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Dataset Level1 Level2 Genre Baseline Score
paragraph2sentence.test Well what I want to know is that is it possible for me to order another Verizon FiOS modem? My parents already have the internet set up in my house but the connection in my room is really low and things are kind of slow. Is there anyway i can set up another modem in my room? Or would i have pay for that monthly? I mean for some reason i think it would be extra on their bill but i am not sure. And i mean if it is then i'll settle for the slowness! Lol I have heard that Verizon has the fastest speeds in the country with Quantum Internet that redefines high speed Internet. Is this true? CQA 0.04 1.56
paragraph2sentence.test Hello everyone, I just made a blog on blogger. Now, I'm not getting much viewers and i would like to know how i can do that. Based on the few articles I've written so far, my blog needs to attract the kind of people that like to think about anything. People that just sometimes sit down during work and just think about the world. I'm wondering how can i be able to bring those people to my blog? Can anyone help please? How can my blog be more popular? CQA 0.05 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test On a certain site, my friend was using my comp. and typed in his password to a site, and then when asked clicked on "Never Remember Passwords On This Site". However I really want my password to be remembered. Is there a way to reverse this? If I have set a website to never remember my password, can I reverse this so that my password is remembered? CQA 0.1 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test OKay, so i am interested in blogging, although, i desperately need a topic to write (blog) about. i thought about doing my personal life, and using code names. and have profiles of the people i write about. (almost like role playing with the profiles and descriptions. no pictures of course because its anonymous) but, yet i still need something to write about?! i could focus on high school drama. and observations on people...but truly, i don't know who would be interested in reading it. lol. any ideas?? how do you know if your twitter account is being block? CQA 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The donations page for a legit church site that I maintain for my client has been added to IE's phishing filter. How can I get it removed ? Thanks. How can i get rid of an image on imageshack without an account? CQA 0.1 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I'm not looking to get rich or anything. I just want to know if there is an actual somewhat easy way to make at least some money online with relatively low effort. Please no pyramid scams or referral services or any of that B.S. Oh and also none of those schemes that demands money up front to start and then does nothing for you. So is there an actual way to get at least some money? Online scams have been known to be very dangerous, even leading to stolen identities, credit card fraud, and critical computer viruses. CQA 0.03 0.63
paragraph2sentence.test I uploaded a few images on imageshack when I had no account so I could not delete them. I want to delete them now and you can do that when you have an account. Is there any way I can claim the images I uploaded when I had no account, as mine? How can I delete photos from imageshack i put up when i had no account? CQA 0.12 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test a while ago i saw this facebook ad that said something like this: "every lost season is free" on the title. then the description said something like "trade in your old unwanted movies for new ones" at the time i didn't need to do that, but now i like the idea of the website, but can't find the ad on facebook any more! does anyone have any idea what the site might be? I am trying to find a movie website that I saw on a facebook ad that I didn't need it then but now I do, can anybody help me? CQA 0.09 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Ive just started a blog, and I'd like to be able to make it my own. How do I do things like add music to my page, or upload a new background for the blog itself? Please and Thanks. Anyone can start their own blog using one of the many websites out there created for beginner and advanced bloggers alike. CQA 0.05 1.56
paragraph2sentence.test How do I tag someone on a tweet? Like I've seen people and they say @BLAHBLAH is amazing. I want to know how you do that? Might be a stupid question but I just got Twitter. I'm new to tweeter and am wonder how to tag somone like you can do with @BLAHBLAH. CQA 0.1 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test I purchased a software, Windows Password Recovery Tool, but I don't need it anymore. I emailed them 4 times already saying that I want a refund but they keep saying "Tell us more about your problem, that way we can help you further." And I keep telling them I want a refund, but they keep saying the same thing. It said it on the website that there was a 30-day money back guarantee. Is there anything I can do but to keep emailing them? Thanks....... I purchased software and have decided I want a refund but when I have contacted the company they had no reply - what can I do? CQA 0.09 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test I just got Firefox 3.5 but I cannot use my awesome Mario theme. I realize that 3.5 isn't much different from 3.6. so how can I go back? Sometimes the world seems screwed up. CQA 0.06 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Recently my wireless internet connection randomly drops then reconnects a few seconds to a minute later. Its a 2wire router, and the internet drops on my laptop and on my PS3. I've had this wireless internet for a few years now, and this problem did happen until recently. Anyone know what i can do to fix this? I only have my laptop and PS3 connected to my old 2wire router, but lately the wireless connection keeps dropping for a few seconds, so how do I fix it? CQA 0.08 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test So I have this strange thing going on on my computer. Recently in the history its been saying that I've logged onto Facebook. I know my sister has used this computer a long time ago to log on to her account but not in a long time. I've noticed that facebook keeps showing up in the history. Can anyone explain this? Mark Zuckerberg launched facebook from his Harvard dorm room in 2004. CQA 0.07 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test hello , i know is weird impossible question? but .. i want to get free internet in my house with my laptop , how do i do that? I want free internet. CQA 0.26 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test What is MyEasyGPT.com? How does it reward you? What is MyEasyGPT.com and its rewards? CQA 0.63 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test My friends AIM screen name was his last name with 3 numbers in the end of his name. I deleted him by accident and were in a fight so i don't want to ask him. Plus non of my friends have his screen name. Is there a search engine that can find his screen name? what is the best category to put this story I made up on fanfiction? CQA 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test im looking for a free ancestry website or an adoption website for the UK..... no sign up....Please if anyone could help me? Can someone help me find a free ancestry website or adoption site in the UK? CQA 0.36 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test message boards, e-mails, etc. I mean we erase spam messages because we hate them, right? Doesn't benefit us and it can't benefit spammers either because we don't fall for them and erase them. So what IS the point? Why does spam even exist? Seems to me like a waste of time, for both sides. There are spam-filtering techniques that search for patterns in the headers or the messages themselves so why do we need this? CQA 0.06 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test i need to have a site. is there free websites are available? if so, what they expect in return or what they are getting by giving free websites? I'm looking for a free website, but i want to know what the catch is for places that give them out for free. CQA 0.13 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test I use firefox but internet explorer still opens my hotmail and some other programs. How do i get to just firefox? How do I eliminate internet explorer from my computer? CQA 0.29 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test I try to combine the turkish version of the books with the original-ones, but cannot figure how. Any ideas? How can I combine two versions of one book? CQA 0.17 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test Do I really Need internet explorer in my windows? I use firefox more than often (safer). Is it ok to just deinstall internet explorer? When using a safer, better web browser such as Firefox, is it possible to uninstall others such as Internet Explorer? CQA 0.08 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test I'm looking at stats for a website. What's the difference between page impressions and actual hits, if there is a distinction? GIF of a model plane crashing into a dude and making him faceplant? CQA 0.07 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Ok so i just sold an item on ebay. In the item description i clearly stated i could only deliver to the U.K. But now the guy who has won the auction is from portugal and is asking me for the total payment. the guy who was second in the auction is from the U.K and only bidded 50p less. So what do i do , Can i just tell the winning bidder he can't have it and make a second chance offer to the second person? how can i view my webcam at home on my phone when i am at work? CQA 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I lost the password to my twitter account and I really want to see the things I posted on there. Sadly, no one followed me except me and a couple of my friends. Now I want to find my twitter page but there's no real twitter user search. What can I do? Why cant i delete the virus in my computer with kaspersky? CQA 0.05 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I've noticed while using chatango that certain smileys can be used that arn't listed on the smiley page. So far, I've seen *burger* and *poop* <---( yeah that one is weird.) I was wondering if there are anymore? Just curious. What smileys can you use with chatango? CQA 0.12 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test Someone told me about a website where you could do the above. You have a job you want done and you go to this website and people will bid to do it and then you can pick the lowest price. Does anyone know this website? Thanks. Is there a website where I can offer a job and people can respond with estimates in order to chose? CQA 0.13 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test the status bar that is in my internet explorer page down under thats say's " done but with errors" and there is yellow sign with it. How can I fix it because sometimes I cant for example click back botton and it responds, so what should I do? How can I fix the 'done but with errors' status that is appearing on my internet page? CQA 0.15 4.22
paragraph2sentence.test There are a few hours left on my item, and I have about 8 watchers but no one has bidded yet. I'm just worried that they will all snipe the auction, and then the person with the highest snipe bid will win and it will still go for a low price. I know it's against the policies, but should I shill bid just to get a war going? Does Comcast throttle me down because I use bittorrent client? CQA 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I am subscribed to the Freshome.com newsletter, and I find it interesting. I think email newsletters are easier than remembering to go to the website every other day. Do you have any good newsletters that are interesting and worthwhile? (FYI: I don't find Holiday's Inn newsletter interesting) The newsletter on the table contained recipes for winter time, devised by Jamie Oliver. CQA 0.08 0.16
paragraph2sentence.test I have a site in which there are a lot of difficult words in the content. Is it possible to add a feature which will let people read meanings of words upon hovering over a word / double clicking it? If yes, how? Is there a site where i can download latest korean movies 2009/10? CQA 0.08 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I have a $35 gift card but I can't decide what to spend it on. What would you get? Choosing what to buy with a $35 gift card is a hard decision. CQA 0.3 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test I am currently using a computer that I enabled with a wifi adapter that he doesn't know has internet connectivity. I'm afraid to log onto our house's network (I know the password) that has the best signal strength just because when I was on the computer I'm supposed to be using he could enable or disenable internet via *his* computer. Does this give him the ability to see what computers are on the connection, including foreign computers? He is using Windows Vista Parental Controls (or something that comes with windows Vista) I am unsure whether using Windows Vista Parental control with a wifi connection will weaken or strengthen my privacy and security online. CQA 0.11 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test I was very skeptical of a site called "chatroulette" where you can vid with people. i was stupid and decided to try it out. well i got paired with a perv older man who was jacking off on camera! I've been to all of those internet safety classes and stuff, but am really creeped out by this. Could he find my from a pic of my face and hunt me down? I'm very nervous. I know I should'nt have gone on that site... I'm regretting going on suspicious website Chatroulette because of bad experiences with mature men masturbating, and having further fears of being tracked down by participants. CQA 0.05 4.54
paragraph2sentence.test I am looking for a website where I can see "My Wife and Kids". I have tried Hulu, Fox and a few others. Where is a safe site that you can see this show? In England, the television license is a fee paid by all television-watching citizens in the country. CQA 0.07 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I use to use Internet Explorer, hated it. Too slow, too many problems. I currently use Firefox, but it's starting to go downhill too. I'm thinking of trying Google Chrome, but don't know how it compares to these other ones? Are there any others besides these three that you like better? I would like to be a medieval explorer in the iron age. CQA 0.05 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I have IE 6.0 on my work computer and it runs fine. But when I close the window, it freezes up and I have to force it to close every time? Can someone help me fix this problem? Thank you. Internet Explorer is produced by Microsoft and is one of the most widely used web browsers worldwide. CQA 0.05 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test I was just wondering when Lockerz PTZ are redeemable. I want to know when I get enough PTZ to get an iTouch, how to get it. I hear there's some kind of thing where you can redeem your PTZ for a day. But when will that be? Tell me how to view when the redemption day thing is, and when this months will take place. Thanks. Points schemes are used to create loyal customers by giving them rewards for being faithful to the brand. CQA 0.03 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test There is a cool little website called There.com that let's you interact with people all over the world and dress your avatar and fun things like that (something like Sims but on a website). I hadn't gone on there.com for quite a while but felt like trying it again today, when, unfortunately, it said "closed" when i went to the website. Will there.com ever re-open? or is it closed permanently? The avatar website There.com appears to be permanently closed. CQA 0.07 3.29
paragraph2sentence.test Hey, I live in the USA but I am obsessed with Hiplife music in Ghana. :) I REALLY want to watch the Ghana Music Awards Festival on April 10, 2010 to see if my favorite performers win any (hopefully ALL) the five awards they've been nominated for. Is there ANY way to watch Ghana TV so I can see the show too??? THANKS. On ebay, is there a fee to revise your listing? CQA 0.05 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I'm using Firefox 2.0.0.2 (the last release for my Windows 98SE operating system), and Yahoo! Avatars don't show up on screen. Do I have some settings wrong, or is it a glitch? IE 6.5 displays the Avatars but is ungodly slow. Firefox web browser is a well-trusted brand, while Internet Explorer is less trusted by users. CQA 0.06 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test it has been happening alot recently(all i get is the good ole red X) in IE so i tried out firefox to see if IE was the issue and it wasn't it did the same thing in firefox, i have done everything microsoft has mentioned on their website and also tried what this person has said (http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=30885) and ive check to see what format the picture is in it's jpg and sill nothing just a red x followed by some text that says "IPB picture" I can't get rid of the big red X in IE that appears where the picture should. CQA 0.06 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test I just recently started a tumblr, and i have 6 followers so far. The only thing is, I can only see 5 of those followers, I cannot see the 6th person. Why is this? Why am I having such a hard time opening websites via my phone service 'high speed internet'? CQA 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test has anyone got the ipod touch 8 gb from lockerz yet? im saving up for it and i wanted to know what generation it is. Also, does it come with the built in wifi? and has anyone ordered one and not recieved it? Wifi allows computers, smartphones, and other devices to connect to wirelessly connect to the internet. CQA 0.05 0.47
paragraph2sentence.test Whenever I boot up my computer, AOL pops up in my web browser before I even open the web browser. I've tried resetting my home page and it doesn't work. I've tried logging out, that doesn't work either. It also just logs me back on after five minutes. Virus, maybe? I have no clue. I can close my laptop's screen, keep the web browser open, and when I open my laptop back up, it opens a new tab to AOL. Any clue on how to fix this? It's really starting to get annoying. :/ Thanks for your time. AOL pop ups are driving me crazy even after i thought i removed it from the system. CQA 0.04 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test calling from Australia to Italy is really REALLY bad! the picture's bad and things come late and have to repeat myself... How can i make things better so i can have a proper convo??? How can I improve my connection when calling Australia from Italy? CQA 0.11 3.91
paragraph2sentence.test Any ideas about what's causing the crash? It doesn't matter which site I'm on (Youtube, Hulu, etc.) my computer always freezes after a few minutes and then I have to restart it. I have to restart my computer a lot. CQA 0.21 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test I've been allowed access to my neighbours internet connection which is unsecured...it's in the middle of no where so no one else will be able to get on but i was wondering if my nieghbours could see what i'm doing, my email, the sites i'm on and stuff like that? Is there a website where you can anonymously post thoughts or experiences? CQA 0.05 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test i mean there are other poor countries around the world that could do this. so why is nigeria behind just about all of them, is the government in on it?? Is the Nigerian government responsible for its low position behind many poorer countries, or is there an alternate explanation? CQA 0.11 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test I just downloaded Internet Explorer 8 onto my laptop, but now I want to delete it, so I can Download Google Chrome (which I hear is better)... Can someone help me? How can I delete Internet Explorer? CQA 0.23 4.22
paragraph2sentence.test ok so i have a tumblr account. i want to private my tumblr now because i don't want people to see it. how do i do so? i know i can create a new blog under the tumblr im using now, but i don't want that. i want people to be required to type a password to view my tumblr. how do i do that? How do I make my tumblr private? CQA 0.09 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test I'd like to know the steps to add a chat room to my web site that integrates voice and possibly video chatting. What software do I need? Do I need a host? ETC.... How can I speak with my relatives through video chatting? CQA 0.17 0.63
paragraph2sentence.test So I want to buy some zippo lighter fluid from amazon but I don't know what via ground is. Is it ups or usps? Im looking to sell my dvds on ebay..can you help? CQA 0.06 0.63
paragraph2sentence.test My boyfriend is at work doing medical billing, and he talks to me via Aim Express. can his employers track our conversation? Generally, a course at a medical school will take at least 5 years to complete. CQA 0.11 0.16
paragraph2sentence.test Me and my brother each have our own Lockerz account. If we were to get alot of PTZ and get a prize, can we send it to the same house? Basicly, are we allowed to have more than one account per household? Me and my brother live in the same house. CQA 0.18 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test I would like to start a blog, but I am pretty confused on what domain shall I write. So what is better in terms of customization and easiness? It would be a great help if you can tell both the pros and cons... What are good blogging websites to use? CQA 0.05 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test I type what web site I want in my browser and when the results come up I then clink on the link and a different web site comes up. I then have to click the back button and click the link again and then it will take me where I wanted to go in the first place. This is happening a lot now. Why? The little brown fox jumped over the burning log. CQA 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I have the letters L,i,B,E,and S. Anybody know the word? I need help with a world puzzle. CQA 0.11 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test This guy is really interested in the cell phone that i am selling, the thing is that he has no records of buying anything before. I heard of scamers where they buy something and pay you but when you send the product to them, they somehow take out the money again. is that true? I am trying to sell a phone on the internet however I am unsure about how to package it, could somebody recommend the safest way? CQA 0.05 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Ok, so I want your SERIOUS advice. Meaning, I need you to do some thinking for me. There's a comedian I like, I won't say who but you've most likely never heard of him. He's pretty successful online, and like most good comedians, he has a twitter. And it's hilarious. Only problem is, he never "tweets" at anybody, just writes funny things. If I keep tweeting funny things at him do you think eventually he'll notice me? Or think I'm a stalker? I just think he's the coolest and I want him and I to meet. He's not Tom Cruise but he has been in some major things. I also know he's single. Other prob-- he lives in LA and I live in NY but it's not that big of a prob.... I really want to meet my favorite comedian because I think he's the coolest and I know he's single, but he lives in CA and I live in NY. CQA 0.09 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test I don't have any use for another premium megaupload account, I have a life-time account there. Also, I wanted to try to upload files on rapidshare to get some points but then I saw that rapidshare is evil and requires you to buy an account before trying to obtain points... So lets see with hotfile, netload, depositfiles, or other hosts have to offer? Thanks What do hotfile, netload, depositfiles, and other hosts have to offer? CQA 0.19 2.97
paragraph2sentence.test Hey, how do I view network security cameras at my school? At my school, I am able to view all the network security cameras on a school computer. How do I do this at home? I know my school's IP address... Where can i download Dj Earworm mash up 2009 blame it on the pop? CQA 0.05 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test After being banned by gmail, Yahoo seems to magically know this, and prevents me from posting on Yahoo answers because of "unusual network activity" coming from my IP. Is Google passing information about my usage to Yahoo? Can one email account send information to another to not allow me to get in? CQA 0.11 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test I need to find out who lives at a particular address such as names, phone number etc...is there an online search that can help with this? I need to find a particular address. CQA 0.3 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test So basically, the house I'm renting a room in has DirecTV cable and AT&T for an internet service provider. But, I want to get Time Warner Cable internet in my room. Would this be at all possible? Thanks for any help! I am looking at red xbox 360 controllers on eBay and it says condition: As-is, what does that mean? CQA 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Hi, I wanna be an hacker but I don't know how to become one. Are there an guide on internet? Or can some one help me to become one? Please help me :) I really need help :O Why does my friend have such a bad connection to mw2? CQA 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Well i just rebooted my whole computer, wiping out everything. Well somehow i got this virus, and when i search anything and click the link, it brings me to the wrong links that are scams, also with my internet pop up blocker put on, pop ups about scams come up. And even if i have internet, my google chrome will not load. I ran my symantec anti virus, and it cant pick it up. neither can malware bytes, or spyware doctor, or avira. can anyone help? I can't get rid of a virus on my computer so I'm looking for help or advice! CQA 0.04 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test Just for kicks, I'm thinking about creating a fake dating profile and uploading some pics of a really hot male model just to see what kind of responses I get from women. I woudn't respond or lead them on or anything. I'm not that cruel. Would this be funny as hell or over the line, or both, or neither? A first date tends to be a one on one meeting in a public place so that participants can get to know each other better and to see if they are compatible. CQA 0.04 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test Do you think they will start charging us to use the internet. I mean charge us when we switch to different pages. Will they charge us because they are running out of domain names? Will internet become cost prohibitive? CQA 0.1 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test If I'm discussing "how to help people", world issues and the like - what topics would you like to see blogged about? Also, could you have a look at it and see if it's okay? outsideyourbubble.wordpress.com I just don't know what to talk about or if I'm on the right track :( I can ping the websites but no browser can show the web pages? CQA 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Two men were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could. The Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body. When he was quite gone, the other Traveler descended from the tree, and jocularly inquired of his friend what it was the Bear had whispered in his ear. "He gave me this advice," his companion replied. "Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger." Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger. Metaphoric 0.22 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test A doe blind in one eye was accustomed to graze as near to the edge of the cliff as she possibly could, in the hope of securing her greater safety. She turned her sound eye towards the land that she might get the earliest tidings of the approach of hunter or hound, and her injured eye towards the sea, from whence she entertained no anticipation of danger. Some boatmen sailing by saw her, and taking a successful aim, mortally wounded her. Yielding up her last breath, she gasped forth this lament: "O wretched creature that I am! to take such precaution against the land, and after all to find this seashore, to which I had come for safety, so much more perilous." Hunting by sea is an usual technique for surprising animals in the littoral regions. Metaphoric 0.03 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test An Eagle made her nest at the top of a lofty oak; a Cat, having found a convenient hole, moved into the middle of the trunk; and a Wild Sow, with her young, took shelter in a hollow at its foot. The Cat cunningly resolved to destroy this chance-made colony. To carry out her design, she climbed to the nest of the Eagle, and said, "Destruction is preparing for you, and for me too, unfortunately. The Wild Sow, whom you see daily digging up the earth, wishes to uproot the oak, so she may on its fall seize our families as food for her young." Having thus frightened the Eagle out of her senses, she crept down to the cave of the Sow, and said, "Your children are in great danger; for as soon as you go out with your litter to find food, the Eagle is prepared to pounce upon one of your little pigs." Having instilled these fears into the Sow, she went and pretended to hide herself in the hollow of the tree. When night came she went forth with silent foot and obtained food for herself and her kittens, but feigning to be afraid, she kept a lookout all through the day. Meanwhile, the Eagle, full of fear of the Sow, sat still on the branches, and the Sow, terrified by the Eagle, did not dare to go out from her cave. And thus they both, along with their families, perished from hunger, and afforded ample provision for the Cat and her kittens. Instilling fear in those that might hinder you can benefit you. Metaphoric 0.01 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test One day a countryman going to the nest of his Goose found there an egg all yellow and glittering. When he took it up it was as heavy as lead and he was going to throw it away, because he thought a trick had been played upon him. But he took it home on second thoughts, and soon found to his delight that it was an egg of pure gold. Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs. As he grew rich he grew greedy; and thinking to get at once all the gold the Goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find nothing. A magic goose lays eggs of pure gold. Metaphoric 0.06 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test A dog was walking home with his dinner, a large slab of meat, in his mouth. On his way home, he walked by a river. Looking in the river, he saw another dog with a handsome chunk of meat in his mouth. "I want that meat, too," thought the dog, and he snapped at the dog to grab his meat which caused him to drop his dinner in the river. Those who pretend to be what they are not, sooner or later, find themselves in deep water. Metaphoric 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test An Eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heard the whizz of an Arrow, and felt itself wounded to death. Slowly it fluttered down to the earth, with its life-blood pouring out of it. Looking down upon the Arrow with which it had been pierced, it found that the shaft of the Arrow had been feathered with one of its own plumes. "Alas!" it cried, as it died, "We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction." Enemies are often able to take advantage of things we give them or reveal about ourselves. Metaphoric 0.04 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test A Groom used to spend whole days in currycombing and rubbing down his Horse, but at the same time stole his oats and sold them for his own profit. "Alas!" said the Horse, "if you really wish me to be in good condition, you should groom me less, and feed me more. Horses need food to look their best. Metaphoric 0.04 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test A man and his wife owned a very special goose. Every day the goose would lay a golden egg, which made the couple very rich. "Just think," said the man's wife, "If we could have all the golden eggs that are inside the goose, we could be richer much faster." "You're right," said her husband, "We wouldn't have to wait for the goose to lay her egg every day." So, the couple killed the goose and cut her open, only to find that she was just like every other goose. She had no golden eggs inside of her at all, and they had no more golden eggs. Quality is better than quantity. Metaphoric 0.02 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test A Mule, frolicsome from lack of work and from too much corn, galloped about in a very extravagant manner, and said to himself: "My father surely was a high-mettled racer, and I am his own child in speed and spirit." On the next day, being driven a long journey, and feeling very wearied, he exclaimed in a disconsolate tone: "I must have made a mistake; my father, after all, could have been only an ass." Because of the high price of horses, donkey racing was popular in the Middle Ages. Metaphoric 0.03 0.63
paragraph2sentence.test A miser sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it." The workman used the gold to buy a new house. Metaphoric 0.03 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test A Heifer saw an Ox hard at work harnessed to a plow, and tormented him with reflections on his unhappy fate in being compelled to labor. Shortly afterwards, at the harvest festival, the owner released the Ox from his yoke, but bound the Heifer with cords and led him away to the altar to be slain in honor of the occasion. The Ox saw what was being done, and said with a smile to the Heifer: "For this you were allowed to live in idleness, because you were presently to be sacrificed." People who live idly may serve a yet-unknown purpose. Metaphoric 0.04 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test A Farmer placed nets on his newly-sown plowlands and caught a number of Cranes, which came to pick up his seed. With them he trapped a Stork that had fractured his leg in the net and was earnestly beseeching the Farmer to spare his life. "Pray save me, Master," he said, "and let me go free this once. My broken limb should excite your pity. Besides, I am no Crane, I am a Stork, a bird of excellent character; and see how I love and slave for my father and mother. Look too, at my feathers-- they are not the least like those of a Crane." The Farmer laughed aloud and said, "It may be all as you say, I only know this: I have taken you with these robbers, the Cranes, and you must die in their company." People will be judged according to the company they keep. Metaphoric 0.03 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test A hound having started a Hare on the hillside pursued her for some distance, at one time biting her with his teeth as if he would take her life, and at another fawning upon her, as if in play with another dog. The Hare said to him, "I wish you would act sincerely by me, and show yourself in your true colors. If you are a friend, why do you bite me so hard? If an enemy, why do you fawn on me?' Acting both friendly and aggressive is confusing. Metaphoric 0.04 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test A Hunter, not very bold, was searching for the tracks of a Lion. He asked a man felling oaks in the forest if he had seen any marks of his footsteps or knew where his lair was. "I will," said the man, "at once show you the Lion himself." The Hunter, turning very pale and chattering with his teeth from fear, replied, "No, thank you. I did not ask that; it is his track only I am in search of, not the Lion himself." Lions inspire fear, even for hunters. Metaphoric 0.04 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test A Deer hotly pursued by the hounds fled for refuge into an ox-stall, and buried itself in a truss of hay, leaving nothing to be seen but the tips of his horns. Soon after the Hunters came up and asked if any one had seen the Deer. The stable boys, who had been resting after their dinner, looked round, but could see nothing, and the Hunters went away. Shortly afterwards the master came in, and looking round, saw that something unusual had taken place. He pointed to the truss of hay and said: "What are those two curious things sticking out of the hay?" And when the stable boys came to look they discovered the Deer, and soon made an end of him. He thus learnt that nothing escapes the master's eye. Deer antlers make it difficult for the animal to camouflage itself in urban settings. Metaphoric 0.04 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test A man whose hair was turning gray had two wives. One wife was much younger than the man, and the other wife was much older. The older wife was embarrassed at being married to man much younger than herself. At night, whenever he was with her, she would pluck out all of his hairs that were not gray. The younger woman was equally embarrassed at being married to a man so much older than herself. At night, whenever he was with her, she would pluck out all of hairs that were gray. Between the two wives, the man was soon left without a hair on his head. Appearances are deceptive. Metaphoric 0.01 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test The Monkey, it is said, has two young ones at each birth. The Mother fondles one and nurtures it with the greatest affection and care, but hates and neglects the other. It happened once that the young one which was caressed and loved was smothered by the too great affection of the Mother, while the despised one was nurtured and reared in spite of the neglect to which it was exposed. Neglected monkey babies often perish from exposure to the elements. Metaphoric 0.03 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test A man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the owner that he should be allowed to take him home on trial to see what he was like. When he reached home, he put him into his stable along with the other asses. The newcomer took a look round, and immediately went and chose a place next to the laziest and greediest beast in the stable. When the master saw this he put a halter on him at once, and led him off and handed him over to his owner again. The latter was a good deal surprised to seem him back so soon, and said, "Why, do you mean to say you have tested him already?" "I don't want to put him through any more tests," replied the other. "I could see what sort of beast he is from the companion he chose for himself." Your choice in friends reveals a lot about who you are. Metaphoric 0.02 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test A sailor, bound on a long voyage, took with him a Monkey to amuse him while on shipboard. As he sailed off the coast of Greece, a violent tempest arose in which the ship was wrecked and he, his Monkey, and all the crew were obliged to swim for their lives. A Dolphin saw the Monkey contending with the waves, and supposing him to be a man (whom he is always said to befriend), came and placed himself under him, to convey him on his back in safety to the shore. When the Dolphin arrived with his burden in sight of land not far from Athens, he asked the Monkey if he were an Athenian. The latter replied that he was, and that he was descended from one of the most noble families in that city. The Dolphin then inquired if he knew the Piraeus (the famous harbor of Athens). Supposing that a man was meant, the Monkey answered that he knew him very well and that he was an intimate friend. The Dolphin, indignant at these falsehoods, dipped the Monkey under the water and drowned him. Monkeys cannot swim for long distances and avoid open water. Metaphoric 0.02 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test The Deer was once drinking from a pool and admiring the noble figure he made there. "Ah," said he, "where can you see such noble horns as these, with such antlers! I wish I had legs more worthy to bear such a noble crown; it is a pity they are so slim and slight." At that moment a Hunter approached and sent an arrow whistling after him. Away bounded the Deer, and soon, by the aid of his nimble legs, was nearly out of sight of the Hunter; but not noticing where he was going, he passed under some trees with branches growing low down in which his antlers were caught, so that the Hunter had time to come up. "Alas! alas!" cried the Deer: "We often despise what is most useful to us." Deer have nimble legs which let the quickly escape from dangerous situations. Metaphoric 0.04 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test The ass and the Fox, having entered into partnership together for their mutual protection, went out into the forest to hunt. They had not proceeded far when they met a Lion. The Fox, seeing imminent danger, approached the Lion and promised to contrive for him the capture of the Ass if the Lion would pledge his word not to harm the Fox. Then, upon assuring the Ass that he would not be injured, the Fox led him to a deep pit and arranged that he should fall into it. The Lion, seeing that the Ass was secured, immediately clutched the Fox, and attacked the Ass at his leisure. Selling out a friend can come back to bite you in the end. Metaphoric 0.02 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test An wold woman found an empty jar which had lately been full of prime old wine and which still retained the fragrant smell of its former contents. She greedily placed it several times to her nose, and drawing it backwards and forwards said, "O most delicious! How nice must the Wine itself have been, when it leaves behind in the very vessel which contained it so sweet a perfume!" Properly cleaned, a wine bottle may be recycled and used to age new wine. Metaphoric 0.03 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test A very hungry rooster was scratching and digging in the dirt looking for food. He scratched and dug and finally found a beautiful jewel. He was amazed at how the gem shone glittered. "This is a very fine and beautiful thing," he thought, "but I would rather have one tasty kernel of corn instead." You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil. Metaphoric 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test A man was leading his donkey down a road, when the donkey got free and ran to the edge of high cliff. The man ran as fast as he could to the donkey and grabbed his tail to stop the donkey from going off the edge of the cliff. But the donkey was stubborn; the more the man tried to stop him, the more the donkey pulled the other way. "Oh well," said the man, "if you are determined to go your own way, I cannot stop you." The memory of a good deed lives on. Metaphoric 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test A fly bit the bare head of a Bald Man who, endeavoring to destroy it, gave himself a heavy slap. Escaping, the Fly said mockingly, "You who have wished to revenge, even with death, the Prick of a tiny insect, see what you have done to yourself to add insult to injury?' The Bald Man replied, "I can easily make peace with myself, because I know there was no intention to hurt. But you, an ill-favored and contemptible insect who delights in sucking human blood, I wish that I could have killed you even if I had incurred a heavier penalty." People will go to great lengths -even injuring themselves- to repay perceived injustices. Metaphoric 0.02 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test The mice, frustrated by the constant dangers of the cat, meet in council to determine a solution to their tiring challenge. They discussed, and equally rejected, plan after plan. Eventually, a very young mouse raised up on his hind legs, and proposed that a bell should be hung around the cat's neck. "What a splendid idea!" they cried. "Excellent suggestion!" "Oh yes, that would very well warn of the cat's presence in time to escape!" They were accepting the proposal with great enthusiasm and applause, until a quiet old mouse stood up to speak. "This is, indeed, a very good suggestion and would no doubt solve our problems," he said, "Now, which one of us will put the bell around the cat's neck?" Honesty is the best policy. Metaphoric 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Please watch the code dates. Check as soon as you get them. I realized too late I would not be able to use them before expiration date. I should have sent them back immediately. Take caution to examine the expiration dates of shipped products before you use them. Review 0.16 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test I didn't think that this Copper Moon Panama Bouquete Coffee would be all that great because of the low price, but low and behold it fooled me good. This is an excellet whole bean coffee, real nice roast that delivers a great mellow taste. Good coffee all around, sure will recomend to other coffee lover's out there. Thank you Amazon.com for another excellent product at a super low price. Despite its low price offered by amazon.com, Copper Moon Bouquete Coffee is a whole bean coffee offering a really high level of a great mellow roasted taste sure to satisfy coffee lovers. Review 0.08 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test If you have a nostalgia store (or other shop that might have nostalgia candy), go there. For $18, you don't get a whole lot of candy. Yeah, some of it is really fantastic and delicious, but it seems to have just been repackaged from recent productions of the candy. The box is also somewhat small and contains that crinkle paper confetti stuff for effect (I guess?), but it takes up a lot of space in the box.In all: I wish there was enough candy to justify paying $18 for it, but there really wasn't. Nostalgia candy is overpriced for the amount that you actually get. Review 0.06 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test Better Than Milk powder is the best soy product on the market. It's great tasting, nutritious, and easy to use in other recipes. I can't even get it locally and a local store used to stock it. Soy product - Better Than Milk powder, is tasty, nutritious and versatile. Review 0.22 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test This product is not a gimmick. I was hesitant to spend yet more money on my Keurig coffee maker. I love the idea behind the Keurig, I dont have a issue with some of the k-cups but I really wanted the freedom to use Peets or Starbucks blends primarily.The my K cap works so much better then the my K cup that is made for Keurig.The my k cup filter is awful, it produces a watery cup of coffee that isnt really coffee at all, more like tea.My k cap is a much better solution for using your favorite coffee in your Keurig. Highly recommend. My k cap is a great alternative to the Keurig K cup since you can use your favorite coffee. Review 0.08 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test I have been eating this oatmeal for a few years now and still love it! It's great starting the day off right with some healthy carbs, plenty of fiber and a full tummy. This oatmeal cooks in 1 ½ minutes, so it's fast and easy. Here's the nutrition breakdown:Grams 45Calories 160Total fat 2 gramsCholesterol 0 gramsSodium 260 mgTotal carbs 34gFiber 10 gramsProtein 4 gramsOverall, this is really great. I add a few raisins for some variety and voila, a perfect breakfast. This oatmeal with some raisins is really great. Review 0.09 1.88
