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Since I have no desire to live in Florida I guess that means I’m living in the #2 best state to be a plant freak! Nah, I take that back, while I would love the California sunshine and winter temps I think I’m actually living in THE BEST place in the country to be a plant freak.
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On Predation... Re: Aquatic ape theoryJ. Moore ( j#d#.moore@canrem.com) Wed, 27 Sep 95 11:08:00 -0500
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The opinion of the court was delivered by: Schiller, J.
Pro se Plaintiff Troy Anthony King alleges that Defendants Chester County Prison, Warden D. Edward McFadden, Director of Inmate Services Jack Healy, and Director of Inmate Employment Ray Rojevich unlawfully discriminated against him by prohibiting him from working... | 1.160128 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
prison makes work assignments "after considering inmates classification, adjustment record, prior employment, skills, training, medical ability, and the needs of the prison." (Id.)
Plaintiff filed this case against Defendants on December 1, 2010. Upon the completion of the discovery period, Defendants filed the pendin... | 0.921123 | 984 | 982 |
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February 2009 - To manufacture an ecologically efficient product, the entire fabrication process needs to be streamlined. Airbus, Toulouse, France, is taking efficiency seriously with its construction work on the assembly line for its A350 XWB, a wide-body aircraft billed as optimally efficient throughout its design.
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7 Tips for Setting Effective Fitness Goals 7 Tips for Setting Effective Fitness Goals
Setting goals allows you to identify where you want to be, and helps you create a plan for getting there. Goals are a source of motivation but, when they are not well designed, they can set you up to fail. Follow these tips to set eff... | 1.424206 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
Your referral attitude Your clients' referral readiness Quality of your relationships with your clients Perceived value of services you deliver to your clients
This month, we will focus on the last element--the perceived value of the services you deliver to your clients.
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Recommended conversation: Probe to discover perceived value
Client: "This was very helpful. I'm glad we got together." Advisor: "That's great to hear. To make sure we continue to provide you with high-quality service, can you tell me what you found most beneficial about today's meeting?" Client: "Well, the value of m... | 1.549543 | 1,010 | 1,008 |
A guy who is 100 pounds overweight, with no friends, girlfriend, or job, who sits at home playing video games is supposed to be depressed. That’s the way nature has evolved us. In the game of survival of the fittest, it feels good to be the alpha male and it feels bad not to be. If it wasn’t that way, what reason would... | 1.466693 | 1,005 | 1,003 |
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R isotto is Italy's most famous rice dish and when properly made it is one of the great glories of Italian cuisine. Describing risotto as a rice stew is technically correct, but it doesn't convey just how special it is. Risotto's seductive appeal is that it simultaneously encompasses two seemingly opposite, irre... | 1.628867 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
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Small-scale food processing is important worldwide. For individual processors, it is highly accessible as a start-up business, especially for women; farmers and fishermen can readily diversify into processing to increase their incomes; and high added-value enables processors to earn... | 1.648515 | 1,008 | 1,006 |
Growing empathy for a peaceful world
Exploring empathy as a pathway to build harmonious relationships, sustainability and a socially just world.
This link will take you to one of the many articles pointing out that empathy is not universally beneficial. Of course not! Every good thing can be used in the wrong place or ... | 1.846198 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
Accountant & Bookkeeper Guides Rethinking networking events
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Networking has a bad reputation. Perhaps you’ve already had enough awkward small talk in your life. Or maybe you despise golf courses and country clubs. That’s ok. You have options. Networking has changed
Old-school networking used to be about your ... | 1.690489 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
no small talk (and no golf).
You can meet people from all over the country and the world.
The disadvantages of social media:
It’s harder to be memorable over the internet.
You lose all the important, non-verbal cues of in-person communication.
It can be harder to make an emotional connection.
