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warc | 201704 | Budget claims on child poverty do not stack up
The Chancellor claims that the Budget will have a “statistically insignificant” impact on child poverty in 2012-13 – and valiant attempts to illustrate the Budget’s progressive credentials continue. Can the child poverty claim be substantiated? For a number of reasons I th... | 4,455 | 2,067 | 0.000497 |
warc | 201704 | Eleven congressional pages were fired after admitting to smoking marijuana at a Washington, D.C. party on April 27 and then smuggling the drugs back to the House dorm on Capitol Hill.On Monday, April. 29, authorities confronted the 11 pages after receiving a tip from another member of the program. The accused admitted ... | 4,569 | 2,328 | 0.000432 |
warc | 201704 | America. Home of the brave, and land of the “mostly” free. At least that’s the takeaway from the recent
Index of Economic Freedom. For twenty years the Heritage Foundation has ranked the economic freedom of nations across the globe, and America has been slipping from the top. While much of the rest of the world has ded... | 5,286 | 2,437 | 0.000425 |
warc | 201704 | I'm going to assess an argument one might run across among some conservatives. I'm not attributing this to any particular individual. The argument goes like this:
i) On the one hand, the Federal judiciary exceeded its authority when it ruled a certain way (pick your case).
ii) On the other hand, that ruling is the law ... | 2,556 | 1,286 | 0.000785 |
warc | 201704 | ! Who Are You? What Do You Want? The core of the story is a great war between two vastly-different ideologies, the forces of order and chaos. The Vorlons represent the forces of order and believe that growth comes through organisation, discipline, cooperation, self-sacrifice, etc. They believe their role is to act as s... | 3,152 | 1,513 | 0.000662 |
warc | 201704 | Title: Editing Wikipedia: Why You Should and How You Can Support Your Users Speaker: Brian Kelly Date and time: 15.50-16.30 on Thursday 15 th May 2014 Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Cardiff Event: The CILIP Cymru Wales Conference 2014 on “Making a difference: libraries and their communities” Target audience: Librarians in ... | 2,921 | 1,468 | 0.000693 |
warc | 201704 | The global hands-on training workshop on mitigation assessments was held from 26 to 30 September 2005 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Fifty-seven participants from 46 Parties and seven CGE members participated. Four trainers facilitated the workshop. Financial resources for the organization and development of training mat... | 1,490 | 753 | 0.001332 |
warc | 201704 | By Christie Richmond
Having trouble trying to figure out how to work your iPad? Hand it over to a toddler because they can crack the code of new technology.
iPads, smart phones and computers have become wildly popular in recent years. With each new technology advancement, parents say their children are figuring out how... | 2,148 | 1,092 | 0.000967 |
warc | 201704 | Victoria Brown had only been home a few months from Brazil when a returned missionary from her mission made his move.
She said the man believed that God had confirmed to him that she was the girl he was going to marry. The problem? This was the first Victoria heard of it. The two weren’t even dating.
While the man purs... | 6,629 | 3,043 | 0.000348 |
warc | 201704 | A study out of Nashville by Smart Growth America provides more evidence that building walkable development in existing communities is best for a city’s bottom line.
SGA recently examined three different developments in the Music City. One was a large-lot, traditional suburban-style development called Bradford Hills bui... | 2,500 | 1,201 | 0.000863 |
warc | 201704 | U.S. should pay heed to Iraq's history
WASHINGTON In hindsight, the widespread optimistic expectations about the early days of the war against Saddam Hussein reflected a lack of appreciation of the power of Iraqi national feeling. Americans assumed: How could ordinary Iraqis fight and die for a hated regime when the al... | 5,555 | 2,763 | 0.000365 |
warc | 201704 | Both Canadian and international art communities have largely assigned Indigenous art to the field of anthropology, believing that its place is in the museum. It is a severe lack of cultural understanding that has placed the creative expressions of Indigenous peoples, along with many other icons of our culture, within m... | 11,113 | 4,968 | 0.000204 |
warc | 201704 | David Berkowitz from 360i just posted a great article on MediaPost about the importance of looking at social media programs as more than just a campaign–or as he aptly calls it, “the deadly c-word.” His last two sentences are what really resonate:
“If you’re a marketer, you may only be able to sign short-term contracts... | 1,358 | 765 | 0.001368 |
warc | 201704 | The New Mexico Congressional Delegation today confirmed that President Obama has signed a disaster declaration, making qualified New Mexico counties eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency funds.
