text stringlengths 672 9.77k | entropy float64 0.13 5.62 | num_tokens int64 155 1.02k | num_pred_tokens int64 153 1.02k |
|---|---|---|---|
Gullah is an English creole language, with many words originally from English. But Gullah has a grammar distinct from that of English. The lesson for those of us whose heart language is English can be drawn from these lines from the C.T. article:
Most Gullah speakers know English, but reading the Bible in the language ... | 1.505882 | 997 | 995 |
7 CFR 1291.2 - Definitions.
(a)AMS means the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(c)Beginning farmer or rancher means an individual or entity who has not operated a farm or ranch for more than 10 years and substantially participates in the operation.
(d)Capital expenditures means expen... | 1.254558 | 1,017 | 1,015 |
… green energy “simply won’t work” and is a “false dream” without major lifestyle changes.
… green energy “simply won’t work” and is a “false dream” without major lifestyle changes.
Did you ever see a snake eat its tail? You will now.
I got a rain day off work mowing grass, so I’m feeling pissy.
Renewables deliver 10% ... | 2.164285 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
this drought map, if you stare at it, you can see the date change to say,
2015-2030. If you stare at it until the edges of your vision turns greyish-white, and blurs out of focus, you can easily see why Syria is just the very beginning.
When I let off stinkers, I always blame the dog.
But, once the groundwater’s gone,... | 2.264666 | 978 | 977 |
Staining particulate organic matter with DTAF - a fluorescence dye for carbohydrates and protein: a new approach and application of a 2D image analysis system Schumann, R.; Rentsch, D. (1998). Staining particulate organic matter with DTAF - a fluorescence dye for carbohydrates and protein: a new approach and applicatio... | 1.341475 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
COLUMBUS—State Representatives Jim Buchy (R-Greenville) and Lou Gentile (D-Steubenville) today announced the unanimous passage of House Bill 276 from the Ohio House of Representatives. House Bill 276, which Buchy and Gentile jointly sponsored, clarifies the definition of agriculture as it pertains to Ohio zoning laws, ... | 1.513459 | 1,010 | 1,008 |
Related Articles: Home & Garden, All
Spring Nursuries Bringing The Greenery Home by Nirmala Nataraj on Apr 01, 2005
Ah, springtime… It's a season for cleaning out dusty closets and replacing your drab winter garb with vibrant colors and softer fabrics. It's also a season for strolling through the city with your sweethe... | 1.803769 | 1,019 | 1,017 |
Home' Teacher : October 2010 Contents 36 TEACHER OCTOBER 2010
While on a Churchill Fellowship tour in
2009, I attended a week-long Reggio course
in Italy. It was very intensive and, as one
of only two architects at that course sur-
rounded by others from the totally differ-
ent discipline of teaching, I found it very
e... | 1.626746 | 1,018 | 1,016 |
Aims The risk of stroke is greater among women with atrial fibrillation (AF) than men. Warfarin protects against stroke, but treatment-related bleeding occurs more often in women than in men.
Methods and results SPORTIF III (open label, n=3410) and V (double-blind, n=3922) included 2257 women with AF and one or more st... | 0.902491 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
to reversible disorders (e.g. thyrotoxicosis); hypertension >180/100 mmHg despite medication; previous disabling stroke with modified Rankin score >3; acute coronary syndrome within 30 days; planned cardioversion, treatment with platelet-inhibitor drugs other than aspirin ≤100 mg/day within 10 days; renal insufficienc... | 1.347442 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
as analyses units. ERT was a conceived subgroup analysis prior to completion of the trials. Because both age >75 and pattern of AF (paroxysmal or persistant) are perceived risk factors for AF, we performed substudy analyses. Also, for both SPORTIF III and V comparisons of primary event rates according to age >75 vs. <... | 0.995473 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
3). There was no significant difference in primary event rates based on gender in the warfarin group (Figure 1). Comparing women in the ximelagatran and warfarin groups, 38 patients experienced primary events during 1748 patient-years with ximelagatran (2.17%/year) vs. 34 during 1717 patient-years for warfarin (1.98%/y... | 0.783592 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
eding complications
There was no difference in major bleeding complications between women and men overall (2.25% vs. 2.15%/year; P=0.765) or in either of the treatment groups (0.57%/year on ximelagatran, P=0.208, and −0.35%/year on warfarin, P=0.491). Among women, there was no difference in major bleeding in the ximela... | 0.853038 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
0 vs. 80.7 mmHg) or diabetes (18 vs. 36%). Older women more often had CAD than younger women (40 vs. 29%).
