That kind of thinking may help explain
this startling finding in a just - released Society of Actuaries report: Only 48 percent of retirees surveyed in 2009 had completely paid off their mortgages, compared with 76 percent in the group's 2007 study.
The most
startling finding in recent work on animal intelligence is how smart some birds are, especially parrots and crows.
Not exact matches
(And if you're
in the market for more
startling numbers having to do with gender diversity, «the
findings come on the heels of a report by the McKinsey Global Institute that showed $ 28 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 if men and women contributed equally to the workforce,» the UK's Guardian newspaper notes.
It
found that
in the 17 - year period to December 2000, the S&P 500 returned an average of 16.29 % per year, while the typical equity investor achieved only 5.32 % for the same period — a
startling 9 % difference!
Startling evidence for the lack of robustness
in today's market comes from a 2013 Securities and Exchange Commission report that
found order cancellation rates as high as 95 - 97 percent, a result of high - frequency traders playing their cat - and - mouse game.
In response to the startling statistics, the U.S. has seen an influx of venture capital firms founded by women to invest in startups with female executive
In response to the
startling statistics, the U.S. has seen an influx of venture capital firms
founded by women to invest
in startups with female executive
in startups with female executives.
Funny thing, though: when job - to - job comparisons are actually made, we get
startling differences
in the
findings.
In a research report recently completed for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, I document some startling findings: Canada, perhaps more than any other country, has played a pivotal role in the development of China's system of higher education since the beginning of China's period of Opening and Refor
In a research report recently completed for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, I document some
startling findings: Canada, perhaps more than any other country, has played a pivotal role
in the development of China's system of higher education since the beginning of China's period of Opening and Refor
in the development of China's system of higher education since the beginning of China's period of Opening and Reform.
Fixed
in my memory is the year I was
startled almost speechless when suddenly I
found myself drawing an ashen cross on the forehead of our daughter, who was then barely three years old.
Such
startling propositions - the product of
findings by archaeologists digging
in Israel and its environs over the last 25 years - have gained wide acceptance among non-Orthodox rabbis.
In Dante's startling decision to frame the work in this manner, we find the demon of experiment that always drove hi
In Dante's
startling decision to frame the work
in this manner, we find the demon of experiment that always drove hi
in this manner, we
find the demon of experiment that always drove him.
But I am a little
startled in reading on to
find that «this conclusion does show that Whitehead's categories exclude regional inclusion from his system,
in principle.»
Such
startling propositions — the product of
findings by archaeologists digging
in Israel and its environs over the last 25 years — have gained wide acceptance among non-Orthodox rabbis.
In this issue, we go inside the incredible rise and
startling fall of Invisible Children, and
find out...
Most scholars will be
startled to learn that the «scrolls contain definite references to the New Testament and, more importantly, to Jesus of Nazareth»; that fragments of New Testament books were
found in the Dead Sea caves; that one scroll mentions the crucifixion of Jesus; and that some Jews at Qumran accepted Jesus as the Messiah.
This is a
startling achievement
in a society that
finds security
in featureless and easily comprehensible cultural landscapes, and consequently seeks to smooth anything too complex and particular into a barely distinguishable example of a type: just another sporting event; just another television broadcast; just another weekend distraction.
If you really look into the foundations of mathematics, logic, and science, you will
find that there are some
startling theorems PROVING how formal knowledge is necessarily «incomplete»; this
in itself does not «prove» the existence of a God, but it does prove (mathematically) that there are limits to formal and scientific knowledge.
Some children wake
startled and confused if they have gone to sleep with a parent
in the room and wake to
find themselves alone.
Stephanie became determined to restore sleep and sanity to their household and set out to
find a solution that would soothe Charlotte's
startle reflex and provide her the cozy womb - like environment she loved so much but still give her the freedom to roll over and wiggle around
in her crib safely.