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by Judge Stephen Halsey
As a judge I really enjoy public outreach: speaking to citizens’ groups and school children; hosting a cable television show; and recording commentary on a local AM radio station. Recently, I submitted article No. 100 (since November 2006) to newspapers in the 8 counties of the Tenth Judicial Di... | 1.525051 | 1,010 | 1,008 |
10 June 2016 Information Technology Services Industry in Hong Kong Overview The information and communication technology (ICT) sector of Hong Kong is among the most advanced in the world. According to the annual global ICT Development Index published by ITU in November 2015, Hong Kong ranked second in Asia after Korea,... | 1.51559 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
management, sales and distribution systems. Computer-aided design/manufacturing (CAD/CAM) is also widely used in the manufacturing sector. The collaboration with manufacturing engineering in the use of IT has improved the workflow of operation. The efficient flow of information also allows the growth of discrete manuf... | 1.805938 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Hong Kong social enterprise, has been providing consulting services to Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Macau based on its know-how on the 24-hour Personal Emergency Link Service for elderly and people in need. The Mainland-Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership (CEPA)
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One of the joys of being a parent is fielding the many different questions that our children throw at us. It is probably fair to say that there are a few standards such as what happens when you die and where do babies come from.
Until recently the big kid and I hadn't spent any time discussing babies other than the mom... | 1.767509 | 980 | 978 |
There are three ways in which you can classify mutual funds, according to their according to their structure, their objective and the sectors they invest in. Here’s a quick round-up of mutual fund categories for all three classifications.
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Open Ended Schemes: Schemes without a fixed maturity period, that... | 1.493905 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
Chaos Theory, Heart Rate Variability, and Arrhythmic Mortality
Physiological rhythms are central to life. Some rhythms are maintained throughout life, and even a brief interruption leads to death. Glass and Mackey
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erratic behavior can be generated even by a simple deterministic system with nonlinear structure.
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It is therefore not surprising that a specific subtype of nonlinear dynamics, chaos theory and fractals, has recently been applied to the study of HRV signal. Initially it was assumed that chaotic fluctuations could... | 1.560559 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
in dynamic complexity of heart rate fluctuations that would make heart period less adaptable and less able to cope with the requirements of a continuously changing environment. 14 18
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When Pepsi made the very public decision to skip Superbowl Advertising in favor of Social Media, a lot of folks felt like Social Media would be legitimized. Since the Refresh campaign would live mostly online, it could prove to everyone, for once and for all, that Social Media is better investment than Mainstream Media... | 1.984216 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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Within the framework of the Joint Africa/G8 Plan to Enhance African Capabilities to Undertake Peace Support Operations, the Annual Consultation between the Commission of the African Union (AU), members of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC), the Regional Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution... | 1.625194 | 1,018 | 1,016 |
The Value of Meditation for Writers or Anyone
Leigh Court
I may be the only person on the planet who’s never tried yoga. That is, until last year. Now it’s my new addiction.
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myyoga is not an exercise class, it’s a spiritual practice. My teacher is a wonderful, wise, profound woman who sometimes says such amazing th... | 1.609573 | 973 | 971 |
2Principles of causality When can we say that X is caused by Y? Hill developed 9 criteria Frequently injury studies do not meet all 9 Causality is difficult to prove in epidemiological studies
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Squamish Nation leaders are rejoicing at federal legislation that will allow development of some major real estate on reserves, but they still think it needs a little tweaking.
The Government of Canada introduced the First Nations Certainty of Land Title Act on Dec. 10. It aims to permit registration of on-reserve real... | 1.758433 | 1,008 | 1,006 |
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OBJECTIVES The authors aimed at investigating the occurrence of depression and the level of quality of life in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an incurable neurodegenerative d... | 1.417716 | 1,015 | 1,013 |
What Is the Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery)?
There are a variety of ways that an immigrant can get a Green Card or permanent residency status in the United States. Most individuals obtain their Green Card by way of a family sponsor or an employer sponsor. However, 50,000 lucky immigrants are also granted pe... | 1.493427 | 1,016 | 1,014 |
In 2012, Washington declared that
whooping cough (pertussis) had reached epidemic levels. It had already reached epidemic levels in California back in 2010. These pockets of rising infection and epidemic level increase risk for new babies. Infants are most susceptible to life-threatening infections from whooping cough ... | 1.65398 | 978 | 976 |
Capital Gains manual: individuals: effects of residence, ordinary residence and domicile: temporary non-residents: Arrival in and departure from UK: temporary non-residence: introduction
Before 16 March 1998 if an individual was neither resident nor ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom (UK) during a year of assess... | 1.3971 | 1,002 | 1,000 |
TheProgram Review and Investigations Committee met on Thursday, July 9, 2009, at 10:00 AM, in Room 129 of the Capitol Annex. Senator John Schickel, Chair, called the meeting to order, and the secretary called the roll.
