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warc | 201704 | Time Out meets the campaigners raising awareness for breast cancer in Dubai
ByJade Bremner
Breasts, breasts and breasts. There – we’ve said it. There is a stigma about mentioning such unmentionables, and the same goes for the word ‘cancer’; as a result of this stigma, millions of women die every year.
Safe & Sound is h... | 5,979 | 2,896 | 0.000359 |
warc | 201704 | Bob Cain speaks for many senior citizens when the subject is Medicare's new prescription drug plan.
"It's confusing," he said as he stood outside a senior center in Toledo's Uptown neighborhood. "I got the big book [from Medicare], and I looked on the Internet. But I'm a college graduate, and I couldn't understand it."... | 4,675 | 2,229 | 0.000452 |
warc | 201704 | Organizational culture
Organizational culture can loosely be defined as the shared assumptions, beliefs, and "normal behaviors" (norms) of a group. These are powerful influences on the way people live and act, and they define what is "normal" and how to sanction those who are not "normal." To a large degree, what we do... | 14,440 | 6,573 | 0.000153 |
warc | 201704 | Summit urges retailers to use technology Dubai, October 25, 2011
Retailers in the Gulf need to do more to take advantage of the advances in technology that are reshaping the sector worldwide, a verdict from the region’s top retail leaders who gathered for the InRetail Summit said.
The InRetail Summit, held as part of I... | 2,566 | 1,337 | 0.000771 |
warc | 201704 | Preclinical research
Preclinical research is a key step in the development of new disease treatments. Most frequently, a compound will only be tested in patients once it has been shown to be efficacious in an animal model that reliably reflects the human disease. Therefore, the choice of an appropriate animal model and... | 1,333 | 698 | 0.001439 |
warc | 201704 | Infrastructure Analysis and Power Audits Current power and cooling requirements Spare capacity analysis Building infrastructure analysis relative to available capacity for growth Allocating power and cooling to add new equipment Analysis of Infrastructure for capacity and growth Single point of failure analysis Account... | 2,961 | 1,418 | 0.00071 |
warc | 201704 | CVSA's New Truck Safety Campaign Targets Teens
July 20, 2010
As part of a new strategy aimed at cutting commercial motor vehicle-related crashes, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said it will focus on educating teenagers.
The "Teens & Trucks" training program was launched in collaboration with Arizona Trucking As... | 2,722 | 1,363 | 0.000742 |
warc | 201704 | This explosive new book challenges many of the long-prevailing assumptions about blacks, about Jews, about Germans, about slavery, and about education. Plainly written, powerfully reasoned and backed with a startling array of documented facts, Black Rednecks and White Liberals takes on not only the trendy intellectuals... | 1,904 | 1,035 | 0.000998 |
warc | 201704 | Test sensitivity is approximately 81%, and specificity is approximately 99%. Newer rapid influenza testing can detect both influenza A and B viruses, but it cannot differentiate between the two. The total cost for these tests is between $15 to $20. The role of rapid influenza testing in influenza management is unclear. | 322 | 199 | 0.005057 |
warc | 201704 | Our Sustainable Development Imperative: Provide modern and efficient energy services
As we observe the desperate plight of the 1.4 billion people who lack access to energy, it is clear that we can only secure economic growth and prosperity if people can access modern energy services. The critical energy challenges conf... | 2,845 | 1,397 | 0.000727 |
warc | 201704 | Centres bring affordable day care for refugee mothers in Costa Rica
Many refugee women need to work to support themselves and their families, but a shortage of day care facilities restricts their chances of finding employment. In the Costa Rican capital of San José, UNHCR is addressing the problem by helping open day c... | 4,203 | 2,031 | 0.0005 |
warc | 201704 | Michael Bloomberg's Supersized Soda Ban: Can It Battle Obesity in The First Place?
The
Times has a story today about Mayor Mike Bloomberg's battle with supersized sodas and how his fight is playing out in New York's poorest borough, the Bronx.
Part of Bloomberg's move, the article explains, stems from the persistence o... | 3,735 | 1,924 | 0.000523 |
warc | 201704 | The voices on the radio are chilling.
