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Google Acquires Fitbit for $2.1B

Neither company made any product-specific announcements, except to say that future gadgets will continue to be available on iOS and Android.




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E-cigarette Product Characteristics and Subsequent Frequency of Cigarette Smoking

Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis
May 1, 2020; 145:e20191652-e20191652
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Germany's Martinez equals UEFA finals scoring record

Germany's Shekiera Martinez, at 16, has written herself into UEFA's record books by scoring nine goals in a final tournament.




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Women's U17 EURO qualifying round report

The elite round line-up is set, with 26 teams earning spots alongside Germany and holders Spain in the 23 November draw.




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2019/20 #WU17EURO qualifying round draw

The 2019/20 qualifying round draw has been made, setting the first steps on the road to Sweden.




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Fin24.com | What to know about shift from equities to 'safety' of bonds

Geopolitical factors and economic uncertainty make some investors shift away from equities into what they perceive to be the safety of higher-quality bonds.




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Fin24.com | What to do with your 13th cheque?

The South African Payroll Association has been inundated with queries regarding their expected annual bonuses in December.




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Greater Allegheny Students are finalists for Golden Quill Awards

Dedication to student print journalism paid off for several Penn State Greater Allegheny student reporters and designers.




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Futsal EURO qualifying main round: full guide

Seven of the 12 places at UEFA Futsal EURO 2018 in Slovenia will be decided when the main round is played between Saturday and Tuesday, with Spain beginning their title defence.




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Spain, Italy, Russia among qualifiers as main round ends

Italy, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Portugal, Spain, Kazakhstan and Russia joined hosts Slovenia in the finals by winning their main round groups while the eight play-off contenders are confirmed.




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Youth Olympics futsal qualifying report

The future of European futsal – male and female – was displayed over the last week in qualifying for the 2018 Youth Olympic games with Russia and Portugal coming out on top.




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Futsal rules: a quick guide

The laws of futsal are similar to those of football but with some important differences: let us talk you through the rolling substitutions, accumulated fouls, double penalties and four-second count.




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Deals: Acer Computers, Blink XT2, 65-Inch Vizio P-Series Quantum X

Amazon is offering up to 30 percent off Acer laptops, desktops, and monitors. Plus, you can save $930 on the 65-inch Vizio P-Series Quantum X 4K TV.




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Google Android 10 (Q)

The latest version of Google's Android mobile operating system brings a batch of security and privacy improvements and a new Dark Theme, too.




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Samsung QLED Smart TVs Nearly Half Off Before Super Bowl Sunday

At Amazon right now, you can save up to 47 percent on a Samsung Q60 series QLED 4K Ultra HD smart TV with HDR support and Alexa and Google Assistant compatibility.




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SPFL come under fire for "giving clubs hope" in resolution as reconstruction plans are suddenly shelved

THE SPFL were tonight criticised for giving Scotland’s clubs hope that league reconstruction was a possibility in their controversial end-of-season resolution.




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Back in the Sporting Day: 1970 Goodbye Lisbon Lions, hello Quality Street Gang

When Celtic arrived home after their defeat by Feyenoord on May 6, 1970, everyone at Parkhead was understandably deflated, while the fans were in mourning for the lost chance of glory.




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Rangers "incredulous" over "unfounded" SPFL claim that chairman Douglas Park threatened Neil Doncaster

RANGERS vice-chairman John Bennett last night dismissed a claim that Ibrox chairman Douglas Park had threatened SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster as “unfounded”.




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Falkirk chairman slams Premiership "cabal" and claims they were "deceived" over reconstruction

Falkirk chairman Gary Deans tonight slammed Ladbrokes Premiership clubs for scuppering league reconstruction hopes - and called for change at the top of Scottish football.




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Partick Thistle brand SPFL "a disgrace" and accuse Premiership clubs of "settling scores"

PARTICK Thistle today branded the SPFL a "disgrace" for failing to inform them that league reconstruction had been abandoned and revealed they are "deeply angered" by Ladbrokes Premiership clubs scuppering the plans.




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Coronavirus in Scotland: UK 'to bring in 14-day quarantine' for air passengers next month

People travelling to the UK will be quarantined for two weeks upon arrival as part of measures to prevent a second peak of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Research "Says" - Or Does It?

As educators, we need to be critical consumers of educational research before assuming that findings present the "truth."




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Research "Proves" - Very Little

When reading articles that reference empirical research, we need to examine how the author makes assumptions before considering the study as "proof."




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Three Questions to Guide Your Evaluation of Educational Research

To better understand educational research, start by asking "who?" Who wrote the study; who published it; and who did the authors intend as their audience?




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Six Questions That Counter the Fear of Vouchers

Even if speaking up and fighting against vouchers is your calling ( and we need voices doing that) , it is still worth looking inward.




