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Vegas Jessie posts a timely letter from a small business owner to Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV) along with a predictable response from the Congressman, which just as predictably doesn’t directly address the issues raised by the correspondent. Heck, as Vegas Jessie observes “
presented nothing new or nothing of any practical app... | __label__pos | 0.880252 |
Results/Conclusions The major phytoplankton groups differed significantly in their responses to an environmental temperature gradient. Relative abundance of diatoms decreased with increasing temperatures, while that of greens and cyanobacteria increased. Cyanobacteria experienced the greatest positive response of the t... | __label__pos | 0.997365 |
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which has increasingly supplemented its traditional law enforcement role with new intelligence and counterterrorism functions, now says its paramount objective is to “prevent, disrupt, and defeat terrorist operations before they occur.”
New domestic intelligence collection activitie... | __label__pos | 0.98188 |
KFC TV commercials that have aired in China over the last few years reveal a remarkably wide range of marketing techniques. In the ads, humor, irony, playfulness, and sentimentality present the restaurant’s quick-serve food as something that can help families bond, nourish athletes, entertain children, and even make te... | __label__pos | 0.943726 |
Long before to-do-list apps existed Benjamin Franklin was providing us with a daily schedule for success.
Long before to-do-list apps existed Benjamin Franklin was providing us with a daily schedule for success. Considering that my current reminder/checklist system consists of emailing myself tasks, I figured a day liv... | __label__pos | 0.977604 |
Following the headlines on the back of the leak of the ‘Panama Papers’, there have been further significant measures announced to add to the move to ever increasing transparency. Britain's Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories have agreed to introduce company beneficial ownership registers and there has been agre... | __label__pos | 0.953621 |
I have several points to make and will cover them one by one.
(Note: This merges content from various previous posts for clarity.) Why is BPMN 2.0 as-is not usable as design tool for business users?
Disclosure: I am not against BPMN, because we use it with extensions for adaptive, goal-oriented processes. But BPMN with... | __label__pos | 0.980104 |
The line-up of Adam Deane’s BPM Quotes of the week is well aligned with my own subjects.
The first one is Jim Sinur of Gartner Group who wrote a blog post “Goal Driven Processes: The Future Target of BPM” in which he acknowledges the future importance of goal-oriented processes. Jim distinguishes goals driven by outcom... | __label__pos | 0.997632 |
AIChE Annual Meeting 2004 location:Austin, TX, USA date:7-12 November 2004
Abstract:
In free-surface flows of low-viscosity complex fluids such as dilute polymer solutions and micellar fluids, viscous effects are frequently negligible. The dominant force balance may involve elastic, inertial gravitational and capillary... | __label__pos | 0.986809 |
Food & Drink Choose locally-caught fish
Seafood often travels long distances from the sea to market, resulting in the increased use of fossil fuels and energy.
Choosing sustainable, locally caught fish helps minimize the environmental impact of transporting and storing, and because of local advisories, you can be bette... | __label__pos | 0.985413 |
What is a CSA? It stands for Community Supported Agriculture. This concept along with “slow food” was started to put the people and their food in close proximity….not 2000-6000 miles from each other. The way it works is that the shareholders (you) and the farmer (us) act in partnership to grow locally grown healthy foo... | __label__pos | 0.744302 |
Mentioned earlier in the open thread, but today the
Oregonian‘s Joseph Rose is reporting that excessive overtime at TriMet is resulting in severe operator fatigue–a factor which led to an incident in 2011 where a Yellow Line train crashed into the buffers at the Expo Center station. (The driver apparently had dozed off... | __label__pos | 0.996239 |
Welcome to our introduction to our Instant Pot Duo 60 and the initial water test. We have finally got around to purchasing our Instant Pot Duo 7 in 1 electric pressure cooker. And we wanted to introduce you to our new bit of kit.
You see we are food bloggers that focus around kitchen gadgets so I am sure you’re wonderi... | __label__pos | 0.970816 |
What to Tell J-School Students
This morning one of my friends’ Facebook status updates read: “Talking to j-school students today. Should I tell them to sit tight for a couple years? Suggestions welcome.”
Wow. Deep breath.
