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The full moon. Image credit: Robert Gendler. Click to enlarge
The moon is utterly familiar. We see it all the time, in the blue sky during the day, among the stars and planets at night. Every child knows the outlines of the moon’s lava seas: they trace the Man in the Moon or, sometimes, a Rabbit.
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The University Record, November 6, 1995
Research Clubwants to introduce faculty, grad
students to work being done in socialsciences
By Jared Blank
Political Science Prof. J. David Singer is a man with a mission.
The president of the Research Club wants to use the 70-year-old organization as a vehicle for introducing fa... | __label__pos | 0.965975 |
Visualizing Chinese Investment in Africa
Visualizing Chinese Investment in Africa
We have said previously that Africa is the new land of opportunity for speculators and investors. Although there is no shortage of risks, the continent is home to vast amounts of resource wealth, the fastest growing class of millionaires,... | __label__pos | 0.852448 |
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How much of our modern life is digitally constructed? How much of our day-to-day research is done online? Much of our record-keeping, financial transactions, commerce, communications and of course, social media rely on access to the digital realm where they reside. Our entertainmen... | __label__pos | 0.99928 |
Climate Change Grain Inventories
The shortfall between grain consumption and production has led to a significant decline in global grain inventories. Global warming is exacerbating this problem with major droughts, causing serious crop failures all over the world.
Fertilizer Indirectly Benefits Wildlife
High yields fro... | __label__pos | 0.947266 |
During my visit to New York, I had the opportunity to visit the testing laboratory kitchen of chef David Chang of Momofuku fame. My guide was kitchen lab director Dan Felder, a fellow fermentation geek. They have teamed up with Harvard microbiologists and have even been publishing scholarly papers on some of their expe... | __label__pos | 0.997559 |
World Policy Journal is proud to share our revived weekly podcast, World Policy On Air, featuring former Newsweek On Air host David Alpern and Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer's latest commentary on global "Winners & Losers." Click here to subscribe on iTunes!
Africa Investigates is a new podcast from World Policy I... | __label__pos | 0.839601 |
Why is Asia such an important region for clean energy deployment? WRI experts respond. multilateral development banks
The landscape of development finance is changing rapidly. Traditionally, international financial flows moved from developed countries to developing countries. In the last decade, however, major emerging... | __label__pos | 0.828484 |
The Beatles once said that love is all you need. While Dr. Spock of the Starship Enterprise stated that he really learned it all from mothers. And so from these divine wisdoms one must conclude that love is important and that mothers are important and with their powers combined we see something of ultimate importance, ... | __label__pos | 0.999548 |
World War One was a horrific event. The number of known dead has been placed at about 10,000,000 men. The main method of combat during the first world war a.k.a. the Great World War, was trench warfare. Trench warfare was one of the main reasons so many men died. It was a ruthless system of warfare, in which lines and ... | __label__pos | 0.913433 |
Better than par: Dr. Jim Ribary focuses on the challenges ahead
Jim Ribary loves golf— digging in, analyzing the course, and improving his game by honing in on the nuances of the course. His path to becoming president of the WSDA Board of Directors has been similar — he’s served on committees and as Secretary-Treasurer... | __label__pos | 0.809564 |
The problem for Khan, a junior at the University of Maryland, College Park, was that thousands of others wanted the same thing. For those in the computer sciences, Microsoft is the Emerald City of internships.
More than an attractive atmosphere, though, Microsoft offers something that most tech companies don't these da... | __label__pos | 0.586835 |
It is properly-established reality that ladies are the targets of violence in 9 out of 10 cases. Women’s self defense programs like the Rape Aggression Defense will inform you that with out consciousness you’re putting your self at critical threat. Another good concept women’s self defense and awareness supported by wo... | __label__pos | 0.999802 |
Washington After a few months of relative peace on the budget front, Democrats and Republicans are readying for a party-defining, election-year fight over trillion dollar-plus deficits and what to do about them.