"I shot a guy this morning," says one child, "then I caved his head in with a bat."
"I ran over this old lady," another confesses, "and she was still alive, so I just set her on fire."
"I broke into this house and killed everyone," admits a third youngster, "and then hid the bodies... | 4,696 | 2,279 | 0.000444 |
warc | 201704 | Open government
MP3 Download MP3 (HOST) Commentator Helen Labun Jordan spent the spring observing the Vermont legislature as a student intern at the Lake Champlain Committee. Now, with the session ending and her internship complete, she has these thoughts on what it taught her.
(LABUN JORDAN) Vermont has built its g... | 3,313 | 1,650 | 0.000611 |
warc | 201704 | Standing Committee on Legal Ethics Kathleen A. Dooley, chair Ethics opinions
The Standing Committee on Legal Ethics received six new opinion requests in the fiscal year ended 2009. Since July 1, 2008, the committee issued six opinions, put two opinion requests on hold, and carried two requests over to fiscal 2010.
Topi... | 4,677 | 2,071 | 0.000493 |
warc | 201704 | Council Tax discounts Changes to discounts with effect from 1 April 2017 Unoccupied, unfurnished and uninhabitable properties will no longer be eligible for any Council Tax discount from 1 April 2017. The full amount of Council Tax for these properties will become payable from this date. This decision was passed by the... | 5,135 | 2,119 | 0.000475 |
warc | 201704 | World-Renowned Business Advisor, Execution Expert and Best-Selling Author
A business icon, Ram Charan has an uncanny ability to merge fresh, high-level thinking with the hard-nosed drive for results in the real world.
It is quite obvious the business world is in a state of flux. We have plummeted from the highs of the ... | 5,926 | 2,736 | 0.000369 |
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Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperature above 18°C (64°F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. In essence, a tropical savanna climate tends to either see less ... | 1,795 | 779 | 0.001343 |
warc | 201704 | Various faculty displayed posters of their programs, explained their professional development and shared their new ideas and knowledge with their colleagues.
Western Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr.Patricia Manzanares-Gonzales commended faculty members for their efforts. She announced that a new prog... | 5,689 | 2,649 | 0.000381 |
warc | 201704 | From the
Smithsonian:
Today the potato is the fifth most important crop worldwide, after wheat, corn, rice and sugar cane. But in the 18th century the tuber was a startling novelty, frightening to some, bewildering to others—part of a global ecological convulsion set off by Christopher Columbus.
Compared with grains, t... | 1,462 | 820 | 0.001243 |
warc | 201704 | VP debate excerpts – Vice President Joe Biden on jobs Edited by Jenny Jiang Excerpts from Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks on unemployment at the vice presidential debate on Oct. 11, 2012:
MARTHA RADDATZ: Gentlemen, I want to bring the conversation to a different kind of national security issue, the state of our econ... | 4,016 | 1,892 | 0.000552 |
warc | 201704 | With the Easter Holidays almost upon us, many of us are making their lists and packing their bags for a trip away, in what is one of the busiest periods for family travel in the year.
But why do approximately 2.7 million people start their trip stressed out?
While 75% of British parents believe the holiday starts in th... | 917 | 525 | 0.001941 |
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warc | 201704 | Ports are bustling hives of activity and dangerous places to be around at the best of times. Today, most serve as the gates of industry, housing all manner of containers and shipments.
In The Netherlands, Eurotank, which belongs to the VTTI Group, is a main liquid-bulk terminal in Amsterdam. Right now, the port is grow... | 5,284 | 2,493 | 0.000417 |
warc | 201704 | Many scientists believe that how a person reacts to another person’s scent is one of the ways a mate is chosen, and throughout history, sweat has been used in perfume and love potions as potential means of attracting mates. One study found that women who wore a perfume laced with artificial sweat had three times the am... | 1,300 | 724 | 0.001402 |
warc | 201704 | Diefenbach KA, Breuer CK. Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(20): 3204-3212
Corresponding Author of This Article
Christopher K Breuer, MD, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Surgery, 330 Cedar Street, Rm. 132 FMB, North Haven, CT 06520, Uni... | 50,390 | 19,377 | 0.000052 |
warc | 201704 | Bill Gates
WASHINGTON – Some of the richest men and women in the world met secretly recently in New York to conspire on using their vast wealth to bring the world’s population growth under control.
