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Academic talk of Native American-European cultural hybridity and cultural conflict immediately take my mind to the Caribbean world and major port cities like New Orleans or Santo Domingo. When authors write about “creolization,” I think of cultural intersections between French, Spanish, Native American, and African tra... | 1.619383 | 1,022 | 1,020 |
Author + information Author Information Federico Lombardi, MD ⁎() ↵⁎ Reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Federico Lombardi, Cardiologia Ospedale San Paolo, Dept. of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Via A. di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, Italy
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and mortality risk in a large black population (11).
The small number of deaths observed during the follow-up period confirmed the favorable prognosis of these participants; on the other hand, any robust statistical analysis of the factors associated with mortality was prevented. An additional limitation of the study ... | 1.554485 | 1,005 | 1,003 |
Fundamentals of Radiation and Chemical Safety covers the effects and mechanisms involved in radiation and chemical exposure on humans. The mechanisms and effects of these damaging factors have many aspects in common, as do their research methodology and the methods used for data processing. In many cases of these types... | 1.167673 | 964 | 962 |
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Each year, theInternational Forum on the Novel in Lyon, France, invites authors to write abouta “keyword” of their choice. The following texts are drawn from this year’sforum, presented by the Villa Gillet and Le Monde in partnership with France Inter and LesSubsistances (Lyon). The full list of participating English-l... | 2.107081 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
main types of ontologies that define the whole spectrum of reality’spossible cut-outs—a spectrum that novelists may have always traveled along,thus taking part in structural anthropology without knowing it and escaping,once in a while, when they write, the dominant social determinants.
For naturalists, beings have dis... | 2.179882 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
and the quest for individualism that follows on from it.
Perhaps it isthe fate of every artist to feel like an outsider in their own country.Any espousalof individualism terrifies the Chinese government. Days after the book’spublication, the authorities condemned it as a “nihilistic, obscene work ofBourgeois Liberalis... | 1.566984 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Dai Wei’s coma cuts him off from themadness of the real world and gives him the empty time and space in which tothink. By the end of the book, it is clear that although his body has slowlyrotted away, he is more alive and enlightened than any of the “living corpses”walking through the streets of Beijing.
One of myfavo... | 1.737431 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
and free, and they would be capable of proving worthy or unworthy, deserving of reward and of punishment; they would need a Heaven and a Hell, and Beasts would henceforward be a kind of Man, or Men a kind of Beasts; either of which is untenable according to the principles of religion” (
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an election after a tweet. I like to read about people whose lives took dramatic turns, like the guy who spent most of his life running an ice cream shop in New Jersey but secretly had a past life as a war criminal. I am fascinated by secret lives or multiplex identities. I imagine the day-to-day ordinary life, what i... | 1.870328 | 1,004 | 1,002 |
Force Field
Improvements in the OPLS3 Force Field
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Realistic atomistic simulation of complex molecular systems is contingent upon the availability of an accurate and reliable molecular mechanics force field. The treatment of systems of interest in biology and materials science typically requires models on t... | 1.349122 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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any of the following subjects: advanced calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, real analysis, or related areas. Students with deficiencies must make them up prior to entering the program or within the first year of study. GRE General Test scores and two letters of recommendation must be submitted by all app... | 1.328778 | 1,002 | 1,001 |
Fresh versus Frozen
If I say "frozen fish", you immediately think "yuck", right? Of course you do! We've learned to follow the mantra of "fresh, fresh, fresh." So naturally when we think of frozen food it conjures up bad school lunch type memories.
As I covered in my Sensible Sustainabilty post here, sometimes frozen f... | 1.773699 | 965 | 964 |
December heralds the start of the long holiday season and plenty of families visit Bermagui, mostly for the fishing.
Some of the young anglers have the opportunity to go to sea for game or reef fishing but, for most, their options are shore-based. Luckily, there are plenty on offer.