More women over the age of 75 years developed primary events (2.61 vs. 1.55%/year; P=0.032; ITT analysis). Older women also displayed greater all-cause mortality (P<0.001;). Rates of major bleeding were not signif... | 1.244981 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, and all suspected endpoint events (including TIA) were assessed at each study centre by an independent neurologist or stroke physician unaware of randomized treatment assignment and adjudicated by a single, independent, clinical events adjudication committee, also blinded to treatment. Major haemorrhage and MI were s... | 1.387872 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
full-time employee of AstraZeneca. Dr M.L. has no financial disclosure.
Conflict of interest: The SPORTIF studies were sponsored by AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden. Drs Gomberg-Maitland, Wenger, Volgmar, and Halperin and Ms Fenzi have received grant support from AstraZeneca; Drs Petersen and Halperin have served as consu... | 1.194734 | 1,010 | 1,008 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. | March 5, 2014
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statements after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report
documenting the need to impr... | 1.375751 | 996 | 994 |
Charles and Ali Banks fell into the wine business as outsiders. Charles remembers walking into a wine store clueless as the newly married couple prepared for their first dinner party. He naively asked the clerk questions and brought home a variety of wines. He watched closely to see which wines were popular with his fr... | 1.777208 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Accessibility tools
Service tools
Language selector
Navigation path
Improving noise reduction
The Silentwood project has developed sophisticated noise-reducing wall panels and doors. In addition to spurring growth and jobs in the doors/panels application sector, Silentwood will provide direct economic and health benefi... | 1.786317 | 1,014 | 1,013 |
Holtz instructed his players to ask themselves this question 35 times a day. He wanted them to think about it when they awakened, while they were in class, study hall, the weight room, the practice field, standing on the sidelines during a game and while on the playing field at a game. Holtz wanted his players to be ab... | 1.774189 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
what they believe that officer, (acting as the cover officer) should have done was to close the distance and make a contact shot to the subject’s head while he was fighting with the contact officer over his gun. While this is a sound tactic, almost no agencies are training their officers to do this. In my informal sur... | 2.108823 | 969 | 967 |
At PDA 2010 in Orlando, Jeffrey Hartry, Director of Quality Systems and Information for Cangene Corp., outlined in great detail his company’s risk management strategy. Cangene is a small, Canadian biotech company which develops and manufactures immune therapeutics.
Risk is something we all must address, Hartry began. “... | 1.849685 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
So, someone just found us on the Internet on the term “long tail marketing secrets”. Firstly, long tail marketing is a concept most aptly applied to Google and other Internet search sites, because seekers of products and services increasingly turn towards them for information. Long tail marketing strategies can be used... | 1.657407 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
ADVERTISEMENT
Ahead of ECB, evidence mounts of weak recovery Article by: PAN PYLAS Associated Press November 6, 2013 - 8:15 AM
LONDON — A day before the European Central Bank meets to decide whether to cut interest rates, further evidence emerged Wednesday to indicate the economic recovery in Europe is muted.
Eurostat,... | 1.345834 | 1,021 | 1,019 |
Release Date: March 15, 2016
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Concussions have received plenty of attention from the media, but exactly how they affect patients clinically is not well understood.