paragraph2sentence.test I've planted the first batch of wheat grass for my cat. Germination is fast and rate is high. My cat loves his little salary bowl. The price is hard to beat - the best price I found on the internet. I plan to order some other seeds for myself for sprouting. Wheat grass has a fast germination rate and my cat loves it. Review 0.1 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test love this popcorn, just a hint of butteriness and not too salty. definitely not artificial tasting-because there is nothing artificial in it! that's why we eat it. popcorn has good fiber, and is a healthy snack not full of white flour or sugar. This popcorn is not too buttery! Review 0.1 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test I bought this product as part of my quest to find a really buttery topping for microwave popcorn. This is the third brand of oil that I have purchased and I think I will keep looking.What one gets is a thick, creamy emulsion with a faint buttery taste. I found pronounced creamy overtones in a raw tasting. It will slightly separate on standing so, even though the label does not say so, Shake Well Before Using.As expected, adding this oil to freshly popped popcorn produces an oily, semi-creamy, and very slightly buttery finished product. Adding plain popping salt completes the process for a very likeable popcorn.This product is not in the same class a movie-theater style popcorn, but would easily satisfy someone looking for an alternative flavor profile. The creamy texture of the oil gives the finished popcorn a nice, silky mouth-feel. In my quest to find a really buttery topping for microwave popcorn, I discovered that the oil, the salt you use and to shake well before serving are important factors to obtain that fragrant silky buttery taste. Review 0.15 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Best energy drink ever. Great for giving long lasting energy through the day. Less expensive than redbull, and much more effective ( and better tasting). DRINK AND BE HAPPY :) This is an energy drink that gives long lasting energy -- it's better than redbull in every respect! Review 0.19 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test I really love this soup so much I have it on automatic order refill. I will be getting a box every three months! Nice and spicy and great flavor. I like to throw a few pieces of leftover chicken or pork in the bowl and it is delicious. Move over Ramen Noodles, there is a new kid on the block and he is big!...If you don't like hot chillies don't buy this one it really does have a bite to it!! Hot chilli soup hits high sales figures in Eastern Asia. Review 0.05 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test This coffee doesn't taste good at all. I cannot even describe what I am really tasting, but it doesn't taste like coffee or vanilla coffee. The only good thing my co-workers say about this coffee is when its brewed it smells like pancakes and syrup. I will never buy this again. It makes my hair a lot less frizzy and it smells so good! Review 0.09 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test If you like a tangy bite to sweetness in candy, these are worth the buy. They have the consistency of a fruit chew inside, with a thick coating of dark chocolate that's not cloyingly sweet. Quite filling, too. I've seen other products by this company, but this candy seems to be a seasonal item and not so easily found in stores; it was nice to be able to buy it online. A type of candy that can be purchased online is filling, not too sweet and has fruit chew inside. Review 0.1 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test We just discovered these and can't live without them as an emergency snack for the car, purse and in backpacks - the protein is what fills you up when you're starving, and will keep you full, vs. another snack that isn't worth the calories. 200 calories, 9 grams protein, 27 grams carbs and 6 grams fat - carbs are high but worth it. Super high protein and they are very light. I found them cheaper at a local store ($6 for 6), but they sell out quickly so I've had to order from amazon. The other Oskri bars are tasty, but low in protein, so we only get the ones labelled protein bars. Happy to finally find a bar that everyone likes, with a light texture - other protein bars we've tried have been chemical tasting or gross flavors. We love the Oskri protein bars because they are a perfect on the go snack! Review 0.04 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test Kitchens of India is the closest to a homemade curry we have ever had. We love it. The sauce is great and it is fast, so curry a few times a week is possible. We often make a curry from scratch but it is time consuming and now we can have a good curry whenever we want. We have also tried the Rogan Josh as well as the Korma. Add some onions and raisins, or a bit of honey. The ingredients have little or no preservatives. The Best!! I checked the expiration date which is two years from now. Review 0.04 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test Great tea. Love the packaging. Gave many away for Christmas gifts. Also use to make ice tea down here in Texas where it gets real HOT most of the time. Thanks for a great product. I gave many packets of tea away for Christmas gifts. Review 0.28 2.19
paragraph2sentence.test I have searched for a natural diet soda that I like, but kept going back to the nutrasweet diet sodas because of the variety. I recently discovered Zevia sodas (because of the Belly Fat Cure book/diet plan). I am SO happy with these sodas, especially the Dr. Zevia, it is very similar to the nutrasweet-sweetened dr soda, but without that very unhealthy sweetener.I have tried several of the Zevia soda flavors, and I like the cola, lemon lime and orange; the cream soda and black cherry flavors are really, really good. The Mountain Zevia tastes nothing like its nutrasweet counterpart (I thought it tasted much like the Airborne cold medicine). Nutrasweet soda taste like cold medicine. Review 0.05 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test All I can say is that I love me some Kraft Macaroni and Cheese! I've eaten it since I was a little kid, and still eat it with my kids! Easy to prepare, great tasting, and can go with almost any meal! All were terrible. Review 0.05 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Overall this is a good seasoning not only on meats, but I put on fries, mashed potatoes, steamed veggies.. you name it. Someone introduced me to this rub and thought it was ok.. there are better ones out there.. Although there are some preferable spices out there, this one is good on both meat and vegetables. Review 0.1 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test Not only does this tea aid in digestion, but it worked wonders on my 10 year old daughter's sore throat. She was experiencing moderate pain, and after trying Ibuprofen and Lozenges, I made her this tea. I added honey, and the tea had an instant effect. She claims that it did something to numb her throat. She continuted drinking it every night through the course of her cold. I am so pleased to have found this product! Excellent tea! I didn't have time to add it before. Review 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I think this is my most favorite cereal ever. The bits of Fruit and Yogurt are just crunchy enough as well as Sweet enough! Can't go wrong with this Special K !!! Health cereal has become very popular with modern dieters. Review 0.09 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test This box of green tea has the tea bags packaged 4 per wrapper. So unless you plan on brewing a whole pot at a time, do not buy this! Nowhere in the item description does it say anything about being packaged that way and this is a NON-RETURNABLE item! I'm furious that the tea packaging never mentions it's for brewing large pots and amazon won't let me return it. Review 0.06 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test These were the worst flowers I ever received in the mail. The flowers were mostly dead, with the bulbs falling off. The advertisement claimed 10 stems, but I only received 5 stems. The flowers also arrived late. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the rock and roll band The Rolling Stones wrote a song called "Dead Flowers." Review 0.05 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Light and tasty, probably the best feature of this carbonated juice is that it does not have any added sugar. Apple Juice is sweet enough as it is. It also features some added vitamins but ultimately, I was taken by the slightly tart taste and the 90 calories per 8.4 ounce can. Very reasonable. So go ahead and get this product for your kids (and yourself). It beats soda, cool aid, and many so called juice drinks that are mostly sugar and water with 10% or so actual juice. This juice is only 90 calories per 8.4 oz can. Review 0.11 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test Below is the review for regular white granulated sugar twin, i bought the brown at the same time, after making the cake i tasted the brown sugar and it had the same off taste. Ive been following the Atkins plan and have been trying various no calorie sweeteners trying to find my favorite. I made a cake with this and it was awful, i used 1 cup in the recipe for the whole cake, which i have done before with splenda. I tried Sugar twin because it is a lot cheaper. The whole cake was in-edible, it had a very sweet chemical like taste. even after adding frosting it was awful and left my stomach in knots. I recommend splenda or ez sweetz. Cheers! Dietary sugar alternatives have recently been questioned as to their actual health benefits, even being accused of being derogatory to one's health. Review 0.03 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Blue Agave sweetener is the best I've ever used. Been using it for over a year now, and has assisted in helping me lose the weight I've needed to. Compared to using regular sugar as a sweetener, I only have to use 3 teaspoons of Blue Agave, whereas, I would have to use a minimum of 5-6 teaspoons of sugar to get the equivalent taste. Blue Agave does not cause an increase in blood sugar like real sugar can.I use this on other foods such as, pancakes, waffles, as an ice cream topping and to sweeten just about anything one would normally use sugar for.You can't go wrong with Blue Agave. Blue Agave sweetener assists weight loss and you can use less than regular sugar and there are health benefits too because you can use it as a sugar substitute in a lot of food and drink. Review 0.07 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test These were perfect for medium-sized canned escarot. I could bake them in these shells, so it makes an impressive treat. Be aware most cans of snails this size (appropriate for these shells) will contain 20 or so snails. One of the shells I received was rather brittle, and I am concerned about serving it, afraid some could come off into the food. I really liked the Mango one so I tried the blackberry/pomegranate one and liked it less. Review 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I sampled the marinade at St. Jean winery in CA, bought a bottle ($1 more than at Amazon), and intended to make the chicken salad recipe on the label of the marinade. Eventually I asked my friend Jean, an excellent cook, to make the chicken salad for me. She doubled the recipe, and followed the directions on the bottle exactly. We both thought the result was fabulous. I'll buy it again even though it's on the expensive side. The chicken salad was terrific. It is definitely worthy of serving to company. I love the distictive flavor of this sauce. I bought a rather expensive marinade from a winery in CA but my friend and I loved the chicken salad that we made from the recipe on the side of the bottle! Review 0.07 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test I love salt water taffy and thought I recognized the Sweets brand name. It comes in 3 nice 1-lb boxes and is melt-in-your-mouth soft - no chewing required. The colors are bright and unusual for taffy. But this is not traditional taffy as far as the flavors. They are almost all a little weird, hard to define and kind of awful, in my opinion. I can tolerate the blue, the chocolate and peppermint taste accurate but the others are kind of unnatural, some with weird petroleum/chemical aftertastes. They are all much sweeter than I had expected as well. So I won't be reordering this brand. I like the flavor and price of the Energy Club brand sold on amazon, so I'll probably just go back to that. Sweets salt water taffy is a soft, brightly coloured taffy with predominantly unusual and unnatural, overly sweet flavourings, therefore less appetizing than the Energy Club brand. Review 0.06 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test These organic buckwheat groats are easy to toast and cook. I enjoy them combined with cabbage, carrots and onions. They make wonderful salads, too, and at the price, they are a real bargain. These bargain-priced organic buckwheat groats are easy to prepare and combine well with vegetables and salads. Review 0.32 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test I buy this for my Grandson who is autistic and on a gluten free diet. This is one of the few cereals he will eat and really likes. Autistic children have problems with texture and this cereal seems to be the right texture for him. If one is autistic and has problems with food texture or on a gluten free diet, this cereal is not only satisfactory, it is also delicious. Review 0.15 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test I received the Krupps coffee maker for Mother's day this year, and have used it daily since. It makes an excellent cup of coffee; the very best I've ever had with these single serving machines.The coffees are much better than the 'milk' pods that come with some of them; I won't be buying any more of those.The only complaint I've had with this is that Macy's is the only store I can find this in; otherwise, I have to order the coffee online. (And Macy's has had the coffee on sale, so I'm afraid that may not last much longer.) Coffee is a caffeinated drink, very popular with the Italian culture. Review 0.04 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test This is the best thing I have done for my health. This organic delicious, slightly coconut flavored oil is all I use: to fry, to 'butter,' as an ingredient, for my face and skin. Wondrous! I can even eat peanut butter sandwiches every day--with coconut oil spread on sprouted bread--and not gain weight, put on fat! Yahoo! Just google 'benefits of coconut oil,' then buy a quality brand. Thank you Nutiva! I get nutty for coconut oil. Review 0.07 1.88
paragraph2sentence.test I have tried all of the Gracious Gourmet products and can't find a single one that isn't fantastic! The best part of these spreads is that you can use them so many different ways. I have cooked with them, used them as spreads on crackers and sandwiches and mixed them with sour cream to make a dip. So easy and so delicious! Gracious Gourmet spreads are easy to use and yummy. Review 0.11 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test I rate this sauce as hot as 357 Silver edition and Da Bomb ground zero. It is supposedly hotter than Blairs hottest (non-a.m.) sauce, Ultra Death. I have a bottle of Ultra Death and I love it, but it still is not as hot as this. These Zack Wylde sauces feature the same great quality and taste that you would come to expect with all the Blair Products. I cannot believe how unpopular it is! try it, you won't be disappointed! Humans have used hot spices and chili peppers for thousands of years to spice up their food. Review 0.03 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test It is almost impossible to find this dressing in the stores anymore! It is so good and is delightful on a salad made with lettuce, Romano cheese, almond, and sesame seeds - a recipe that was used at a popular restaurant in my area that is now closed. Try it. This tasty dressing is made with real ingredients however it is almost impossible to find in stores! Review 0.22 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test I was a bit skeptical at first because my kids love peanut butter but are very picky about it. Skippy Natural passed the test easily. They love it! Will continue with the autoship as it will be gone before the next shipment. Good job, Skippy and thanks Amazon for the easy purchase Peanut butter is a great source of unsaturated fat. Review 0.1 1.1
paragraph2sentence.test this product is a COMPLETE waste of money i have put them in several areas of high spider activity have not caught a single spider. i hate when a product promises so much and it is false.sorry i didnt save box i would send back to this company. Itsy bitsy spiders come crawling up my walls. Review 0.06 0.63
paragraph2sentence.test We love the flavor of this Cappuccino! It is creamy and just great tasting. We, at times, mix just a bit of whole milk in with it too, very good! Adding whole milk to the cappuccino is really good too! Review 0.15 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test These panetonnes are out of this world! and we do not have to say more, except to fill in space! This is the reason that I do not want to write reviews. Panetonnes so good they don't warrant a review. Review 0.13 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test These little honey sticks are little bits of heaven. My friends were laughing at me because you get so many but I gave some of the packages out and they're not laughing anymore. They are sooo yummy and such the perfect idea! Okay - I was expecting that French Market flavor I'm used to in the Red Can and its the white can... Review 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test One of my favorite types of K-cups. Very good in the morning or as an after dinner coffee. There is a subtle chocolate flavor, but this coffee is not bitter like most flavored coffees usually are. K cup coffee, good in the morning, good in the evening, adds a subtle chocolate flavor which cancels any bitterness. Review 0.22 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test This is the tastiest protein drink I've ever had. I'm particularly sensitive to the taste of most of protein drinks and can't handle them as they are so dense to drink. This one is great and doesn't have the after taste of other products. I have tried it both hot and cold and they were both great. Being sensitive to the density of liquid products, I am usually wary of protein drinks. Review 0.12 1.88
paragraph2sentence.test This is a convenient snack to take on the run for the children. It is made out of all fruit juice concentrate and does not have any added sugar (corn syrup, etc). My 14month old and 3 year old both love them. They do leave a sticky face and hands, but that is easy to clean. This is a convenient healthy fruit snack for kids. Review 0.16 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test This coffee will make you smile each time you take your first sip. It is a favorite over all instants and most brewed coffees. It is smooth, rich, and presents no after-taste with just the right amount of caffeine. It provides a lift to get the creative spirit and physical energies flowing. The moment my box of six bottles arrived I felt like a child on Christmas morning.I do not spend money frivolously and this is no exception. The quality of this coffee, along with the low per cup cost, is so outstanding that it puts this purchase in the can't go wrong bargain class. Four of the six bottles will be gifts when visiting friends and relatives this summer, like a fine bottle of wine but providing many more tasteful moments for weeks to come. Coffee is toxic to some insects such as slugs but it has a different effect on bees. In fact, it is believed bees get a 'buzz' from caffeine in the flowers of plants. Review 0.03 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test Just like canned crab, this lobster may be lobster but the taste and texture of canned is nasty. In no way does it resemble the fresh product. Do not waste money for this. Better buy fresh or frozen. It's even better in a modified Manhattan. Review 0.06 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test This tasted old and dry - I found it to taste stale, like old, instant coffee. It was a disappointment because I got this machine for my son to take to college, and had hoped the coffees would taste good.I am still hopeful that other manufacturers will start to make capsules for this machine. But, currently, this is probably the strongest flavor available, and is just not very flavorful. I am disappointed in this capsule because it's not very flavorful. Review 0.11 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test I try to drink several cups of green tea every day, and I like a little variety in flavor. The Jasmine Blossom flavor is subtle and light. I used to be able to find this in stores, but I can't find any local stores that carry it now. This is really good tea, and buying in bulk makes it less expensive than purchasing the individual bags. I now buy my favorite green Jasmine Blossom tea in bulk because it is no longer sold in most stores, but I save money this way! Review 0.09 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test Peanut lovers rejoice! This is one chewy, nutty, delicious treat. It's bigger than those granola/power/protein bars and loaded with peanuts on top of a peanut buttery/yogurty base that's sweet but not too sweet. This yummy snack is a good source of protein - and fat. At 220 calories, it's not for the dieter, but is tasty and satisfying. Highly recommended. It was a damper. Review 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I grew up in south India drinking coconut water regularly. The brands that come from Brazil taste more like natural coconut water. Not this one. This more tastes like the tender coconut meat blended into the coconut water. This particular Brazilian coconut water drink tastes not only like nature but has a tender sensation of the coco pulp. Review 0.11 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test This tea is amazing! One of the ingredients (I'm guessing slippery elm) totally coats an irritated throat, and also tastes sweet in the back of your mouth. The first ingredient is licorice, but it doesn't taste like licorice -- the blend of flavors is delicious. When I have a cold, I drink warm tea. Review 0.03 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test I started feeding my over-weight cat Wellness canned and stopped all other foods including any dry. No more vomiting, no more shedding like crazy, no more begging for food all day long and waking me up in the night. She's lost a little bit (not much), but she looks great and I have not stepped in a pile of vomit in months.Love this food!! Switching my cat's food to Wellness canned helped to reduce her weight, her vomiting, her shedding, and her persistent hunger. Review 0.09 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test When I got the cereal, I was excited because I got it for so much cheaper than the grocery store charge. but the cereal tasted a little stale. Not sure if it was just this one box. I'll get another box just to make sure. These do not make them cough at all. Review 0.06 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I've always loved amaretto, but it was unavailable in my locality.The beauty of it lies in the fact that it needs no refrigeration ( it stores between 35 and 80 degreesF) so you can buy in bulk.It is a little pricey, but worth it to me. Any perishable food that have been above 40 degrees F for over 2 hours should be discarded. Review 0.07 1.1
paragraph2sentence.test What a yummy coffee, strong but not bitter, full flavor but not dense, and you can choose your roasting preference (I chose dark). Cute packaging too, for those of us who care! It's shipped directly, and I got the package within 2 days. Try it, you'll like it! It's not a horrible smell, it's just something you have to get used to. Review 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I love this coffee, but what is with these prices? My local walmart sells it for $3.00 and some time on sale for $2.50 and here its like $4.15 each? why is that? and why would any one buy it from here? Good coffee is overpriced at $4.15, compared to Walmart at $3.00 with a sale price of $2.50. Review 0.06 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test This tastes amazing! The only thing is that I wish there was a little more piney and/or peppermint/menthol taste to them. It has a wonderful soft center with very little aftertaste, unlike any other cough drops I have ever tried. They ALL have an aftertaste and dry my mouth out a little. There is neither a before or after taste with these cough drops. Review 0.09 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test I started buying Henry and Lisa's Tuna about a year ago and it was excellent. It was seriously a solid tuna loin in a can that had no fishy smell- you can't beat that. Unfortunately it's gotten progressively less quality with each shipment. At first there was some less quality filler tuna around the edges, and now it seems the cans more frequently only contain the less quality meat. Some of the glowing reviews here are from about a year ago and in my experience the product has changed since then.It is still better than most other brands that I have tried and it's the only tuna I can eat without having to hide the smell and taste with tons of condiments. The extra cost of the tuna is partially offset by what I save in condiments. I'm giving it 4 stars for the BPA -free can, dolphin safe, and that it's still comparatively good tuna. Tuna is one of the most widely eaten fish in the world, often served as a steak or in a can. Review 0.02 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Your dog would love these smoky bacon flavored treats! Soft but chewy, these treats are a big hit around our house! We highly recommend them for your dog! Will probably re order later in the year. Review 0.06 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test I was first introduced to this truffle salt a few years ago when my sister sent me a jar for a gift. After the jar was used, (I love it sprinkled on my homemade pizza!) I bought a couple other jars of different brands in a local gourmet shoppe, but neither was as good as FungusAmongUs. I purchased a third brand from an online gourmet shop...still not as flavorful. I was so glad to finally find FungusAmongUs on Amazon at a very reasonable price (compared to what I had paid for others). The jar arrived in a few days. I made my pizza and opened the jar...oh, the delight! Lots of Truffle specs and that same delicious flavor I remembered from a few years back. Thank you Amazon and thank you FungusAmongus! Homemade pizza is a great alternative to ordering pizza because it saves you quite a bit of money! Review 0.04 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test This is a very flavorful tea. The pomegranate flavor comes through. It isn't as earthy as plain green tea. It is fruity. I don't feel like I'm missing anything a traditional tea bag has to offer. I've made green tea using whole leaf, tea bags and k-cups. The k-cup makes it all the more enjoyable because it is fast and there is no clean-up. I think the tea tastes fresh with every cup because it isn't like opening a box and having it sit around waiting for me to use the rest of it. I will definitely purchase this tea k-cup again. I will make this many times and try the raisin and cinnamon additions mentioned on the box. Review 0.03 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test Based on reviews, and the fact that I have NOT loved any of the many Timothy coffees I've tried (but I keep trying b/c of the fab prices here!), I was not expecting to like this at all. But I love Bailey's Irish Cream so I ordered a single k-cup of this flavor (from another website). What a lovely surprise! It really does taste like it has a shot of Bailey's in it, and the coffee underneath is quite tasty as well, at least, it doesn't get in the way of the Bailey's taste! I will be ordering the 2 box pack from here! Cocktails are a combination of one or more alcohols, mixed with a soft drink/and or other ingredients to create a unique, excitingly flavoured drink. Review 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Pacific Chai coconut Chai Latte is so good. I have a cup every morning with my coconut oil in it. Also getting it through Amazon is much cheaper than at the store. I live about an hour from any grocery store and so it is nice to be able to have it shipped to my door. Amazon brings my favorite Pacific coconut Chai Latte right to my door at a lower price! Review 0.14 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test These treats are well liked by dogs, the right size and don't smell or feel too gross in your hands. Not really sure what else to say about them except that if organic is important to you, then these seem to be one of the few options for dog treats out there. I will buy them again. Organic dog treats have good texture and feel. Review 0.09 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test A bit skeptical, I purchased some flavored salt as a gift and got this one for myself.It turns out the smokiness adds a nice dimension of flavor, especially to soups like split pea or to a recipe for BBQ sauce. Worth a try! I bought flavoured salt for myself and I think its worth a try! Review 0.1 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test I like the convenience and taste of all Suddenly Salad products. However, this Chipotle Ranch is my favorite. It has just the right amount of zing without going overboard. It's creamy and flavorful. It didn't take my family long to go through a pack of 12! I highly recommend it! Chipotle Ranch Suddenly Salad creamy and zingy salad dressing is a recommended family favourite. Review 0.11 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test These cookies are super soft and very yummy. The spices make me think of my grandma and her baking cookies! Yum. Unfortunately, my local commissary isn't carrying these yet. Review 0.07 0.47
paragraph2sentence.test My husband and I both enjoyed the flavor of this tea so much! We often receive oolong tea from our relatives in Taiwan as a present, but we have not been to Taiwan for a while so we ran out. I ordered this tea hoping to fill the gap until our next trip. It is of good quality with nothing but large whole leaves. It has a delicate flavor and lovely aroma. It is as good as the high mountain oolong tea we get in Taiwan. I would recommend this tea to anyone who loves oolong tea or is interested in trying it. My husband and I ran out of our favorite tea. Review 0.08 1.72
paragraph2sentence.test Just had my first cup of this tea today. I use milk and sugar in my tea and while it is a good tea, there is a slight bitter aftertaste. And no, I did not leave it sit on the grounds too long. I wish I could have bought one canister at a time instead of three. Not sure I will be able to go through all that tea. However I do applaud the enlightened owner of the plantation according to the written information which came with the tea. I only would like to enjoy the taste of the tea more. The coffee started to drip and my kitchen started smelling very nice which gave me high hopes for a very nice cup of coffee. Review 0.03 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test I love Eden chocolate soymilk heated for hot chocolate. Doesn't need refrigeration, not too sweet (and no refined sugar), just the right amount of chocolaty, creamy texture. I love the individual packages so that I can have hot chocolate occasionally without having an entire container to use up. Check the label on the cocoa mix you're using and you'll want to make a shift fast! First time it tasted different - though not unpleasantly so - than traditional hot chocolate, but I tried it again and now it's my go to hot chocolate! Eden chocolate flavoured soymilk comes in individual packets and makes for a healthier, alternative version of a tasty, creamy hot chocolate, without needing refrigeration. Review 0.06 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test For the 3 seconds the flavor lasts (the outside strawberry flavored gum mixed with a lime liquid center) it's pretty enjoyable. After that, it's all downhill. Not since chewing Fruit Strips gum as a child, can I remember a gum losing flavor this quickly. You maybe get 5-10 minutes of flavor and after that it's like chewing rubber.The packaging is another annoyance it's a foil blister pack with a cardboard sleeve containing nine pieces of gum. It's a waste of packaging if you consider the whole thing could have been put in a Mentos-like package.I made the mistake of buying a 3 pack. If you must, go with a single pack. It will be enough to turn you off. Fruit Strips chewing gum quickly loses flavour and the packaging is wasteful. Review 0.05 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test i can't get enough of this jelly, i use it on chicken, pork, you name it...i take chicken sandwiches to work a lot and this jelly is soooo good on chicken sandwiches...great product Beyond its tastiness, this jelly adds a perfect touch to both chicken and pork. Review 0.11 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test Excellent chili, healthful ingredients, a wonderful choice for those trying to make wise choices in their diet. Just read the label!! Food labelling regulations have been severely reviewed in the past 5 years. Review 0.08 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test I've never been one to like jams or preserves. I thought I'd try this one though because I do like ginger. This is DELICIOUS!! Not too overpowering from the ginger(like some of the other ginger jam blends out there), and not too tangy or sour from the rhubarb; it's just perfect! I will definitely buy this one again. I love it on toast for breakfast with a cup of coffee or as an afternoon snake with a cup of tea. Eating breakfast is usually associated with lower body weight and improved academic performance. Review 0.05 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test The liquid smells of chemicals and the clams taste the same. I doubt these are safe to eat. Either the clams themselves, or the waters they are packed in, are coming from some polluted source. Since Amazon won't take responsibility to refund on these, I am throwing them into the municipal waste. I'm mostly vegetarian (I try to avoid as much meat as I can), and I love savory and spicy foods. Review 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Great taste without the kick of regular java. I miss the buzz, but not the acidity. For anyone who suddenly has to stop drinking coffee either temporarily or long-term, this will work. I use it in my cappuccino machine. Great price, fast shipping. I miss the buzz of regular java, but not the acidity. Review 0.18 1.88