A lot of journalists should be forgiven if their suggestion is that those students forget about si... | __label__pos | 0.963906 |
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The Usefulness of Websites for Historical Research
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The Internet is an infamous, significantly useful and considerably essential tool in today's world. The uses which are available through the Internet are practically endless, and it would be ... | __label__pos | 0.937308 |
Last quarter, based on funding and M&A data we collect in CrunchBase, we signaled that we were cautiously optimistic about the rebound of the tech sector. Q2 trends were no worse than Q1 09: venture financings were up 20% and mergers & acquisitions held steady (excluding Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems) in com... | __label__pos | 0.975565 |
There is now neuroscience research that support yoga’s positive effects on anxiety, stress and depression. As the medical community continues to embrace the healing benefits of yoga does this mean that one day your doctor just might prescribe yoga for what’s ailing you?
We’ve heard about the amazing healing effects of ... | __label__pos | 0.829232 |
The Fatal Conceit was written by one of the most important economists and political philosophers of the twentieth century, Friedrich Hayek.
Thought to be the philosophical leader of the Thatcher and Reagan revolutions, Hayek here presents his manifesto against socialism and argues the core motivations for promoting the... | __label__pos | 0.978022 |
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The liver is the body’s chemical factory, it detoxifies harmful substances absorbed via the intestines and produces essential proteins and clotting factors for the blood, and regulates the metabolism of cholesterol. It is involved in recycling red blood cells by breaking these down and one of the by... | __label__pos | 0.975653 |
H.R. 1406: Getting the right message out
February 2012
By Dr. Ashley Morgan, assistant director of the AVMA GRD
The AVMA continues to reach out to veterinarians and Members of Congress to make sure our opposition to H.R. 1406, the Fairness to Pet Owners Act is getting through. Recently AVMA, along with state and nation... | __label__pos | 0.954303 |
What Does the Recession Mean for Branding? Credit markets are freezing up, retail projections are down, and consumer confidence is low. As branding agents, how can we take advantage of this situation? How can the relative ease of building a new brand on the web versus building a new “brick and mortar” brand work in our... | __label__pos | 0.971246 |
Roof screening for underground coal mines: recent developments.
Authors
Compton-CS; Gallagher-S; Molinda-GM; Mark-C; Wilson-G
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Coal Age 2008 Jun; 113(6):34-36
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Roof screen has the potential to prevent hundreds of injuries caused by the fall of small rocks between permanent roof supports. The ability of sc... | __label__pos | 0.976164 |
Heat pumps are used to reduce CO2 emissions. They also save on heating costs. Therefore, heat pumps are generally very beneficial. Nevertheless, there is the risk of leakage.Brine-water heat pump systems consist of a brine-water heat pump, together with the heating side units and a sole system. Sole system include PE p... | __label__pos | 0.997915 |
Nota di Lavoro, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei 22.2003
Abstract:
Uniform-price auctions of a divisible good in fixed supply admit underpricing equilibria, where bidders submit high inframarginal bids to prevent competition on prices. The seller can obstruct this behavior by tilting her supply schedule and making the amou... | __label__pos | 0.998068 |
For those who have lived in the arms of the sea, the bond is powerful and eternal. When mariners discharge waste into the sea, it is not carelessness but desperation…a last resort used in the absence of practical alternatives. The waste generated on every ship comes from both people and machinery. People generate garba... | __label__pos | 0.987926 |
“Practical wisdom is the combination of moral will and moral skill.” — Aristotle
Barry Schwartz, author of Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing, on our loss of wisdom.
A wise person knows when and how to make the exception to every rule, as the janitors knew when to ignore the job duties in the service... | __label__pos | 0.999576 |
If there's excess cash lying around in your organization, you could probably use it. And GE thinks it can help you find it as part of a Treasure Hunt program launched in collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). The aim is to find energy savings at companies, universities, and even in entire cities. The ... | __label__pos | 0.931743 |
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excessive use of a chemical substance, such as drugs and alcohol, and the resulting physical and psychological dependence that interferes wit... | __label__pos | 0.829668 |
If your child has specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia or dyspraxia it can be a dilemma whether to place your child in mainstream or specialist education.
