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as showing that Leffingwell did vote for toll lanes on MoPac.
Let’s look closer:
** Vote No. 1: On May 24, 2010, the board voted to adopt Central Texas’ 25-year transportation plan, with Leffingwell and 16 others voting "aye." The plan, which is required under federal law, undergoes a top-to-bottom rewrite every five ... | 1.317048 | 1,009 | 1,007 |
Here in New York City, it can be difficult to wrap one’s mind around the reports we get from Israel — the vicious deaths of four teenagers followed by more death and destruction; parents singing Hebrew lullabies in the bomb shelter of a Jerusalem bookstore; elephants sheltering their young in the Ramat Gan zoo as siren... | 1.912369 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
My journey to the stage | Part 2
So I’m now a mere 4 weeks out from my first UKBFF show, and 7 weeks out from my second. The time has absolutely flown by and it’s scary but also incredibly exciting to think I’ll be up on that stage in just 27 days. Since I wrote Part 1, calories have naturally gone down, cardio has inc... | 1.573711 | 1,017 | 1,015 |
The text of a lecture given by
Mary Kaldor, Professor of Global Governance at the LSE , at Tufts University on October 2012, when she was awarded the Dr Jean Mayer Global Citizens Award, named for Tufts’ former President and Chancellor. The lecture also coincided with the publication of the third edition of Kaldor’s Ne... | 1.915624 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
Factory output dropped 0.3 per cent in March as sugar production fell from an unusually high February level. This followed rises of 1.3 and 1.4 per cent in the preceding two months, both of which were revised up from earlier estimates. Factory output has jumped decisively since the new year, having been flat through 19... | 1.306956 | 983 | 980 |
Gravy is to mashed potatoes what icing is to cake. Or syrup is to waffles. It closes the circle. Makes each complete. The potatoes, cake or waffles may be fine on their own, or a bit ‘so what’ and tolerable. But with the addition of said adornment, potato/cake/waffle are elevated. They may not have been much to start w... | 1.994364 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Getting Aggressive A version of this article appears in the June 9 edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology.
The new right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in India, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is giving defense industry executives reasons to smile.
Modi, who had promised during his campaign ... | 1.692412 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
April 24, 2013 Asian-Americans often feel racial 'microaggressions'
Asian-Americans experience considerable everyday prejudice and discrimination, reports a Cornell study published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology (Vol. 60:2). The study is one of the first to document the prevalence and effects of racial microag... | 1.257393 | 1,022 | 1,020 |
November 26, 2012 Posted by: Jonny Bowden Category: Myths and Truths
As some of you may know, cardiologist Stephen Sinatra and I co-authored a book which was recently released, entitled “The Great Cholesterol Myth”.
The buzz on this has been amazing, largely thanks to you!
Even though our interview with Dr. Oz hasn’t b... | 1.295226 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
In the late 1990s, the Houston Fire Department took a trip down to the local NASA office to see what they could do to help them develop a better helmet, which hadn't changed much since the 1800s. The discussion began, and soon a partnership developed that had them rethinking the entire suit. In 2000, NASA unveiled this... | 1.597686 | 998 | 996 |
Sometimes, a great idea arrives ahead of its time. A person squints at a raw landscape, thinks about it in his bunk on a heaving ship, dreams of it. He scribbles a diagram. He remains quiet years later as others rediscover the same thing. Such was the case of a rugged geologist who island-hopped in […]
May 20 2015, 9pm... | 1.806167 | 994 | 992 |
SANTIAGO, CHILE — President Bush has said he wants to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, but his administration faces a dilemma: Some Gitmo prisoners already released reportedly have again taken up arms against the United States in Afghanistan and Iraq. Others, such as the 14 "high-value" prisoners recently transferre... | 1.608721 | 1,005 | 1,004 |
The previous fifteen years have been a continuous development stage for many web portals. After advancements in web technology, from simple platforms for content display with no personalization capabilities, when portals are now integral part of web services, approaches, and larger integrations taking place.
This artic... | 2.541617 | 1,018 | 1,016 |
Elections and divine power
A Christian Science perspective: What’s impelling our vote?