In February, parts of New Mexico suffered from record-breaking cold weather that disrupted natural gas and water se... | 5,870 | 2,504 | 0.000403 |
warc | 201704 | Just when I thoughtAll was lost, you changed my mind.You gave me hope, (not just the old soft soap)You showed that we could learn to share in time.(You and me and Rockefeller)I’ll keep pluggin’ on,Your face will shine through all our tears.And when we sing another little victory song,Precious friend, you will be there,... | 5,666 | 2,778 | 0.000372 |
warc | 201704 | Medical Records: Relevance
MONTANA SUPREME COURT CASES
Malcomson v. Liberty Northwest, 2014 MT 242 The Court held that the State failed to appreciate that the constitutional right of informational privacy encompasses a fundamental right to control circulation of personal information. A worker’s consent to release relev... | 3,090 | 1,397 | 0.000738 |
warc | 201704 | You are required to carry workers' compensation insurance in Kentucky if: You have any employees working in Kentucky, even part-time. What to do if your employees work out-of-state >> You’re going to work for someone else. Unless you’re an employee, you won’t be covered by their insurance policy and may need to provide... | 2,124 | 1,039 | 0.000976 |
warc | 201704 | Paul Brodeur, author of Outrageous Misconduct, The Asbestos Industry on Trial, points out that asbestos was introduced into American manufacturing by an asbestos industry that knew the dangers health consequences of its use. Todays' post is shared from the NYimes.org
Re “The Asbestos Scam,” by Joe Nocera (column, Dec. ... | 1,750 | 929 | 0.001099 |
warc | 201704 | Debt settlement programs offer a viable, and often preferable, alternative to bankruptcy. In some cases, bankruptcy may be the best option available to a consumer but debt settlement provides a way of repaying unsettled debts, reducing those total debts, and becoming debt free within three years or less. Bankruptcy sho... | 3,593 | 1,579 | 0.000639 |
warc | 201704 | If you keep track of technological advancement in the broad sense then you know a lot of it is filtered through the military first. This ensures that America’s military is bleeding edge, but it also allows the armed forces a sneak peek into the weaponization of future technologies. With all the news coming from the aer... | 3,041 | 1,548 | 0.000664 |
warc | 201704 | The AARP Foundation recently commissioned a nationwide survey to examine the demographic and behavioral differences between victims of various types of consumer fraud and the general population. Respondents rated their interest in persuasion tactics, indicated their exposure to sales situations and prevention actions t... | 837 | 503 | 0.002007 |
warc | 201704 | Study prompts call to add iodine to all salt
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcast: 14/03/2007
A national study has shown an alarming drop in iodine levels among children, strengthening the push to make it mandatory for all salt to be mixed with iodine.
TranscriptKERRY O'BRIEN: For years we've been told that to... | 6,217 | 2,890 | 0.000347 |
warc | 201704 | posted on Dec, 8 2011 @ 12:26 AM
So, how do you like that 2% payroll tax cut? Did you buy anything with it? Some new shoes? finally fix that leaky roof? got that LCD TV you've beeneyeing? Or did you maybe just put it back for a rainy day like most people (meaning that the economic stimulus it was supposed to start up w... | 3,171 | 1,680 | 0.0006 |
warc | 201704 | Source: Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 38, March 2014
(subscription required)
Articles include:
* New directions for research on the organizational and institutional context of child welfare agencies: Introduction to the symposium on “The Organizational and Managerial Context of Private Child Welfare Agenci... | 9,172 | 3,487 | 0.000291 |
warc | 201704 | Home » August 9, 2013
Your federal legislators are home for the August recess. Invite them to your hospital. Let them see your quality improvements, work to reduce readmissions, investments in health information technology, new community collaborations to improve population health and partnerships with providers to bet... | 938 | 528 | 0.001944 |
warc | 201704 | Overview:
Air Products is offering for license a patent that details the enhanced recovery of hydrogen and hydrocarbons through a closed-loop gas expander refrigeration system. The separation of gas mixtures containing hydrogen and light hydrocarbons is an important and widely used operation in the refining and petroch... | 1,463 | 724 | 0.001393 |
warc | 201704 | Red Dog lead, zinc mine marks 25 years, $1B in royalties
The Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska turned 25 years old July 17 after producing since 1989 and paying about $1 billion in royalties to NANA Regional Corp., the landowner.