A special school won’t be what you envisaged when you felt those first kicks and imagined the baby’s future; and no-one rushes to put their baby’s name do... | __label__pos | 0.873451 |
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The reviews, abstracts and bibliography presented in this paper form one output of a three year project to investigate the sustainability of small-scale production and trading activities based on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) that contribute to household incomes. Other components of this project include a... | __label__pos | 0.963783 |
This document invites local planning authorities and neighbourhood planning forums to express an interest in becoming development benefits pilots.
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Budget 2014 announced that the government will launch a government-funded staged pilot for passing a share of the benefits of development directly to individual house... | __label__pos | 0.998469 |
Microsoft is creating a "carbon price and charge back model" that will levy fees on each of its various internal business groups for the emissions they generate. The company expects that this will result in its becoming carbon neutral by its next fiscal year.
Each Microsoft business unit will be responsible for the car... | __label__pos | 0.999545 |
Top10Doctor insights on:Constant Ear Infections Should My 5 Year Old Get Tubes 1doctor agreed: 1doctor agreed: Hearing loss:If your child's hearing is starting to get worse from the infections, it may be time for tubes. Of course, if someone smokes in the house, getting rid of smoke might be all you need. And this is r... | __label__pos | 0.965577 |
As much as they are useful, ATMs are also very vulnerable to tampering and attacks from individuals looking for money.
eWeek reports that at the SecTor security conference held this week in Toronto, Canada, Trustwave senior consultant John Hoopes provided insight into the attacks that are frequently executed against Po... | __label__pos | 0.998839 |
Zinc
Figure 10 is a bar chart showing how the corrosion rate of unprotected zinc corrodes in a sheltered or unsheltered condition in different environments (ASM, 2005c). Interestingly, while the most corrosive situation for zinc is an unsheltered exposure in an industrial environment, the sheltered condition is worse t... | __label__pos | 0.875728 |
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Enterprise networks provide essential services to an increasing number of small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs). As organizations grow and networks expand and become more complex, rudimentary network management and troubleshooting is no longer sufficient. Network managers must evaluate cost-effective options f... | __label__pos | 0.999817 |
Getting To Yes: Bridging The Value Gap
Recent market volatility has made many buyers’ fear that not only will the acquisition appear ill–timed over the long term, but also that the markets may suddenly turn so that they will appear to have foolishly overpaid.
Sellers are still hopeful that the premia...
To view the ful... | __label__pos | 0.997062 |
Law360, New York (February 9, 2012, 12:49 PM EST) -- In-house corporate counsel have lamented that internal investigations represent a necessary cost of doing business for corporations. Since Enron, these internal investigations have become more frequent, perilous and complicated. Companies and their boards are decidin... | __label__pos | 0.959162 |
We think that learning from data is an inherently rewarding activity, and a habit of mind that is key to
Most research databases are narrowly focused. They might contain only seismic data from earthquakes, for example, or chemical data from volcanic rocks. The Interdisciplinary Earth Data Alliance (IEDA)set out to crea... | __label__pos | 0.999985 |
Take this tip from productivity experts and apply it to helping your child become a better and more efficient learner.
Add in the benefit of affirmations and you have a win. These small successes will build upon themselves. Over time building up more and more confidence in your child.