Now, in an effort to learn how concussions affect both the body and brain, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a five-year, $... | 1.273302 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
It is important that manufacturers put consumer safety above all and ensure that defects are repaired immediately
SAVANNAH, GA (PRWEB) February 19, 2014
Auto accident lawyer David Eichholz wants to ensure the public is informed on Chrysler’s recall of more than 7,900 ProMaster commercial vans in the United States. Chry... | 1.519893 | 1,020 | 1,018 |
Do you hope to enter heaven (paradise) one day? What is required for you and me to enter heaven? Isa al Masih (PBUH) was once asked this question by a Jewish ‘expert’ educated in the interpretation of all aspects of the sharia law of the prophet Musa (PBUH). Isa al Masih (PBUH) gave him an unexpected answer. Below is t... | 0.797639 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
When you accept an exciting job in a new state or purchase your dream home across the city, you likely have a lot of emotions to work through. You feel excited about this new milestone you’ve reached. You feel a little nervous and scared at the change that you’ll soon face. You think about all the things that you need ... | 1.44388 | 980 | 979 |
WHILE diplomats work to restrict the manufacture, sale, and use of land mines worldwide, a massive cleanup effort is needed to find and destroy the estimated 100 million land mines still buried in 65 countries. Land mines left behind from wars worldwide are one of the century's main unsolved problems of war and remain ... | 1.412819 | 1,015 | 1,013 |
The Senate yesterday mandated its Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff to carry out a holistic investigation into the activities of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) with a view to identifying the reasons for its declining revenue, leakages and irregularities in its operations. The recommendations of the committee, ... | 1.595182 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
In the matter of the unemployment benefit claims of
ROBERT R. KLEIN, et al., Employes
Involving the account of
SIMPLICITY MANUFACTURING, INC., Employer
The Department's Initial Determinations held that in week 53 of 1988 the employes were not on a voluntary leave of absence within the meaning of section 108.04 (1)(b)2.... | 1.252471 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, and were exhausted, in weeks prior to week 53 of 1988 and that their vacation pay was paid to them contemporaneous with their use of vacation time.
While the employer is not arguing that week 53 of 1988 was a vacation week for these employes, the employer is arguing that these employes are ineligible for unemployment... | 1.225094 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
specific non-shutdown weeks as vacation. In 1988, with respect to these particular employes-claimants, the employer approved vacation scheduling requests which exhausted these employes' vacation rights and therefore made section 108.05 (4)(b), Wis. Stats., inapplicable to their situation in week 53 of 1988. The only o... | 1.680843 | 1,015 | 1,013 |
General Questions Note: If you make substitutions, please understand that you are experimenting. My recipes are tested with the exact ingredients specified, and I can’t guarantee the outcome if you make substitutions. My recipe didn’t work. What went wrong?
Did you follow the recipe exactly? This means using the same i... | 1.53615 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
not to over-mix the flour and hot/emulsified liquid when combining them in a food processor. All About Buckwheat Is regular buckwheat flour the same as light buckwheat flour?
No, they are not. Regular buckwheat flour has both more fiber and more protein. As a result it is a darker, coarser, and stronger-tasting flour ... | 1.486187 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
effective substitute for buttermilk. Again, the texture might not be quite as tender, but it tastes really good. Can I use sugar substitutes?I’m not sure since I haven’t attempted to use any but Truvia (in products like muffins, cakes, and brownies and they came out okay but a little chemical-tasting.) Do I have to us... | 1.729665 | 983 | 981 |
Case 2.1 (Doughtie's Foods, Inc.)
In the late 1970s, William Nashwinter accepted a position as a salesman with Doughtie's Foods, Inc., a publicly owned food products company headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia.1 The ambitious young salesman impressed his superiors with his hard work and dedication and was soon promot... | 1.189614 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
had overlooked the three count sheets. After briefly reviewing these count sheets, Wilson and Pollard added the items on them to Gravins' inventory. Following the division's 1981 physical inventory, the audit senior on the Doughtie's engagement could not reconcile the quantities for numerous items listed on the invent... | 1.502202 | 1,017 | 1,015 |
Not unrecently, I opened a novel of historical fiction and in the initial paragraph came across the protagonist admiring his horse’s “silken flesh.”
First impulse: laugh like a drain, embarrassing self in bookstore.