paragraph2sentence.test This energy drink is extremely hard to find.I called Hansen's to find it. It is made in small amounts at a time with great ingredients, natural.It's the only energy drink my husband and I drink. It's pricey but worth it. Energy drinks contain water, sugar and caffeine, but very high doses of caffeine can cause health problems. Review 0.08 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test My fiance' loves fortune cookies so I figured this would be a great creative way to pop the question. Well, she loved the idea when I finally did it last friday (although, somehow she had me figured out from the beginning lol).Anyway, I wasn't particularly thrilled about the quality of these cookies. The seams weren't completely shut. I could see the word Will through the backside of the cookie.Also, a huge warning for someone looking for an authentic cookie to give.... the wrapper is just that, a plain plastic wrapper. I was expecting some Chinese lettering or some kind of design to make it a little more believeable.And last but not least, the price. For the quality you're getting, I'd be more inclined to try the trick (tutorials online) of opening up a cookie and placing the message inside myself. At least then I could put exactly what I wanted. They are way overpriced for what you're getting.Buy only out of desperation. The fortune cookie came in a plastic wrapper instead of an authentic Chinese wrapper which was disappointing. Review 0.04 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test I just received this today in the mail, and tried out my first cup. Much to my surprise, the taste was very good, and I hardly needed any sweetener to actually drink it. This has spearmint and kombucha in it, and I don't know what major effect those had on the tea overall, but I'm fully aware of additional benefits it can provide. I actually like this way better than the Celestial Seasonings green tea. This tastes more authentic and it's organic which is a big thing for me. I'll definitely have to recommend this to anyone I know who drinks green tea. So far, so good with this one. Thanks Amazon for carrying this. First try of spearmint and kombucha green tea from Amazon which is healthier, tastier, organic, and better than other brands. Review 0.08 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test Catnip doesn't affect all cats the same. Mine, a mother and her two daughters, all seem to be immune to the effects. The product smells strong so I am assuming it would work well for other cats. I will give it away and hope some other cats will enjoy it. My cat, a mother and her two daughters seem to be immune to catnip. Review 0.25 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test The chocolate chips give this delectible shortbread cookie a great twist. Highly recommend this cookie but these cookies are somewhat fragile and don't travel all that well in the mail to their final destination so expect some of the cookies to arrive broken but taste great all the same. I switched to decaf coffee a while back and was looking for a great sampler pack. Review 0.06 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test I use a lot of boullion. Until I found these little cubes of goodness, I used Better than Boullion, mostly chicken flavored which is great but I'm not so in love with some of the ingredients even though I use the organic version. The veggie boullion cubes from Gourmet Organic are absolutely delicious and I feel good about using them. I like using the veggie boullion cubes from Gourmet Organic because they're delicious and I feel better about the ingredients! Review 0.25 1.88
paragraph2sentence.test I really like the hazelnut coffee. If you are looking for strong coffee this is not it. There is a bolder version and that might be more suited to you. But this is really good coffee. It is what I drink on a day to day basis. Very good stuff. My husband could eat his Costco muffin and I had my own muffin. Review 0.05 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test This product tasted like chalk and there wasn't the slightest sour taste to it. I called the distributor who received my payment and they said that I would have to take it up with the candy manufacturer.As far as I am concerned the product was terrible and the service lousy to say the least The sour candy wasn't even sour and it tasted terrible! Review 0.07 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test If you like carob and you like baking, this is an excellent product. You can substitute this in any recipe that calls for molasses and it will add a rich carob flavor. It's not quite as sweet as regular molasses so you may have to adjust recipes accordingly (some people recommend substituting 1/4 of the molasses with honey).I had no problems with the shipping, all jars arrived intact and without leaking. This product can be used to substitute carob in any recipe that needs it. It has rich flavour however is not quite as sweet. Review 0.09 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test This cereal is great! Finally, I can get it without driving around hoping that it will be in stock where I've seen it before. That has been tough. Better yet-- it is less expensive on Amazon! AND it ships Prime!Thanks, Amazon! Amazon Prime has many shipping benefits, including FREE Two-Day Shipping. Review 0.05 1.41
paragraph2sentence.test Overall a nice blend, but given the different sizes of the seeds, the sprouting ratio was a bit mixed. Taste was good, might prefer the seeds not in a blend, which is what I will try the next time I buy seeds. Used them with the sprout house and it worked well. The use of a sprouting hose is most effective when watering seeds yet the sprouting rate will vary according to the size of each seed. Review 0.11 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test We love this Southwest Chipotle Seasoning. We use it to make our salsa. I'm glad I was able to get it from here. We are major Ah-Choo disciples, and have been using it for several months now on our toddlers. Review 0.06 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Every review I'd read of this pasta was glowing, so we thought we'd try it. I've been gluten free for almost two years, and so far, we've tried Trader Joe's, Tinkyada, Schar, Bionaturae, and Le Veneziane pastas. We assumed Jovial would quickly become our favorite. Instead, we found it somewhat disappointing. The flavor is very nice, but the texture was disappointingly similar to the other brown rice pastas we'd tried. We were careful to follow the timing recommendations on the box too. I have several more boxes, so if I make Jovial again with better results, I'll update this review. Meanwhile, our favorite pasta remains Le Veneziane. Pasta and pizza are two of the main Italian dietary staples. Review 0.02 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test These Lara bars are absolutely delicious! A great healthful alternative to a candy bar. The cookie dough flavor tastes much like real cookie dough without the harmful sugars and artificial flavorings. Brownie flavor is excellent as well. Lara bar was created to make a "very healthy product that tasted delicious." Review 0.08 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test Great mints, not too strong with rich dark chocolate. Unfortunately, they are overpriced by 400% here. That's right - they are only $1.39 in the supermarket. Which leads me to believe their other products are also overpriced here. No sale. The mints are good but I believe a lot of products are overpriced here. Review 0.14 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test I received about a teaspoon of kefir grains in the mail a little more than a week ago. They have since multiplied into well over a tablespoon. I've bought several kefir cultures before and none ever grew nearly that quickly. These grains make a good potent kefir too! This can also be used to make a very flavorful, yummy cheese. Be sure to follow the seller's instructions closely, as these little buggers are potent!The flavor of this is much stronger than store-bought kefir. If you aren't used to the taste you can try mixing it with fruit juice.If you end up with too many grains, and can't give them away, you can eat the extras. They're good with honey. (If you're not used to eating kefir grains you should start with a small amount.)If you have any problems, the seller is very nice and extremely helpful. Probably the nicest person I've dealt with on Amazon. Kefir grains are a culture that once bought, can be multiplied at home. Review 0.04 2.19
paragraph2sentence.test For someone who loves Girl Scout's Thin Mint cookies but are frustrated at the fact that you can't buy them just any time, Mint Oreos provides a satisfying replacement for the times you can't have a Thin Mint. When I first tried this, Thin Mints was the first thing to come to my mind, because the taste of chocolate, flour, and mint make for an awesome flavor. If you're a fan of Thin Mints or just mint-flavored stuff in general, give Mint Oreos a try, you won't be disappointed! And the mint filling is great to lick off the cookie! Yum! Mint Oreos are a satisfying replacement for Girl Scout's Thin Mint cookies, which you cannot buy at any time of the year. Review 0.12 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test I have been eating loma linda products since 1970 and i love them all. These are the best hot dogs I've tasted. Amazon has prices lower than the Seventh Day Advenst stores too. Amazon offers my favorite hot dogs at the lowest prices. Review 0.11 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test This is the best store bought salsa I have tasted. I love that it isn't super chunky like most salsa you find in stores. I do find that the price here on Amazon is too high though. If you're a Costco member buy it at your local store. The other flavors my son refused to eat. Review 0.03 0.16
paragraph2sentence.test I use all the dynamic health juice concentrates.Great way to get the benefits without the sugars. We use to flavor foods like yogurt, make our own flavored water, and the popular fat flush program uses the cranberry juice, but some times I'll add another flavor for a slight change sometimes, all the flavored concentrate juices are good and I buy them all. I buy and use all the flavored dynamic health juice concentrates to flavor foods or even water. Review 0.19 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test I have always loved chocolate, very milky chocolate. Then I was diagnosed with a cow dairy allergy and thought I had to give up chocolate all together because I could never eat dark chocolate even with a very low percentage of cocoa, like the sugary dark chocolates. I was bold enough to try the 90% as my first dark chocolate bar and while it was way too bitter at first, it only took three squares before I was hooked. I loved the snap while also letting the square melt in my mouth. I started eating half a bar each day for a few weeks until I slowed myself down and had to switch to this 85% but it is still great. I also use it in baking cookies and it works really well. I usually order from whatever seller amazon lists on the product page, but wanted to comment on the direct shipment from amazon. I ordered these bars during 90 degree weather in southern CA and was worried they would arrive melted (couldn't resist, I needed my chocolate fix), but amazon shipped them with two ice packs surrounded by styrofoam at no additional charge. The packs were obviously melted by the time they arrived, but the chocolate was perfectly fine. Thank you amazon :). If you find yourself hard up for a chocolate fix and have to ship chocolate in the heat, remember to use ice packs when posting. Review 0.03 2.04
paragraph2sentence.test I've started buying Go Raw products. I'm not vegan but I don't eat most commercially processed foods because they're no longer natural. However Go Raw produces what I consider properly processed foods and for that I'm very grateful. I'm not fond of the two types of chips I've bought but I love, and will continue buying, their seeds. I use the Go Raw products for traveling since I won't eat in restaurants or eat what most grocery stores carry. I eat GoRaw products while traveling. Review 0.07 2.35
paragraph2sentence.test I bought duck rillettes from Amazon because my usual favorite duck rillette was not carried anymore by chefshop.com. I was expecting a really good rillette. Full flavored rillette. What I got was a rellette that lacked even flavor of duck and herbs/spices. The texture was good however. Tasted more like a pork rillette. I would not recommend Rouge Perigord Duck Rillettes. The ugly duckling is a fable in which the moral teaches the reader not to judge others on their appearance. Review 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test These groats have worked out very well for sprouting and I have been able to make wonderful buckwheat waffles from the flour created from the ground, sprouted groats. The lid seals well, so there should not be any problems regarding freshness. The quality of the groats is very good- I have not found any off groats. Whenever the time comes that I actually get through all five pounds, I would definitely purchase this product again! When I first opened the bag, I was thrown off by the strong aroma, somewhat reminiscent of sage. Review 0.02 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test Inland, just off the main road, is the attractive little village of Porches, with some classic, white Algarvian houses and filigreed chimneys. Porches is famous throughout Port-ugal for its hand-painted pottery, though you won’t find much in the village itself. The shops of greatest renown are along the EN 125 route. Medieval Moat: A 12th-century fortress’ foundations and drawbridge support uncovered while excavating new entrance halls. Travel 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Roller skating has become a way of life in Berlin; so much so that from spring to August, every second Wednesday in the month has been designated “Blade Night.” The streets of Mitte are closed to cars and open freely to in-line skaters. In the winter, the fun moves indoors — “Blade Night” is held in the Arena concert hall in Treptow. Skateboarding is an extreme sport which has been popular over many years, more recently becoming a fashion statement amongst certain groups. Travel 0.06 1.1
paragraph2sentence.test The Chinese hospitably assume that foreigners can’t bear more than about ten minutes of traditional Chinese opera. You might, indeed, find the voices shrill and the mannerisms maddening (many characters seem to spend most of the time fussing with their sleeves, which can unroll to the floor). So you should not mind if your guide or host rushes you out of the theater into the early evening traffic. Long sleeves are generally worn in cold weather. Travel 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Fishing. Trout fishing in the Sierra Nevada is one of the many outdoor pursuits you can enjoy in the national parks. Obtain a fishing license and head out on a camping expedition along the Tuolumne River in Yosemite, or try Merced Lake, a three-day trip from Yosemite Valley. In Sequoia there are also good fishing trips to take from Bearpaw Meadow. Many outdoor pursuits await adventurers in the national parks in Sierra Nevada. Travel 0.13 2.19
paragraph2sentence.test This location had many natural attributes in its favor. Twenty-seven kilometers (17 miles) long and less than a kilometer wide, the island is shaped like the number seven, and separated from the Yucatán peninsula by only 10 m (33 ft) of water. Its eastern shoreline is one long beach of fine white sand (there are seven named beaches along the strip), which is washed by the translucent azure waters of the Caribbean. Between the island and the mainland is Laguna Nichupté, a huge seawater lagoon bounded by mangrove swamps that are havens to numerous species of wildlife. The island's scenic geographic benefits from being so close to the mainland (separated by only 10m-deep water) and having fantastic white sand beaches on one side and a wildlife-packed mangrove swamp on the other. Travel 0.05 3.91
paragraph2sentence.test The 500-year-old Qianmen (Front Gate), one of the original nine gates of the city wall, still stands at the south end of Tiananmen Square (next to the Arrow Tower). Most of the other gates fell when the wall was demolished during the modernization of Beijing in 1958–1959. This towering edifice, which houses a photographic exhibition of old Beijing, can be climbed for a view of the capital. The imperial court once passed through here on its annual procession to the Temple of Heaven. The Front Gate of the city wall of Beijing is one of the last standing, and now plays host to exhibitions and tourists who climb the 500-year-old Qianmen, overlooking Tiananmen Square and views of the capital. Travel 0.08 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test To the north of Pejeng Region the road climbs for 10 km (6 miles) to Tampaksiring, where craft shops compete to entice tour buses to stop on their way to Batur (see page 59). In the middle of the long village street, look for a sign pointing down a road to the right to Gunung Kawi, 11⁄2 km (1 mile) away. A long flight of steps descends into a valley lined by stalls selling bright sarongs, carved coconut shells, and cold drinks. The drink vendors can afford to be patient — hot, thirsty, and tired tourists toiling back up are a captive market. Tampaksiring and Gunung Kawi are popular areas for street vendors selling sarongs, carved coconut shells and cold drinks to entice passing tourists. Travel 0.11 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test Vallarta’s original hotels were constructed along the stretch of wide, soft sandy strand that extends from the airport into the central downtown area. Along the Hotel Zone, there’s an ample mix of excellent hotels, and this area is also a great place for recreational watersports and convenient to Vallarta’s many treasures. This is also the section of town where the Terminal Marítima (Marine Terminal) is located, docking point for cruise ships as well as the numerous excursion boats. Vallarta, spanning from the airport to the central downtown area, has many excellent hotels and is a popular spot for recreational watersports and cruise ship stops. Travel 0.13 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test As the winds of perestroika blew in from Moscow, Kádár was removed from power in 1988, and, in 1989, the formation of opposition parties was legalized. Hungary was the first country to draw back its Iron Curtain, dismantling the barbed wire along its Austrian border and allowing East Germans to escape to the West. In 1990 the country held its first free elections in 43 years and was called a republic again; in 1991 it became an associate member of the European Community. In 1997 Hungary was offered membership in the NATO. Member countries of NATO rejected the Soviet Union's proposal to join this alliance in 1954. Travel 0.03 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Eventually the road meets the coast at Ágios Nikólaos, probably the prettiest town in eastern Crete. Though Ágios Nikólaos — known to everyone as Ag. Nik — suffered from a sudden rush of ugly building in the 1970s and has a young and noisy crowd, it has made a concerted effort to keep its character and offers a more Greek atmosphere than the Mália/Hersónissos strip. Home to the Minoans, the ancient island of Crete was made up of several city-states with intense rivalries. Travel 0.04 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Guilin was settled more than 2,000 years ago when the Ling canal was built, effectively linking the great Yangzi and Pearl rivers. Guilin’s connection with one of mankind’s most ambitious engineering projects was important, but otherwise little was heard from the town. It served as provincial capital for several hundred years, and in modern times, thanks to the profusion of caves to hide in, Guilin was a center for resistance during the war with Japan. Today, rebuilt from the rubble of war, the city is thriving, thanks in large measure to its spectacular scenery. The Ling canal is often called the magic canal and links the Yangzi and Pearl rivers together, being the first of its kind to ever be built. Travel 0.09 2.04
paragraph2sentence.test In 1846, during the course of an unsavory palace intrigue involving an unsolved murder, meddling by the queen, and the massacre of some 100 high-ranking court figures who had been lured to a palace courtyard, the instigator of these events became the power behind the throne. He was an ambitious and unscrupulous 29-year-old named Jung Bahadur Rana. Before long he had exiled the king, replaced him with the youthful crown prince, and arranged to have himself and his family made hereditary prime ministers. In 1846, Jung Bahadur Rana became the power behind the throne after he masterminded a massacre of around 100 high-ranking court figures. Travel 0.14 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test A night cruise along the canals with dinner is a wonderful and romantic way to get a different view of Amsterdam. Many of the bridges and historic buildings are lit at night, and the city is more peaceful. Lovers company (see page 116) has small and large boats and offers wine and cheese cruises or full dinner cruises.For a more private cruise (and one in which you can arrange your own itinerary) you can hire a water taxi in the smaller waterways. Gondolas were the most common means of transportation on the canals of Venice for centuries. Travel 0.05 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test Amsterdam is a gold mine for those who like to browse. The city has thankfully not yet been taken over by the international chain stores and the narrow streets of the center, the canal rings, and the Jordaan area are home to myriad small, independent boutiques — here you can wander for hours in search of that individual gift. The nearest street you have to “international” shopping, Kalverstraat, is home to the young fashion outlets and department stores. Amsterdam is an excellent city in which to buy gifts for friends and relatives while abroad. Travel 0.06 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test Continuing west along Calle Oficios, you’ll come to a splendidly restored square, Plaza de San Francisco, with upscale shops, restaurants, and the imposing 18th-century Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco de Asís. The convent contains a museum with Spanish treasures, and you can climb the belltower for spectacular views of Old Havana. Concerts are frequently held here. Nearby, you’ll find several impeccable colonial-era houses with brilliantly colored façades. The colonial-era houses nearby Plaza de San Francisco are a worthwhile stop on your tour. Travel 0.1 1.88
paragraph2sentence.test Shenzhen (Shumchun), Guangdong Province. Veteran travelers remember Shumchun merely as an undistinguished border town on the Hong Kong–Canton railway line. However, it is now the center of a Special Economic Zone for joint industrial ventures with capitalists from Hong Kong and Macau. With beaches and hot springs, its tourist potential is also rapidly being developed. Day tours from Hong Kong offer Shenzhen as a glimpse of life in China, but its position in an economic buffer zone makes it atypical. Although previously undistinguished, Shumchun, a town in the Guangdong Province, is now the center of a Special Economic Zone with rapidly developing tourist potential. Travel 0.17 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test Poros lies less than 152 m (500 ft) from the Greek mainland, off the northeastern coast of the Argolid Peninsula and 55 minutes from Piraeus by hydrofoil. Small sailboats crowd the narrow straits and it’s a yachtsman’s paradise in the summer months. Poros Town — the only settlement on the island — is a maze of narrow winding streets rising up a small hill. The seafront is the hub of all activity with tavernas and cafés lining the waterside. The rest of Poros is covered with verdant pine forest and the coastline is dotted with small rocky coves — great for swimming and snorkeling. The coastline of Cornwall, in the southwest of the UK, plays host to many holiday makers every year with its grand beaches and seaside attractions, including sailing, surfing and camping. Travel 0.04 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test The hutongs can be toured on your own — on foot, by rented bicycle, or by hiring one of the canopied pedicabs in the area. But most visitors prefer a guided tour. The Beijing Hutong Tourist Agency (Tel. 6615-9097), which books tours through hotel desks, has a fleet of red-canopied pedicabs led by an English-speaking guide. Its hutong tour combines many of the sights in the Back Lakes District with the opportunity to step inside a courtyard house and talk with its modern-day residents. Tour guides are employed to inform and guide a group of tourists around a site of interest, usually with a specifically advanced knowledge of the site's history, culture, layout etc. Travel 0.04 1.1
paragraph2sentence.test The most significant expedition under Manuel’s flag was Vasco da Gama’s legendary sea voyage from Lisbon in the summer of 1497 — immortalized in The Lusiads (1572), the epic poem by Portugal’s national poet, Luís de Camões (1524–1580). Rounding what is now known as the Cape of Good Hope, da Gama found what Columbus had been searching for in 1492 (although in the wrong direction): the sea-route to the lucrative spices of the East. The Portuguese thus ended the Venetian monopoly on Eastern trade and began attracting merchants from all over Europe to Lisbon. The Lusiads, written in 1572, is an epic poem by the Portuguese poet, Luís de Camões. Travel 0.08 2.19
paragraph2sentence.test Back on the mainland, a turn-off of the main road east (EN-125, still!) of Tavira leads a small number of visitors to Cacela Velha, a perfectly enchanting little white-washed village overlooking the sea. It has an 18th-century church, a telephone booth, a cemetery, an old well, and a handful of well-tended, blue-and-white houses festooned with flowers. The Enlightenment saw the rise and cultivation of philosophy and science during the 18th, specifically during the French and American Revolutions. Travel 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test West of the oldest sections and intimate streets of Old Havana is an area of wide boulevards and grand palaces. The loveliest avenue, the Prado (formally known as Paseo de Martí), runs from Parque Central to the sea. Grand but run-down buildings, with fading flamingo-pink and lime-green façades and ornate columns, flank a raised promenade of laurels, gas lamps, and marble benches. In the 19th century this was the city’s most fashionable strolling ground. Now it serves as a minipark for habaneros (as Havana’s citizens are called), from coupling lovers and children playing on homemade skateboards to parading prostitutes. The Prado, a lovely avenue in Old Havana serves as a minipark for Havana's citizens. Travel 0.09 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test Follow the long avenue de la Grande-Armée down from l’Etoile and the battery of towers looms bigger and bigger beyond the elegant, leafy suburb of Neuilly. Cross the river and you are in a mini-Manhattan that has sprouted since 1969 to become a city in its own right. In the process, it has somehow managed to get a soul, in spite of the inhuman scale of some of its windswept spaces. After following avenue de la Grande-Armée from l'Etoile and crossing the river, you will find yourself in a miniature Manhattan that sprouted from the wind-swept plains into a thriving city with a soul. Travel 0.12 4.22
paragraph2sentence.test Start on top of the rock, where the city’s principal landmark is a hotel, the Château Frontenac, looming over the town since 1892 like the protective fortress it no longer needs. Because of its dramatic location and the fairytale turrets of its Gothic-Renaissance architecture, the Frontenac is one of the most charmingly bombastic of all the many grand hotels that the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways put up across the country as symbols of their commercial power. It is named after Count Louis de Frontenac, a rascally 17th-century French governor who upset the clergy by encouraging the sale of brandy to the native peoples. Take a look inside at the stucco carvings, tapestries, and handsome wood paneling. The Chateau Frontenac is one of the most charming, fairytale-like hotels put up by the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways. Travel 0.15 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test Greece was invaded by Nazi Germany in April 1941; by June the Germans controlled the entire country, with Italian forces placed in Athens. The people suffered greatly, but the city’s monuments escaped serious damage. Unfortunately, the Greek resistance movement formed during the war was so politically divided that the guerrillas expended almost as much energy fighting each other as against the Germans. In October 1944, the Allied forces moved into Athens and much of Greece, encountering little opposition from the retreating Germans. The Greek resistance movement during WWII was plagued by divisive factions. Travel 0.12 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test Much of restored Old Havana is concentrated in only a few blocks at the eastern end of these streets. On the corner of Mercaderes and Obispo is the recently renovated, 1920s-era Hotel Ambos Mundos; Hemingway lived on and off in room 511 for a couple of years during the 1930s. The room contains original artifacts from Hemingway’s many years in Cuba, including the typewriter he used to write most of For Whom the Bell Tolls (those not staying in the hotel can visit the room for US$2). Earnest Hemingway lived on and off in the 1920s-era Hotel Ambos Mundos where his typewriter is currently on display. Travel 0.13 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test Negara, 23 km (14 miles) farther west, is known for its water-buffalo racing. The season traditionally ran in September and October, and the championships still take place then, but races for the benefit of visitors are now staged year-round on a track at Perencak, outside Negara. Tour agencies offer excursions from Kuta, Sanur, and the other resorts. The view from the terrace of downtown Beijing, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square is superb. Travel 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Almost too perfect to be true, the high medieval walls of Óbidos completely encircle a jewel of a town. Equally hard to believe, this inland town was once a port and coastal fortress until the sea inlet here silted up, leaving the quiet Óbidos lagoon cut off and the shoreline nearly 10 km (6 miles) away. There are also views east and west along the bay. Travel 0.05 1.1
paragraph2sentence.test The Islamic Museum in the Pergamon’s south wing exhibits the grand façade of the 8th-century Palace of Mshatta (from what is now modern Jordan). It is embellished with intricately incised or perforated animal and plant motifs. In fact, a German art historian rescued this tour de force of early Islamic decoration at the turn of the century by persuading the Sultan of Turkey not to use it as building material for a railway link to Mecca. He made quite a save! Among the other precious exhibits you will find some exquisite Indian Mogul miniatures. The emperor’s bedroom is located in the Refreshing Mist-Veiled Waters Pavilion. Travel 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Continue south towards Agaete, which is the most attractive of the small northern towns. Agaete’s port, Puerto de las Nieves, is a haven of calm among the formidable rocky cliffs that make up this inhospitable stretch of coast. From here the coast road ascends very sharply amid sparse, windblown greenery, and the drop seawards can be frighteningly steep. An alternative route is to drive 7 km (4 miles) inland to the fine viewpoint at Los Berrazales. One route is by way of Agaete, a small, attractive port town that provides a calm haven from the formidable rocky cliffs. Travel 0.12 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test During the American Revolution, New Orleans plunged in on the revolutionist side. It wasn’t only enthusiasm for the Yankees; Spain declared war on England in 1779. The governor of New Orleans, 23-year-old Don Bernardo de Gálvez, seized the chance to help the colonists in their struggle against George III, and led raiding parties that kept the British outposts along the Mississippi on the defensive. The Mississippi river is one of the largest rivers running through America. Travel 0.08 0.63
paragraph2sentence.test There’s not that much to do or see on the seven islands that make up Boston Harbor Islands State Park, but an afternoon spent here offers gentle strolls, picnics, and bird-watching — a welcome respite from urban frenzy. From May to mid-October, the Boston Harbor Cruise Company (Tel. 723-7800) operates a ferry from Long Wharf to Georges Island, the core of the group. Fort Warren, a 19th-century star-shaped fortress in which Confederate prisoners were incarcerated during the Civil War occupies most of the island. It’s an atmospheric and spooky place, with old gun emplacements, lookout posts, and chilly alleys. Winter sports have traditionally played a big part in the lives of Amsterdammers and people from North Holland. Travel 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The atmospheric and intensely Portuguese village of Monsanto, located about 50 km (31 miles) to the northeast of Castelo Branco, balances on a dramatic rocky outcrop between massive boulders. The streets are too narrow for cars, but a short walk to the castle at the top is worth the effort for the impressive stonework and the view. A beautiful, but roofless, 13th-century Romanesque church can also be seen. A new pousada has just opened here. A historical site known as an Old Town is typically an urban neighborhood which has been preserved due to its significant age. Travel 0.02 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test Spaniards have earned a reputation as consummate partiers, and while Barcelona may not be as fanatical about late nights as Madrid, it is still a place that really swings when the sun goes down. It has virtually every kind of nightlife diversion, from cool cabarets to live jazz, rock, flamenco, and world beat to opera, and a thriving bar and disco scene. At night, some streets, like the Rambla and Passeig de Gràcia, become slow-moving rivers of strollers. The main churches and monuments are illuminated, and the city takes on a new and graceful aspect. The nightlife in Barcelona is diverse, ranging from jazz and rock to flamenco and opera, whilst the streets are illuminated by the landmarks of the city. Travel 0.06 3.91
paragraph2sentence.test One unique aspect of Zákros are the water features found in the east wing behind the royal apartments. The cistern hall contains a circular cistern still full of water, which is now inhabited by a population of turtles. Nearby is a ceremonial spring chamber with steps leading to a small square pool. You can then follow the traces of the paved road leading from the city to the ancient harbor, now lost beneath the waves. The word "fountain" comes from the ancient Latin word "fons," meaning "source" or "spring." Travel 0.06 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The third of the Danube Bend towns, Esztergom, situated a farther 20 km (12 miles) upriver, is linked by hydrofoil to Budapest, and by boat or bus to Szentendre and Visegrád. Take the boat if you have two hours to spare, as the river’s most scenic stretch lies between Visegrád and Esztergom. A boat ride through the scenic stretch between Visegrad and Esztergom takes about 2 hours. Travel 0.11 2.97
paragraph2sentence.test Next door to the Abbey Church, housed in the old priory, is the Tihany Historical Museum (closed November to February). This museum features regional folk items and art, three small rooms where Hungary’s last king, Károly IV, lived for five days in 1921, and, in the basement, an atmospheric lapidarium containing Roman remains. In front of the church, King András is commemorated in a typically offbeat Imre Varga statue, wrapped in an aluminium cloak. The Tihany HIstorical Museum contains some interesting Roman remains within the lapidarium in its basement. Travel 0.08 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test The drive then circles around the immaculate gardens and fine mansions of Rockcliffe Park. The park’s driveway takes you out to the Rockcliffe Lookout for a spectacular view of the Ottawa River and the mouth of the Gatineau. In the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Barracks, at the north end of St. Laurent Boulevard, you can see some of the horses performing or training for the popular RCMP Musical Ride, the one occasion when the Mounties are still Mounties. Rockcliffe Park is home to many beautiful gardens and stunning mansions. Travel 0.07 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test From the Parc de l’Esplanade, drive up the Côte de la Citadelle hill road and through a tunnel for a guided tour around a powerful bastion of fears long gone. The French built the starshaped Citadel in 1750 to resist the British. The British enlarged it in 1820 to defend Québec City against the Americans, but their cannons never fired a shot in anger. The garrison was British-manned for only 20 years before being handed over to Canadian troops. Today it is the home of Canada’s crack Royal 22nd Regiment. Today the Cote de la Citadelle is home to Canada's crack Royal 22nd Regiment but was built by the French in 1750 to resist the British. Travel 0.12 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test On carrer d’Aragó between Passeig de Gràcia and Rambla de Catalunya is the Fundació Antoni Tàpies, a museum dedicated to the work of Spain’s foremost living artist, the abstract materialist from Catalonia. In addition to Tàpies’s work, the Fundació has interesting rotating international exhibits, but at least half the reason to visit is to see the gorgeous 1880 Domènech i Montaner building that houses the museum (one of the first examples of modernisme) and Tàpies’s whimsical, tangled wire sculpture (called “Cloud and Chair”) on the roof. The Fundacio Antoni Tapies, housed in the beautiful 1880 Domenech i Montaner building, is a museum in Spain dedicated to the work of Tapies but also contains rotating international exhibits. Travel 0.11 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test If you want to take back an edible souvenir, make sure you know your country’s regulations governing the import of certain types of food. Among the pastries and cakes which travel best are Lebkuchen (gingerbread), Spekulatius (spiced Christmas cookies), and marzipan. KaDeWe’s Feinschmeckeretage offers 500 different breads, and 1,500 different types of cheese plus rare eastern delicacies, exotic teas, handmade chocolates, and Beluga caviar. Berlin has no local wine, but plenty of wine shops to satisfy all connoisseurs of the best Rhine, Mosel, and Baden Württemberg vintages. Pride of place goes to a 15-century icon of the prophet Elijah. Travel 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test In typical North American style, Toronto’s ethnic communities move around as they grow more affluent or as new construction pushes them out. The high-rises and parking garages behind the New City Hall forced Chinatown to move west. This is the largest Chinatown in Canada, if not in all of North America. The community has set up restaurants, hardware stores, and herbal medicine shops along Dundas Street and Spadina Avenue. Look in at the pagoda-roofed China Court shops grouped around a little Chinese garden. Now a well established community with pagoda-roofed shops, a Chinese garden, restaurants, hardware stores and herbal medicine shops, Toronto's Chinatown, the largest in Canada, was previously forced to move west due to new construction behind the New City Hall. Travel 0.09 4.22
paragraph2sentence.test Vale do Lobo is a maze-like villa community with a nice beach and a variety of golf and tennis resort hotels. Quinta do Lago, a few miles down the coast, has one of the finest golf courses on the Algarve, designed delicately along the Ria Formosa Nature Preserve. The beach can be reached across a long, nostalgic wooden bridge that crosses over wetlands and bird sanctuaries. International tourism receipts climbed to 1 trillion U.S. dollars in 2011. Travel 0.02 0.63