The focus in the week ahead will be on the conservative-dominated House, where the Budget Committee chairman... | __label__pos | 0.997889 |
The Telegraph (Sept 8, 2011):Father E. Abraham, the director of XLRI, Jamshedpur discusses the role of ethics and social responsibility in the B-school curriculum has become even more relevant in an environment of corruption in both the government and private sector in India. In an interview with The Telegraph, he reve... | __label__pos | 0.993417 |
The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS
Benfold has become legendary—both inside and outside the Navy. Now Abrashoff offers this fascinating tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today’s uncertain business seas. When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold, a shi... | __label__pos | 0.980256 |
4 Reasons Your Workouts Are Not Working Out
So you’ve been diligently hitting the gym for weeks now but yet, your “guns” are nowhere near the canons they’re supposed to be, or your six-pack is still buried under too much insulation. Furthermore, we all know how precious time is. When we put in the hours, we expect to s... | __label__pos | 0.62642 |
Leadership Squelch
December 6, 2010
It’s an (unfortunately) common and disheartening reality for many talented and driven professionals.
You want to try new things. Make work better. Show some initiative and leadership. And often, the response is something like this:
So, what do you do when it seems that corporate cont... | __label__pos | 0.994377 |
Ethiopia is in the process of ratifying a Geographical Indication Bill to protect indigenous products. According to Addis Fortune:
“Among these location-branded products are Tigray and Masha white honey, Harar senga (bulls fattened to be butchered), Dendi garlic, Limu coffee, Assosa mangos, Ankober sunflowers, and Debr... | __label__pos | 0.988199 |
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Fast Forward factual texts support the general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities in the Australian Curriculum. The Science titles support some content from sub-strands of the Australian Curriculum: Science. A number of ... | __label__pos | 0.938263 |
Economists agree on one thing: taxes provide ideal incentives/disincentives. If the state wants to change behavior – well, just tax it! We have excise taxes on booze, on tobacco, whatever. There is a broad consensus that taxes would be the way to go if the aim is to slow down anthropogenic climate change. “Eco-taxes” a... | __label__pos | 0.948799 |
Launching a new product isn't easy. The rapid innovation in the industry has led to the development of new products and services. No matter how good your product or services is, it won’t do much until it satisfies consumer behavior.
According to a recent survey:
Fewer than 20% of products succeed in the marketplace. Ne... | __label__pos | 0.935275 |
By Alan Bean
I stole the term “messy middle” from my daughter, Dr. Lydia Bean, who coined the phrase for a recent study of evangelicals and same sex marriage. Since I am briefly quoted in the article below, I thought I should elaborate a bit. The messy middle churches I describe aren’t moderate in the sense of being po... | __label__pos | 0.994846 |
In the Garden:
Southwestern Deserts
July, 2010
Regional Report
Native mesquites create a shady bosque in this backyard.
Native Mesquite Bosque
Take a good look around your yard in the midst of summer. Is there an area that could benefit from a wide, umbrella-shaped tree canopy to shade the house, which would reduce ene... | __label__pos | 0.941631 |
First 500 words of the document:
STALKING
Stalking refers to the obsessive following or observing of another person. ABSORPTION ADDICTION MODEL Developed by McCutcheon in 2002. Celebrity worship typically begins in adolescense due to deficits in real relationships at this time in our lives. This model predicts that the... | __label__pos | 0.889733 |
(Artigo originalmente publicado no APG-UK.) I like it when we all watch the same thing Por David Wilding (*)
I love the concept of Noisy Thinking so I thought I’d take the concept literally by thinking aloud for my 10 minutes.
No slides, just 1 Tweet (my favourite Tweet as it happens) sent by Seth Meyers during the Osc... | __label__pos | 0.998971 |
When we were dating, my husband and I usually took the easy way out: dinner and a movie. Sure, sometimes we attended live performances, went canoeing, or hiked, but we mostly stayed in the dinner and movie rut. Now that the kids are older, we’re looking for ways to make our time together more memorable than ever before... | __label__pos | 0.879827 |
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society announced that a panel of experts led a comprehensive review of 142 published studies addressing rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis (MS), and found evidence suggesting that weekly in-home or outpatient physical therapy offers benefits — but, mostly, it found a lack of well-desi... | __label__pos | 0.910725 |
Like many urban cities, Pittsburgh’s schools tend to have a bad reputation among outside families and teachers who view them as unsafe. This perception is said to be a contributing factor in the Pittsburgh Public School district’s decline in enrollment of 4,000 students over the last six years.