Present were:
Members:
Senator John Schickel, Co-Chair; Senators Charlie Borders,
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urlock said changes in house prices were a factor. Kentucky did not experience the dramatic increase or decline seen nationally, but some metropolitan areas in Kentucky did experience a decrease in the house price index. As house prices decline, it becomes more difficult for homeowners to sell their house for enough to... | 1.483321 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
which in many instances leads to a higher bankruptcy rate. He asked whether staff knew of states that changed from a lien theory state to a title theory state to negate deficiency judgments.
Ms. Spurlock said she was unaware of any states that changed.
Representative Simpson asked what other conclusions staff reached ... | 1.651384 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
the Louisville Metropolitan Housing Coalition, to discuss foreclosures.
Ms. Hinko said the coalition has been studying foreclosures since 2003 when it became apparent that Kentucky was experiencing a large number of foreclosures. Foreclosures in Jefferson County are no longer only in targeted neighborhoods; they are e... | 1.702067 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Mr. Hager updated the committee on the investment returns for the time periods of 1 year and 10 years for Kentucky Retirement Systems, the Kentucky Teachers’ Retirement System, and retirement systems comparable to each. Returns updated to include FY 2008 were down significantly for both Kentucky systems and the average... | 1.536804 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
basis. KTRS would keep an advisor 10 years or more.
Senator Stine asked how they decide to change their advisor.
Mr. Harbin said it is time to change the advisor when the advisor is no longer able to take the investments of KTRS to where they want to go, or the advisor has changed or lost this focus.
Senator Stine ask... | 1.694345 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
some slightly ahead.
Mr. Burnside said the KRS compares its performance to its
peers in the Pension Fund Data Exchange. As of March 31
st, KRS was
in the top 24 percent of all pension funds reporting to the Pension Fund Data
Exchange, in the top 26 percent for the trailing year, and the top 36 percent
throughout the t... | 1.757594 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
White Paper An Intervention That Works(PDF 161kb) Key Findings:
A January 2009 white paper written by Dr. Margaret Jorgensen examined early implementations of SAM Learning (now Penda) in urban, rural and suburban school environments. Dr. Jorgensen studied the ability for Penda to provide a safety net for struggling hig... | 1.847861 | 992 | 990 |
Most of the misconceptions regarding Socialism and Russia that have been propagated during the past twenty odd years by the Bolsheviks and the Communist Parties are to be found rehashed in “The Socialist Sixth of the World.” This book was written by Hewlett Johnson, the Dean of Canterbury, just prior to the outbreak of... | 1.558537 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
the “new order” proposed by the Dean we still have wage-labour and capital – which, as we have seen, spell exploitation and poverty for the working-class.
For the Dean, the term “modern capitalism” means unbridled competition, and his solution of the whole problem is the scientific planning of capitalism, so as to cut... | 1.666311 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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Patience with Pakistan appears to be fraying in Washington and Kabul, particularly over Islamabad's response to alleged cross-border infiltration by militants ensconced in its tribal areas. The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, expressed concern on a July 12 visit to Islamabad over wha... | 1.448103 | 1,002 | 1,000 |
What is VPN and How Does it Work? What is VPN and How Does it Work?
With the rise in cybercrime and more awareness of just how much information the government likes to take, many people are looking for ways to be more secure on the internet. VPN or a Virtual Private Network is one way to increase your privacy and your ... | 1.76454 | 1,003 | 1,002 |
University of Virginia psychologist Timothy Wilson and colleagues conducted a series of experiments where subjects spent time alone in an unadorned room. We are not talking about a lot of time here: 6-15 minutes. Participants preferred to listen to music or interact with their smart phones rather than sit alone with th... | 1.755632 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
“We become that which we love.” ― Saint Bridget
For too long, society has defined the good life in terms of physical possessions. We have been told happiness is found in big houses, new cars, fashionable clothing, and full closets. As a result, we spend much of our lives pursuing possessions seeking this promised happi... | 1.746497 | 996 | 994 |
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Hello! Today we are going to be talking about something we all have to deal with ~ some of us more than othe... | 1.626764 | 993 | 991 |
A new in depth study launched by the NSPCC reveals the level that ‘sexting’ has reached among teenagers has increased, with schoolgirls facing pressure to provide sexually explicit pictures of themselves.