paragraph2sentence.test At Doheny Drive, the western edge of Hollywood merges with the slopes of Laurel Canyon and Beverly Hills, dotted with the sumptuous mansions of the movie moguls. While these homes are heavily guarded and hidden from view, you can sense the opulent atmosphere as you drive through the plush, carefully manicured avenues. The architecture is an astounding mixture of Spanish, Gothic, Bauhaus, and Renaissance, in every pastel shade under the sun. Don’t bother slowing down for the street vendors selling “official” maps showing the homes of the rich and famous — unless you get a kick out of security gates. It is closed to tourists at present, as work continues on exploring the inner chambers, but it is possible to study the whole façade from the courtyard in front of the pyramid. Travel 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test This was further enhanced by the Great Elector’s son, who in 1701 crowned himself in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) King Friedrich in (not of) Prussia. Prompted by Sophie Charlotte, his wife, the king founded academies for the arts and sciences in Berlin. Baroque master Andreas Schlüter (see page 48) was commissioned to redesign the royal palace, which was knocked down in 1951 to make way for East Germany’s Palast der Republik. Sophie Charlotte’s residence, the grand Schloß Charlottenburg, has survived as a model of the era’s elegance. In Kaliningrad, 1701, the Great Elector's son, later prompted by his wife, resident of Schloß Charlottenburg, to found arts and science academies in Berlin, crowned himself King in Prussia, commissioning Andreas Schlüter to design the royal palace, later knocked down to make way for the Palast der Republik. Travel 0.07 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test Take the Rickenbacker Causeway from Miami to Key Biscayne to get to one of Miami’s star attractions, the 60-acre (148-hectare) Seaquarium. You’ll see dozens of exotic creatures from the ocean depths. Watch them being fed in the gigantic aquarium tanks, then join up with the crowd outside to see one of the shows. The most spectacular of them features a 9,500-pound (4,318-kg) killer whale who leaps gracefully more than 20 ft (6 m) out of the water, only to fall back again in a thunderous crescendo of dazzling spray. The inn now occupying the 14th-century Convento de Flôr da Rosa is extraordinary. Travel 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test A Christian king, Alfonso XI, built Córdoba’s Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, overlooking the river to the southwest of the mosque. The ramparts offer a fine view over the old town and the river, the islets in midstream each occupied by a ruined Moorish mill, and the ridges of the Sierra de Córdoba low on the northern horizon. The Catholic Monarchs received Columbus and planned the invasion of Granada while residents here. Most stars were obliged to get on their knees and make a hand-print, but it was natural for Fred Astaire to leave a foot-print, John Wayne to leave a fist-print, and cowboy Tom Mix to leave his horse’s hoof-print. Travel 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The war left Greece utterly devastated, and the factions squabbled ceaselessly in an attempt to gain political advantage. Communist and royalist partisans moved steadily toward a military confrontation as the United States, under the Truman Doctrine, sent the first economic aid. Two years of savage civil war ended in late 1949 with Communist defeat, but political instability persisted. Communist and royalist partisans fought to gain political advantage in Greece while the U.S. sent economic aid and political instability persisted even after the war's end. Travel 0.15 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Although generally treated well throughout some five centuries of Pax Romana, Athens suffered severely on one occasion. In 86 b.c., Roman general Sulla sacked the city in retribution for its unwise alliance with Mithridates, King of Pontus and bitter enemy of Rome. Many Athenian treasures were carried off to Italy. Athens suffered severely after the sack of the city by the Roman general Sulla in 86 BC where many of their treasures were plundered. Travel 0.14 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Traveling south from Fajardo you have the option of using Route 53 (a new toll road) or continuing on Route 3. Both roads lead past to the town of Humacao, and on toward the south coast. Just south of the Humacao is a left turn for Palmas del Mar, a growing resort area on the southeast coastline. A residential resort community built around wonderful stretches of beach, the resort offers numerous activities, including horseback-riding, fishing, golf (two courses), and a casino. Route 53 and Route 3 lead south from Fajardo, past Humacao toward the south coast, and on to the southeast residential resort community of Palmas del Mar where various activities take place beach-side. Travel 0.11 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test From the provincial capital of Chengdu, a three-hour drive via a new expressway through populous Sichuan (Szechuan) Province ends at the town of Leshan, the base for visits to a monumental riverside Buddha and to one of four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism, Emeishan. A 13th-century poet wrote that the most beautiful scenery of China is found in Sichuan, and, indeed, some of the best of that scenery is concentrated in Leshan. Here, three rivers converge and flow along the city wall, and far away in the mist rises Mt. Emei. Tobacco (of slightly lesser quality than in the Vuelta Abajo) grows here in a patchwork of fields and dries in bohíos, constructed with shaggy thatch. Travel 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Local residents of Dungog, a small country town in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, held a celebratory nature walk on Sunday after they received assurance that their local forest was deemed worthy of "enduring protection." Previously, a proposal before the NSW government to log over one million hectares of protected national park forests had caused alarm among nature conservationists. Nature conservationists are relieved to discover that the local forest of Dungog, NSW, Australia, will not be felled, but instead protected. Newswire 0.1 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test European Community (EC) members of the International Tin Council, except Britain, have said they are prepared to back an extension of the International Tin Agreement, an EC spokesman said. He said at a meeting of EC states' representatives here yesterday, Britain undertook to communicate its own decision to its partners today. It said it was not ready yesterday to take a stand but did not say why. He added nine other EC states backed an extension. Spain and Portugal, which are not members of the International Tin Council, raised no objections to a common EC stance in favour. The International Tin Council acts on behalf of the primary tin producers in Cornwall and Malaysia. Newswire 0.1 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test The Church of Wells, based in the small town of Wells, Texas has been at the center of significant media activity in recent days. Wikinews spoke with a Tyler, Texas minister who had an encounter with Church of Wells members recently. The Church of Wells in Texas has been in the media recently. Newswire 0.16 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Kent Toys Inc said it signed an agreement with Lorimar-Telepictures Corp to produce a television game show called Lottery. Under terms of the agreement, Kent said it will receive a share of the above the line production, a percentage of net profits and a percentage of first-run syndication fees. Wilson, who was chairing the news conference, made it clear Jamaica itself would not be hit by the tax as it does not export oils and fats. Newswire 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test (Rhone Poulenc Pharma Inc) said it plans to spend 29 mln dlrs over the next five years for research and development in Canada. It said the investment depends upon passage of a federal government bill which proposes greater protection for holders of drug patents. The company said it will spend 7.9 mln dlrs to upgrade its Montreal operations. It said the new patent law would give drug companies reasonable protection from generic drug copying of new compounds. Based on new patent law protections from generic drug competitors, Rhone Poulenc Pharma Inc announced plans to spend 29M on R&D in Canada and 7.9M on upgrading its Montreal operations. Newswire 0.1 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test LME silver ended the morning with the three months large contract trading at a new five month high of 420 pence per troy ounce, compared with 415/418 pence indicated on yesterday's afternoon kerb close. Traders said the market is continuing to be largely marked-up in sympathy with bullion movements but investors have been generally reluctant to participate in LME silver trading ever since the traumatic period some seven years ago when the market was subjected to massive speculative manipulation. Despite investors' reluctance of LME silver trading, LME ended the morning at a new five month high of 420 pence per troy as opposed to yesterday's 415-418 pence rate. Newswire 0.19 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test Heidi Hopkins, a taxonomic researcher and PhD candidate at the Museum of Southwestern Biology of the University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, conducted a four-year study revising the Arenivaga genus of cockroaches, discovering 39 new species in the genus previously thought to contain 9 species. ZooKeys journal published her findings Wednesday. After a four-year analysis of the Arenivaga genus, researcher Heidi Hopkins discovered 39 new cockroach species in a genus that was originally thought to have only nine. Newswire 0.09 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test As of Monday, over 200 New York City area bars and restaurants had committed to boycotting Russian vodka in response to anti-homosexuality related laws passed by the country's government. The boycott follows another event that took place on Monday where bottles of vodka were poured onto the streets of the city, as part of a protest by the President of United Restaurant and Tavern Owners Association, Paul Hurley. Bottles of vodka are being poured away onto the streets by homosexuals. Newswire 0.09 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test Three consecutive days of talks between management and unions aimed at ending the three month old strike at Cargill U.K. Ltd's oilseed processing plant at Seaforth, ended yesterday without resolving the situation, although some progress was made, a company spokesman said. Fresh talks have been scheduled for next Tuesday, he said. Negotiation talks between workers and Cargill U.K. Ltd. were rescheduled for next Tuesday after three days of talks ended without resolution, though the company said some progress was made. Newswire 0.13 4.85
paragraph2sentence.test 24 people from Kinglake and Kinglake West have died and hundreds of houses have burnt to the ground. Over 1,500 people in Kinglake alone have been left homeless, left with a town which has mostly burned to the ground. Many people have been caught in the terrifying position of staying and fighting for their houses or fleeing before the fires arrive. Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel gave yesterday's opening address to the 42nd meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is facing a distinctly different geo-political landscape from twelve months ago. Newswire 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test In a controlled trial of pre-natal corticosteroids Liggins worked with Professor Ross Howie. The pair’s study showed a dramatic reduction in respiratory distress syndrome in premature babies. The study was published in 1972. Liggins's research was the first treatment available to give a chance of life to premature babies. Earlier today, Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra formally dissolved the country's parliament and called for new elections. Newswire 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test California Micro Devices Corp said it has signed an agreement with Grumman Corp's Tachonics Corp unit to develop and product gallium arsenide semiconductor chips. Under the pact, California Micro Devices will design the chips and Tachonics will manufacture them. Initial products to be developed will be gate arrays with 500 to 2,500 gate complexity and radiation hardening capabilities, the company said. The complexity of radiation has hard effects. Newswire 0.07 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Courier Corp said it expects to report a small loss for the second fiscal quarter against a profit of 828,000 dlrs a year ago. The company attributed the loss to competitive pressures which have cut gross margins. In addition, it said it is incurring significant expenses from management programs aimed at reducing costs and boosting productivity. It said its Murray Printing Co unit has undertaken a program of extended work hours, and salary and job cuts which will save more than 1.5 mln dlrs annually. Murray Printing Co has made cuts which will save more than $1.5 million annually. Newswire 0.14 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test German non-profit organization Definetz announced on Friday the development of the 'Defikopter': a medical drone, launched by smartphone app, designed to be able to fly defibrillators to heart attack victims in remote areas quicker than an ambulance. Smartphone apps can control transport. Newswire 0.11 1.88
paragraph2sentence.test The American Stock Exchange said the units of Americus Trust for Merck Shares and an equal number of prime and score components of the units, began trading today on a "when issued" basis. The trust is a unit investment trust sponsored by Americus Shareowner Service Corp and is issuing the units in exchange for shares of Merck and Co <MRK> stock tendered to the trust. The units opened on a bid and offer of 165 to 166, and the prime components, trading under ticker symbol <MKPWI>, opened on 100 primes at 119-1/2, the Exchange said. Also, the score components opened on 1,000 scores at 48, it said. The American Stock Exchange is also known as AMEX and is based in New York City, New York. Newswire 0.1 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test Escagen Corp said an initial offering of two mln common shares is underway at nine dlrs each through underwriters led by <Prudential-Bache Group Inc>. The company is purchasing the assets and business of International Plant Research Institute and will apply plant biotechnology to developing food products and planting materials. Plants can make great ingredients for natural food products. Newswire 0.09 0.16
paragraph2sentence.test North Korea said it welcomed new contacts between Korean and U.S. Diplomats and would impose no restrictions on them, the New China News Agency reported from Pyongyang. A North Korean Foreign Ministry statement said it hoped diplomatic contact would help "promote sincere conversations with goodwill and broad-mindedness," the agency said. The United States on March 9 lifted its ban on its diplomats speaking with North Korean diplomats on neutral territory. After the US lifted its ban on diplomatic contact with North Korea, the country released a statement welcoming the move and stating they would not restrict their own contact in an effort to promote conversation and goodwill. Newswire 0.08 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test A massive fire is feared to have killed residents and destroyed more than one hundred homes in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The blaze is one of the worst New South Wales have seen in more than a decade, said Premier Barry O'Farrell. Emergency services attempted to evaluate the extent of the devastation on Thursday night, and determined that up to 30 homes in the area of Springwood had been lost. Mr O'Farrell says it will be a miracle if lives were not lost in the blaze. Rural Fire Service Commissioner, Shane Fitzimmons said that it could take some time to assess the true extent of the damage, however, and fears it could be much worse. The biggest fire in New South Wales in longer than a decade has caused great destruction. Newswire 0.06 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test Diamond-Star Motors Corp, the joint-venture company owned by Chrysler Corp <C> and Mitsubishi Motors, said it has additional product suppliers for the all-new vehicle to be produced at the company's plant now under construction. It said Globe Industries Inc, Chicago Heights, Ill., was picked to supply roof silencer pads and dash panel pads, and Fabricon Products of River Rouge, Mich., for hood insulators. Hewlett Packard Co said it unveiled the HP LaserJet Series II printer, the next generation of its laser printer line. Newswire 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The Federal Communications Commission voted at a meeting to ease a requirement that cable television firms must provide a signal-selector switch free of charge to all customers. The so-called A/B switch is attached to a television set and permits a viewer to turn from cable programs to over-the-air broadcast stations which cable companies must carry. After the rule was criticized the FCC changed it so that cable firms would have to provide the switch only if a customer requested it and could charge a fee. There are recent conflicts between cable TV firms and TV consumers. Newswire 0.03 1.56
paragraph2sentence.test The Luxembourg-based European Investment Bank issued a 300 mln Danish crown bullet Eurobond, an official at lead manager Den Danske Bank af 1871 A/S told Reuters. The seven-year bond pays 11 pct and is being issued at 101 of par, payment date is May 20. Denominations are 20,000 crowns, the bond is registered in Luxembourg and total fees are 1 7/8 pct. As the dollar today slipped to a record low below 145 yen, making Japanese exporters and holders of dollar investments grit their teeth harder, Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said there was a perception Japan had reneged on its promise. Newswire 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Anadarko Petroleum Corp said it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement covering a 100 mln dlr issue of convertible subordinated debentures due 2012. Proceeds will be used for the partial repayment of outstanding indebtedness, Anadarko said. The company named Kidder, Peabody and Co Inc as underwriter of the offering. Anadarko Petroleum Corp has money problems. Newswire 0.15 2.19
paragraph2sentence.test Unlike some parts of the US Federal Government, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been open during the federal government shutdown and recording a record-low number of complaints submitted by consumers against mortgage companies, credit card companies, student loan providers, banks, money transfer providers, companies who provide credit reports, and other companies providing consumer loans. Since the federal government shutdown the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has recorded a record-low number of complaints regarding companies providing consumer loans. Newswire 0.22 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Bow Valley Industries Ltd said it agreed to sell its wholly owned Norwegian subsidiary to Elf Aquitaine Norge A/S of Stavanger, Norway for 13 mln Canadian dlrs. The principal asset of the subsidiary, Bow Valley Exploration Norge A/S, is an eight pct interest in the Heimdal gas and condensate field offshore Norway. The sale is expected to conclude by the middle of April, Bow Valley said. Bow Valley Industries sells its Norwegian subsidiaries to Elf Aquitaine A\S of Stavanger, Norway. Newswire 0.11 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test The Illinois House of Representatives voted 61–54 yesterday to approve a law allowing for same-sex marriage. Governor Pat Quinn is expected to sign the bill and ceremonies for same-sex couples are expected to start in June of next year. State Represeptative Greg Harris, the bill's sponsor, said, "what this bill is about is love, it's about family, it's about commitment". The Illinois House of Representatives approved a law for same-sex marriage expected to start in June of next year. Newswire 0.21 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test The Bank of Tokyo Ltd is issuing a 100 mln dlr convertible eurobond due March 31, 2002 paying an indicated coupon of two pct and priced at par, lead manager Bank of Tokyo International Ltd said. The coupon will be fixed on April 8 while the conversion price and foreign exchange rate will be set on April 9. The selling concession is 1-1/2 pct while management and underwriting each pay 1/2 pct. The issue is available in denominations of 5,000 dlrs and is convertible from May 20, 1987 until March 20, 2002. The payment date is April 30 and there will be a short first coupon period. Reagan, in imposing the curbs, said they would be lifted as soon as there was evidence of a pattern that Japan was adhering to the pact. Newswire 0.03 0.16
paragraph2sentence.test British-born astronaut, Michael Foale, has retired from NASA after dedicating the past 26 years to space exploration. Considered the most experienced British-born astronaut in human spaceflight, Foale is said to have spent 375 days in orbit, visiting the International Space Station, Mir platform and completing work on the Hubble Space Telescope. The Ghost and Mrs, Muir could be a fun film for sailors. Newswire 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test On Tuesday, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) announced that a living saola, or "Asian unicorn", has been photographed in Central Vietnam. The picture was recorded last September by a camera trap placed by the Vietnamese government and the WWF. WWF have announced a living soala, or 'Asian Unicorn' has been photographed. Newswire 0.17 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Motorola Inc's Microcomputer Division said it has reduced the price on 28 of its computer board products based on the VMEbus architecture. The company said it was decreasing the price to consumers because falling component prices, increased volumes and manufacturing efficiency have achieved savings of 700 dlrs per board. Motorola drops prices due manufacturing efficiency. Newswire 0.17 3.29
paragraph2sentence.test The Ministry of Home Affairs has declared the explosions an act of terrorism. In October members of the Indian Mujahideen claimed to have visited Mahabodhi Temple to plan a terrorist attack. That led to the arrests of four suspects involved in the Indian Mujahideen, who were believed to have been involved in the 2012 Pune bombings. The four suspects named other members of the terrorist group and claimed that they planned to attack Mahabodhi Temple. The police in Delhi claim to have told the police in Bihar about the potential of a terrorist attack. Political conflict has risen in the wake of the attacks between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress. BJP is accusing the United Progressive Alliance, which is under the umbrella of the Indian National Congress, of ignoring the Indian Mujahideen's threats about attacking the temple. Fireworks are merely controlled explosions. Newswire 0.03 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court in India published a key judgment relating to the the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) suit filed by the Kautilya Society, an Indian public interest organization, that accuses the State of Uttar Pradesh of negligence in protecting the heritage of the historic city of Varanasi. The dispute is increasingly polarising public opinion. The Allahabad High Court in India published a key judgment relating to the suit filed by the Kautilya Society, which accuses Uttar Pradesh of negligence in protecting the heritage of the historic city of Varanasi. Newswire 0.38 4.85
paragraph2sentence.test Moody's Investors Service Inc said it raised to Aa-2 from Aa-3 the long-term deposit obligations of Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Co because its parent, Citizens Fidelity Corp, has merged into PNC Financial Corp. Moody's said the merger should strengthen the bank's earnings potential through the acquired access to PNC's product lines. It should also result in significantly more financial flexibility to Citizens Fidelity, Moody's said. The bank's Prime-1 rating for short-term deposits was not affected. Assets used to secure the debt included auto loans, credit cards, computer leases and corporate loans, S and P noted. Newswire 0.03 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test Groupement pour le financement des Ouvrages de Batiment, Travaux Publics et activites annexes (GOBTP) plans to launch two variable-rate domestic bonds totalling 700 mln francs, lead managers Credit Commercial de France (CCF) and Caisse Centrale des Banques Populaires (CCBP) said. The first 500 mln franc 12-year bond, led by CCF, will be issued at 99 pct with interest based on the annualised money market rate (TAM) and payable on April 21 every year with the first coupon paid next year. The second 200 mln franc 12-year bond, led by CCBP, will be issued at 99 pct with interest also based on TAM with the same coupon payment date. Both bonds will in principle be redeemable at par on April 21, 1999. GOBTP plans to launch two variable-rate domestic bonds which will be redeemable at par on April 21, 1999. Newswire 0.15 2.97
paragraph2sentence.test <United Savings and Loan Association> said an initial public offering of 537,609 common shares is underway at 8.75 dlrs a share through underwriters led by Robinson-Humphrey Co Inc and Interstate Securities Corp. Underwriters have been granted an option to buy up to 254,285 more shares to cover over allotments. United Savings issued a total of 1,780,000 shares in converting from mutual form. When a person buys shares from a company they are then entitled to information and participation within the business. Newswire 0.04 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test Manny, Moe and Jack Inc said its board declared a three-for-one stock split and raised the quarterly dividend to six cts presplit from 5-1/2 cts. Both are payable July 27 to holders of record July One and the The split is subject to shareholder approval at the May 18 annual meeting of an increase in authorized common shares to 500 mln from 40 mln, the company said. Moe and Jack company has no direct link to The Three Stooges. Newswire 0.08 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Pakistani officials placed the capital, Islamabad, on red alert after they received information of possible terrorist attacks on Pakistan Air Force headquarters. Action was taken quickly, with Air Force and Navy helicopters seen above Islamabad shortly after the officials were notified. Possible terrorist attacks have caused people to be on red alert. Newswire 0.18 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Sunday, Peter Capaldi was named as the twelfth Doctor on BBC's Doctor Who. The announcement was made as part of a live broadcast by the BBC. Capaldi had been considered by executive producer Steven Moffat for the role of the eleventh doctor before Matt Smith was ultimately chosen. There has now been 12 Doctors for BBC's Doctor Who. Newswire 0.14 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test 1986 Year Net loss after exceptional charges 198 mln francs vs profit 250 mln Exceptional provisions for closure of Viviez electrolysis Plant 187 mln francs vs exceptional gain 22 mln Sales and services 16.51 billion francs vs 20.20 billion Proposed net dividend on ordinary shares nil vs 110 francs Company's full name is Vieille Montagne SA <VMNB.BR>. Queen Margrethe opened the hydrogen supply from a central electrolysis plant to five test houses in Denmark. Newswire 0.08 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Brazilian President Jose Sarney will reshuffle part of his cabinet next month but will preserve his finance minister, a presidential source said. The cabinet reshuffle, expected since the resignation of Minister of Planning Joao Sayad eight days ago, is due to take place within the next two to three weeks, the source said. The source, who asked not to be identified, said that "in principle, the reshuffle would not affect Finance Minister Dilson Funaro." The reshuffling of the Brazilian cabinet by President Sarney will not include the Minister of Finance. Newswire 0.06 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test Many people are trapped in damaged buildings or under rubble, but emergency services have been hampered by gridlock as motorists and pedestrians evacuated the CBD. The main hospital remains operational despite one damaged ward being closed, and three triage centres have been set up to provide medical aid. Several hundred delegates attending a medical conference in the city, the great majority from Australia, have been trapped in the city; some of these are assisting with tending to the injured. According to Mohammed Issa Aliou, a spokesman for the Rezeigat tribe in Darfur, Sudan, at least 55 people have been killed in the city after clashes with the Southern Sudanese army. Newswire 0.05 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test The Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Thursday he will file legal charges against the United States President Barack Obama for crimes against humanity. President Morales announced he was preparing litigation after Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro's plane was allegedly denied entry into U.S. airspace over Puerto Rico. The Bolivian President announced that he will file legal charges against Barack Obama for crimes against humanity. Newswire 0.24 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Entre Computer Centers Inc said it is discontinuing its European and Australian operations. The company today reported a loss for the second quarter ended February 28 of 2,733,000 dlrs, after a 6,705,000 dlr pretax provision for the shutdown of the overseas units and a 2,511,000 dlr tax credit. A year earlier it earned 911,000 dlrs. It said the overseas operations lost 400,000 dlrs in the second quarter and did not appear strong enough to provide for future growth. Entre Computer Centers Inc will discontinue business with Europe and Australia after reporting big losses and analysing that these partnerships did not look promising for the future. Newswire 0.1 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test Grumman Corp said it was awarded a 28 mln dlr contract by McDonnell Douglas Corp <MD> to develop flight control surfaces for the United States Air Force's new C-17 transport aircraft. Grumman said it will design, develop and build the ailerons, rudders and elevators for the transport. The company said the production phase of the contract has a potential value of about 300 mln dlrs. Grumman Corp was awarded a contract by McDonnell Douglas Corp <MD> to develop flight control surfaces, design, and build the ailerons, rudders and elevators for the transport for the United States Air Force's new C-17 transport aircraft. Newswire 0.3 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test The Reynolds and Reynolds Co said it will fight a suit filed against it by <Advanced Voice Technologies> alleging misappropriation of trade secrets. The company reiterated its denial of the charges, stating there was no merit for the suit. The company said it will file a response to the suit with Federal court in Detroit by April 7. Advanced Voice Technologies have tried to sue The Reynolds and Reynolds Co for misappropriation of trade secrets, although the accusal was denied and will be responded to by April 7. Newswire 0.17 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test Citadel Holding Corp said it has settled its litigation with Great Western Financial corp. The company said under the terms, Great Western has agreed not to acquire or seek to acquire any voting securities of Citadel or propose a merger with Citadel for five years, and Citadel has paid Great Western six mln dlrs. Citadel said it is continuing to pursue its claims against Salomon Inc <SB>, which represented it in connection with the disputed proposed merger with Great Western that was the subject of the litigation. The pattern of the agency's lending has also shown a distinct shift away from infrastructure-related industry - such as cement plants - to capital-intensive projects. Newswire 0.03 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test The ACT previously passed a bill providing for civil unions in 2006, which was disallowed by the Governor General of Australia on the advice of then-Prime Minister John Howard. The bill was passed again after Howard lost office in 2007, but marriage-like provisions were removed from the act under threat of being disallowed by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Rudd now supports same-sex marriage. While many officials anticipated the flu season to peak in January, it has seemingly arrived much earlier in many parts of the state. Newswire 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test TCW Convertible Securities Fund Inc said its board declared an initial quarterly dividend of three cents per share, payable April 30 to shareholders of record April 17. TCW said it anticipates paying a regular quarterly dividend. The company made its initial public stock offering March five. Convertible cars often comprise of a 'soft top' roof which can be folded and stowed in the boot area of the vehicle. Newswire 0.07 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test This outage comes at a sensitive time for China, with the trial of Bo Xilai, a former government official, having just ended. The attack also comes amidst rumors that the Chinese government will be cracking down on social media commentators, according the The Wall Street Journal. The Great Wall of China is visited by many tourists each year. Newswire 0.04 0.47
paragraph2sentence.test An eight-day-old national bank strike started to crumble following a warning from the federally-owned Banco do Brasil that it could dismiss employees who did not return to work, a union spokesman said. Banco do Brasil's staff in several major cities, including Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, had decided to return to work. Probably about half of the country's bank staff would be working, he added. The bank staff of Brasil are backing out of their strike as the union spokesman declared that it could put their jobs at risk. Newswire 0.08 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Dow Chemical Co, <Guy F. Atkinson Co> and <Woodward-Clyde Consultants> said they formed a venture to combat groundwater contamination. The venture, called AWD Technologies Inc, will offer site analysis, planning, engineering and construction services for restoration of groundwater. European companies have new concern over threats to oil shipments in the Gulf. Newswire 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Phoenix Re Corp said an initial public offering of 2,500,000 common shares is under way at 13 dlrs each through underwriters led by American Express Co's <AXP> Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc subsidiary and Advest Group Inc <ADV>. Phoenix Re was formed by Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. Underwriting has nothing to do with ghost writing. Newswire 0.06 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Peripheral Systems Inc said it agreed in principle to acquire the outstanding shares of <Nucell Inc>. The agreement calls for an exchange of one share of Peripheral for each share of Nucell, subject to approval by both companies' boards, it said. Peripheral said its increased involvement in the development of Nucell's nuclear battery technology made the merger practical. The result of the technological involvement of Peripheral Systems Inc. in the development of Nucell's nuclear battery has been an agreement in principle to eventually merge. Newswire 0.22 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test Inspector Gary Davy made a statement on behalf of New Zealand Police, saying that it was "with tremendous sorrow" that the body had been found. He also said: "It is too early at this stage to know how the child got there, or in fact, how long the child was in the drain. As a prerequisite for the peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians led by the US, Israel committed in July to free 104 prisoners imprisoned before the Oslo accords. Newswire 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita said the present foreign exchange market instability will not last long as there is caution in the market regarding the rapid decline of the U.S. Unit. He told reporters the major currency nations are determined to continue their concerted intervention whenever necessary to stave off speculative dollar selling in line with their February 22 currency stability agreement in Paris. Sumita also said he did not see the recent dollar drop as anything like a free-fall. We aren't sure any other regulatory changes are needed at this point, Phillips said. Newswire 0.03 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test Sesostris, the Spanish subsidiary of the international grain trader Dreyfus, sold 18,000 tonnes of barley to Greece for delivery from Mediterranean ports from April 14 to 30, a company spokesman said. He gave no details on price. The barley has a 14 pct humidity. Through their Spanish subsidiary Sesostris, Dreyfus, the international grain trader, sold 18000 tons of Barley to Greece during 2 weeks in April. Newswire 0.19 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test Southeast Banking Corp said it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement covering a 50 mln dlr issue of convertible subordinated capital notes due 1999. The notes are designed to qualify as primary capital for Federal Reserve Board regulatory purposes, the bank said. It will apply to list the notes on the New York Stock Exchange. The company named Lazard Freres and Co as lead manager of the deal. Lazard Freres and Co will be the lead manager of the deal. Newswire 0.13 1.88
paragraph2sentence.test First Financial Management Corp said it acquired Confidata Corp, a unit of <North Ridge Bank>, paying 500,000 dlrs in cash and pledging a guarantee on a 500,000 dlr Confidata note held by North Ridge. First Financial, which provides data processing services to community banks and other financial institutions, said the acquisition will expand its customer base. First Financial Management expansion of Confidata Corp improves customer services. Newswire 0.15 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Nationwide Building Society said it is issuing 30 mln stg of index-linked loan stock due 2021 by way of a placing on a yield basis in the domestic sterling market. The issue's real rate of return, price and the amount of the first interest payment will be fixed at 1400 gmt today. The real rate of return will be the sum of 0.60 pct plus the gross real rate of return on the 2-1/2 pct index-linked Treasury stock due 2020. The issue will be partly paid with 25 stg pct payable on acceptance and the balance on July 1, 1987. But the western media are wrong to classify the leadership into reformers and conservatives. Newswire 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Hewlett-Packard Co said it reduced prices by up to 15 pct on two models of its HP Vectra PC, an International Business Machines Corp PC/AT-compatible personal computer. The company said the move reflects lower material costs, streamlined production processes and reduced manufacturing costs. Hewlett-Packard said it cut the price for its Vectra PC Model 50 to 3,995 dlrs from 4,695 dlrs and lowered the price for its Model 60 to 4,795 dlrs from 5,495 dlrs. In addition, the company said it reduced prices by up to 29 pct for pre-configured HP Vectra systems used in specific applications. Lower material costs, streamlined production processes and reduced manufacturing costs has enabled Hewlett-Packard to reduce prices from 15 % to 29 % on certain computers, and systems and applications. Newswire 0.27 3.91
paragraph2sentence.test Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2013 Goody's Headache Relief 500 on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Gordon started the race in ninth, and eventually won his first race of 2013 and snapping a 32-race winless streak. The race, contested over 500 laps, featured a season-high 17 caution flags for 111 laps and involving 21 drivers, and 15 different race leaders. In Martinsville Virginia the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Motor race was won by driver Jeff Gordon. Newswire 0.27 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test German weekly publication Der Spiegel yesterday accused the United States' National Security Agency (NSA) of spying on the United Nations headquarters in New York. The magazine claims to have access to official NSA documents, provided by former NSA and CIA computer specialist and current fugitive Edward Snowden. Collins began smoking at seventeen but had stopped by the time he was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2008. Newswire 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The ultimatum was due to the hundreds of thousands of people that protested in Egyptian cities including Alexandria, {Cairo, Port Said, and Suez yesterday, the first anniversary of Morsi's inauguration, and today, demanding Morsi resign. Some estimate the turnout was tens of thousands, some hundreds of thousands, and a military source estimated the number at almost fourteen million. In Cairo, the protesters were massed at Tahrir Square and outside the presidential palace. At least sixteen people died and 780 were injured in the protests, according to Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman Yehya Moussa. The accountability of persons attending the protests varied on each TV channel. Newswire 0.05 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Combustion Engineering Inc said its C-E Environmental Systems and Services Inc unit agreed to work with Keeler/Dorr-Oliver, a unit of Standard Oil Co <SRD>, to develop systems to destroy hazardous wastes. Under the teaming arrangement, Keeler/Dorr-Oliver will supply fluid bed technology, equipment and services. C-E Environmental will provide environmental consulting and site investigations, engineering and construction services and operation, maintenance and training services. Combustion Engineering Inc has teamed up with Standard Oil Co to develop systems to destroy hazardous wastes, with both companies contributing key resources and services. Newswire 0.18 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Brazilian President Jose Sarney will reshuffle part of his cabinet next month but will preserve his finance minister, a presidential source said. The cabinet reshuffle, expected since the resignation of Minister of Planning Joao Sayad eight days ago, is due to take place within two to three weeks, the source said. The source, who asked not to be identified, said that "in principle, the reshuffle would not affect Finance Minister Dilson Funaro." Rumours circulating here yesterday said Funaro was on his way out of the cabinet, but both he and Sarney denied this. Political scandal has been an issue in England, particularly with members of Parliament claiming expenses on unnecessary purchases. Newswire 0.02 0.47
