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The Greening of Literary Scholarship: Literature, Theory, and the Environment

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A collection of thirteen original essays by leaders in the emerging field of ecocriticism, The Greening of Literary Scholarship is devoted to exploring new and previously neglected literatures, theories, and methods in environmental-literary scholarship. Each essay in this impressive collection challenges the notion that the study of environmental literature is separate from traditional concerns of criticism, and each applies ecocritical scholarship to litera… More >>

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Positive Organizational Scholarship: Foundations of a New Discipline

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In helping establish a new field of study in the organizational sciences, POS, this book examines a variety of positive dynamics in businesses and organizations that give rise to extraordinary outcomes. Positive Organizational Scholarship does not adopt one particular theory or framework, but encompasses any phenomenon that leads to positive, nurturing results. This collection of essays, written by established senior scholars, explains why and how these commonsense … More >>

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Gay teen suicide tries more common in conservative Ore. counties

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Suicide attempts by gay teens — and even straight kids — are more common in politically conservative areas where schools don’t have programs supporting gay rights, a study involving nearly 32,000 Oregon high school students found.

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WHO: Secondhand Smoke Kills 600,000 Yearly

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Auckand, New Zealand (AHN) – An international research study by the World Health Organization has found that millions of non-smokers worldwide get sick each year from secondhand smoke, and that more than 600,000 of that number die as a consequence. Some 165,000 are children under age five.

The study was based on data obtained from 192 countries and was published Thursday in the British medical journal The Lancet.

The study added that the proper enforcement of smoking bans worldwide would greatly eliminate the risk of secondhand smoke in places such as bars and restaurants by 90 percent.

However, only 7.4 of the world’s population live in countries where public smoking is banned. Even so, non-smoking signs are not always rigid or effectively enforced.

Lead author of the study, Dr. Annette Pruss-Ustun from WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, said in a statement, “Policy-makers should bear in mind that enforcing complete smoke-free laws will probably substantially reduce the number of deaths attributable to exposure to second-hand smoke within the first year of its implementation, with accompanying reduction in costs of illness in social and health systems.”

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Study: Kids Develop Dyslexia After Night of TV, Electronic Gadget Use

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Vancouver, Canada (AHN) – A preliminary study has found that children and teenagers who avidly watch television, text from their cellphones, play computer games or use their i-pods before bedtime develop dyslexic learning problems the following morning due to lack of sleep.

Some 40 young people aged 8 to 22 were treated at the JFK Medical Center Sleep Laboratory in Edison, NJ, where about 77 percent had trouble falling asleep; others had daytime sleepiness, disrupting their learning faculties in the daytime.

According to the study’s lead author, physician and researcher Peter Polos, “Children who engage in pre-bedtime use of technology have a high rate of daytime problems, which can include attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression, and learning difficulties,” in addition to other challenges they encounter during the night, such as insomnia and leg pain.

Polos continued that, “These children are engaging in stimulating activity when they should be in an environment to promote sleep.”

Results of the study were to be presented Monday at a meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians in Vancouver, British Columbia.

To remedy the situation, Polos gave the following pointers:

  • Make the bedroom a technology-free zone, with no TVs, cellphones, iPods, computers or video games
  • Turn off electronic devices at least half an hour before bed, and
  • Don’t allow kids to read or do homework in front of a computer screen so they can avoid the temptation of checking in on Facebook or answering an instant message.
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3 Steps on How To Get Single Mother Grants For College

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Being a single mother entails a lot of pressure for many women in their day to day lives, but if you are a single mom who has not finished school because of having to support your family, it can be even more challenging to sustain your financial situation and take care of your families needs.

However, there is good news for all single mothers who are seeking to go back to school thanks to single mother grants that are available, today.

Here are 3 steps on how you can apply for and receive single mother grants to go back to college:

  1. Look into schools that offer single mother grants.Most colleges will offer what is called a Federal Pell Grant, which is a grant that is offered to students who need more financial assistance to pay for the expenses involved with attending college. Almost all moms will qualify for this grant based on being within the lower income category. Currently, the grant amount is about 900 to 5000 dollars a year depending on how many classes you are enrolled in for the semester.
  2. Research scholarships online. There are a lot of scholarships available online that offer single mother grants based on need, merit, minority status, income level, and certain fields of study. If you take the time to look through them and go over the application instructions, you may find that you qualify for more money than you imagined. Many of these scholarships are provided by community organizations and private businesses to help moms finish their education.
  3. Ask about Federal Work Study.The Federal Work Study program is a job training program that is offered to students who are looking into working part time while they are in school to both pay for their education and to gain job experience within their field of study. These funds are part of the Financial Aid package and are usually set aside for lower income students.

Finally, in order to apply for single mother grants, you should go online and fill out a FAFSA form and follow up by meeting with a financial aid counselor from your school. They should be able to give you more information on how to research and apply for scholarships that you may qualify for, and will even help you with the application process if you need it.

Author: Debbie Visser
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Survey Shows U.S. Teens More Conscious of Safe-Sex

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New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Sexually-active American teenagers were found to be more “safe-sex” conscious than baby boomers according to the largest, most comprehensive national survey of Americans’ sexual behavior since 1994.

The survey, filling 130 pages of a special issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine , offers detailed findings on how often Americans have sex, with whom, and how they respond.

Dr. Dennis Fortenberry, a pediatrics professor who was lead author of the study’s section about teen sex, was encouraged by the new findings stating that, “There’s been a major shift among young people in the role condoms have in their sexual lives. Condoms have become normative.”

The survey also found that black and Hispanic men used condoms more than white males, suggesting to researchers that the HIV-AIDS awareness programs were now gaining ground in these communities afflicted with the disease.

It was also found that men over 50 seldom used condoms which worried researchers as this raised the risk for transmission of the disease considering that an increasing number of older adults had multiple sexual partners.

Other notable findings of the survey were that men are more likely to experience orgasm when vaginal intercourse is involved, while women are more likely to reach orgasm when they engage in variety of acts, including oral sex.

It was also observed that there was a gap in perceptions between men and women in that 85 percent of the men surveyed said their latest sexual partner had an orgasm, while only 64 percent of the women thought otherwise.

The survey also found that one-third of women experienced genital pain during their most recent sex, compared to 5 percent of men which fact deserved further research and study.

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