However United States citizens feel about the long, drawn-out, and contentious presidential election season that is coming to a conclusion on Nov. 8, it’s essential to remember that voting is a privilege not yet accorded to every cit... | 1.652406 | 989 | 988 |
An update to my post on the use of social media in Israel’s latest assault on Gaza: at the Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)
Rebecca Stein provides an important historical perspective on the IDF’s mobilisation of these digital platforms and the resistance from senior commanders to resorting to a ‘dig... | 1.897647 | 1,019 | 1,017 |
Frivolous calls stretch ambulances
Stretched ambulance resources are being wasted on frivolous calls for help, with about 13,000 callers a year who do not require urgent medical attention.
The number of ambulance attendances in Melbourne jumped almost 20,000 to 250,083 last financial year.
The Metropolitan Ambulance Se... | 1.681242 | 1,001 | 999 |
It's not often that we get to report on positive developments in our dysfunctional justice system. But I think we might finally have one.
Sal Esposito, a Boston resident, recently received a summons to report for jury service. But Sal is not your standard New Englander, called to perform his civic duty. He's a cat. Sal... | 1.622846 | 984 | 983 |
Reis is retiring next month after nearly 28 years working with the City of Manteca’s street division. He’s been in charge for just over two decades.
The 1967 Manteca High graduate took the job because of the stability it offered.
“The pay wasn’t all that great back then,” Reis said, noting he started working for $116 a... | 1.847673 | 1,011 | 1,009 |
Making It Big as a Small Business
25/06/2015
Reach greater heights with the latest IESE Insight management review / Illustration: Erhui1979 / iStock
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are often credited with being the engines of economic growth in many countries. But with growth come growing pains, and unless a ... | 1.756053 | 1,011 | 1,009 |
When you think of manufacturing in Mexico, planes might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but the
Wall Street Journal reports that Mexican planes are coming courtesy of the Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier (The New Learjet…Now Mexican Made, Jul 29).
Here’s some eye candy showing just what Bombardier is doing... | 1.881564 | 999 | 997 |
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i had been trying for a baby for 3 years and no look :( so i had blood test done to see if i was ovulating and they came back 4.7 which means you dont ovulate thay have to be 5 or above. so i brought these test to see for my self. the test came back possitive for LH on day 15. so i went back to th... | 1.395499 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
month after month. They are also not so good if your cycle is irregular. As I mentioned you only get five sticks to test with. If you start using the test even one day too early, you may miss the surge line. However, if your cycle is regular, t his shouldn't be a problem. I would still recommend the test either to hel... | 1.354548 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
A feature of my wary relationship with Twitter: When I’m on the road and should, in theory, be regaling the world with salvos of bracing tweets, it’s the last thing I’m inclined to do. I’d rather experience things a fully as I can rather than devote part of my attention to providing running commentary. (For the same re... | 1.591174 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
“Does she have parents?” It was asked innocently, and not in a rude way, but it caught me off guard. In the two years since our daughter joined our family through adoption, we’ve heard some interesting comments, but most people remark on how much she looks like me. In fact, a total stranger once declared, “Well she is ... | 1.529451 | 993 | 992 |
National Journal: Premiums Rising Under Obamacare National Journal is one of the most respected political and news reporting organizations in Washington. As of August 29, that influential voice is firmly on the side of Tea Party activists when it comes to the higher premiums Americans will pay under Obamacare:
Republic... | 1.684236 | 1,003 | 1,001 |
Introduction
The Patents Act is fairly straightforward when it comes to novelty and inventive step requirements, and the relevant rules correspond closely to similar rules under the European Patent Convention. In order to be patentable, an invention must be new compared with the state of the art prior to the filing dat... | 1.276934 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
provided to the audience as part of the presentation, and then to determine whether the technical information provided guidance with respect to the invention defined in the patent in a manner that disclosed the invention.
If an invention has been disclosed, it must then be determined whether this disclosure was to a "... | 1.636146 | 1,022 | 1,020 |
Why is a firewall important? Secure your system
Network security is a major issue for enterprises these days. With business expanding and critical data being transferred through the Internet, it has become very important to secure your company’s network.