On Aug. 29, the Pittsbur... | __label__pos | 0.981499 |
The Future of Aptitude Testing
May 21, 2012 1 Comment
Jonah Lehrer highlights a new study about the neuroscience of effort, perseverance, and why we temporarily give up in the face of bordem.
The first thing Treadway and colleagues discovered is that subjects showing greater dopaminergic activity in the left striatum a... | __label__pos | 0.914044 |
Graffiti on Trees, High-Speed Rail to Nowhere — the Wages of Liberalism
When we talk of tokenism, escapism, or penance, we are still in world of symptoms, not the etiology of the malady. All can understand the very human desire to support a liberal crusader like Barack Obama among those who pay no income tax, belong to... | __label__pos | 0.98326 |
religious moral decision-making
Views of the conscience as a God-given gift, or a psychological construction.
Joseph Butler
Sigmund Freud
Conscience: God given or psychological?
St. Thomas Aquinas
We use our God given ability to reason to make moral decisions. 'Right reason'.
Synderesis rule: We are naturally inclined ... | __label__pos | 0.864968 |
Union Organizing In the 21st Century: Card Check and Roach Motels
An article in today’s New York Times about the Teamsters’ campaign to organize Federal Express describes a typical example of how difficult it is to organize a union these days:
Not long after 21 of the 23 drivers in Northborough petitioned last fall for... | __label__pos | 0.804131 |
It’s no secret that anarchists don’t like states. In fact, we anarchists are generally defined by our rejection of, and opposition to state institutions, such as governments, police, and prisons. But while opposing these physical manifestations of the state is certainly an important part of anarchist practice, anarchis... | __label__pos | 0.998066 |
In 2008 the Tories were being hailed as the compassionate conservatives. Three years on, a Coalition in place, and attacks in the most vulnerable in society impossible to ignore and this now sounds like a bitter joke.
But Cameron tried to reaffirm his compasionate Conservative credentials at the Tory conference where h... | __label__pos | 0.999042 |
Fish found below Antarctic ice sheet
The water below the Antarctic ice sheet is as cold and dark as ever, but it turns out it's not as desolate as scientists thought. Researchers recently discovered that there's a whole ecosystem down there, complete with fish, crustaceans, and various invertebrates. The unexpected dis... | __label__pos | 0.990443 |
Learning to feed yourself can be one of the most terrifying things. Am I about to give myself food poisoning? If I eat this too often will I end up with scurvy? How can I get the most nutritional bang for my buck? Why does this still taste like ass?
With Ode to My Pantry, learn to navigate a grocery store without havin... | __label__pos | 0.986391 |
WALKABLE CITY: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
By Jeff Speck
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 312 pp., $27
Why should we care whether our cities encourage walking? Let Jeff Speck count the ways: More walking means a healthier population, a more vibrant local economy, less pollution from cars, decreased depe... | __label__pos | 0.97722 |
For a brighter future
Education is an important prerequisite on the path to personal success, whether at work or in one’s personal life. It drives all forms of societal and technological progress. As a globally operating, family-owned company, systematically fostering young peoples’ careers is an integral part of the B... | __label__pos | 0.539333 |
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Research was conducted to develop methods for improving the reliability of hydraulic systems in underground coal mining equipment. Major causes of poor reliability were (1) poor overall system design, (2) poor component contamination tolerance, (3) poor system filtration, and (4) poor maintenance practices ste... | __label__pos | 0.999623 |
Policy Recommendations for Enhancement of the Dental Safety Net
In a recent article published in a special online issue the Journal of Public Health Dentistry, CDHP founder Dr. Burton Edelstein discusses policy alternatives to increase the available dental work force, especially in underserved areas, including changes ... | __label__pos | 0.998908 |
Watersheds contain vitally important resources which must be managed in a coordinated fashion to achieve sustainability.This book presents 20 contributions to the analysis of watersheds in the Pacific Northwest of the United States in three broad subject areas: - Global and national perspectives - Elements of integrate... | __label__pos | 0.980023 |
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Year Published 2009 Community-based Approaches in Child Welfare Driven Systems of Care
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It’s been a busy couple of weeks for everyone concerned with the future of motor bodily injury claims handling. The MoJ responded to its whiplash consultation, the Transport Select Committee (TSC) challenged that response and made a further request for evidence, and last week there was a parliamentary debate in Westmin... | __label__pos | 0.953206 |
The many benefits of home flour milling include taste and flavor and the appeal of making a healthy food that tastes good and is seriously nutritous. Home ground flour milling can also save countless dollars just in the cost of bread alone, especially for those with special dietary needs and restrictions, and improved ... | __label__pos | 0.999247 |
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Based upon the research that I could find, there does not seem to be a difference between natural and adopted children in regards to nature v. nurture. This being said, the is a very large difference between raising children according to nature v. nurture.
