Caplan links street skills to job-training failure
Social scientist Nathan Caplan argues inner-city youths succeed in street life but fail in formal work because the very skills that empower them on the streets also hinder them in regular jobs. He proposes competing competencies, saying programs must recognize existing abilities to predict future behavior and tailor training accordingly.
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Nathan Caplan
University of Michigan
Institute For Social Research
Caplan
Chicago
Higher truck speeds spark safety concerns in Illinois study
Urbana Illinois AP reports University of Illinois expert Prof John E Baerwald warned faster truck and bus speed limits than passenger cars invite chaos and accidents Uniform speeds would ease police enforcement and reduce passing. He cautioned head on collisions on two lane roads and bottlenecks on multi lane highways citing truck faster move and forced weaving through traffic.
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Urbana
Ill
University of Illinois
John E. Baerwald
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Highway Traffic Safety Center
Baerwald
The
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Cornell United Methodist Youth to hold spaghetti supper and caroling event
Cornell The United Methodist Youth will host a spaghetti supper 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday Dec 15 at the church. Congregation members from Community Lutheran Church will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday Dec 16 to carol then return for refreshments. Open to companions. Also notes on Homemakers events and school activities.
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Cornell
Harold Asp
Cornell United Methodist
Community Lutheran Church
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