On installing anti-virus software in a computer people tend to th... | 1.494888 | 1,022 | 1,020 |
By Chris Kramer
Public announcement of criminals has become more the norm since the rise of the Internet, as law enforcement agencies, both local and federal, can more easily and cheaply publish information. The sex offenders registry, for example, has transformed from a phone-book-style list to an interactive satellit... | 1.988616 | 1,004 | 1,002 |
If you haven’t filed yet, you are not alone. In general, people who are due refunds rush to file early in the year. As the April 17 tax deadline approaches, there are many taxpayers who haven’t filed because they think they may owe money. If you are one of those people, here’s my
Number One Tax Tip: file your tax retur... | 1.277787 | 1,016 | 1,014 |
Breeding chinchillas is a great responsibility and must not be taken on lightly. You may already have a chinchilla and think it would be lovely to get him/her a mate. Consider all the facts very carefully before you go ahead. It is always wise to read as much as you can and from as many different sources as you can. I ... | 1.51646 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
What is serviced apartment? Serviced apartments provide all the facilities required for a comfortable stay in an apartment, giving a home-kind atmosphere. This is different from hotel stay. In a typical hotel, you will see a lot of staff always attending your needs and will be a very formal environment with 100s of roo... | 1.385704 | 1,018 | 1,016 |
From long school days to active sports and outdoor playtime, kids are busy. Keep them energized, fueled and focused with nutrient-rich, healthy food choices. Regular meals and snacks composed of whole grains, fruits, vegetables and lean protein will provide children with essential vitamins and minerals while also givin... | 1.485407 | 1,005 | 1,003 |
Toxic Suburbia: Fantastic Rocky Flats vistas, plutonium breezes
It’s an affordable, eco-subdivision. It’s located next to a nuclear waste site.
ARVADA, Colo. – There’s a Spielberg-like quality to the Candelas subdivision rising in the foothills here. It’s a suburban paradise that comes with wide-open views, solar panel... | 1.97249 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
long before the Cold War plant started operations. McKay began planning residential development on the site as early as 1979, when he moved to the family ranch in Colorado from Southern California after the death of his uncle, Marcus Church. That year followed the peak of Rocky Flats demonstrations, or what social act... | 1.9011 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
want to speak up. They say branding the development to buyers as healthy and eco-conscious is a farce. Plutonium is not eco-conscious or healthy, they say, and it will be a wind-borne reality at Candelas, posing health risks to the families who live there.
“I feel bad for the developers,” said Michelle Gabrieloff-Pari... | 1.890644 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Bigger Storms by Mary
Yesterday dKos' GreenMother posted a diary that explains why global warming is a huge problem for humanity. Climate change is affecting gardening and agriculture. As she puts it:
You see it everywhere. Back to the land, have a garden. Why if things go really bad, we can live off the fat of the lan... | 1.851126 | 1,002 | 1,000 |
Recently at 80beats we’ve covered some of troubles China has had with toxins leaking into its waterways from petroleum spills and the environmental degradation caused by mining for rare Earth metals. But in a study this week in
Science, Zhang Fusuo raises another concern: The country’s soil is on the path to being dang... | 1.576916 | 1,017 | 1,015 |
The current Great Recession, as some call it, has destroyed confidence as much as it has jobs and wealth. From our peak, inflation-adjusted GDP has fallen by 3.9%. The mild downturns of 1990-91 and 2001, each just eight months long, brought losses to the real GDP of just 1.4% and 0.3%, respectively.
The recession that ... | 1.578834 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
Extreme heat strikes India and Pakistan. Listen to U.S. climate scientist
Michael Wehner on coming heat storms over the world. Pakistani expert Dr. Adil Najam talks about deadly heat in his country, and our role in it. Indian scientist M. Rajeevan with new research into the hottest days ever, increasing every decade. R... | 1.94065 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
waves hit the Indian sub-continent in 2015. The first was very hot and dry, hitting the desert regions of northwest India the hardest, but also affecting parts of Pakistan. About a month later, a second heat wave came up from the Indian Ocean. It was hot and humid – the worst and most deadly combination for human heal... | 1.840893 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, Dr. Dr M. Rajeevan just published on May 19, 2016 a paper in the journal Nature . The title is “On the Variability and Increasing Trends of Heat Waves over India”.