NANA paid $608 million of that to other Alaska Native corporations under revenue-sharing pr... | 3,074 | 1,504 | 0.000674 |
warc | 201704 | Defying its name, Death Valley is teeming with flowery abundance for the first time since 2005.
Heavy rains fell last October, stimulating dormant seeds that had been lying in the soil for a decade. Autumn and winter then brought the right amount of warmth and rain to trigger a mass sprouting of seedlings.
Death Valley... | 2,156 | 1,182 | 0.000854 |
warc | 201704 | Ebola is spreading up to nine times faster in parts of Sierra Leone than two months ago, a report by the Africa Governance Initiative (AGI) said.
On average, 12 new cases a day were seen in the rural areas surrounding Freetown in late October, compared with 1.3 cases in early September, the report said on Sunday, a nin... | 1,760 | 949 | 0.001068 |
warc | 201704 | USDA cites Harvard research facility Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! S. A. E. N. Media Coverage "Exposing the truth to wipe out animal experimentation"
http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-17/news/29897258_1_primate-michael-budkie-animal-research
USDA cites Harvard research facility
By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe,... | 4,004 | 1,915 | 0.000534 |
warc | 201704 | Cataract Surgery
On this page: Cataract surgery video
Sometime after age 50, most of us are likely to hear our eye doctor say, "You have cataracts."
Most cataracts are associated with the aging process and are common among older Americans. In fact, according to the National Eye Institute (NEI), 68.3 percent of American... | 9,362 | 3,977 | 0.000253 |
warc | 201704 | A grant is a gift of money. Any person can ask other parties for a grant for personal, nonprofit, or business purposes but not all can get funding. You must first get the grantor’s attention and convince them that your project is worth their time and money. So how do you do it? We asked […]
Getting funds for your proje... | 3,302 | 1,595 | 0.000648 |
warc | 201704 | According to Brian Cambourne, there are seven conditions of learning: immersion, demonstration, engagement, expectation, use, approximation, and response.
Cambourne wrote his conditions in relation to literacy development. The seven conditions can be applied to an integrated study by transferring the concepts into the ... | 2,583 | 1,150 | 0.000888 |
warc | 201704 | For those who love pets, whether a cat, a dog, or a reptile is the best pet depends on several factors. For instance, one’s personality and the role a pet is expected to play in the owner’s life are some of the factors affecting the choice and appropriateness of a pet. Mostly compared in the debate on the best pet are ... | 2,013 | 999 | 0.001008 |
warc | 201704 | While a connection between narcissism and sex has been around since Freud, researchers are only now acknowledging its implications. In the current issue of the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, University of Florida researchers found that narcissists are fixated on sexual gratification rather than enduring ... | 2,682 | 1,351 | 0.000747 |
warc | 201704 | Public Landscape + Architecture Group said
‘Our proposal considers a new opportunity for regeneration of one of the last remaining industrial waterfronts in Barcelona through the following aspects- Placemaking: in terms of identity, diversity and robustness of uses; Connectivity: in terms of legible pedestrian movement... | 6,561 | 2,802 | 0.000364 |
warc | 201704 | The cheap mobile internet connectivity and voice call phenomenon Subramanian Iyerr| May 7th 2012 | Views: loading
‘Cost effectiveness’ – this term applies everywhere where transactions take place. Who doesn’t like to save on the pocket at the same time availing the best of services or buying the best of products! The m... | 4,099 | 1,781 | 0.000568 |
warc | 201704 | Time to Degree - Are Changes in Publishing to Blame?
