bend Obama to their will on the deficit or spending. He is riding high... | 8,188 | 3,872 | 16,710.117769 |
warc | 201704 | MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has become the fifth state to ban dilation and extraction abortions (D&E), also known as dismemberment abortions, while leaving other forms of killing unborn children legal.
S.B. 363 passed the House of Representatives 74-26 last week and the Senate 30-21 last month, and was signed into law o... | 3,106 | 1,534 | 6,035.84485 |
warc | 201704 | Investors and analysts will be paying close attention when the company posts earnings results. Earnings numbers can provide insight into a company’s overall profitability. Covering equity analysts are expecting General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) to post quarterly EPS of $0.88.
The earnings report has the ability to trigger... | 2,336 | 1,139 | 4,768.393327 |
warc | 201704 | U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is asking for more federal money to help small communities with flood protection projects, citing West Pittston as a prime example of one that would benefit.
Since the Tropical Storm Lee flooding of Sept. 8-9, 2011 wreaked havoc on their community, West Pittston residents have been lobbying ... | 3,768 | 1,774 | 7,720.789177 |
warc | 201704 | I love celebrating birthdays with our family because it is always such a sweet time of fellowship and really focusing on that person, making them feel special and loved.
Plus, my mother-in-love is an awesome cook, so that is always an added bonus.
Within the past year or so, some of the members of my husband’s family h... | 4,930 | 2,438 | 9,663.851518 |
warc | 201704 | The PSC’s chart is being updated to better show how the rate existing customers are paying compares to other options. Depending on the marketer used, the bill of a typical residential natural gas customer using 134 therms this month ranges from $160.31 (Fireside Natural Gas) and $165.34 (Walton EMC Natural Gas) to $212... | 1,399 | 676 | 2,740.053254 |
warc | 201704 | Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the FARC, released a proposal Tuesday that outlined their plan to decriminalize the production of coca, poppy and marijuana. This plan will be discussed as a solution to illicit drugs during ongoing peace talks between the rebel group and Colombia’s government.
The FARC’s lengthy pro... | 3,339 | 1,575 | 6,885.76 |
warc | 201704 | Think Like a Tester From WikiContent
Learn to think like a tester
During the process of creating and building software, there is a mentality, a natural way of thinking to prove and protect what you've built to show to yourself and later to show to other people that the program you built works.
As a developer, testing d... | 3,642 | 1,660 | 7,948.774699 |
warc | 201704 | Liberal media minions are atwitter over the manufactured unemployment statistic which has been steadily lowering in recent months and now approaches the eight percent milestone. Prominent conservatives have also noted the suspiciously timed “drop” in the nation’s unemployment, and are expressing dismay over its blatant... | 6,061 | 2,945 | 12,130.232258 |
warc | 201704 | I never watched the HBO series
Newsroom until last night. My girlfriend always liked it, and last night we couldn’t sleep, so we started a late-night binge of the Aaron Sorkin creation.
I say “binge”. We watched two episodes before sleepily retreating back to bed.
Watching the pilot, there came a moment when Jeff Danie... | 10,358 | 4,912 | 20,724.434853 |
warc | 201704 | The need
Many children are under pressure to help with family incomes by working at a young age. Poor facilities, sub-standard conditions and uninspiring teaching can prevent children from enrolling in school or lead to high drop-out rates, robbing them of the potential of a different future away from poverty. Girls in... | 1,700 | 913 | 3,100.219058 |
warc | 201704 | Olympic gold for international education?
20 August 2012
As the Olympic closing ceremony marks the end of an undeniably successful sporting extravaganza in London, is the much talked about ‘legacy’ likely to benefit the international education community?
It’s not only the biggest sporting event on earth. It’s also the ... | 3,371 | 1,647 | 6,744.046752 |
warc | 201704 | Hey, the folks at KaBOOM! are the real deal, building playgrounds for kids who otherwise wouldn't have 'em, and that means a lot. (I'm thinking of my own childhood, maybe like you're thinking of yours.)
A lot of good, very small, very effective groups get stuff done; the hard part is either scaling the group up, or may... | 1,755 | 984 | 3,106.920732 |
warc | 201704 | Storytelling and case studies can convert a dull lecture into an exciting and rewarding learning experience, as evidenced by comments
Whether youre a civil engineer working with water analysis and floodplain mapping, or a bridge engineer looking to more easily
Study of current state-of-the-practice reveals that the lev... | 1,204 | 696 | 2,063.752874 |
warc | 201704 | Carjacking has become one of the top crimes in the country. Learn how experts say you can prevent or survive being carjacked.