Dr. M. Rajeevan
Already, Dr. Rajeevan has moved to become the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
This is a very high ... | 1.879861 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has this month warned that Desert Locust (
Schistocerca gregaria) swarms are invading cropping areas of northern Sudan. The swarms originated from winter breeding areas on the Red Sea coastal plains and subcoastal areas in northeast Sudan and southeast Egypt. T... | 1.550001 | 1,008 | 1,006 |
Relevant offers Basin Reserve Inquiry
The NZ Transport Agency did not adequately assess other options before deciding to push ahead with a flyover, a board of inquiry has heard.
The assessment of other traffic solutions at the roundabout, particularly the addition of an extra lane, were not considered robustly enough, ... | 1.720361 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
What is a hand X-ray? It is a plain X-ray of one or both hands. Usually the entire hand including the wrist is shown, and often both hands are imaged together, as assessment of both hands is usually necessary when searching for disease.
If closer attention needs to be paid to a certain finger or joint, e.g. injury or f... | 1.52667 | 1,008 | 1,006 |
Case Study: ChevronTexacoBy CIOinsight| Posted 11-15-2003 Case Study: ChevronTexaco
When Dave Clementz first became president of Chevron Information Technology Company (CITC) in 1997, the job came with strict orders: Make IT pay for itself.
Thanks to a woolly and overgrown tangle of multiple platforms, software, server... | 1.770597 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
the first time in some cases, we began to understand not simply more about the oil business, but also learn details about what the units needed and were thinking about in terms of future technology," Clementz says. To help speed the process along, he created company-wide Business and IT Forums, held twice a year, to a... | 1.94833 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, toowith perhaps only about 15 percent Chevron veterans who, Clementz says, understood the importance of making IT responsive and fully accountable to business. "There's an old saying we use at this company a lot when you're going through a massive cultural change: 'You either change the people, or you change the peop... | 1.711552 | 1,010 | 1,008 |
Disaster resilient vernacular housing technology in Nepal 3:1 DOI: 10.1186/s40677-016-0036-y
© Gautam et al. 2016
Received: 8 June 2015 Accepted: 4 February 2016 Published: 20 February 2016 Abstract Background
Disasters like earthquakes and flood cause enormous loss of lives and property in Nepal frequently. However, d... | 1.79329 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
004; Bouillot 2008; Dixit et al. 2008; SDMC 2008; Amirrol 2010; Zhai and Previteli 2010; Audefory 2011; Cheng et al. 2011; Nguyen et al. 2011; Anh 2012; Bodach et al. 2014; Gautam 2014; Malalgoda et al. 2014; Yung et al. 2014; Gautam and Rodrigues 2015). As the effective disaster coping mechanisms start right from the ... | 1.842978 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
1988,2011 and 2015 have depicted severe damage scenarios in Nepal in terms of structural collapse, life and property damage (Dixit et al. 2013; NPC 2015). Beside several detrimental cases of structural collapses in other types of houses, timber framed houses are the resilient ones in every earthquake event in Nepal (R... | 2.147614 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
rural and suburban reconstruction in Nepal have nowadays more pronounced in the aftermath of Gorkha earthquake. Local strengthening solutions like buttresses, corner posts, corner ties and wall bracings could be viable solutions for feebly damaged houses so as to assure the life and property of local people in rural N... | 2.290353 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
the similar construction technology so as to reconstruct their houses. This is evidently verified by the significant occurrence of similar types of constructions in many areas of this district. In such vernacular constructions, the wall system is dominated by the mud bonded bricks or stones (82.32 %) and next to this,... | 2.475847 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
availability or use drains around the houses so as to avoid inundation. Such techniques may be beneficial for people to adopt and enhance the life span of houses. In the other hand, during the field visit it is observed that heartwood timber used for timber framing was remarkably less affected by the groundwater so pr... | 2.396726 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
tradition of one to two storied constructions with proper use of symmetrical rounded configuration. Earthquake resilient technology is proven through implementation of elements like struts, timber bands, low storey height and smaller openings, mainstreamed cantilevered load on structural walls, subsequent load reducti... | 1.903378 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
cedia6(2011): 228–235. doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2011.05.026.View ArticleGoogle Scholar BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards). 2012. Draft Building Code of India, Part 11 Approach to Sustainability, p. 11. Bodach, S., W. Lang, and J. Hamhaber. 2014. Climate responsive building design strategies of vernacular housing in Nepal. En... | 1.40281 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
lia.Google Scholar Gautam, D. 2014. The building features acquired from the indigenous technology contributing in the better performance during earthquake: A case study of Bhaktapur city. Journal of Science and Engineering2: 41–45.Google Scholar Gautam D. 2015a. Monsoon woes: quakes portend aggravation. The Himalayan T... | 1.202016 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
A, Islam MS, Hossain TR, Podder RK. 2014. From local building practices to vulnerability reduction: Building resilience through existing resources, knowledge and know-how. Paper presented on 4 thInternational Conference on Building Resilience 2014, Salford Quays, United Kingdom. Mundo-Hernandez, J.J., J. Hernandez-Alv... | 1.350715 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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Breast Cancer Awareness month is an annual event which attempts to let women know the dangers of the disease. Here, we look through the facts and the myths that could help save your life.
