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SHARJAH // Regular safety checks could have avoided a fire caused by a leaking gas cylinder that injured a mother and two children.
The fire gutted a home in Sharjah at the weekend and caused first and second-degree burns to the Iraqi mother, 36, and her daughter, 12. A boy, 7, suffered minor burns to the head.
"The fi... | __label__POS | 0.668948 |
At the height of the country's socio-economic crisis, Zimbabwe lost the entire 2007 and part of the 2008 academic years as teachers and lecturers concentrated on meeting basic survival needs through alternative means. Unicef asserts 94% of rural schools, serving the majority of the population, were closed by 2009, with... | __label__POS | 0.708705 |
Organizing People Activating Leaders (OPAL), an advocacy group for local low-income groups and community members of color, walked away from today's TriMet board meeting accomplished. Sort of.
Following the regularly slated items on the meeting schedule, over 40 OPAL staff, affiliates and supportive transportation users... | __label__POS | 0.753598 |
Rothbard on Money
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
by Murray Rothbard
Available as a pdf from the Ludwig von Mises Institute
Rothbard reviews the historical rise of money, discusses how money would operate on a free market, and reviews the American history of monetary interventions.
This reading works well for tw... | __label__POS | 0.504792 |
Going to school is a milestone in the lives of children. They enjoy the independence it brings and the excitement of new experiences and relationships. For some kids school is scary and they may or may not share their concerns, such as fear of separation, social anxiety, and making academic choices openly with their pa... | __label__POS | 0.767056 |
I've had a bad hair day for about five years now, or has it been more like ten? Regardless of how long, the fact of the matter is that my hair is noticeably thinner and I'm not liking it.
Lupus requires my taking a cocktail of medications that include Methotrexate, Plaquenil along with Prednisone and cortisone injectio... | __label__POS | 0.664654 |
young runaways Documents the Reach model which has been developed by Railway Children to provide services for young people before, during and after episodes of running away. The concept of the Reach model was developed from previous research funded by Railway Children that evidenced a lack of support for young people w... | __label__POS | 0.888132 |
Do Exclusionary Rules Convict the Innocent? Rules excluding various kinds of evidence from criminal trials play a prominent role in criminal procedure, and have generated considerable controversy. In this paper, we address the general topic of excluding factually relevant evidence, that is, the kind of evidence that wo... | __label__POS | 0.759232 |
Previous research has advocated that plyometric training improves endurance performance. However, a consequence of such a training is the immediate and prolonged appearance of exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). This study examined whether a single bout of plyometric exercise, designed to elicit muscle damage, affec... | __label__POS | 0.980145 |
The free press is a cornerstone of democracy. People have a need to know. Journalists have a right to tell. A free Press, at its best, reveals the truth. – The Newseum, Washington, DC
Experimentation and Evolution in Private U.S. Funding of Media Development In this report, Anne Nelson, a former journalist now teaching... | __label__POS | 0.50735 |
Citation:Verdonck MC, Ryan S (2008) Mainstream technology as anoccupational therapy tool: technophobe or technogeek? British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(6), 253-256.
Abstract:
Occupational therapists need to embrace the use of mainstream technology in their quest to ensure that therapy remains current and meani... | __label__POS | 0.810021 |
Kondor, Peter (2004)The more we know, the less we agree: public announcements and higher-order expectations. Discussion paper, 532. Financial Markets Group, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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Abstract The stylized fact that public announcements in financial marke... | __label__POS | 0.980893 |
Examine whether contaminants in your water supply met two standards: the legal limits established by the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the typically stricter health guidelines. The data was collected by an advocacy organization, the Environmental Working Group, who shared it with The Times.
Hiwassee Water Co-op Benton, ... | __label__POS | 0.999787 |
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One of my favorite yoga workshops I've ever taken was with Iyengar teacher Patricia Walden a few years ago. It was all about poses that help build self confidence -- something I could certainly stand to have more of lately!
She explained that when she started practicing yoga she was shy and int... | __label__POS | 0.653822 |
MSHA’s Evolving Authority
By Laura E. Beverage and Christopher G. Peterson
In last month’s Rock Law column, a Jackson Kelly associate discussed how the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission’s decision in Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC, et al. signaled a departure from the long held notion that the Mine Safety a... | __label__POS | 0.573852 |
Dawsonville water and sewer customers could see a slight rate increase in the coming months.
