News tagged with reasonable accommodation

Courts endangering religious freedom, academic claims

Studying recent cases in the UK, USA, Canada and mainland Europe, Oxford University philosopher Professor Roger Trigg has identified a trend towards curtailing religious freedom in favour of other social priorities ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

New racism in 'reasonable accommodation'

It seems history has once again repeated itself. The recent introduction of a 'statement of values' by one of Quebec's biggest cities, Gatineau, harkens back to the 2007 outbreak of race anxiety when the village of Hérouxville ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 8




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LIVE: Facebook goes public

(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pacific islands may become refuge for corals in a warming climate, study finds

Scientists have predicted that ocean temperatures will rise in the equatorial Pacific by the end of the century, wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems. But a new study shows that climate change could cause ocean currents ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Carbon dioxide caused global warming at Ice Age's end, pioneering simulation shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate science has an equivalent to the "what came first—the chicken or the egg?" question: What came first, greenhouse gases or global warming? A multi-institutional team led by researchers ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 6

On the hunt for mathematical beauty

For anyone who has ever taken a commercial flight, it’s an all-too-familiar scene: Hundreds of passengers sit around waiting for boarding to begin, then rush to be at the front of the line as soon as ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Review: Prettier iPad retains familiar qualities

I have grown fond of my iPad 2 during the past nine months. So, I was curious if I would like my tablet computer any less once I saw Apple's new and improved iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A nation of frustrated home-movers

The downturn in the housing market in the last three years has left the UK a nation of frustrated, unfulfilled house-movers, according to the latest data from Understanding Society, a study of 40,000 UK households funded ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thames flooding isn't rising, long-term records show

Events of the last few decades give the impression that major floods are becoming more common, but looking at the UK's longest-running series of river-level measurements over 60 years or longer shows this ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Address barriers to housing ex-offenders, says research

Ex-offenders face significant barriers to securing accommodation, says research by University of Southampton academics from the Third Sector Research Centre.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In vino veritas: Promiscuous yeast hook up in wine-making vats

Humans aren't the only species that like to get busy with a glass of bubbly, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Turns out, the common baker's yeast has indulged in a frenzy of amorous ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Immunoproteasome crystal structure determined

Like a shredder, the immunoproteasome cuts down proteins into peptides that are subsequently presented on the cellular surface. The immune system can distinguish between self and nonself peptides and selectively ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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