Breast cancer deaths have fallen in Britain since the 1980s. However, the mortality rates remain among the hig... | 1.372534 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Most people don’t know that Sigmund Freud was a frustrated neurologist. Before he abandoned himself to abstraction, the father of psychoanalysis was a practicing physician, intent on developing “a neural model of behavior.” (Kandel Interview) But Freud found neuroscience too blunt a tool, in the early twentieth century... | 1.539718 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
By Katriena Knights
I like television. A lot. Whenever people tell me TV rots your brain, I make faces at them. TV is a valid and even sophisticated storytelling medium, and there’s lots to learn about story structure when you sit down to watch your favorite show. So I’m going to talk about TV for a while, probably for... | 1.588018 | 991 | 988 |
HarborFest may have hints of summer following you around Sag Harbor this weekend, but while you’re enjoying the sun don’t forget that back home, fall and winter are lurking, hoping you forget your yard and outdoor furniture.
No worries, our friends at
Dodds & Eder are happy to share their expert tips for getting your o... | 1.689863 | 1,014 | 1,012 |
Teaching areas Immunology Pathophysiology Medical Laboratory Science Physiology Research areas molecular medical and veterinary parasitology diagnosis, control and drug resistance in infectious tropical diseases immunology Profile
Dr Kate Mounsey completed her PhD in 2007 at the Menzies School of Health Research in Dar... | 1.224452 | 1,007 | 1,006 |
France is believed to have established the first police force, and she was followed by England in 1828, after the celebrated Peel
Act was passed.
Police, a body organized for the maintenance of the public peace and security, and the protection of public health and morals.
In the present article the word police is used ... | 1.518591 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
the streets at night, augmenting a force of unpaid citizen constables. On June 30, 1800, the authorities of Glasgow, successfully petitioned the British Government to pass the Glasgow Police Act establishing the City of Glasgow
Police. It served Glasgow from 1800 to 1975, when it was amalgamated into Strathclyde Polic... | 1.922887 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Witnessing the spectacle surrounding the bonuses at AIG, I have come to a rather frightening realization. This country is on the brink of conducting several very bloody class wars all at once. The AIG flap is one battle in a larger class war that pits Wall Street vs. Main Street. In a similar vein, you can look at this... | 2.024636 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
WOMEN are more perceptive than men, and they often decide the actions of men or divert the courses. Cecilia Uwadi did just that to me this week. She is the production editor of The Nation newspaper. Often boisterous when production deadlines are going to be missed, she surprised me on Wednesday last week when, calmly, ... | 2.03652 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
thyroid, their symptoms disappear rapidly”.