According to a study presented Monday night by engineer Ben Turnipseed, the city "needs to adjust water and sewer rates" to "meet revenue needs."
"The existing rate structure ... does not cover the cost of service," he said, ci... | __label__POS | 0.896684 |
Educational First Steps has long served economically disadvantaged children through mentoring and training teachers and directors in the child care centers they attend every day. By guiding child care centers along the journey toward national accreditation, EFS has helped thousands of children become Kindergarten ready... | __label__POS | 0.593194 |
U. Schmidt, C. Rother, S. Nowozin, J. Jancsary and S. Roth (project page)
Non-blind deblurring is an integral component of blind approaches for removing image blur due to camera shake. Even though learning-based deblurring methods exist, they have been limited to the generative case and are computationally expensive. T... | __label__POS | 0.765149 |
BACKGROUND: Proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) is a fatal disorder threatening domesticated and wild psittacine birds worldwide. It is characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration of the ganglia of the central and peripheral nervous system, leading to central nervous system disorders as well as disordered enter... | __label__POS | 0.582149 |
FIRO – for the motivations behind behaviour FIRO is a personality test which enables individuals to understand the motivations behind their behaviour. It reveals mismatches between the behaviours expressed and those individuals want to receive back. FIRO provides powerful insights for improving communication, leadershi... | __label__POS | 0.77593 |
100+ Ways to Conserve
#01 - There are a number of ways to save water, and they all start with you.
#02 - When washing dishes by hand, don't let the water run while rinsing. Fill one sink with wash water and the other with rinse water.
#03 - Some refrigerators, air conditioners and ice-makers are cooled with wasted flow... | __label__POS | 0.877422 |
While the healthcare decision is making more headlines, the Court’s decision limiting Arizona’s immigration enforcement statute (here) is also important, and will inform the immigration debate. While the broader effects of this Court decision remain uncertain, employers need to stay tuned as their role in immigration e... | __label__POS | 1.00001 |
Zusatzinfos Hauptbeschreibung The evolution of educational technology has seen a shift from hardware and software to tactics and techniques, as the 2010 edition of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook makes abundantly clear. As in previous years, it offers the reader a snapshot of the moment and a look ahead t... | __label__POS | 0.545364 |
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Divisions in the Scottish political community that were evident by the end of the reign of James VI have been posited as roots of the Scottish revolution of 1638 and the wars of the three kingdoms. This article argues that the disengagement of central government from t... | __label__POS | 0.816142 |
The solute carrier family 13 member 5 (SLC13A5) is a newly identified sodium-coupled transporter that mediates the cellular uptake of the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) intermediate citrate, which plays an important role in the synthesis of fatty acid and energy homeostasis. Recently, the nuclear receptors constitutive... | __label__POS | 0.585784 |
And I quote: “Lee could have protected himself from liability only by stationing a guard upon the premises to insure that neither Rider, nor anyone else entered upon the inherently dangerous worksite.” A guard? Complete with a shack and taser? Is that the rule? Let me explain.
The facts…
On December 6, 2010, in Rider v... | __label__POS | 0.544583 |
Hormel (HRL), the maker of SPAM, is a leading supplier of pork, turkey, and beef products. In fiscal 2008, 53.5% of sales consisted of perishable meats, 19.2% of poultry (primarily turkey), 17.1% of shelf-stable foods, and 10.2% of other products including nutritional supplements, sweeteners, and seasonings.