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Airbnb and The Future of Leases Nov 23, 2015
San Diego—Airbnb is being used more and more frequently by residents who are looking to make some extra money while being away for long periods of time. The only problem is not all owners or property managers are so open to the thought of a stranger in one of their apartment... | __label__pos | 0.927016 |
Host Defense Lion's Mane Description Made With U.S. Grown Organic Mushrooms Memory & Nerve Support
This beautiful species, appearing as a white waterfall of cascading icicles, is found on broad leaf trees and logs. The subject of recent studies, Lion’s Mane is renowned for providing support to the brain and nervous sys... | __label__pos | 0.990508 |
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The last decade has seen the spasmodic development of causal models with coefficients that vary over time and this paper aims to examine the effectiveness of the approach, with particular reference to ex-post forecasting performance. It discusses the empirical and theoretical reasons for models of this type, b... | __label__pos | 0.916409 |
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11641-05a_DiTella-rev.qxd 285 RAFAEL DI TELLA Harvard Business School ROBERT MACCULLOCH Imperial College London Why Doesn’t Capitalism Flow to Poor Countries? ABSTRACT We show that capitalism is far from common around the world. Outside a small group of rich countries, heavy regulation of business, leftist rhe... | __label__pos | 0.975543 |
REALTORS® Take Action: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
The village of Waterford’s downtown district has what some would call “good bones.” The Wisconsin village has lakes, rivers, green spaces and a well-traveled, state-maintained highway running through Main Street that makes the village of Waterford easily access... | __label__pos | 0.74396 |
An alarming report on Latino crime gangs and the efforts of U.S. law enforcement to contain them
No Boundaries is a disturbing account of what many consider the "next Mafia"—Latino crime gangs. Like the Mafia, these gangs operate an international network, consider violence a routine matter, and defy U.S. law enforcemen... | __label__pos | 0.92758 |
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One way to learn proper pronunciation is to listen to yourself speak via recording and compare how you sound to someone with better pronunciation skills. If English is not your first language, practicing the language with a native speaker as often as possible can improve pronunciation.
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Some examples of descriptive research include case studies and preliminary observation of a group. Case studies are examples of a relevant event that can be analyzed to learn about a specific group or topic. Observation is an essential part of descriptive research, and is the main way of gathering info... | __label__pos | 0.978196 |
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While much is known about the physiological basis of local muscular fatigue, little is known about the kinematic and electromyographic (EMG) consequences of brief fatiguing isometric contractions. Five male subjects performed a horizontal elbow fle... | __label__pos | 0.99928 |
This is the first post in a new series on our blog, “Working With SilverTech.” In this series, we’ll profile each of the roles on a typical delivery team to give our clients and those considering SilverTech a sense of our process and how we work. We’ll hear from our crew, in their words, what they do day-to-day to ensu... | __label__pos | 0.986339 |
This textbook expounds the fundamental physics of these. It follows how they are applied by modern technology to “seeing” in clinical medicine including therapy and in other spheres of human activity such as archaeology, geophysics, security and navigation. By taking a broad view over the whole field, the book encourag... | __label__pos | 0.934861 |
Features Application Range Application Range Range of Applications to Meet a Range of Workstyles
From
open bench applications to more individual private space, the flexibility of Answer modular office workstations provides workers with the balance of both privacy and collaboration.
Answer’s consistent design language a... | __label__pos | 0.811092 |
The Family Welfare Associationprovides support for some of the most vulnerable and poor families in Britain, often providing help when other services cannot.
The association, celebrating its 130th anniversary, provides a range of services for individuals and families worn down by circumstances. These include mental hea... | __label__pos | 0.992083 |
Pemulwuy Park, the grass rectangle where 400 people assembled on Thursday at a memorial service for Thomas 'T.J.' Hickey, 17, held no one but a teenage mother and four children. Unusually for a hot Saturday in mid-summer, the area bounded by Eveleigh, Vine, Louis and Caroline Streets was almost deserted.
Hickey was jus... | __label__pos | 0.982128 |
Water leaks, mould infestations, broken heaters and tiny bedrooms holding far more people than they were intended to fit — Ramalingam Sethu has seen it all in the 18 years he’s spent living in Toronto rooming houses.
In much of the city, rooming houses are illegal. Sethu, who is 53, estimates that he’s lived in more th... | __label__pos | 0.932713 |
A few days after the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the prohibition against doctor-assisted suicide, I received a note from a wonderful colleague of mine saying that her closest friend’s 53-year-old son had just died of spinal cancer. Two weeks before his death he had visited his general practitioner, experiencing ... | __label__pos | 0.818712 |
MSM: “I said No!” or at least I tried (with a little help from the Beatles)
This month’s Middle School Marketing was a discussion on saying “no” to clients. It’s probably not surprising that individuals from professional services firms were the most vocal/passionate contributors to the conversation. It was an interesti... | __label__pos | 0.992694 |
WHAT CAUSES FOSSILS? Think about it, normally when a creature dies it will decompose or be eaten by scavengers. In order for a fossil to form it would have to be rapidly buried. Massive fossil graveyards point to a global catastrophe that killed creatures by the millions without destroying their bodies. The presence of... | __label__pos | 0.947672 |
Why not Socialism as a Vision? Why look for something entirely new? Why not just advocate socialism?
