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Girl About Campus: a commuter’s life for me
February 5, 2013
Filed under Opinion Hang on for a minute...we're trying to find some more stories you might like. Email This Story Helen Dauka
The convenience of having a car on campus is undeniable, but I can’t always say the same for my class schedule. Sometimes I’ll be sp... | __label__pos | 0.945877 |
Report highlights possible outcome of slots referendum
In 2007, 58 percent of Maryland thoroughbred race winnings went to out-of-state owners, according to the report to be released today by the Maryland Tax Education Foundation.
If that trend continues, much of the $80 million in annual thoroughbred purse subsidies un... | __label__pos | 0.732396 |
Faultlines of Modernity: New Contexts for Religion, Ethics, and Literature. June 2-4, 2014, San Francisco State University
Fault Lines of Modernity:
New Contexts for Religion, Ethics, and Literature Conference dates: June 2, 3, 4, 2014 Location: San Francisco, CA Abstract due date: 11/20/13
The fault lines of modernity... | __label__pos | 0.879727 |
Warning: The following post contains no business content.
Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you've probably witnesses some of the blogospheric outrage over the recent Forbes opinion piece entitled, "Don't Marry Career Women." In it, columnist Michael Noer cites various studies and statistics that he believe indic... | __label__pos | 0.953171 |
Using The Cloud To Extend Your Online Presence With Merchant Services
Retailers in today’s global, information driven world are often faced with a paradox. They want to reach as many customers as possible, but do it with the least effort and cost to the business. At the same time, they want to retain customers by provi... | __label__pos | 0.943466 |
OVERLAND PARK, KS — As club operators have put off equipment purchasing due to the recession, many equipment manufacturers have experienced a downturn in sales. Because strength equipment often has a longer life than cardio equipment, that delayed purchasing trend has had an even greater effect on strength equipment ma... | __label__pos | 0.995847 |
Intentionality is
aboutness. Some things are about other things:a belief can be about icebergs, but an iceberg is not about anything; anidea can be about the number 7, but the number 7 is not about anything;a book or a film can be about Paris, but Paris is not about anything. Philosophershave long been concerned with t... | __label__pos | 0.812193 |
Ben Miller responded to my post on PLUS loans yesterday and brings up a number of points which I’d like to address.
the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to 921 schools in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program that had more than 80 percent of their volume with a single lender.
My main issue is that ... | __label__pos | 0.902235 |
I spent Monday and Tuesday at the Montreal International Game Summit. It was fascinating. The game industry is the kid sister of the motion picture industry. But my, she has grown up. Commercial computer games have only existed since the mid '70's, but they're a much, much bigger business than showbiz.
For example, HAL... | __label__pos | 0.991501 |
Alternative plan would cut taxes more
I am writing to explain to area taxpayers there are good ways and bad ways to accomplish property-tax relief. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s so-called property-tax “freeze” has some serious flaws; however, there is an exciting new proposal crafted by the New York State Association of Counties... | __label__pos | 0.968239 |
Business operations have been structured and enhanced by the latest accounting software applications. Quickly expanding businesses might need to implement modifications in their policies and workflows, and their accounting software programs will have to keep track of these modifications. As businesses diversify and tec... | __label__pos | 0.9866 |
And here's Willow's:
I've never seen another homeschooling parent's work plan, so maybe these are crazy. All I know is that they work for us right now.
(Which is all that matters, right? So many arguments between fellow parents could be avoided, I think, if people simply accepted that what someone else is declaring is ... | __label__pos | 0.963754 |
Project Selection
... Our best business missions are based on those ideas that often emerge out of our deepest personal motivations and interests."
-Warren Avis in " Take a Chance to Be First"
It all begins with an Idea
The overriding reason for anyone to think of establishing a MSME unit can be summarised in one word ... | __label__pos | 0.996544 |
The First Lady, Michelle Obama, stunning hair, stunning dress - image CBS News
President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address for the beginning of his second term. A Complete transcript is available at www.npr.org.
