text stringlengths 672 9.77k | entropy float64 0.13 5.62 | num_tokens int64 155 1.02k | num_pred_tokens int64 153 1.02k |
|---|---|---|---|
advocates that faculty who are thinking about such projects should DEFINITELY consult with their directors/chairs about compensation, grad/ug assistants, release time, and RPT implications. Dr. Jordan also commented on the subsequent adoption of Open2010 and impact to students. All new instructors for WRTG 2010, must ... | 1.618077 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
OCs do not offer credit and therefore do not count toward a degree, though certificates may be granted by the instructor for successful completion. Nevertheless, the demand for learning in this new style is overwhelming. In fact, a company called Coursera, a non-profit MOOC provider run by a professor from Stanford, cl... | 1.565999 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
students at all post-secondary schools in Oregon. At the federal level, U.S. Senators Dick Durban (D-IL) and Al Franken (D-MN) introduced a bill in November, 2013 known as the Affordable College Textbook Act that would direct the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education to ... | 1.466557 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
is that the faculty pulled this off in three months time, basically by spending the entire summer writing course content. The effort was spearheaded by Dean Mirta Martin who wanted to create a model of access and affordability. In order to expedite the process of open textbook adoption, VSU partnered with Flat World K... | 1.635996 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
210 Principles of Biology 1619 yes $152 $273 $57 $106 BUS 1050 Foundations of Business 1517 no $79 $59 IS 2010 Computer Essentials 1366 no $189 N/A ECON 2010 Princ of Microeconomics 1302 no $229 $187 MATH 1210 Calculus I 1234 no $101 $76 NUTR 1020 Sci Fndtn Nutr & Health 1221 no $104 N/A MUSC 2100 Hist of Rock n Roll 1... | 1.439694 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
346 professional students from Law, Medicine, Dental, 2000 graduate students, and 5000 undergraduates; of the undergraduates, equal proportions (1250 each) were sent to Freshman, Sophomore, Juniors, and Seniors. This yielded a 9.1% response rate. The percentage of respondents from each college are displayed in Figure ... | 1.287248 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
(0.24) and the number of times students have skipped buying textbooks (0.13). There does not seem to be a clear relationship between the students perceived ability to afford textbooks and the actual amount of money spent on textbooks, see Figure 9. Across the board, students in every college on average found textbooks... | 1.511172 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
(noun) Massive Open Online Course, a term used to describe web technologies that have enabled educators to create virtual classrooms of thousands of students. Typical
Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Quality in Online Learning. The Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the Future Direction of Quality Education is charg... | 1.620523 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
which was subsequently
GRADUATE STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH AN ONLINE DISCRETE MATHEMATICS COURSE * Amber Settle DePaul University 243 S. Wabash Avenue Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 362-5324 asettle@cti.depaul.edu Chad Settle University
Technology: Creating New Models in Higher Education By Robert W. Mendenhall Western Govern... | 1.56452 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
in the United States (2011) Searched for lab, laboratory, science found no significant hits
Senate Reference No. 09-22 To: IPFW Senate From: Cheryl Sorge, Chair Curriculum Review Subcommittee Date: March 26, 2010 Re: Proposal for the Certificate in Small Business Management The Curriculum Review
ES4077 Page 1 DES MOIN... | 1.899939 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
As concern over the depletion of and environmental consequences over the uses of fossil fuels has grown, nuclear power has enjoyed a rebirth in interest. However, a nuclear renaissance is still fraught with concerns over proliferation, potential depletion of currently economically recoverable uranium supplies, short-te... | 1.467925 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation
At Sweet Briar College, athletics and physical education, and recreation are an important part of the education of the total student. (See Course Descriptions) Department faculty and staff are committed to enhancing the physical, mental and emotional well-being of all stude... | 1.323277 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Features 7 stage purification process Power ON, purification process and tank full indication Elegant and sleek design Effective tank storage capacity of 7 litres Wall mount installation Description
It’s every household’s prerogative to have a clean and sanitized regular drinking water source. An impure and contaminate... | 1.806667 | 1,022 | 1,020 |
Quebec’s aboriginal women are having twice as many late-pregnancy stillbirths as the general population, suggests a new study published in the C
anadian Medical Association Journal.