paragraph2sentence.test Eduardo Lizano, President of Costa Rica's central bank and the country's chief debt negotiator, has tendered his resignation and will be leaving the government next month, a central bank spokesman said. Spokesman Manuel Melendez said Lizano announced his decision to leave the bank late yesterday during a meeting of its board of directors. "Lizano has always been an educator and he intends to dedicate himself to teaching at the university of Costa Rica," Melendez said. Eduardo Lizano has always been an educator. Newswire 0.17 1.41
paragraph2sentence.test Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif put all state executions on hold on Sunday, having been urged to do so by President Asif Ali Zardari. In due deference to the wish of the president, it has been desired that all executions of death sentences may be held in abeyance till the discussion takes place, a statement from the government said. Corporal punishment, including the death penalty, is still existent today in certain countries around the world. Newswire 0.04 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test A 'terrorist attack' took place yesterday in the form of reportedly at least four explosions at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, India. Four other explosions took place in the vicinity, including one near an eighty-foot tall statue of Buddha and three at Tergar Monastery. Three other bombs were discovered and all were diffused. Early reports claim little damage was done to the temple. Two Buddhist monks were injured. Police commented that Sundays are quiet days at the temple, or more could have been injured. One suspect has been arrested based on closed circuit television that recorded two men placing bombs at the temple. Karnak temple is an ancient Egyptian religious site. Newswire 0.03 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test The Bank of Tokyo Ltd is issuing 100 mln Swiss francs of convertible notes due September 30, 1992, paying an indicated 1-1/4 pct, lead manager Swiss Bank Corp said. Terms will be set on April 9 with payment due April 30. The conversion period is from May 20, 1987 until September 20, 1992. Total volume was 238,287 lots against 235,665 in March 1986 and 233,403 in February 1987. Newswire 0.03 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test The European Community Commission confirmed it granted export licences for 59,000 tonnes of current series white sugar at a maximum export rebate of 45.678 European Currency Units (ECUs) per 100 kilos. Out of this, traders in West Germany received 34,750 tonnes, in the U.K. 13,000, in Denmark 7,250 tonnes and in France 4,000 tonnes. White sugar is crystalline sucrose and comes in many varieties. Newswire 0.07 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test Texaco Inc said it obtained a temporary restraining order from the Texas court of appeals against Pennzoil Co <PZL> taking action to enforce a multi-billion dlr judgment against Texaco. A Texas jury last year found that Texaco interfered with Pennzoil's attempt to acquire Getty Oil Co last year and awarded Pennzoil more than 10 billion dlrs in damages. Texaco said the temporary restraining order was a positive initial step. A spokesman said arguments will begin in the Texas State Court of Appeal in Houston on April 13 on Texaco's request for relief from the full bond and lien requirement, which equal the amount of the judgment. Famous oil paintings include Mona Lisa by Da Vinci and The Starry Night by Van Gogh. Newswire 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Kidnapped Japanese businessman Nobuyuki Wakaoji has been released after four months in captivity, Presidential spokesman Teodoro Benigno said. Benigno told reporters the 53-year-old Mitsui and Co Ltd executive was freed yesterday and is being held in an undisclosed hospital. He gave no further details on the release, which was confirmed minutes earlier by a Mitsui spokesman in Tokyo. Earnings had been accentuated by tax rates but the group had increased share to become volume market leader, Holmes added. Newswire 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Schools in the Blue Mountains were evacuated last night, with many residents seeking refuge at emergency evacuation centres around the area. Around 600 students were transported to Springwood Sports Club for shelter. Several airlines have already suspended commercial services into Syria, including Etihad who did so a year ago. Newswire 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test New Zealand yesterday legalised same-sex marriage, with a surge in marriage applications, according to New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand is now the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to legalise same-sex marriage, and the fourteenth country to do so worldwide. Same sex marriages are gradually becoming more widely accepted in modern society, particularly in countries where it is legalised, such as New Zealand. Newswire 0.07 1.56
paragraph2sentence.test The amendment to New Zealand’s marriage act has received some opposition from both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church. Anglican Church leaders have insisted that ministers refuse to conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies until their annual Synod takes place next year. The Reverend Matt Tittle, who conducted on of the first same-sex ceremonies, said however "All love is holy." Some religions are against homosexuality due to their interpretations of the holy scripture. Newswire 0.04 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Today the Egyptian military issued an ultimatum to Mohammed Morsi that gives him 48 hours, until Wednesday, to meet the demands of the hundreds of thousands of people protesting his presidency, by announcing a snap election, resigning, and allowing a provisional government to take over, or they will force a political transition. A 2-day challenge with tranquilizers is not a solution. Newswire 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Apollo Computer Inc said it entered into a joint marketing agreement with <Palladian Software Inc> to distribute an artificial intelligence software package. Apollo said it will market the Palladian Management Advisor, formerly known as the Financial Advisor, on Apollo workstations. Apollo said the agreement signals the first time a general business expert system is available for professional workstations. Apollo is one of the most important Greek gods. Newswire 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The Province of Quebec is issuing a 30 billion yen eurobond due May 7, 1997 paying five pct and priced at 102-1/2 pct, lead manager Bank of Tokyo International Ltd said. The non-callable bond is available in denominations of one mln yen and will be listed in Luxembourg. The selling concession is 1-1/4 pct, while management and underwriting combined pays 3/4 pct. The payment date is May 7. The Bank of Tokyo International Ltd serves is the commercial banking arm of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Newswire 0.17 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test Peoples Ban Corp said it expects to report first quarter earnings of over six mln dlrs, including a gain of 1,600,000 dlrs from the settlement of a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service and the sale of four banking offices in Vancouver, Wash. The company said it expects to report "normal" earnings for the rest ofd the year of 4,500,000 to five mln dlrs per quarter. Peoples earned 105,000 dlrs in last year's first quarter and in all of 1986 lost 1,768,000 dlrs. Those who came tried to cut back on expenses, chiefly by curtailing shopping, it said. Newswire 0.02 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test The Federal Reserve is buying one billion dlrs of Treasury bills for customer account for delivery today, a spokesman for the bank said. Fed funds were trading at 6-3/16 pct at the time of the purchase, which came several hours before the Fed normally transacts business for its customers. Economists said the purchase was almost certainly related to the investment of proceeds from recent central bank intervention in the foreign exchanges. The Bank of Japan alone is estimated to have bought about six billion dlrs in March in a bid to prop up the dollar. The Bank of Japan bought about six billion dollars from the Federal Reserve in March. Newswire 0.11 2.19
paragraph2sentence.test Swissair <SWSZ.Z> said it was confirming six orders for the new MD-11 long-haul jet of McDonnell Douglas Corp <MD> and had taken options for a further 12 planes. The order, which involved rejecting the A-340 plane being built by the European Airbus consortium, is to replace the airline's fleet of DC-10 aircraft in the early 1990s. Swissair said in December it was giving the MD-11 "primary" consideration, and had reserved six places for delivery, pending a final order. After rejecting planes from Airbus, Swissair said it plans to purchase six new MD-11 planes from McDonnell Douglas to replace with options to purchase more. Newswire 0.08 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test Russia's Interior Ministry confirmed yesterday that the police will enforce the law banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" during the 2014 Winter Olympics to be held in Sochi in February. An iron silence filled the ambient. Newswire 0.05 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Prime Computer Inc said tomorrow it will introduce two new high-end superminicomputers. The company said the machines will significantly expand the performance of its 50 Series product line. It gave no further details. Prime Computer Inc have developed innovative computers that will improve performance of the 50 Series product line. Newswire 0.18 4.22
paragraph2sentence.test Saitama Bank Ltd is issuing 100 mln Swiss francs of convertible notes due September 30, 1992, paying an indicated 1-1/4 pct, lead manager Credit Suisse said. Terms will be set on April 15 with payment due May 6. The conversion period is from May 20, 1987 until September 18, 1992. The Swiss Franc is the currency of not only Switzerland, but also Liechtenstein. Newswire 0.05 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test Tokyo Electric Power Company, owner of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, has for the first time released figures on how much radioactive waste the facility has emitted, since being damaged by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011. Approximately 20 trillion to 40 trillion becquerels of nuclear energy has leaked since the disaster occurred, TEPCO said when releasing their data on August 5, 2013. Radioactive waste is being emitted by facilities and causing earthquakes and more has leaked even after the disaster. Newswire 0.08 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test Anchor Savings Bank said it expects to start trading on the NASDAQ system on a when-issued basis on April Seven under the ticker symbol <ABKR>. Anchor recently went public in a subscription offering of 17,595,000 shares that was oversubscribed and increased by 2,295,000 shares from the number originally planned. Anchor Savings Bank offered 17,595,000 shares to the public, a figure which it had to increase to accommodate it's oversubscription. Newswire 0.11 3.91
paragraph2sentence.test Oak Industries Inc said it agreed to buy the stock of Electronic Technologies Inc of New York for an undisclosed amount of cash. Electronic Technologies manufactures quartz crystal components, Oak said. It said the acquisition is part of its ongoing strategy to restructure its core businesses through cost reduction programs and the purchase of compatible companies. Oak Industries Inc purchased quartz crystal component manufacturer Electronic Technologies Inc of New York as a part of its on-going restructuring strategy. Newswire 0.2 3.91
paragraph2sentence.test Energy Development Partners Ltd said it has completed the acquisition of May Energy Partners Ltd for 1,817,697 depositary units following approval yesterday by May Energy unitholders. Energy Development said May Petroleum Inc <MAYP>, general partner of May Energy, will distribute about 35 Energy Development units for each 100 May Energy Partners units to holders of 100 May Energy Partnners units or more and cash to others. Energy Development said the transaction increases its units outstanding to 12.6 mln and raises total proved reserves as of the end of 1986 27 pct. Angeles Corp <ANG> is general partner of Energy Development. Energy Development Partners Ltd has bought out May Energy Partners Ltd, stating that they will control the distribution of Energy Development units and, in some cases, give out cash to particular unit holders. Newswire 0.1 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Saturday in a game played at Colegio San Agustin in Madrid in Spain's top level wheelchair basketball league, CD Fundosa ONCE decisively beat Getafe BSR 86–36. ONCE, with 2012 Summer Paralympics Australian international Bill Latham and British international Terry Bywater, came into the game with a multi-game winning streak in which they averaged 79 points while holding their opponents to an average of 31.5 points. In the Spanish wheelchair basketball league game, CD Fundosa ONCE decisively beat Getafe BSR 86–36, extending its multi-game winning streak. Newswire 0.23 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test Former Syrian minister of defense General Ali Habib has reportedly defected to Turkey. The Syrian government denies the reports; United States secretary of state John Kerry confirmed the defection during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on military intervention in Syria this afternoon. Despite denial from the Syrian government, General Ali Habib has renounced his position as minister of defense, according to the US secretary of state. Newswire 0.14 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test Vista Organization Ltd said its board has formed an office of the president. The company said the office includes Mark S. Germain, who is primarily responsible for administration and corporate policy, Herb Jaffe, who heads motion picture operations, and Gabriel Katzka, who is in charge of television operations. The presidential seal was designed over a long period. Newswire 0.08 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Bahrain is the first Gulf Arab country to introduce an obligatory five-day working week for its commercial banks ending a traditional six-day week. The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) said the regulation applied only to the domestic sector comprising about 20 commercial banks and was not obligatory for the island's approximately 70 offshore banks. BMA Banking Services Director, Sulman Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, said commercial banks will now open from Sunday to Thursday and added that twenty-one offshore banking units had also requested and been given permission for a five-day week. We need time for those actions and the earlier depreciation to work their effects, he said. Newswire 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Fair Lanes Inc said its shareholders approved the previously announced merger with Maricorp Inc, a unit of <Northern Pacific Corp>. Under terms of the merger, Fair Lanes said each of its shares of common stock will be converted into the right to receive 1.3043 shares of <BTR Realty Inc>, which is owned by Fair Lines. Approval of the merge by shareholders of Fairlanes inc. Newswire 0.09 2.97
paragraph2sentence.test Maroochydore have defeated Noosa 15 to 10 to win the 2013 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union premiership yesterday afternoon at the Sunshine Coast Stadium, Bokarina, Queensland. Noosa had won both the Reserve grade and Under 19s Grand Finals against Maleny, 36–11 and 22–5 respectively. Maroochydore won the 2013 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union premiership defeating Noosa, who had won both the Reserve grade and Under 19s Grand Finals. Newswire 0.34 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test The Australian data said adult literacy skills did not strongly impact on social inequality, and literacy is not a barrier to social mobility. This contrasts to some other countries like the United States where literacy skills correlate to social mobility. Further, it shows an adult's socio-economic background is not tied very strongly to skills proficiency. On Friday, the sheriff of Pickens County, South Carolina Rick Clark refused to lower the flag to honor Nelson Mandela after US President Barack Obama made an executive order that all US flags to be flown at half mast in honor of Mandela until sunset today. Newswire 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test A group led by Dallas investor Harold Simmons told the Securities and Exchange Commission it had reduced its stake in McDermott International Inc by one pct, to under five pct. The group had said in a March 10 filing, announcing acquisition of 5.4 pct of the firm's stock, that it might consider seeking control of the company. A small company group has been struggling with their finances. Newswire 0.06 0.94
paragraph2sentence.test Yesterday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a 34 member international economic organization founded in 1961 that traces its origins back to the World War II-era Marshall Plan, published results on the state of adult skills in 24 countries, most of them European. Compared to other countries surveyed, Japan ranks as one of the best-performing surveyed countries in both literacy and numeracy. A survey was held on the state of adult skills in 24 countries by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD, founded in 1961, now with 34 members), with results indicating Japan as one of the best-performing in literacy and numeracy. Newswire 0.24 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project is at risk of cancellation as negotiations between the government of Iran and the Pakistani government remain unresolved. The Iranian Oil Minister, Bijan Namdar Zangenah, doubts its future. The Iranian Oil Minister, Bijan Namdar Zangenah is dubious of the realization of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, due to conflicts between Iran and Pakistan. Newswire 0.3 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test The Chicago Board of Trade's (CBT) April Major Market Index (MMI) stock index futures will expire 1515 CDT Thursday instead of Friday because of the Good Friday holiday, the exchange said. The Chicago Board Options Exchange said April options on the Standard and Poor's 100 and 500 stock indexes, currency options and about one-third of the listed individual equity options will expire at their normal time Saturday, April 18, although the last day of trading will be Thursday in those contracts. Due to Good Friday, MMI stock index future from the The Chicago Board of Trade will expire on Thursday, though options on the S&P's 100 and 500 indices will expire at the usual Saturday time. Newswire 0.1 3.91
paragraph2sentence.test Senate majority leader Robert Byrd said the vote today to override President Reagan's veto of a major highway bill was very close. The Democratic leader told reporters he could not tell them whether the Senate would override or sustain the veto. The House voted to override yesterday. "If the veto is sustained, it won't be because of pork, it will be because of politics," Byrd said. He has contended the White House was applying pressure on Republicans to vote with Reagan. Senator Robert Byrd announced that the vote to override President Reagan's veto of a major highway bill was close. Newswire 0.28 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg called for early elections after the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, part of the coalition government, supported a no-confidence motion in Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, following a scandal which involved the Grand Duchy's intelligence service. The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, although primarily social democratic, has a strong working class identity. Newswire 0.22 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test The Bundesbank will not hold a press conference after its regular fortnightly council meeting tomorrow, a spokesman said in answer to enquiries. Bundesbank vice-president Helmut Schlesinger will chair the meeting, as president Karl Otto Poehl has a private engagement. The next meeting is scheduled for April 16. The Bundesbank will not hold a press conference after their meeting tomorrow, which will be held by the vice-president, due to the absence of their president. Newswire 0.29 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Union Carbide Overseas Finance Corp N.V., a unit of Union Carbide Corp, said it plans to redeem on May one all outstanding 14-3/4 pct notes due May 1, 1989. The notes will be bought back at par. Interest will cease to accrue on May one, the unit said. Union Carbide Overseas Finance Corp N.V said it plans to redeem all outstanding 14-3/4 pct notes for face value. Newswire 0.27 3.91
paragraph2sentence.test Early last night, massive attacks targeted China's Internet, slowing access to a crawl. The Chinese .cn domain was targeted in the latest of many denial of service attacks against China. According to the China Internet Network Information Center, which manages the .cn domain, this attack was the largest of its kind. Internet usage has increased during the past 5 years. Newswire 0.06 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test LME zinc was quiet throughout the morning with very little dealing after some light trade selling on the pre-market, dealers said. Three months delivery ended official ring dealings quoted at 454.50/455 stg a tonne, down around two stg from yesterday afternoon's kerb close. The pre-market dollar based trade selling pushed three months down to a 730 dlrs equivalent but attracted no follow through selling and the price held at that level for the rest of the morning. LME zinc received little buying and selling attention in the morning, despite some light trading during the pre-market period which pushed the three month price down to 730 dollars. Newswire 0.06 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test The Australian Wheat Board (AWB) expects to sell about 900,000 tonnes of wheat to the Japanese Food Agency this year after renewing its annual supply agreement, AWB general manager Ron Paice said. Under the agreement, the AWB makes the wheat available and sells into the Food Agency's regular tenders, he said in a statement. He noted that the Board has sold more than three mln tonnes to Japan in the past three years. The Japanese Food Agency is expected to purchase around 900K tonnes of wheat from the Australian Wheat Board this year, which is consistent with its past purchases of around 3M tonnes in the past three years. Newswire 0.1 4.54
paragraph2sentence.test A review this week by Wikinews of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaints about student loans in the United States shows Sallie Mae leads all lending institutions in complaints. Of the 4,851 complaints dating back to March 2012 when the CFPB first began collecting student loan data, 2,262 or 46.6% of all complaints were about the lender. US Federal Reserve data from 2010/2011 shows Sallie Mae is the nation's largest student loan lender, responsible for 25% of the market Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student loan lender, responsible for 25% of the market is also according to a review in Wiki news of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) the most complained about lending institution. Newswire 0.26 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Authorities are investigating the fires, some 20% of them are being called arson or have being started by human error, leaving much of the scorched land a crime scene of ashes. Some of the fires were reignited by arsonists after firefighters had already taken control of them, according to one fire official in Victoria. Others are believed to have been started by lighting tires on fire. U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday presented the 2012 International Women of Courage Awards, marking the 101st anniversary of International Women's Day. Newswire 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The Indian Navy has said that two explosions yesterday on INS Sindhurakshak, a Russian-built Kilo-class submarine, have trapped up to eighteen of its sailors. Navy officials have warned the families of trapped sailors to "prepare for the worst". Big noises disturb still waters. Newswire 0.03 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test The Japanese Finance Ministry said it plans to hold formal financial talks with France on April 17 in Tokyo, the second such meeting after a first session in May last year. The agenda has not yet been decided. The Japanese side will be headed by Toyoo Gyohten, Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs, while the French delegation will include Daniel Lebegue, Director General of the Treasury. The Director General of the Treasury is responsible for ensuring the issuance and management of public debt. Newswire 0.16 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test Drilling activity slowed down substantially in Canada. The number of active rotary rigs fell by 19 in the week ended today, Hughes Tool Co reported. A total of 66 rigs were working during the week, compared with 71 one year ago, it said. According to a recent report by Hughes Tool Co, drilling activity in Canada has slowed down substantially in the past year. Newswire 0.21 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test The Bank of England said it provided the money market with a further 284 mln stg assistance in the afternoon session. This takes the bank's total help so far today to 508 mln stg and compares with its revised estimate of a 900 mln stg shortage in the system which it earlier revised up from 850 mln. The central bank made outright purchases of bank bills comprising 100 mln stg in band one at 9-7/8 pct, 56 mln stg in band two at 9-13/16 pct, 112 mln stg in band three at 9-3/4 pct and 16 mln stg in band four at 9-11/16 pct. In one day the bank of England has provided the money market stg assistance off 508 mln. Newswire 0.11 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test Quantum Diagnostics Ltd said it has been granted a patent for a new imaging technology it has developed that uses electromagnetic radiation. It said it sees applications in airport security screening devices, medical diagnostic imaging systems and quality control devices. A new patent has been granted for electromagnetic radiation technology. Newswire 0.19 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test GMAC (Australia) Finance Ltd is issuing a 50 mln Australian dlr eurobond due May 6, 1991 paying 14-1/4 pct and priced at 101 pct, sole lead manager Hambros Bank Ltd said. The issue is guaranteed by General Motors Acceptance Corp. The non-callable bond is available in denominations of 1,000 Australian dlrs and will be listed in London. The selling concession is 1-1/8 pct while management and underwriting combined pays 5/8 pct. The payment date is May 6. Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette co-managed the deal. Newswire 0.03 0.63
paragraph2sentence.test British Petroleum Co PLC said it has started its previously announced 7.4 billion dlr offer to purchase the 45 pct interest in Standard Oil Co that it does not already own for 70 dlrs per share. In a newspaper advertisement, the company said the offer, which is not conditioned on receipt of any minimum number of shares, and associated withdrawal rights will expire April 28 unless extended. BP said it is asking Standard Oil for the use of its shareholder list in disseminating the offer, on which the Standard board has not yet taken a position. Lawrence believes SEC intervention could be meaningful but acknowledged it could also have no effect. Newswire 0.02 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) yesterday legalised same-sex marriage, the first time a jurisdiction in Australia has done so. The ACT Legislative Assembly passed the legalising bill 8–7, with seven Australian Labor Party members being joined by the ACT Greens' Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Shane Rattenbury. It was opposed by six Liberal Party of Australia members. Two of the Assembly's seventeen members, one Liberal and one Labor, were absent. Same sex marriages were legalised in Australia however it was opposed by some party members. Newswire 0.08 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test Yesterday, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first United States Supreme Court justice to officiate a same-sex marriage. The ceremony took place in the District of Colombia, in the atrium of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The center's President Michael M. Kaiser married economist John Roberts before a group of around 200 guests. Michael M. Kaiser and John Roberts was married by Ruth Bader Ginsburg the first United States Supreme Court to officiate a same-sex marriage. Newswire 0.2 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test A euro-commercial paper program for Provinsbanken A/S of Denmark has been increased to 250 mln dlrs from the original 100 mln, Merrill Lynch Capital Markets said. The program allows the Danish bank to issue euro-certificates of deposit with maturities of up to 365 days. Merrill Lynch will continuue to act as dealer for the program, with Shearson Lehman Brothers International and S.G. Warburg and Co Ltd as co-dealers. Merrill Lynch acts with Shearson Lehman Brothers International and S.G. Warburg and Co Ltd as co-dealers for a euro-commercial paper program for Provinsbanken A/S which allows the Danish bank to issue euro-certificates of deposit with maturities of up to 365 days. Newswire 0.35 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test Brazilian consumer prices rose 13.9 pct in February, compared with January's record rate of 16.8 pct, the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute (IBGE) said in a statement. The February rise brought the increase in consumer prices since the introduction of the anti-inflation Cruzado Plan a year ago to 62.5 pct. Brazilian prices have continued to increase steadily despite the start of the Cruzado Plan, which was aimed to curb inflation. Newswire 0.07 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Spain ranks last amongst all surveyed countries in numeracy proficiency amongst adults aged 16 to 65 years. The country's mean score is comparable to Italy. When only 16 to 24 year-olds are included, Spain's overall relative performance increases by two spots, as a result of beating out Italy and the United States. The performance of this age group is comparable to Ireland, Italy, England and Northern Ireland. Individual performance on numeracy and literacy correlates highly in Spain at 0.887. Spain and Italy are ranked as lowest in a survey of adult numeracy proficiency, with a strong correlation to the level of literacy proficiency, although Spain's young adults appear to have a higher level of performance, similar to that of England and Ireland. Newswire 0.07 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test Baldwin Piano and Organ Co said it has filed for a secondary offering of 630,000 common shares, including 490,000 to be sold by General Electric Co <GE> and 140,000 by other shareholders. Lead underwriters are William Blair and Co and McDonald and Co Investments <MDD>. Two instrument companies have filed for common shares, some to be sold by other shareholders. Newswire 0.16 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test On September 2 police contacted him and he stated there was no sign of his wife. The day after he went to his local police station to report that he had found his wife's glasses and wedding ring had been posted through his letterbox overnight. However, upon questioning he admitted the killings. Police then searched his house and found the bodies. Since South Sudan's 2011 independence from Sudan, ethnic conflicts have caused hundreds of deaths. Newswire 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) have announced a partial withdrawal from Libya. The medical charity announced they will no longer work at Libyan detention centres due to facing treating torture victims in order to make them well enough to be further tortured. MSF General Director Christopher Stokes said: "Our role is to provide medical care to war casualties and sick detainees, not to repeatedly treat the same patients between torture sessions". The first email leaked was called a "teaser", from the Syrian embassy in Tehran on November 20, to the British embassy in Belarus. Newswire 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test International airlines have responded to potential United States military escalation in Syria in the past several days by planning to reroute their airplanes around the region. Airlines with plans include Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, Bahrain-based Gulf Air, Kuwait-based Al Jazeera Airways, Dubai-based Emirates Airlines, and United Kingdom-based British Airways. International Airlines are making provisions in response to the growing military intervention of the US in Syria. Newswire 0.07 4.22
paragraph2sentence.test Mansour plans to form a panel within fifteen days to review and suggest changes to the now-suspended constitution. Those amendments would be voted on in a referendum within four months. Parliamentary elections would then be held, perhaps in early 2014, followed by presidential elections upon the forming of a new parliament. The suffragettes were a group of women who fought for women's right to vote. Newswire 0.03 0.16
paragraph2sentence.test The French government won, as expected, a vote of parliamentary confidence sought by Prime Minister Jacques Chirac on his general policies. Votes from Chirac's Gaullist RPR party and its junior partner in the ruling coalition, the centre-right UDF, gave Chirac's cabinet a slim majority in the National Assembly. A total of 294 deputies in the 577-member assembly voted to support Chirac, with 282 voting against. One member was absent. The Socialists, Communists and the extreme-right National Front voted against the prime minister's call. The French flag consists of 3 colours: red, white and blue. Newswire 0.05 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test Among avid iceboaters and racers, safety always comes first, including consideration for one's fellow competitor. The sailing and Rights-of-Way rules are written, enforced and are expected to be known and conformed with by everyone who sails. Speeds reached, parallel, crossing and closing, are often very high. Though the sport is dangerous, iceboating competitors put safety first in writing their rules for how competitors must interact. Scientific 0.07 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test Iron-rich hypersaline water sporadically emerges from small fissures in the ice cascades. The saltwater source is a subglacial pool of unknown size overlain by about 400 m of ice at several km from its tiny outlet at Blood Falls. The source of the hypersaline water is the subglacial pool covered by a thick layer of ice. Scientific 0.15 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test Force is the action of one body on another. A force is either a push or a pull. A force tends to move a body in the direction of its action. The action of a force is characterized by its magnitude, by the direction of its action, and by its point of application. Thus force is a vector quantity, because its effect depends on the direction as well as on the magnitude of the action. Seismic waves are mechanical perturbations that travel in the Earth at a speed governed by the acoustic impedance of the medium in which they are travelling. Scientific 0.04 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test The Nefertiti bust was found on 6 December 1912 at Amarna by the German Oriental Company (Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft – DOG), led by German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt. It was found in what had been the sculptor Thutmose's workshop, along with other unfinished busts of Nefertiti. The ancient sculptor Thutmose created many busts of Nefertiti, some of which were never finished. Scientific 0.13 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test Pressure vessels can theoretically be almost any shape, but shapes made of sections of spheres, cylinders, and cones are usually employed. A common design is a cylinder with end caps called heads. Head shapes are frequently either hemispherical or dished (torispherical). More complicated shapes have historically been much harder to analyze for safe operation and are usually far more difficult to construct. Pressure vessels are usually spherical or cylindrical with hemispherical or dished heads. Scientific 0.13 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test The flu vaccine is typically made using chicken embryo, and as a result the final vaccine does contain egg proteins. Egg-allergic individuals may react to egg protein(s) in the vaccine (or to gelatin or neomycin if they are allergic to that). If an individual is unable to take the vaccine, vaccinating all other members of their family can help protect them from the flu. For egg-allergic persons, it is recommended to vaccinate all other members of their family to avoid flu. Scientific 0.18 2.35
paragraph2sentence.test These ships carried gases in a semi-pressurized/semi-refrigerated state however due to further development semi-pressurised/fully refrigerated gas carriers had become the shipowners' choice by providing high flexibility in cargo handling. These carriers, incorporating tanks either cylindrical, spherical or bi-lobe in shape, are able to load or discharge gas cargoes at both refrigerated and pressurised storage facilities. The company was founded in the mid-18th century, with leading founding shareholders being Stephen Ralli and Michael Rodocanachi, whose families were from the Chian Diaspora. Scientific 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Some predictions of general relativity differ significantly from those of classical physics, especially concerning the passage of time, the geometry of space, the motion of bodies in free fall, and the propagation of light. Examples of such differences include gravitational time dilation, gravitational lensing, the gravitational redshift of light, and the gravitational time delay. The predictions of general relativity have been confirmed in all observations and experiments to date. Although general relativity is not the only relativistic theory of gravity, it is the simplest theory that is consistent with experimental data. General relativity, a revolution in physics especially in fields such as time passage and space geometry, has so far been consistent with all experimental data. Scientific 0.06 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test DNA Banking is the secure, long term storage of an individual’s genetic material. DNA is most commonly extracted from blood, but can also be obtained from cheek cells, saliva, or other tissues. DNA can be banked at any time during a person’s life, but it is particularly urgent for the elderly and terminally ill. Once a person is buried or cremated, it is difficult or impossible to obtain a DNA sample. DNA Banking is aimed at storing the genetic material and can be done at any age. Scientific 0.09 2.97