The meeting included some of the biggest names in the “billionaires club,” according to the London Times – Bill Gates, Dav... | 2,234 | 1,171 | 0.000902 |
warc | 201704 | Preparing for Graduate School
Many students struggle with choosing what type of graduate program is right for them. They also struggle with deciding whether to attend graduate school directly after graduating from Wofford or obtain work experience first. Carefully research the benefits obtained from the program, as wel... | 1,605 | 804 | 0.001253 |
warc | 201704 | Shop lighting
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Location of fixture is significant. You are better off with one tube every four feet than two tubes every eight feet. This is because the dispersal of light will minimize shadow.
If you use larger wattage and dim it down, your bulbs will last longer than if you undersize the watta... | 13,590 | 5,956 | 0.000169 |
warc | 201704 | I tried brainstorming, webbing, cubing, triangulating and even pulling my hair. Still, that one character in my mystery novel remained stubbornly skeletal. The details of his life continued to elude meuntil I decided to explore his family tree to see what his siblings had to say.
Creating a family tree is a great metho... | 9,911 | 4,492 | 0.000229 |
warc | 201704 | The working class is the backbone of our society. Organized Labor is the backbone of the working class. It is the sacred duty of every society to support and defend its workers in any possible way. It is the duty of society to make sure that its workers enjoy decent working conditions, equitable salary scales, and heal... | 2,157 | 1,031 | 0.000972 |
warc | 201704 | Essays Tagged: "Representative democracy"
d', or as we have come to know it, `rule and be ruled in turn'.The two major types of
democracy are Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy. Clearly the arguments for and against each form of de ... orm of government is not even thinkable. Therefore, in order for any form... | 7,710 | 3,164 | 0.000318 |
warc | 201704 | CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It's the "CSI" effect: an unreasonable expectation that crime scene evidence can be instantly analyzed with magical results.It works that way on TV all the time, but in the field the case can be a lot different, Chris Bily said.Bily is an instructional coordinator with West Virginia University's Ne... | 3,928 | 1,928 | 0.000522 |
warc | 201704 | How do you deliver ministry funds, like Sunday’s offerings, to your bank? A priest in Chicago learned the hard way that making a weekly trip to the bank is a risk that’s not worth taking. According to an ABC news report, Father Jim Barrett was just steps away from his bank’s entrance with Sunday’s collection when a str... | 1,816 | 979 | 0.00107 |
warc | 201704 | Leeds is at the head of the national pack when it comes to people pursuing an active lifestyle.
A new survey has found that 31.2 per cent of residents in the city take part in sport or active recreation three times a week or more.
That figure is the highest for any of England’s so-called ‘core cities’ – a list which in... | 2,003 | 1,068 | 0.000971 |
warc | 201704 | Cancer Risk of HRT 'Known For Years'Aug 10, 2005 | www.dailymail.co.uk
The cancer-causing potential of the sex hormones used in hormone replacement therapy has been known since the 1930s, researchers said today.
In the last few years a number of major studies have linked HRT used to combat menopausal symptoms to an inc... | 3,991 | 1,934 | 0.00052 |
warc | 201704 | Knowing this stuff earlier would have saved me SO much strife.
Last night my husband went to bed, and I stayed up, enjoying the silence of the after-hours. He called me into the room after a couple minutes, inviting some more affection. He's been working a lot lately, and we haven't been spending as much time together ... | 6,063 | 3,025 | 0.000333 |
warc | 201704 | No peace, just one thing after another?
Would it interest you to know that we like problems?
Problems define us, they give us an identity and a “cause” to live by. And as much as we want to try to solve problems we simultaneously don’t. Because we wouldn’t know who we were without them and that terrifies us.