Second impulse: repeat same to female horsey friend who dissolved into giggles, then asked with a degree... | 2.023368 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Member
Laughter
Hi, Everyone,
Two things keep popping up recently for me: one being laughter and the other, don't bite the hook. On the subject of laughter the following quote from an online quote that is sent to me once a week:
"...Idle talk is usually considered a destructive action because it wastes our time. But if... | 1.907399 | 994 | 992 |
The souls of Black Folk by Du Bois
Introduction
The souls of Black Folk by Du Bois is a primary source which is valuable and speaks to both the plight of the black Americans subsequent to the civil war and also to the identity of the entire nation. Writing during the early years of twentieth century, Du bois viewed the... | 1.726086 | 1,017 | 1,015 |
Do I Qualify for the Medicare Savings Program or Extra Help??
You may be able to get help if you cannot afford Medicare. You may qualify if you have limited income and resources. Certain programs can help pay for your premiums and out-of-pocket costs, such as deductibles and coinsurance.
How do I get help with Part A &... | 1.170383 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Roy, Chandan (2011):
Economic backwardness of Uttar Dinajpur : a block level analysis. Forthcoming in: Economy of North Bengal: A District Level Study No. ISBN- 97-81-86860-59-5
PDF
MPRA_paper_40376.pdf
Download (107kB) | Preview
Abstract
Economic prosperity of a state depends upon the numbers of economic opportunities... | 1.671574 | 1,011 | 1,009 |
ELECTIONS DO HAVE CONSEQUENCES
By
Pastor Roger Anghis
November 11, 2012 NewsWithViews.com
What will we see in the coming years because of the results of this election? It will be frightening at best. The re-elected president is a man who was raised to believe that Marxism is the answer to all the world’s problems and A... | 1.849636 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
a factory in Europe. Stimulus spent and
not one American job created.
Also keep in mind that most of the stimulus money went to Obama’s campaign donors. Funny how that works and the Media says nothing about it.
I’m sure we all remember Obama’s open mic blunder when he told the representative from Russia that “He would... | 2.035922 | 1,022 | 1,019 |
By Stephen Ohlemacher Associated Press
Compared with most public pension systems in Europe, Social Security is downright frugal.
On average, European pensions are more much generous than Social Security, providing retirees with benefits that come closer to matching the wages they earned when they were working. American... | 1.147241 | 1,017 | 1,015 |
Vince Lombardi, the coach of the Green Bay Packers is supposed to have said, “Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser.” He despised good losers. Vince Lombardi notwithstanding, however, good losers are indispensable to a civilized society and should be encouraged to lose with grace and equanimity. We can’t all b... | 1.621372 | 1,012 | 1,010 |
Dr. Ken H. Sandhage is the Reilly Professor of Materials Engineering. He received a B.S. (1981) in Metallurgical Engineering with highest distinction from Purdue University and a Ph.D. (1986) in Ceramics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
After working for 5 years in industry (as a Senior Scientist at both... | 1.370104 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
ductile transformation at ≤360 oC. Hence, an interconnected ZrC network endows ZrC/W composites with high-temperature stiffness and reduced weight relative to monolithic W, whereas the high-temperature ductility of W provides higher resistance to fracture at elevated temperatures relative to monolithic ZrC. ZrC and W a... | 1.423659 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, applied currents, or HF-bearing solutions. With this process, unpatterned SOI substrates are first oxidized to yield a SiO 2 thin film of well-controlled thickness. The silica film is then allowed to undergo the following magnesiothermic displacement reaction:
SiO
2(s) + 2Mg(g) => 2MgO(s) + Si(s)