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Vouchers and Equity

Vouchers are back as a topic, and this time they've been given an equity gloss. Julian Vasquez Heilig and I discuss whether or not vouchers are still a bad idea.




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Collaborative Quality Improvement for Neonatal Intensive Care

Jeffrey D. Horbar
Jan 1, 2001; 107:14-22
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Abnormal Pulmonary Outcomes in Premature Infants: Prediction From Oxygen Requirement in the Neonatal Period

Andrew T. Shennan
Oct 1, 1988; 82:527-532
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Predictive Ability of a Predischarge Hour-specific Serum Bilirubin for Subsequent Significant Hyperbilirubinemia in Healthy Term and Near-term Newborns

Vinod K. Bhutani
Jan 1, 1999; 103:6-14
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2018/19 U19 EURO qualifying round draw made

The 2018/19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round draw has been made in Nyon, starting the road to the July 2019 finals in Armenia.




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U19 EURO qualifying round report

The 13 qualifying round groups are complete, with 26 teams through to join top seeds Portugal and Germany in the elite round.




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U19 qualifying round latest

See who is through after October's mini-tournaments; the remaining groups run from 13 to 19 November.




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Penn State Harrisburg choir sings "Earth Song"




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Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Teacher Recruitment?

Quiz Yourself: What are today's biggest challenges to teacher recruitment?




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The Question of Performance Pay

"While policy-system enthusiasm for the idea is building, the research-and-evaluation jury is still out on educator performance pay," say James W. Guthrie and Patrick J. Schuermann.




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Instructions released for Alternative Grade Calculator and Request Tool

Instructions for using the new Alternative Grade Calculator and Request Tool in LionPATH are now available for undergraduates and students enrolled in the Graduate School.




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Senate updates faculty hiring policy to support diversity, equity and inclusion

At its final meeting of the 2019-20 academic year, the Penn State Faculty Senate passed landmark legislation updating its full-time faculty hiring policy for the first time in more than 20 years, as one step in continued efforts to advance the University’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.




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Penn State leaders to answer questions at May 19 virtual Town Hall

Penn State President Eric J. Barron will host a virtual Town Hall at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, to answer the University community’s questions regarding how the Penn State continues to manage the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, including the recent announcements on workforce changes, plans for summer and work being done by the task groups to return students to campus and employees to work.




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Q&A Collections: Science Instruction

All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Science Instruction (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.




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Save 50 Percent on QuickBooks Payroll for 3 Months

QuickBooks Payroll offers unlimited payroll runs, automatic tax calculations, and snappy 24-hour direct deposits all handled in one app.




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Qustodio

Parental control app Qustodio is a highly configurable, easy-to-manage tool for keeping track of your child's activity on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices, though it comes at a premium price.




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PHP Unique Number Generator (New)

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This class can generate a list of unique numbers...

Read more at https://www.phpclasses.org/package/11616-PHP-generateUniquesNumbers.html




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Simple MySQLi database access wrapper

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Connect and query a MySQL database using MySQLi
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This class can Connect and query a MySQL database using the MySQLi extension...

Read more at https://www.phpclasses.org/package/11624-PHP-Connect-and-query-a-MySQL-database-using-MySQLi.html#2020-04-26-03:02:16




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LMSQL

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Connect and perform MySQL database queries
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This class can connect and perform MySQL database queries...

Read more at https://www.phpclasses.org/package/11608-PHP-Connect-and-perform-MySQL-database-queries.html#2020-04-30-01:41:49




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Bequest honors alumnus' late wife and memories of Behrend

Linda and Clifton Merchant met at Penn State Behrend and were married for 58 years. A new endowed legacy fund honors Linda Merchant and her time at the college.




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Behrend graduate brings unique perspective to nursing work

Penn State Behrend graduate Abraham Berhane lived in a refugee camp after fleeing his home in Eritrea. “When we came to Erie, we started our life from zero,” he said.




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Schuylkill Speaks: Senior Dominique Varra discovers enthusiasm for ornithology

When she began the biology program at Penn State Schuylkill, senior Dominique Varra thought she wanted to study plants. But after conducting field research studying gray catbirds with Luke Redmond, assistant professor of biology, she has discovered a passion for ornithology. And all of her accomplishments have inspired the next generation of scientists, chiefly her five-year-old daughter Hayden, who hopes to follow in her mother’s footsteps.




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Three Teachers, One Test Question: Will Their Responses Differ?

Education Week asked three 8th grade teachers to evaluate real student responses to an open-ended question on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in social studies. Here's what they said.




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Common-Core Testing 2.0: Get Updated in 7 Questions

The PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments have evolved since they were launched in 2015. Here's a guide to understanding them now.




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Portugal welcomes home its conquering heroes

"You won with courage, determination, fighting spirit and humility," said the president of Portugal, as Fernando Santos, Cristiano Ronaldo and the team brought the Henri Delaunay Trophy home.