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Helen Newington Wills
Helen Newington Wills (Helen Wills Moody Roark), 1905-98, American tennis player, b. Centerville, Calif. She studied art at the Univ. of California and later gave exhibitions of her paintings and etchings, but gained international attention through tennis. She won seven U.S. singles crowns (1923-25... Read more
self-help group
self-help group nonprofessional organization formed by people with a common problem or situation, for the purpose of pooling resources, gathering information, and offering mutual support, services, or care. Self-help groups began to spread in the United States following World War II and proliferate... Read more
Jacques Delors
Jacques Delors (Jacques Lucien Jean Delors) 1925-, French economist and politician and European statesman, president (1985-95) of the European Commission. Beginning in the 1940s, he held a series of posts in French banking and state planning, eventually becoming (1969) an adviser to Gaullist Prim... Read more
multiplexing
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nucleon term applying to both the proton and the neutron , the two constituents of atomic nuclei. The nucleon may be considered a single particle, of which the proton and the neutron are two different states. See atom ; elementary particles . ... Read more
Samuel Alexander
Samuel Alexander 1859-1938, British philosopher, b. Australia. From 1893 to 1924 he was professor of philosophy at Victoria Univ., Manchester. Strongly influenced by the theory of evolution, Alexander conceived of the world as a single cosmic process in which higher forms of being emerge periodical... Read more
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hydroxyl group , in chemistry, functional group that consists of an oxygen atom joined by a single bond to a hydrogen atom. An alcohol is formed when a hydroxyl group is joined by a single bond to an alkyl group or aryl group . A metal hydroxide is formed when a hydroxyl group is joined to a ... Read more
bookkeeping
bookkeeping maintenance of systematic and convenient records of money transactions in order to show the condition of a business enterprise. The essential purpose of bookkeeping is to reveal the amounts and sources of the losses and profits for any given period. Proper bookkeeping should also reveal... Read more
social work
social work organized effort to help individuals and families to adjust themselves to the community, as well as to adapt the community to the needs of such persons and families. Modern Social Work Modern social work employs three methods of assistance: case work, group work, and community... Read more
harelip
harelip congenital abnormality in which there is a cleft or split in the upper lip. There may be a single opening in the middle portion of the lip or an opening on each side. The condition frequently occurs along with a cleft palate , an opening in the roof of the mouth. Harelip is usually correct... Read more

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Auditing disaster prevention: an auditing process can help employers use their corporate values to infuse respect, tolerance, and civility into employees' behaviors and thus prevent workplace emergencies arising from violence.(WORKPLACE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS)
Magazine article from: The Journal of Employee Assistance; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...instead think in terms of emergency preparedness. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (2003), an emergency is any unplanned event...strategy in planning for any emergency. Emergency operation plans often...easy task--there is no single factor that can be ... Read more
Once in need, woman now gives back.(General News)(Assistance: United Way-funded agencies have been a great help for Laura Mora and her family.)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 11/2/2002; 700+ words ; ...Albany. They rented a room. A single room, for all of them. It was...people apply for food stamps, emergency aid and domestic violence help...social service agency that helps Hispanic families get on their...service agencies, Laura Mora now helps others get on their feet in... Read more
NIOSH alert: request for assistance in preventing deaths and injuries of adolescent workers. (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 9/8/1995; 612 words ; ...such alert, Request for Assistance in Preventing Deaths and...require treatment in hospital emergency departments. For example...required treatment in hospital emergency departments in 1992 (3...safe work practices. (*) Single copies of this document...1.) NIOSH. Request for assistance in ... Read more
Meeting every need is food pantry's goal; As demand for help with food rises, so does determination.
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 12/18/2008; 483 words ; ...the number of people seeking assistance from the Wachusett Food Pantry...was established in 1995 as an emergency food source for the residents...requirement to receive the confidential assistance. Nonresidents may seek assistance through the Worcester County...the past four years, said the ... Read more
Help fishing industry.(Editorials)(Congress should approve $60 million in aid)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 1/10/2007; 464 words ; ...get federal disaster assistance soon, there may be...failed to approve a single dollar of actual aid...Salem, the legislative Emergency Board last year approved $1 million in emergency assistance. Despite controversy...livelihoods. Much more assistance is needed, along with...million ... Read more
Real estate document fee increase clears House.(City/Region)(The resulting revenue would go to low-income housing assistance programs)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 2/18/2009; 564 words ; ...paperwork to help expand low-income housing assistance - cleared the state House on Tuesday...multifamily housing. The rest would go to assistance for first-time, low-income home buyers and for emergency housing services. Richie Weinman, urban...eight Republicans joined in. Not a single Republican ... Read more
State's Rx for Medicare gaps: some states have made long-term commitments to help their low-income citizens pay their out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Part D. For some it was a matter of life or death.
Magazine article from: State Legislatures; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Some states took emergency action in those...states step in with emergency coverage in January...prescription drug assistance programs. By the...didn't follow any single model, and almost...State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs (SPAP...day-to-day by a single state agency ... Read more
Homelessness on rise; Housing alliance helps rebuild lives.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 4/15/2009; 700+ words ; ...of Transitional Assistance, Ms. Collazo said...The Village, an emergency housing site operated...the county on a single day, Jan. 28...were living in emergency or transitional...individuals in emergency shelters dropped...family members in emergency shelters in the...added 59 units ... Read more
The killing fields.(Editorials)(Afghanistan needs help dealing with land mines)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 1/8/2002; 470 words ; ...The Register-Guard The single most daunting barrier to...slowing the delivery of emergency food supplies to the estimated...includes public education, emergency medical assistance and survivor assistance. But more needs to be done... Read more
Charitable Service Trust helps terrorist attack victims, homeless vets.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: DAV Magazine; 1/1/2002; 700+ words ; ...programs offering vital assistance to veterans and their...000 grant to the DAV assistance program, which has...including examinations and single- or bi-focal eyeglasses...America's Veterans in Emergency program is operated...stability. It provides emergency shelter for ... Read more