There was general applause throughout the speech, not over much, but surprisingly bi-part... | __label__pos | 0.872052 |
news A KMPG audit into Queensland Health’s payroll disaster has found the project has already cost $417 million and will need some $837 million to fix over the next five years, in a finding which the state’s new LNP Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said in Parliament this week illustrated that the project was an “ab... | __label__pos | 0.884346 |
You limited your search to: Partner:UNT Libraries Resource Type:Article Decade:2000-2009 Year:2002 Date:Winter 2002 Creator:Bush, Nancy Evans Description:Abstract: The routes by which individuals attribute meaning to a near-death experience (NDE) appear to be similar, whether the experience was radiant or terrifying. T... | __label__pos | 0.986754 |
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Consider eagles. People of all dispositions and social stripes enjoy eagles; birders watch them and drive long distances to do so because eagles are majestic birds and possess the appointments of sovereignty. Eagles are fashionably dressed with stark contrasting colors and those fabul... | __label__pos | 0.998518 |
The Eight Big Mistakes Democrats Made Regarding the Constitutionality of ObamaCare
By: Jon Walker, Firedog Lake Friday March 30, 2012 7:48 am
In the end, the decision about the constitutionality of the individual mandate and the entire Affordable Care Act will come down to the nine members of the Supreme Court. It is u... | __label__pos | 0.979051 |
The OpenID phishing issue is a hard one to solve, particularly because it aims to:
be user-friendly, i.e. it should pass the mother-in-law test; and work on the web platform without special software or browser plugin
So, why is this suddenly a problem?
Not really, phishing is a perennial problem on the Internet that re... | __label__pos | 0.956571 |
The communication approach of the loveLife HIV/AIDS prevention programme Abstract
loveLife, the South African national HIV/AIDS prevention programme for youth, is known for its brand-oriented billboards and mass media campaign that ranges over various print-, broadcast- and alternative media. However, the organisation ... | __label__pos | 0.994751 |
Incentives to invest in higher education are affected by both the direct wageeffect of human capital investments and the indirect wage effect resulting from lowerunemployment risks and shorter spells in unemployment associated with highereducated. We analyse the returns to education in Austria, Germany, Italy, Swedenan... | __label__pos | 0.96414 |
A couple of nights ago, I was watching Youtube videos with my 3yr old when she noticed a thumbnail of a video featuring my dad. She instantly yelled, “Pappou, Pappou, I want to see Pappou.” We began to watch the video and within seconds, she began to call directly to her grandfather. It began slowly with “Pappou. Pappo... | __label__pos | 0.916534 |
By Amanda Litvinov
The national conversation about education has revolved around testing for at least a decade—and with states grappling to address parent and educator concerns about too many tests of too little value and on-again-off-again talk of reauthorizing the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, that’... | __label__pos | 0.830327 |
I am looking for a little reassurance and information here. I am 10 weeks and 4 days pregnant. I have for the last several weeks had a pounding heart. Sometimes it will happen in the morning if I do not take my time getting fully woke up, this means that after I get out of bed I have to sit on the couch for a few mins ... | __label__pos | 0.950118 |
As the six contenders worked on their approaches to HDTV, there were a few interesting developments. One was that the prospect of digital television became viable. When ACATS made the determination that the approaches should be analog, it was because the committee believed a digital solution wasn't feasible. But furthe... | __label__pos | 0.806811 |
Arnie Gundersen, Chief Engineer at Fairewinds, Dec. 16, 2013: The Japanese parliament has just passed the state secrets law. It’s really an information ‘iron curtain’ that’s preventing people in Japan from learning just how bad the exposures were that they received after the accident at Fukushima. […] They’re trying to... | __label__pos | 0.989125 |
Date of Award
Fall 2011
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Civil Engineering
First Advisor
Foley, Christopher M.
Second Advisor
Heinrich, Stephen M.