BY SUZANNE PFEFFER
Today, most doctoral students in biomedical sciences will not pursue a career as a research university faculty member. Instead, they are moving on to wonderful roles in biotech, teaching, science museums, consulting, law, advocacy, writing, policy ... | 511 | 346 | 0.002913 |
warc | 201704 | Handle Workplace Bullies get away with bullyingby virtue of their Power (note the capital P).
As a result, it is imperative to analyze and assess the
source of Power first and foremost. different types of powerPower can be embedded in one's Personal disposition, or it can be attributed to one's Position.
Without expand... | 4,013 | 1,903 | 0.00053 |
warc | 201704 | Abstract:
Psychoacoustic studies cast some doubt on the hypothesis that deficits in auditory temporal processing cause speech and language disorders. First, the temporal acuity of the auditory system so greatly exceeds that required by tasks considered to support this hypothesis [e.g., Tallal and Piercy, Nature 241, 46... | 1,410 | 770 | 0.001301 |
warc | 201704 | Wow! That would be great news. Not Thelonious Monk dancing (YouTube) great, but close…
For years, the IRS has done little or nothing to check the rise of overtly political groups that claim a special tax-exempt status in order to funnel secret money into election-related advertising.
But in a sign that the agency may b... | 2,350 | 1,202 | 0.00087 |
warc | 201704 | ORRVILLE, OHIO — Contributions from the Sara Lee food service business, coupled with continued growth from K-Cups and momentum in the spreads business drove a 32% gain in earnings at the J.M. Smucker Co. in the third quarter. The solid financials led Smucker to raise its full-year non-GAAP net income per share forecast... | 4,639 | 1,962 | 0.000522 |
warc | 201704 | Book review: The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch.
This is an ambitious book centered around the nature of explanation, why it has been an important part of science (misunderstood by many who think of science as merely prediction), and why it is important for the future of the universe.
He provides good insights ... | 3,937 | 1,855 | 0.000551 |
warc | 201704 | Sarah Shourd’s mind began to slip after about two months into her incarceration. She heard phantom footsteps and flashing lights, and spent most of her day crouched on all fours, listening through a gap in the door.
That summer, the 32-year-old had been hiking with two friends in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan when t... | 16,850 | 7,754 | 0.000132 |
warc | 201704 | Home News Sports Business Entertainment Lifestyles Opinion Driveway Impress
Bins aim to prevent wasting of waste
It won’t be until 2015 when Richmond businesses will be required by law to divert all their organic waste from the local landfill.
But Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, who chairs Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste C... | 3,051 | 1,533 | 0.00069 |
warc | 201704 | 2011 China International Exhibition on Housing Industry (CIEHI)
Posted by David Pao
July 14th, 2011
BC Wood will be exhibiting at the China International Exhibition on Housing Industry (CIEHI) this September in Beijing. This event will focus on China’s growing construction market and the application of new housing and ... | 2,198 | 1,138 | 0.000895 |
warc | 201704 | Advance Your Career with a Certificate in Project Management By Colleen Bielitz, Dean of Accelerated & Professional Studies
As an adult, you can look back and see how quickly the world has changed. If we look back even further, an area with a history of phenomenal changes is the field of project management.
As early as... | 3,694 | 1,779 | 0.000581 |
warc | 201704 | Are you facing a health challenge?
After learning of a health challenge of any kind, you will likely be barraged with information from doctors and friends, and your own desire to find out more about your situation will also likely compel you to seek out even more. But while you’re taking in all that information, it is ... | 1,190 | 641 | 0.001571 |
warc | 201704 | Online Learning Bringing Advanced Education to the Masses
Lifelong learning is a value many hold dear. Learning continues no matter how old we get, and we now live in a time when most people have several careers before they retire.