A child who is not able to create the ini... | __label__pos | 0.649128 |
This paper provides an overview and discussion of important aspects of risk analysis that are relevant to underground metal mines operating risks assessment and the impact on mining project economics, using stochastic computer modelling, in Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis. Mine operating risk assessment is presente... | __label__pos | 0.999956 |
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In March, I wrote a post explaining the kinds of items we allow to be listed in our handmade categories [1]. That post focused mainly on the “how” aspect of defining handmade. Several members joined the discussion in a related forum thread [2], and one key point I took away from participating in t... | __label__pos | 0.553967 |
Top10Doctor insights on:How Do I Know If My Baby Is Latching Improperly 1doctor agreed: 1doctor agreed: Comfort:Improper latching is uncomfortable. It hurts. Proper latching should not hurt. Also, you should hear your infant swallowing milk, which indicates good milk flow from the breast, as well as good transfer from ... | __label__pos | 0.85807 |
I'm trying to determing the best setup for my electrical stuff.I can't seem to pull the specs on my Amana 23 Cu fridge yet BUT I wasconsidering hooking up my range hood on the same circuit. My Rangehood blower pulls 5 Amps - it's a 1200 CFM unit.Is this against NEC Code or should I just find an alternate like thelighti... | __label__pos | 0.980587 |
The Object Oriented Data Technology (OODT) architecture, which was first developed at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a way to make use of metadata to seek out distributed computing and data resources, has been selected as one of a small handful of projects that will receive management and resource support from t... | __label__pos | 0.95929 |
Becker's Hospital Review—
February 15, 2012 Clinical quality
"First, as the people in an organization are a major determinant in the care hospitals provide, it's important to focus on the recruitment and retention of staff. You want people who are skilled at the highest level, regardless of their role, and who are comm... | __label__pos | 0.868309 |
The extraordinary events in the Philippines of the last few days lead the news agenda this morning. BBC R4Today covered the story in depth with an unfortunate slip by UK Minister Justine Greening, describing the British Governments approach to supporting Indonesia, which of course is not the affected area.
That said it... | __label__pos | 0.96381 |
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This research examines how practitioners in the art museum engage with difference, particularly with the black subject, and the influence that policy, which is intended to promote access and inclusion, has on the process. How difference is imagined and addressed is explored through an investigation of the live... | __label__pos | 0.990977 |
I always tell seminarians and priests that as long as they wear the Roman collar, they have a chance at doing some good. Once time, in an Atlanta airport, my connecting flight delayed for two hours, I pulled out my breviary. Observing this, a member of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary came over and said: “W... | __label__pos | 0.892142 |
Look to Toronto
"Imagine that people in the fifth most populated city in North America actually praise themselves for their tolerance of ethnic and racial differences, which are evident everywhere you go. Imagine a place where over 100 languages are spoken and neighborhood utility poles don signs advertising language c... | __label__pos | 0.998386 |
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2007 Homeland security funding review: Old habits die hard
Possibly the most striking element of homeland security funding in federal fiscal year 2007 has been the contrast between newly emerging trends and practices in distributing grant funds and the more traditional methods of grantmaking we ... | __label__pos | 0.978967 |
The CORE project - funded under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union – has over the past three years analysed the premises and operation of governance initiatives in conflict transformation processes through a combination of fieldwork, qualitative analysis and theory development.