In an analysis of more than two million births in Quebec from 1981 to 2009, researchers found that the prospective rate of stillbirth for ... | 1.712765 | 1,021 | 1,019 |
Environmental-Friendly Paper Making Industry. important modifications have occurred since of latest Legislation, not merely in UK, but additionally Europe and also the complete world. The biosphere machine is a plastic septic tanks brand new innovation that safely meets pollution controlled standards that is set by the... | 2.782667 | 1,012 | 1,010 |
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 ... | 1.970044 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
A new economic era is on the rise. Call it the Dream Economy. Will libraries be ready for it?
Actually, I have no idea if the Dream Economy is upon us, but it does offer some interesting perspectives about changing consumer expectations, and how a service organization like a library could use this knowledge to design b... | 1.679225 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Regular exercise and physical activity are extremely important and beneficial for long-term health and well-being. Hundreds of studies show that, besides helping to control your weight, exercise lowers your risk for serious health problems. These include heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, as well as ... | 1.466579 | 1,021 | 1,019 |
Though they're perfectly legal, we don't see many single-sex public schools in the United States (there are only 15) because it's difficult for most districts to provide identical, separate facilities for both sexes. And frankly, Americans haven't much cared about the issue. So it may come as a surprise to learn that t... | 1.389405 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
GOD'S ECONOMY
A Financial Principle That Really Works
By Ken Hulme
The 700 Club
There are people in this world who are crying out to God for help this very minute. You can end hunger and thirst, bring medical and disaster supplies, provide jobs, and give hope to millions of hurting people. When you join, you help preac... | 1.639953 | 977 | 976 |
American Dryer: A Cost-Efficient Drying Alternative
American Dryer has been manufacturing hand dryers since 1952, enabling those who maintain public restrooms to do away with wasteful paper towels. Their eXtremeAir, Advantage, and Global lines are energy-efficient and durable, and span a wide range of features and pric... | 1.326939 | 1,007 | 1,006 |
Crest Nicholson is delighted to present Fallowfields at Monksmoor Park; a collection of high quality homes with gardens, comprising of 2, 3 & 4 bedroom houses in Daventry, Northamptonshire. These new homes are nestled in an abundance of open space and bounded between the reservoir and Grand Union Canal with beautiful l... | 1.666378 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Welcome to the first Seed Sowing Saturday of 2011! Where all of us seed starting fanatics recap our weekly seed starting experiences and share with each other what we’re working on, how we’re doing it all, and of course the results!
I chose to start my seed sowing this week by starting shallots. We do a great deal of o... | 1.553169 | 1,015 | 1,013 |
Having my kids arrested was the best €20 I ever spent We are raising a generation of super-confident, cosseted monsters
When they were released an hour later, clutching their charge sheets (“breaking and entering” and “possession of a dangerous weapon”, since you ask), they declared it the best morning of their lives. ... | 1.763894 | 996 | 995 |
If I watched a video of your everyday life for the past six weeks, would I conclude that your faith shapes everything you think, desire, say, and do? Or, as I watched that video, would I begin to see a separation between your spirituality and reality?
I want to write today about something that I call Spiritual Schizoph... | 1.586688 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
Silicon nanotubes could increase li-ion battery capacity 10X
In news that could greatly extend the range of electric cars, researchers have shown that replacing the conventional graphite electrodes in lithium-ion batteries with silicon nanotubes can produce a battery that can store ten times more charge. The researcher... | 1.524462 | 1,018 | 1,016 |
The opinion of the court was delivered by: ROYCE LAMBERTH, District Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Now before the court is plaintiff David W. Quall's Motion [5]
for Preliminary Injunction. For the reasons stated herein, the
court denies this motion.