Carjacking Facts: The Department of Justice reports that there are about 49,000 per year. Ninety-three percent occur in cities or the suburbs. 92% of carjackings are committed when the victim is... | 2,355 | 1,186 | 4,630.573356 |
warc | 201704 | In a 5-4 decision handed down Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that gun buyers must disclose whether they have already entered into an agreement to resell the gun at the time of purchase.
The case, Abramski v. United States, began when Bruce Abramski was charged with lying on federal gun purchase forms for saying that h... | 2,570 | 1,281 | 4,957.431694 |
warc | 201704 | Can’t get enough of the latest 2010 U.S. Census Bureau statistics? Us neither. Salon.com has a slide show out today showing the country’s most segregated large metropolitan areas, which led us to ask: where does D.C. rank on that list? The short answer: No. 38.
Now, for the longer answer: the ranking from the Populatio... | 2,035 | 1,030 | 3,917.868932 |
warc | 201704 | Ajit mentions something called Vicinity:
"Vicinity (£1.79): Takes advantage of the iPhone 3G's GPS to provide one-tap access to information about local services and amenities. It will even pull in relevant Wikipedia entries and Flickr photos."
And he comments that this is essentially a one-off payment for what many mig... | 6,395 | 3,063 | 13,209.652302 |
warc | 201704 | With the exception of the isolationist Right, virtually every voice in the political spectrum cheered the policy of “liberal intervention.” The use of American power to make good things happen was a heady drug.
Unfortunately, an addictive one.
Although there is no question that the 1994 intervention was good for Haiti ... | 16,182 | 7,459 | 34,433.664566 |
warc | 201704 | Spellings Calls For “Strategic Vision For Higher Education”
“We must have the vision to see where higher education can take us in a future where both freedom and competition are on the move,” Secretary Spellings said. “This is a world defined less by where you live and more by what you know. We must find a way to give ... | 2,802 | 1,350 | 5,591.546667 |
warc | 201704 | Muscle protein metabolism in neonatal alloxan-administered rats: effects of continuous and intermittent swimming training 4:5 DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-4-5
© Ribeiro et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
Received: 11 November 2011 Accepted: 6 February 2012 Published: 6 February 2012 Abstract Background
This study aimed... | 41,106 | 15,269 | 107,884.068636 |
warc | 201704 | 1 COMPANY LAW SORAINEN LEGAL UPDATE No 1 / February 2009 COMPANY LAW CONTACT LAWYERS AT SORAINEN Tallinn Karin Madisson Vilnius Algirdas Peksys Minsk Maksim Salahub Pärnu mnt. 15, Tallinn, Estonia tel fax Riga Brigita Terauda Kr. Valdemara - iela 21, LV-1010 Riga, Latvia tel fax Jogailos g. 4, LT Vilnius, Lithuania tel... | 60,185 | 22,626 | 159,461.256077 |
warc | 201704 | by Zak Muscovitch
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In this guest article, Zak Muscovitch argues that the .ca domain name needs to be liberalized. Muscovitch is a domain attorney who is running for a seat on CIRA’s 2010 Board of Directors. -Andrew]
While many countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and India, have opened up their ccTLD registr... | 6,263 | 2,744 | 13,658.087464 |
warc | 201704 | In Part one of FINDING YOUR NICHE we covered several issues. here are the next steps to take The next key issue in finding your niche is to profile the audience you’ll find in that niche.
Whether you are selling products or information related to dogs, health and beauty, travel, or anything else, you must ask yourself ... | 4,831 | 2,280 | 9,914.144298 |
warc | 201704 | Home
America is a Free Enterprise System.
I will guarantee you that the Pilgrims and all the people with Columbus did not board up on three ships and come to America to get a JOB!
They came to America because it was the land of the free and an opportunity to succeed in life in a free enterprise economic system develope... | 7,649 | 3,382 | 16,401.699586 |
warc | 201704 | A few updates on Earthjustice's work, from Alaska to the Atlantic:
International Program Martin Wagner (Managing Attorney) & Noni Austin (Project Coordinator):
One-quarter of the coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area—one of the world’s richest and most complex ecosystems—has died this year.
