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- Evaluating Earthquake Retrofitting Measures for Schools: A Demonstration Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Based on a cost-benefit approach developed by several of the authors for evaluating seismic mitigation options for apartment buildings, a demonstration study is presented for a hypothetical vulnerable school building in the developing world. Probabilistic cost-benefit analysis provides a useful framework within which society can evaluate seismic mitigation measures under...
- White papers 2004-01-23
- Milk Consumption Increases 5 Percent in All-Dairy School Vending Test
- This article summarizes about how schools are using vending machines in promoting the dairy products for good health. Putting all-dairy vending machines in schools increases student dairy consumption, according to a pilot test by the Midwest Dairy Association, Swiss Valley Farms and Dairy Management Inc. Based on earlier vending tests,...
- White papers 2003-12-23
- School Health Nursing Services Role in Health Care
- The 1999 United States Supreme Court held that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA requires school districts to provide nursing services when such supportive services are necessary in order for students to access and benefit from their educational program. It is important to consider the current and future impact...
- White papers 2003-08-16
- Site-Based Decision-Making Leadership in American Public Schools
- This paper explores the increased complexity that school-based management introduces between schools and their external environments, and considers how principals respond. The two cases reported here reveal that principals rely on different sources of legitimacy in making two kinds of decisions. Factual decisions legitimize principal's use of legal and bureaucratic...
- White papers 2000-07-20
- Elementary School Teaches Lesson in Efficiency
- Paint Lick Elementary School, located in Garrard County, is space conditioned by a geothermal heating and cooling system. The 39,564 square-foot facility is space conditioned by a 123-ton WaterFurnace Premier Series geothermal system. Underground heat transfer is achieved via a vertical closed loop pipe configuration, constructed of PE3408 (high density...
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- What can be learned from the roller coaster journeys of young people making ultimately successful transitions beyond school?
- This project investigated the interrelationships between family expectations and young people's post-school plans. All of the participants were from financially disadvantaged families. The research used interviews to understand these young people's perspectives of their transition experiences: the ways in which young people's school experiences impacted on their...
- Articles 2008-09-22
- Job search experience
- In helping people find work we should aim to provide services that address their needs. What sorts of difficulties do people report? What steps do people take in order to find work? Have there been any changes over time? Answers to some of these questions are provided...
- Articles 2008-09-22
- At my desk
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This column includes some observations from my recent participation at the Fourth International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy in Scotland, and visits to LearnDirect and Careers Scotland. The outcomes of the Symposium and the latter two major initiatives directly link to...
- Articles 2008-09-22
- Impressive Interviews: Your Pocket-Sized Personal Interview Trainer
- IMPRESSIVE INTERVIEWS: YOUR POCKET-SIZED PERSONAL INTERVIEW TRAINER Deborah Barit, Leichchardt: A&A Book Publishing, 2007, 108pp., ISBN 978-0-9803523-0-6 This compact and practical 'how-to' book covers some key essentials which will assist the job candidate whose interview is imminent and who needs to come to...
- Articles 2008-09-22
- Low carb, low risk
- FLEX has long touted the benefits of a lower-carb diet. We don't just believe in lower-carb dieting for losing weight, but for health benefits, too. Yet few experts in the science and medical community shared our view of low-carb diets. In fact, many claimed for years that following a low-carb...
- Articles 2008-09-01
- Children in Need to Benefit When Giant Tiger Customers Use Online Coupons
- Giant Tiger customers will help local children in need while saving money on Back-to-School clothing and footwear purchases by using special online coupons from August 21 to 27, 2008. Each time a five-dollar online coupon is used for the purchase of $25 or more of children's clothing or footwear...
- Articles 2008-08-21
- $1 million milestone for UHSAA
- The countdown to the start of the 2008 prep football season is almost complete, as schools across the state will participate in endowment games this weekend. Back in 1999, the Utah High School Activities Association decided to give football teams the opportunity to participate in an extra...
- Articles 2008-08-21
- This New Report Examines the High-Growth Energy Drinks Market with Recommendations for Courses of Action That Can Benefit Stakeholders
- DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cd54f0/energy_drinks_in_t) has announced the addition of the "Energy Drinks in the United States 2008" report to their offering. Highlights of analysis in the report include: - Why the market has achieved continued high growth, and why it will not be...
- Articles 2008-08-20
- Qwest "Goes Green for Schools" with Launch of Cell Phone Recycling Program
- DENVER -- Customers are being urged to "Go Green for Schools" by turning their old wireless devices into cash for a cause. Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) today announced Go Green for Schools, a cell phone recycling program that combines the promotion of educational initiatives with preservation of the environment. Today,...
- Articles 2008-08-20
- Nuesoft Technologies Announces Its Call for Fall Scholarship Applications for College Health Centers
- Nuesoft Technologies Inc . hasannounced its call for fall applications for its 15-year AnniversaryScholarship Program to grant $150,000 of its Nuesoft Xpress software tohelp college health and counseling centers automate their operations. Nuesoft will award five more grants totaling up to $15,000 each, whichrecipients will be able to apply toward...
- Articles 2008-08-19
- Jonathan Spector, CEO of The Conference Board, Talks About the New Customer Experience Model on The CEO Show With Robert Reiss
- NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Jonathan Spector, CEO of The Conference Board, discussed on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss the benefits and implications of substantially greater customer participation in the running of companies, the use of "crowdsourcing" to add to conventional information inputs, and insights that for-profit...
- Articles 2008-08-19
- AMERIGROUP Community Care Sponsors Back-to-School Festival for New York City Children
- NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERIGROUP Community Care of New York will host its First Annual Back-To-School Festival on Saturday, August 23 from noon to 6:00 p.m. in Manhattan's Riverbank State Park. The AMERIGROUP C.A.R.E.S. (Community Assistance & Resources to Empower Students) Festival will benefit...
- Articles 2008-08-19
- PBwiki Brings Web 2.0 to Education by Donating $25 Million of Tools for Back to School
- Teachers And Librarians To Receive 100,000 Premium Wikis, Plus Donations From LEGOR Education And Other Sponsors SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- PBwiki, Inc., the world's largest provider of business and educational hosted wikis, today announced two programs that will donate up to $25 million of...
- Articles 2008-08-19
- Tickets for Cellist Yo-Yo Ma's Carnegie Hall Performance with the Sony Philharmonic Orchestra Now on Sale
- Ticket Sales to Benefit The Harlem School of the Arts, Midori & Friends and the Orchestra of St. Luke's Arts Education Program NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickets are now on sale for world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma's performance with the Sony Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall...
- Articles 2008-08-19
- Jackson Hewitt Showcases Tax School Through Free Nationwide Online Seminar
- Interactive Presentation Slated for Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 2:00 PM EDT PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interested in learning about the dynamic world of tax preparation? Now you can -- at no cost, from the comfort of your own home or office. On Thursday, August...
- Articles 2008-08-18
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