Plaintiff David W. Qualls, affiliated with the United States
Army ... | 0.948554 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Race day is upon us. The last few months have been a potpourri of long runs, short runs, fast runs, slow runs. You've hit the roads, the trails, the track, and the treadmill. All culminating in the 13.1 miles that lay before you. Training was mapped out and easy, what to do now that the race day is here? Here's a quick... | 1.577157 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
I don't want my athlete to work hard to go slow. If they're full of vim and vigor, and feel like they're pitter patting along but still quick, I don't want them to be jamming on the brakes with every step to be at a certain pace. It's all about rationing out the energy we have to spend it as efficiently as possible. 8... | 1.754863 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
The most high-profile tragedies have included the killings of at least 23 cockle pickers in Morecambe Bay in January, four rail workers in Tebay, Cumbria, the following month, and nine people in the explosion at ICL Plastics in Glasgow in May. Horrifically, none of these three incidents was an “accident”, something tha... | 1.728474 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
and will marginalise trade union involvement in health and safety – something that has always been acknowledged as the most important factor in reducing death and injury at work. It is believed that some initial experiments with the earned-autonomy system are now being put in place, without any trade union consultatio... | 1.853342 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
introduces our special utopian issue
Utopia: Room for all
Nadhira Halim and Andy Edwards report on the range of creative responses to the housing crisis that are providing secure, affordable housing across the UK
A better Brexit
The left should not tail-end the establishment Bremoaners, argues Michael Calderbank
News ... | 1.859956 | 1,013 | 1,011 |
No matter how you practice Judaism, one thing is certain—you can change the world. Not only can you find wisdom in the Torah, but you can follow the leaders, who made a difference in society and for those around them. Jews have a special calling in their lives they are not to hide it from others. Call it the light that... | 1.716003 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
About Me
I am a surgical oncologist who specializes in treating people with both benign and cancerous diseases of the pancreas, bile duct, gallbladder, and liver.
Our team philosophy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is that every patient is unique in all aspects and has individual needs — from the time of diag... | 1.325318 | 1,012 | 1,010 |
And that is why I thought to begin in the middle.
“I wonder which I am,” she tendered.
I tendered back, “Which do you want to be?”
She is in a middle place, having already lived something to this point (in her case, perhaps the life of a writer). But she is not sure what she has lived, and her question is very much a m... | 2.052269 | 954 | 953 |
Dr. Judi Cinéas Clinical Social Worker How did you first become interested in social work and counseling as a career?
I've always known that I wanted to be a therapist and be in a profession where I could help people. After I got my bachelor’s degree in human services from Lesley University in Cambridge, I did some cas... | 1.464618 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
cognitive behavior therapy and tweak it as I see fit depending on the client. As a therapist, you always have your primary toolbox you use to help clients, but then you should also have a few extra tools in your trunk that you can pull out if you need them. Usually the therapy starts with a combination of questions an... | 1.784936 | 1,004 | 1,002 |
Rice University scientists create model ‘bead-spring’ chains with tunable properties
Rice University researchers are using magnetic beads and DNA “springs” to create chains of varying flexibility that can be used as microscale models for polymer macromolecules.
DNA linkers serve as bridges between colloidal beads in a ... | 0.723246 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Xenophon, suppose I think you have a spear. You deny it. You had a spear at one time, you say, but you got rid of it. Yet I believe you retain it. Could you convince me you do not?
Of course I could, wise Socrates. I would swear an oath that I had no such weapon.
But suppose you are not the man of honor I know you to b... | 1.797694 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Maternal and Child Health
ASTHO’s Maternal and Child Health program addresses issues affecting families, women of reproductive age, infants, children, and adolescents, including those with special healthcare needs. It works to increase state capacity to develop and implement policies and programs in support of maternal... | 1.57717 | 990 | 988 |
The Data Quality Act (DQA) is an attempt by Congress to ensure that federal agencies use and disseminate accurate information. The DQA requires federal agencies to issue information quality guidelines ensuring the quality, utility, objectivity and integrity of information that they disseminate and provide mechanisms fo... | 0.958819 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
they disseminate. 67 F.R. at 8459. Each agency was required to publish its own guidelines in the Federal Register as well as on the agency's website.
Id. In addition, each agency promulgated guidelines that can be found on OMB's website. See www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/agency_info_quality_links.html.