The qualitative study based on a focus group of 35 young people shows that while they are increasingly savvy at pro... | 1.690688 | 1,013 | 1,011 |
MRTGS Project ID: 657088 Gefördert unter: Mechanical regulation of tissue growth and signalling Von2016-01-01 bis2017-12-31, Laufendes Projekt Projektdetails Gesamtkosten:EUR 195 454,80 EU-Beitrag:EUR 195 454,80 Koordiniert in:United Kingdom Aufruf zur Vorschlagseinreichung:H2020-MSCA-IF-2014See other projects for this... | 1.475742 | 1,024 | 1,021 |
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Delirium is a sudden state of severe mental confusion that can occur as a result of illness, surgery or with the use of some medications. This clinical syndrome can be difficult to define precisely, but it involves abnormalities in awareness, perception and thought. Also called “acute c... | 1.306772 | 993 | 992 |
By Ian Mackie
How much protein do we need to be healthy?
Aptly enough, the word “protein” is derived from a Greek root meaning “of first importance”, and protein – which constitutes about one-fifth of an adult’s body weight – is the basic material of life.
Proteins are constantly being broken down in our bodies. Most o... | 1.308919 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
L'Oréal Paris
It's time to rethink your beauty biases toward oils. Oil is no longer a dirty word in the language of beauty, these hydrating elixers are the key to supple skin, soft hair and a glowing complexion. We've rounded up our must-have oil cleansers, anti-agers and de-frizzers—and how to use them.
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it does absorb quickly, a little goes a long way.
If it ain't broke... If coconut oil is your go-to, we won't tell you to pick up something more complicated. Make sure to buy organic if you're putting this straight on your skin.
Over 50 and fabulous? Our guide to aging gracefully helps you choose the skincare, hair an... | 1.841042 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Comprehend Systems Secures $1.2MM in Seed Funding November 8th, 2011 SHARE Leading VC and Angel Investors Back Growing Clinical Data Visualization and Analytics Company
PALO ALTO, CALIF. – November 8, 2011 – Driven by increasing demand from drug and medical device developers for cost-effective and user-friendly data an... | 1.563749 | 1,019 | 1,017 |
At Milliman, you begin to learn from day one. You will be working on a team made up of a mix of students and recently qualified and senior actuaries, so you will learn different techniques from different people. There will always be someone available to answer your questions no matter how big or small—we all remember w... | 1.590249 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
Nursing Classes and Education ProgramsIf you're thinking about going to nursing school, you'll find there are a lot options to consider. Each level of nursing - LVN, LPN and RN - has different education requirements and different job descriptions.
What's in a name?
When it comes to nursing classifications, there's a lo... | 1.629763 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
All women in the body there is a change of some other hormones throughout the cycle.In its first half dominated by estrogen, and the second - progesterone.Also, there is still a hormone called follicle-stimulating and luteinizing.The first of them is responsible for the development and maturation of follicles in the ov... | 1.810459 | 1,023 | 1,022 |
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid met with the chairs of six committees that might have some hand in developing the clean energy bill. The question at issue was whether the bill should be pushed back in favor of a short-term focus on finance reform, jobs, and the deficit. Though John Kerry argued vigorously ... | 1.77219 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Soluble microbial products (SMPs) release in activated sludge systems: a review 9:30 DOI: 10.1186/1735-2746-9-30
© Azami et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
Received: 5 December 2012 Accepted: 5 December 2012 Published: 18 December 2012 Abstract
This review discusses the characterization, production and implicati... | 1.653823 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
SMPs in wastewater treatment process is the difficulty in SMPs measuring especially in complex effluents [18].
Many works have been conducted on pure cultures and have defined feeds for better understanding and evaluation the effects of SMPs on treatment process. However, in industrial systems the phenomenon is more c... | 1.756116 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
that SMPs are produced in response to toxic substances such as heavy metals [31, 47].
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Normal bacterial growth and metabolism: SMPs, such as extracellular enzymes, are not only produced during stressed conditions but also during normal growth and metabolism, especially degradation of biodegradable hydrocarbons [48].... | 1.827818 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
is taken. The most widely accepted definition for SMPs which comes from an engineering perspective is “organic compounds produced during microorganism metabolism and biomass decay”. A basic operational definition is any soluble material that appears in the effluent while it was not present in the influent.