paragraph2sentence.test Because the saddle chair is higher than a normal office chair, the desk has to be higher as well. For this purpose there are desks that can be electronically or mechanically adjusted to fit the user. A saddle chair can also be used with a normal office desk, but then the desk has to be lifted up with height extension pieces. The saddle chair seat is either solid or divided. A divided seat reduces pressure on the genitals and lowers the temperature in the genital area. A divided seat is thought to be healthier, especially for men, than a solid seat. Sitting on a saddle chair differs from sitting on a conventional chair. Scientific 0.06 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test In many bottom feeders, a mechanism to deal with substrate is often necessary. In the case of some organisms such as sea cucumbers, the sand is usually passed through the body. In fish, sand will be pumped out of the mouth through the gill slit. Bottom feeders generally have some means of dealing with sand. Scientific 0.11 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test This is a special form of cast and mold formation. If the chemistry is right, the organism (or fragment of organism) can act as a nucleus for the precipitation of minerals such as siderite, resulting in a nodule forming around it. If this happens rapidly before significant decay to the organic tissue, very fine three-dimensional morphological detail can be preserved. Nodules from the Carboniferous Mazon Creek fossil beds of Illinois, USA, are among the best documented examples of such mineralisation. Nodules from the Carboniferous Mazon Creek fossil beds are among the best documented examples because the organisms caused the precipitation and subsequent nodule shortly after decay due to the ideal chemistry of the area. Scientific 0.19 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test Scientific studies have found that numerous brain areas show altered activity in patients suffering from depression, and this has encouraged advocates of various theories that seek to identify a biochemical origin of the disease, as opposed to theories that emphasize psychological or situational causes. Among the theories of a biologically based cause of depression are those involving genetics and circadian rhythms, but the most prominent and widely researched is the monoamine hypothesis. As multiple studies have shown, the brains of individuals suffering from depression show altered neurological activity, leading researchers to hypothesize multiple biological causes of depression such as genetics, circadian rhythms, and monoamines. Scientific 0.09 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test Black holes of stellar mass are expected to form when very massive stars collapse at the end of their life cycle. After a black hole has formed it can continue to grow by absorbing mass from its surroundings. By absorbing other stars and merging with other black holes, supermassive black holes of millions of solar masses may form. There is general consensus that supermassive black holes exist in the centers of most galaxies. Black holes, believed to be at the centers of galaxies and continuously grow, are formed when massive stars die. Scientific 0.07 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test The Laser Camera System (LCS) is short-range, high precision autosynchronous triangulation scanner. The camera uses a laser to measure the distance between itself and points on a target and is able to create a three-dimensional representation of the area it has scanned. LCS is a short-range autosynchronous triangulation scanner able of producing 3D models of scanned area. Scientific 0.26 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test The Iron Hypothesis has been considered as a means of global engineering, because a small amount of hematites (micrometre-sized iron particles) could potentially have a considerable effect on the atmosphere. "Give me a half a tanker of iron and I'll give you the next ice age," Martin once said jokingly. The reality may be much more modest: tests in 2002 suggested that between 10,000 and 100,000 carbon atoms are sunk for each iron atom added to the water, which means that it might be possible to sequester 1 billion tonnes of CO2 for as little as 30,000 tonnes of iron. To put this number into perspective, this is about 10% of CO2 humans have produced in year 2011 alone. Though micrometer-sized iron particles can have drastic effects on atmosphere, their extent of pollution is negligable in comparison to CO2 made by humans. Scientific 0.06 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test There are typically 40 million bacterial cells in a gram of soil and a million bacterial cells in a millilitre of fresh water. There are approximately 5×10^30 bacteria on Earth, forming a biomass that exceeds that of all plants and animals. Bacteria are vital in recycling nutrients, with many steps in nutrient cycles depending on these organisms, such as the fixation of nitrogen from the atmosphere and putrefaction. Bacteria play a key role in the recycling process of nutrients and there exists a huge number of bacteria on our planet such that a milliliter of fresh water can contain up to a million bacterial cells. Scientific 0.11 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test The mental lexicon differs from the lexicon in that it is not just a general collection of words; instead, it deals with how those words are activated, stored, processed, and retrieved by each speaker. An individual’s mental lexicon changes and grows as new words are learned and is always developing, but there are several theorists that argue exactly how this occurs. Some theories about the mental lexicon include the Spectrum Theory, the Dual-coding theory, Chomsky’s Nativist theory, as well as the Semantic Network Theory. The development of the mental lexicon in bilingual children has increased in research over recent years. Scientific 0.09 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Dietary fiber is a carbohydrate (or a polysaccharide) that is incompletely absorbed in humans and in some animals. Like all carbohydrates, when it is metabolized it can produce four calories (kilocalories) of energy per gram. But in most circumstances it accounts for less than that because of its limited absorption and digestibility. Dietary fiber usually produces less than four calories. Scientific 0.09 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test While "radius" normally is a characteristic of perfect spheres, the term as used in this article more generally means the distance from some "center" of the Earth to a point on the surface or on an idealized surface that models the Earth. It can also mean some kind of average of such distances, or of the radius of a sphere whose curvature matches the curvature of the ellipsoidal model of the Earth at a given point. In this article, by earth's radius we mean the average distance from the center to the surface of the earth or a sphere with the same curvature. Scientific 0.07 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test In asexual reproduction, an individual can reproduce without involvement with another individual of that species. The division of a bacterial cell into two daughter cells is an example of asexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is not, however, limited to single-celled organisms. Most plants have the ability to reproduce asexually and the ant species Mycocepurus smithii is thought to reproduce entirely by asexual means. Another constraint on switching from sexual to asexual reproduction would be the concomitant loss of meiosis and the protective recombinational repair of DNA damage afforded as one function of meiosis. Scientific 0.08 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test A heritage tree is typically a large, individual tree with unique value, which is considered irreplaceable. The major criteria for heritage tree designation are age, rarity, and size, as well as aesthetic, botanical, ecological, and historical value. Heritage tree ordinances are developed to place limits upon the removal of these trees; the ordinances are oriented towards a specific tree, not a woodland. Heritage trees in Singapore are protected by law under the Heritage Trees Scheme adopted on 17 August 2001. The oak is depicted as England's heritage tree. Unlike woodland protection laws, heritage tree ordinances are designed limit removal or destruction of specific trees. Scientific 0.11 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test A woman needing artificial insemination to achieve pregnancy can obtain a sperm sample from her male partner or sperm from sperm donation may be used if, for example, the woman's partner produces too few motile sperm, or if he carries a genetic disorder, or if the woman has no male partner. Sperm is usually obtained through masturbation or the use of an electrical stimulator, although a special condom, known as a collection condom, may be used to collect the semen during intercourse. Artificial insemination can help conception if the woman has a sperm allergy or if the man has reproductive difficulties such as a low sperm count or poor sperm motility. Scientific 0.09 1.88
paragraph2sentence.test Many variations of the monoamine hypothesis involve the neurotransmitter serotonin, regulated by the serotonin transporter, which assists the modulation of feelings and behavior such as anxiety, anger, appetite, sexuality, sleep, mood, etc. People with depression may have differences in serotonin transporter gene length. People with both alleles that are long are less likely to become depressed, while people with one short and one long or two short alleles are more likely to develop depression. Serotonin transponders assist in modulating feelings and behaviors (e.g., anxiety, hunger, sleep) and abnormalities in the gene length responsible for serotonin have been shown to be associated with depression. Scientific 0.08 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Zipf's law states that given some corpus of natural language utterances, the frequency of any word is inversely proportional to its rank in the frequency table. Thus the most frequent word will occur approximately twice as often as the second most frequent word, three times as often as the third most frequent word, etc. For example, in the Brown Corpus of American English text, the word "the" is the most frequently occurring word, and by itself accounts for nearly 7% of all word occurrences (69,971 out of slightly over 1 million). The word "the" is the most frequently occurring word in English, and accounts for nearly 7% of all word occurrences in the Brown Corpus of American English text. Scientific 0.18 1.88
paragraph2sentence.test It was rightly assumed from the start of the Framingham Heart Study that cardiac health can be influenced by lifestyle and environmental factors, and by inheritance. The Framingham Heart Study is the origin of the term risk factor. Before the Framingham Heart Study, doctors had little sense of prevention. In the 1950s, it was believed that clogging of arteries and narrowing of arteries (atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis) was a normal part of aging and occurred universally as people became older. High blood pressure (hypertension) and elevated serum cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) were also seen as normal consequences of aging in the 1950s, and no treatment was initiated. These and further risk factors, e.g., homocysteine, were gradually discovered over the years. The orbits of Earth trojans could make them less energetically costly to reach than the Moon, even though they are hundreds of times more distant. Scientific 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Although the Blu-ray Disc specification has been finalized, engineers continue to work on advancing the technology. By 2005, quad-layer (128 GB) discs had been demonstrated on a drive with modified optics and standard unaltered optics. Hitachi stated that such a disc could be used to store 7 hours of 32 Mbit/s video (HDTV) or 3 hours and 30 minutes of 64 Mbit/s video (Cinema 4K). In August 2006, TDK announced that they had created a working experimental Blu-ray Disc capable of holding 200 GB of data on a single side, using six 33 GB data layers. Bluray, despite having its specification finalized, is still an active field of research where companies such as Hitachi and TDK have achieved significantly higher capacity discs in recent years. Scientific 0.05 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test An alternate theory of deriving the meaning of a newly learned words by young children during language acquisition stems from John Locke's "associative proposal theory". Compared to the "intentional proposal theory", associative proposal theory refers to the deduction of meaning by comparing the novel object to environmental stimuli. A study conducted by Yu & Ballard (2007), introduced cross-situational learning, a method based on Locke's theory. Cross-situtational learning theory is a mechanism in which the child learns meaning of words over multiple exposures in varying contexts in attempt eliminate uncertainty of the word's true meaning on an exposure-by-exposure basis. A study conducted by Yu & Ballard (2007), introduced cross-situational learning based on the theory that a child learns word meaning through multiple exposures in different settings in order to remove uncertainty of a word's true meaning on an exposure-by-exposure basis. Scientific 0.21 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test Social deficits distinguish autism and the related autism spectrum disorders (ASD; see Classification) from other developmental disorders. People with autism have social impairments and often lack the intuition about others that many people take for granted. Noted autistic Temple Grandin described her inability to understand the social communication of neurotypicals, or people with normal neural development, as leaving her feeling "like an anthropologist on Mars". Autism is characterized by social impairment, i.e., the inability to understand the social communication of neurotypicals. Scientific 0.28 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test The electrical resistivity of a metallic conductor decreases gradually as temperature is lowered and at the same time its conductivity becomes infinite. Thus a current in a superconductor flows without any change in magnitude. In ordinary conductors, such as copper or silver, this decrease is limited by impurities and other defects. Even near absolute zero, a real sample of a normal conductor shows some resistance. Magnetic fields are produced by moving electric charges and the intrinsic magnetic moments of elementary particles associated with a fundamental quantum property, their spin. Scientific 0.04 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test In biodiversity studies, the checkerboard score or C-score is a statistic which determines the randomness of the distribution of two or more species through a collection of biomes. The statistic, first published by Stone and Roberts in 1990, expands on the earlier work of Diamond that defined a notion of "checkerboard distributions" as an indicator of species competition. First published by Stone and Roberts in 1990, the checkerboard score extends statistics in earlier biodiversity research to reflect the randomness of the distribution of two or more species through a set of biomes. Scientific 0.29 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Submarine channels and their flanking levees are commonly referred to as channel levee systems (Flood and Damuth, 1987). They are significant geomorphological features that may run for thousands of kilometres across the ocean floor. Often, they coalesce and overlap to form channel levee complexes which are the building blocks of many major submarine fans. (Kane, 2010) This makes them one of several geological processes responsible for the transport of coarse grained sediment into deep water as well as being a chief conduit for the transfer of carbon from continental shelf to the deeper parts of the continental margins. (Bull et al., 2009; Frey- Martinez et al., 2005; Gee et al., 2006; Masson et al., 2006; Shipp et al., 2004). Submarine channels are one of the reasons for the transportation of sediments into deep waters. Scientific 0.06 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test The concept of creating machines that can operate autonomously dates back to classical times, but research into the functionality and potential uses of robots did not grow substantially until the 20th century. Throughout history, robotics has been often seen to mimic human behavior, and often manage tasks in a similar fashion. The first electronic scanning format, 405 lines, was the first "high definition" television system, since the mechanical systems it replaced had far fewer. Scientific 0.03 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test Adaptation to weightlessness involves not just the Sensory-motor coupling functions, but some autonomic nervous system functions as well. Sleep disorders and orthostatic intolerance are also common during and after spaceflight. There is no hydrostatic pressure in a weightless environment. As a result, the redistribution of body fluids toward the upper body causes a decrease in leg volume, which may affect muscle viscosity and compliance. A spaceflight typically begins with a rocket launch, which provides the initial thrust to overcome the force of gravity and propels the spacecraft from the surface of the Earth. Scientific 0.05 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Most avian brood parasites will remove a host egg when they lay one of their own in a nest. Depending upon the species, this can happen either in the same visit to the host nest or in a separate visit before or after the parasitism. This both prevents the host species from realizing their nest has been parasitized and reduces competition for the parasitic nestling once it hatches. To prevent the host species from detecting parasite eggs, avian brood parasites will replace the original egg with their own, keeping the same number at all times. Scientific 0.14 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test Heat flux or thermal flux is the rate of heat energy transfer through a given surface. The SI derived unit of heat rate is joule per second, or watt. Heat flux is the heat rate per unit area. In SI units, heat flux is measured in W/m2. Heat rate is a scalar quantity, while heat flux is a vectorial quantity. To define the heat flux at a certain point in space, one takes the limiting case where the size of the surface becomes infinitesimally small. Heat flux is the vectorial analog of the scalar heat rate, whereas heat rate is joules per second, heat flux is the heat rate per unit area, measured in W/m2. Scientific 0.16 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test Iron oxides and oxide-hydroxides are widespread in nature, play an important role in many geological and biological processes, and are widely utilized by humans, e.g., as iron ores, pigments, catalysts, in thermite (see the diagram), Hemoglobin. Common rust is a form of iron(III) oxide. Iron oxides are widely used as inexpensive, durable pigments in paints, coatings and colored concretes. Colors commonly available are in the "earthy" end of the yellow/orange/red/brown/black range. Iron oxides play an important role in biological processes in nature and in fact common rust is a type of iron oxide. Scientific 0.11 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test The principle of faunal succession, also known as the law of faunal succession, is based on the observation that sedimentary rock strata contain fossilized flora and fauna, and that these fossils succeed each other vertically in a specific, reliable order that can be identified over wide horizontal distances. A fossilized Neanderthal bone will never be found in the same stratum as a fossilized Megalosaurus, for example, because neanderthals and megalosauruses lived during different geological periods, separated by many millions of years. This allows for strata to be identified and dated by the fossils found within. Because fossils appear in a specific, vertical order in geological strata, the principle of faunal succession states that the reliable vertical order can be used to reliably date fossils, showing for example that a fossilized Megalosaurus and Neanderthal bones will never be found in the same stratum because the two lived during different geological periods. Scientific 0.11 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test Historically, species have been classified into the binary categories of vocal learner or vocal non-learner based on their ability to produce novel vocalizations or imitate other species, with evidence from social isolation, deafening studies, and cross-fostering experiments. However, vocal learners exhibit a great deal of plasticity or variation between species, resulting in a spectrum of ability. The vocalizations of songbirds and whales have a syntactic-like organization similar to that of humans but are limited to Finite-State Grammars (FSGs), where they can generate strings of sequences with limited structural complexity. Although species are typically divided into either vocal learner or non-learner according to their vocalization and imitation capabilities, vocal learns show a spectrum of capabilities, with some species such as song birds using limited syntactic constructions to produce vocal sequences with some structural complexity. Scientific 0.06 4.85
paragraph2sentence.test As the ratio pyrometer came into popular use, it was determined that many materials, of which metals are an example, do not have the same emissivity at two wavelengths. For these materials, the emissivity does not cancel out and the temperature measurement is in error. The amount of error depends on the emissivities and the wavelengths where the measurements are taken. The ratio pyrometer revealed that many materials do not have the same emissivity at two wavelengths, which causes errors in the temperature measurement. Scientific 0.24 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test The area was first settled in the 19th century, by mostly Irish immigrants. The place may have been named after a prominent settler family, as religious records indicated the death of a certain Richard Shannon in 1831 and Simon Shannon the next year. Further impetus to its development came around 1850 when the timber industry began and in 1860 when a sawmill was built. Around 1861, about two thirds of the population was Irish, and by 1900, half the population. The near side of the Moon is characterised by large dark areas that were believed to be seas by the astronomers who first mapped them. Scientific 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Not all modern notions of spirituality embrace transcendental ideas. Secular spirituality emphasizes humanistic ideas on moral character (qualities such as love, compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, contentment, responsibility, harmony, and a concern for others). These are aspects of life and human experience which go beyond a purely materialist view of the world without necessarily accepting belief in a supernatural reality or divine being. The concept of melody and the artistic pursuit of musical composition were unknown to early players of musical instruments. Scientific 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Benthos are the organisms which live in the benthic zone, and are different from those elsewhere in the water column. Many are adapted to live on the substrate (bottom). In their habitats they can be considered as dominant creatures, but they are often a source of prey for Carcharhinidae such as the lemon shark. Many organisms adapted to deep-water pressure cannot survive in the upper parts of the water column. The pressure difference can be very significant (approximately one atmosphere for each 10 meters of water depth). Organisms which live in the benthic zone of the ocean are called benthos, the dominant creatures in their habitat which are the main prey for carcharhinidae. Scientific 0.14 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test Although its use was vital to cross the oceans, the Marine glass was not such an accurate instrument to measure the passage of time. Many factors could affect the duration of sand's flow: the humidity inside the "glass", the uniformity in fineness of the sand, the inner diameter of the connecting tube with a possible wear caused by the flow of sand, the more or less horizontal position, the effect of acceleration or deceleration of the ship's movements, all could influence the flow of sand and hence the time measured. Maars are shallow, flat-floored craters that scientists interpret as having formed above diatremes as a result of a violent expansion of magmatic gas or steam; deep erosion of a maar presumably would expose a diatreme. Scientific 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The Ring of Fire is a direct result of plate tectonics and the movement and collisions of lithospheric plates. The eastern section of the ring is the result of the Nazca Plate and the Cocos Plate being subducted beneath the westward moving South American Plate. The Cocos Plate is being subducted beneath the Caribbean Plate, in Central America. The volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific, known as the Ring of Fire, is due to plate techtonics in the lithosphere where the in the east, the Nazca and Cocos plates are being subducted by the South American and Caribbean plates. Scientific 0.08 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test A certain amount of land will inevitably be lost in this process while beaches are being built up resulting in settlements, farmland and other property being destroyed. Because of this, managed retreat is often not a socially acceptable plan and may invoke the need for compensation to land-owners. Intertidal sites are often a rich archaeological resource and the loss of heritage is a factor to be weighed in managed retreat projects. Though managed retreat often create rich archaeological resources, the process does involve a loss of land, which can cause property destruction and possibly as a result, require monetary compensation to the owners. Scientific 0.11 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test In appropriate contexts, diatomic carbon can be viewed either as ethyne with two hydrogen atoms removed, ethene with four hydrogens removed, or as ethane with six hydrogens removed; and as such, ethynylidene, ethenediylidene, or ethanetriylidene, respectively, may be used as context-specific systematic names, according to substitutive nomenclature. Valence bond theory predicts a quadruple bond as the only way to satisfy the octet rule for carbon. Scientific 0.04 1.41
paragraph2sentence.test A visual binary star is a binary star for which the angular separation between the two components is great enough to permit them to be observed as a double star in a telescope, or even high-powered binoculars. The angular resolution of the telescope is an important factor in the detection of visual binaries, and as better angular resolutions are applied to binary star observations increasing number of visual binaries will be detected. The relative brightness of the two stars is also an important factor, as glare from a bright star may make it difficult to detect the presence of a fainter component. A binary star is considered as a visual binary if its stars have relatively similar brightness and enough angular separation that can permit an observer to resolve them within a normal telescope. Scientific 0.06 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test Fish measurement is the measuring of the length of individual fish and of various parts of their anatomy. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Fish measurement is nothing but the process of measuring the dimensions of different parts of a fish. Scientific 0.17 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test In UIT, ultrasonic waves are produced by an electro-mechanical ultrasonic transducer, and applied to a workpiece. An acoustically tuned resonator bar is caused to vibrate by energizing it with a magnetostrictive ultrasonic transducer. The energy generated from these high frequency impulses is imparted to the treated surface through the contact of specially designed steel pins. These transfer pins are free to move axially between the resonant body and the treated surface. Ultrasonic impact treatment uses ultrasonic waves produced by an electro-mechanical ultrasonic transducer, which are applied to the treatment surface using metal pins. Scientific 0.23 3.29
paragraph2sentence.test In addition to the general purpose, the study was designed to gather information to test specific hypotheses concerning demographic and socioeconomic differentials in fertility, the prevalence of contraceptive practice and the methods employed, the extent to which subfecundity and sterility may have contributed to low fertility, and the timing patterns and childbearing pace of the time. The interview collected information on each respondent's family planning, contraception usage, pregnancy history, fecundity, infertility, fertility, and maternal and infant health. Besides demographic characteristics and background information about the respondents, information was also gathered on their household composition, their husband(s), marriages, and areas of residency. The simultaneous oscillation can be called plasmon hybridization where the tunability of the oscillation is associated with mixture of the inner and outer shell where they hybridize to give a lower energy or higher energy. Scientific 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test For skin prick tests, a tiny board with protruding needles is used. The allergens are placed either on the board or directly on the skin. The board is then placed on the skin, in order to puncture the skin and for the allergens to enter the body. If a hive appears, the person will be considered positive for the allergy. This test only works for IgE antibodies. Allergic reactions caused by other antibodies cannot be detected through skin prick tests. Skin prick tests cannot be used for non-IgE antibodies. Scientific 0.07 2.35
paragraph2sentence.test Water bodies are often affected by geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol, affecting the flavour of water for drinking and of fish growing in that water. Haloanisoles similarly affect water bodies, and are a recognised cause of off-flavour in wine. Cows grazing on weeds such as wild garlic can produce a ‘weedy’ off-flavour in milk. The flavour of water and wine can be affected by Haloanisoles. Scientific 0.13 2.97
paragraph2sentence.test For very precise work the pH meter should be calibrated before each measurement. For normal use calibration should be performed at the beginning of each day. The reason for this is that the glass electrode does not give a reproducible e.m.f. over longer periods of time. Calibration should be performed with at least two standard buffer solutions that span the range of pH values to be measured. For general purposes buffers at pH 4.01 and pH 10.00 are acceptable. The calibration of the pH meter should be done every morning. Scientific 0.11 3.29
paragraph2sentence.test The causal effect of a treatment on a single unit at a point in time is the difference between the outcome variable with the treatment and without the treatment. The Fundamental Problem of Causal Inference is that it is impossible to observe the causal effect on a single unit. You either take the aspirin now or you don't. As a consequence, assumptions must be made in order to estimate the missing counterfactuals. Engine was originally a term for any mechanical device that converts force into motion. Scientific 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test One caveat to this calculation is that the original work was concerned with the hydrography of the East China Sea, where cooling plays the dominant role in the formation of dense shelf water, and that this mechanism may not apply in other regions. However, it has been suggested that other processes may drive the pump under different climatic conditions. For instance, in polar regions, the formation of sea-ice results in the extrusion of salt that may increase seawater density. Similarly, in tropical regions, evaporation may increase local salinity and seawater density. The continental shelf pump is caused my varied oceanic, such as near the poles where the sea-ice formation results in the extrusion of salt that may increase seawater density. Scientific 0.23 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test Researchers in Japan have successfully regrown fully functional teeth in mice. Epithelial and mesenchymal cells were extracted from the mice, cultured to produce a tooth "germ", and the germ was then implanted into the bone at the space of a missing tooth. A tooth of the correct external and internal structure, hardness, strength, and sensitivity later erupted in the space, eventually meeting the opposing tooth in a manner similar to an original natural tooth. This technique may be a possible future treatment for replacement of missing teeth. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its field of study, though dental occlusion, or contact among teeth, does not. Scientific 0.03 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test Baby talk and imitations of it may be used by one noninfant to another as a form of verbal abuse, in which the talk is intended to infantilize the victim. This can occur during bullying, when the bully uses baby talk to assert that the victim is weak, cowardly, overemotional, or otherwise submissive. Baby talk may be used as a form of flirtation between sexual or romantic partners. Scientific 0.09 0.79
paragraph2sentence.test In the field of Energetics, an energy carrier corresponds only to an energy form (not an energy system) of energy input required by the various sectors of society to perform their functions. Energy carriers (EC) are produced by the energy sector using primary energy sources (PES). The distinction between "Energy Carriers" and "Primary Energy Sources" is extremely important since these two labels refer to energy forms of different quality so that they cannot be aggregated: 1 megajoule (MJ) of EC is not the same as 1 MJ of PES. Beryllium-containing alloys create an inhalation hazard during manufacturing due to their toxic properties. Scientific 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Anatomically, the cerebellum has the appearance of a separate structure attached to the bottom of the brain, tucked underneath the cerebral hemispheres. Its surface is covered with finely spaced parallel grooves, in striking contrast to the broad irregular convolutions of the cerebral cortex. These parallel grooves conceal the fact that the cerebellum is actually a continuous thin layer of tissue (the cerebellar cortex), tightly folded in the style of an accordion. Within this thin layer are several types of neurons with a highly regular arrangement, the most important being Purkinje cells and granule cells. The brainstem provides the main motor and sensory innervation to the face and neck via the cranial nerves. Scientific 0.03 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test If there are any particles suspended in the water, they will increase the scattering of light. In coastal areas, runoff from rivers, resuspension of sand and silt from the bottom by tides, waves and storms and a number of other substances can change the color of the near-shore waters. Some types of particles can also contain substances that absorb certain wavelengths of light, which alters its characteristics. Particle naturally suspended in water sources can change the color of coastline waters. Scientific 0.14 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test Structured observation represents a compromise between the passive nonintervention of naturalistic observation, and the systematic manipulation of independent variables and precise control characterized by lab experiments. Structured observation may occur in a natural or laboratory setting. Within structured observation, often the observer intervenes in order to cause an event to occur, or to “set up” a situation so that events can be more easily recorded than they would be without intervention. Such a situation often makes use of a confederate who creates a situation for observing behavior. Structured observation is frequently employed by clinical and developmental psychologists, or for studying animals in the wild. One benefit to structured observation is that it allows researchers to record behaviors that may be difficult to observe using naturalistic observation, but that are more natural than the artificial conditions imposed in a lab. However, problems in interpreting structured observations can occur when the same observation procedures are not followed across observations or observers, or when important variables are not controlled across observations. The word "viscosity" is derived from the Latin "viscum", meaning "anything sticky, birdlime made from mistletoe, mistletoe". Scientific 0.01 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Cancer cluster suspicions usually arise when members of the general public report that their family members, friends, neighbors, or coworkers have been diagnosed with the same or related cancers. State or local health departments will investigate the possibility of a cancer cluster when a claim is filed. In order to justify investigating such claims, health departments conduct a preliminary review. Data will be collected and verified regarding: the types of cancer reported, numbers of cases, geographic area of the cases, and the patients clinical history. At this point, a committee of medical professionals will examine the data and determine whether or not an investigation (often lengthy and expensive) is justified. The exact components of FAN will vary from composition of the wort or grape must. Scientific 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Ridley examines the history of different attempts which have been made to explain the fact that humans in society do not defect, looking at various computer generated models which have been used to explain how such behaviour could arise. In particular he looks at systems based on the idea of Tit-for-Tat, where members of the group only cooperate with those who also cooperate and exclude those who do not. This allows altruistic behaviour to develop, and causes the optimum solution to the dilemma, to no longer be to defect but instead to cooperate. Sociobiology investigates social behaviors, such as mating patterns, territorial fights, pack hunting, and the hive society of social insects. Scientific 0.03 0.63