Third Advisor
Voglewede, Philip
Abstract
Robustness is a desirable property in any structural design. Robustness may be thought o... | __label__pos | 0.897002 |
When a new house is located on a site with expansive soil an elevated structural floor is typically the best solution to prevent unwanted floor movement in the basement.
The normal slab-on-grade basement floor is 4″ thick and is supported by the soil. If the soil moves, the basement floor will move. You can learn move ... | __label__pos | 0.986823 |
[PDF] Another concern raised by critics of CEDs is that they may lead to higher death rates for agencies that deploy CEDs.
No, not quite. That description of the concern is crude and misses the point. It's not a simple numbers game. This will be explained in detail below...
But first, the report goes on to report that ... | __label__pos | 0.993597 |
Upon completion of a master’s program at Ferris State University, graduates will be able to:
Articulate the status and trends in education, within the context of historical developments and current socio-political factors, in the proposal of educational, administrative, class management or educational practice processe... | __label__pos | 0.999156 |
My first reaction to this news was one of pleasure: she's smart, and seems to have the kind of serious, obsessional interests that would serve her well in graduate school. But as I continued to reflect on her and on several other students who have gone on to good master's programs, I realized that my satisfaction was t... | __label__pos | 0.974245 |
A Florida woman got herself a month in jail by doing just about everything you shouldn't do when going before a judge.
Jack Ma, the billionaire chairman of China e-commerce leader Alibaba Group, made waves in Davos this week when he criticized the U.S. for spending $14.2 trillion in the past 30 years on 13 overseas war... | __label__pos | 0.885615 |
After three major gout attacks, I felt I really need to tighten my belt. Focus more on fruits and vegetables. Eat less meat, no to artificial beverages and other junk foods. Even the consumption of polished rice should be trimmed down considerably.
You think it is hard? Yet it is? I crave for rice whenever I eat less. ... | __label__pos | 0.999512 |
Have you noticed how most articles about eating locally never breathe a word about gardening? How, even most locavore advocates don’t mention it? The idea of the kitchen garden has been practically erased from our culture, and I think it’s total shame.
Michael Pollan, a hero in my house thanks to his first book
Second ... | __label__pos | 0.998618 |
The right kind of volunteering – at the right dose – can not only make you feel good; it also can make you healthier. Volunteering could be your ticket to healthy aging, improving your chances for a longer life with less disability. That’s the message
News Archive: August 2013
Kelvin Davies streamlined the submission p... | __label__pos | 0.980341 |
Everything you need to plan, promote, and execute Thanksgiving at your restaurant
While the traditional image of Thanksgiving revolves around a home-cooked meal, the National Restaurant Association recently found that 15 million Americans plan to dine out on the holiday, and that number is only expected to rise in comi... | __label__pos | 0.925079 |
Below is a response I was going to leave in the comments to the last post, BUT, after thinking about it, I wanted to (i) highlight Kyle's comment (because it's highly informed and thoughtful, and he has his own significant learning and teaching experience which is different from mine), which you can read in the comment... | __label__pos | 0.996785 |
First a word about “consciousness.” For me “Consciousness” can be a synonym for God, similar to Mind or Thought, and I believe Consciousness/Mind/Thought is prior to the material universe.
I’ve read and listened to more than one kind of atheist. Some only disbelieve in the god I don’t believe in either—the humanlike in... | __label__pos | 0.797263 |
Graffiti is any type of public markers that can be represented in the form of a simple written words to murals to work. Graffiti has been around since ancient times, with examples dating back to ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. In modern times, paint, paint and markers usually become the most commonly used material... | __label__pos | 0.995319 |
Raising Happiness Changing Scenery: A Path to Peace (or, Changing your Family, Part 3)October 24, 2010 | The Main Dish | 0 comments
Sometimes change is much simpler than you thought.
I’ve been blogging about Chip and Dan Heath’s book
Switch, which is a scenic tour through research related to organizational change. Thei... | __label__pos | 0.952416 |
extreme dietsdraws its name already.Immediately the question arises: "And what's so extreme?" First of all, it is like no other diet allows you to reset the record number of extra kilos in a short time, though, and have to live from hand to mouth.But if it will go through all the great result in your pocket.