SMPs have b... | 1.259715 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
ol. 2002, 46: 63-69.Google Scholar Ng ANL, Kim AS: A mini-review of modeling studies on membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment for municipal wastewaters. Desalination. 2007, 212: 261-281. 10.1016/j.desal.2006.10.013.View ArticleGoogle Scholar Yoon SH, Kim HS, Yeom IT: The optimum operational condition of membrane bioreact... | 0.922827 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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03.View ArticleGoogle Scholar Ibeid S, Elektorowicz M, Oleszkiewicz JA: Impact of electro-coagulation on the fate of soluble microbial products (SMP) in submerged membrane electro-bioreactor (SMEBR). Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). 2010, 1: 634-640.Google Scholar Marsolek MD, Torres C... | 1.284613 | 1,013 | 1,011 |
Despite what has seemed like a media blackout, millions across the world have been moved by the powerful struggle for land, water, and freedom at Standing Rock, where Native American activists and leaders established the Sacred Stone Camp nearly seven months ago to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. Yesterday, water p... | 1.532976 | 1,021 | 1,019 |
I’m looking forward to Procurement Leaders' inaugural US Forum tomorrow, taking place in my backyard in Chicago. Approximately 175 attendees are expected. Attendance is coming in higher than expected and should test the limits of the facility, which is no doubt good news for Procurement Leaders' first event in the stat... | 2.037479 | 1,002 | 1,000 |
Hundreds of small businesses opposed to offshore oil and gas drilling called Wednesday for Gov. Nikki Haley to switch positions and oppose the search for fossil fuels along the south Atlantic coast.
After a news conference outside her office in the State House, small business leaders delivered a letter to the governor ... | 1.507456 | 1,005 | 1,003 |
New England Interview: Brian Fairbank, President and CEO, Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort New England Interview: Brian Fairbank, President and CEO, Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort Date: 5/20/2008 Location: Hancock, MA For his entire career, Brian Fairbank has developed and managed the Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort with great ent... | 1.589023 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
we had to bear the cost of several upgrades to the utility transmission system in order to maintain safety and reliability requirements. Q. How was the public involved in the project, and how did they react? A. People often ask us why we did not encounter more local resistance. I'd like to think that the answer is in ... | 1.723488 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Just as with humans, having the capability to administer first aid can mean the recovery and survival of the pet dog. A pet owner can never be careful. Accidents do happen and when it does the owner should be able to administer the necessary medical care that can get the dog through the pain and danger. As the owner is... | 1.553222 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
F*ck A Thigh Gap: 11 Reasons Why I Want My Thighs Thick
The days of the thigh gap are over — though most of us would say they shouldn’t have started to begin with.
Girls have gone through great lengths to achieve a thigh gap: They’ve regarded images like this on Tumblr as a “beauty ideal”; they’ve developed a wide rang... | 1.612087 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
What’s going on with labor in Pennsylvania?
It was just last month that foreign students working at Hershey’s for the summer went on strike over poor labor conditions.
Now, a huge investigation in the Allentown
Morning Call shows Amazon treating its local warehouse workers like dirt—and endangering their health.
Spence... | 1.75674 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
DDT denialists like Steven Milloy like to paint Rachel Carson as a lone, cranky and crackpot voice in the wilderness against DDT (never mind how that makes the DDT industry look, unable to use facts and the $500,000 public relations campaign to get their message out).
It’s not so. As Carson noted, concerns about DDT we... | 1.84256 | 1,021 | 1,019 |
At 22-years old and working on a master's degree in sports biomechanics, I knew everything about abs. I knew the planes of movement. I knew functional anatomy. And as a lifelong athlete and strength enthusiast, I could pair the right exercise for the target area. I had intelligent core training down cold.
As it turned ... | 1.393414 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
knew about the planes of motion and combining them with this knowledge, I totally revamped how I approached core training. My new school approach looks something like this:
Let's break down each component and give you practical examples for the next time you're in the gym!
Anti-flexion is probably the easiest componen... | 1.639456 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Extend and Pretend: It’s either RICO Act or Control Fraud by Gordon T. Long of Tipping Points Posted originally May 27, 2010
WE ARE ENTERING THE AGE OF RAGE. It is presently most visible in Europe as austerity programs that potentially could shred a half century of social entitlement advances are met with increasingly ... | 2.188813 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
ily familiar?
