A new study shows that children who spend more time watching television spend less time interacting with their family and playing creatively. Children watch television more than any other activity. Researchers from University of Texas at Austin and Harvard Children’s Hospital wanted to understand whether and how this affects children’s health and behavior. Dr. Elizabeth Vandewater and her colleagues surveyed 2‚900 children ages 12 and under around the United States and analyzed all of the children’s
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Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) belongs the genus Cicer‚ tribe Cicereae‚ sub-family Papilionaceae and family Leguminoseae. The genus Cicer encompasses 43 species. Among them nine are annuals‚ 33 are perennial and one with unspecified life cycle. Of the 9 annual species‚ Cicer arietinum L. is the only cultivated species. Based on the morphological characteristics‚ life cycle and geographical distribution‚ Van der Maesen (1987) classified the Cicer genus into four sections. Eight annual species‚ namely
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Constitution? The very Constitution which our founding fathers had written 200 years ago to protect our freedom. What if‚ instead of apologizing‚ the President justified this gross violation with the intent of protecting our nation by a super-secret spy agency? That frightening scenario came into fruition in 2002‚ when in light of the 9/11 attacks‚ President Bush signed a secret order authorizing the NSA to eavesdrop on citizens without their knowledge. On the 5th of June 2013‚ the world was forever changed
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multi-agency working as well as stating how effective is multiagency working in reducing the risk of abuse. Multi-agency working can be used as a strategy to reduce the risk of abuse. Multi agency working is when different agencies such as socials workers‚ doctors‚ carers would come together for different reasons to discuss the vulnerable adults case and what they could do to protect that particular individual‚ this reduces the risk of the individual being abused because the multi-agency approach
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Historical Development of Police Agencies CJA/204 August 8‚ 2011 Abstract Historically‚ policing in America mimicked that of the English. American ideas expanded on the English way of policing‚ to start an era of ever evolving police agencies. In the beginning policing was considered the civic duty of members of a community. These “drafted” officers were not paid or trained. Appointed Sheriff’s were motivated by money‚ and lost focus on enforcing the law. Policing was considered reactive
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Regulatory Agency Paper HCS/430 April 20‚ 2015‚ 2015 Katrina Sullivan Regulatory Agency Paper Option 1: Health Care Segment When people think of health care‚ they often think up images from their own experiences in doctors’ offices‚ clinics‚ and hospitals. Then there are the images of intense drama and hustling and bustling in hospitals and emergency rooms such as those presented
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advantages for both countries mutually‚ however there are possible disadvantages that can arise. The historical and current links between the two nations include aid‚ defence‚ migration‚ tourism and trade. The advantages of aid are that we can strengthen our security by helping others and creating alliances with Indonesia that will ensure a positive future for our nation. However‚ providing aid does bring with it some disadvantages as it is not cheap to provide humanitarian aid. As it was previously
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Assess the roles of different agencies of socialisation There are three different agencies of socialisation. The family‚ the education system and the media. These all have different roles in socialisation. The family effects people in their younger years‚ before they attend school. It teaches children the appropriate behaviour for their gender. A child’s behaviour is also influenced by how they observe their parents. Parents are influential in shaping basic values such as manners. Margnet Meed (1934)
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and how it leads me to owning my own home care agency! I am a Registered Nurse‚ with several years in the home health care industry. I began in the 80’s as a Home Health Aide. As I continued my education and worked as a Nurse in the field I truly love‚ I realized a sad‚ but true pattern across the various agencies I worked with; many making it about numbers‚ I learned what to do‚ and what NOT to do early on in my field days. My focus is to make my agency about "quality"‚ not numbers. It’s simple‚ make
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involve you working closely with families and different agencies. Multi-agency working and integrated working plays a very important part in ensuring children and families with additional needs are provided with the best possible support. Multi-agency working requires practitioners and professionals from different sectors and within the workforce to provide integrated support for children and families with additional needs. Multi-agency working provides many benefits for children and their family
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