Attorn... | 3,836 | 1,952 | 7,206.256148 |
warc | 201704 | Persistent organic pollutants, also known as POPs, have a bad habitat of turning up in even the remotest regions on Earth. Two types of POPs in particular — polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) — are well known contaminants of Arctic ecosystems despite the fact that the main sourc... | 4,449 | 2,051 | 9,542.248172 |
warc | 201704 | One year after the East Hampton Town Board established a citizens committee to give it advice on how to meet energy efficiency and environmental sustainability goals, it took a major step toward implementing those goals at a meeting last Thursday, giving a proposal for a solar generating facility at East Hampton Airpor... | 4,428 | 2,069 | 9,067.876269 |
warc | 201704 | A yellow-brick path to lung cancer By Robin Tricoles Did they get everything? That’s often the question on patients’ minds following cancer surgery. But the answer isn’t always clear. Distinguishing cancer cells from healthy ones during surgery can prove difficult, if not impossible. Sometimes lesions are detected only... | 2,678 | 1,319 | 5,272.756634 |
warc | 201704 | Analyses of Bisphenol A and Melamin
PHYTOCONTROL is pleased to announce that in addition to your regular analyses in the laboratory, the R & D department has recently developed two new methods of analysis:
- Determination of the content of bisphenol A in foodstuffs by LC-MS-MS with LOQ of 0.005 mg / kg.
- Determination... | 2,199 | 1,126 | 4,239.812611 |
warc | 201704 | Dorian Šuc and Ivan Bratko (2005)
Combining Learning Constraints and Numerical Regression. In: 19th Int. Joint Conf. on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI-05, 30 July - 5 August 2005, Edinburgh, Scotland. Abstract
Usual numerical learning methods are primarily concerned with finding a good numerical fit to data and often m... | 1,720 | 909 | 3,235.643564 |
warc | 201704 | Happy Baby Friday from Huntington Beach everyone! It’s Baby Friday and I have a different kind of Wedding Tip Of The Week to share with you today.
This is a fantastic bit from my good friends at Elegala.com about something I think we all like to do and want to do as often as possible. It’s about how to save some money ... | 3,378 | 1,691 | 6,500.302779 |
warc | 201704 | The practice of using dogs to pull sleds dates back to at least 2000 B.C. It originated in Siberia or
One of the advantages of using sled dogs in polar regions is their uncomplicated food requirements. They can be fed seal meat; it is unnecessary to make elaborate arrangements for bringing along food for them. Amundsen... | 1,008 | 595 | 1,685.647059 |
warc | 201704 | IP/05/1564
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High Level Group adopts 10-year-roadmap fora competitive EU car sector
Today the CARS 21 High Level Group has adopted a 10 year roadmap for acompetitive EU car industry. The Group has agreed on a number of recommendationst... | 7,267 | 3,320 | 15,359.198494 |
warc | 201704 | A class of cryptanalytic attacks that involves the use of side-channel information, i.e. information obtainable from the physical implementation of the cryptosystem as opposed to the mathematical properties of the cryptosystem, which is what traditional cryptanalysis has focused on. Real-world implementations of crypto... | 1,542 | 781 | 3,036.614597 |
warc | 201704 | Natural Remedies for Eye Floaters
Basically, eye floaters are the floating debris inside the eyes. In such cases, an individual visualizes some small specks moving or floating before the eyes mainly under certain lights or against certain backgrounds. Prolonged sun exposure is the principal cause for the development of... | 1,666 | 828 | 3,319.927536 |
warc | 201704 | The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the third estimate of real GDP growth for the third quarter of 2013. Real GDP growth was revised upward to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.1%, from the second estimate of 3.6%. Real GDP grew at annual rate of 2.5% in the second quarter and 1.1% in the first quarter.... | 1,639 | 795 | 3,315.109434 |
warc | 201704 | Author Archives
Joshua J. Miller, Ph.D., is a Housing Policy Economist with the National Association of Home Builders where his responsibilities include monitoring government policies relating to local economic development, impact fees, and energy policies. Dr. Miller conducts statistical and economic research on vario... | 5,020 | 2,144 | 11,383.973881 |
warc | 201704 | South Africa may not be as digitally advanced as some other more digitally developed countries but as they become more and more tech savvy an increase in possibilities are opening up to them. This is largely thanks to South Africa’s increased adoption of smartphones and tablets. The country’s financial comparison searc... | 3,093 | 1,461 | 6,454.864476 |
warc | 201704 | Ralph Abernathy
challenges and difficulties
Abernathy both yearns for, and fears, being emotionally vulnerable to others and experiencing deep emotional intimacy. Trusting others and letting them get to know him intimately does not come easily to Ralph, and sexual inhibitions may result from this. Ralph Abernathy is ve... | 4,769 | 2,194 | 10,296.605743 |
warc | 201704 | Joining the workforce in the age of pizza-delivering drones and self-driving cars is easier said than done, especially for millennials. Available jobs are increasingly going to equally qualified applicants, the types that were once just a thing of Hollywood movies-- robots.