The S&L debacle prompted the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Law (US Code: Title 12,1831o). William K Black the author of
“The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own: How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry”, argues that this law is presently being broken through the misrepresentation of... | 2.079387 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Lawyers in Christchurch firms are waiting with bated breath to see the movement in one key area, dairy prices, which have declined over the past 12 months to reach their lowest levels since 2009.
While that might seem unusual from, say, an Aucklander’s perspective, in the Canterbury region agriculture is big business.
... | 1.930579 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
reinstatement settlements) as clients move from their old premises into new premises. Also, the ‘as is where is’ sales and purchases are interesting.”
For Anthony Harper, there has been a steady increase in insurance work – which Woods anticipates will continue for a couple more years – but no noticeable increase on t... | 2.054577 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
General Faculty Meeting President Harker briefs faculty on UD strategic plan update
(Editor's note: For more detailed information, including meeting minutes, visit the Faculty Senate website.)
9:03 a.m., Oct. 11, 2013--University of Delaware President Patrick Harker updated members of the faculty on the need to update ... | 1.509986 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
reported its lowest composite average score in five years and SAT scores hit a four-decade low in 2012 and remained flat in 2013.
The ethnic makeup of the high school recruitment pool also is changing, with a 12 percent decline in white graduates and a 9 percent decrease in black graduates predicted in the period from... | 1.894857 | 998 | 996 |
Al Qaeda and Urban Legends
Urban legends or myths tend to grow up around groups or individuals that are in the news. Al Qaeda is no different. Many “facts” about al Qaeda are often shown to be little more than urban legends that have developed because of a lack of actual knowledge. Identifying and exposing such myths i... | 1.722957 | 950 | 949 |
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Lawrence Sellin Ph.D. ~
On August 5, 2015, I wrote:
The two most important issues of the 2016 election are non-partisan.
(1) The federal government and the media are, as institutions, hopelessly corrupt.
(2) The United States has elections, but we no longer have representative government.
None of the problems facing... | 1.977468 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
Some animals become such legends that they have the power to exercise human minds from beyond the grave. Lonesome George the Galapagos tortoise is just such an animal.
Lonesome George rose to fame as the last-known individual of his species, “the world’s rarest living creature”. When he died unexpectedly in 2012, he we... | 1.555688 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
Friday, March 22, 2013
Following the Evening Telegraph recently revealing the extent of child poverty across Dundee, I have pointed out that the council’s method of distributing Fairer Scotland Funding that excludes two wards including the West End is now proved to be totally unfair and I have called on the SNP Adminis... | 1.515887 | 1,010 | 1,008 |
Why we need Holidays Exclusivelyours – Behaviour Responsive Visual Holiday Planning.
The Problem & Solution: Travel shopping is shifting away from information and abundant choice to emotional connection and trusted advice. The new advertising is 3rd party reviews and the new travel planning is visual with behavior resp... | 2.356932 | 998 | 997 |
A majority supports expanding insurance, but most say the measure makes the wrong changes, poll finds
FRIDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- One month after President Barack Obama signed the historic health-reform bill into law, Americans remain divided on the measure, with many people still unsure how it will affect the... | 1.324244 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
see "an actual way to pay for this bill without mortgaging our great grandchildren." A Republican male, age 77, said it should have included malpractice limits. Creating a national insurance exchange would be more efficient than the state-based exchanges in the law, said an Independent female, age 30.
Neither the Pres... | 1.354216 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
Florida Q and A
Ten commonly asked questions about PAD's for Florida
Please note: the following 10 FAQs are designed to provide a quick and accessible guide to what your state’s Statutes say – or do not say – about PADs. The FAQs do not attempt to provide a complete picture of the law in your state, nor can they take t... | 1.182176 | 960 | 959 |
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I recently participated in the Fit Foodie Run sponsored by John Hancock here in San Diego, and I am so motivated to ... | 1.480842 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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Winter weather can damage a house in big ways and in small ways. Animals nesting in vents, leaves that have accumulated in the gutter, moisture that has accumulated around a house's foundation: There is a lot to check for when the weather turns warm. This list of home maintenance tasks to pe... | 1.733191 | 1,010 | 1,008 |
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