The Guidelines... | 1.359761 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
file a petition with an agency such as the Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Bureau of Land Management, or the Bureau of Indian Affairs, challenging the utility, objectivity or i... | 1.504907 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Male Chastity Contract That Should Be Required Of All Males!!!!This contract would promote THE SUPERIOR FEMALE and make males more productive to satisfying the needs of a FEMALE LED WORLD!! male Chastity Contract
This contract is a consensual agreement between two adults of sound mind and body, one male (herein referre... | 1.33587 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
****** at least once. The Keyholder may desire to visually verify the Caged male’s unimpaired sexual health by requiring, at HER discretion, the Caged male to ********** to ****** in HER presence. If the Keyholder makes such a request, the Caged male is obliged to comply. As a further means of humbling and controlling... | 1.316641 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
In many countries the working-age population now constitutes the highest share seen in decades. That will not be the case in the upcoming years. The European “peak workforce” that this blog has discussed earlier is not unique for Swedes, Germans, and Italians. In fact, in most of the world’s richest countries, the depe... | 2.240633 | 1,007 | 1,005 |
Two proposed liquefied natural gas projects have received approval from the National Energy Board to export LNG, but they are counting on the United States to build pipeline capacity into New England in order for them to obtain the supply needed to underpin their ambitious plans.
Pieridae Energy Ltd. and Bear Head LNG ... | 1.53786 | 1,014 | 1,012 |
Visitors Now: Total Visits: Total Stories:
Among the many factors contributing towards belly fat in humans, slow metabolism is stated to be one of the important factors. Apart from this factor, there are other factors like inappropriate diet, lack of physical activity and genetics that contribute towards weight gain in... | 1.57108 | 1,004 | 1,002 |
The University of Michigan used to keep its library under lock and key. Students were alllowed in once a week, but needed the librarian's permission before they could touch a book. Now, things are different. The university has given Google co-founder Larry Page (a Michigan alumnus) permission to digitise every one of i... | 1.85047 | 988 | 986 |
Chicago intends to do what no American city even remotely its size has ever pulled off – get a municipal broadband network built.
There isn’t a city in the country that doesn’t want better broadband infrastructure. Several cities, tiring of waiting for the market to create those networks, have attempted to build their ... | 1.722349 | 972 | 970 |
By Brig Samson Sharraf
Clive had convinced himself that the Company’s trade in Bengal could only be truly safe when Siraj had been dethroned and replaced by a puppet….Clive was abetted by two colleagues….men of quick wit and elastic conscience who acted as emissaries to Siraj….Siraj grudgingly agreed to make peace in F... | 2.603367 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 31, 2014) -
Dr. Leitch spoke today before Ontario General Contractors Association regarding the New Building Canada Plan and what it means for Ontarians.
The New Building Canada Plan builds on the Government of Canada's unprecedented investments in infrastructure with $70 billion ov... | 1.401369 | 1,002 | 1,000 |
Project
The project team consisted of a wide variety of clinical and support personnel. Its members represented outcomes management, nursing, respiratory, professional practice, medical staff, and finance. The team selected the Six Sigma DMAIC process as its improvement method. Using Juran’s Pareto Analysis, VOCs, caus... | 1.617277 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt will stand trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity in a Guatemalan court after his indictment Jan. 26, news outlets reported, and experts are saying this is “huge news” for Guatemala and the world.
Guatemala’s attorney general, Claudia Paz y Paz, is charging... | 1.317973 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
The project’s head, Bishop Juan Gerardi, was killed two days after the report’s release. Military personnel were charged with his death. Ríos Montt’s brother, Mario Enrique Ríos Mont (name spelled differently), currently an auxiliary emeritus bishop in the Guatemala archdiocese, helped with REMHI. The brothers are ver... | 1.745427 | 1,014 | 1,012 |
LINGUIST List 20.3093 Mon Sep 14 2009 Diss: Anthro Ling/Socioling: Blythe: 'Doing Referring in Murriny...' Editor for this issue: Di Wdzenczny <dilinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.html. Directory 1. Joe Blythe, Doing Referring in Murriny Path... | 1.308117 | 998 | 996 |
I’m free!