Starting inland, Brogo Dam is provid... | 2.086297 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
Please note that OCF has included this very extensive background white paper from the CDC on our site because it contains a wealth of valuable information.
HOWEVER – THIS PAPER CONTAINS A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION THAT IS NO LONGER COMPLETELY CURRENT, AND IN PARTICULAR, STATISTICS AND OTHER NUMBERS QUOTED WITHIN ARE SI... | 1.524383 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
ular markers will aid both prevention and early detection, thereby reducing morbidity and mortality. Studies of nutritional factors, chemoprevention, viral influences, and oncogene products also will be important.
Precancerous oral lesions, primarily leukoplakias and erythroplakias, occur frequently in adults. Developi... | 1.522158 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Jr., DDS, MPH Boston Department of Health and Hospitals
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Bruce Barker, DDS School of Dentistry – University of Missouri Kansas City , Missouri
Eugenio Beltran, DDS, DrPH Division of Oral Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta , Georgia
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Land distribution - and crucially, land redistribution - was a key factor in the decision by Colombia's FARC rebels to take up arms in the mid-1960s.
The ensuing conflict between leftist guerrillas, government forces, and right wing paramilitaries is thought to have claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people.
So the... | 1.680817 | 1,022 | 1,020 |
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Endearing Characteristics: Parakeets (budgerigars or budgies for short) are often the first parrot species many parrot lovers encounter. These small birds are easily suited to aviary life with a flock of bird buddies, yet also make charming companion parrots. Budgies who are hand raised often make the best candidates f... | 1.6813 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Accidents on Cruise Ships in Florida Compensation for Injuries & Damages
Accidents of all types occur on cruise ships and if you are a passenger heading out of a South Florida port, it's important to be aware of the potential hazards as well as your legal rights and remedies before you even board the vessel.
Lawsuits a... | 1.757614 | 996 | 994 |
Param Krupalu Dev - what does it mean to remember this pious name? To remember Him is to reminisce the divine essence that manifested in Him. Such true remembrance, leads to contemplation upon the Self. Only that remembrance which brings awareness of the Self is meaningful. Means such as worship, contemplation, meditat... | 1.837725 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
heard. At the end of the seminar, she said to him, “Your tie caused a great loss!” Having heard the story, Krishnamurti said, “Does that mean that if I do not buy a tie, I will become a great master? To become great if one has to fulfil such a petty condition, then there are so many ordinary, ignorant people who can f... | 1.73401 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Somerset County, Municipal No. 10-06.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION
Submitted January 14, 2008
Before Judges Lintner and Sabatino.
Following his arrest outside of a convenience store in Hillsborough Township, defendant J... | 1.101874 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
To those of you graduating from high school this spring, here is some advice:
When Maureen Stapleton won an Oscar in 1982, she immortalized her acceptance speech by stating that she wanted to thank everyone she’d ever met in her entire life. You should do that now.
Thank every friend you ever had and every classmate wh... | 1.76791 | 1,015 | 1,013 |
DOI: 1Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2Biochemistry Department, Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran OBJECTIVE: Recently published animal studies indicate that leptin and ghrelin play a role in puberty initiation and progress as well as in reproduction. ... | 1.178196 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
1986; 86/609/EEC) and the US guidelines (NIH publication #85-23, revised in 1985). Ninety-eight homozygote beta-thalassemic patients, aged 18-23 years attending the special clinic participated in this study. In these patients the diagnosis of beta-thalassemia major had been made at the age of 4-12 months and since that... | 1.143649 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
lin values were lower (p<0.001) in the female patients compared with the healthy females (Table 1 ). Figure 1. Negative correlation between ghrelin and LH or FSH in male homozygote beta-thalassemic patients (p<0.001).
