April 30, 2008 at 12:29 am
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A not-for-profit organisation which undertakes consultancy, research and professional development. We publish the scholarly journal Human Relations and host Evaluation - The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice.
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OPUS, an organisation for promoting understanding of society, is a UK based international not-for-profit organization and a registered educational charity that is concerned with understanding society and organizations within society.
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ICISF is a non-profit, open membership foundation dedicated to the prevention and mitigation of disabling stress through the provision of education, training and support services for all Emergency Services professions; Continuing education and training in
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The mission of HAZUS.org is to focus on the promotion and development of HAZUS applications via the development and documentation of best practices, implementation guidelines, standards and outreach. This is accomplished through the support of HAZUS User
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The mission of the Columbia Center for Hazards and Risk Research is to advance the predictive science of natural and environmental hazards and the integration of science with hazard risk assessment and risk management.
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Debate is brewing over how the agency can attract greater numbers of older, more experienced volunteers. One key target group: retiring baby boomers.
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Conditional cash transfer programs pay recipients in exchange for an action that brings private behavior closer to the social optimum. We analyze one such program in Mexico: Progresa that pays four million poor mothers to send their children to school and
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Unlike most development initiatives, conditional cash transfer programs recently introduced in the Latin America and the Caribbean region have been subject to rigorous evaluations of their effectiveness. These programs provide money to poor families, con
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Opportunity NYC Family Rewards is an exciting new program that can help you make ends meet by adding up to $4,000 or more per year to your family’s income for taking certain steps that help your family.
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Development results mean sustained improvement in the lives of people in developing countries: more children educated, fewer infants dying, more families lifted out of poverty. Managing for development results involves using information to make better dec
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Prior research on Mexican migration has shown that social networks and economic incentives play an important role in determining migration outcomes. We use experimental data from PROGRESA, Mexico’s primary poverty-reduction program, to evaluate the effe
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A travel website dedicated to Afghanistan, the country that fell off the map. From visa and border information to historical sites (and where to stay when you’re visiting them), we aim to provide what you need to help plan your trip. Travel in Afghanist
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Afsaneh Art & Culture Society (AACS) serves the Central Asian, Iranian- and Afghan-American communities and people who appreciate art from all cultures. AACS programs provide eloquent testimony to the unique Central Asian expressive arts and promote appre
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April 29, 2008 at 12:30 am
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Generación Y es un Blog inspirado en gente como yo, con nombres que comienzan o contienen una “y griega”. Nacidos en la Cuba de los años 70s y los 80s, marcados por las escuelas al campo, los muñequitos rusos, las salidas ilegales y la frustración. As
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Discusses the Minjok Leadership Academy & Daewon Foreign Language High School. “A banner once hung on a building at Minjok. ‘This school is a paradise for those who want to study and a hell for those who do not,’ it read. But it was taken down after facu
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If you like the story, check out “The Prince of Providence” - a great read.
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Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain may protest that he hates war, but no American leader has promoted it more avidly. McCain is not only the most hawkish neocon on the horizon; he genuinely sees war as America’s most ennobling enterprise.
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Reasons for the West’s stalemate in Afghanistan sought neither in lack of troops and imperial treasure, nor in Pakistani obstruction, but in the very nature of the occupation regime. Tariq Ali on the actual results of ‘state-building’ in the Hindu K
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What explains the extraordinary longevity of Indonesia’s ‘New Order’, and what are the legacies of three decades of dictatorship? Benedict Anderson details Suharto’s career, from colonial army to crony capitalism, and explores the consequences of
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On May 3, 2007, ten aspirants to the Republican presidential nomination kicked off the long campaign with a debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The candidates disagreed about the issues and their respective qualifi
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The transformation of the former Portuguese enclave of Macau into East Asia’s gambling capital by an alliance of local elites and Las Vegas entrepreneurs, under the approving gaze of Beijing. A frenzy of construction, rising inequalities and rampant cor
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As reverberations from the stricken mortgage market reach the real economy, Robin Blackburn reveals the origins of the crunch in the shadowy realms of financialization. Precedents from the bubbles and crash of the 1920s, warnings from pioneers and venture
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These tips address many of the common mistakes beginning media writers make. You would be wise to review them. They represent the things I will consider particularly important as I’m grading your writing assignments. Check back often, too. This tip sheet
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April 27, 2008 at 12:28 am
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The BBC is a national institution, supported by public funds. It has a duty to deliver public-service information. So what’s with all the soft news and sentimental clichés? Stephen Hugh-Jones is losing patience …
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Step aside Moore and Taylor. Welcome Garcia and Rodriguez. Smith remains the most common surname in the United States, according to a new analysis released yesterday by the Census Bureau. But for the first time, two Hispanic surnames — Garcia and Rodri
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Minor tragedies, rejections in love, trouble at work: The Web site Vie de Merde is allowing the French to express their daily frustrations — and make each other laugh.