The Refrig... | __label__POS | 0.629641 |
Preschool Data Abbott Preschool In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court mandated full-day, high quality preschool programs for all three- and four-year-old children in Abbott school districts. ELC has carefully monitored State and district progress in meeting the Abbott program goal of universal enrollment of all childre... | __label__POS | 0.84193 |
[SOE LETTERHEAD]
January 3, 2003
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004-2901
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Thank you for your letter endorsing the
findings and recommendations of the Department of Energy (DOE) Commission on
Fire Safety an... | __label__POS | 0.658741 |
Merriman does not include a specific allocation to gold in our standard portfolios. This article, by Bryan Harris of Dimensional Fund Advisors, discusses why gold has not been an ideal long-term investment. It includes the following key concepts:
Gold has done well since the year 2000 and in the 1970s, and can potentia... | __label__POS | 0.619885 |
Identifying specific language impairment in deaf children acquiring British Sign Language: Implications for theory and practice This paper presents the first ever group study of specific language impairment (SLI) in users of sign language. A group of 50 children were referred to the study by teachers and speech and lan... | __label__POS | 0.724892 |
ellisweismer{at}wisc.edu
This study used neuroimaging and behavioral techniques to examine the claim that processing capacity limitations underlie specific language impairment (SLI). Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to investigate verbal working memory in adolescents with SLI and normal language (N... | __label__POS | 0.720105 |
Article Title Abstract The annihilation of more than 1.5 million Cambodians at the hands of the Khmer Rouge is widely considered a quintessential case of genocide. Whether these atrocities meet the definition of genocide as a legal matter, however, remains unsettled. As of October 2012, the question of whether genocide... | __label__POS | 0.705463 |
I was fortunate enough to attend last week's Social Finance Forum organized by the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing (CII). The event was packed and there was a real buzz in the air. I left MaRS with renewed faith and a sore throat, a testament to my yapping all day long with incredibly interesting people. I have two pe... | __label__POS | 0.701495 |
The Impact of City Connects in Catholic Schools Evaluation is a critical component of the CCCS intervention. It verifies that the intervention has been implemented appropriately, provides feedback to guide necessary adjustments to the intervention, and documents progress towards reaching program goals. The City Connect... | __label__POS | 0.665199 |
CBRE today released data on rental market trends during the first quarter of 2012 for large multitenant logistics facilities in Greater Tokyo and Greater Osaka.
Noteworthy Trends
The supply-demand balance tightened for large existing facilities, bringing vacancy rates down to 4.5% in Greater Tokyo, and 0% in Greater Os... | __label__POS | 0.602214 |
Residential Survey Consumer Broadband Adoption Trends
Broadband technology is a powerful tool that Tennessee residents are using on a daily basis because of the value that it brings to their lives. Connected Tennessee is working to make high-speed Internet available statewide, while empowering every Tennessee resident ... | __label__POS | 0.870006 |
Steve M. Powell, MD
Molecular genetic analysis of gastric tumors The Powell laboratory is focused on understanding gastric tumorigenesis through molecular genetic studies. They have comprehensively characterized many genetic loci that are frequently amplified or lost in our panel of xenografted and primary gastric canc... | __label__POS | 0.533604 |
BACKGROUND: In this study, the authors aimed to compare the effects that a medium- and long-chain triglyceride (MCT/LCT) fat infusion and a fish oil-based (ω-3) fat infusion for parenteral nutrition (PN) had on systemic inflammation, cytokine response, and hepatic steatosis in mixed intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
... | __label__POS | 0.557771 |
Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of deaths caused due to Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) during drug trials while Madhya Pradesh saw the least number of such deaths, latest official data reveal.
According to official data disclosed by the Drug Controller General of India, during the 49-month period, i.e., from Jan... | __label__POS | 0.802223 |
The left blames the failure of the supercommittee on Grover Norquist. Norquist is one lobbyist among thousands; the power rests with Congress. Norquist is nothing but a smokescreen for the left’s intransigence. It appears that the left will not agree to anything that does not have significant tax rate increases, even t... | __label__POS | 0.678546 |
It is easy for many individuals to conclude that a
receivership would effectively eliminate the fiscal distress faced by the Cities
of Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck, River Rouge, and Royal Oak Township.