From 5 kg ... | __label__pos | 0.941709 |
What you are asking is most likely know as stress induced hyperglycemia, and they reverse once the the stress is reduced but that may be an indication for fragility of the person's blood sugar control syaytem.
those persons should get through check up done to rule out diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance.
Kindly disc... | __label__pos | 0.999732 |
The government is not yet ready for full capital account convertibility even though former governor of RBI Raghuram rajan had said the central bank was looking at bringing in capital account convertibility in a few years.
India currently has full convertibility of the rupee in current accounts such as for exports and i... | __label__pos | 0.900639 |
Single waste stream solutions
A wide range of industries can benefit from food waste solutions. Our clients all have one thing in common; they’ve been able to implement significant reduction in waste management costs by adopting on-site composting practices.
INP and Oklin continues to improve our offering and evolve ou... | __label__pos | 0.999882 |
These announced lay-offs are part of Intel’s plan to move away, belatedly perhaps, from its reliance on the personal computer industry, in favor of such new growing markets as the internet of things, data centers, gaming, and programmable chips. While the jury is still out whether Intel will ultimately succeed in this ... | __label__pos | 0.998523 |
Shellfish farming is the most common and the most established activity of aquaculture in France and in EU15.Such as main suppliers of mussels and oysters, mariculture production makes up the referent market for bivalves molluscs,unlike most other aquatic species for which capture fisheries are prevalent. Moreover, the ... | __label__pos | 0.999781 |
Shift work can throw a spanner in the works when it comes to your metabolism and sleep pattern. However, eating the right foods at night time may help your body cope better and reduce fatigue.
Night shift workers commonly experience disruption to the natural biological clock – also known as the circadian rhythm – of th... | __label__pos | 0.823686 |
“We drive openness, cultivate public participation, and strengthen our nation’s democracy through public access to high-value records,” writes David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, in the Third Open Government Plan released yesterday.
The report makes clear what “high value records” the public wants to see. W... | __label__pos | 0.915019 |
Winner of the Rockower Award, the highest honor in Jewish journalism, this blog contains random musings of a journalist, father, husband, son, friend, poodle-owner, Red Sox fan and occasionally-ranting rabbi, taken from Shabbat-O-Grams, columns, speeches, letters, sermons and thin air. "On One Foot," the column, appear... | __label__pos | 0.973689 |
In this section of the series, three matters will be investigated and discussed: firstly the relevancy of the plaintiff's subjective evaluation of money; secondly the form of the compensation, being either interest or capital; thirdly future inflation. This matter does not relate to the extent of the damage suffered, b... | __label__pos | 0.999217 |
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This Friday is Bike to Work Day sponsored by the Juneau Freewheelers. For people who are unable to ride a bicycle, perhaps this can be "Alternative Transportation Day."
I want to share my en... | __label__pos | 0.901288 |
I got inspired to write this particular blog post after seeing what Chris Yandle shared on Twitter on his Tumblr page. Very good points on what he would like to see happen on social media for the upcoming year.
With this in mind, I wanted to share my list of what I would like to see not only on social media platforms, ... | __label__pos | 0.992328 |
When asked a month prior to the meeting in Geneva this week how it was likely to go, one diplomat closely involved in the talks was unequivocal: “It will be a success.”
Really? “Of course,” he said. “Every UN meeting is always either a success or a great success.”