This means new learning is needed to make these career changes effectively. For those th... | 4,239 | 1,987 | 0.000506 |
warc | 201704 | Backer, Larry Catá and Haddad, Nabih and Teraoka, Tomonori and Wang, Keren, Democratizing International Business and Human Rights by Catalyzing Strategic Litigation: The Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the U.N. Guiding Principles of Business and Human Rights from the Bottom Up (September 14, 2013). Availab... | 2,405 | 1,134 | 0.000888 |
warc | 201704 | Avastin offers patients the chance to live twice as long without their
disease advancing
BASEL, Switzerland, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Avastin (bevacizumab), Roche's innovative anti-cancer drug, was approved today in Europe for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced renal cell cancer (RCC) in combination with... | 4,316 | 1,984 | 0.00051 |
warc | 201704 | Neurovascular flow simulation review.
MedLine Citation:
PMID: 9522344 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Computer simulation of the cerebral circulation has been carried out for three decades. We review the developments of cerebral circulation computer models of the last 30 years. Existing models are di... | 2,471 | 1,411 | 0.000723 |
warc | 201704 | Prenatal exposure to nicotine with associated in utero hypoxia decreased fetal brain muscarinic mRNA in the rat.
MedLine Citation:
PMID: 18053972 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Prenatal exposure to nicotine can be associated with fetal abnormal development and brain damage. This study determined the... | 3,485 | 1,668 | 0.00061 |
warc | 201704 | Thanks to PROTECT IP Act The US will be able to block a site’s web traffic, ad traffic and search traffic using the same website censorship methods used by China, Iran and Syria.
The Internet Blacklist Legislation – known as
PROTECT IP Act in the Senate and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House – is a threatening ... | 2,490 | 1,278 | 0.000807 |
warc | 201704 | More than half of Australia's businesses are worried about the fallout from the federal government's tough budget will have on them.
Nearly 60 per cent of businesses surveyed by Dun & Bradstreet expressed concern about the budget.
Retailers are bracing themselves for a tough September quarter, with expectations of fall... | 2,252 | 1,109 | 0.000911 |
warc | 201704 | How Children Succeed Paul Tough, Houghton Miffin, 2012, 197 pages.
Journalist Paul Tough looks at the latest research to try to figure out how schools should teach children so they have the best chance of being successful in life. Of course special attention is paid to what it takes to teach disadvantaged inner city ki... | 2,130 | 1,073 | 0.000956 |
warc | 201704 | The IRS decided to handle this "best guess" period by announcing that any 403(b) document could be corrected under a new, special 403(b) Remedial Amendment Program, by that new RAP's end date. It announced that the beginning of the RAP was the required adoption date for 403(b) plan documents (generally, January 1, 2010... | 10,709 | 4,709 | 0.000217 |
warc | 201704 | Quality Mark for Care Leavers
The Quality Mark was created to celebrate the commitment of universities and colleges to support students who have experienced care. The last awards were made in 2015.
Over many years, Buttle UK’s grant giving brought to light the difficulties that care leavers faced when going to universi... | 3,692 | 1,687 | 0.000597 |
warc | 201704 | I’ve done this several times, all with the same result. I hand a patron a translucent, orange-tinged beverage. They look at it curiously and shrug, and I wait for them to take their first sip. First their face wrinkles in confusion. Then there is cautious enjoyment. Then, even more intense confusion. What follows for s... | 4,896 | 2,305 | 0.000442 |
warc | 201704 | by Bill McBride on 8/29/2011 03:32:00 PM
Monday, August 29, 2011
In June, Tom Lawler posted on how the NAR estimates existing home inventory. The NAR does NOT aggregate data from the local boards (see Tom's post for how the NAR estimates inventory). Sometime this fall, the NAR will revise down their estimates of invent... | 1,708 | 854 | 0.00119 |
warc | 201704 | These are some things that should be done to have your cardio sessions be rewarding and not harmful (concerning your muscles).Top Ten Tips
2. Cardio and weightlifting should be done 8 hours apart from each other. This was something I picked up from AST-Sports; to allow something to take place ... forgot what they said,... | 2,614 | 1,312 | 0.000766 |
warc | 201704 | The urinary tract is is a system in the body involved in the creation, storage and elimination of urine. It includes two kidneys (which filter and clean the blood, forming urine in the process of removing excess water and waste products), two ureters (which transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder), the bladder ... | 4,250 | 1,936 | 0.000521 |
warc | 201704 | I was at a training workshop for priests in the Extraordinary Form when Fr Calvin Goodwin, professor of theology at the seminary of the Fraternity of St Peter in Nebraska, gave me some food for thought that I have been chewing on for years now. He said that, in the West, the Latin language performed a function similar ... | 10,135 | 4,276 | 0.000236 |
warc | 201704 | Thursday marks 30 days since Keith Scott’s death.