Figure 2. Negative correlation between ghrelin and estradiol or testosterone in male homozygote beta-t... | 1.27472 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
unable to maintain adequate leptin production when a higher leptin secretion is required, suggesting that the inappropriately low leptin secretion or decreased leptin/ghrelin ratio could contribute to the relevant pathology, namely the irregular menses or amenorrhea of the thalassemic females. Obviously, more data are... | 1.288636 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
ol 138: 26-29. 11. Miller DW, Harrison JL, Brown YA, et al, 2005 Immunohistochemical evidence for an endocrine/paracrine role for ghrelin in the reproductive tissues of sheep. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 3: 60. 12. Adam CL, Archer ZA, Miller DW, 2003 Leptin actions on the reproductive neuroendocrine axis in sheep. Reprod Su... | 1.141675 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, Roa J, et al, 2007 Direct stimulatory effect of ghrelin on pituitary release of LH through a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism that is modulated by estrogen. Reproduction 133: 1223-1232. 27. Fernandez-Fernandez R, Tena-Sempere M, Navarro VM, et al, 2005 Effects of ghrelin upon gonadotropin-releasing hormone and gonado... | 1.165169 | 1,019 | 1,017 |
Our House
By Elizabeth Floyd Mair/Life@Home
It’s strange living with my dad again in midlife, after many years living on my own and even halfway around the world. We’ve always had a closeness rooted in similar temperaments — quiet and watchful, like two cops on a stakeout.
My husband and daughter and I moved in with my... | 1.734934 | 999 | 997 |
Impact of exposure measurement error in air pollution epidemiology: effect of error type in time-series studies 10:61 DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-10-61
© Goldman et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011
Received: 3 January 2011 Accepted: 22 June 2011 Published: 22 June 2011 Abstract Background
Two distinctly different types... | 1.294461 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
an unlogged basis (e.g. [8, 11]); however, air pollution data are more often lognormal due to atmospheric dynamics and concentration levels that are never less than zero. It is plausible that true ambient exposures are distributed lognormally about a population average as well; therefore, measurement error may be best... | 1.701319 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
deviation is greater for the simulated time-series than the true time-series ( Z* σ In> Z σ In) because the simulated values are scattered about the true values. For Berkson-like error (type B), the log standard deviation is less for the simulated time-series than the true time-series ( Z* σ In< Z σ In) because the tr... | 1.417032 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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σ (eq. 2) is defined to provide simulations with an amount of error such that where is obtained from semivariogram analysis (eqs. 6-8). The correlation between the true ambient time-series and a time-series with error added, i.e. R(ln err Z, ln Z*), is the square root of the correlation between any ... | 1.820305 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
-1.0042)
0.0957
1-hr max NO
1.0024 (1.0003-1.0046)
1.51
1.0037 (1.0005-1.0070)
0.0251
8-hr max O
1.0114 (1.0060-1.0169)
1.05
1.0120 (1.0063-1.0178)
0.00004
1-hr max SO
1.0011 (0.9998-1.0023)
1.84
1.0019 (0.9997-1.0042)
0.0966
1-hr max CO
1.0021 (1.0002-1.0040)
1.57
1.0033 (1.0003-1.0063)
0.0342
24-hr PM
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1.0053-1.0182)
0.00030
24-hr PM
1.0144 (1.0073-1.0217)
0.88
1.0127 (1.0064-1.0190)
0.000074
24-hr PM
1.0143 (1.0074-1.0211)
0.92
1.0130 (1.0068-1.0193)
0.000039
24-hr PM
1.0147 (1.0071-1.0225)
0.83
1.0122 (1.0059-1.0186)
0.000152
24-hr PM
1.0148 (1.0070-1.0226)
0.82
1.0121 (1.0058-1.0185)
0.000175
24-hr PM
1.0165 (1.00... | 1.346782 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
a 24% to 34% attenuation in RR per IQR estimates (Figure 4, right panel), and a 19% to 31% bias away from the null in RR estimates on a per unit of measurement basis (Figure 4, left panel), for the primary pollutants studied (SO
2, NO 2/NO x, CO, and EC) when using a population-weighted average as the exposure metric.... | 1.409911 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, Samet JM: A measurement error model for time-series studies of air pollution and mortality. Biostat. 2000, 1: 157-175. 10.1093/biostatistics/1.2.157.View ArticleGoogle Scholar Strand M, Vedal S, Rodes C, Dutton SJ, Gelfand EW, Rabinovitch N: Estimating effects of ambient PM2.5 exposure on health using PM2.5 component... | 0.821876 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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Sex Techniques and Positions
Sensual and Sexual Massage