The United Nations truly does inhabit its own world. An... | __label__pos | 0.986593 |
Landscaping has often been compared to the painting of the image. Your art-work teacher has probably told you that a good image must have a point-of main interest, and the others of the details simply go to make more beautiful the central idea, or even to form a fine location for it. So in landscaping there should be w... | __label__pos | 0.99504 |
In the spirit of good data stewardship and funding agency requirements the adoption of Research Data Management (RDM) practices are increasing worldwide. In Canada a handful of funding agencies require researchers to apply RDM practices to their data to ensure it is comprehensive and accessible long-term. The purpose o... | __label__pos | 0.997584 |
Islands at the Speed of Light
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Physical Reviewhas some astonishing suggestions for the geographic future of financial markets. Its authors, Alexander Wissner-Grossl and Cameron Freer, discuss the spatial implications of speed-of-light trading. Trades now occur so rapidly, the... | __label__pos | 0.839713 |
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Iraq /
Economy
Until oil extraction began some decades ago, Iraq was predominantly an agriculture society. Now, agriculture only contributes to 16% of the economy. A reform of 1990, opened up state and collective farms, to be rented by private farmers at moderate rent. This was necessitated by food sh... | __label__pos | 0.817503 |
Bruns, Axel.
Blogs, Wikipedia, Second Life and Beyond. Peter Lang. 2008. 418 pages.
Axel Bruns coins a new term to describe all those involved in innovative new methods of internet-based production—
produsers—the most succinct definition of which may be “productive users.” It’s a useful term, simply indicating that oft... | __label__pos | 0.977008 |
Robot Tries To Escape From Children’s Abuse “http://Lybio.netThe Accurate Source To Find Transcript To Robot Tries To Escape From Children’s Abuse.”
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A robot patrolling in a shopping mall [often] attracts attention, in particular children’s. When requested to open the way, i... | __label__pos | 0.975131 |
László Barabási unfolds the sheet of heavy paper across his desk.
It’s a big sheet, bigger than the desk, bigger than many highway maps, and covered with lines and chemical symbols in several colors.
“This represents about the work of several Nobel Prizes,” the associate professor of physics says.
What the document — r... | __label__pos | 0.873011 |
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You Can't Market Good Service.
A comment on the previous post indicated the reader's willingness to include good service in his insurance purchase decision. A common sentiment that might make insurance companies think about emphasising good service in their marketing.
The problem is I'm not sure you can actively market... | __label__pos | 0.999977 |
With many key provisions of Obamacare due to kick in next year, businesses and employees are under the gun to figure out how the new rules will affect their health benefits.
"It's an onslaught of information," said Joe Fernandez,who launched a consulting firm that educates companies about health reform last October. "I... | __label__pos | 0.998338 |
Dave Ranney December 15, 2006
Editor: Erik Leaver, IPS Foreign Policy In Focus www.fpif.org It is rare to think about the links between militarism and U.S. “trade” policy. But in recent decades, U.S. global economic policies have increasingly driven U.S. military policy. And under the Presidency of George W. Bush and t... | __label__pos | 0.948478 |
Happy Monday moms! I hope you had a great weekend, and got to do some fun fall activities with your family 🙂
I spent the weekend at the Wow Summit by Moms Meet, which is a short conference that inspires moms to make healthy choices for their families. The whole weekend was full of learning about healthy eating, health... | __label__pos | 0.974423 |
Study on Boredom Reports Shocking Results on Self-Shocking
How bored do you have to be to give yourself a nasty electric shock? Not very, according to a new study on boredom that was actually quite interesting.
The study, reported in the current edition of Psychiatry Research, was conducted at Maastricht University in ... | __label__pos | 0.967608 |
I’ve mentioned solar power here on My Zero Waste before. While it doesn’t really come under the remit of ‘zero waste to landfill’, it certainly ticks all the boxes for a more sustainable lifestyle, and I know many of you are aware of the bigger, ‘green’ picture in your day to day lifestyle choices.
Here at Zero Waste T... | __label__pos | 0.792186 |
Jorn Utzon once said, “I like to be on the edge of the possible.”p. For many architects, he created a new “possible” when the whimsical sails of the new Sydney Opera House rose out of the harbor in the 1960s.
His graceful design was not without its skeptics. Delays, cost overruns, and engineering obstacles stretched co... | __label__pos | 0.999153 |
A week after both houses of the Florida Legislature rejected the expansion of Medicaid under the federal health care law, Democratic leaders in the Florida House are speaking out. House Democrats are saying more Floridians need insurance coverage as soon as possible, one way or another.