Case studies on develo... | __label__pos | 0.987412 |
How To Manage Your Time And Efforts And Enhance Your Goals
Looking For Effective Time my explanation Management Advice? Look At This
Nobody can argue with the image source proposition that time management strategies are absolutely important to living your very best life. Without such abilities, you will likely miss a l... | __label__pos | 0.884747 |
The UK government is to make the official age for retirement, increase from 65 to 70 but there are literally thousands of people currently employed who aren’t actually sure when they are officially due to retire. Retirement is a choice and some people choose to work well into their 70’s, in the same way some people... | __label__pos | 0.932063 |
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Choose a good home cordless phone by deciding how many extensions are needed and which features you want. Consider usability issues, look for a model with a battery backup, and select a well-rated brand. Some of the brands commonly available include AT&T, VTech, Panasonic, Motorola and Clarity.
Cordles... | __label__pos | 0.99102 |
Researchers and the public alike have waxed enthusiastic about citizen science projects, in which professional and amateur scientists collaborate on experiments. And why not? Interested laypeople can engage directly in science, and for scientists like me, the setup provides manpower to tackle otherwise infeasible tasks... | __label__pos | 0.858643 |
Twitter has been a happening place this spring. Reuters suggests the micr0blogging site will have nearly 400 million users by 2018. In addition, the hashtag #YesAllWomen exploded, and according to CNN, it was mentioned in 1 million tweets in just one week. That’s a lot of talking.
At the same time, there’s a ghost conv... | __label__pos | 0.969008 |
I’m a big fan of the guest blogging process. I’m fully aware there’s a huge amount of debate in the SEO industry as to whether you should or shouldn’t do it, and we all know Matt Cutts once said “if you’re using guest blogging as a way to gain links in 2014, you should probably stop.”
But with that said, I still see as... | __label__pos | 0.547431 |
There are 2.4 million Filipino Americans, projected to become the largest Asian-American population in the latest census. Filipinos have a unique culturaly, religious, and historical background and, as a result, have mental health needs that differ significantly from other Asian American groups. Beginning with a short ... | __label__pos | 0.953528 |
Sir Stuart Rose liked to trumpet the cash he spent improving Marks & Spencer's shops – £2bn over five years (out of total capital expenditure of £3.4bn) was the final count when he bowed out last summer.
But did he spend the money well? According to Rose's successor, Marc Bolland, the in-store signs aren't clear, the c... | __label__pos | 0.997041 |
It's not surprising that some confusion surrounds a telecommunications meeting that started this week in Dubai. The gathering, under the auspices of the United Nations, is called the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT). It's seen widely in the internet community as a power grab by the UN's Inter... | __label__pos | 0.981392 |
Universities fear limits on migration will hit their finances and their academic output and reputation, despite Theresa May's plans to include talented scientists in the number of highly-skilled workers without job offers who can come to the UK.
This is is an expanding market – last year income from international stude... | __label__pos | 0.888513 |
“Those who thought that religion could be separate from politics understand neither religion nor politics.” — Gandhi
I’m in Washington. D.C., for the annual meeting of the Islamic Society of North America and drop in on one of the panels; it’s about grassroots organizing. It includes a cheerful man in a skullcap, Rami ... | __label__pos | 0.976972 |
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Introduction
"Of all the tons of studies done of our cities, it is to find any attempt to discern the city as most people see it." The Last Landscape, 1962, William H. Whyte complains,
Whyte was con... | __label__pos | 0.885356 |
By 38 North 13 December 2016
Despite expectations from many observers that the North Korean regime would collapse after the Cold War, it has survived two leadership changes, decades of international sanctions and economic crises. Even as other authoritarian regimes have collapsed or are struggling with political and so... | __label__pos | 0.996222 |
New British research shows that people who reported more upbeat moods had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol. At elevated levels, cortisol can lead to high blood pressure, abdominal fat, and lower immune function.
