(3) New thinking on Climategate, Hockeystick graph — and what we can
say about the absence of post-1979 warming in the temperature data of the 20th century.
Regardless of the initial reasons for the school refusal, if a young person has missed a significant amount of school, they then become very stressed and worried about what to
say about their absence.
Not exact matches
He goes on to
say that, in the
absence of a willingness to learn
about the market, investors should at least put their money with a qualified registered advisor so that there is some accountability for the advice they receive.
Mark Nantais, president of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers» Association,
said he didn't want to speculate
about the tariffs in the
absence of more details, but he encouraged Canadian officials to push for exemptions.
Because in the interim, in its
absence of that value, I'm sorry to
say that instead we seem to be talking
about decentralized digital tulips.
«I hope the Brits have better luck than Canadians in convincing Mark Carney to address concerns raised
about the
absence of women from that nation's bank notes,»
said author and historian Merna Forster, one of the Canadian activists.
Saying «came
about» (an action phrase), is meaningless in the
absence of (a priori) spacetime.
«I often talk
about there being two crises: one is the crisis brought
about by extreme poverty, and the other crisis is brought
about by the
absence of meaning,»
says Nathan George, founder of Trade as One.
It ought not be necessary to
say that the process I am
about to describe does not commonly take place in the
absence of fundamental disciplines in theological work.
The
absence of all of this dimension from books like Ecumenism Today
says a great deal
about ecumenism today.
The point here is that they are highlighting so much of what they do that is not the gospel and then when asked
about the gospel's
absence, they
say, «Well, of course the gospel.»
This is what he is talking
about when he
says «but now much more in my
absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling».
Lack of real pace upfront also gave courage to the Spuds to go at us even more but if
say Walcott and Sanchez had started, they would have plenty to worry
about at their back but atleast in the
absence of Sanchez, we needded Walcott up there for every reason besides, he is one of our best finishers (if not the best).
«It's still an adjustment we're trying to make,»
says Carondelet coach Margaret Gartner
about the
absence of Payne.
According to Liverpoolfc.com, Klopp had this to
say about the midfielder's
absence: «Phil Coutinho is a really good football player.
That
said, a combination of poor form, a defence in all sorts of bother and the
absence of several key players, that could possibly include top - scorer Wayne Rooney, I know I wouldn't feel easy
about sticking my hard - earned pounds on them at such a ludicrous price.
Indeed, the
absence of a «we are not yet at that stage» comment
about Hleb's potential exit
says to me that the Belorussian's transfer is a virtual done - deal.
But doesn't the
absence of regulation
say something
about the lack recognition of this of an issue.
Trent
said his son, Marc, a pitcher in the league, and other children have been concerned
about the possible
absence of lights.
Having
said that, great doctors welcome patients who are proactive
about their lifestyle choices, and who seek more than «
absence of disease»... who insist on vibrant health.
«Speculative claims
about potential misuse scenarios are not grounds for condemning a product; all infant products have the capacity to be misused in the
absence of education to parents, and education is at the very center of our program,» Clary
said.
Just six, now, it's almost certainly the case that many child care provider support nursing moms on their own without being required to by the state but doesn't the
absence of regulation
say something
about the lack of recognition of this is an issue.
Yesterday I learnt they met my
absence, so I called them to find out their numbers and they
said they will expect
about 5,000 people.
Reflecting the growing concern
about the target's
absence from the Bill, on 16 May the former Special Representative for Climate Change, John Ashton CBE,
said «it is vital that the target be restored.
«I kind of felt that we needed a better representative,» he
said, pointing to reports
about Markey's
absences during a previous legislative session.
Reached at his Connecticut home, O'Connor, who is using vacation time during a leave of
absence,
said he complained to the Inspector General
about the Public Integrity Commission and looks forward to being contacted
about his allegations of questionable practices by Commission Executive Director Barry Ginsberg.
Asked
about Obama's and Biden's notable
absence from the Pennsylvania campaign trail in recent weeks, Rendell
said it might be «because their last minute appearances in New Jersey and Virginia and Massachusetts didn't serve too much good.»