It’s a common refrain from Flori... | __label__pos | 0.634162 |
Despite a warning from the county grand jury, the
Orange County Board of Supervisors declined, back in December of 2008, to impose a letter grading system designed to inform would-be diners about the health safety record of restaurants, according to the L.A. Times. broke the newsafterwards that O.C. Supervisor Janet Ng... | __label__pos | 0.972764 |
In recent weeks, the International Energy Agency (IEA) decided to release 60 million barrels of member states’ oil reserves into the world market in what it called an effort to ease high oil prices. 30 million barrels came from the U.S. strategic oil reserves. Two weeks later, very little has changed in the price of oi... | __label__pos | 0.912559 |
There are many ways to get started in the miles and points game, as there are many ways to play.
These days the simplest and perhaps easiest way is to apply for one of the many credit cards offering insanely generous sign-up bonuses.
Depending on the card, you can get enough miles for a free international trip as soon ... | __label__pos | 0.95084 |
Like so many others, we had been involved in the pro-life movement. We supported pro-life organizations and attended pro-life churches. Then, Abolish Human Abortion (AHA) came on the scene. We thought this was great! Another pro-life movement helping us, to raise awareness. But we soon discovered that AHA was not behin... | __label__pos | 0.94693 |
officialdiagram that says everything:
It comes from a presentation made by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). It’s one of the slides from a PowerPoint presentation (here as a pdf) made by EIA director Glen Sweetnam at the group’s April 2009 Energy Conference.
The event was a round table conference, moderat... | __label__pos | 0.797121 |
“Good morning! My name is Mrs. Abercrombie. I am your sub for today!” I have had the pleasure of saying this phrase many times in the last year and several months, and it almost never fails to get a reaction. Having the name Abercrombie, as a substitute teacher in our local middle and high schools, has given me an almo... | __label__pos | 0.94634 |
The web is rightly abuzz with analysis of the Supreme Court’s impending consideration of the US Affordable Care Act, usually known as Obama’s health care bill. Today is the second day of oral arguments.
Of the many interesting aspects of the case, the role of precedent stands out. Implicit in much of the discussion on ... | __label__pos | 0.880506 |
Slum dwellers will mix the pig feed with a little bit of grain to make a bread. Although it keeps the people from starving it does give them diarrhea and stomachaches, for the pig food... isn't really meant for humans.
From this Daily Nation article that we found at All Africa, reporter Muchiri Karanja describes the us... | __label__pos | 0.998689 |
New banking rules may lead to consolidation
Vladimir Klimov, owner of a small bank in the Urals, has been wrestling over the fate of his business all year. By law, on January 1, 2014, Russian lenders must adopt Basel III international standards. To comply, Mr. Klimov’s bank must raise additional capital he doesn’t have... | __label__pos | 0.582293 |
This book argues that Putin's strategy for rebuilding the state was fundamentally flawed. Taylor demonstrates that a disregard for the way state officials behave toward citizens sAi state quality sAi had a negative impact on what the state could do sAi state capacity. Focusing on those organizations that control state ... | __label__pos | 0.99806 |
"The most disgusting and nauseating thing which man ever saw."
-Spanish chronicler Andres Bernaldez on Christopher Columbus' first impression of Caribbean iguanas, 1513.
INHIS BOOK Marvelous Possessions: The Wonder of the New World, Harvard literature professor Stephen Greenblatt argues that "the production of a sense ... | __label__pos | 0.948471 |
The strength and cost of the policeman-state has risen continuously. In 1861 there was one police man to every 937 people in England and Wales, by 1891 one for every 731 and by 1951 one for every 661. Costs rose from £1.5 million in 1861 to over £3.5 million in 1891 and £7.0 million in 1914. The rising cost of theft ju... | __label__pos | 0.94045 |
RYE, N.Y. -- As a result of steadily increasing childhood obesity rates, the Rye YMCA is implementing healthier eating and physical activity standards for its Kindertime and After School programs.