The idea of sensual or sexual massage is a very ancient one. We all know that sex can heighten the senses and make us more aware of the incredible sensitivity of every cell in every square inch of skin. So if you start with a series of practices that are designed ... | 1.779329 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
straddling each side of his body. She's ideally placed in this position for either sex in the woman on top position or a massage to her man's upper body! But in this process the sex comes later, no matter how tempting it may be to move into genital contact early on, especially if passionate arousal strikes one or both... | 1.948021 | 1,022 | 1,020 |
If you’re a parent concerned about your kids eating healthful food, where is the last place you’d want them to go? The answer is simple: a movie theater. When I give my 14-year-old son some cash so he can have something to eat at the movies, I know that whatever he gets at the concession stand is going to be the most u... | 1.481847 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
has to be comprehensive, not just aimed at a specific problem.” Fithian dismissed Bloomberg’s smaller portions concept as “a really silly idea,” saying that it especially penalizes people who want to buy one large portion of drink or food to share with the entire family. He argues that moviegoing is an escapist activi... | 1.895013 | 1,017 | 1,015 |
Republicans spent much of Tuesday on the floor arguing that the bill would repeal what amounts to an unlimited "slush fund" that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can give to states. The program was established under last year's healthcare law, but does not does not limit HHS to a specific spending leve... | 1.68134 | 1,009 | 1,007 |
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2.0 ms. The ulnar nerve is then stimulated 4 cm distal to the medial epicondyle (S2). By subtracting the latency for S1 from S2 and measuring the intervening distance, the forearm conduction velocity is obtained. Ulnar nerve conduction across the cubital tunnel is calculated by stimulating the nerve at S3, which is 12 ... | 1.577644 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), there are more than 1 million HIV+ people living in the United States with more than 200,000 of those unaware that they’re even infected. Of the million+ people infected, more than 18,000 will die in 2010. And that’s nothing when adding the rest of the world into the e... | 1.770041 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Question
Why is the front of my left thigh numb?
I am a 27 year old male. I weigh approximately 238lbs and am 6'11" tall. I currently am taking Warfarin to thin my blood due to clotting issues. I was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism approximately 8 weeks ago and was admitted into the hospital for 1 week. While there... | 1.483872 | 1,002 | 1,000 |
Zebra spiders have a Holarctic distribution. They are native to Europe, where they are found throughout the continent, but are also found throughout North America north of Mexico to southern Canada, where it is believed that they are an introduced species. This species has also been recorded across Russia, with additio... | 1.042396 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
. Specific information about number of offspring and time from egg deposition to independence is currently unavailable, as is information regarding time to sexual maturity. It is likely that, as with most temperate spider species, females reach maturity at some point in their first year of life, with males maturing som... | 1.233285 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
of zebra spiders. Zebra spiders have neutral coloration which helps them blend into their environment. They are heavily reliant on their eyesight to escape predators. (Foelix, 2011; Milne and Milne, 1980; Orkin, 2011)
Zebra spiders are predators that feed on a variety of organisms. They primarily feed on flies and mos... | 0.531544 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, the height and species diversity of which depend largely on the amount of moisture available. Fire and grazing are important in the long-term maintenance of grasslands.
living in cities and large towns, landscapes dominated by human structures and activity.
an animal which has an organ capable of injecting a poisonou... | 0.788245 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
For anyone who’s been asleep for the past 20 years, our culture has become increasingly sexualized at a faster and more alarming pace than ever before. Marketers have learned that if they can simply tie their product into getting a guy laid more than they can almost guarantee a product’s success. Good news for business... | 1.957764 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Be proud in your knowledge and push yourself to experience the wonder that is squirting!
