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...general adult population. The findings confirm the intuitive assumption: that ASD is just as common in adults as it is in children. Researchers at the University of Leicester, working with the NHS Information Center found that roughly 1 in 100 adults are on the spectrum - the same rate found for children in England, Japan, Canada and, for that matter, New Jersey...
...time when the unemployment rate is flirting with double digits and policy regarding unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. is nebulous at best, this move by the administration seems particularly out of place. Firing these 1,800 workers does not address the issue: There are 11.9 million workers whose deportment would simply be a waste of government resources and whose residency in the United States is impossible to ignore. Coercing companies into firing workers can only lead to a state of paralysis for unauthorized workers in the U.S., a state of residency in which they are neither acknowledged by the government...
Mayer has worked with ESPP 10 for three years on different projects related to HUDS and sustainability. The first year, students attempted to develop a way to rate food based on environmental friendliness. The next year, they worked with vendors to improve food sustainability. Last year, their project was about how to effectively communicate HUDS’ sustainability efforts...
Scientists at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia report in two studies that parents can significantly reduce the accident rate among teens simply by talking with them about driving and enforcing rules for safety - much the way, as has been shown, parents can reduce the risk of substance abuse through conversations about alcohol and drugs. In fact, driving should be considered as dangerous as alcohol and drugs, the scientists say. In 2005, the latest year for which the government has statistics on teen driving, adolescent deaths made up 12% of all deaths from car accidents, and 400,000 teens required...
...last year, this state has endured the collapse of its core automotive industry and dozens of affiliated businesses. Now, Michigan's unemployment rate is 15.2%, the nation's highest. The state's tax revenues have plunged by more than 22%. And even leafy, seemingly upscale suburban neighborhoods have become hubs of foreclosed homes and shuttered businesses. (See pictures of Detroit's beautiful, horrible decline...