When it comes to nutrition, the Rye Y is providing healthier alternatives to popular snacks. When the children wanted pizza... | __label__pos | 0.999352 |
Re: Julia Gillard’s message to the Canadian socialists, it’s kind of funny how that works. While we’re exporting our socialists to Canada, they’re exporting their conservatives to us. The other night Canadian conservative Mark Steyn had a video message played to about 600 conservatives who turned up to an Institute of ... | __label__pos | 0.888412 |
The transition toward “post-carbon city” imposes new paradigms in the policy makers agenda. It requires a burst in the carbon-dependency of our urban systems, which has lead to current high levels of greenhouse gases. There is a need to establish new types of cities that are low-carbon as well as environmentally, socia... | __label__pos | 0.999162 |
This morning, following very weak retail sales and an Empire State index that showed a negative forward looking orders component, US 10-years have been exceptionally well bid, with yields making new lows at 1.44%.
The last time yields got this low was early June, when the Dow (DIA) and S&P 500 (SPY) were making their 2... | __label__pos | 0.998373 |
The furore over Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah, and by extension the world, of the fact he used performance enhancing drugs and blood doping to help him win his seven Tour de France titles, says more about the mass ignorance that surrounds the issue than it does about the integrity of Lance Armstrong. Indeed eli... | __label__pos | 0.887384 |
Pension lessons for Canada from Down Under
TheStar.com – opinion/columns
Published On Sun Aug 07 2011. John Mummé
Canada’s slow-motion pension crisis is moving into a higher gear.
The recent strikes at Air Canada and Canada Post were, at root, about pensions. And Nortel pensioners learned in July that “interim” cutback... | __label__pos | 0.833749 |
"This report is being bounced through the United Nations forums, blatantly ignoring any evidence which disputes its conclusions and deliberately avoiding debate. The clear intention of the powers-that be is to use this ideologically-driven report's findings to influence the Millennium Development Goals Review later thi... | __label__pos | 0.870107 |
The stock of Commonwealth Government Securities rose rapidly in 1990 and peaked in 1997 and it the fell existed and continued till 2003. If the fall continued it would be harmful to the financial market and hence the government announced the it would maintain the viability of the CGS market. At present the value of suc... | __label__pos | 0.741203 |
27 Apr 2012
In the Survivors Fund (SURF) Annual Report each year, we highlight some of our current and likely future challenges of our work. In this year’s Annual Report, which we will be publishing next month, we outline four challenges critical to enabling us to rebuild the lives of survivors of the genocide in Rwand... | __label__pos | 0.987014 |
29 Jan
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) is a promising and inspiring international student network focusing on access to medicines and biomedical innovation. They have a strong presence in the US and Germany and are growing all over Europe with local chapters. Most of them are undergrad medical studen... | __label__pos | 0.994077 |
I actually understand why Ross’s latest column is getting so much negative commentary. No, of course he doesn’t think we should be engaged in a holy war against Islam . . . in any literal sense. But that just points up the peculiarity of the military metaphors – “fronts” and “foes” and “appeasement” and so forth – with... | __label__pos | 0.997867 |
Check out the above. It’s a map of two-parent households around the USA, as organized by percentage of states. If you want a better version,
click here. If you’re into lists of states and percentages, well, here you go:
This is a complicated issue to discuss socially because many single-parent homes are heroic in many ... | __label__pos | 0.787753 |
Transformation time. Image fromFluxed Up World.
Moving through the end of growth
and the collapse of the U.S. as we know it
Welcome to the New World.By Richard D. Jehn / / January 10, 2012 The Rag Blog
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In 1967 French theorist Roland Barthes famously pronounced the death of the author. Barthes argued against seeing a work of literature as a reflection of its creator, but rather a transcription of ideas and language that presents something larger than the mind of the writer. “We know now that the text is not a line of ... | __label__pos | 0.972018 |
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