However, when the State passed the "Local Government Fiscal Responsibility Act"
(P.A. 101 of 1988, and subsequent... | __label__POS | 0.501538 |
Details Published on Feb 11, 2009 Contact Bernie DeGroat "Research suggests that consumers are unlikely to indulge themselves when they don't see good reasons to justify it, yet our findings consistently indicate that consumers' actual enjoyment of indulgences is independent of justification, in contrast to what consum... | __label__POS | 0.538367 |
Sat. March 7 - A city is experiencing an upswing in crimes committed by young male African Americans. Should a journalist be worried that telling these crime stories day after day may lead citizens to falsely stereotype all young African Americans as criminals? Right before an election, one candidate accuses the other ... | __label__POS | 0.687628 |
Betaspring is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator program for technology and design entrepreneurs who are ready to launch a company and change the world. Apply by 6/12 for our fall session, which begins on 8/26.Accelereach Accelereach is an online platform that makes it easy for health and wellness coaches to manag... | __label__POS | 0.833286 |
Abstract We conducted a literature review to identify elements of duodenogastroesophageal reflux (DGER)—namely pancreatic fluids, hydrochloric acid, pepsin, and bile—as to the effects each has when refluxed to the extraesophageal structures. Further, we wished to acquaint clinicians with the possibilities that, in addi... | __label__POS | 0.511053 |
Limited data are available on the source of usual nutrient intakes in the United States. This analysis aimed to assess contributions of micronutrients to usual intakes derived from all sources (naturally occurring, fortified and enriched, and dietary supplements) and to compare usual intakes to the Dietary Reference In... | __label__POS | 0.502936 |
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Department of Neurology, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, 14203, USA.
Previous functional neuroimaging studies of attention have emphasized the visual modali... | __label__POS | 0.62266 |
Dr. Lai Shin-yuan at the National Committee The National Committee welcomed Dr. Lai Shin-yuan, minister of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, for a roundtable discussion on July 13. Dr. Lai previously served as a National Security Council advisor in Chen Shui-bian’s administration and a legislator representing the Taiw... | __label__POS | 0.882164 |
The current epidemic of obesity has resulted in a renewed interest in the developmental origins of adipose tissue. Adipose tissue is formed from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in a process known as adipogenesis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that inhibit translation by binding to the 3¿UTR of their target... | __label__POS | 0.999135 |
Too chummy with your co-workers? First, a general comment: as I mentioned in my introduction, I've been extensively involved with the internet for years now, but I've always been better at the observer role. I rarely comment on blogs I read; I rarely write on Facebook walls and my own blog - though this hasn't always b... | __label__POS | 0.977306 |
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Accurate accounting for all allowances issued under the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) is ensured by the Union registry. The registry keeps track of the ownership of allowances held in electronic accounts in the same way as a ban... | __label__POS | 0.575223 |
As distinct from the Western medical concept of Urinary bladder, this concept from Traditional Chinese Medicine is more a way of describing a set of interrelated functions than an anatomical organ. (See Zang Fu theory)
The Bladder is a Yang (Fu) organ; its paired Yin (Zang) organ is the Kidney. Both are associated with... | __label__POS | 0.827255 |
CATFISH PRODUCERS PRAISE SEN. SESSIONS FOR EFFORTS
MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 9 - Alabama Catfish Producers, a division of the Alabama Farmers Federation, today praised Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., for his work to increase inspections of fish and seafood by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Under an amendment passed by ... | __label__POS | 0.787881 |
On pp. 59–68 of this issue, Alexander Meissner and Giovanni Amabile review the exciting progress in the direct reprogramming field and compare the characteristics of embryonic stem (ES) and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Recent studies have demonstrated that lineage-restricted cells can be reprogrammed to a plur... | __label__POS | 0.848509 |
Find The Perfect Clinic For You You fill out the form Your perfect clinic will be found You will be contacted by them You can book a FREE no obligation consultation with the clinic that is right for you. A guide to Oral Thrush Let’s start with the obvious question: what is oral thrush? Everybody has a certain amount of... | __label__POS | 0.51191 |
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) E6 induced p53 degradation is thought to be an essential activity by which high-risk human Alphapapillomaviruses (alpha-HPVs) contribute to cervical cancer development. However, most of the data has been derived from the comparison of HPV16 and HPV11, relatively distinct viruses, making the e... | __label__POS | 0.560961 |
Policies Legal Goverance of District Procurement and Contracting
Portland Public Schools is governed by numerous laws, rules, and District policies and administrative directives.
“Statutes” are laws passed by a city, state, or federal legislative body. In Oregon, the Oregon Revised Statutes is that “code” of laws passe... | __label__POS | 0.615653 |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has identified 21 drinking water systems in Missouri that have chronically failed to complete drinking water testing required by the department to ensure a safe water supply.