Consider the irony: Millennials are coming of... | 7,652 | 3,636 | 15,083.026403 |
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The large U.S. law firm is under tremendous pressure from clients, associates, and the competition for--and sometimes among--partners. These pressures are exacerbated by a business model that h... | 3,379 | 1,691 | 6,718.035482 |
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Vienna Offers a Glimpse of the ‘Next Metropolis’
May 3, 2012
By Adie Tomer
Read More: http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-avenue/1...polis%E2%80%99
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“Smart cities” is the urban... | 3,411 | 1,673 | 6,677.241482 |
warc | 201704 | This installment in Furniture World Magazine’s “Selling Better Bedding” series will focus on one of the fastest growing and most profitable bedding sector items, variously referred to as the power base, adjustable base, power foundation or lifestyle base.
Five industry experts were interviewed to give Furniture World’s... | 45,339 | 16,972 | 116,074.999352 |
warc | 201704 | Feared throughout the galaxy as nightmarishly violent warriors, the krogan are both aided and hobbled by their legendary "blood rage."
In the grip of that madness, krogan become seemingly invincible, but are merely totally unresponsive to pain. "Blood-enraged" krogan fight regardless of injury level, to the extent that... | 1,675 | 880 | 3,169.176136 |
warc | 201704 | Gear West Bike & Triathlon has always fit people on their bikes with one simple philosophy; if you are comfortable - you will perform better. This works on so many levels. Greater comfort will allow you to create more power on your bike. Greater comfort will get you excited about riding more. Riding more will bring bet... | 6,056 | 2,638 | 13,836.054587 |
warc | 201704 | Cost of living, economy among most important issues in upcoming election, says new poll WATCH: As the Federal election is looming, Global News decided to ask the public about issues they think politicians should be making a priority. The answers might surprise you. Laura Stone reports on the results of the exclusive po... | 4,493 | 2,085 | 9,322.166906 |
warc | 201704 | For as long as I can remember, I've been using my back muscles when I did sit-ups. In fact, I distinctly remember the first time we did them in second grade. After a few reps, it was already so painful that I was having trouble breathing properly. Being eight years old, however, I didn't realize this was a warning sign... | 4,551 | 2,087 | 9,843.418304 |
warc | 201704 | We have found that Gr-1+CD11b+ cells are significantly increased in lungs of mice bearing mammary adenocarcinomas prior to tumor cell arrival. In the premetastatic lungs, these immature myeloid cells significantly decrease IFN-gamma production and increase pro-inflammatory cytokines. In addition, they produce large qua... | 1,108 | 556 | 2,204.043165 |
warc | 201704 | Ever been stuck for ideas on what to plant where in your garden? Ever been stuck for ideas on what to plant in your garden full stop?
Help is now at hand with the introduction this week of the Garden Plant Finder on Thompson & Morgan’s website. This handy search tool adds another innovative angle to the company’s multi... | 1,963 | 1,053 | 3,577.395062 |
warc | 201704 | Photo: 350.orgWe lied.
I’ve been telling reporters for days that “we’ve organized more than 7,000 events” for 350.org‘s huge Global Work Party on Sunday, a figure that represents by far the most widespread day of civic engagement on any issue at any time in the planet’s history. (We’re still missing Equatorial Guinea a... | 3,231 | 1,584 | 6,066.284091 |
warc | 201704 | There might be a severe drought facing much of the nation, but billions of dollars in subsidies is soon to rain down on the bread-basket states, thanks to a farm bill signed by President Bush yesterday. Notwithstanding a White House pledge to wean farmers off of government funding, the bill is expected to cost $190 bil... | 1,004 | 578 | 1,721.391003 |
warc | 201704 | IN MIDSUMMER, many insects acquire the power of flight, and swarm out to pair. Vast numbers fail to be fertilised, and perish. In the same way these unicellular organisms swarm out, free and unhindered, each striving with all its might to be the parent of a new generation.