Socialism is a conundrum. On the one in people who use the term mean it to connote values. For example, the German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg who wrote: “Socialism in life demands a complete spiritual transformation i... | __label__pos | 0.9812 |
Charles Mabhena
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has just found a way to deal with social media which had recently given him sleepless nights by hiking the price charged on mobile data.
The reviewing upwards of the fees charged on mobile data comes soon after the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of ... | __label__pos | 0.991437 |
A recent forum post about recovery and returning to cycling and/or competition following serious injury prompted me to remind myself of my first attempt to cycle following my accident and hospitalisation in 2007. I've had an extended break from the bike and competition this past 12 months and it's time to start again, ... | __label__pos | 0.938073 |
Mental Illness and Demons – Are mentally ill people demon-possessed? Mental Illness overlaps with the work of an astounding number of leaders politicians, judges, attorneys, police, teachers, doctors and other medical professionals, chaplains of all kinds military, hospital, prison, social workers, college professors, ... | __label__pos | 0.541714 |
When converting an old ward to a new birthing unit, The Royal Berkshire Hospital chose to protect the vulnerable interior of the busy unit with Yeoman Shield wall and door protection products.
Keeping a busy environment, such as a hospital department, clean pristine looking, can be a difficult but important task. Walls... | __label__pos | 0.977539 |
With all the recent rookie holdouts in the past few seasons, many within the NFL community are calling for a slotted system for rookie salaries. Similar to that in the NBA. I will agree in principle that it would probably be a better system then the one we're currently under, but I feel I have a better solution. Why no... | __label__pos | 0.548029 |
When Hurricane Guillermo churned up the waters off Mexico 10 days ago, local boaters, fishermen and surfers already knew it would send powerful waves thousands of miles north to pummel Ventura County's coastline.
Predicting the waves over the horizon has become increasingly easy through commercial weather and wave fore... | __label__pos | 0.963783 |
A verbal battle between Palm Beach County`s contractors and labor unions over certification of construction workers, which has been simmering for months, appears headed for a showdown before county commissioners today.
At issue is whether to include specific wording in the contract for construction of the new Palm Beac... | __label__pos | 0.965121 |
California's counties are assuming greater responsibility for juvenile corrections – a job once handled by the state. And a central task for local governments is ensuring treatment for the many young offenders who suffer from psychological problems.
Research shows that psychological care is key to turning young lives a... | __label__pos | 0.979705 |
When I was in my teens, my parents and younger brother lived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia while my dad worked for Saudi Arabian Airlines. I couldn’t live there full-time as they didn’t allow secondary education for expatriate females. So during the school year I lived in Pensacola, Florida with my aunt and uncle, and spent ... | __label__pos | 0.916901 |
WHICH WAY TO POSTCOLONIAL EDUCATIONAL PARADIGM? CRITICAL THEORY REASSERTED by Azly Rahman Columbia University, New York
In our effort to make sense of the multiplicity of perspectives leading to the formulation of an educational paradigm based upon “postcolonial sensibilities”, we are faced with the dilemma of choice a... | __label__pos | 0.992566 |
ALBANY—Doctors and patients pleaded for changes to out-of-network health care coverage, at a hearing convened on Monday by the State Senate’s health committee.
“The confusion in the marketplace is beyond what I can comprehend and advise,” said ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia McLaughlin, who told lawmakers she’s losing pat... | __label__pos | 0.959136 |
The Senate Health Committee met today to discuss a number of bills of concern to health consumers.
SB703 (Hernandez) would create a Basic Health Plan as an alternative for individuals between 133% and 200% of the Federal Poverty Level as an alternative to participating in the Health Benefits Exchange in 2014. The bill ... | __label__pos | 0.607581 |
Jewelry displays should have one purpose: to attract customers.
Attracting customers should be easy enough – except that each customer has a particular preference on what may or may not be attractive. If you are in the jewelry business, it is crucial to determine the formula for sparking people’s interest.