Such was the tried-and-true motto I claimed as my own when I graduated from high school a semester early during my senior year. It was 1987, and I dreamed of nothing more than to kick off the dust of small-town Iowa to start my grown-up life in Iowa City, the artsy hub of the Midwest, where I planned to wait ... | 1.607257 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
No, this is not another blog post about the Oscars. In case you missed it, this week the USTR released its “Out-Of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets.” This used to be published as part of the Special 301 Report which looks at IP violations by U.S. trading partners, but is now published separately. Basically, this is a ... | 1.664829 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Sajid Javid: The news from Dubai is a big blow to the UK banking sector Sajid is a businessman and private investor. He
was previously a senior Managing Director at Deutsche Bank AG. In this
Platform he argues that current financial crisis in Dubai will hit UK
banks hard and makes the need for action to resolve our ban... | 1.704456 | 999 | 997 |
Membership ABA Groups Diversity Advocacy Resources for Lawyers Publishing CLE Insurance News About Us
69(3): 671-698 (May 2014)
In the Halliburton case, the United States Supreme Court reconsidered the ruling in the decision of Basic Inc. v. Levinson that, twenty-five years ago, adopted the fraud-on-the-market theory, ... | 1.126915 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
FASB releases a number of Accounting Standards Updates (each, and “ASU”) that provide guidance to entities that produce financial statements in adherence with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The following sections summarize the ASUs released by the FASB during the 2013 calendar year. Among othe... | 1.449357 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
and that the wording of opinions has changed to become more precise and to add limitations. It then asks whether, in addition to improving the quality of their opinions, law firms might add protective procedural provisions. These provisions could include choice of forum (which might be arbitration), specification of g... | 1.706479 | 1,022 | 1,021 |
Grand National 2014: Humans beating horses in race to get faster
An estimated global audience of 500 million will tune in to see who wins Saturday's Grand National, the world's most famous steeplechase.
Anyone placing an each-way bet will keep an eye on the top five. Racing enthusiasts will note the winning jockey, tra... | 1.381087 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
58.39 2:06.50 2013 9:12.0 (90 yards less - good to soft) (*2010 - record of 2:31.33 - good to firm); 2:39.06 (good to soft) 12:37.35 2:03.23 Is bigger better and faster?
Records show humans have been steadily increasing in height for the last 150 years. Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt's stature (6ft 5in, or 1.95m)... | 1.765575 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
irm), while Flat courses should aim to provide good-to-firm ground. As a result, many courses are watered before races to soften the turf.
The BHA says: "A slower pace of race does equate to safer races, especially in jump racing. A softer surface results in more give, less limb impact and more slide if a horse falls a... | 1.726084 | 1,005 | 1,003 |
Have you noticed something? Hardly anyone mentions racism anymore
when describing or analysing problems faced by black and Asian Britons. Since 9/11, the war in Iraq, now the attack on London, the national conversation now is focused on Muslims, on questions of identity, patriotism, terrorism, asylum seekers, and anxie... | 2.057531 | 1,022 | 1,020 |
Voters in Oklahoma and Arizona resoundingly supported ballot initiatives to opt-out of the federal health reform law, while Colorado voters appeared headed to rejecting a similar measure.
Strong support for the anti-health reform ballot initiatives, which push back against the health law’s mandated purchase of insuranc... | 1.555347 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
Tripsacum dactyloides
Eastern Gamagrass
Item #: 2011
Category: Grasses
Habit: Perennial
Height: 3-4'
Planting Rates: Rangeland 12 lbs per acre Lawn & Garden Dpak per 10 sf 1 lb per 200 sf
Price: Dpak - $9.00 1-9 lbs - $17.95 per lb 10-49 lbs - $17.50 per lb 50+ lbs - $17.10 per lb
SOIL TYPE
SUNLIGHT
Soil Moisture
Sand
... | 1.818893 | 975 | 974 |
In the 20 years since the first exoplanet was detected, astronomers have been homing in on an Earth-like planet orbiting another star. The dream is to find an alien Earth on which life flourishes.