In Judaism, we observe stages of mourning. After a burial, to confront our loss, we stay home for seven days. After the first week, we resume normal activity knowing that nothing is normal – we have lost a loved one. For 30 days, we refrain from attending social events.... | 3,737 | 1,857 | 0.00055 |
warc | 201704 | Mar. 27, 2013 — Using a highly sensitive method of measurement, HZB physicists have managed to localize defects in amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells. Now, for the first time ever, using computer simulations at Paderborn University, the scientists were able to determine the defects' exact location... | 3,396 | 1,689 | 0.000598 |
warc | 201704 | There is a lot to dislike about China’s ginormous week-long holidays, one of which, Spring Festival/New Year, is coming up in a few weeks. The crowds are larger than you can imagine, requiring some sort of logarithmic scale of imagination to comprehend, the weird system of moving around weekend days is bizarre and unco... | 5,149 | 2,482 | 0.000413 |
warc | 201704 | Energy customers do pay too much, CMA say
CUSTOMERS of the Big Six energy suppliers are paying too much for their energy, a year-long investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found.
They say that between 2009 and 2013 customers of British Gas, E.On, EDF, Npower, Scottish Power and SSE paid £1.2 ... | 6,246 | 2,801 | 0.000361 |
warc | 201704 | 19 September 2013 | Barry Johnston To Glasgow, for the first of this year’s party conferences. Christian Aid headed off to the blustery SECC conference centre - and with us came the Russian dolls from our campaign to reveal who really owns companies.
The poor Lib Dems. Their gatherings always seem to be marked by dread... | 5,327 | 2,607 | 0.000393 |
warc | 201704 | Exercise is the key to being healthy. Of course there are other factors like your diet that plays a role but exercise is proven to increase your physical and mental abilities.
Benefits of exercise:
Reduces Stress
Combats disease
Controls weight
Increases Energy Level
Better Sleeps
Increased Sexual Performance
Boosted I... | 8,244 | 3,746 | 0.000273 |
warc | 201704 | In New Orleans and Kansas City and Memphis and Chicago and Los Angeles and New York, jazz and blues emerged from the fertile soil of vice: drinking, gambling, prostitution and general lawlessness.
Defiance of prohibition and enforcement of segregation created the environments in which black (and white) musicians could ... | 9,406 | 4,365 | 0.000242 |
warc | 201704 | Those who believe that Mikheil Saakashvili should not become PM after his presidential term expires have only a slight edge over those who have opposite view with substantial number of respondents undecided, according to a new public opinion survey released on July 10.
Asked if they would approve President Saakashvili ... | 5,788 | 2,493 | 0.00041 |
warc | 201704 | The debate about whether Americans should stay or leave Iraq after four years of brutal occupation is surreal because it continues to be underwritten by enormous lies. Plain and simple, the US elites invaded Iraq to rob that nation at gunpoint of its major resource, oil, and all the current foot-dragging is simply to a... | 11,050 | 5,374 | 0.000193 |
warc | 201704 | On Wednesday, oil rallied as much as 5 percent, with U.S. crude hitting three-month highs of $38.51 a barrel as a big gasoline inventory drawdown overshadowed record high crude stockpiles.
But some analysts said last week's gasoline stock build, which was triple expectations, could be partly due to the market transitio... | 1,845 | 998 | 0.001009 |
warc | 201704 | By submitting your personal information, you agree that TechTarget and its partners may contact you regarding relevant content, products and special offers.