To start you... | __label__pos | 0.917731 |
Recently I spoke with the Council of Public Relations (PR) Firms about how well PR firms are positioned to adapt to market instability and change.
As their blog points out, while pervasive instability is certainly uncomfortable to experience, in some ways it puts public relations firms at an advantage. Public relations... | __label__pos | 0.972548 |
How you doin’?
After thousands of years living in our homes, cats and dogs have gotten pretty good at tuning into human social cues—as good as human babies anyways.
Dogs, with their adorable puppy faces, are easily swayed by the actions of humans. A new study in
PLoS ONE shows that dogs will prefer a plate of food pref... | __label__pos | 0.688908 |
Elementary School Principals Called on to 'Straddle' Early Education, K-12
As public elementary schools across the country add prekindergarten to their offerings, a need exists to help principals better bridge the world of early-childhood education and traditional elementary school education, contends the National Asso... | __label__pos | 0.985097 |
A Changing of the Guard at the Academy
Someone once called the National Academy of Education the "old walruses" of the field. That's because it's an invitation-only group whose 174 members and 17 foreign associates are selected on the basis of their scholarly contributions to the field.
As of last week, the "walruses" ... | __label__pos | 0.995332 |
Cage-Busting Network Performance Note: Rick Hess is on sabbatical through May 6th. If you're missing him, you might try to catch him while he's out and about discussing his new book Cage-Busting Leadership (available here, e-book available here). For updates on when he might be in your neck of the woods, check here. Me... | __label__pos | 0.791989 |
Understanding agent attitudes toward their insurance carrier partners is crucial in earning independent agent loyalty—and driving sales. Why? Because despite predictions that direct-to-consumer insurance sales would doom the insurance agent, nearly 20 years after the advent of online insurance selling, millions of cons... | __label__pos | 0.951263 |
Each of the five vacuum cleaners sports a casing made from plastics found in a different body of water, including the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Baltic Sea. The casing is put over the fully functional core structure of the new Electrolux Ultra One Green model. They each show how plas... | __label__pos | 0.746691 |
Monday, June 30, 2008 Monday, June 23, 2008
This type of hard data seems imminently more valuable than the modeling that has traditionally tried to define congestion, such as the work by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), and it is little surprise that TTI’s ranking of the most congested areas differs from INRIX... | __label__pos | 0.933257 |
So maybe you’re one of those folks with money squirreled away in some offshore tax haven, a secret stash of “rainy day” funds quietly appreciating beyond the grasp of the Canada Revenue Agency.
Once upon a time no one cared about such things, but now the government is threatening to get tough: The new budget unveiled o... | __label__pos | 0.986588 |
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January 09, 2009 – Comments (4)
Dividends aren't safe and buybacks were a disaster.
I posted my feeling and what I thought would happen and it seems it is becoming more mainstream...
Naked capitalism on a New York Times article.
Depends on the company no? While I am more of a dividend fan than a stock buyback guy,... | __label__pos | 0.502897 |
by shamanic
Andrew Sullivan links to an interesting study that finds, "a new image that has steadily grown in prominence over the last decade. Today, the most common perception is that present-day Christianity is 'anti-homosexual.' Overall, 91% of young non-Christians and 80% of young churchgoers say this phrase descri... | __label__pos | 0.990262 |
Posted by Michael Kennedy on January 19th, 2013 (All posts by Michael Kennedy)
Bill Kristol (corrected thanks to Joe) has an excellent column today on where Republicans could go in the next four years. I have little confidence that the House GOP can bend Obama to their will on the deficit or spending. He is riding high... | __label__pos | 0.997548 |
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the FARC, released a proposal Tuesday that outlined their plan to decriminalize the production of coca, poppy and marijuana. This plan will be discussed as a solution to illicit drugs during ongoing peace talks between the rebel group and Colombia’s government.
The FARC’s lengthy pro... | __label__pos | 0.917555 |
Think Like a Tester From WikiContent
Learn to think like a tester
During the process of creating and building software, there is a mentality, a natural way of thinking to prove and protect what you've built to show to yourself and later to show to other people that the program you built works.