paragraph2sentence.test Erupting volcanoes can pose many hazards, not only in the immediate vicinity of the eruption. Volcanic ash can be a threat to aircraft, in particular those with jet engines where ash particles can be melted by the high operating temperature; the melted particles then adhere to the turbine blades and alter their shape, disrupting the operation of the turbine. The Internet, and consequently its backbone networks, do not rely on central control or coordinating facilities, nor do they implement any global network policies. Scientific 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test In humans, mature sexual desire usually begins to appear with the onset of puberty. Sexual expression can take the form of masturbation or sex with a partner. Sexual interests among adolescents, as among adults, can vary greatly. Sexual activity in general is associated with various risks including unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS. The risks are elevated for young adolescents because their brains are not neurally mature; several brain regions in the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex and in the hypothalamus important for self-control, delayed gratification, and risk analysis and appreciation are not fully mature. Self-control is essential in behavior to achieve goals and to avoid impulses and/or emotions that could prove to be negative. Scientific 0.04 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test The God gene hypothesis is based on a combination of behavioral genetic, neurobiological and psychological studies. The major arguments of the hypothesis are: (1) spirituality can be quantified by psychometric measurements; (2) the underlying tendency to spirituality is partially heritable; (3) part of this heritability can be attributed to the gene VMAT2; (4) this gene acts by altering monoamine levels; and (5) spiritual individuals are favored by natural selection because they are provided with an innate sense of optimism, the latter producing positive effects at either a physical or psychological level. Although it is always difficult to determine the many interacting functions of a gene, VMAT2 appears to be involved in the transport of monoamine neurotransmitters across the synapses of the brain. Scientific 0.03 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Scientology teaches that people are immortal beings who have forgotten their true nature. Its method of spiritual rehabilitation is a type of counselling known as auditing, in which practitioners aim to consciously re-experience painful or traumatic events in their past in order to free themselves of their limiting effects. Study materials and auditing courses are made available to members in return for specified donations. Scientology is legally recognized as a tax-exempt organization in the United States and some other countries, and the Church of Scientology emphasizes this as proof that it is a bona fide religion. In other countries, notably France, Germany and the United Kingdom, Scientology does not have comparable religious status. Stations usually have staffed ticket sales offices, automated ticket machines, or both, although on some lines tickets are sold on board the trains. Scientific 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Vaccines do not guarantee complete protection from a disease. Sometimes, this is because the host's immune system simply does not respond adequately or at all. This may be due to a lowered immunity in general (diabetes, steroid use, HIV infection, age) or because the host's immune system does not have a B cell capable of generating antibodies to that antigen. Vaccines can be ineffective in case of weak immune system or lack of B cells. Scientific 0.09 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test Osmond iron was made by melting pig iron in a hearth that is narrower and deeper than a typical finery in an English finery forge. The hearth had a charcoal fire blown with bellows through a tuyere. As the iron melted, the drops fell though the blast and congealed. They were then lifted with an iron bar into the blast. As they melted they were caught on the end of a large staff, held in the fire and turned rapidly so that the drops spread out, forming a ball. Osmond iron was made by melting pig iron in a hearth heated by a charcoal fire and when melted, caught on the end of a large staff, held in the fire and turned rapidly to form a sphere. Scientific 0.28 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test There are many different types of personality tests. The most common type is the self-report inventory, also commonly referred to as objective personality tests. Self-report inventory tests involve the administration of many questions/items to test-takers who respond by rating the degree to which each item reflects their behaviour and can be scored objectively. The term 'item' is used because many test questions are not actually questions; they are typically statements on questionnaires that allow respondents to indicate level of agreement (using a Likert scale or, more accurately, a Likert-type scale). The first personality tests were developed in 1920s and were intended to ease the process of personnel selection, particularly in the armed forces. Scientific 0.06 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Evolutionary biology, as an academic discipline in its own right, emerged during the period of the modern evolutionary synthesis in the 1930s and 1940s. It was not until the 1970s and 1980s, however, that a significant number of universities had departments that specifically included the term evolutionary biology in their titles, often in conjuction with ecology and behavior. Charles Darwin was the first to formulate a scientific argument for the theory of evolution by means of natural selection. Scientific 0.05 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test There are several tests for polysemy, but one of them is zeugma: if one word seems to exhibit zeugma when applied in different contexts, it is likely that the contexts bring out different polysemes of the same word. If the two senses of the same word do not seem to fit, yet seem related, then it is likely that they are polysemous. The fact that this test again depends on speakers' judgments about relatedness, however, means that this test for polysemy is not infallible, but is rather merely a helpful conceptual aid. Testing for polysemy often relies on speakers' relatedness judgments, which also means that certain tests for polysemy -though helpful- can be wrong due to factors such as fluency and background knowledge. Scientific 0.07 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test A typical parser generator associates executable code with each of the rules of the grammar that should be executed when these rules are applied by the parser. These pieces of code are sometimes referred to as semantic action routines since they define the semantics of the syntactic structure that is analyzed by the parser. Depending upon the type of parser that should be generated, these routines may construct a parse tree (or abstract syntax tree), or generate executable code directly. One of the earliest (1964), surprisingly powerful, versions of compiler-compilers is META II, which accepted grammars and code generation rules, and is able to compile itself and other languages. Scientific 0.03 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test CMOS is also sometimes referred to as complementary-symmetry metal–oxide–semiconductor (or COS-MOS). The words "complementary-symmetry" refer to the fact that the typical digital design style with CMOS uses complementary and symmetrical pairs of p-type and n-type metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) for logic functions. Radium, in the form of radium chloride, was discovered by Marie Curie and Pierre Curie in 1898. Scientific 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The eutectoid composition of austenite is approximately 0.76% carbon; steel with less carbon content will contain a corresponding proportion of relatively pure ferrite crystallites that do not participate in the eutectoid reaction and cannot transform into pearlite. Likewise steels with higher carbon contents will form cementite before reaching the eutectoid point. The proportion of ferrite and cementite forming above the eutectoid point can be calculated from the iron/iron—carbide equilibrium phase diagram using the lever rule. Austenite contains less than one percent carbon but steel with less carbon content will contain a corresponding proportion of relatively pure ferrite crystallites that cannot transform into pearlite. Scientific 0.4 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test Cabin fever is an idiomatic term, first recorded in 1918, for a claustrophobic reaction that takes place when a person or group is isolated and/or shut in a small space, with nothing to do for an extended period. Cabin fever describes the extreme irritability and restlessness a person may feel in these situations. A person may experience cabin fever in a situation such as being in a simple country vacation cottage. When experiencing cabin fever, a person may tend to sleep, have distrust of anyone they are with, and an urge to go outside even in the rain, snow, dark or hail. The phrase is also used humorously to indicate simple boredom from being home alone. Claustrophobia is typically classified as an anxiety disorder and often results in panic attack, and can be the result of many situations or stimuli, including elevators crowded to capacity, windowless rooms, and even tight-necked clothing. Scientific 0.03 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Tongoa and Epi islands once formed part of a larger island called Kuwae. Local folklore tells of a cataclysmic eruption that destroyed this island, leaving the two smaller islands and an oval-shaped 12 x 6 km caldera in between (but the story tells of an eruption south of Tongoa). Collapse associated with caldera formation may have been as much as 1,100 metres. Around 32–39 cubic km of magma was erupted, making the Kuwae eruption one of the largest in the last 10,000 years. Kuwae eruption was massive and caused a caldera of 6 km. Scientific 0.07 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test Astrology has been rejected by the scientific community as having no explanatory power for describing the universe (see pseudoscience). Scientific testing of astrology has been conducted, and no evidence has been found to support any of the premises or purported effects outlined in astrological traditions. Where astrology has made falsifiable predictions, it has been falsified. There is no proposed mechanism of action by which the positions and motions of stars and planets could affect people and events on Earth that does not contradict well understood, basic aspects of biology and physics. Reuben's next release, Hindsight (2002), continues his use of a wide variety of musical genres and thoughtful, often funny lyrics. Scientific 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Colliding galaxies are common in galaxy evolution. Due to the extremely tenuous distribution of matter in galaxies, these are not collisions in the normal sense of the word, but rather gravitational interaction. Colliding may lead to merging. This occurs when two galaxies collide and do not have enough momentum to continue traveling after the collision. Instead, they fall back into each other and eventually merge after many passes through each other, forming one galaxy. If one of the colliding galaxies is much larger than the other, it will remain largely intact after the merger; that is, the larger galaxy will look much the same while the smaller galaxy will be stripped apart and become part of the larger galaxy. After the collision of two galaxies if they do not have enough momentum to continue travelling, a galaxy merging takes place resulting in a single galaxy which usually looks very similar to the larger of the two colliding galaxies if it was significantly bigger in dimension. Scientific 0.12 3.75
paragraph2sentence.test In 2000-2001 a second cohort was established (RS-II). Another 3,011 inhabitants of Ommoord aged 55 years and over agreed to participate. The participants of this second cohort visited the research center for a follow-up examinations in 2004-2005 and 2011-2012. The change in rotational period of the neutron star comes from the transition region between the magnetosphere and the plasma flow from the companion star. Scientific 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Unlike semantics, which examines meaning that is conventional or "coded" in a given language, pragmatics studies how the transmission of meaning depends not only on structural and linguistic knowledge (e.g., grammar, lexicon, etc.) of the speaker and listener, but also on the context of the utterance, any pre-existing knowledge about those involved, the inferred intent of the speaker, and other factors. In this respect, pragmatics explains how language users are able to overcome apparent ambiguity, since meaning relies on the manner, place, time etc. of an utterance. In pragmatics, there are two different types of meaning to consider: semantico-referential meaning and indexical meaning. Scientific 0.04 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test A satellite is a subviral agent composed of nucleic acid that depends on the co-infection of a host cell with a helper or master virus for its multiplication. When a satellite encodes the coat protein in which its nucleic acid is encapsidated it is referred to as a satellite virus. A satellite virus of mamavirus that inhibits the replication of its host has been termed a virophage. However, the usage of this term remains controversial due to the lack of fundamental differences between virophages and classical satellite viruses. A satellite virus in biology is a subviral agent made of nucleic acid which encodes the coat protein in which its nucleic acid is encapsidated. Scientific 0.25 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test Usually the purposes behind watercraft designs and skills are for seafaring education or leisure activities, fishing and resource extraction, transportation of cargo or passengers, and for conducting combat or salvage operations. In general, the purpose of a water vehicle identifies its utility with a maritime industry sub-sector. Cities and towns usually have legal restrictions on where bars may be located and on the types of alcohol they may serve to their customers. Scientific 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Linguistics had made considerable advances in the half-century since Korais' time. The decipherment of ancient writing systems, the publication of Grimm's Law of sound-changes in 1822, Bopp's tracing of the inter-relationships of the Indo-European languages, Diez's work on the development of the Romance languages from Vulgar Latin, Schleicher's demonstration of an evolutionary tree of languages, and finally the announcement of Verner's Law in 1875, had all made it clear that the changes a language undergoes as time passes are not simply accumulations of random damage, like copying errors in a manuscript. Linguistic developments have shown that languages evolve and grow in common ways, rather than change due to seemingly random errors (such as are found in manuscript copies) as earlier theorists suggested. Scientific 0.04 3.91
paragraph2sentence.test Fossil beaches may be discovered where a limestone quarry or strip mining operation is present. For example, Miami has numerous fossil beaches which have been exposed by limestone mining. A famous example is the Pinecrest beds — a fossil-bearing rock formation found in the south of the city which is a segment of a much larger geological formation — the Tamiami Formation. Fossil beaches are usually found as a result of mining operations such as Miami limestone mining or Pinecrest beds. Scientific 0.09 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test Debris flows have volumetric sediment concentrations exceeding about 40 to 50%, and the remainder of a flow's volume consists of water. By definition, “debris” includes sediment grains with diverse shapes and sizes, commonly ranging from microscopic clay particles to great boulders. Media reports often use the term mudflow to describe debris flows, but true mudflows are composed mostly of grains smaller than sand. On Earth's land surface, mudflows are far less common than debris flows. However, underwater mudflows are prevalent on submarine continental margins, where they may spawn turbidity currents. Debris flows can be triggered by intense rainfall or snowmelt, by dam-break or glacial outburst floods, or by landsliding that may or may not be associated with intense rain. Scientific 0.04 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Allergic reactions to fruit and vegetables are usually mild and often just affect the mouth, causing itching, a rash, or blisters where the food touches the lips and mouth. This is called oral allergy syndrome. (A number of people who react in this way to fruit or vegetables will also react to pollen from some trees and weeds. So, for example, people who are allergic to birch pollen are also likely to be allergic to apples.) Another symptom may include slight swelling in the throat, making it feel like it is closing. The ability to breathe is still present though, so it is not fatal. The oral allergy syndrome, that sometimes causes swelling in the throat, can be triggered by fruits, pollen from trees or weeds. Scientific 0.09 3.29
paragraph2sentence.test Generative linguists think that for native speakers of natural languages, grammaticality is a matter of linguistic intuition, a competence learned by language acquisition in childhood. Therefore, generative linguistics strives to predict grammaticality exhaustively. On the other hand, there is a gradual abandonment of grammaticality in favour of acceptability by linguists that stress the social acquisition of language in contrast to innate factors (and who will seldom rely on phrase structure grammar) in the tradition of Hopper 1987. Prescriptive grammars of controlled natural languages define grammaticality as a matter of explicit consensus. Scientific 0.07 1.41
paragraph2sentence.test A hydrometer is usually made of glass and consists of a cylindrical stem and a bulb weighted with mercury or lead shot to make it float upright. The liquid to be tested is poured into a tall container, often a graduated cylinder, and the hydrometer is gently lowered into the liquid until it floats freely. The point at which the surface of the liquid touches the stem of the hydrometer is noted. Hydrometers usually contain a scale inside the stem, so that the specific gravity can be read directly. A variety of scales exist, and are used depending on the context. A hydrometer is often made from a glass tube filled with some liquid and a bulb that can be read where it touches the side when free floating in order to measure the specific gravity. Scientific 0.07 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test IQ scores are also used to study IQ distributions in populations and the correlations between IQ and other variables. Raw scores on IQ tests for many populations have been rising at an average rate that scales to three IQ points per decade since the early 20th century, a phenomenon called the Flynn effect. Investigation of differing patterns of increases in IQ battery subtest scores informs current research on human intelligence. Among different studies that have investigated the correlation of IQ scores with other variables, one is the Flynn effect according to which the average IQ of populations grows linearly by time. Scientific 0.07 3.91
paragraph2sentence.test By the modern definition, the term binary star is generally restricted to pairs of stars which revolve around a common centre of mass. Binary stars which can be resolved with a telescope or interferometric methods are known as visual binaries. A binary star, i.e., two stars orbiting the same center, is called a visual binary if it can be resolved with a telescope. Scientific 0.23 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test Human error and performance are two sides of the same coin: "human error" mechanisms are the same as "human performance" mechanisms; performance later categorized as 'error' is done so in hindsight: therefore actions later termed "human error" are actually part of the ordinary spectrum of human behaviour. The study of absent-mindedness in everyday life provides ample documentation and categorization of such aspects of behavior. A basic example of the hindsight bias is when, after viewing the outcome of a potentially unforeseeable event, a person believes he or she "knew it all along". Scientific 0.04 1.56
paragraph2sentence.test If a sheet of glass is placed in the tank, the depth of water in the tank will be shallower over the glass than elsewhere. The speed of a wave in water depends on the depth, so the ripples slow down as they pass over the glass. This causes the wavelength to decrease. If the junction between the deep and shallow water is at an angle to the wavefront, the waves will refract. In the diagram above, the waves can be seen to bend towards the normal. The normal is shown as a dotted line. The dashed line is the direction that the waves would travel if they had not met the angled piece of glass. When directly generated and affected by local winds, a wind wave system is called a wind sea and after the wind ceases to blow, wind waves are called swells. Scientific 0.02 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test The Internet backbone refers to the principal data routes between large, strategically interconnected networks and core routers on the Internet. These data routes are hosted by commercial, government, academic and other high-capacity network centers, the Internet exchange points and network access points, that interchange Internet traffic between the countries, continents and across the oceans of the world. The core of the internet comes from strategically-interconnected routers, known as the Internet backbone, which connect large institutions such as universities or businesses that have high-capacity network centers. Scientific 0.12 4.54
paragraph2sentence.test Sleep as a phenomenon appears to have very old evolutionary roots. The nematode C. elegans is the most primitive organism in which sleep-like states have been observed. Here, a lethargus phase occurs in short periods preceding each moult, a fact which may indicate that sleep primitively is connected to developmental processes. Raizen et al.'s results furthermore suggest that sleep is necessary for changes in the neural system. Studies show that sleeping is an old phenomenon whose roots goes back to nematodes. Scientific 0.06 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test The sphenopalatine artery passes through the sphenopalatine foramen into the cavity of the nose, at the back part of the superior meatus. Here it gives off its posterior lateral nasal branches which spread forward over the conchæ and meatuses, anastomose with the ethmoidal arteries and the nasal branches of the descending palatine, and assist in supplying the frontal, maxillary, ethmoidal, and sphenoidal sinuses. The sphenopalatine artery passes into the cavity of the nose where it gives off its posterior lateral nasal branches that spread forward and help to supply the frontal, maxillary, ethmoidal, and sphenoidal sinuses. Scientific 0.23 4.22
paragraph2sentence.test Typical steps involve recording, transcribing (often using the International Phonetic Alphabet and/or a "practical orthography" made up for that language), annotation and analysis, translation into a language of wider communication, archiving and dissemination. Critical to the project of Language Documentation is the creation of good records in the course of doing language description. These materials can be archived, though not all archives are equally adept at handling language materials preserved in varying technological formats, nor are they all equally accessible to potential users. Language documentation is the process by which a language is documented from a documentary linguistics perspective. Scientific 0.07 1.56
paragraph2sentence.test There are two types of preconditions for unsafe acts: those that relate to the human operator's internal state and those that relate to the human operator's practices or ways of working. Adverse internal states include those related to physiology (e.g., illness) and mental state (e.g., mentally fatigued, distracted). A third aspect of 'internal state' is really a mismatch between the operator's ability and the task demands; for example, the operator may be unable to make visual judgments or react quickly enough to support the task at hand. Unsafe acts have two preconditions, those that come from an individual's state of mind or physiology, and those that come from their habits, practices and way of working. Scientific 0.06 3.29
paragraph2sentence.test The Townsend discharge is a gas ionization process where free electrons, accelerated by a sufficiently strong electric field, give rise to electrical conduction through a gas by avalanche multiplication caused by the ionization of molecules by ion impact. When the number of free charges drops or the electric field weakens, the phenomenon ceases. The Townsend discharge is the process of electrical conduction through gas as a result of ionization. Scientific 0.17 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test According to the director of the project, the Holometer should be capable of detecting fluctuations in the light of a single attometer, meeting or exceeding the sensitivity required to detect the smallest units in the universe called Planck units. Fermilab states: "Everyone is familiar these days with the blurry and pixelated images, or noisy sound transmission, associated with poor internet bandwidth. Holometers surpass current measuring devices to record at the scales of the smallest unit, Planck units. Scientific 0.09 2.81
paragraph2sentence.test Arborists who climb (as not all do) can use a variety of techniques to ascend into the tree. The least invasive, and most popular technique used is to ascend on rope. When personal safety is an issue, or the tree is being removed, arborists may use 'spikes', (also known as 'gaffs' or 'spurs') attached to their chainsaw boots with straps to ascend and work. Spikes wound the tree, leaving small holes where each step has been. Climbing arborists use a variety of techniques, from the least invasive involving ropes, to the most invasive involving chainsaw boots, though the latter injures the tree and is usually only used in cases where the tree is due for removal. Scientific 0.11 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test Connectivity based clustering is a whole family of methods that differ by the way distances are computed. Apart from the usual choice of distance functions, the user also needs to decide on the linkage criterion (since a cluster consists of multiple objects, there are multiple candidates to compute the distance to) to use. Popular choices are known as single-linkage clustering (the minimum of object distances), complete linkage clustering (the maximum of object distances) or UPGMA ("Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean", also known as average linkage clustering). Cluster analysis approaches that are based on distance functions and linkage criterion are called connectivity-based clustering. Scientific 0.07 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test According to the constant velocity hypothesis proposed by Jones and Huang (1982), perception incorporates a prior expectation for constant speed. Therefore, given the temporal intervals marked by sequential stimuli, the brain expects spatial intervals that would yield constant velocity movement (i.e., uniform motion). One limitation of this theory, pointed out by Goldreich (2007), is that it does not explain why even two stimuli pressed in rapid succession against the skin are perceived as closer together the shorter the temporal interval between them is. The kappa effect appears to depend strongly on phenomenal rather than physical extent because the kappa effect gets bigger as stimuli move faster. Scientific 0.03 0.63
paragraph2sentence.test Today, anthropometry plays an important role in industrial design, clothing design, ergonomics and architecture where statistical data about the distribution of body dimensions in the population are used to optimize products. Changes in life styles, nutrition and ethnic composition of populations lead to changes in the distribution of body dimensions (e.g. the obesity epidemic), and require regular updating of anthropometric data collections. Due to changes in life style, activity levels, and large scale changes in body composition, anthropometry still plays a current role in all areas where the dimensions of the human body must be taken into account such as ergonomics or clothing design. Scientific 0.07 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test World War II however, perhaps marked the most frantic period of weapons development in the history of humanity. Massive numbers of new designs and concepts were fielded, and all existing technologies were improved between 1939 and 1945. The most powerful weapon invented during this period was the atomic bomb, however many more weapons influenced the world in different ways. The data that is stored within a cache might be values that have been computed earlier or duplicates of original values that are stored elsewhere. Scientific 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The spin of the electron and proton can be in either direction - in the classical analogy they are rotating clockwise or anticlockwise around a given axis. They may have their spin oriented in the same direction or in opposite directions. Because of magnetic interactions between the particles, a hydrogen atom that has the spins of the electron and proton aligned in the same direction (parallel) has slightly more energy than one where the spins of the electron and proton are in opposite directions (anti-parallel). Electrons and protons may spin in either direction (clockwise or anti-clockwise) and because of the magnetic interaction between the two, hydrogen atoms having both spinning in the same direction will have slightly more energy. Scientific 0.08 4.69
paragraph2sentence.test Situation sampling involves the study of good people of behavior in many different locations, and under different circumstances and conditions. By sampling different situations, researchers reduce the chance that the results they obtain will be particular to a certain set of circumstances or conditions. For this reason, situation sampling significantly increases the external validity of observational findings. Furthermore, situation sampling significantly increases the generalizability of findings. Compared to when researchers only observe particular types of individuals, researchers using situation sampling can increase the diversity of subjects within their observed sample. Researchers may determine which subjects to observe by either selecting subjects systematically (every 10th student in a cafeteria, for example) or randomly, with the goal of obtaining a representative sample of all subjects. A chemical system is said to be in equilibrium when the quantities of the chemical entities involved do not and cannot change in time without the application of an external influence. Scientific 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test The R-value of a material is determined when the material is in a state of saturation such that water will be exuded from the compacted test specimen when a 16.8 kN load (2.07 MPa) is applied. Since it is not always possible to prepare a test specimen that will exude water at the specified load, it is necessary to test a series of specimens prepared at different moisture contents. The R-Value test measures the response of a compacted sample of soil or aggregate to a vertically applied pressure under specific conditions. Scientific 0.05 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test The uranium isotope 235U is used as the fuel for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. It is the only isotope existing in nature to any appreciable extent that is fissile, that is, fissionable by thermal neutrons. The isotope 238U is also important because it absorbs neutrons to produce a radioactive isotope that subsequently decays to the isotope 239Pu (plutonium), which also is fissile. Uranium 235 is the only isotope existing in nature to any appreciable extent that is fissile, and eventually decays to the plutonium 239, which also is fissile. Scientific 0.38 4.38
paragraph2sentence.test Biogeochemistry is the scientific discipline that involves the study of the chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes and reactions that govern the composition of the natural environment (including the biosphere, the cryosphere, the hydrosphere, the pedosphere, the atmosphere, and the lithosphere). In particular, biogeochemistry is the study of the cycles of chemical elements, such as carbon and nitrogen, and their interactions with and incorporation into living things transported through earth scale biological systems in space through time. The field focuses on chemical cycles which are either driven by or have an impact on biological activity. Particular emphasis is placed on the study of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus cycles. Biogeochemistry is a systems science closely related to systems ecology. Biogeochemistry focuses on cycles of chemical elements such as carbon and nitrogen and is related to systems ecology. Scientific 0.07 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test The equivalent term "awakening" has also been used in a Christian context, namely the Great Awakenings, several periods of religious revival in American religious history. Historians and theologians identify three or four waves of increased religious enthusiasm occurring between the early 18th century and the late 19th century. Each of these "Great Awakenings" was characterized by widespread revivals led by evangelical Protestant ministers, a sharp increase of interest in religion, a profound sense of conviction and redemption on the part of those affected, an increase in evangelical church membership, and the formation of new religious movements and denominations. The geology of the Swabian Jura is mostly limestone, which formed the seabed during the Jurassic period. Scientific 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test Ecological traps are thought to occur when the attractiveness of a habitat increases disproportionately relative to its value for survival and reproduction. The result is preference of falsely attractive habitat and a general avoidance of high-quality but less-attractive habitats. For example, Indigo Buntings typically nest in shrubby habitat or broken forest transitions between closed canopy forest and open field. Human activity can create 'sharper', more abrupt forest edges and buntings prefer to nest along these edges. However, these artificial sharp forest edges also concentrate the movement of predators which predate their nests. In this way, Buntings prefer to nest in highly altered habitats where their nest success is lowest. In addition to removing carbon dioxide, breathing results in loss of water from the body. Scientific 0.02 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test An additional problem with carbon-14 dates from archeological sites is known as the "old wood" problem. It is possible, particularly in dry, desert climates, for organic materials such as from dead trees to remain in their natural state for hundreds of years before people use them as firewood or building materials, after which they become part of the archaeological record. Thus dating that particular tree does not necessarily indicate when the fire burned or the structure was built. For this reason, many archaeologists prefer to use samples from short-lived plants for radiocarbon dating. The development of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating, which allows a date to be obtained from a very small sample, has been very useful in this regard. Carbon-14 dating is made problematic for trees in dry climates that can exist for centuries before being burned (leading to wrong dates), so many scientists prefer to date using short-lived plants and use mass spectrometry, which can be done on very small samples. Scientific 0.05 4.54
paragraph2sentence.test Isostatic depression is the term used by geologists for the sinking of large parts of the Earth's crust into the asthenosphere. The sinking is caused by a heavy weight placed on the Earth's surface. Often this is caused by the heavy weight of glacial ice due to continental glaciation, a process in which permanent ice places pressure on the Earth's crust thereby depressing it with its weight. Isostatic depression is caused by a heavy weight placed on the Earth's surface, often due to glaciers. Scientific 0.29 3.29
paragraph2sentence.test Shoulders that exhibit stiffness, secondary to capsular tightness, contribute to contracture and hypertrophy of the teres major. Hence, restricted external rotation can encourage adaptive shortening and thickening of the internal rotators of the shoulder principally the teres major and subscapularis. One may speculate that the lateral arm pain presented in shoulder dysfunctions may be of a nerve origin secondary to adverse neural tension of the radial nerve. The triceps brachii has a potential to entrap the radial nerve in the triangular interval secondary to hypertrophy. The presence of a fibrous arch in the long head and lateral head further complicates the situation. Repeated forceful extension seen in weight training and sport involving punching may be a precedent to this scenario. The radial nerve is vulnerable as it passes through this space, for all of the reasons mentioned above. Light weight training of the teres major can mitigate the entrapment by strengthening the muscles responsible for interior rotation, though any nerve trauma may take several weeks to recover from. Scientific 0.04 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen with a quarter of its mass being helium, although helium only comprises about a tenth of the number of molecules. It may also have a rocky core of heavier elements, but like the other gas giants, Jupiter lacks a well-defined solid surface. Because of its rapid rotation, the planet's shape is that of an oblate spheroid (it possesses a slight but noticeable bulge around the equator). Jupiter, a giant plant with oblate spheroid shape and no solid surface, has a rocky core while being mainly composed of hydrogen and helium. Scientific 0.11 4.06
paragraph2sentence.test Froth flotation is practised by mixing chemicals known as collectors with the ore slurry. The collectors adsorb onto the surfaces of the particles of select minerals (usually the valuable mineral that is targeted for concentration), making these minerals hydrophobic. Air is passed through the slurry in a tank known as a flotation cell. The air is broken into tiny bubbles by various mechanisms (depending on the design of the flotation cell), and the now-hydrophobic minerals attach to the bubbles, rising with them to the surface of the flotation cell, where they form a froth. The froth flows over the top edge (or "lip") of the flotation cell and forms the flotation concentrate. Ideally, none of the unwanted mineral particles float, and they remain behind as the flotation tailings. Froth flotation is practised by mixing chemicals known as collectors with the ore slurry. Scientific 0.25 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test Organisms in the intertidal zone are adapted to an environment of harsh extremes. Water is available regularly with the tides but varies from fresh with rain to highly saline and dry salt with drying between tidal inundations. The action of waves can dislodge residents in the littoral zone. With the intertidal zone's high exposure to the sun, the temperature range can be anything from very hot with full sun to near freezing in colder climates. Since the salt and temperature conditions in intertidal zone can vary considerably, organisms in that zone should be adapted to such variations. Scientific 0.07 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test Long polyyne chains are said to be inherently unstable in bulk because they can cross-link with each other in an exothermal (indeed explosive) reaction. Explosions are a real hazard in this area of research. They can be fairly stable, even against moisture and oxygen, if they are end-capped with suitable groups inert groups (such as tert-butyl or trifluoromethyl) rather than hydrogen atoms, especially bulky ones that can keep the chains apart. In 1995 the preparation of carbyne chains with over 300 carbons was reported using this technique. However the report has been contested by a claim that the detected molecules were fullerene-like structures rather than long polyynes. Long polyene chains may explode if put together due to cross-linking between the molecules and therefore researchers must take suitable care to prepare the molecules for transport or experiments using neutralizing capping techniques. Scientific 0.03 3.6
paragraph2sentence.test In present-day academia, the term "Aryan" has been replaced in most cases by the terms "Indo-Iranian" and "Indo-European", and "Aryan" is now mostly limited to its appearance in the term "Indo-Aryan" for Indic languages and their speakers. Western notions of an "Aryan race" rose to prominence in late-19th and early-20th century racialist thought, an idea most notably embraced by Nazi ideology (see master race). Improvisation can be thought of as an "on the spot" or "off the cuff" spontaneous moment of sudden inventiveness that can just come to mind, body and spirit as an inspiration and no preparation or training is needed. Scientific 0.03 0.0
paragraph2sentence.test A dark galaxy is a hypothetical galaxy composed of dark matter. Dark galaxies receive their name because they have no detectable stars and are theoretically invisible. They are not able to generate stars because their density of gas is too high. Some scientists have theorized that dark galaxies were actually common in the early stages of the universe. Originally, these galaxies had trouble creating stars because of their density, but as time progressed galaxies began to create stars. An influential community of scientists conjecture the existence of dark galaxies to support theories based on other well-studied celestial bodies. There is experimental evidence to support the existence of dark galaxies, although scientists have no conclusive evidence and continue their research. According to astronomical theories, dark galaxies, i.e., highly dense invisible galaxies composed of dark matter, were common in the early stages of the universe and experimental evidence can now support their existence. Scientific 0.11 3.13
paragraph2sentence.test Overmatching is matching for an apparent confounder that actually is a result of the exposure. True confounders are associated with both the exposure and the disease, but if the exposure itself leads to the confounder, or has equal status with it, then stratifying by that confounder will also partly stratify by the exposure, resulting in an obscured relation of the exposure to the disease. Overmatching thus causes statistical bias. Control of plant diseases is crucial to the reliable production of food, and it provides significant reductions in agricultural use of land, water, fuel and other inputs. Scientific 0.03 0.31
paragraph2sentence.test Morgan was reacting to interpretations of animal behaviour - specifically the anecdotal approach of George Romanes - that he deemed excessively anthropomorphic. The prestige of Lloyd Morgan's canon partly derives from cases he described where behaviour that might at first seem to involve higher mental processes could in fact be explained by simple trial-and-error learning (what we would now call operant conditioning). A famous example is the skilful way in which Morgan's terrier Tony opened the garden gate, easily taken by someone seeing the final behaviour as an insightful act; Lloyd Morgan, however, had watched and recorded the series of approximations by which the dog had gradually learned the response, and could demonstrate that no insight was required to explain it. The skillfulness of Morgan's studies stems from his careful analysis of how seemingly mentally-complex actions could in reality be explained in terms of operant conditioning, famously illustrated by the case where Morgan's dog was able to open a gate, but which Morgan was able to demonstrate was due to the dog's learning after many case of trial and error. Scientific 0.05 5.0
paragraph2sentence.test There are two subcategories: insoluble and soluble fiber. Insoluble dietary fiber consists mainly of cellulose, a large carbohydrate polymer that is indigestible by humans who do not have the required enzymes to disassemble it nor do their digestive systems harbor sufficient quantities of the types of microbes that can do so either. Soluble dietary fiber comprises a variety of oligosaccharides, waxes, esters, resistant starches and other carbohydrates that dissolve or gelatinize in water. Insoluble and soluble types of fiber mainly contain cellulose abd oligosaccharides respectively. Scientific 0.09 2.5
paragraph2sentence.test A micrometeorite is an extraterrestrial particle, ranging in size from 50 µm to 2 mm, collected on the Earth's surface. Micrometeorites are micrometeoroids which have survived entry through the Earth's atmosphere. They differ from meteorites in being smaller, more plentiful and different in composition and are a subset of cosmic dust, which also includes the smaller interplanetary dust particles (IDPs). Fred Lawrence Whipple first coined the term "micro-meteorite" to describe dust-sized objects that fall to the Earth. Micrometeoroids of size from 50 µm to 2 mm which can reach the Earth's surface are referred to as micrometeorite, extraterrestrial particles which are smaller. Scientific 0.1 3.44