Physiologic studies have demonstrated that,
in general, swaddling decreases startling, 301 increases sleep duration, and decreases spontaneous awakenings.310 Swaddling also decreases arousability (ie, increases cortical arousal thresholds) to a nasal pulsatile air - jet stimulus, especially in infants who are easily arousable when not swaddled but less so in infants who have high arousal thresholds when not swaddled.301 One study found decreased arousability in infants at 3 months of age who were not usually swaddled and then were swaddled but found no effect on arousability in routinely swaddled infants.301 In contrast, another group of investigators showed decreased arousal thresholds310 and increases in autonomic (subcortical) responses311 to an auditory stimulus when swaddle
in general, swaddling decreases
startling, 301 increases sleep duration, and decreases spontaneous awakenings.310 Swaddling also decreases arousability (ie, increases cortical arousal thresholds) to a nasal pulsatile air - jet stimulus, especially
in infants who are easily arousable when not swaddled but less so in infants who have high arousal thresholds when not swaddled.301 One study found decreased arousability in infants at 3 months of age who were not usually swaddled and then were swaddled but found no effect on arousability in routinely swaddled infants.301 In contrast, another group of investigators showed decreased arousal thresholds310 and increases in autonomic (subcortical) responses311 to an auditory stimulus when swaddle
in infants who are easily arousable when not swaddled but less so
in infants who have high arousal thresholds when not swaddled.301 One study found decreased arousability in infants at 3 months of age who were not usually swaddled and then were swaddled but found no effect on arousability in routinely swaddled infants.301 In contrast, another group of investigators showed decreased arousal thresholds310 and increases in autonomic (subcortical) responses311 to an auditory stimulus when swaddle
in infants who have high arousal thresholds when not swaddled.301 One study
found decreased arousability
in infants at 3 months of age who were not usually swaddled and then were swaddled but found no effect on arousability in routinely swaddled infants.301 In contrast, another group of investigators showed decreased arousal thresholds310 and increases in autonomic (subcortical) responses311 to an auditory stimulus when swaddle
in infants at 3 months of age who were not usually swaddled and then were swaddled but
found no effect on arousability
in routinely swaddled infants.301 In contrast, another group of investigators showed decreased arousal thresholds310 and increases in autonomic (subcortical) responses311 to an auditory stimulus when swaddle
in routinely swaddled infants.301
In contrast, another group of investigators showed decreased arousal thresholds310 and increases in autonomic (subcortical) responses311 to an auditory stimulus when swaddle
In contrast, another group of investigators showed decreased arousal thresholds310 and increases
in autonomic (subcortical) responses311 to an auditory stimulus when swaddle
in autonomic (subcortical) responses311 to an auditory stimulus when swaddled.
And now it seems
startled to
find itself
in a disadvantageous position.
LOCALS were
startled last week when thousands of Skittles were
found on a road
in Wisconsin.
Blood measurements
found startling differences
in the biochemistry of the sheep carrying the HD gene, compared to the normal sheep.
The results of a random survey were even more
startling: The officials
found that 76 percent of the residents surveyed
in Matamoros had dengue antibodies, indicating prior exposure to the virus.
The
finding is «
startling and unsettling,» says planetary theorist Alan Boss of the Carnegie Institution of Washington
in Washington, D.C.
Perhaps their most
startling and controversial
finding is that individuals show distinct personality traits, the first ever measured
in an invertebrate.
Man - made estrogenlike compounds
found in pesticides, PCBs, and detergents could cause
startling problems for songbirds.
A Nature study published
in April made a
startling claim: Rounded stones
found beside fractured mastodon bones near San Diego were evidence of someone processing the animal's remains 130,000 years ago.
This year, scientists peering closely at RNAi
in two different organisms were
startled to
find that small RNAs responsible for RNAi wield tremendous control over the shape of chromatin.
«What we're seeing is a star that is the cosmic equivalent of «Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,» with the ability to change from one form to its more intense counterpart with
startling speed,» said Scott Ransom, an astronomer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
in Charlottesville, Va. «Though we have known that X-ray binaries — some of which are observed as X-ray pulsars — can evolve over millions of years to become rapidly spinning radio pulsars, we were surprised to
find one that seemed to swing so quickly between the two.»
Added to this, the serious investigations that were undertaken concentrated almost exclusively on the
startling and beautiful Nasca art style
found on polychrome pottery
in tombs, and on classifying and dating these ceramics.
