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The National Research Council's (NRC's) involvement with the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) started in 2000 with a three-year review and assessment of the PATH program. The resulting report, Promoting Innovation: 2002 Assessment of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, included a series of recommendations regarding the focus of the PATH program's goals and the performance measures used to manage the progr...

During an interval of 15 years, the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust spent over $500 million on four programs in the basic biomedical sciences that support the education and research of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, and senior researchers. The Markey Trust asked the NRC to evaluate these programs with two questions in mind: "Were these funds well spent?" and "What can others in the biomedical and philanthropic comm...

Observable changes with regional and global implications, such as warming temperatures and reduced sea ice, are taking place across the Arctic. However, the record of Arctic observations suffers from incomplete geographic coverage and limited duration, and measurements are not well coordinated. This makes it difficult to comprehensively describe current conditions in the Arctic, let alone understand the changes that are underway or their conne...

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This practical manual encourages local congregations to look at every aspect of their building and suggests ways of meeting visitors' needs, from ensuring comfort to providing a quiet place for prayer, and making the Christian faith fully accessible.

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Cape Cod's Nauset Light was doomed as continued erosion narrowed the cliff where it stood. The dedication of the community members, working to save their lighthouse, comes alive on these pages. As the drama of this historic event unfolds, you will find yourself among the crowd gathered that cold November day. In addition to those provided by the author, numerous photos have been selected from the files of Shirley C. Sabin, member of the Board ...

Destino Bogotá Lecturas graduadas es una completa serie de atractivas narraciones graduadas por niveles y diseñadas específicamente para el estudiante de español como segunda lengua. En esta colección se presta especial atención a las necesidades específicas de las diversas etapas de su aprendizaje. Las narraciones, escritas según seis niveles de aprendizaje, incorporan notas léxicas al margen y unas amplias explotaciones didácticas. Las narra...

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Dr. Marilyn Barrick, with humor, insight and wisdom recounts the challenges and joys of her life---the life of a spiritual psychologist. She elucidates the soul as a personification of the Infinite, and the mind, heart and spirit as an echo of the Eternal One. She describes the earthly journey as an opportunity for the soul to fulfill her unique mission. And she explains how through compassionate assistance, the soul on the homeward path can l...

Food has emerged as a political topic par excellence. It is increasingly involved in controversies at a transnational level, in relation to issues of access, dominance, trade and control in a shared global environment. At the same time, innovations in biotechnology and animal domestication have brought ethics to the forefront of food debates. Thus, we live in an era when the ethics and the politics of food must come together. This book address...

The introduction of a quota system has a large impact on the development of the agricultural sector, the agro-business and individual farms. In April 2004 the Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries entering the EU had to implement a quota system for milk. It requires institution building, setting up administrative procedures, choices of the system, choice of priority groups, handling of butterfat reference, dealing with a national reserv...

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Material represents the best practices of experts with the Hospital of Special Surgery, one of the best known and most respected orthopedic hospitals. Phases of treatment are defined in tables to clearly show goals, precautions, treatment strategies and criteria for surgery. Many of the treatment strategies are shown in videos on the accompanying DVD, enabling the user to watch the procedure that is discussed in the text. Information on pediat...