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...emphasis on abstinence in the past 15 years has been one factor in pushing back the age at which kids have their first sexual encounters, reducing the number of partners they have and lowering both the teen abortion rates and pregnancy rates (though this year has seen a small uptick). The problem with Abstinence Only education was not the Abstinence, it was the Only. The most effective message, as evidenced in every other industrial country with teen pregnancy rates far lower than ours, is to advocate postponement of sexual activity while providing full and complete information on contraception, decision-making...
...over responsibility for the program to the Iraqi authorities. Instead, the Maliki government has been arresting key Awakening leaders and unleashing military power when those actions provoke resistance. Maliki's determination to strip the Awakening of its power to challenge the government may not be unconnected with the recent uptick in violence in Iraq, as Awakening members abandon their posts or in some cases, return to the insurgent fold. Having concluded a Status of Forces Agreement with Washington last December that will have all U.S. troops out of his country by the end of 2011, Maliki appears less willing than...
...seasons, Google Flu Trends was 97% to 98% accurate in tracking the disease. And because Google's analysis is in real time, its estimates of cases come about a week or two before those of the CDC. "Each flu season for the past few years, we see a sharp uptick in flu-related queries at the beginning of flu season," says Google Flu Trends' Ginsberg. "One to two weeks later, the official reports come out and show a similar uptick. But because we are able to release estimates in near real time, we can get data out faster while still...
When asked whether the uptick was because more flu cases were appearing, Lewis responded, "No, people thinking they have...
...found no strong connection between debt load and the sector a HKS student enters upon graduation. She adds that many students with greater than $100,000 in debt still enter the public sector.The availability of positions in government also affects student career choices according to McCarthy, who predicts an uptick in graduates entering the public sector this year due to what he dubbed “the Obama effect.”He says reduced availability of private sector jobs due to the economic crisis could also push students toward the public sector.Seizing on these economic and social forces...