Please, permit me to make two more quick points on this matter before we return to Walking Corpses in viral hepatitis (1). Hypothyrodic people hardly convert beta carotene to Vitamin A. A deficiency of Vitamin A may cause night blindness and dry skin. Without Vitamin A, the ... | 2.226207 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
us a long time ago: LET FOOD BE YOUR MEDICINE AND MEDICINE YOUR FOOD? Ever since I suggested it to a member of the DANTATA family who had a liver condition in the 1980s and Milk thistle helped him, for which he gave me a present, THE HERBS BOOK by James LUST, I have used Milk thistle regularly. Some of the other liver... | 2.068365 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
it is described as the South American version of Milk thistle. Midly hypertensive (lower blood sugar), it goes well for gastric ulcers, increases bile production, improves gastroenteritis, kills Helicobacter pylori, a cause of peptic and duodenal ulcers, helps in acid reflux (heartburn), illeocecal valve disorder, eli... | 2.034132 | 1,012 | 1,010 |
Book Review – Lean In: Women, Work and the Will To Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg is everywhere right now. Turn on CNN and she’s talking to Soledad O’Brien. Pull up Harvard Business School’s website and she’s the lead story. She’s talking to Oprah. Her book launch was the talk of the twitterverse and everyone ... | 1.608601 | 1,004 | 1,002 |
IMR project to study fish reactions to sound
The 8m long, oil filled array, houses eight omni-directional identical hydrophones. The array is designed to be deployed to depths of 100m
A research project being carried out by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen to map the sound field inside a fish pen at Aus... | 1.501943 | 1,001 | 999 |
Poisson distribution , in statistics, a distribution function useful for characterizing events with very low probabilities of occurrence within some definite time or space.
The French mathematician Siméon-Denis Poisson developed his function in 1830 to describe the number of times a gambler would win a rarely won game ... | 1.27395 | 1,010 | 1,008 |
I have a leak in my Cape Cod style house and need to check theflashing around the chimney and dormers. I don't have any experienceclimbing roofs but am wary that a loss of balance will find me eatingdirt and looking at white coats when I wake up. Should I hammer stepsinto the roof? I notice that's what roofers do but I... | 1.84228 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
has keys that they should NOT drive the caruntil you say so.Might be a good idea to check with someplace that sells supplies forclimbers, if going with the rope approach. They should know about ropeselection for this, and the best ways to attach yourself to the rope,and they will probably have some kind of useful quic... | 2.193184 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
ladder. With mymore shallow roof, it's the hardest and scariest and most dangerouspart of the whole thing. If only my knee bent in both directions, itwould be easy, but it won't bend that way. With 3 or 4 feet ofladder above the edge, it's pretty easy to step onto the ladder,facing the middle of the roof and stepping ... | 2.035547 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral pathogen that influences the outcome of liver transplantation. In addition to the direct effects of CMV syndrome and tissue-invasive diseases, CMV is associated with an increased predisposition to acute and chronic allograft rejection, accelerated hepatitis C recurrence, and othe... | 1.187037 | 1,016 | 1,014 |
Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs
Recently Senator Charles Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, has been looking into financial ties between the pharmaceutical industry and the academ... | 1.277759 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
saying:
Surely you remember that Smith-Kline Beecham Pharmaceuticals donated an endowed chair to the department and there is some reasonable likelihood that Janssen Pharmaceuticals will do so as well. In addition, Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals has funded a Research Career Development Award program in the department, an... | 1.616456 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
. Sometimes the medical faculty who serve as investigators are little more than hired hands, supplying patients and collecting data according to instructions from the company.
In view of this control and the conflicts of interest that permeate the enterprise, it is not surprising that industry-sponsored trials publishe... | 1.423647 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Disorders (DSM), ninety-five had financial ties to drug companies, including all of the contributors to the sections on mood disorders and schizophrenia. 13 Perhaps most important, many members of the standing committees of experts that advise the FDA on drug approvals also have financial ties to the pharmaceutical in... | 1.366677 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
the DSM-III task force:
There was very little systematic research, and much of the research that existed was really a hodgepodge—scattered, inconsistent, and ambiguous. I think the majority of us recognized that the amount of good, solid science upon which we were making our decisions was pretty modest.
Lane uses shyn... | 1.464402 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
cannot be summarized briefly. Many would involve congressional legislation and changes in the FDA, including its drug approval process. But there is clearly also a need for the medical profession to wean itself from industry money almost entirely. Although industry–academic collaboration can make important scientific ... | 1.301811 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
For the last six months, Ojibwe-language radio ads providing information on the Affordable Care Act have featured a voice that would be familiar to many in the Bemidji community.
