...two categories: one is extremely insensitive to food prices and a lack of confidence in the future of higher food prices, their annual grain crops mainly to maintain the home rations , and did not expect through grow food to get the cash proceeds , which means that if food prices do not rise this year , next year will no longer grow grain . Besides, a large part of their grain harvest will become a commodity in the market circulation. These farmers are generally experienced in subsistence farming and migrant workers living career alternating them familiar with the process of food production Details of the accounts , so they ebb and food sensitivity is extremely high. From the research situation in Henan , the marginal effect of national policies to promote farmers' income through subsidies are diminishing . Over the past few years , the state grain subsidies give farmers a great psychological comfort , but also enable farmers to see the hope of rising food prices , it is the existence of such a hope , regardless of ups and downs in food , whole grain farmers' enthusiasm only maintained at a high level. But if the food does not really rise, farmers can not continue to increase grain yield , farmers hope that hearts are difficult to sustain . This is a serious situation for SEED...
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...The American Healthcare system has a history of chaos and unruliness. Despite the recent implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly called the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare) costs of pharmaceuticals continue to rise. In addition to the spiraling costs of the health care system, pharmaceutical companies continue to benefit from high profit margins while Americans are left paying three times as much for the same medications as other nations across the globe (Picchi 2015). In order for the Obama Administration to achieve their goal of healthcare for every American, legislation must be implemented that allows price negotiation among medical providers, the federal government and the pharmaceutical companies. Despite the persistent claims by many high ranking elected officials, such as former Senate Majority Leader John Boehner, that America has the best health care system in the world, there's insufficient evidence that Americans are getting higher-quality medical treatment or enjoying healthier lives than our counterparts abroad (Jacobson 2012). According to the Commonwealth Fund, Healthcare in America costs more than in other industrialized nations and Americans aren't getting the world's best care for their dollars, according to a new study. The United States spent $7,960 per capita on health care in 2009, the most of 13 industrialized nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. That's almost three times the amount...
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...have allowed the federal government to require states to address failing schools and yawning achievement gaps. There is no doubt that NCLB has problems that should be addressed in a new reauthorization. But before we throw out NCLB and rewind to the policies of the 1990s, we should examine what, if any, effect the era of accountability ushered in by President George W. Bush, late Senator Ted Kennedy (DMA), then-Congressman (now Speaker) John Boehner (R-OH), and retired Congressman George Miller (D-CA) has had on student achievement. As we outline below, even a cursory look at the data makes clear that after decades of stagnant scores, the last 15 years of accountability have brought measurable gains for students across the board, and the biggest gains during the NCLB era have been concentrated among the kids who needed them the most. While there are still serious problems to confront and inequities to overcome, for the first time in decades we are on a path towards addressing them. In fact, if another government program was achieving these kinds of results, you would hardly expect to hear discussion of dismantling it. 1. Increasing Performance among All Students According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the largest nationally representative...
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...ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Chapter-1 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) can be defined as a systematic identification and evaluation of the potential impacts (effects) of proposed projects, plans, programs, or legislative actions relative to the physical-chemical, biological, cultural and socioeconomic components of the total environment. The primary purpose of the EIA process, also called the ‘NEPA process’ (National Environmental Policy Act) is to encourage the consideration of the environment in planning and decision making and to ultimately arrive at actions which are more environmentally compatible. NEPA of 1969 effective from January 1, 1970 in USA and is referred to as the ‘Magna Carta for the environment’ in (CEQ, 1993a) Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) guidelines and regulation and other number of federal agency procedures and regulations, is to ensure the balanced decision making regarding the environment occurs in the total public interest. Project planning and decision making should include the integrated consideration of technical, economic, environmental, social and other factors. Most of these considerations can be referred to as “the three E’s” (engineering or technical, economics, and environment) The requirement of NEPA is understood significantly under three terms namely, 1. Environmental inventory 2. Environmental Impact Assessment 3. Environmental Impact Statement “Environmental inventory” is also...
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...EIA process Resources Screening Scoping Prediction and mitigation Management and monitoring Auditing Public participation Managing uncertainty Techniques Final report - Environmental impact statement The EIA process makes sure that environmental issues are raised when a project or plan is first discussed and that all concerns are addressed as a project gains momentum through to implementation. Recommendations made by the EIA may necessitate the redesign of some project components, require further studies, suggest changes which alter the economic viability of the project or cause a delay in project implementation. To be of most benefit it is essential that an environmental assessment is carried out to determine significant impacts early in the project cycle so that recommendations can be built into the design and cost-benefit analysis without causing major delays or increased design costs. To be effective once implementation has commenced, the EIA should lead to a mechanism whereby adequate monitoring is undertaken to realize environmental management. An important output from the EIA process should be the delineation of enabling mechanisms for such effective management. The way in which an EIA is carried out is not rigid: it is a process comprising a series of steps. These steps are outlined below and the techniques more commonly used in EIA are described in some detail in the section Techniques. The main steps in the EIA process are: • screening • scoping • prediction...