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The authors combine measures of urban form and public transit supply for 114 urbanized areas with the 1990 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey to address two questions: (1) How do measures of urban form, including city shape, road density, the spati
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Sightline Institute’s report–”Sprawl and Smart Growth in Greater Vancouver”–assesses Vancouver, British Columbia’s success at curbing sprawl and developing efficiently from 1986 to 2001. Using census data and Landsat satellite imagery, Sightline researc
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April 26, 2008 at 12:28 am
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LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the net. Our goal is to make all public domain books available as free audio books.
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CBS Follies parody of “On Bended Knee” by Boyz II Men
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April 25, 2008 at 12:29 am
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In the eyes of Americans, no government agency better exemplifies the optimism, can-do spirit, and selfless nature of the United States than the Peace Corps. Unfortunately, it’s never lived up to its purpose or principles.
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The Urban Wildlife bits were used as transitions after commercial breaks to rouse the studio audience before other performances. They would usually appear separately throughout the same show.
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Pat Cashman takes the noire detective cliche and smacks it upside the head with a beef stick. You know the type…one of those Hickory Farms smoked sausage things you used to find at South Center Mall. The big ones, not the half dollar sized samples…
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Peace Corps Wiki is a collaborative project whose goal is to create a free, interactive, and up-to-date source of information about serving as a volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps. Anyone is welcome to edit, add, or change any entry, or start a new one.
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Our philanthropy seeks to revitalize Jewish identity through educational and cultural initiatives that reach out to all Jews, with an emphasis on those who are on the margins of Jewish life.
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Nepal Journals OnLine (NepJOL) is a service to provide access to Nepalese published research, and increase worldwide knowledge of indigenous scholarship.
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April 24, 2008 at 12:28 am
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All of your management buzzwords explained.
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Not what the sensationalistic title might suggest, but a good intro.
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In Bangladesh, FRANCE 24 reporters find that far from alleviating poverty, microcredit has been plunging people deeper into debt.
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The CPII seeks to be a leader on issues related to FDI in the global economy. The CPII focuses on the analysis and teaching of the implications of FDI for public policy and international investment law. Its objectives are to analyze important topical…
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April 23, 2008 at 12:29 am
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Counties are the smallest unit for which mortality data are routinely available, allowing consistent and comparable long-term analysis of trends in health disparities. Average life expectancy has steadily increased in the United States but there is limite
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CNN better watch its headlines extra closely from now on…
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April 21, 2008 at 12:28 am
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Britain’s Channel 4 asks loads of celebrities to share their favorite swear words. What’s yours?
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Moderators: Charlie Gibson & George Stephanopoulos.
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As of World Water Day in March ‘08, more than billion people around the world still lack access to safe drinking water and two billion have little or no sanitation. As water is sucked up by demands for food and energy, and its distribution on the planet..
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April 20, 2008 at 12:29 am
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Smart ideas for tough times: The 50 companies that make up our annual ranking nurture cultures that value creative people in good times and bad
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What you won’t see on fantasy TV shows: a cratered real estate industry, few jobs, foreclosed homes, and empty office space.
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(3-month T-bill interest rate) - (3-month LIBOR). Proxy for liquidity & an indicator of credit risk.
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This is the first in a series of reports on the demographic and political dynamics under way in 10 “battleground” states, deemed to be crucial in deciding the 2008 election. As part of the Metropolitan Policy Program’s Blueprint for American Prosper
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Wes Cherry. Never heard of him? Well, he’s only the creator of possibly the most played computer game ever written. Nope, it’s not Space Invaders, but humble Solitaire for Windows, installed on hundreds of millions of machines World wide. Sadly, a compens
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Romania’s answer to GasBuddy
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