Dr. Anton Treuer, executive director of Bemidji State University’s American Indian Resource Center, has worked in conjunction with Kauffman a... | 1.461094 | 1,019 | 1,017 |
There is a smorgasbord of fish available for anglers in the smaller bay islands and the mouth of the river. Jew, snapper, estuary cod, tailor, bream, flathead, whiting and squid are available in decent numbers during daylight hours and even better at night.
When the wind holds enough to get out to the islands, night se... | 1.922295 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
When I talk to people who contact me about breaking their silence, and telling their story I am always cautious to include that some people may not believe them. I also mention that it is quite possible that some people will actually fabricate their story to others whom they know, and do not know for their own gain. Th... | 2.291345 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Mumbai, Mharashtra India (PressExposure) May 03, 2011 -- Organizations can replace much of their legacy systems
It is common for all vendors and consultants to say that their products are the best. But when eresource makes such a claim it holds a concrete evidence to support that claim. The commendable feature of web-b... | 2.043177 | 1,020 | 1,017 |
I WONDER HOW THE COBBLER’S CHILDREN FEEL…?
by Bill Guerin, Partner at Cambiar
Contradictions fascinate me, because if I’m able to hold the associated tension in my logically Newtonian left brain, some resolving flash of insight eventually emerges in my right brain.
We all know the story of the cobbler’s shoeless childr... | 1.767715 | 990 | 988 |
By 2014, Social Networking Services Will Replace E-Mail as the Primary Vehicle for Interpersonal Communications for 20 Percent of Business Users Standardization, interoperability and growing competition from e-mail servers and services are accelerating the commoditization of wireless e-mail, according to Gartner Inc. V... | 1.375863 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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J. Mongan, F. Guerra, H. Darling, and G. Shea, Expert Perspectives on the 2005 Biennial Health Insurance Survey Findings, The Commonwealth Fund, April 2006
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do not have health insurance and cannot afford health care.
This new study, Gaps in Health Insurance: An All-American Problem, is a reminder that we have a terrible mess of a health care system. It doesn't work well for most people, but is much worse if you are uninsured.
The problem of "uninsurance" is not new. What ... | 1.721682 | 1,016 | 1,014 |
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New WIC Policy Followed by Mixed Changes in Infant Feeding, Researchers Find
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BOSTON─ In 2009, the federal government’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) changed the make-up of its food packages to meet... | 1.183008 | 959 | 958 |
Both Canada and the US suffered a severe fire season. In Canada,
the 2003 fire season was especially harsh in the Province of British
Columbia. For example, in August 2003, the provincial government
issued its most restrictive travel advisory ever after a wildfire
near the city of Kelowna grew fivefold in a day. The wi... | 1.505663 | 993 | 991 |
Overheads for Unit 7--Chapter 10 (Essay Questions)
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Essay Questions: Forms
They represent a continuum in how much freedom of response is allowed,ranging from restricted-response essays on one end to extended-response essays on the other.
Restricted-response essay limits content and response to be given can limit vi... | 1.815241 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
A viewer asked this question on 3/26/2000: In your opinion, will America loose its 'superpower' status, as countries before have? What is your reasoning behind your answer? JesseGordon gave this response on 3/26/2000: Yes, we will lose our superpower status eventually. While I respect my colleague Mr. BudgetAnalyst, I ... | 1.515161 | 1,005 | 1,003 |
Instructional Technology
University of Houston Study: Hybrid Courses More Effective for Students
By Dian Schaffhauser 04/08/08
A technical report from a University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance
researcher finds that students in a hybrid class that incorporated instructional technology with in-cl... | 1.862889 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
The great debate about how badly polarised we are as a multiracial nation is still continuing and for all practical purposes many have come up with the idea of a Satu Sekolah Untuk Semua system which will ensure that our children will not be segregated when they are still young. Segregating our young from primary schoo... | 1.816524 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
Railroad Construction is an Inevitable Part of Modern Day Development Angie Turner| June 12th 2012 | Views: loading
The railways industry is the most sensitive area of development. The growth and development of this field reflects the prosperity of the nation. Thereby the responsibility of maintenance of this sector li... | 1.702336 | 1,001 | 999 |
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