What we ar... | 2,136 | 1,068 | 0.000978 |
warc | 201704 | Coindesk is reporting that Tim Draper, venture capitalist, “father” VC Adam Draper, and managing director of VC firm, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, is the winner of all 30 thousand
bitcoins that were up for grabs in the Silk Road Bitcoin auction. This announcement took place in a Medium blog post by a Californian Bitcoin tr... | 6,109 | 2,660 | 0.000381 |
warc | 201704 | Many bills relating to family law were proposed this past legislative session. Many, if not most, of the bills died, while some, including House Bill 1163, passed both houses and were signed into law by Governor Scott. House Bill 1163 (now Chapter 2012-81 of the Laws of Florida) made the following changes to Florida’s ... | 3,264 | 1,510 | 0.000666 |
warc | 201704 | "Data-Driven Thinking" is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Russell Glass, CEO at Bizo .
Yes, the B2B advertising campaign is in the last throes of death.
Don't believe me? I’ll explain.
It all started with the buyer's jou... | 4,957 | 2,325 | 0.000434 |
warc | 201704 | Over beers at late night physics teacher gatherings, conferences like the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) or Physics Teacher Camp, it seems someone almost always pipes up to say, “I just love lab practicums. They’re great! I wish I could do all lab practicums rather than textbook type problems.” Well, I... | 11,706 | 4,938 | 0.000206 |
warc | 201704 | It’s no secret I likes me ‘unhealthy’ food.
If it’s fatty, sugary, bacon-laden, greasy – well, you get the picture.
I do get vegetable matter, primarily through salads. But, I do like my dressing, croutons, bacon-bits and cheese added. And I usually drink Coke Zero. Sometimes beer.
My endocrinologist is not particularl... | 1,814 | 997 | 0.001069 |
warc | 201704 | 2011 has been an amazing year on so many dimensions:
Our second son, Aniket (a.k.a. one who makes the whole world his home), was born on June 13. Aditya (a.k.a. the Sun), our other son who is almost 3, started going to pre-school, where he is learning Mandarin (he goes to a Mandarin immersion program where he is the on... | 9,166 | 4,220 | 0.00024 |
warc | 201704 | Consumers Alleging Company Uses Questionable Tactics When Buying Back Vehicles DALLAS (May 16, 2016) – The national law firm of Baron & Budd is now accepting cases from consumers who participated in the “SmartLease” automotive lease program offered by Ally Financial Inc., formerly GMAC. Many consumers are claiming the ... | 2,877 | 1,393 | 0.000734 |
warc | 201704 | In marketing, building an audience is one of the main steps towards success. It is what most of content and social media marketing is all about. And many efforts are directed towards building a list of subscribers in form of a list of email addresses. And rightly so.
Email marketing lists have some huge advantages:
You... | 6,640 | 2,837 | 0.000359 |
warc | 201704 | I just read and enjoyed Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science, a new book by Michael Nielsen, recently reviewed by Bora Zivkovic. The book tells how science is undergoing a revolution where new global online collaborations face off against secretive old-school researchers and profit-hungry journal pub... | 4,781 | 2,319 | 0.000439 |
warc | 201704 | Criminal Justice in Colonial America, 1606-1660
This study analyzes the development of criminal law during the first several generations of American life. Its comparison of the substantive and procedural law among the colonies reveals the similarities and differences between the New England and the Chesapeake colonies.... | 1,513 | 819 | 0.001242 |
warc | 201704 | Guest post from Hannah J. Welcome, Hannah!
In my first year of university I took a color film photography class where we were required to create a photo series. Every time I look at this series I made, I think about that element of childlike suburban peculiarity that exists within much of North American Mormon culture;... | 4,717 | 2,282 | 0.000443 |
warc | 201704 | GEOG0205Z-S13 Political Ecologies of GMOs Discussion Political Ecologies of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)
Since the 1990s, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been at the center of debates about the future of food, agriculture, and the environment. In this course we will learn how genetically modified cr... | 1,234 | 717 | 0.001399 |
warc | 201704 | Women increasingly control wealth in America and around the world, and the influence of wealthy women is likely to increase exponentially in the next generation. This webinar will explore important implications of that shift for philanthropy, impact investing, and next-generation wealth management.