The resulting produc... | 1.242561 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, lab-on-chip detection of a variety of potential analytes. This magnesiothermic reaction process and platform may also be applied to devices involving other light-matter interactions (such as nonlinear optics, switching, etc.) for various applications. C. Conformal Coating and Replication: Porous Wall, Nanocrystalline... | 1.484863 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
in the fired coating resulted in freestanding, high-aspectratio titania nanotube arrays (9.9 μm length:34 nm wall thickness = 291:1) upon removal of the alumina template. The titania nanotube arrays were then transferred to transparent, fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrates. Prior to attachment of a g... | 1.279443 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
color”). Among the most versatile of organisms for generating complex inorganic structures are diatoms, a type of aquatic single-celled algae. Each diatom species forms a SiO
2-bearing microshell (frustule) with a particular 3-D shape and with specific patterns of fine features (pores, ridges, channels, protuberances,... | 1.32191 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
., for lithium ion batteries or fuel cells), catalysts/catalyst supports, sensors, filtration media, and other devices. For example, Pt was deposited onto/into the C frustule replicas with the use of Pt(CO) 2Cl 2 vapor, and the electrocatalytic behavior of the resulting nanocrystalline Pt/C frustule replicas ( Figure 1... | 1.505888 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
of hierarchically-patterned 3-D chitinous structures. To expand the range of optical properties exhibited by such structures, the Sandhage group has developed strategies for converting such assemblies into functional inorganic replicas that retain the intricate biogenic morphologies. For example, such chemical convers... | 1.482286 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
-D shapes and species-specific surface topographies and are produced in large and increasing quantities worldwide by plants. Because the exine (outer layer) of pollen grains is composed of sporopollenin (a complex polymer consisting of carboxylic acids and aromatic moieties cross-linked with aliphatic chains), the poll... | 1.255173 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
odal adhesion via short-range van der Waals-based attraction and short-to-longrange (up to ∼1 mm) magnetic attraction. The wide variety of 3-D particle shapes and surface topographies available from pollen generated by different plants and the ability of this coating process to produce high-fidelity nanocrystalline rep... | 1.367925 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
24 h to pronase (a highlyactive unspecific protease mixture). While >75% of free GOx-PA in solution was degraded, >81% of the immobilized GOx-PA molecules remained active in the Ti4 and Si4 samples ( Figure 21b). This indicated that GOx-PA molecules were largely inaccessible within the Si-O and Ti-O nanoscale coatings... | 1.470374 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
-Formed Porous Silicon,” Adv. Optical Mater., 2 (3) 235-239 (2014). W. B. Goodwin, I. J. Gomez, Y. Fang, J. C. Meredith, K. H. Sandhage, “Conversion of Pollen Particles into Three-Dimensional Ceramic Replicas Tailored for Multimodal Adhesion,” Chem. Mater., 25 (22) 4529-4536 (2013). S. C. Davis, V. C. Sheppard, G. Begu... | 1.154742 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
bridge, P. Vukusic, D. D. Deheyn, K. H. Sandhage, “3-D Photoluminescent Lanthanide-doped Barium Titanate Structures Synthesized by Coating and Shape-preserving Reaction of Complex-shaped Bioorganic Templates,” J. Mater. Chem., 22 (21) 10435-10437 (2012). (Inside Front Cover) R. A. Gittens, R. Olivares-Navarrete, T. McL... | 1.11026 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
. Gruverman, E. Riedo, N. Bassiri-Gharb, “Direct Patterning of Arbitrary-Shaped Ferroelectric Nanostructures on Platinized Silicon and Glass Substrates,” Adv. Mater., 23 (33) 3786-3790 (2011). (Inside Front Cover) J. D. Berrigan, T.-S. Kang, Y. Cai, J. R. Deneault, M. F. Durstock, K. H. Sandhage, “Protein-Enabled Layer... | 1.199542 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