Story time!
My prior experience with squirting (reading black and white articles, watching a few adult stars with Hitachis strategically placed) had nothing to do with how it happened for me 3 years ago.
In the summer before I wen... | 2.193894 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Are you experiencing problems with your voice? Do you find you’re constantly hoarse, straining to use your voice, or that your voice has changed in some way?
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South Africa is in the midst of a profound education crisis. While the roots of the problem are well understood across a country blighted by socio-economic inequality, exactly how to go about lowering essential education cost components is unclear. Key government and education role players are committed to reducing the... | 1.600619 | 1,018 | 1,016 |
–Eric Williams, 1944
(These selections are taken from Williams’ landmark work,
Capitalism and Slavery, a book still considered authoritative even half a century after its publication. Born in Trinidad, Williams received his doctorate in London, worked as a history professor at Howard University, then returned to Trinid... | 1.641567 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
tea and the coffee cups of the Western world. It produced the cotton to serve as a base for modern capitalism. It made the American South and the Caribbean islands. Seen in historical perspective, it forms a part of that general picture of the harsh treatment of the underprivileged classes, the unsympathetic poor laws... | 2.095602 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
his color and features, and ignorant of the white man’s language and ways, could be kept permanently divorced from the land. Racial differences made it easier to justify and rationalize Negro slavery, to exact the mechanical obedience of a plough-ox or a cart-horse, to demand that resignation and that complete moral a... | 1.898398 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
to Guiana and Trinidad, and ultimately Carolina. Everywhere they were pursued and dispossessed by the same inexorable economic force, sugar; and in Carolina they were safe from cotton only for a hundred years. Between 1672 and 1708 the white men in Nevis decreased by more than three-fifths, the black population more t... | 2.048643 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
to Negro. Now, deprived of is Negro, he turned back to white and then to Indian, this time the Indian from the East. [Here Williams gives statistics about skyrocketing importation of Indian indentured laborers during the later 19
th and early 20 th centuries.] Cuba, faced with a shortage of Negro slaves, adopted the i... | 1.783577 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Church in Newport who would invariably, the Sunday following the arrival of a slaver from the coast, thank God that “another cargo of benighted beings had been brought to a land where they could have the benefit of a gospel dispensation.” But in general the British planters opposed Christianity for their slaves. It ma... | 2.041107 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
temporal condition of the slave; in addition the slave did not become free by being brought to England, and once in England the owner could legally compel his return to the plantations. So eminent an authority as Sir William Blackstone held that “with respect to any right the master may have lawfully acquired to the p... | 1.686869 | 1,007 | 1,005 |
Fistula
A fistula is an abnormal connection between an organ, vessel, or intestine and another structure. Fistulas are usually the result of injury or surgery. It can also result from infection or inflammation.
Inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, is an example of a disease that le... | 1.184089 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
The latest news from academia, regulatorsresearch labs and other things of interest
Posted: July 25, 2009
Strong growth forecast for nanotechnology food packaging
(Nanowerk News) Nanotechnology, the science of very small materials, is poised to have a big impact in food and beverage packaging. Due to very large aspect ... | 1.558168 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
There are 20 summer universities in Finland, and they organise courses both in cities and smaller towns across the country throughout the year. Each year nearly 62,000 students, including more than 1,100 international students, enrol on courses organised by the summer universities.
Summer universities give an opportuni... | 1.761688 | 1,001 | 999 |
Saving money is an important part of life. By saving money, you are able prepare for your future. There are lots of ways that you can start saving money and living frugally that start with small things, but add up at the end of the month.
