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    Solar System Distance Activity

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    Students create a model to demonstrate the scale distances of the solar system using astronomical units that have been converted to a 10 cm scale and in doing so, understand the distances between the Sun, planets and small objects in the solar system. Educational levels: Middle school

    Sex Offender Treatment Program: Preliminary Description

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    This report provides a summary of the history of sex offender treatment in Alaska, including the current status of treatment programs offered by the Alaska Department of Corrections, a review of literature on sex offender treatment and recidivism issues, and a summary of the descriptive characteristics of individuals who came in contact with the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center from January 1987 to March 1993.Alaska Department of CorrectionsIntroduction / Sex Offender Treatment in Alaska / Literature Review / Methodology / Results / Conclusion and Recommendations / Bibliograph

    On the side of the angels: community involvement in the governance of neighbourhood renewal.

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    This article draws upon the authors’ experiences of community-led regeneration developed while members of the National Evaluation Team for the NDC Programme. The article continues the focus on urban regeneration adopted in a range of outputs from two of the authors over the last decade. In assessing how the term community has been defined by policy-makers and the challenges involved in empowering communities, the output was aimed at both academic and user communities. For its direct relevance to communities involved in regeneration, the article was awarded the 2006 Sam Aaronovitch Prize, awarded annually by the journal Local Economy

    Good Perspectives for Social Protection in Angola

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    Good Perspectives,Social Protection, Angola

    Global Microscope on the Microfinance Business Environment 2010: An Index and Study by the Economist Intelligence Unit

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    This report outlines the findings of the Economist Intelligence Unit¿s in-depth analysis of the microfi nance business environment in 54 countries. The index that underlies this report allows countries and regions to be compared across three broad categories: regulatory framework, institutional development and investment climate. The study uses a methodology which was originally developed for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2007 and was employed for the fi rst time on a global basis in 2009. Most of the research for this report was conducted prior to May 2010, although some later developments (up to July) were included where they were particularly signifi cant.Microbusinesses & Microfinance

    Social Protection in Ghana

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    Social, Protection, Ghana

    Study Tour Africa-Brazil on Social - Promotion and Protection

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    Study Tour, Africa-Brazil, Social, Promotion and Protection

    Social Policies in a Period of Crisis

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    Social Policies, Period of Crisis
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