Caradon Plumbing, a radiator and boiler manufacturer, aims to cut its IT spend by 20% by initiating a contract management programme to identify and evaluate all IT... | 2,115 | 1,090 | 0.000936 |
warc | 201704 | Calorie restriction diet: my journey from fatmaster to beefcake
(for sharkfish)
Back when I was 23 years old I clocked in at 255 pounds on a height of 6'0. I was all cookie-dough. The doctor told me my blood pressure was in the danger zone and wanted to put me on medication to control it. It was pretty shocking. I refu... | 6,877 | 3,182 | 0.000317 |
warc | 201704 | High resolution propagation of seismic waves in space and time Researchers have developed a new algorithm for representing wave propagation in a medium. The parallel algorithm running on the ‘Piz Daint’ supercomputer is the first to efficiently simulate high-resolution details at various time steps simultaneously. This... | 5,013 | 2,234 | 0.000457 |
warc | 201704 | Our rivers and streams are so much cleaner since the first Clean Water Act was passed in 1972, but there are still times when water may not be clean enough for swimming or boating. Rainfall can wash bacteria, nutrients, pesticides, salt, sand, trash, and even dirt off parking lots, lawns, streets and farm fields into o... | 2,887 | 1,433 | 0.000706 |
warc | 201704 | NEW YORK -- Maybe Warren Buffett can strike a deal to buy the entire stock market, too.
At least the markets plan to open Monday, but after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced no new program Friday to lift stocks, investors sold lots of them.
That set at least one Wall Street economist to musing whether Buf... | 4,530 | 2,282 | 0.000441 |
warc | 201704 | Humor is undoubtedly one of the best ways to memorize arcane language. Thus, as I hearken back wistfully to the halcyon days of the law, I recall that Aristotle defined equity as a "better sort of justice which corrects legal justice where the latter errs through being expressed in a universal form and not taking accou... | 3,108 | 1,571 | 0.000643 |
warc | 201704 | The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum recently announced that the Delaware State University Arboretum
has been awarded a Level II Accreditation. By achieving particular standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens, DSU’s Arboretum is now recognized ... | 4,464 | 2,039 | 0.000498 |
warc | 201704 | There is a new documentary in the works, and it has certainly captured my attention. Executive produced by
Katie Couric and directed by Stephanie Soechtig, the film “ Fed Up” explores the American obesity epidemic, specifically focusing on sugar. However, the film differentiates itself from other books, movies, televis... | 2,215 | 1,140 | 0.000913 |
warc | 201704 | NutriSystem Select NutriSystem now offers fresh, frozen foods like ice cream and pizza.Top Rated Diets of 2017 BACKGROUNDStart the Diet Now Advertisement Get started by saving with these Nutrisystem Coupons
NutriSystem Select is a joint endeavor between the popular meal-delivery program and Schwan Foods, an online groc... | 3,972 | 1,835 | 0.000548 |
warc | 201704 | Medigap Providers Responds to Medicare Changes in Obamacare
>PRWEB.COM Newswire
(PRWEB) April 20, 2013
The Affordable Healthcare Act, known more commonly as Obamacare, was passed by Congress, signed into law by President Obama, and upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States. It is, as John Boehner said, “… the La... | 2,377 | 1,168 | 0.000872 |
warc | 201704 | CDC News
Instead of teetering on the edge of a cliff when it comes to the growing number of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, we have now fallen off that cliff. A Nevada woman has died of a "superbug" resistant to all known antibiotics.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering lowerin... | 6,413 | 2,981 | 0.000338 |
warc | 201704 | Attaching metal framing to lumber framing?
I am working on a basement project, and am using metal framing on the perimeter walls. I plan to use 2x4 construction lumber for the interior partition walls. I will be constructing a few built in features, as well as some shelving and several doors, so all of the custom cutti... | 2,772 | 1,366 | 0.000741 |
warc | 201704 | July 1, 2010 marks the next step in the progressive reduction in sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions permissible from ships flagged by a state that has ratified the International Maritime Organization (IMO) MARPOL Annex VI regulations, adopted in 2008. That is when the cap on sulfur content in marine gas oil in the Sulfur Emi... | 3,547 | 1,778 | 0.000592 |
warc | 201704 | Local schoolchildren are being asked to do their bit to save the planet - by walking or taking their bike to school.