They are like a lot of factory hands in a big ... | 3,995 | 1,866 | 8,531.658628 |
warc | 201704 | Hot Weather and RA Pain
Changing seasons can make managing a chronic illness like RA even more challenging than it already is – with falling or rising temperatures aggravating joints or causing flares. Here are 10 tips on how best to manage your RA as the temperatures rise.
(All images credit: Thinkstock)
If you’re lik... | 2,508 | 1,283 | 4,738.41933 |
warc | 201704 | Home News & Events Archive About Health for All » Our Services » Our Centres » Learning Disabilities Supporting Families » Improving Health » Engaging Communities » Children & Young People » Jobs and Volunteering » What's On Our Photo Gallery Contact Us » Improving Health
One of
Health for All’s original aims is to red... | 853 | 499 | 1,364.116232 |
warc | 201704 | Thursday, April 01, 2010 Fretting over your pregnancy can stress the kid
Sue Shellenbarger, WSJ, Apr 1, 2010, says all pregnant mothers are told to “relax.”
But it isn’t the stress over traffic or work deadlines that causes low birth weight or maternal high blood pressure.
Pregnant-specific anxiety may be worse for you... | 984 | 593 | 1,558.13828 |
warc | 201704 | Cherokee bush beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), when grown in the home garden, produce 5- to 6-inch-long pods with black seeds on bushy plants. The beans are eaten fresh, frozen or canned. This warm-season annual produces a continuous crop of beans for about two weeks. Cherokee bush beans are light feeders and do not require... | 2,566 | 1,245 | 5,257.723695 |
warc | 201704 | Story last updated at 1:20 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2002 Take time for telethon
"Hope" is what the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual Jerry Lewis Telethon represents to the tens of thousands of American families coping with muscle-wasting diseases. I know this first-hand as the mother of Mattie Stepanek, the 2002... | 1,419 | 809 | 2,469.656366 |
warc | 201704 | Genesis 9:8-15; 1Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15
The first command of Jesus’ public ministry is not
forgive, serve,or even love -it is: Repent.
Of all the words he could have chosen it was this word, this challenge, this command which he spoke –
Repent!Without preamble it refers us to the reality of sin and our need to dea... | 4,613 | 2,280 | 8,954.885088 |
warc | 201704 | [Source] Bartonellais a genus of bacteria, six of which are now known to infect humans. There is evidence of bartonella infections dating back to about 2,000 B.C.E., and it has likely been affecting humans longer than that.
Like staphylococcus, bartonella is opportunistic and rarely infects healthy people. However, unl... | 869 | 509 | 1,476.787819 |
warc | 201704 | mammogramis a specialized type of x-ray equipment designed to take x-rays of the female breasts in order to diagnose breast cancer. It consists of two horizontal plates, adjustable for height, one of which emits x-rays and the other which contains the x-ray film.
Traditional x-ray equipment is designed to project the r... | 906 | 494 | 1,652.441296 |
warc | 201704 | How To Get Pregnant With Twins
It is so tough to wish for something to happen sometimes. Some wishes are not controlled by us. But at least we can put some effort into making our dreams happen for us. Giving birth to twins is not something that is readily attainable. A couple who wishes to conceive twins can take some ... | 3,209 | 1,462 | 6,977.709302 |
warc | 201704 | Advantages and Disadvantages of Genetically Modified Crops (GMOS) Definition of Genetically Modified Crops (GMOs)
Before I go more in depth about the pros and cons of genetically modified crops, let me first give a definition of what genetically modified crops are.
Genetically modified crops (often abbreviated as GMOs)... | 9,525 | 4,213 | 21,414.85877 |
warc | 201704 | What is in this article?: Improving Compressed Air System Efficiency: Part 6 Setpoints and deadbands Settling on setpoints
Understanding compressor controls and working with them.
Settling on setpoints
Determining the best differential pressure between the setpoints presents an interesting problem. The wider the setpoi... | 4,665 | 2,047 | 10,569.74597 |
warc | 201704 | Abstract 350: Downregulation of C-terminal Src Kinase (csk) and Csk-binding Protein (cbp) is Associated With Increased Aldosterone-induced C-src Phosphorylation in Shr Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Abstract
c-Src phosphorylation is controlled by the recruitment of enzyme regulators, such as C-terminal Src kinase (CSK) w... | 2,451 | 1,136 | 5,225.635563 |
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