Such a planet will almost certainly have plenty of water, large amounts of gaseous oxygen and even chlorophyll or something... | 1.228437 | 1,018 | 1,017 |
You've allocated some serious advertising dollars to get visitors to your Web page -- but once you have those eyeballs, there's little you can do to keep them there and ensure the wallets connected to them buy something. Wouldn't it be great if you could see who was shopping around on your site and you could instantly ... | 1.883335 | 1,001 | 999 |
Book Description - ISBN 978-1-62620-960-2 (35 Pages) This free eBook will give you an understanding of the coaching principles you will need to run a successful coaching program. It discusses the use of external coaches and the issues that confront managers who act as coaches to their own team. It describes key aspects... | 1.516921 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
from the experience. My coaching has been too one-sided, and this book made me realize that when it discussed the importance of the collaborative process while coaching. I hope to take a more open-minded approach into future coaching sessions so that I can allow the person I am coaching to provide their valuable input... | 1.733161 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
What Your Tennis Shoes say about You
Tennis shoes moved into the mainstream decades ago, and they’re still one of the top choices in footwear. Walk into any shoe store in the nation and you’ll find a range of tennis shoes to choose from, but what are your sneakers saying about you? Knowing what messages your shoes are ... | 1.469719 | 997 | 995 |
Turbulence ahead? Africa and decision time at the US Fed
by Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa and Daniel Gurara
Background
On March 18, 2015, the Fed indicated that it could consider raising rates during its June 2015 meeting. However, the market is skeptical, far from convinced of the possibility for faster policy normalization g... | 1.739456 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Selective use of data
Data is good in journalism. Selective use of data, not so much.
So let's look at the following story from The Nerve, a journalistic endeavor of the S.C. Policy Council. The council is a heavily conservative advocacy organization, but for those critics who would like to dismiss The Nerve's work out... | 1.636439 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
to the argument at hand, which seems to be tuition rises but these folks keep dipping from the trough. A report by The Chronicle On Higher Education, though, found that the median total compensation package for university presidents – including presidents of university systems with multiple campuses, like that of USC ... | 1.363887 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
to note that one of the reasons general funds make up "only" (a loaded word) a small part of the budgets is because the state appropriations have been cut so much? Again, trend data useful for me as a reader to determine context. The bulk of these universities’ budgets actually comes from other funds, which are made u... | 1.757513 | 1,017 | 1,016 |
The body has long been decorated, enhanced and, where possible, even physically modified to project a desired image, and hair, which can be painlessly altered, has always been top on the self-modification list. This malleability makes hair the ideal medium for self-expression, a fact which has fueled an ever-growing ma... | 1.699865 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
to mix-and-match conditioners, styling aids and shampoos. A new pearlescent-colored packaging and proprietary anti-clogging nozzle round out the look, performance and philosophy that Pantene executives were looking for. “The idea behind the collections was to provide consumers with a holistic experience rather than si... | 1.893653 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
also includes Fresh Styling water, Melting gel and Liquid gel, which offer uncomplicated, non-sticky styles with movement. The products retail for $3.29 each. A New Perspective Waxes, pomades, tonics and combination products are appearing on store shelves more and more these days. However, industry experts agree that ... | 2.065832 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
. B in10se is also breaking new ground with a pre-mixed gel/cream in B in10se Créme Gelee. According to the company, Créme Gelee follows the principle that most salons employ: combining different types of styling products in order to achieve the ideal combination of volume, hold and shine. Créme Gelee combines a water-... | 1.885974 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
The Mind at Work.
As I’ve been arguing during the year of this blog’s existence—and for some time before—we tend to think too narrowly about intelligence, and that narrow thinking has affected the way we judge each other, organize work, and define ability and achievement in school. We miss so much.
I hope that the port... | 1.80257 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, he smiles and says, “That’s how a cabinet-maker thinks.”
Felipe has taken algebra and is currently enrolled in college math; he knows what more advanced mathematics looks like. On the face of it, the math involved in cabinet assembly is pretty simple: reading a ruler; adding and subtracting (and, less frequently, mul... | 2.065844 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
Here is what I came up with for grading my probability and statistics course. First, I came up with standards my students should know:
“Interpreting” standards (these correspond to expectations for a student who will earn a C for the course.
Means, Medians, and Such Standard Deviation z-scores Correlation vs. Causation... | 1.08366 | 1,018 | 1,016 |
Today, Facebook and MySpace announced a collaboration. MySpace users can now log in using Facebook and leverage their collection of Facebook "Likes" to instantly create a highly personalized entertainment experience on MySpace. On the one hand, this is hardly earth-shattering news: MySpace already announced and launche... | 1.866187 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
numbers in a relatively short period of time. That's the power of eliminating "how."