As a developer, testing d... | __label__pos | 0.991016 |
Liberal media minions are atwitter over the manufactured unemployment statistic which has been steadily lowering in recent months and now approaches the eight percent milestone. Prominent conservatives have also noted the suspiciously timed “drop” in the nation’s unemployment, and are expressing dismay over its blatant... | __label__pos | 0.992812 |
I never watched the HBO series
Newsroom until last night. My girlfriend always liked it, and last night we couldn’t sleep, so we started a late-night binge of the Aaron Sorkin creation.
I say “binge”. We watched two episodes before sleepily retreating back to bed.
Watching the pilot, there came a moment when Jeff Danie... | __label__pos | 0.998249 |
The need
Many children are under pressure to help with family incomes by working at a young age. Poor facilities, sub-standard conditions and uninspiring teaching can prevent children from enrolling in school or lead to high drop-out rates, robbing them of the potential of a different future away from poverty. Girls in... | __label__pos | 0.93087 |
Olympic gold for international education?
20 August 2012
As the Olympic closing ceremony marks the end of an undeniably successful sporting extravaganza in London, is the much talked about ‘legacy’ likely to benefit the international education community?
It’s not only the biggest sporting event on earth. It’s also the ... | __label__pos | 0.93203 |
Hey, the folks at KaBOOM! are the real deal, building playgrounds for kids who otherwise wouldn't have 'em, and that means a lot. (I'm thinking of my own childhood, maybe like you're thinking of yours.)
A lot of good, very small, very effective groups get stuff done; the hard part is either scaling the group up, or may... | __label__pos | 0.995941 |
Storytelling and case studies can convert a dull lecture into an exciting and rewarding learning experience, as evidenced by comments
Whether youre a civil engineer working with water analysis and floodplain mapping, or a bridge engineer looking to more easily
Study of current state-of-the-practice reveals that the lev... | __label__pos | 0.988138 |
Ajit mentions something called Vicinity:
"Vicinity (£1.79): Takes advantage of the iPhone 3G's GPS to provide one-tap access to information about local services and amenities. It will even pull in relevant Wikipedia entries and Flickr photos."
And he comments that this is essentially a one-off payment for what many mig... | __label__pos | 0.993743 |
With the exception of the isolationist Right, virtually every voice in the political spectrum cheered the policy of “liberal intervention.” The use of American power to make good things happen was a heady drug.
Unfortunately, an addictive one.
Although there is no question that the 1994 intervention was good for Haiti ... | __label__pos | 0.945436 |
In Part one of FINDING YOUR NICHE we covered several issues. here are the next steps to take The next key issue in finding your niche is to profile the audience you’ll find in that niche.
Whether you are selling products or information related to dogs, health and beauty, travel, or anything else, you must ask yourself ... | __label__pos | 0.764186 |
A few updates on Earthjustice's work, from Alaska to the Atlantic:
International Program Martin Wagner (Managing Attorney) & Noni Austin (Project Coordinator):
One-quarter of the coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area—one of the world’s richest and most complex ecosystems—has died this year.
Attorn... | __label__pos | 0.893823 |
Happy Baby Friday from Huntington Beach everyone! It’s Baby Friday and I have a different kind of Wedding Tip Of The Week to share with you today.
This is a fantastic bit from my good friends at Elegala.com about something I think we all like to do and want to do as often as possible. It’s about how to save some money ... | __label__pos | 0.994985 |
The practice of using dogs to pull sleds dates back to at least 2000 B.C. It originated in Siberia or
One of the advantages of using sled dogs in polar regions is their uncomplicated food requirements. They can be fed seal meat; it is unnecessary to make elaborate arrangements for bringing along food for them. Amundsen... | __label__pos | 0.947639 |
IP/05/1564
Brussels, 12 December 2005
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High Level Group adopts 10-year-roadmap fora competitive EU car sector
Today the CARS 21 High Level Group has adopted a 10 year roadmap for acompetitive EU car industry. The Group has agreed on a number of recommendationst... | __label__pos | 0.797387 |
A class of cryptanalytic attacks that involves the use of side-channel information, i.e. information obtainable from the physical implementation of the cryptosystem as opposed to the mathematical properties of the cryptosystem, which is what traditional cryptanalysis has focused on. Real-world implementations of crypto... | __label__pos | 0.977109 |
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