The department classifies a drinking water system as a chronic violator when a... | __label__POS | 0.590163 |
A recent study in the journal Fisheries Management and Ecology links declines in riverine fish communities in Finland with intensive agriculture and its impacts on water quality.
Researchers Tappio Sutela and Teppo Vehanen surveyed fish from 27 medium-sized rivers in the northern part of the country. They also calculat... | __label__POS | 0.61146 |
after the ballistic pendulum method. Some of these were not as accurate, but were still preferred over the ballistic pendulum method, perhaps because of nationalistic reasons. The interesting thing about these methods is that while they were more inaccurate than the ballistic pendulum method at the time they were inven... | __label__POS | 0.5069 |
It's authors, Andrea Saveri, Howard Rheingold, Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, and Kathi Vian, must have been looking over my shoulder as I worked out the Relationship Value Model. They write (and I comment): Connective and pervasive technologies are enabling new forms of human and machine interactions (networks) and relationsh... | __label__POS | 0.696116 |
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are associated with many diseases such as Parkinson''s, Alzheimer''s, cancer and diabetes. Among ROS, hydroxyl radical plays a significant role due to its high reactivity with biomacromolecules. Detection of the radical selectively, provides information about the localization, ext... | __label__POS | 0.981624 |
Submitted to: International Journal on Subsurface Sensing Technologies & ApplicationsPublication Type: ProceedingsPublication Acceptance Date: June 2, 2004Publication Date: June 21, 2004Citation: Gish, T.J., Daughtry, C.S.T., Walthall, C.L., Kung. K. 2004. Qualifying impact of hydrology on corn grain yield using ground... | __label__POS | 0.797406 |
"This brief draws on newly available data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Workforce Indicators, which includes information on firm age and size from the Business Dynamics Statistics microdata. The brief highlights statistics on hiring, turnover and wages at young businesses, finding that despite high worker tur... | __label__POS | 0.577075 |
Title: The nutrition transition: a gender perspective with reference to Brazil
Paper Type: Research Papers
Date: November 2010
Summary: The concept of the 'nutrition transition' is widely used to explain the recent, rapid rise in overweight and obesity, and the co-existence of under- and over-nutrition, in low-income p... | __label__POS | 0.875144 |
Plastics Conserve Few realize how important plastics are to our environmental future. Plastics help conserve our resources – water, land, fuel, oil – and through their intelligent application in agriculture, help maximize food production to feed a hungry world.
And plastics are critical in the fight against climate cha... | __label__POS | 0.945898 |
Allen, Lawrence R. / Barcelona, Robert J. (Hrsg.)Recreation as a Developmental Experience Theory Practice Research: New Directions for Youth Development, Number 130 J-B MHS Single Issue Mental Health Services (Band 130) August 2011 25,90 Euro 2011. 144 Seiten, Softcover ISBN 978-1-118-11527-5 - John Wiley & Sons Preis ... | __label__POS | 0.616363 |
It’s been over a year since I talked with my wife about a dream I have for enriching the lives of an exclusive group of highly dedicated college students. Recently, the opportunity arose to discuss it with key players who could make it happen.
Responses are nearly immediate and universally enthusiastic. Next week I’ll ... | __label__POS | 0.779617 |
The 5 dimensions map is an expanding view of consciousness. It moves between the micro and the macro, and between individual and collective consciousness. Someone who is awake across all 5 dimensions has a fluidity and ease of movement between awareness of ‘self’ and awareness of what’s going on outside. Each dimension... | __label__POS | 0.882909 |
In addition to challenging macroeconomic conditions, the pace of consumer and technological change is like nothing ever seen before in the life insurance industry. The dawn of the digital era is set to radically transform the life insurance industry, extending the impact across the entire value chain and offering both ... | __label__POS | 1.000008 |
Lewis Evans, who's lived in Anson County with his wife Reba for 11 years and has worked with the Farm Bureau for 30 years, shared what he learned during his bout with esophageal cancer.