Start by setting a basic budget, take the amount of income you make every month a... | 1.895248 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
3/31/2016
Writing by Sydney Toni
Photos by Deniz Bertuna
ASC Landmark crew
Our day starts at eight o’clock. As the rest of the crew gathers in the kitchen to pull together breakfast, or pull themselves together with coffee, I step outside onto the porch of the Enrico Science Center. The sun has yet to crest the small h... | 2.054081 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
November 8, 2011;
Source: Bloomberg News | Earning $160.3 billion in pretax profit must have been very difficult for 30 companies between 2008 and 2010, because despite their profitability these giant firms were let off the hook that most readers of the NPQ Newswire face: these 30 corporations didn’t pay any federal in... | 1.75201 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
Boy-o-boy-o-boy! Gosh! A couple of articles ago, I announced I was going to blow my own trumpet. Now that was a mistake! Some have expressed horror at the fact that I mentioned that I willingly abstained from 280,000 dollars in royalties that would have been accrued had my books been sold rather than donated to schools... | 1.892441 | 1,021 | 1,019 |
Crimes Against Humanity: The Islamic Republic’s Attacks on the Bahá’ís
This report complements two earlier publications, A Faith Denied The Persecution of the Bahá’ís of Iran (2006) and Community Under Siege: The Ordeal of the Bahá’ís of Shiraz (2007). It argues that the Islamic Republic’s campaign of persecution again... | 1.16086 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
its pursuit to bring the Islamic Republic to account for its persecution of one of the country’s most vulnerable religious communities.
3. The Legal Framework of Crimes Against Humanity
The charge of crimes against humanity has no treaty devoted exclusively to its regulation and criminalization, but has long been reco... | 1.02513 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
atic” means that the attack is “organized and follow[s] a regular pattern on the basis of a common policy.”[23] An attack need not, however, be part of a formal or explicit government policy to be systematic – its systemic nature can be informal and may be deduced from the way the acts occur.[24] The ICTY and ICTR trib... | 1.455593 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
of the Bahá’ís killed by the regime during the past 30 years fail to meet minimum international standards set out in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR or Covenant), to which Iran is a signatory.[42] The ICCPR (and the companion International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Right... | 1.185265 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
may take into account whether the initial arrest was lawful, by considering, for example, whether it was based on a valid warrant of arrest, whether the detainees were informed of the reasons for their detention, whether the detainees were ever formally charged, and whether they were informed of any procedural rights.... | 1.252266 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
cultural persecution.[87] Many have had their private property and businesses confiscated, been denied educational and employment opportunities, seen their sacred and holy places destroyed (including the House of the Báb, the faith’s most revered site) and witnessed the desecration of their cemeteries.[88] It is clear... | 1.244516 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Bahá’í citizens, however, the Iranian regime has actively promoted and sponsored them. The international community should condemn Iran and hold it accountable for its active and blatant disregard of international human rights laws.
6. Conclusion
It is the judgment of the IHRDC that the Islamic Republic’s deliberate an... | 1.609103 | 1,017 | 1,015 |
ENDOMETRIOSIS
What is endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a common, yet poorly understood,
disease that can strike women of any socioeconomic class, age or race. It is
estimated that between 10 percent and 20 percent of American women of
childbearing age have endometriosis. The disease can affect nearly every aspect
of a w... | 0.941143 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Patients could flock to public hospital emergency departments for diagnostic imaging services like X-rays and CT scans in order to avoid paying up-front fees introduced to offset federal funding cuts, radiologists warn.
The Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association's president, Dr Christian Wriedt, said on Monday that ... | 1.357754 | 1,022 | 1,020 |
Bay Area East Bay Green Business a Success While Alliance May Lose Its Funding
Oakland is home to 250 green businesses, including large recyclers such as Schnitzer Steel, solar firms like Sungevity and nationally-renowned energy efficiency firms like Lucid Design. Neighboring Berkeley is a hot-bed of green start-ups th... | 1.763538 | 1,022 | 1,020 |
Coconut is a fruit that grows well in tropical regions and often classified as a nut. A coconut palm tree can yield about 20-150 mature nuts for up to 13 times in a year; it has a thick husk of rough fibres; a woody-hard shell which encloses the white colored coconut meat which further holds its sweet and nutritious wa... | 1.905989 | 1,000 | 999 |
Are you like Charlie Brown? For many dentists, the success they aspire to is much like the old Peanuts comic strip, where Charlie Brown tries to kick the football that Lucy holds. She assures him that she'll hold it upright and secure; all Charlie Brown has to do is run up and kick it. Poor Charlie Brown. He tries repe... | 1.812156 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
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This could seem strange, nevertheless it is true. The first thing a person would ask you if you asked for directions to Chicago by phone would be, "Where are you now?" This is an imperative question. How could anyone give you directions without knowing from where are you starting? The journey of a thousand mil... | 1.954133 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, this type of car passed by all the time without any particular notice. Once she became interested and an owner, she picked out the car all the time. The cars were always there, they just weren't that important before. It's all a matter of focus. You see and find what you are focused on. Deciding what you really want ... | 2.045264 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia expects to raise its oil output in the second quarter to satisfy higher demand from China and feed economic recovery elsewhere, oil industry sources said.
The Kingdom kept production steady at around 9 million barrels per day (bpd) in January and sources say production has since hovered around that... | 1.657285 | 1,023 | 1,020 |
Greetings, forex friends! The MPC policy rate decision and statement is coming up tomorrow (May 12, 11:00 am GMT), so I thought I’d give y’all a snapshot on how the United Kingdom’s economy is doing recently.
Note: As with all Economic Snapshots, there are nifty tables at the bottom, so you can skip to those if you’re ... | 1.317715 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
for the first time since April 2013. The current reading of 49.2 is the lowest since February 2013. Commentary from the manufacturing PMI report noted that the consumer goods and investment goods sectors saw the largest deterioration due to “softer growth of domestic demand and a reduction in new business from oversea... | 1.55953 | 1,009 | 1,008 |
Do you have a favorite child?
Even if your answer is yes, would you ever admit it? Or tell your kids?
A daddy blogger this week announced to the world that he has a favorite son. He writes, “If I were to be absolutely honest, my older son is my favorite of the two. He and I are adventurous partners in crime, and I can’... | 1.583549 | 970 | 968 |
May 20, 2015 Post By: Children's Health
The minute I found out I was pregnant, I started receiving mail from diaper companies, portrait studios, kids' furniture stores. I think my mailman knew I was pregnant before my husband did!
The cord blood banks were pretty quick to identify me as a new target, too. The brochures... | 1.432309 | 1,005 | 1,003 |
Can the Economy Recover in 2011? Prince Damin| December 23rd 2011 | Views: loading
Before you get too excited, I'm not planning on throwing my hat in the ring with my own predictions for the economy next year. I find plenty of ways to be wrong, and that is the kind of make-me-look-silly opportunity that I'm more than h... | 1.526243 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Expert: Monitoring needed if Valley Hospital expansion is approved
Noise and vibrations related to construction of The Valley Hospital's proposed expansion are likely to be an annoyance to nearby residents, according to a geotechnical expert for the village, who offered recommendations to mitigate the impact at Wednesd... | 1.760664 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Family Communication William Berry, LMHC Communication is to a relationship what breathing is to life Virginia Satir Video on couple communication viewed at this link: Video Talking The average amount of words spoken a day is 16,000. (Mehl, M; Vazire, S; Ramírez-Esparza, N; Slatcher, R; Pennebaker, J) But do we actuall... | 1.711105 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
eebe, Beebe, Redmond; 2011) Communicating in anger is often counterproductive. 10 physical 9 8 physical behavioral cognitive cognitive 7 6 5 4 physical 3 2 1-3 Irritated, Frustrated 4-7 Anger 8-10 Rage behavioral behavioral cognitive 1 Conflict Styles The exercise can help you determine your most common conflict manage... | 1.783774 | 1,000 | 998 |
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