Already, some organi... | 991 | 531 | 0.0019 |
warc | 201704 | Lean management
Lean management Primary topic Related topics Methods and techniques Lean management (or shorter: lean) is an approach to managing organization by creating value for customer. It is a long-term approach that requires continuous improvement in all areas of organization. The lean management is about values... | 3,018 | 1,348 | 0.000749 |
warc | 201704 | If you’ve spent any time at all researching diet and nutrition online (and if you’re reading this I’m almost certain you have), you know how much contradictory information there is out there.
Vegetarian? Vegan? Raw food? Low-carb? Zero-carb? Eat right for your type? Ornish? Esselstyn? Rosedale? Paleo? Zone? Atkins?
And... | 3,634 | 1,859 | 0.000574 |
warc | 201704 | Pathways to Vocational Rehabilitation: Enhancing Entry and Retention
Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Pathways to Vocational Rehabilitation: Enhancing Entry and... | 2,557 | 1,279 | 0.000789 |
warc | 201704 | Groningen: The world’s cycling city
September 22, 2013 Leave a comment
Groningen is a city in northern Netherlands, very similar to North East Lincolnshire in many ways. A good example for us to aim for. (Article appeared in Carbusters.org)
In Groningen, the Netherlands’ sixth largest city, the main form of transport i... | 1,126 | 637 | 0.0016 |
warc | 201704 | by Guest Blogger Amy Snider
Who has time to go to the gym? I’ve always believed in the philosophy that to be healthy, you need to eat nutritious foods and incorporate lots of physical activity into your lifestyle. But like so many other people, I find it challenging to practise what I preach. After a busy day at work, ... | 1,501 | 863 | 0.001193 |
warc | 201704 | doi:
Nitrogen Turnover by Sequential Immobilization and Mineralization during Residue Decomposition in Soils Abstract
Abstract
Additions of
15N-labeled fertilizers to soils often induce mineralization of nonlabeled N, and such mineralization poses problems when interpreting the results of isotopic analyses. We studied ... | 2,176 | 1,007 | 0.001013 |
warc | 201704 | Loughborough University
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Title: Travel plans from the developer perspective Authors: Yeates, Stephen Enoch, Marcus P. Keywords: Travel plans Transport policy Developer Land use pl... | 2,002 | 1,118 | 0.0009 |
warc | 201704 | XPRIZE has launched a competition inviting teams do develop artificially intelligent systems capable of delivering a TED talk without human intervention.
The non-profit organisation aiming to encourage mankind to solve the world’s greatest challenges has announced the new competition on its website. The public will now... | 2,515 | 1,334 | 0.000765 |
warc | 201704 | Overview and Facts
Colon cancer is a cancer that starts in the large intestine, or colon, which is part of the digestive system. A similar type of cancer is rectal cancer, which affects the last inches of the colon, or the rectum. Together, these cancers are known as colorectal cancer. Cancer of the colon and rectum ar... | 5,925 | 2,621 | 0.000385 |
warc | 201704 | ERIC Number:ED458642 Record Type:RIE Publication Date:2001-Sep Pages:39 Abstractor:N/A Reference Count:N/A ISBN:N/A ISSN:N/A
Using the Basic Academic Skills Samples (BASS) To Evaluate the Impact of Early Literacy Intervention Programs. Policy Research Report.
Manset-Williamson, Genevieve; St. John, Edward; Worthington,... | 1,946 | 1,050 | 0.000956 |
warc | 201704 | Peer reviewed
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Critical-Thinking Dispositions among Dietetic Interns at the Completion of Their Internship
Schumacher, Julie Raeder
Journal of Family and Consume... | 2,701 | 1,384 | 0.000726 |
warc | 201704 | Peer reviewed
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A Study Comparing Virtual Manipulatives with Other Instructional Treatments in Third-and Fourth-Grade Classrooms
Moyer-Packenham, Patrici... | 1,889 | 1,046 | 0.000962 |
warc | 201704 | TODAY IS A NEW DAY !
For me, it is not only a new year,
but it is a chance to reach out and begin a new blog.