A recent report suggests that summer holidays have cost parents around £600 and the bill for the new school year stands at around £400 including uniforms, shoes, lunch pack, PS kit, school bag, coat and ... | 2,484 | 1,241 | 0.000817 |
warc | 201704 | Go Red for Women Fundraiser Last weekend, Dr. Sinatra and I participated in a fundraiser to benefit the American Heart Association’s Go Red campaign to raise awareness about heart disease in women. The fundraiser organizer was “Take-Down Tommy” Gleason, Dr. Sinatra’s wrestling team comrade and sparing partner from Meph... | 3,384 | 1,684 | 0.000613 |
warc | 201704 | Newborn
The first few weeks
Your newborn baby has spent months snuggled up inside the relative peace and quiet of your womb. So it’s no surprise that most of their first week is spent getting used to the amazing new wide world around them!
Natural reflex actions
Your baby is born with natural reflex actions which they’... | 1,937 | 990 | 0.001088 |
warc | 201704 | All listings for this product About this product Description DescriptionFocusing explicitly on questions of gender and crime, Evans and Jamieson guide the reader through a range of classic and groundbreaking studies, highlighting key contributions and debates and providing an indication of the new directions an engende... | 2,221 | 1,125 | 0.00089 |
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warc | 201704 | Using Digital Leaders to Develop Staff Confidence
In a previous post, I wrote about a case for developing a team of student Digital Leaders. I outlined their role in my institution and described the steps they have taken so far to support both staff and students during the early days of our EdTech journey. So far, this... | 2,921 | 1,432 | 0.000701 |
warc | 201704 | Table Of Contents
The most common way to retrieve natural gas and oil from shale formations is through hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Fracking involves injecting fluid into a body of rock to create fissures from which natural gas and oil can be extracted. While fracking has been credited with opening an extremely l... | 624 | 367 | 0.002783 |
warc | 201704 | Nighttime leg burning sensations can indicate that you have a serious underlying medical condition. Burning pain in your thighs is called meralgia paresthetica. If your leg becomes swollen or traumatised in some fashion, pressure on the nerves results in pain, including a burning sensation, as well as causing paralysis... | 2,449 | 1,202 | 0.000836 |
warc | 201704 | The use of seat belts in the rear of cars, light trucks and vans is regulated by state law in the U.S. The installation and positioning of rear seat belts in vans is regulated by federal law through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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All passenger vehicles, including 12 ... | 1,328 | 691 | 0.001457 |
warc | 201704 | Nurse lecturers work in academic settings to educate students on a variety of health-related topics and medical issues. They typically help plan and develop curriculum and may tutor students individually. Varied pathways exist to a career as a nurse lecturer. Demand for nurse lecturers remains strong as the demand for ... | 3,080 | 1,444 | 0.000695 |
warc | 201704 | Preschool teachers are responsible for creating progress reports for their students. As typical report cards are not suitable for such a young age, instructors often come up with alternative methods for reporting students' development and skills. Preschool reports likely also give a picture of the child's behaviour and... | 2,649 | 1,310 | 0.000767 |
warc | 201704 | Campaigners from charities and Britain's largest civil service union will tomorrow (17 December 2010) demonstrate outside the headquarters of HM Revenue and Customs amid calls for a blitz on tax dodgers to avoid cuts in public services and jobs.
War on Want and the Jubilee Debt Campaign will join with campaigners from ... | 3,545 | 1,734 | 0.000582 |
warc | 201704 | It was with a rather heavy heart that I got my first media call today about the annual "red poppy" dust-up - which usually revolves around attacks from the Daily Mail and its kindred spirits on broadcasters, public figures and politicians who don't wear the British Legion Appeal symbol or who raise questions about what... | 3,900 | 2,000 | 0.000503 |
warc | 201704 | Medigap Waiting Periods for Pre-Existing Conditions
By Kendra Knouff
eMedicareSupplements Senior Writer
Under regulations from the state of New York, the average six-month waiting period for pre-existing conditions required by most Medigap policies may be reduced or waived altogether. A pre-existing condition is a phys... | 2,206 | 1,051 | 0.000967 |
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