The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China offers access in PDF format to the three volume, unclassified version of its final report. The report asserts that China has stolen design information about American thermonuclear weapons.
Looks at the lives of one hundred child stars who came of age in Hollywood during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, revealing what has happened to them since their early--often fleeting--brush with fame and fortune.
Fresh twists on notorious trials are the focus of True Crime Stories: Cases That Shocked America, a special edition of PEOPLE magazine. A companion to the new Investigation Discovery network series People Magazine Investigates, this edition explores crimes that have remained a mystery for years, the 1996 murder of toddler pageant contestant JonBenet Ramsey, the disappearance of little Lisa Irwin from her Kansas home in 2011, and reports on the latest efforts to solve them. Also featured are the reasons behind new murder trials awaiting Robert Durst, the millionaire profiled on the HBO mini-series The Jinx, and Adnan Syed, the subject of the podcast Serial. ItÍs a new look at more than 25 crimes, and the people who have overcome unthinkable tragedies to help their communities in the name of lost loved ones.
In 1997, after more than a decade of research, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released a report which provided their assessment of radiation exposures that Americans may have received from radioactive iodine released from the atomic bomb tests conducted in Nevada during the 1950s and early 1960s. This book provides an evaluation of the soundness of the methodology used by the NCI study to estimate: Past radiation doses. Possible health consequences of exposure to iodine-131. Implications for clinical practice. Possible public health strategiesâ€"such as systematic screening for thyroid cancerâ€"to respond to the exposures. In addition, the book provides an evaluation of the NCI estimates of the number of thyroid cancers that might result from the nuclear testing program and provides guidance on approaches the U.S. government might use to communicate with the public about Iodine-131 exposures and health risks.
Connecting people to people, Connecting people and values. We see the future through people. We interview entrepreneurs, scientists, government officials, politicians, and others to see a better vision. We hope that you, the reader, will use us as a medium to create better opportunities. We hope that the stories of the people introduced through Monthly People will inspire you to have a better future and vision. We bring to life the stories of people who are responding to the issues of the day and making innovations in various fields through on-site interviews. Through our content, we aim to provide our readers with forward-thinking insights and inspire them to create their own lives and opportunities.
There have always been homeless people in the United States, but their plight has only recently stirred widespread public reaction and concern. Part of this new recognition stems from the problem's prevalence: the number of homeless individuals, while hard to pin down exactly, is rising. In light of this, Congress asked the Institute of Medicine to find out whether existing health care programs were ignoring the homeless or delivering care to them inefficiently. This book is the report prepared by a committee of experts who examined these problems through visits to city slums and impoverished rural areas, and through an analysis of papers written by leading scholars in the field.
This volume comprises three main parts: The first includes five broad overviews of the current status of Jewish affairs. The second part includes six chapters, each of which reviews the main recent trends and policy issues relevant to Jewish life in six world regions which articulate contemporary Jewish life: North America; Latin America; Europe and the European Union; the Former Soviet Union; Asia, Africa, and the Pacific; and Israel. The third part introduces an overview of the goals and tasks accomplished by the main Jewish institutions and organizations worldwide in the definition and defense of Jewish interests.
Memories of a music legend You know the voice, you know the songs: from "Rhinestone Cowboy," "Gentle on My Mind," "Wichita Lineman," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and more, the music of Glen Campbell touched so many American lives. The extraordinary musician and showman sold more than 45 million records over a six-decade career that included a stint as a Beach Boy. He inspired us with his courageous battle with Alzheimer's, selling out arena after arena even as he fought off the disease. Now you can remember the star and hitmaker with a new special edition from PEOPLE, Glen Campbell: A Life in Song. This beautiful tribute is packed with photographs and rich storytelling from throughout Campbell's life and little-known personal history, as well as great stories and highlights from his Grammy-studded career and wild relationship with country star Tanya Tucker. Beloved as a guitarist, singer, TV star and actor, Campbell overcame drug and alcohol addiction to triumph musically and personally again and again.
How Students Learn: History in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. The book explores the importance of balancing students' knowledge of historical fact against their understanding of concepts, such as change and cause, and their skills in assessing historical accounts. It also features illustrated suggestion for classroom activities.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, these figure skaters and other top competitors will show off their amazing jumps and spins-and perhaps join the ranks of America's medal winners from winters past.
DESCRIPTION: Jackie Gleason was the original "Great One." This is a celebration of the greats of the People era. Johnny Carson was a peerless stand-up guy who also ruled from his chair. Likewise Carroll O'Connor. Jerry Seinfeld was about nothing, Walter Cronkite was about everything. We knew and loved others simply as The Coz or The Fonz, Lucy or Oprah. One gave us a rush in E.R., another a blush in Sex in the City. Ride the career rollercoaster again and again with the luminous stars who made our TV sets and memories glow. This is one re-run you simply gotta catch.
Until the recent outbreaks in Germany, where, under revolutionary conditions, a few lynchings have taken place, the United States has for long been the only advanced nation where government has tolerated lynching. In presenting this material we have refrained from editorial comment, restricting our text to a brief summary of the facts. The cases included in this book were authenticated by evidence from recognized newspapers or confirmed by a responsible investigator.
The evidence, suspects, trials, testimony and turning points of the most dramatic or most curious crimes of the past 30 years, as told by the writers and editors who covered the stories from the first gunshot to the final clank of the prison gate. Meet the rich cast of perps, heroes and victims who make true-crime stories among Peoples most-read features year after year. Also included: great photos, sections on oddball crimes and celebrity mug shots, and reviews of the best true-crime made-for-TV movies.
Healthy People" is the nation's agenda for health promotion and disease prevention. The concept, first established in 1979 in a report prepared by the Office of the Surgeon General, has since been revised on a regular basis, and the fourth iteration, known as "Healthy People 2010," will take the nation into the 21st century. "Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2010: Final Report" contains a number of recommendations and suggestions for the Department of Health and Human Services that address issues relevant to the composition of leading health indicator sets, data collection, data analysis, effective dissemination strategies, health disparities, and application of the indicators across multiple jurisdictional levels.
There are many reasons to be curious about the way people learn, and the past several decades have seen an explosion of research that has important implications for individual learning, schooling, workforce training, and policy. In 2000, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition was published and its influence has been wide and deep. The report summarized insights on the nature of learning in school-aged children; described principles for the design of effective learning environments; and provided examples of how that could be implemented in the classroom. Since then, researchers have continued to investigate the nature of learning and have generated new findings related to the neurological processes involved in learning, individual and cultural variability related to learning, and educational technologies. In addition to expanding scientific understanding of the mechanisms of learning and how the brain adapts throughout the lifespan, there have been important discoveries about influences on learning, particularly sociocultural factors and the structure of learning environments. How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures provides a much-needed update incorporating insights gained from this research over the past decade. The book expands on the foundation laid out in the 2000 report and takes an in-depth look at the constellation of influences that affect individual learning. How People Learn II will become an indispensable resource to understand learning throughout the lifespan for educators of students and adults.
Beginning in 1979 and in each subsequent decades, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has overseen the Healthy People initiative to set national goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention. At the request of HHS, this study presents a slate of Leading Health Indicators (LHIs) that will serve as options for the Healthy People Federal Interagency Workgroup to consider as they develop the final criteria and set of LHIs for Healthy People 2030.
Large scale atlas with street level detail showing ZIP Codes, block numbers, schools, hospitals, points of interest, shopping centers, airports, parks and much more. Fully indexed. Includes Waldorf, LaPlata, St. Charles, Indian Head and more.
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