Have you noticed that there is always a chance for a new beginning? Our choices can lead us in any direction we choose. Sometimes the consequences of our choices are not clear at the time decisions are made. Ma... | 1,600 | 836 | 0.001236 |
warc | 201704 | Democracy, patriotism, internal and external wars, all political tactics based on factional conflict are supported by a worldview which I call the manichean worldview (“manichean” referring to an ancient religious dualist movement, but nowadays applied to any polarizing, black/white belief).
Government propaganda, Big ... | 6,845 | 3,031 | 0.000362 |
warc | 201704 | Everything in the construction industry always comes full circle. While one year might be a downturn for new construction, the next year might be just the opposite. The same is true for remodeling. 2013 was a great year for remodeling, with production numbers skyrocketing throughout the sector. 2014 looks poised to be ... | 2,352 | 1,120 | 0.000912 |
warc | 201704 | Is there a correlation between education and health? Studies do in fact indicate that there is a positive relationship between advanced education levels and health outcomes. This association has been well-documented in many countries and for many different metrics of health.
Jobs that require a particular level of educ... | 3,984 | 1,793 | 0.000566 |
warc | 201704 | Probably the hardest thing for companies to do nowadays; customer service. I can appreciate it’s difficult, and usually I’m not too upset when I don’t get a response or only after a long time – as long as I get a feeling the company is trying.
A few days ago however, I visited a presentation from Lithium. It’s a pretty... | 2,737 | 1,368 | 0.000761 |
warc | 201704 | Aim
Yarmey set out to test eyewitness recall and ability to identify a target person from a photographic line-up in a field experiment, as previous research was mostly carried out in lab expts. Yarmey also wanted to test the effect of preparation/time lapses/disguises, etc. on identification/recall; and to investigate ... | 2,594 | 1,205 | 0.000837 |
warc | 201704 | Japanese operator eAccess isn’t deploying any old LTE network. It’s going for broke, pushing the upper limits of the technology to launch a network that could theoretically support downlink speeds of 300 Mbps, according to TeleGeography. That makes Verizon’s(s vz)(s vod) LTE network, which can breach 25 Mbps on a good ... | 2,433 | 1,219 | 0.000852 |
warc | 201704 | During our lives, we have a one in three chance of developing a heart rhythm abnormality. In cardiology, the field of electrophysiology focuses on heart rhythm disturbances—or heart arrhythmias as they are called. While the heart muscle may not be damaged, a heart arrhythmia can cause serious functional problems.
With ... | 3,460 | 1,575 | 0.00065 |
warc | 201704 | I have been searching for simplified ways to express to you the risk from CT scanning without getting overly technical. I hope you all got my prior message that the younger you are and if you are female the risk goes up particularly using the age criteria. Below is a simply put video that gives a brief way to think abo... | 2,113 | 1,128 | 0.000895 |
warc | 201704 | I got a set of cast iron pans from various family members for Christmas–from the darling tiny egg pan to the big-daddy grill pan. These pans are my first venture into the world of cast iron cookware. And at first, I will admit that I was a little intimidated. Cast iron is not quite the same gig as your average non-stic... | 2,541 | 1,257 | 0.000812 |
warc | 201704 | Potsdam. The ability to create and secure trust on the Internet is the topic that leading scientists and economic experts will be examining on the 22nd and 23rd of March at an international symposium to be held at the Potsdam Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI). Experts from all over the world will be looking at ways in whi... | 1,586 | 878 | 0.001158 |
warc | 201704 | The effects of resale price maintenance laws on petrol prices and station attrition: empirical evidence from Wisconsin
The state of Wisconsin's Unfair Sales Act prevents the sale of any item below cost in order to attract business, and specifically requires petrol (gasoline) stations to mark up their prices by at least... | 3,976 | 1,928 | 0.000522 |
warc | 201704 | Greek Farm Households: Income inequality, poverty and distributional impact of farm income
This paper examines the incidence of income inequality and poverty, and the impact of farm income on inequality. A detailed typology of farm households (FHs) is developed, based on Household Budget Survey micro-data. Research fin... | 2,189 | 1,103 | 0.000912 |
warc | 201704 | Rural Poverty and Agricultural Development in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is basically an agricultural economy. Agriculture is the backbone of the development of the Tamil Nadu economy. The role of agriculture in shaping the economy could be reflected from the large proportion of population that depends on agriculture for th... | 2,802 | 1,345 | 0.000749 |
warc | 201704 | By Dian Hasan | April 18, 2010
In the world of branding, the fastest and easiest route to changing a look is through a Logo & Corporate Identity Makeover. It’s the expedited method of projecting a new image, and an ongoing journey of constant changes, regardless how subtle.