Evans proudly reported that he's been a cancer survivor for seven years. He told the audience of fellow survivors and their families a... | __label__POS | 0.51709 |
20 atomic reactors in 9 East Coast states poised to shut down as safety precaution in the face of Hurricane Irene Business Insider reports that 20 atomic reactors in 9 states on the East Coast of the U.S. are poised to shut down as a safety precaution if Hurricane Irene's winds and waves prove too intense. The article ... | __label__POS | 0.684058 |
As a Butte College faculty member, I must clarify that "academic freedom" is about the intelligent and challenging exchange of ideas. In Butte's policies, it is defined as "the continual search for truth, including protection for the teacher to teach and the student to learn without coercion, censorship, or other ... i... | __label__POS | 0.880414 |
Well, I'm not a pro when it comes to Spike, but I think the purpose of spiking every week is to rev up your metabolism. While I understand that you're frustrated about not losing as much as you'd like, you might lose even less if you do it only every two weeks because your body might go into "starvation mode". Remember... | __label__POS | 0.630578 |
U.S. house prices declined 0.6% in July following June's downwardly revised -0.3%, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) reported Tuesday.
The consensus had been looking for a decline of 0.2% in the month.
Prior to revision, June's index had come in flat on the month.
For the 12 months ending in Ju... | __label__POS | 0.709264 |
Volatility, Labor Market Flexibility, and the Pattern of Comparative Advantage We are grateful to Pol Antràs, Gordon Hanson, Peter Neary, Barbara Petrongolo, Steve Redding, Tony Venables, Jaume Ventura, and seminar participants in Alicante, Banco de España, Bocconi, Cambridge, ERWIT 2006, Harvard, LSE, NBER, Oxford, Po... | __label__POS | 0.983792 |
You're on a job interview, and the interviewer offers you the job! However, he wants you to start immediately. You don't think that's possible because you haven't quit your job yet. You say:
I feel obligated to give at least three weeks' notice at my current job.
When you "feel obligated" to do something, it means that... | __label__POS | 0.547819 |
Momentous Events, Vivid Memories
(Paperback)
gender, culture, and personality. "Momentous Events, Vivid Memories" is itself a compelling and memorable book.
From the Publisher:The bombing of Pearl Harbor, the assassination of President Kennedy, the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger: every generation has unforge... | __label__POS | 0.634051 |
The research methods presented are the best currently available and the surgeon who employs them will discover that his or her results are more likely to be accepted as valid, be adopted in the care of patients, and endure the test of time. James D. Heckman, MD, Consulting Editor, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ... | __label__POS | 0.540196 |
Who am I Really? Discovering your true identity From the time I was seven years old, I hung out with the same group of friends. As we grew up, I carved out an identity for myself that fit in among the group. I was “the crazy one.”
When I went off to college and left these familiar friends behind, this reputation I had ... | __label__POS | 0.701296 |
Developmental Changes in the Use of Supernatural Explanations for Unusual Events The focus of this research is to explore the developmental trajectory of the propensity to see meaning in unexpected or chance events, and more specifically, to explore the origin and development of nonmaterial or supernatural explanations... | __label__POS | 0.543882 |
Two weeks ago I cheered on many of my friends as they graduated from college. While I was saying my goodbyes, I tried not to think about how long it might be before I see them again. They were campus leaders and my own personal role-models, and now that I am a rising senior, I – along with my classmates – will be expec... | __label__POS | 0.806994 |
Managing Your Money in Retirement is a concise overview for new retirees, presented in three steps. “Define Your Retirement Needs” emphasizes the everyday expenses needed to maintain one’s standard of living. “Add Up What You Have” covers both regular sources of income and assets, such as savings and home equity. “Deci... | __label__POS | 0.799291 |
Foreclosure rates in the greater Miami area remain astonishingly high, but they’re headed in the right direction. In March, 13....
A debate is stirring in Michigan over legislation that aims to shorten the redemption period for homeowners in foreclosure, The...
Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings is calling out a troub... | __label__POS | 0.77188 |
Plants may affect herbivore success directly or
indirectly through effects on their natural
enemies.
Insect herbivores often
specialize on a few host plant species.
The reasons for this
specialization are poorly understood.
Some authors have proposed
that natural enemies cause herbivore
specialization.
