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Nurse Is Accused of Using Internet to Encourage SuicidesInvestigators said the nurse feigned compassion for those he met in online chat rooms, while offering step-by-step instructions on how to take their lives.
International Herald Tribune Sunday, October 18, 2009The Science of Spending Stimulus Money WiselyThe federal stimulus included $18 billion for scientific research, but experts disagree on whether this is compatible with the intent of Congress to create jobs quickly.
New York Times Sunday, October 18, 2009Performance reviews are raising council standards, say researchersPerformance assessment schemes aimed at making local authorities into more effective organisations are having the desired effect, according to new research released by the Economic and
social Research Council. The project "Leadership Change and public services: Reinvigorating Performance or Reinforcing Decline?" found that poor performance was likely both to be punished by voters at local elections and to lead to change among the senior management of authorities.
Eurekalert.org Sunday, October 18, 2009Brave New Judaism: When Science and Scripture Collide (Hardcover) newly tagged ''science''Brave New Judaism: When Science and Scripture Collide (Hardcover)By Miryam Wahrman Buy new: $50.0037 used and new from $0.94 Customer Rating: First tagged "science" by Red Ranger Customer tags: religion(2), judaism(2), science(2), judaica, philosophy, biology, jewish law, miryam wahrman, ethics, nonfiction, biomedicine, cloning
Amazon Sunday, October 18, 2009NASA photos show moon strike created plumeLos angeles -- NASA's much-hyped mission to hurl a spacecraft into the moon turned out some worthwhile data after all,
scientists said.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Sunday, October 18, 2009Spectrum Science, Grade 3 (Paperback) newly tagged ''science''Spectrum Science, Grade 3 (Paperback)By School Specialty Publishing Buy new: $9.9538 used and new from $4.84 Customer Rating: First tagged "science" by C. K. Deatherage "Doctor D" Customer tags: science(2), homeschooling, workbook, math workbook, homeschool, arithmatic
Amazon Sunday, October 18, 2009From Altar Wine to Beer Pong, Flu Fears Curb Life's RitualsWhat used to be O.K. is not anymore, as the flu has ushered in new standards of etiquette that can be, in turns, mundane, absurd and heartbreaking.
International Herald Tribune Sunday, October 18, 2009Months to Live: Fellow Inmates Ease the Pain of Dying in JailAmerican prisons house a growing geriatric population. About 75 prisons have started hospice programs; half use inmate volunteers.
International Herald Tribune Sunday, October 18, 2009Earth System History (Paperback) newly tagged ''science''Earth System History (Paperback)By Steven M. Stanley Buy new: $98.1161 used and new from $14.27 Customer Rating: First tagged "science" by William A. Keele "WAK" Customer tags: historical geology, geoscience, science, earth science, evolution, geology
Amazon Sunday, October 18, 2009Flight, camera, action: Improve your bird photosBoth working and wannabe bird photographers will benefit from Creative Bird Photography by Bill Coster, a book of tips and beautiful examples
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