Here’s a look at
Macmillan Publishers.
Lower-... | 2,195 | 1,156 | 0.000907 |
warc | 201704 | English français Generally applicable fed-batch culture concept based on the detection of metabolic state by on-line balancing
In many microorganisms, flux limitations in oxidative metab. lead to the formation of overflow metabolites even under fully aerobic conditions. This can be avoided if the specific growth rate i... | 2,073 | 1,024 | 0.000981 |
warc | 201704 | Tomorrow we have our first Review Meeting – we being the team – about the FSLT12 MOOC experience. There is every intention to run the MOOC again next year. I think the intention is to offer it for credit. I may not be involved next year – but whether or not this is the case it is worth thinking about lessons learned fr... | 5,949 | 2,694 | 0.000393 |
warc | 201704 | Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel Autor/innen: Gollwitzer, Peter M. Erscheinungsjahr: 2014 Erschienen in: Motivation and Emotion ; 38 (2014), 3. - S. 305-322. - ISSN 0146-7239. - eISSN 1573-6644 DOI (zitierfähiger Link): https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11031-014-9416-3 Zusammenfassung:
Weakness of the will may lead to ... | 1,832 | 1,023 | 0.001003 |
warc | 201704 | There’s always the Duke with his sing-song voice, the miles of attitude that stretched from mesa to mesa and that athletic swagger. Surrounded by marauding Indians or searching for his kidnapped niece, the Duke remained the Western idyll of the self-reliant settler.
John Wayne didn’t need no stinkin’ help. And neither ... | 6,013 | 2,909 | 0.000355 |
warc | 201704 | A nice reminder, in science as in life, it is what we don’t know that is interesting, and can drive us forward. Quote:
To explore scientific groping in the dark, Dr. Firestein invites university colleagues from various disciplines to talk to his students about what they don’t know.
“They come and tell us about what the... | 1,257 | 649 | 0.001689 |
warc | 201704 | Global Demand for Titanium to Remain Beyond Supply27 Apr 2011 • by Natalie Aster
LONDON – Following the economic downturn, the
global titanium market tightened considerably as demand recovered while supplies were constricted by plant outages. Forecasts say that global demand for TiO2 is estimated to increase by 2.7% pe... | 2,103 | 1,081 | 0.000936 |
warc | 201704 | In the late 90s Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls dominated the basketball court. They were the key players of the Chicago Bulls, and dominated the NBA offensively and defensively. When exploring a social network you’ll want to find who the key players are for a variety of reasons:
... | 2,993 | 1,482 | 0.00068 |
warc | 201704 | TRENDS The Social Contract in an Era of Precarious Work Arne L. Kalleberg Where have all the good jobs gone? Even before the Great Recession, secure employment was becoming difficult to find. RESEARCH IN BRIEF A Report on New Poverty and Inequality Research Christopher Wimer Eviction and its role as a poverty trigger; ... | 2,043 | 1,154 | 0.000889 |
warc | 201704 | Moving to L.A. with my band in my early twenties, we stopped outside Albuquerque for lunch at a greasy spoon Mexican food restaurant. After the meal they brought us fortune cookies. How odd. I was superstitious about fortune cookies and believed that mine was the last one left on the tray. So after everyone else took o... | 5,800 | 2,830 | 0.000367 |
warc | 201704 | The recent attempt within elements of the Republican party to downplay social conservatism in favor of a greater focus on economic principles has drawn fire from many in the Christian conservative wing. Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee in particular have recently voiced thei... | 3,760 | 1,781 | 0.000568 |
warc | 201704 | Faking cancer is an all-too-common ploy that many use for financial gain, to get sympathy, or simply because they're too mentally ill to think they're doing anything wrong. But among all the parents who have faked cancer and scared their children in the process of receiving "treatment," there's New Jersey mom Susan Sti... | 2,991 | 1,517 | 0.00067 |
warc | 201704 | When buying cable, most companies offer bundled channels, i.e. a group of channels. Your favorites ones (say, ESPN) might be in a bundle, but you end up paying for channels you don't need like the Soccer Channel. To do away with such complications, Canadian Industry Minister James Moore will propose new legislation tha... | 2,515 | 1,291 | 0.000793 |
warc | 201704 | I AM at the age when many of my friends are pregnant. I thought I had a pretty good idea of what pregnancy entails: the cravings for pickles and chocolate, the abstaining from wine and coffee, the nausea and stretch marks, the aloof but well-meaning husband.