In Levine's view, Darwin's references to domestic life help to make him a character with whom the reader can identify as he
finds «
startling» explanations for...
By looking at the responses of closely related crickets, the scientists
found the most likely origin for the female vibrational signal was a
startle reflex seen
in other crickets
in response to loud high frequency sounds.
In fact, the researchers were so startled to see such a blaring signal in the data that they held off on publishing it for more than a year, looking for all possible alternative explanations for the pattern they foun
In fact, the researchers were so
startled to see such a blaring signal
in the data that they held off on publishing it for more than a year, looking for all possible alternative explanations for the pattern they foun
in the data that they held off on publishing it for more than a year, looking for all possible alternative explanations for the pattern they
found.
That's one of the
startling new
findings of a long - term study of more than 700 men from birth to early adulthood
in the Philippines.
He and his team were
startled to
find two genetic footprints,
in the form of messenger RNAs (mRNAs), for COX - 1
in dog brain.
«It's quite
startling that this benefit is
found in people so many years after they have attended Guides or Scouts,» says Dibben.
In early 1997, while still a freshman in college pondering whether to study biology or archaeology, I opened up my copy of Discover Magazine to find an article that startled and captivated m
In early 1997, while still a freshman
in college pondering whether to study biology or archaeology, I opened up my copy of Discover Magazine to find an article that startled and captivated m
in college pondering whether to study biology or archaeology, I opened up my copy of Discover Magazine to
find an article that
startled and captivated me.
A few years ago geneticists made the
startling discovery that yeast, the organism
found in bread and beer, has prions, too.
Then, just last year,
startling new
findings indicated that mutations
in the BRCA breast cancer gene are as likely
in women
in the general population as they are for those with a family history of breast cancer.
When researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science
in Rehovot, Israel began studying the effects of aspartame, sucralose and other artificial sweeteners
in the body, what they
found was
startling.
► A woman carries a rifle down to a road on her farm where she sees a man wearing a biohazard - radiation suit and he shouts and cries for joy when he
finds clean air; the woman follows the man to a pond beneath a waterfall and watches him, as he stands
in it, bare from the waist up until he falls down, ill and jabbering nonsensically until she points a rifle at him, lowers it and he points a handgun at her and fires, missing her; the woman tells the man to get out of the radiation - contaminated water and he
startles, climbs out and scans himself with a Geiger counter that clicks loud and fast as he spits water toward the camera followed by watery yellowish vomit and she helps him to his handcart on the road, where she administers an anti-radiation injection (please see the Substance Use category for more details).
But Beasts of the Southern Wild is such a
startling achievement, and the now nine - year - old Quvenzhané Wallis so compelling and defining a presence
in the film's principal role, that the pre-teen talent may
find herself up against the big girls come Oscar night
in February - and rightly so.
When they come across the burned - out homestead where Rosalee Quaid (Rosamund Pike) lived with her husband and children before they were massacred by a bloodthirsty gang of Comanches, they're
startled to
find the traumatised Rosalee sitting
in the wreckage, still clutching the bloodied corpse of her baby.
Classic
startle effects can be
found in Brian De Palma's «Carrie,» when Carrie White's hand shoots up from the grave, and the original «Alien,» when John Hurt develops serious tummy trouble.
When a mother and daughter are
found brutally murdered
in 19th century Baltimore, Detective Emmett Fields (Luke Evans) makes a
startling discovery: the crime resembles a fictional murder described
in gory detail
in the local newspaper — part of a collection of stories penned by struggling writer and social pariah Edgar Allan Poe.
Instead of a more polished product, I was
startled to
find that each of the modes
in the Definitive Edition manages to be glitchy
in its own distinct way.
Early
in the film, she undergoes eye transplants, but instead of
finding relief
in seeing the world anew, Emma is faced with
startling visions possibly connected to a murder that took place
in her building.
In the morning, he awakes to
find a sweet, lively teddy who
startles everyone.
«Originally we panned down from the crawl and
found this,» said Johnson, referencing Finn
startling awake
in his portable bacta tank / suit.