This predation h... | __label__POS | 0.97013 |
Can we go beyond the social-ecological dualism?
“…what deep ecology gives us... is a deluge of Eco-la-la. Humanity surfaces in a vague and unearthly form to embrace everyone in a realm of universal guilt. We are then massaged into sedation with Buddhist and Taoist homilies about self-abnegation, biocentrism, and pop sp... | __label__POS | 0.863293 |
The postcoital test (PCT), by assessing sperm motility following intercourse, can indicate the presence of a cervical factor, the authors point out in Fertility and Sterility online March 28. However, “data on the prognostic value of the PCT for spontaneous pregnancy in subfertile couples are inconclusive.”
Dr. Esther ... | __label__POS | 0.657189 |
After long hours of spent in a chair (where most us tend to stick for 8-10 hours each day), the psoas appreciates stretching, stimulation, proper alignment, massage and constructive rest.
Constructive Rest: (Also known as Ardha Savasana) offers a passive release of the psoas.Lie on the floor with your knees bent and fe... | __label__POS | 0.889208 |
A strong, measurable aim with a clear time frame will help keep your project on course. This lesson focuses on crafting an effective aim statement and forming a team for an improvement project. You’ll apply what you learn by continuing to work on the personal improvement project you began in Lesson 1.
Estimated Time of... | __label__POS | 0.940067 |
Abstract: What characteristics of a product’s local market make its withdrawal more likely? This study investigates
the importance of intrafirm “cannibalization” of a product’s demand by products manufactured by the same firm
versus interfirm competition from others’ products. While both forces impact product withdrawa... | __label__POS | 0.937796 |
Exchange traded funds continue to increase in number and popularity, growing to one of the most commonly traded securities on the stock exchange as both institutional and the average retail investor gain greater access to broad or specialized market exposure. Yet many individuals are unfamiliar with ETFs’ inner working... | __label__POS | 0.503415 |
More than one-quarter of all known pharmaceuticals contain the chemical group known as amides: carboxylic acid derivatives derived from ammonia or amines. Most methods for synthesizing amides, however, are inefficient and use hazardous reagents. New work from Anqi Chen and co-workers at the A*STAR Institute of Chemical... | __label__POS | 0.870096 |
Imagine if you could grow the world's best schools where they've never been grown before. Sow them like seeds through the countryside, into the cities, and across the planet. At Starshine Academy, that's not just our dream, it's our mission.
StarShine believes that a holistic approach to education is the best way to ed... | __label__POS | 0.87594 |
Recent legislation requires Fishery Management Councils to
set annual catch limits for all stocks and stock complexes. To address the
challenge of setting overfishing limits (OFLs) for stocks with unknown status,
SWFSC Fisheries Ecology Division researchers E.J. Dick and Alec MacCall
compared results from two data-poor... | __label__POS | 0.780245 |
Structured settlement payouts are sometimes spread out across a long term and can create a very long wait for the person collecting them to have received the full sum. In that time, any number of situations could arise that require a significant amount of money from that person.
Whether looking to buy a home or car, pa... | __label__POS | 0.634845 |
Helping employees cope with illness, trauma and other life challenges
Founded in 1997, FMS provides a wide range of “life-coping” services to the employees of various companies when they are faced with challenges such as illness, funerals and legal disputes. These services are sold through a range of insurance policies... | __label__POS | 0.789782 |
- Fully shielded lighting both in cities and rural areas. Redirecting light down only to where it is needed reduces the unnecessary spill of light and the required lamp wattage. - Use of low- or high-pressure sodium lighting with the orange component instead of the mercury lamps or metal halide discharge lamps with the... | __label__POS | 0.936055 |
Elkhorn Slough is an exceptional ecosystem on the central California coast providing a key linkage between land and sea. The slough harbors California’s largest tract of tidal salt marsh outside San Francisco Bay. Elkhorn Slough tidal habitats encompass extraordinary biological diversity, providing critical habitat for... | __label__POS | 0.618605 |
Few things can ensure the failure of an outsourcing project like a poorly executed transition. Outsourcing transitions are complex endeavors requiring coordinated change across the people, processes and technologies in multiple areas of the organization. “Planning for the Plan” is the start of the process.
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