Archive for April, 2003
03-04-24
Tags: KFF: Entertainment MediaTV Violence The latest in a series of fact sheets on topics related to children, media and health pulls together the key facts on the prevalence of violence on television, and the results of scientific studies of the effects on children. The fact sheet also discusses the conclusions of the public health community as […]
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03-04-24
Tags: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: The Sex-Ed Divide by Sharon Lerner
It was a snowy morning six years ago when Ashley’s mother, Jeri Gort, felt the first rumblings of Osseo’s war over sex ed. The day started out like any other in the Gort house; Jeri kissed her husband, Randy, good-bye as he headed off […]
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03-04-24
Tags: Doctor’s Corner | StopPulling.com Trichotillomania: Repeated pulling of the hair can lead to damage to the hair follicle, which can affect hair re-growth. Dr. Suzanne Mouton-Odum is a licensed psychologist in private practice who dedicates most of her clinical time to treating individuals with trich and skin-picking disorders. She has been treating these disorders since 1992 and […]
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03-04-24
Tags: Dr. Margaret Chesney Named NCCAM’s First Deputy Director Bethesda, MD–The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) today announced the appointment of Margaret A. Chesney, Ph.D., as its first Deputy Director, following a nationwide search. Established in 1998, NCCAM is 1 of 27 Institutes and Centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), […]
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03-04-23
Tags: Help & Member ServicesPersonal Home Pages - General Information Personal Home Pages is a free premium service offered to you by Road Runner. This service allows you to create your own personal place on the web where your friends and family can access it anytime from their computer. You automatically have 5 MB of space reserved. […]
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03-04-23
Tags: Helena KraemerProfessor of Statistics by Courtesy Harvard Award in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Helena Kraemer, Professor of Biostatistics in Psychiatriy at Stanford University, receives the Harvard Award in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Professor Kraemer presented the award lecture on Wednesday November 14, 2001, at the Harvard School of Public Health. The title of her lecture was “Statistics, Language […]
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03-04-23
Tags: Home page for Jun Liu July 00 - Present: Professor of Statistics, Dept. of Stat., Harvard University.
Chen Yuguo was Liu Jun’s Ph. D. student.
Experiences
Sep 01 - Present: Professor of Biostatistics (secondary), HSPH
Nov 00 Nov 02: Guest Professor, Peking University, (see photos here)
Aug 94 - Aug 00: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Stat., Stanford University.
May 96 - […]
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03-04-23
Tags: I, Cringely | The Pulpit
Cringely clearly needs to do more homework. Meanwhile, Laurence Stark and alike should pump up their PR efforts. But most interesting is the discussion forum associated with this article, where people reponded to the technical, legal, social, and personal aspects of this “technical fantasy.”FEBRUARY 28, 2002
So let’s do this again. Let’s […]
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03-04-23
Tags: > C > Random numbersCOM Interfaced Really Random Numbers - Really Random Numbers uses a real-time number generation process based on white noise in energy from the PC’s sound card. The result is random data that passes virtually all statistical tests of randomness and improves significantly over biased and predictable pseudo-random number generators.
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03-04-23
Tags: I, Cringely | BaloneyWorse than Cookies by John Huttley, 03/03/02Another use for eye tracking is psychological evaluation and sexual orientation. Given a picture containing an attractive man/women, the pattern of eye movements will correlate with sexual preferences. If you are doing this online, you are giving the marketeers the key to your bedroom. No thanks. In […]
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03-04-22
Tags: Babies’ hands babble Babies’ hands babbleSpeech or sign - it’s all the same to a baby.6 September 2001 Baby talk: tots shown sign language babble with their hands. L. Petitto et al.
JOHN WHITFIELD
Babies exposed to sign language make babbling gestures - even if they can hear perfectly. The hand-waving mirrors the first vocal efforts of babies exposed […]
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03-04-22
Tags: Population Communications International
PCI follows Albert Bandura’s social learning theory.
Founded in 1985, Population Communications International (PCI) encourages people to make choices that lead to better health and sustainable development. Working with local partners worldwide, PCI produces carefully researched and culturally sensitive radio and television soap operas. These serial dramas motivate people to adopt new attitudes and […]
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03-04-22
Tags: Remote Access at Duke : Plans & pricing The following standard Road Runner business class service plans do not include static IP addresses. If you require a static IP address, see Road Runner enhanced service plans. Standard Service/Speed (downlink x uplink) Road Runner2.0 Mbps x 384 Kbps $39.95 8 e-mail addresses per service plan 10 hours per monthlocal […]
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03-04-22
Tags: PMC Program Fundementals - Sabido Method
The Sabido Method, named after Miguel Sabido who was Vice-President for Research at Televisa in Mexico, when he developed the process in the 1970’s, is a methodology for designing and producing radio and television drama that can win over audiences while imparting messages and values. It is based on character […]
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03-04-22
Tags: Wenlin Institute: Software for Learning ChineseVersion 3.1 available
No word about a PocketPC version. Shoud I ask?
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03-04-22
Tags: Language gene found Language gene found Language gene foundThe first linking of a gene to language could speed our understanding of this […]
The first linking of a gene to language could speed our understanding of this most unique and most controversial of human abilities.4 October 2001
“A surprising number of professional linguists are the offspring of other linguists”
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03-04-21
Tags: Technography: Home Page Tech-n-graph-y, n. The collective employment of one person as computer operator for the purpose of arriving at a collaboratively-authored document. Most uses of technography involve materials that are prepared, manipulated, and displayed at the direction of the participants of the […]
Kevin mentioned this last night while he was in Beijing during the SARS time.
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03-04-17
Tags: The Onion | New Children’s Book Helps Kids Deal With Pain And Isolation Of Plastic Surgery “These children, on the threshold of becoming somethingand someonebeautiful, are often scared and unsure of what’s about to be done to them,” Krieg said. “In Norah’s New Nose, I try to show them there’s nothing to fear, and that […]
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03-04-17
Tags: Youthful Tendency Disorder
Youthful Tendency Disorder (YTD), a poorly understood neurological condition that afflicts an estimated 20 million U.S. children, is characterized by a variety of senseless, unproductive physical and mental exercises, often lasting hours at a time. In the thrall of YTD, sufferers run, jump, climb, twirl, shout, dance, do cartwheels, and enter unreal, unexplainable […]
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03-04-11
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