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Statement of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
African Americans make up almost half of Americans living with HIV/AIDS today. Blacks represent 12 percent of the population, but account for nearly fifty percent of new HIV infections. In their lifetimes, 1 in 16 African-American men and 1 in 30 African-American women will get an HIV diagnosis.
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Laura on Life: Changing cell phones
Once upon a time, if you needed to make a call, you waited until you arrived home and used a normal phone and so did everyone else. It worked out very nicely. Nobody used their thumbs to drive their phone and their knees to drive their car. Everyone actually talked to each other, sometimes in person! Your friends and neighbors didn’t expect you to be available to take their calls 24/7. It was a more innocent time when children didn’t think the kind of telephone one had was a contributing factor to one’s social status.
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Thinkable: Can you hear me now?
In some past Thinkables we have introduced symbols for 6 orbital elements that geometrically describe the trajectory of earth satellite orbits. These are often expressed in Greek letters, and I suspect that while a few of you might have stuck with me and learned something, many of you felt “its ALL Greek to me.” This is my way of introducing something that is impossible for humans to understand UNLESS they have the key.
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Texans should safely participate in 2010 U.S. Census
In March, census forms will be delivered to every residence in the United States. Participation in the 2010 Census is crucial to Texas' future. The U.S. Constitution requires that the federal government conduct a population count every 10 years.
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Thinkable: What does love mean to you?
Some languages have a big advantage in communicating more precisely what you want to say. One example is Greek. I took one semester at UT Austin, but that was enough to appreciate that by providing multiple Greek words for overloaded English words, like different kinds of love, the language itself cleared up a lot of questions about what the speaker or writer really meant.
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Pushing forward: Goals for the new year
It is an honor to serve the great people of the Third District of Texas.
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Haiti and Gaza: present passions and past political parallels
Passion in many forms and from many places has poured into Haiti since the devastating earthquake in early January, 2010. Indeed, the greatest problem after the initial responses, is how to accommodate and organize the overwhelming humanitarian efforts.
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A Valentine gift that can’t be beat
This Valentine’s Day, give yourself a gift. It’s romantic, thoughtful, and best of all — free. It’s the gift of a healthy heart.
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Rewriting history: Politics and social studies standards
During this month's State Board of Education debate concerning new social studies curriculum standards, sound scholarship once again took a back seat to politics and personal agendas. Teachers in the audience watched the board's votes with growing alarm. They wondered how in the world to teach ill-considered new standards or squeeze a long laundry list of added names into their limited class time. Board member Pat Hardy, R-Fort Worth, herself an award-winning former social studies teacher, begged her board colleagues to stop.
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Laura on Life: Door #2
Oh my gosh! Not another zit! My mirror is going to shatter into a bazillion pieces if this keeps up. I feel like a teenager again… and not in a good way!
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The earnings report for Main Street
To add insult to injury to working America, in came the earnings reports from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. At these mega banks, balance sheets are healthy, profits are up and bonuses for top executives are bigger than ever.
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Laura on Life: A spider's view
Spiders tend to be more active at night. We’re not dumb. We know that a size 13 boot is likely to ruin our entire day if we scurry about during daylight hours, especially if your hosts are particularly squeamish.
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