, J. W. Perry, K. H. Sandhage, S. R. Marder, S. C. Jones, “Layer-by-Layer Dendritic Growth of Hyperbranched Thin Films for Surface Sol-Gel Syntheses of Conformal, Functional, Nanocrystalline Oxide Coatings on Complex 3-D (Bio)Silica Templates,” Adv. Funct. Mater., 19 [17] 2768-2776 (2009). (Frontispiece) Y. Liu, D. W. ... | 1.107975 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
. Cai, S. Shian, S. C. Jones, S. R. Marder, K. H. Sandhage, “Thin, Conformal, and Continuous SnO 2Coatings on Hydroxyl-Amplified Biosilica (Diatom) Templates via Layer-by-Layer Alkoxide Deposition,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 46, 5724-5727 (2007). Y. Cai, M. B. Dickerson, M. S. Haluska, Z. Kang, C. J. Summers, K. H. Sandha... | 1.130872 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
A. Dregia, S. A. Akbar, “Kinetic Mechanism of TiO 2Nanocarving via Reaction with Hydrogen Gas,” J. Mater. Res., 21 [7] 1822-1829 (2006). H. R. Luckarift, M. B. Dickerson, K. H. Sandhage, J. C. Spain, “Rapid, Room-Temperature Synthesis of Anti-bacterial Bio-nano-composites of Lysozyme with Amorphous Silica or Titania,”... | 1.121166 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
arwal, M. O. Stone, K. H. Sandhage, “Ceramic Nanoparticle Assemblies with Tailored Shapes and Tailored Chemistries via Biosculpting and Shape-preserving Inorganic Conversion,” J. Nanosci. Nanotech., 5 [1], 63-67 (2005). C. S. Gaddis, K. H. Sandhage, “Freestanding Microscale 3-D Polymeric Structures with Biologically-de... | 1.153845 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Dickerson, K. H. Sandhage, “Low-Temperature Reaction Casting of Dense, Near Net-Shaped Carbide/Refractory Metal Composites with Tailored Phase Contents,” Latin Am. J. Metall. Mater., 21 [1] 18-24 (2001). P. Kumar, N. A. Travitsky, P. Beyer, K. H. Sandhage, R. Janssen, N. Claussen, “Reactive Casting of Ceramic Composit... | 1.031526 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
H. Sandhage, "Shaped Microcomponents via Reactive Conversion of Biologically-derived Microtemplates" U.S. Patent No. 7,067,104, June 27, 2006. K. H. Sandhage, P. Kumar, "Method for Fabricating Shaped Monolithic Ceramics and Ceramic Composites through Displacive Compensation of Porosity, and Ceramics and Composites mad... | 0.866217 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Ciprofloxacin for UTI
Types of UTI
UTIs are more common among women than men, partly because of the short, straight anatomy of the urethra.
Urinary infection symptoms
Symptoms of urinary infection vary according to age, sex, and location of the infection in the tract:
UTI symptoms in women may include vaginal discharge... | 1.37235 | 1,015 | 1,013 |
If the kitty sneezes a lot, it does not necessarily mean he is sick. Sometimes sneezing is a perfectly normal function of the respiratory system. Of course, we cannot always assume this is the case.
Might be he is allergic to some fabric or cleaning product. A lot of cats are also allergic to Febreeze and other scents.... | 1.450955 | 994 | 990 |
MUNDELEIN, Ill., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Sysmex America, Inc. (SAI), a leading medical diagnostic instrument manufacturer and information systems developer, today announced its selection to the 2010 Companies That Care Honor Roll, said Karen Stoneman, Vice President of Human Resources, Sysmex America, Inc. Recipients ... | 1.353318 | 990 | 988 |
They couldn’t have been more different.
Mary Lynch, 83, was the doyenne of a well-connected Edmonton family, a longtime volunteer with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese’s Providence Renewal Centre, a grandmother with a lifetime of community service.
Mariama Sillah, 13, was the daughter of Muslim immigrants from Sierra Leo... | 1.597974 | 987 | 985 |
Muhammad Ali, boxing legend and humanitarian, recently passed away at 74 years old. While it's been reported he died in the hospital undergoing treatment for respiratory complications, Ali fought Parkinson's disease for the last three decades of his life.