If this study shows that happier people are healthier people, the more difficult questions is, Ho... | __label__pos | 0.977113 |
Before the Flood
All it takes is a few inches of water to cause major damage to your home and its contents.
1. Shovel/remove the snow away from your foundation and siding.
2. Make sure your sump pump discharge hose is free/clear and not frozen. 3. Check that the battery on your backup pump is charged. 4. Clear your win... | __label__pos | 0.797789 |
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline could hit an all-time high today, and for months drivers have felt continuous pain at the pump."It's crazy, It's out of control," a motorist at a Washington, D.C., gas station told ABC News. "It hurts me in the wallet, in the heart, in the stomach -- everywhere," said ... | __label__pos | 0.996735 |
Author Interview by Fran Cronin Steve Jobs—a Fully Revised Adoption Nation—and What's Next?
Adam Pertman is a busy guy. Like Woody Allen’s Zelig, Pertman seems to be everywhere at once: lecturing, writing, appearing on the
Today Showor NPR. And like a doctor on call, he’s always available to help enlighten the general ... | __label__pos | 0.763676 |
In maliciousness of the guarantees you see in the store just about how heaps decades a hardwood horizontal surface should last, they rarely last anywhere in close proximity that bimestrial. There are so many way in which it can become knocked-out that it is established for owners to start repairing hardwood floor board... | __label__pos | 0.992574 |
Name: M Age: 32 Story: I started a new relationship about 2 months ago, and we are currently hitting our first rough spot. While that’s not fun, it got me thinking. This particular problem has cropped up with a lot of the girls I’ve dated, and I doubt those girls have much of an idea how much of a problem this is. The ... | __label__pos | 0.978155 |
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Publication Date
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Abstract
It is correctly asserted that the intensity of the current debate over the use of animals in biomedical research is unprecedented. The extent of expressed animosity and distrust has stunned many researchers. In response, researchers have tended to take a strategic de... | __label__pos | 0.997854 |
(2002; 166 pages)
Improving international drug monitoring Dr Suresh Kumar Gupta, India
There should be greater transparency in the sharing of concerns related to pharmacovigilance between countries. To this end:
• A secure web-based intranet system should be established that will provide information on case reports, cl... | __label__pos | 0.96442 |
The parliament of The Netherlands has passed a motion which would require that all new cars sold by 2025 will have to be electrified in some way [...]The Dutch government hasn't yet banned gas and diesel-powered cars, however, and the motion does allow for hybrid cars to be sold beyond 2025. [...]Although localized gov... | __label__pos | 0.953819 |
At least Mike Meotti decided Tuesday to turn back the nearly $49,000 annual raise — a whopping 27 percent increase — he got last week. The raise would have taken his pay as executive vice president of the state Board of Regents of Higher Education to a lofty $232,244 and given the cause of higher education reform a bla... | __label__pos | 0.974307 |
The sign program is intended to make it easier for motorists to find various public parking options, including public parking lots and garages, said Alan Loomis, the city’s principal urban planner.
“One of the things we’ve heard quite a bit about from merchants and from the council is people don’t realize that those ar... | __label__pos | 0.998682 |
The loan would be repaid through a line-item assessment on the building's property tax bill so the loan stays with the property, officials said. There will also be no cost to the city for participating in the program.
"I think it could be a really good step in making these major capital improvements to people's homes b... | __label__pos | 0.719926 |
George W. Bush fought global warming policy all the way to the Supreme Court. And he lost. Despite this judicial rebuke, he opposed climate-change legislation to the end. Now, with President Obama, White House views on global warming finally are in line with scientific data. But this doesn't mean that politics can't st... | __label__pos | 0.918758 |
Sixty-four years ago William L. Shirer wrote a history of the Nazi regime and its part in the Second World War. I am rereading it—a major task since it is over 1200 pages. The first time I read it, it did make a strong impression, but nothing like this time around. Nevertheless, hard as it is to go through, it is one o... | __label__pos | 0.974786 |
Via Thiru Balasubramaniam and the A2k list: Campaigners secure the UK's support for Thailand's move to protect public health
"Earlier this year Thailand announced its plans to make urgently needed HIV/AIDS drugs affordable. This move was met with attacks from pharmaceutical companies and the US government... The suppor... | __label__pos | 0.959312 |
DUBLIN, N.H. — The Old Farmer’s Almanac is going further out on a limb than usual this year, not only forecasting a cooler winter, but also looking ahead decades to suggest we are in for global cooling, not warming.
