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Intro -- INTERNET ISSUES: BLOGGING, THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND DIGITAL LIBRARIES -- INTERNET ISSUES: BLOGGING, THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND DIGITAL LIBRARIES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 THE SCIENCE OF BLOGGING: ABOUT SCIENCE -- DEFINITIONS AND UNDERLYING PREMISE -- OVERVIEW OF THE USE OF BLOGGING IN A SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM -- MAIN PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE IMPETUS TO USE BLOGGING IN SCIENCE LEARNING -- Experience the Requirement to Explain to Others -- Blogging about Science Ideas -- A Thesis for Blogging -- The Inter-Relationship of the Lived World and Attitudes -- THE ROLE OF SCHOOL SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS, THEORIES AND MODELS AND ICT -- Learners Attitudes -- Staging the Learning through a Learning Cycle -- Researching the Data Set of Blogging -- THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE E-CONVERSATION AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO PERSONAL IDENTITY FORMATION -- You and Your Student's Blogs -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 A HYPERLINK STUDY OF GREEK POLITICAL BLOGS COMMUNICATION PATTERNS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Blogs -- Blogs and Journalism -- Political Blogging -- Blogs Hyperlinking -- SOCIAL NETWORKING ANALYSIS -- Methodology -- FINDINGS -- Part 1: A Social Networking Theory Approach -- Links distribution -- Centrality -- Components and Cliques -- Co-Citation -- Part 2: Exploring Communication Patterns -- DESCRIPTION OF THE CLUSTERS -- Statistics and Political - Ideological Affiliation -- Measuring Partisanship and Polarization Using the Clusters Internal Coherence and External Divergence -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 UNDERSTANDING THE ACADEMIC BLOGOSPHERE: A LOOK INTO THE GENERIC TANGLE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. WHAT ARE ACADEMIC BLOGS? -- 3. USES OF ACADEMIC BLOGS: WHY DO SCHOLARS BLOG? -- 4. TYPES OF ACADEMIC BLOGS -- 4.1. Institutional Blogs -- 4.2. Blogs by Research Groups -- 4.3. Group Blogs -- 4.4. Journal Blogs

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- OPEC and Non-OPEC Crude Oil Production Agreement: Compliance Status* -- Overview of the Agreement -- Market Impacts and Issues to Watch -- Chapter 2 -- U.S. Trade with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Partners* -- Summary -- Background -- U.S. Trade with FTA Partner Countries -- Bilateral Trade Balances -- Global Value Chains -- Issues for Congress -- Appendix A. U.S.-NAFTA Trade -- Appendix B. U.S. Trade with FTA Partner Countries, Top 10 Export and Import Commodities, 2014 -- Chapter 3 -- What's the Difference?-Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data* -- Summary -- Introduction -- Comparison of U.S. and Chinese Merchandise Trade Data -- Delving into the Data: Examining HS Code -- Explaining the Differences: Literature Summary -- Technical Explanations -- Official Definitions of Exports and Imports -- Definition of Territory -- Timing -- Declaration of Country of Origin -- Exchange Rates -- Non-Technical Explanations -- Value Differences in Direct Trade -- Under-Invoicing -- Intermediation -- Joint China-U.S. Studies of Discrepancies -- Implications for Congress -- Selected Bibliography on the Differences Between U.S. and Chinese Bilateral Trade Figures -- Chapter 4 -- The Economic Effects of Trade: Overview and Policy Challenges* -- Summary -- Introduction -- Background -- Trade and Employment -- Job Churning -- Worker Dislocation -- U.S. Trade with China -- Adjustment Policies -- U.S. Jobs Supported by Exports -- Goods and Services Jobs Supported by Exports -- Earnings for Workers in Jobs Supported by Exports -- Industry Distribution of Jobs Supported by Exports -- Jobs Supported by State Exports -- U.S. Jobs, Exports, and Trade Deficits -- ITA Clarification and Disclaimer -- Trade Agreements and Employment Estimates -- Trade Models -- Other Domestic Effects of Trade

Australian imprisonment rates have increased annually for five consecutive years. Why are prison numbers rising, and what are the alternatives to imprisonment? This book examines imprisonment rates and criminal justice reform options. How do the four current prison system justifications - retribution, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation - stack up? Is the incarceration of offenders deterring them from re-offending and reducing crime rates? What are the human and financial costs of imprisonment, especially for detained young people and Indigenous Australians? How can we work towards more effective rehabilitation, crime reduction and justice

Why are prison numbers rising in Australia, and what are the alternatives to imprisonment? This book examines imprisonment rates and criminal justice reform options. Is the incarceration of offenders deterring them from re-offending and reducing crime rates? What are the human and financial costs of imprisonment, especially for detained young people and Indigenous Australians? How can we work towards more effective rehabilitation, crime reduction and justice reinvestment? Also includes: worksheets and activities, fast facts, glossary, web links, index.