After Ali's diagnosis at 42 years old, he became an advocate and... | 1.420178 | 1,015 | 1,013 |
Susan B. EpsteinSpecialist in Foreign Policy
Several development proponents, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and policymakers have pressed Congress to reform U.S. foreign aid capabilities to better address 21st century development needs and national security challenges. Over the past 50 years, the legislative fou... | 1.112276 | 953 | 952 |
Abuse of prescription painkillers has grabbed center stage in conversations about the nation’s opioid epidemic. Presidential candidates talk openly about their relatives’ struggles with addiction. Officials at the state and federal levels ponder ways to restrict the number and dosage of pills doctors can prescribe.
Tha... | 1.626218 | 992 | 990 |
On his first day in the House of Representatives in 2007, Rep. Timothy Walz, D-Minn., sat down with his wife and staff and decided to return a portion of his congressional salary to the United States in an effort to reduce the public debt.
Walz, of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, is among a handful of congressmen wh... | 1.45889 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Much of our preparedness journey has discussed having your home prepared for an emergency, but what happens if you need to leave your home in an emergency? Do you have an evacuation plan for your family?
It’s not a pleasant thought, but it is definitely something we’ve seen in the news much more in the last few years: ... | 1.662742 | 1,022 | 1,020 |
Author: Joyce Slaughter IX. Some Key Differences
We can see that in some ways Qur’an can be compared to a Roman Catholic understanding of sacraments, especially the Eucharist. There are some ways in which the comparison falls short, however. Two key points come to mind: sacraments are meant to be communal celebrations ... | 1.233626 | 1,013 | 1,011 |
One of the money saving techniques that has gained in popularity since the financial crisis and subsequent recession is couponing. Many households are looking to save any amount of money that they can, and clipping coupons is one way to save. Serious couponers claim that they can save up to 50% on shopping costs with c... | 1.330981 | 967 | 965 |
Lawyers can work in many different areas and there are no singular descriptions to explain this job. A range of career paths are available to legal professionals, in corporate, private, government and international settings.
However, in essence, lawyers are highly trained advisors that provide support on legal matters.... | 1.631115 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Who is Israel?
“What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened” (v. 7).- Romans 11:7-10
As we continue to make our way through Romans 11, we need to pause for a moment and consider the various ways that Paul uses the term
Israel. This will help us understand wh... | 1.251534 | 994 | 992 |
Michael E. Gerber, author of
Power Point Marketing and The E-Myth, relates this question to brand recognition versus product acceptance. If the customer hasn't been sold on the idea of what you're selling, you must first gain product acceptance. Asking why customers buy can help you answer that question.
You've probabl... | 1.76334 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Dr Gitt said: "There are wide variations between European countries in the achievement of LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) targets. However the effect of different reimbursement systems on meeting the targets was unknown."
Between June 2008 and February 2009 DYSIS assessed the prevalence and types of persistent lipid abnormalit... | 1.193582 | 1,019 | 1,017 |
Post your essay. Get expert feedback. For free.We're trying to help students improve their writing the hard way. Do you know students who want critical essay reviews from a professor of English Literature? Click
liketo share. Click here to sign up and post your own essay. We offer no paid services. All reviews are comp... | 1.782508 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Summer day a long time, many people develop the habit of afternoon nap. Experts advise how to properly nap is luxurious, poor napping habits may lead to indigestion, cervical disease and other illnesses.
Temperament hairstyle In summer, many people will appear at noon after dinner sleepy feeling. This is the body's blo... | 2.131017 | 1,017 | 1,015 |
The new systems will supply reliable power to two new oil production platforms for the critical communications and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems that must be functional at all times. These capabilities include radios, video, process controls, fire and gas, and emergency shutdown systems, as w... | 1.734081 | 1,023 | 1,021 |
In a YouTube video posted at the end of October, PoliTech's Courtney Plunk went on the campus of Texas Tech University to see just how much the students there knew about American history. What she discovered was not only surprising, but downright shameful.
In the video titled "Politically Challenged" the following ques... | 1.749225 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Did you miss the rally in oil over the past two weeks? Perhaps it has only just now caught your eye as oil-related stocks dominate your gainers lists? If that's the case, I must now urge caution.