Based on the same time-honored, complex calculations it uses to predict weather, the almanac hits the ne... | __label__pos | 0.894181 |
Remodeling is stressful. Many homeowners prefer to sell their current, outdated residences and invest in new properties rather than undergo the expensive, ongoing home improvement process. Typically, homeowners who renovate receive a percentage of the remodeling costs upon resale, whereas individuals who jump from prop... | __label__pos | 0.91119 |
October 2, 2015
The month of October has been celebrated for many years in our nation as “Respect Life Month” and this year there is an even greater urgency for all of us to pray and work for an end to the mortal sin of abortion in our state and in our nation.
You may have seen some or all of the videos, which reveal t... | __label__pos | 0.834391 |
In Internet time (at least) it’s an age-old debate: Are people more open to new ideas when they get their daily news through the Internet or do they tend to use today’s historically unparalleled access just to support what they already think?
In “Riders on the Storm,” his recent column in the
New York Times, well-known... | __label__pos | 0.956245 |
Copyright and Cultural Institutions.)
As Kevin notes, there are lots of interesting legal issues discussed in the order. What struck me most of all was the unanswered question of who actually infringed. In order to have indirect copyright infringement, there must be a direct infringement. The publishers seem to suggest... | __label__pos | 0.93062 |
When we teach courses, we hand out a student profile which asks students about their testing experience and expectations. One of the questions prompts them to list their target score. So many of the responses are the same: 25 on the ACT and 1200 on the SAT. When we ask why they want these scores, their answer is simple... | __label__pos | 0.875409 |
In bringing the official investigation into the Hudson River landing of USAirways flight 1549 to a close on Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board, did not conclude the ditching seen ’round the world was a miracle.
“Even in an accident where everyone survives, there are lessons learned and areas that could u... | __label__pos | 0.965218 |
Extremely early this morning, I returned from a visit to the Perimeter Institute, the theoretical physics center in Waterloo, Canada, founded by Mike Lazaridis, Co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM) – makers of your Blackberry. I had spent the last day at PI, delivering the institute colloquium yesterday afternoon, with a... | __label__pos | 0.966136 |
How Moral Crusading Makes Us Stupid
One of my least favorite things about education is how eagerly we turn sensible discussions into bizarrely polarizing moral crusades. Aided by competing, mindless invocations of "it's for the kids," we manage to turn otherwise sensible discussions about school accountability, teacher... | __label__pos | 0.999659 |
I’ve never been one to duck an issue. CSR in many circles tends to stick to friendly waters; however, real CSR conversations need to address real issues that might not always fit squarely in the green or citizenship arena.There has been a lot of press in the last week or so focused on new developments in some of the in... | __label__pos | 0.744049 |
One of the most intriguing aspects about the Internet of Things (IoT) is that it can positively impact such a wide range of markets, including industrial, energy, health care, and others. In his thoughtful and rich blog post below, guest blogger Alexander Damisch, Senior Director, IoT Solutions, Wind River , explores h... | __label__pos | 0.99351 |
Mining the depths in Punjab Choa Saidan Shah, Pakistan By Sara Farid
The air became heavier as the rocky walls of the tunnel closed in around us and the last ray of sunlight disappeared around a corner. Ahead was darkness, behind was darkness. The miners’ headlamps and their shining eyes were the only points of light.
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Steve Ballmer may never quiet his most vocal critics, but most
Microsoft shareholders will notice that the company’s stock has risen 20.7 percent over the past year. That compares with a gain of 7 percent for the overall Dow Jones Industrial Average of which it is a member. The Seeking Alpha blog comments that Microsof... | __label__pos | 0.981922 |
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