About 14 percent of the city's public school students are Asian, and schools such as P.S. 130 in Chinatown have seen
absence rates of 80 percent on the Lunar New Year, Silver
said.
«In our experience, most misunderstandings from scientific research come from an
absence of meaning and context... [and] Preparing and scrutinising papers for publication is a vital part of establishing the meaning and context,»
says Tracey Brown of the pressure group Sense
About Science.
Pomerantz
said what made the photo go viral is that in the
absence of information
about the source of illumination, people will vary widely on what they guess from questionably accurate sources, like shadows cast on the dress.
The majority of parents (87 percent)
said that before using an electronic tracking device, concerns
about wandering affected decisions whether to let their child spend time with friends or family in their
absence, for example.
About a third of Baltimore high school students report they have had asthma, causing frequent
absences and missed learning,
said Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore's health commissioner.
«One of the many remarkable things
about product labels is the
absence of the requirement to completely list what's in there for consumer reading,»
said Huston, also a professor of medicine and microbial pathogenesis and immunology at Texas A&M College of Medicine.
«If you know that someone will notice your
absence, you're going to think twice
about skipping class,» Larson
says.
Perhaps he should also have talked
about the
absence of solid direction, but then plenty has already been
said by others on that matter.
Say what you will
about the been - there, done - that nature of the story; the near
absence of CGI effects is quite refreshing.
For those who are concerned
about the PG - 13 nature of the movie castrating the zombies, I
say let those hang - ups go; there are plenty of zombie makeup effects to satiate your lust for decrepit corpses, and the
absence of buckets of blood almost makes it refreshing in a sense.
All this to
say that a) Warner Bros loves Yates and b) for anyone worried
about the studio's bankroll in the
absence of Harry Potter and Bruce Wayne, they're more than covered.
Haigh
said all his films have been
about «contemporary loneliness and
absence,» and «Lean on Pete» continues the theme.
I asked the developers
about this and they
said that they might consider adding them in an update if it sells well but as of right now, their
absence is severely missed.
«The
absence work combined with this work has served to highlight that improving education outcomes is not just
about spending more money,» Muralidharan
says.
When the review group visited Bateman Primary School in June it
said the leadership team lacked unity and raised concerns
about the «
absence of strategic and operational plans to implement the Australian Curriculum».
«I've had doctor's appointments,» she
said when I asked
about the
absences — but she admitted they hadn't taken up the entire school day.
Lack of speech clarity and an
absence of knowledge
about what to
say in daily situational dialogues often leave these students frustrated with their skills when they actually live and study in the U.S. Expectations of communicating with ease are often challenged because the lessons learned in English classes don't parallel real life situations encountered in North America.
Teacher absenteeism was high, Riddile
said, which seemed to some kids to validate their own
absences (the daily absentee rate for teachers nationwide is
about 5 percent, according to some studies, compared to
about 1.7 percent for private - sector workers).
Marcy Cooper, a principal at Southern Middle School, near Fort Bragg in North Carolina,
says she makes a point of asking school staff and parents
about military spouses who may be deployed, and she grants excused
absences to students whose parents are coming home on temporary leave.
As Bush strategist Karl Rove explained in his book Courage and Consequence: «When Bush
said education was the civil rights struggle of our time or that the
absence of an accountability system in our schools meant black, brown, poor, and rural children were getting left behind, it gave listeners important information
about his respect and concern for every family and deepened the impression that he was a different kind of Republican whom suburban voters... could be proud to support.»
The leaflet sent out to parents also warns them
about fines for unauthorised
absences, including holidays during term time, and
says children should attend school if they have a cold, headache or minor illness.
At 11 percent of U.S. public schools —
about 10,000 schools — more than 30 percent of students missed at least 15 days for any reason, including suspensions and excused
absences, the study
says.
Black and Wiliam (2009)
say: ``... to the extent that evidence
about student achievement is elicited, interpreted, and used by teachers, learners, or peers, to make decisions
about the next steps in instruction that are likely to be better, or better founded, than the decisions they would have taken in the
absence of the evidence that was elicited.»