Oil made a rather pivotal move this month. Thanks to last week's rally, for the first time in over a year it is now trading ... | 1.751358 | 1,012 | 1,010 |
Three weeks ago Sunday, I moved back to California from Dublin, Ireland. The virus I had when I arrived has run its course, jet-lag is almost resolved (though I still wake up
too damned early!) and my initial cultural shock has dissipated. Because California is where I was born and raised, its culture is deeply ingrain... | 1.681604 | 1,015 | 1,013 |
Hair bumps, more commonly called razor burn, affect men and women. These bumps can ruin the look of smooth legs, underarms or a face. These bumps are difficult to eliminate because every time a razor is run across the skin, the skin irritation returns. There are ways to prevent the bumps and several home remedies and t... | 1.47143 | 1,001 | 999 |
Cause of chronic pancreatitis can be hard to pinpoint
Chronic pancreatitis often first presents in outpatient offices but is harder to diagnose than the acute form of the disorder. Early symptoms can be confused with those of other gastrointestinal diseases, experts say, and although chronic alcohol abuse and some drug... | 1.68992 | 1,021 | 1,019 |
Summer 2008
Households Are Aging, Changing, Struggling, and Retiring
Esri's New 2008/2013 Data Shows the 2008 Demographic State of the U.S.
Highlights
The trends and figures described in this article come from Esri's 2008/2013 newly released demographic data that contains comprehensive information about the demographic... | 1.543556 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
Howard County, Maryland; and Santa Clara County, California, now have median household incomes of more than $100,000.
Median household income has maintained a 3.2 percent annual growth rate since 2000, but annual growth in average household income is slowing from 3.4 percent to 3.1 percent. In 2008, median household i... | 1.399861 | 982 | 980 |
Argument analysis: Remorseless application of AEDPA?
As in many recent cases applying limits on relief contained in the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act’s text (AEDPA, 28 U.S.C. §2254(d)(1)), Wednesday’s argument in
White v. Woodall involved mind-numbing hairsplitting. On the state’s side, Susan Lenz, an ... | 1.503259 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
High-profile courses cancelled Even the promise of a big lift in profitability hasn’t been enough to entice advisers to start the year with a CPD course. Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 8:30AM 9 Comments by Niko Kloeten
A number of courses have been cancelled due to low take-up by advisers.
Cost and timing are suggested ... | 1.640459 | 1,007 | 1,005 |
From today’s editorials: The decision by several major airlines not to follow Spirit Airlines lead in charging for carry-on baggage is welcome news, but will consumers end up paying one way or another?
_________________
Attention, beleaguered airline passengers. A thought to soothe you in the wait for your flight to ge... | 1.94164 | 1,007 | 1,005 |
VMware (NYSE:VMW) has been good to patient investors. The stock has gained only 10% year to date but has more than tripled in five years. In the longer period, VMware has outperformed corporate parent and majority shareholder EMC (NYSE:EMC) as well as the broader market.
Is VMware running out of growth drivers, or shou... | 1.750104 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
OPINION: From Gaining to Giving Wealth: The Responsibility of India’s Wealthy
The notion that India has enough money for its own development is no longer so controversial, but rather, questions are now emerging around what can spur Indian high-net-worth-individuals to spend less on their own lavish lifestyles and more ... | 1.794247 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
natural resource management, legal aid, and consumer rights.
Most donors follow their own personal passions and experiences, and their research is limited to basic surveys to decide on the details of how to implement their pre-determined objective. If research was undertaken before philanthropic objectives were formed... | 2.165748 | 1,024 | 1,021 |
This essay has been submitted by a student. This is not an example of the work written by our professional essay writers.
Building Maintenance Design.
It can't be ignored. Once a building is finished themaintenance process begins and it never stops until the structure is eventuallyremoved from the landscape. The value ... | 1.987203 | 1,024 | 1,023 |
I. Analyze the culture-learning process at ECL
China is one of the most attractive and biggest emerging market for multinational corporations. ECL, as a leading corporation throughout the world, decided to join Chinese market. For foreign corporations, China provides promising opportunities in terms of its size and div... | 2.177254 | 1,024 | 1,022 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.