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...Analysis of Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Sites Remediation Project Environmental Assessment of 2005 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction1 2.0 Sydney Tar Ponds Environmental Assessment2 2.1 Critical Discussion4 3.0 Conclusions5 References7 Assignment Checklist9 AppendixI 1.0 Introduction The Sydney Tar Ponds in Nova Scotia are the result of lack of foresight by the Canadian government and the Dominion Iron & Steel Company Ltd. on the effects of the steel mills operations on the social, economic and environmental factors which affected the communities around the tar ponds. The Coke Ovens is a 68 hectare former industrial property bounded by residential and former industrial lands. It contains several watercourses including Coke Ovens Brook. From 1901 to 1988, various coke production plants operating on the site provided carbon and fuel for the nearby steel mill. Other industrial plants on the property used by-products from the coking operations to manufacture various commercial products. An estimated 560,000 tons (280,000 m3) of soil on the Coke Ovens is contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and metals. An additional 1,300 tons (1,000 m3) of PAH contaminated sediment is present in Coke Ovens Brook and 25,000 (12,500 m3) tons of contaminated soil is present in the in-ground tar cell (Griffiths et al. 2006). The main problem with the Sydney Tar Ponds was how the toxic waste material from the coke ovens (tailings)...
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...Environmental and Economic Impact Assessment By Lori Wiley May 16, 2016 Eco/370 In Chapter 11 a narrow strip of land that is considered rainforest country is discussed. This land is known as the Tongass National Forest. Due to it being so scarce and the cutting of trees for timber, it poses a great threat compared to the tropical rainforests. This forest was once untouched and preserved. Over recent years and decades land has been converted into private land and owned by the state of Alaska. President Clinton put the Roadless Area Conservation Rule in force to protect nearly one-third of the 192 million acres in the national forest system, nationwide (B.C Field, 2013). The Bush administration promised to uphold the rule when elected. However, the Bush administration lied and withdrew it. This left 9.3 million acres without protection. This puts much of the heart of Alaska's rainforest, once again, back on the chopping block (B.C Field, 2013). The big ancient tree forest is a big target to the logging companies. These big trees provide much needed shelter to wildlife living within the forest. The timber industry is tearing out the heart of the Tongass Rainforest. The problem with logging is it is somewhat economic. Logging on private and public lands has been heavily subsidized, and industry's plan has been to log the best of the forest first, then the best of what is left. About half of forest covered with big trees and two-thirds of the biggest-tree stands have been...
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...M. Kelley EDU 225 11/03/2013 When it comes to students having knowledge of technology there is a list of required skills that they must master during a specific grade level. Pre-K through Second must acquire skills based off the standards located on the ISTE website before being considered competent on their grade level. These standards are on a national level to insure that all students are technology literate and competent. Students must illustrate and communicate original ideas that involves the use of digital tools and resources. They must be able to identify, research and collect types of data using the appropriate resources and providing the correct solution. All must engage in learning activities with learns of different cultures through the use of email and other means. Students must work well in a collaborative group using a variety of technology to produce presentations and provide safe demonstration and cooperative use of technology. They must acquire the knowledge to evaluate information on a current or historical person using digital resources and have the ability to use stimulations to explore depict patterns of growth. Without the help of instructor, apply independently appropriate tools and resources that address problems and communicate adequate terminology. Lastly, all students must demonstrate the ability to navigate in virtual environments such as electronic books, software and websites. The above standards is from the International Society of Technology...
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...Study Based on Analysis of Existing Study Methodist College English 201 When writing compositions revision is an extremely important part of the process. Revision strategies can help by providing different approaches in terms of spelling and proofreading. Research has shown that people learn and absorb information differently. It is highly probable that when someone writes any type of composition they could benefit from using different revision strategies. In 2011, TEFLL Department, Faculty of Foreign Languages published a research study written by Professors Mojgan Rashtchi and Mojdeh Ghandi titled “Writing Revision Strategies: Do they Enhance Writing Ability”. The purpose of Professor Rashtchi and Professor Ghandi study was to investigate whether three types of revision strategies peer revision, self-revision enforced by checklist revision as compared to teacher revision have any significant impact on the writing ability of Iranian EFL (English as Foreign Language) learners. (Rashtchi & Ghandi, 2011) They want to impart that revising is an important part of the writing process and that using different revision strategies help produce better written compositions, communication and critical thinking skills. There are copious flaws with this study in their documented methods, results and analysis. Methods Participants Participants were selected from a sample of eighty Iranian male and female students between the ages of 19-24. All participants were majoring in...
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...increased rail and container traffic. The increase in traffic will also increase the poor quality of air emitted in the City of Commerce. The lead agency is the public agency which has the principal responsibility for approving a proposed project such as the SCIG. The railroad yards and trucking transportation is the main industry of this city that increases the revenue, but the environment must be a safety priority to your residents. How can the city continue to increase their revenue without continually putting the residents at an increase in health risk due to the smog and carcinogen causing pollution from the trains and trucking industry? The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a statewide policy that was passed by the United States federal government for environmental protection. The California Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) passed in 1970, which does not regulate land use, but requires the state and local agencies within California to follow a...
