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This report reviews the methods used to estimate the national number of people eligible to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) under full funding of the program. It reviews alternative data sets and methods for estimating income eligibility, adjunctive eligibility (which occurs when people are eligible for WIC because they are enrolled in other federal public assistance programs) and...

In the last half-century, we have witnessed the birth and development of a new era: the information age. Information Technology (IT), the primary vehicle of the information age, has transformed the modern workplace and is pervasive in the development of new knowledge and wealth. IT has also dramatically influenced our capacity to educate. Yet, the application of IT in education has been disorganized and uneven. Pockets of innovation in localiz...

This book, also based on a workshop, assesses the current state of chemistry and chemical engineering at the interface with novel and existing forms of energy and transportation systems. The book also identifies challenges for the chemical sciences in helping to meet the increased demand for more energy, and opportunities for research in energy technologies and in the development of transportation vehicles.

The report assesses the current state of chemistry and chemical engineering at the interface with environmental science, examines its interactions with related areas of science and technology, and identifies challenges and opportunities for research. The report also identifies important contributions that have been made by the chemical sciences toward solving environmental problems, and emphasizes the opportunities for chemists and chemical en...

Realizations is a collection of 122 poems, spanning about 3 decades of Preetam Giani's life. Each poem embodies the creative crystallization of thoughts and feelings which he perceived at the time to be real and true. Together they constitute a comprehensive record of the developments in the character of a highly unusual person and poet.

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In discussies over landbouw, voedsel, milieu of natuur wordt regelmatig gesproken over 'consumenten' en 'burgers'. De milieubewuste en dierenwelzijngezinde burger wil van alles, wordt gezegd, maar kiest als consument in de winkel voor goedkoop, gemak en lekker. Het beeld van de burger-consument als een gespleten figuur is snel geschetst. Een moreel oordeel over de dubbele inborst van de burger-consument is gemakkelijk gemaakt. Maar is het beel...

Currier & Ives, Winslow Homer, Fitz Hugh Lane, Andrew Wyeth--what we know and love of New England has been summed up by great American artists. The dean of today's Rockport art colony and one of the most prolific painters in New England for the past thirty years, Donald Allen Mosher continues this great tradition. He has devoted his prize-winning career to capturing New England--from Martha's Vineyard to the coast of Maine to Vermont's Northea...

Was it Like? Memories of Youth, Family & Career What Was it Like? Farm life in Minnesota in the 1920Õs . . . going to school in a one-room schoolhouse . . . drifting during the Great Depression . . . new opportunities opened up by a college education . . . the decision to move a young family to India in 1955 . . . the exciting challenges of a 25-year career spent mainly overseas in India, Italy, and Africa. . . a new life in retirement near fa...

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Now in its revised fourth edition, this book is designed for the collector, with an historical survey, a description of how mechanical wristwatches work, and a glossary. Updated price ranges for various wristwatches are included, along with a chapter on fakes, knock-offs, and hybrids. Even a chapter on the popular Swatch watches is included. Information on the preservation, care, and repair of watches rounds out the volume, making it an excell...

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Presenting an original global theory of culture, Girard explores the social function of violence and the mechanism of the social scapegoat. His vision is a challenge to conventional views of literature, anthropology, religion and psychoanalysis.

A powerful indictment of America's "civilizing" of the wildness of nature.

For everyone starting riding lessons, especially adults, this book is the gateway to learning to ride - from booking the first lesson through to walk, trot, canter and basic jumping.