The value of Facebook "Likes" is supposed to be clear: My friend likes something, and that is valuable and persuasive information for me. This is the idea behind Bing launching social search — if my friends have liked something for wh... | 2.02714 | 1,005 | 1,002 |
When Do Firms Hire Lobbyists? The Organization of Lobbying at the Federal Communications Commission
This paper examines the explanatory power of transaction cost economics to explain vertical integration decisions for lobbying by firms. We examine 150 lobbying contacts at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on ... | 0.606469 | 967 | 966 |
Many in the community Eli slums in twit and blog about Exxon, about climate risk and recent attempts to force fossil fuel companies to confront the risk to their business of climate change. At the Exxon stockholders meeting just last month a motion to that effect failed with 37% of the voting shares being in favor. Tha... | 1.833989 | 1,016 | 1,014 |
The researchers say their predictive system allows experimental biologists to bypass the need to create stem cells in converting human cells from one type into another.
In a
Nature Genetics paper, the team - led by scientists from the University of Bristol in the UK - notes that the current method for directly reprogra... | 1.423585 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
Zacks Investment Research just upgraded electric generating company
NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NVE)
The reason is simple: NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NVE) is on track to be bought out by Warren Buffett’s
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), with a target closing date in the first quarter of 2014. That buyout has been public know... | 1.472077 | 1,000 | 998 |
RIVERSIDE – For members of Judi Harvin’s family, dining in has taken on a new meaning.
Harvin is a Riverside resident and the owner of Focus Yoga in Brookfield. As someone who began working in the fitness industry more than 20 years ago, Harvin has worked to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
“If you believe that there’s th... | 1.704062 | 1,021 | 1,019 |
2016-2017 Prindle Institute High School Essay Competition
The Prindle Institute for Ethics will award five prizes ($300 each) for the best essays written by high school students on an ethics-related topic. This year’s topic focuses on the ethics of voting. Any high school student is encouraged to submit an essay. Read ... | 1.242047 | 1,021 | 1,019 |
The Effect of Early Cognitive Ability on Earnings Over the Life-Cycle
This paper utilizes information on cognitive ability at age ten and earnings information from age 20 to 65 to estimate the return to ability over the life-cycle. Cognitive ability measured at an early age is not influenced by the individual’s choices... | 0.500578 | 981 | 980 |
SCHOOLS & LEARNING Breathing Life Into the Lecture Hall Monday, September 24, 2007; Page B01
Nearly 200 students sat in the large lecture hall, staring down at their professor, Edward F. Redish, holding pencils at the ready to take notes in Fundamentals of Physics. It looked like a traditional lecture course, but appea... | 1.605439 | 1,000 | 998 |
Our boys have had a lot of fun swimming in the river behind our house this summer. There are all kinds of things to look at and explore, so many creatures to discover.
This year my boys discovered crawdads for the first time. They look like little crabs, but you can find them in even tiny rivers like ours. They are rea... | 1.29319 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
to hang the bird feeder.
The kit also includes a plastic piece that screws in to the top of the pop bottle (the bottom of the bird feeder). It provides a perch for the birds while they are eating.
That’s all there is to it. We have really enjoyed trying to identify the birds that come to our bird feeders. We have some... | 1.691897 | 1,014 | 1,011 |
365 days in SPAAACE: An interstellar glance at 2012 Curiosity looks for Martians, we search for a habitable planet Where should we park our asteroid? That Moon looks handy...
SpaceX is looking pretty good financially though. NASA, which has said that public-private partnerships are the future of space exploration, hand... | 2.005688 | 984 | 983 |
Asset Freezes Among Steps Obama Urged to Take on Cyber Thieves
President Barack Obama must take tougher actions than those specified so far to deter cyber attacks on vital computer networks, including freezing offenders’ assets or denying them entry into the U.S., cybersecurity experts said.
Obama’s administration yest... | 1.385713 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
The Zoning Board of Adjustment heard testimony Wednesday afternoon concerning the proposed development of ten new townhomes at 1901 Lombard Street, a project that has been subject to negotiations between the developers and the Center City Residents Association since early this year.
Developers Noah and Harvey Ostroff a... | 1.630592 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
By
John Droz, Jr ~
This is the latest Energy Related newsletter from John Droz.
Greed Energy Economics:
How Intermittent Renewables Are Harming the Grid
A Technical Expert’s Superior Wind Energy Critique
UK Wind Constraint Payments
Study: US Cost To Cut Emissions = $5± Trillion
The More the Wind Blows, the Higher the C... | 2.509644 | 969 | 968 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.