But I recently studied anonymous, aggregate Google search dat... | 7,269 | 3,049 | 0.000346 |
warc | 201704 | Lagerlöf, Nils-Petter (2003):
Slavery and other property rights.
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The institution of slavery is found mostly at intermediate stages of agricultural development, and less often among hunter-gatherers and advanced agrarian societies. We explain this pattern in a g... | 1,401 | 768 | 0.001323 |
warc | 201704 | People are more likely to remember ads that run around music videos than they are regular TV ads, according to a neuroscience study.
The study – commissioned by video platform Vevo and media agency UM – suggested that on scores for engagement, emotion and memory, music videos score higher than TV.
The study found:
Onli... | 1,505 | 782 | 0.001323 |
warc | 201704 | Are the very clothes you wear harming you?
We have all heard of chemicals contaminating our air, water and our food…but how many of us know that chemicals in the clothes we wear can also harm us? I didn’t know about this until some weeks ago.
While I was aware that all textiles contain chemicals, what I didn’t know was... | 5,657 | 2,622 | 0.000388 |
warc | 201704 | The Washington Post published an investigative report on how fossil fuel companies are “spending significant sums of money” to directly fund public schools that teach biased curriculums that promote their industries.
And the most brazen example is buried in the middle of the story: a coal-industry produced propaganda f... | 1,200 | 690 | 0.001543 |
warc | 201704 | As I have discussed in my previous posts, Occupy Wall Street is a global social movement of unprecedented size. The movement is also noteworthy for its refusal to articulate demands which would be seen as the goals of every participant in the movement. In the early stages of the movement, a “Demands” group working from... | 7,108 | 3,240 | 0.000318 |
warc | 201704 | With all the scandals rocking the Obama administration and the American people becoming angrier, especially after the IRS scandal came out, one wonders what this King/president to what level will he stoop? Just what does the cornered rat have in store for all of those who are starting to come forward and break his lies... | 6,326 | 3,065 | 0.000334 |
warc | 201704 | Magnet size is crucial to an accelerator as it determines the final circumference and power. This spring, Fermilab unveiled a 10.4 Tesla magnet that is shorter than the 8 Tesla magnets currently installed in the LHC. These new magnets will be a valuable asset to the HL-LHC, the next step of the LHC machine.
The HL-LHC ... | 2,434 | 1,270 | 0.000793 |
warc | 201704 | Culture Iceburg Model Our Cultural Identities
Social Identities
Exercise
Our identities are complex.
Dominant groups hold the power and authority in society relative to the subordinates.
Write down a list of your identities that you would use to describe yourself.
Subordinates are labeled as "defective and substandard ... | 1,961 | 991 | 0.001035 |
warc | 201704 | Spatial mapping and attribution of Wyoming wind turbines, 2012 Data Series 828 By: Michael S. O'Donnell and Tammy S. Fancher Links Abstract
These data represent locations of wind turbines found within Wyoming as of August 2012. We assigned each wind turbine to a wind farm and, in these data, provide information about e... | 2,105 | 1,066 | 0.000947 |
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