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...Social government policies aim to improve human welfare and meet human needs for education, human health and etc. The National Environmental policy act is considered a social policy. For example, The National Environmental policy law was established to promoting the beauty of the environment impact in the U.S. The policy was the first laws written to establish the vast national substructure to protect the environment. According to one of my resource articles, NEPA requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions on permit applications, adopting federal land management actions and constructing highways and other publicly owned facilities. The main purpose of NEPA is to declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment to eliminate damage and to environment and to the biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of men. The National environmental policy was signed by Richard Nixon in January 1 1970. Which then followed through with the creation of the environmental quality which would analyze the environmental impacts on federal actions. This law primarily focused on pollution with air, surface water, ground water and solid waste disposal. It was officially passed on December 20 1969, but it was a whole full process to get it passed. Senator Henry M. Jackson, was the brain child of act. Making the case for the National Policy was a whole lot of...
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...Habits FACTORS AFFECTING THE STUDY HABITS OF THE 1ST YEAR ACT STUDENT A Research Presented to The Faculty of the Language Department National College of Science and Technology In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the subject in Communication Arts II DIONISIO C. NARRIDO JR. March 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The researcher would like to acknowledge with sincere appreciation and deepest gratitude those special people who help to finish this study. The Almighty God, who gives strength, talent, and wisdom and source of life. For without Him, the researcher is useless. To Ms. Vanessa Montenegro, for her patience, understanding and encouragement and whose expertise and knowledge were unselfishly shared. The researcher truly appreciates all the time and assistance that she gave to the researcher. To Mr. Romeo Delfin Jr. who gave the critical comments and valuable suggestions and assistance in the development of this study. To researcher’s beloved guardians, for the love, understanding and support they gave to the researcher. They serve as the researcher’s inspiration. Thank you! CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Research on the correlation between study habit and students academic achievement has for long received attention from scholars and educational agencies. For instance, the national Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 1994 conducted a study to find out the relationship between study habits and academic performance of the students. Findings...
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...legal and ethical behavior in their practices (NETS-T,2008). | Teachers demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the legal, ethical, and appropriate use of technology for privacy and safety(CTAP, 2000). | Teachers use their knowledge of curriculum teaching and learning, and technology to enhance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both real and virtual environments (NETS-T,2008). | Chooses software based on its effectiveness, alignment with content standards, and value to student learning (CTAP, 2000). | Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school by demonstrating effective uses of technology(NETS-T,2008). | Teachers examine a variety of new educational media and selects based on criteria to help the students learn (CTAP, 2000). The teacher uses research on new technology to design student lessons. | Teachers design, develop, and evaluate learning experiences and assessment incorporating the newest tools and resources to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS·S (NETS-T,2008). | The teacher knows her students learning styles and uses appropriate technological media to...
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...Affecting Study Habits FACTORS AFFECTING THE STUDY HABITS OF THE 1ST YEAR ACT STUDENT A Research Presented to The Faculty of the Language Department National College of Science and Technology In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the subject in Communication Arts II DIONISIO C. NARRIDO JR. March 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The researcher would like to acknowledge with sincere appreciation and deepest gratitude those special people who help to finish this study. The Almighty God, who gives strength, talent, and wisdom and source of life. For without Him, the researcher is useless. To Ms. Vanessa Montenegro, for her patience, understanding and encouragement and whose expertise and knowledge were unselfishly shared. The researcher truly appreciates all the time and assistance that she gave to the researcher. To Mr. Romeo Delfin Jr. who gave the critical comments and valuable suggestions and assistance in the development of this study. To researcher’s beloved guardians, for the love, understanding and support they gave to the researcher. They serve as the researcher’s inspiration. Thank you! CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Research on the correlation between study habit and students academic achievement has for long received attention from scholars and educational agencies. For instance, the national Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 1994...
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...are taken and made relevant to making state and national decisions for education. When scrutinizing the results of testing, several matters need to be considered. Investigation of a report for the appropriateness for making high-stake decisions, whether or not there can be another way for fulfilling that purpose, and the relevance of accessing growth over time all need consideration when evaluating results within a report that is assessing our nation’s youth educationally. In looking at the appropriateness for making high-stake decisions in the description results for National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), it’s appropriate in a way because it is at least the same test being used for all the states and it also is measuring the same grade level year to year. However, the NAEP does not take into account the funding for different school districts. As well, there are cases of missing data for some states in subject areas, therefore skewing the data. Also, it admittedly cannot account for the higher instances in some states of disabilities and English Language Learners. Overall, it is not very appropriate given all the factors that could be faulty in its measurement endeavors to be a tool used for decision making in regards to reform. Yet, this is a highly publicized document that gives the generalized public a snapshot at what is going on within each state’s public school systems (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2007). In this way, comparing...
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