paragraph2sentence.test Most countries of the world operate fleets of merchant ships. However, due to the high costs of operations, today these fleets are in many cases sailing under the flags of nations that specialize in providing manpower and services at favourable terms. Such flags are known as "flags of convenience". Currently, Liberia and Panama are particularly favoured. Ownership of the vessels can be by any country, however. During wars, merchant ships may be used as auxiliaries to the navies of their respective countries, and are called upon to deliver military personnel and material. Scientific 0.07 1.25
paragraph2sentence.test Audiograms in humans are produced using an audiometer, which presents different frequencies to the subject, usually over calibrated headphones, at specified levels. The levels are weighted with frequency relative to a standard graph known as the minimum audibility curve, which is intended to represent "normal" hearing. The threshold of hearing is set at around 0 phon on the equal-loudness contours, but is standardised in an ANSI standard to 1 kHz. There are several of the minimal audibility curve, defined in different international standards; different audiometers thus give rise to differences in audiograms. The ASA-1951 standard, for example, used a level of 16.5 dB SPL (sound pressure level) at 1 kHz, whereas the later ANSI-1969/ISO-1963 standard uses 6.5 dB SPL.A 10 dB correction is allowed for older people. An audiometer produces human audiograms by playing different frequencies to a subject, where frequencies are selected according to the expected "normal" range of human hearing and include many frequencies at the minimal level of audibility. Scientific 0.06 3.6
paragraph2sentence.train Little St-Julien-le-Pauvre, a jewel of early Gothic architecture dating from between 1165 and 1220, hosts recitals of chamber and religious music. With its wafting incense and masses said in Greek or Arabic (the church belongs to the Melchite sect of the Greek Orthodox Church), St-Julien is not out of place in an area packed with Middle Eastern restaurants. Just across rue St-Jacques stands the exquisite 13th- to 15th-century Flamboyant Gothic church of St-Séverin, in which Dante is said to have prayed and Saint-Saëns asked to be made honorary organist. Bricks fired on the spot are the valley’s main building material. Travel 0.08 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Next to the castle is the impressive Gothic Sé Velha (Old Cathedral) of Silves, built by the liberating Crusaders, some of whom are buried within, in the 13th century. The remains of a Moorish mosque are hidden behind the altar. Opposite the Sé is the 16th-century Igreja da Misericórdia, with a classic Manueline-style side door. During the Crusades, Portuguese Crusaders often razed mosques and built churches on top, as is the case for Sé Velha of Silves, which features a Moor mosque hidden behind its altar. Travel 0.32 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Manzanillo initially drew the interest of international visitors for its excellent fishing. An important annual fishing tournament prompted the construction of modest hotels and condos. In the 1970s, the development, along with the new airport, of the Club Maeva and Las Hadas resorts, with their striking Moorish design, began to bring in a steady flow of tourists. Then the movie Ten, starring Bo Derek and Dudley Moore and filmed in Las Hadas, put Manzanillo squarely in the spotlight. Nearby, on Calle Pío Rosado, the Museo Emilio Bacardí has wide-ranging art, archaeological, and more recent historical collections (including a small, grotesque collection of mummies). Travel 0.15 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Alongside a landmark water tower is a good open-air theatre which presents concerts, opera, and ballet performances in the summer. Nearby are the ruins of a 13th-century Dominican Convent that was founded by King Béla IV. Here he enrolled his 11-year-old daughter, Margit, in fulfilment of a vow he had made should he live to survive the Mongol invasion. Princess (and later saint) Margit stayed on the island for the rest of her life; it was subsequently named after her. Her burial place is marked by a marble plaque. Following a Mongol invasion, King Belá IV made good on his vow to have his daughter Margit join a convent if he survived, on whose island grounds she remained for the rest of her life, ultimately becoming Saint Margit and having the convent's island named after her. Travel 0.33 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train Most beaches protected from the open ocean have rowboats, canoes, or pedalos for rent by the hour. Experienced sailors in search of a more seaworthy craft should ask at the local yacht harbor. In the Algarve, dinghies and sailing instruction are available at Praia de Luz, Quinta do Lago, and Portimão. For bigger craft try the marina at Vilamoura or the Carvoeiro Club. Boat cruises are available in virtually every settlement along the Algarve. Boat cruises offer a care free way to enjoy the Algarve coasts of Portugal, though rowboats and canoes are available for the adventurous who want to explore the harbor up close. Travel 0.28 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Shaolin offers one more treat for the more adventurous. It is located at the foot of the western range of the Songshan mountains, part of the mountain cluster that was traditionally regarded as the Central Mountain at the center of the Chinese empire. A gondola now whisks visitors to the top, where hiking trails are abundant and views of the Shaolin complex and the vast desert plains of Henan are impressive. On the far side of the range, sheer walls of stone 300 m (1,000 ft) high tower over the plains, where a series of catwalks and carved footpaths wander through old temples and pavilions into the silence and emptiness beyond. Visitors may ride a gondola to the mountain top with its extended hiking trails and unparalleled views of the desert and the Shaolin complex. Travel 0.26 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train Lake Voulisméni is connected to the sea by an artificial channel. Across the road bridge at its mouth is the main tourist office, and beyond are the harbor and port. Sea breezes here often make this stroll cooler than around the lake. From the port you can take caïque (small colorful wooden boats) trips to nearby attractions, most notably Spinalónga Island. A short walk west along the waterfront brings you to the remains of the Dominican Monastery of Áyios Pétros (St. Peter), which is in the process of renovation, and beyond that is the Historical Museum of Crete, housed in a remarkable building — part Venetian mansion and part modern glass edifice. Travel 0.2 0.31
paragraph2sentence.train The Nanjing Museum (Nanjing Bowuguan), founded in 1933, is located inside Zhongshan Gate, the main eastern portal of the city wall. Among art and artifacts from prehistoric times to the end of the empire, the museum displays colorful ancient pottery, elegant figurines, and a famous jade burial suit 2,000 years old. Boxwood, mahogany, or bamboo screens, chairs, and chests with elaborately carved designs re-create the atmosphere of old China. Travel 0.16 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train Watch the birdie (and the dolphins). There are several animal/bird parks in the islands, Tenerife’s Loro Park, Gran Canaria’s Palmitos Park, or Lanzarote’s Guinate Tropical Park are all described in the Where To Go section of this guide. Others include the Parque Las Aguilas, Los Cristianos, Arona (Tenerife), which as the name implies, has an eagle show, all kinds of other birds and animals, and the new JungleRaid where kids of all ages can work their way through all kinds of obstacles. Older children are sure to be fascinated by the Guanche skulls, skeletons, and mummies kept at both the Museo Canario in Las Palmas and the Museo Arqueológico at Santa Cruz on Tenerife. Travel 0.14 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train There are plenty of possibilities for excursions in the vicinity of Guardalavaca. To the west is Bahía de Bariay, which has a monument claiming Columbus’s landing (a fact contested chiefly by Baracoa, farther east). Beyond the bay is Gibara (27 km/17 miles north of Holguín), a captivating if sleepy little port town. You can take a boat trip into the middle of Bahía de Naranjo to a simple aquarium, where you can swim with the dolphins. The 750,000-volume collection is amazing, but so too is the interior of the 1849 building, which is exquisitely furnished with antiques, busts of Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and others, and several paintings by John Singer Sargent and Gilbert Stuart. Travel 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train The teahouse pond marks one corner of the Old Chinese City (Nanshi), once deemed a danger zone for European visitors. You might still get lost in this maze of backstreets, reminiscent of a North African souk, but much of it has been renovated, tastefully, into the Yuyuan Shopping Center. There are still shops from the old bazaar days selling chopsticks, medicines, bamboo fans, silk, and incense. The Yuyuan Shopping center, located in the Old Chinese City (Nanshi) is recently renovated much easier for tourists to navigate than if trying to shop in the maze of backstreets in the area. Travel 0.51 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train The apostle Paul arrived in a.d. 59 with his disciple Titus, whom he left behind to convert the islanders to Christianity. Titus had a hard time combating the Cretans’ pagan beliefs, and was martyred for his overzealous efforts. But Christianity eventually triumphed to achieve the strong Orthodoxy of today, and Titus became Crete’s patron saint. Proudly emblazoned with the Lion of St. Mark, the ports and fortifications of Iráklion (called Candia under Venetian rule, as was the whole of Crete), Chaniá, and Réthymnon bear witness to the Venetians’ ambitious public building program. Travel 0.11 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train The walls look directly onto the Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo (Church of St. Mary of the Castle), most likely built on the site of the old mosque. The Gothic portal is the only original 13th-century part of the building to have survived the devastating 1755 earthquake. In the chancel is the large tomb of Dom Paio Peres Correia, who drove the Moors out of Tavira in 1242. Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo, built over the location of mosque, contains two significant architectural features: a Gothic portal, which is the only original part of the building to survive 1755 earthquake, and a cancel containing the tomb of Dom Paio Peres Correia who liberated Tavira from the Moors in the 13th century. Travel 0.45 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train The political status quo under the United Bermuda Party continued until November 1998, when the PLP (Progressive Labour Party) won an unexpected landslide victory in the general elections. This not only surprised the old school but ushered in a new era full of opportunity for development as the island keeps up with a rapidly changing world. Challenges include environmental and housing issues as well as problems of unemployment, unknown in modern Bermuda until the final years of the 20th century. Positive long-term solutions will ensure that Bermuda continues to enjoy the wealth, security, and comfort it has created for itself. Bermuda's Progressive Labour party championed many progressive causes, including environmental issues, housing, and unemployment, which helped prepare the island for continued prosperity. Travel 0.23 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Zihuatanejo was claimed for the Spanish crown by Juan Alvarez Chico in 1522. The town and port saw little action during colonial days and it slumbered quietly, hosting a few lost galleons and pirate ships that happened to stop for repairs or supplies. Local lore tells how one such ship, upon returning from its travels to China, lost hundreds of rolls of silk. The name La Ropa (“the Clothing”) was given to the beach where the silk later washed ashore. Spain claimed Zihuatanejo in the 16th century but the town was hardly visited during colonial times, except for a few wayward galleons and pirate ships needed repairs, of which one reportedly lost hundreds of silk rolls that later washed up on short, giving the name La Ropa ("the Clothing") to the town's nearby beach. Travel 0.35 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train The Museu Romàntic displays the furniture and accoutrements of a wealthy 18th century, as well as a large family of antique dolls. On the hillsides and lanes are the villas of wealthy Barcelona families, while the streets between the beach and railway station are geared for food and frolic. In late spring, the streets are carpeted with flowers for the procession of Corpus Christi. Sitges is home to one of Spain’s largest gay communities, and is a magnet for gay travelers year-round, but particularly during carnaval. Gay and nudist beaches are just beyond the town beaches. The compound buildings have walls decorated with photographs and paintings of abbots and partisans; one room has a battle-plan relief map of the 1866 incident. Travel 0.12 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Another restful spot is the River Viewing Pavilion (Wangjianglou), in a park along the south bank of the Jin River. More than 100 kinds of bamboo grow here. As in other traditional Chengdu parks, there are pavilions and towers, rock gardens, ponds, and shady paths. River viewing of a different type is recommended at the site of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, 57 km (35 miles) northwest of Chengdu. This ambitious irrigation and flood-control project, built in the third century b.c., is still in use. The lush hills along the shore provide a poetic setting for an engineering wonder. The Dujiangyan Irrigation System was built in the third centurcy B.C. to control flooding of the Jin River, which enabled later designers to build such wonders as the River Viewing Pavilion (Wangjianglou) in a scenic park to the southeast in Chengdu. Travel 0.52 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Although the first mention of the town dates back to 1498, there is really nothing here of historical significance. The town itself, especially Calle San Miguel, is simply a profusion of shops. At the bottom of San Miguel a series of winding stairways, lined by shops of course, lead down towards a 7 km (nearly 5 mile) sweep of golden coastline. This consists of six beaches connected by the wonderful Paseo Maritimo (beach promenade) and broken only by the rocky promontory of Castillo de Santa Clara, which separates the Bajondillo (east) and Carihuela (west) sections of town. The national park of El Torcal de Antequera is a high limestone plateau that has been eroded by rainwater into a fantasy landscape of fluted pinnacles and towers. Travel 0.08 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train The Costa Blanca’s reputation for magnificent beaches and lively resorts comes from the northern stretch of coast. Take the N-332 from Alicante and drive through Campello to the fishing port of Villajoyosa. This picturesque village, some 30 km (18 miles) from the provincial capital, is more authentically Spanish in character than Benidorm, its cosmopolitan neighbour. Due to its core working class, the fishing village of Villajoyosa maintains more of a classic Spanish character. Travel 0.31 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train As an essentially 19th-century phenomenon, Shanghai matured too late to contribute to classical Chinese art or culture. If historic monuments are relatively rare here, it doesn’t mean the city lacks for sights. In Shanghai the interest shifts to relics of uninhibited prewar capitalism and scenes of the city’s contemporary energy and flair. Chinese performances combine amusement with edification in a glittering package few Western impresarios could afford to mount. Travel 0.17 0.94
paragraph2sentence.train Perched on the edge of the Bairro Alto is one of Lisbon’s most evocative sights, the shell of the 14th-century Igreja do Carmo, which was packed with worshippers on All Saints’ Day, 1755, when the terrible earthquake brought the roof down. The church remains deliberately preserved as an atmospheric ruin. Nearby, the sumptuous 16th-century Igreja de São Roque features a lavish baroque chapel of São João Baptista (St. John the Baptist) and a small museum of sacred art. However, you don’t have to go in search of snow to ski; the Glacier ski center in Pankow has the longest indoor ski course in the world. Travel 0.1 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Eco- and adventure-tourism fans will feel they’ve reached nirvana here. With an increasing number of tourists looking for these options, the Mexican Association of Adventure Travel and Eco-tourism (AMTAVE; Tel. (5) 663-5381, or www.amtave.com.mx) was formed to offer information about the most qualified guides and authentic service providers in each area of Mexico, and can direct you to qualified members in the area. One of the town’s main attractions is the natural phenomenon of the Bay of Fundy’s extraordinary tides, with a variation from low to high tide of 8. Travel 0.13 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Sailing: Weekend and summer sailing is very popular with Athenians as the crowded marinas such as those at Pireaus testify. Tournaments occur regularly throughout the summer, and even the children have their own league competitions. Several companies have boats to rent — with crew or “bare” if you have a skipper’s certificate. Contact the Hellenic Sailing Federation, Odos Xenofondos 15, Tel. 01-3235560 for more details. Athens features a very active sailing community, especially in the summer which features tournaments both for adults and children. Travel 0.2 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train To the west of the Acropolis stands another small range of hills now cut by footpaths and covered in trees offering cooling shade in the heat of summer. This area, reached by crossing Odós Rovertou Gali and walking up behind the Dionysus restaurant, offers splendid views across to the Acropolis (it’s the best place for afternoon overviews), and the Sound and Light Show auditorium is located here for this reason. Several archaeological sites can be seen and the area is much less crowded than the Acropolis itself. You’ll also see the 16th century church, Ayios Dimítrios Loumbardhi, nestling under the woodland canopy. Following this, new defensive walls were constructed that included elements of the ruined old Temple of Athena and the old Parthenon. Travel 0.12 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train As a delightful alternative to driving, you can travel from Vancouver to Squamish aboard the Royal Hudson 2860 steam train, a regular old puffer giving you a close-up view of mountain and forest. The round trip takes 6 hours, including a 2-hour stopover in Squamish allowing for a walk over to Shannon Falls. You also have the option of making one leg of the trip by sea (30 minutes longer). Board the morning train in North Vancouver at the bottom of Pember Street and return from Squamish on the MV Britannia ferry — or vice versa, starting from Vancouver’s Harbor Ferry dock at the bottom of Denman Street. Common scenic options from Squamish to Vancouver are the Royal Hudson 2860 steam train that provides a great view of the famed Pacific Northwest landscape along with a stop to see Shannon Falls or traveling by sea on the MV Britannia ferry. Travel 0.4 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train At the beginning of the 19th century, Napoleon managed to drag Portugal into the heat of Europe’s conflicts. France invaded in 1807 when Portugal refused to close its ports to British shipping. The royal family fled to Brazil aboard a British ship and the British general, Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington), countered the invasions. The final battle came in 1810–1811, when the French, unable to pass the huge fortifications at Torres Vedras, retreated back to Spain. Two of the more popular of Budapest’s first division football teams are currently Kispest-Honvéd and Ferencváros. Travel 0.14 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Wood carvings are made from a variety of native trees. Some of the best are made from the lignum vitae, the Bahamian national tree, and from the wild tamarind. The carvings come in a bewildering variety, though animal and fish motifs seem to predominate. Always check a piece thoroughly before you buy as they are vary in quality. Don’t buy wood if it looks green — this usually means the wood has not been allowed to season, and it may split as it dries. The wild tamarind, the Bahamian national tree, is popular with local artisans for carving a variety of trinkets available for purchase. Travel 0.51 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train The Chinese arrived in the wake of the great Taiping Rebellion of 1851, seeking security and prosperity in what they were told were California’s “Golden Mountains.” They suffered both exploitation by Chinese entrepreneurs, who used them as indentured labor, and discriminatory taxation by the state legislature. The worst-treated, however, were the Native Americans, whose numbers dwindled rapidly not only as a result of disease and malnutrition but also because of systematic massacres in the 1850s by Californian militia. You can get to almost all these places by train or bus, and air travel is quite cheap. Travel 0.1 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Fishing: You don’t need to be a professional angler to enjoy a relaxing day’s fishing. Just about every male over the age of five can be found sitting on the sea wall waiting for a bite and it is amazingly relaxing to be letting the rod do all the work. Or you can rent a small boat and head out into deeper water. Contact the Amateur Anglers and Maritime Sports Club at Moutsopoulou Quay, Tel. 01-4515731 for more details. Fishing is a popular and relaxing pastime enjoyed by the locals who sit out on the sea wall angling for a bite. Travel 0.32 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train On the site of the Gothic complex of the Hospital de la Santa Creu (Hospital of the Holy Cross), a hospital and refuge for pilgrims stood for a thousand years. Gaudí died here in 1926. The present structures were begun in 1401. Look for the frieze of 16th-century tiles on the life of St. Paul in the entryway of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans. The hospital’s courtyard is restful, with benches near orange trees ripe with fruit in summer. Exhibitions of art and books are held in the various halls off the cloister. Though over a millenium old, the current hospital structure was started in 1401 and contains wonderful elements like a frieze of St. Paul's life from 16th century and a quaint courtyard with inviting benches and fresh orange blossoms in the summer. Travel 0.17 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Waterwheels have been operating in the Murcia region for over a thousand years. You can see one at La Ñora, 6 km (31⁄2 miles) from the Murcia city centre. The original wheel has been replaced with a steel one, but the Moorish system is otherwise unchanged. A few kilometres (a couple of miles) farther, in the direction of Granada on the N-340, the Museo de la Huerta (Agriculture Museum) at Alcantarilla adjoins a second waterwheel, also of steel. Museum exhibits present all aspects of Murcian country life, including traditional furnishings. Waterwheels have been in use in the Murcia region for over a millenia and though the original wooden wheels have been replaced with a steel wheels (as at La Ñora and the Museo de la Huerta), the Moorish waterwheel system remains largely the same. Travel 0.42 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Since the time of the First Opium War (1839–1842), Western nations had been pushing China to open its doors to foreign trade. In 1860, during the Second Opium War, British and French troops forcibly occupied Beijing and exacted treaty rights. Foreign delegations, businesses, and missionaries poured into the capital, taking up residence in the Legation Quarter, located just southeast of the Forbidden City. After years of pressure to allow foreign trade, the French succeed in acquiring treaty rights from Beijing after the Second Opium War, releasing an outpouring of delegates, missionaries, and business into the city. Travel 0.37 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train This is an ideal island to put on your walking boots and take to the countryside. You will be well-rewarded, with small remote villages, hidden churches, and a rural lifestyle to explore. Though Cretans are bemused as to why anyone would want to hike without any purpose but the pleasure of it, they have a genuine welcome for travelers on foot. Itineraries can range from easy flat short walks to steep mountain hikes, though it’s not advisable to head into the high peaks without a guide. Hikes in Crete are filled with much to see amongst the hidden villages, churches, and idyllic scenery - not to mention the friendly interactions with the locals you will meet on the way. Travel 0.22 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Tourists can choose between ordinary Chinese passenger ships or more deluxe luxury cruise ships that cater to overseas visitors. The river boats that the Chinese use lack frills, amenities, and guides. The luxury craft charge much more but offer a good range of tourist services, including decent meals. Often reserved in part for package tours, these ships are also open to independent travelers, and staterooms can even be booked in advance overseas with such lines as Victoria Cruises. Once there, you should be able to count off all the other Canary Islands and, on a good day, see North Africa. Travel 0.14 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train This stark mountain landscape of pine forest progressively thinning out to more arid, craggy canyons above the fast-flowing river is the pioneer country that “made” British Columbia. Driving east from Vancouver on the Trans-Canada Highway and following the Fraser River north to its tributary, the Thompson, you are backtracking along the great exploration route traced by intrepid fur traders from the prairies to the Pacific. It’s also the route unerringly followed by millions of Pacific salmon between the ocean and their spawning grounds far inland. And, against all the odds of the terrain, it’s the route the railways chose to carry the riches of lumber, mining — and the first tourists — across the continent. Driving eastward from Vancouver through the stark mountain landscape that defines British Columbia, you retrace the not only the steps of the original fur traders on their way to the pacific, but also Pacific salmon on their migratory journeys and the railroad itself. Travel 0.27 4.69
paragraph2sentence.train Just around the corner and up a curving alleyway of vendors, the Great Mosque (Qingzhensi) traces its history to a.d. 742. The serene and spacious complex consists of gardens, temples, and pavilions, largely in the Chinese style. The side galleries contain beautifully carved furniture and screens. The triple-eaved Introspection Tower (Shengxin) is a minaret from which many of Xi’an’s sizeable Muslim minority, including descendants of Silk Road travelers, are called to prayer. The prayer hall holds over 1,000. Xi'an contains a sizable Muslim community originating from exchange along the Silk Road, with its most famous mosque, Qingzhensi, containing sizable grounds with Chinese-influenced temples and gardens, among its room for over a thousand in its main prayer hall. Travel 0.15 3.44
paragraph2sentence.train Candlesticks, pots and pans, old-fashioned scales, bowls, and trays can be found across Portugal. Cataplanas make a delightful decorative or functional souvenir. The Moorish tradition of producing cooking utensils from beaten metal is maintained in the town of Loulé, in the Algarve. Portugal is a treasure trove for artisanal-yet-functional souvenir's like bows, trays, and candlesticks, which are often made in the old Moorish traditions. Travel 0.43 4.22
paragraph2sentence.train Sukarno’s association with the PKI led to his being forced to yield most of his powers. Only his honored role in the independence struggle saved him from trial. In 1968 Suharto took over the presidency. Suharto took over Bali's presidency in 1968 after Sukarno was forced to abdicate due to his ties with the PKI. Travel 0.58 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train The neighboring suburb of San Marino was once owned by railroad tycoon Henry E. Huntington (1850–1927), and his fine mansion now houses the Huntington Library (1151 Oxford Road). Its collection of rare books includes one of the First Folios of Shakespeare, a Gutenberg Bible, and a first edition of Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography. The most seductive attraction is perhaps the 130-acre (50-hectare) Botanical Garden, with its magnificent Rose, Desert, and Japanese gardens. San Marino contains two main attractions: the Huntington Library with its large collection of books and the Botanical Gardens, which range over a hundred acres -a rarity in the Los Angeles area- and contains several gardens dedicated to specific styles. Travel 0.33 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train From the Golden Temple, continue descending the narrow lane and you will come to temple complex dominated by a five-tiered pagoda, the Kumbheshwar Temple, which is dedicated to Shiva and dates to 1392. Two ponds in the temple compound are said to be fed by waters from the holy Gosainkund Lake high in the Himalayas. During summer, thousands of devotees come to bathe in these ponds beneath a richly ornamented Shiva lingam. In summer months, Shiva devotees come to the ponds at the Kumbheshwar Temple to bath. Travel 0.45 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train The museum looks out on East Lake (Dong Hu), vaunted as the largest lake in any municipal park in China, with 33 sq km (nearly 13 sq miles) of invitingly clear water. Boating, swimming, and fishing are popular here. Of course, no Chinese lake would be complete without its artificial islands, causeways, and pavilions, several of which serve as teahouses festooned with peach and plum blossoms, orchids or osmanthus, depending on the season. Common sights in Chinese lakes include artificial islands, causeways, and pavilions, which may also serve as teahouses festooned with flowers, depending on the season. Travel 0.78 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Southwest of the Invalides is the Ecole Militaire, where officers have trained since the middle of the 18th century. Their former parade ground, the vast Champ de Mars, is now a green park stretching all the way to the Tour Eiffel. Horse races were held here in the 1780s, and also five World Fairs between 1867 and 1937. In the 20th century, it has become the front lawn of the Left Bank’s most luxurious residences. It’s also popular with American expatriates, who often can be seen playing touch football or softball games. The vast park Champ de Mars stretches to the Tour Eiffel, big enough for hosting five World Fairs and even horse races, and inviting enough for expatriates to take up popular foreign sports like softball or football on its lawns. Travel 0.25 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Near the town of Lisse are the celebrated Keukenhof Gardens, a 28-hectare (69-acre) showpiece flower garden which opens its doors to the public. You’ll find crocus, hyacinth, and narcissus blooms along with the tulip, in colors you normally only see in your imagination. The landscape at Keukenhof is enhanced by pretty windmills, adding to the authentic Dutch feel. There is also a restaurant and a gift shop where you can buy bulbs, blooms, and other Dutch souvenirs. It also has some of the oldest waterways, once so important for the delivery of goods from around the Dutch colonial world. Travel 0.12 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train Two of Beijing’s top attractions, the Summer Palace and the Western Hills, are located northwest of the capital’s relentless urban sprawl. This is the beautiful, hilly countryside of the Haidian District (home to China’s top universities and computer technology developers). And closer to city center, the western precincts of Beijing are the site of four major temples, the Beijing Art Museum, and the Beijing Zoo. Near the northern gate to the Forbidden City is the Imperial Garden (Yu Hua Yuan), filled with small pavilions, ancient cypress trees, and complex rookeries, all built during the Ming Dynasty. Travel 0.15 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train German Qingdao suffered a curious fate during World War I. Japan, which joined the Allied forces, invaded the city, imprisoned the survivors of the German garrison, and occupied Qingdao for the duration of the war. China wasn’t able to regain sovereignty until 1922. After the Communists came to power in 1949, industrial development went forward. However, even though the population now exceeds 4 million (including the outlying regions), Qingdao keeps its quiet allure. Japan invaded Qingdao during WWI for the duration of the war, only returning the region to China in 1922. Travel 0.48 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train In Lombok, ritual fights long ago took the place of war. The Balinese and Sasaks hurl packets of cooked rice at each other in the October perang ketupet festival. Large crowds gather regularly in villages in Lombok to watch peresehan contests in which men armed with rattan canes and leather shields lash at each other until the referee declares one of them the victor. There are more fine beaches towards the southern tip of the island, but you will need a four-wheel-drive vehicle to get there. Travel 0.14 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train South of Hollywood Boulevard is L.A.’s most famous street, Sunset Boulevard. The section between Hollywood and Beverly Hills, known simply as “The Strip,” continues to be the playground of the rich, famous, young, and hip. A drive down Sunset can be dangerous, as the billboards touting the latest movies and records may make it difficult to keep your eyes on the road. LA's most famed street, Sunset Blvd., is filled with activities and people, though be aware that if driving, the boulevard is also filled with enticing animated billboards known to distract tourist drivers! Travel 0.29 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train National unity and strength were renewed under the Sui Dynasty (a.d. 581–618), a brief prelude to the highest achievements of Chinese art. The Sui built a stately new metropolis at Chang’an, near the site of the old Han capital (present-day Xi’an, in Shaanxi Province). They also began work on the Grand Canal, which was to link the rice-growing areas of the Yangzi valley with Beijing, an engineering achievement comparable to the construction of the Great Wall. The Sui Dynasty significantly improved national unity, building a new city at Chang'an and starting the work on the Grand Canal that connected Beijing with the rice fields in the Yangzi. Travel 0.37 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Diexodos is a company that organizes guided hiking tours either by the day or longer. They can supply equipment and extra insurance if you need it. Contact them at Tel./fax (0841) 28098. The Diexodos company organizes guided hikes for one or more days and can even supply your equipment and insurance if you need them. Travel 0.72 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train Except for quotations on the walls from the New Testament and Christian Science founder, Mary Baker Eddy, there’s no decoration. Some stained glass windows are found in the older church, which also contains founder Mary Baker Eddy’s chair. She only addressed the congregation twice, as she wished to avoid any personal idolatry. A guided tour is highly recommended (you can only visit the original church by joining a tour). The church is only visitable by guided tour and is itself sparsely decorated with a few New Testament verses on the wall and stained glass windows in the older church. Travel 0.39 3.44
paragraph2sentence.train Towards the northeast of the Beira Alta is the barren plateau of the Planalto (“High Plain”), a wild, cold, and sparsely populated region, but important enough to have been fought over by Portugal and Spain. The plateau’s isolation attracted many Jews fleeing the Inquisition. The atmospheric walled town of Trancoso (43 km/26 miles to the north of Guarda) records this heritage in the stone carvings above the doorways of Jewish houses. From miles around, you can see the powerful castle walls and strong keep built by Dom Dinis to fortify the border against Spain. An unexpected bargain is cashmere sweaters, in all styles and colors. Travel 0.1 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Of all the springs in Jinan, the one with the most historical associations is the Jet Spring (Baotuquan). It was from this spring in the 17th century that the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi took a swig and pronounced it the “First Spring Under Heaven.” It is now surrounded by a carefully landscaped park. A short walk away is Black Tiger Spring (Heihuquan), its sweet water roaring from the mouths of three tigers carved in a black stone cliffside. The park containing Baotuquan (Jet Spring) dates back to the 17th century when Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty tasted the spring's water and declared it to be the "First Spring Under Heaven." Travel 0.41 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Champlain’s Abitation of 1608 — two wooden houses and a storehouse for furs surrounded by a stockade and a ditch — stood on the Place Royale, now a beautifully restored square of elegant 17th- and 18th-century houses. In the center is a replica of a 1686 bust of Louis XIV. Facing the Place Royale, the church of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires celebrates French victories over the British before 1759. The two houses and storehouse were the original habitation of Champlain upon which now stands the restored central square with 18th and 17th century houses, the church of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, and in the center a bust of Louis XIV. Travel 0.64 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train The National Museum of Science and Technology (1867 St. Laurent Boulevard) is in the style of science through fun and games. In Canada’s largest museum, there are views of the heavens through a huge refracting telescope, do-it-yourself demonstrations of balance and optics, and a plastic bubble with live chicks hatching in front of your eyes. But with all the new-fangled razzmatazz, the museum hasn’t forgotten the charm of mint-condition antique cars and, above all, old train engines — behemoths from the great era of steam that truly “made” Canada. Providing a cultural counterpoint a block north of the Convention Center, Vancouver architect Arthur Erickson’s transparent Roy Thomson Hall glows at night to show off the throngs of smart concert-goers attending the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Travel 0.1 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train With his ambition of uniting the states of Brandenburg and Prussia, it was the Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm (1640–1688) who prepared Berlin to become a strong capital, and fortified it as a garrison town. The first newcomers were 50 wealthy Jewish families who had been expelled from Vienna in 1671. Then 14 years later 5,600 Huguenot Protestants arrived after being driven out of France by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. At a time when France was considered the cultural master of Europe, these sophisticated merchants and highly skilled craftsmen — among them jewelers, tailors, chefs, and restaurant-owners — brought a new refinement to the town. Friedrich Wilhelm was instrumental in the development of Berlin, shepherding in 50 affluent Jewish families initially, and later, thousands of Huguenot Protestants fleeing France, who together greatly increased the towns upper class with more refined crafts such as culinary arts, tailoring, and jewelry making. Travel 0.22 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train From behind the Ajuntament, take the short carrer d’Hèrcules to the Plaça de Sant Just for a quick peek at the church of Sants Just i Pastor and the small, charming, quiet square it sits on, evocative of a bygone Barcelona. The church is one of the oldest in the city, though often remodeled. It is said that any will to which one swears before the church’s altar is recognized as valid by the courts of Barcelona, a practice that dates to the tenth century. Set back from the street is one of La Rambla’s great attractions and a constant in the life of Barcelonans: the Mercat de Sant Josep, also called La Boquería. Travel 0.21 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train Tomar’s pleasant central square, Praça da Republica, is flanked by the elegant Manueline church of São João Baptista, with an unusual octagonal belfry and intricate portico, and the 17th-century town hall. The statue in the center of the plaza tells the real story of the town, though. Beneath a colony of ever-present pigeons, it depicts Gualdim Pais, Grand Master of the Portuguese branch of the crusading Order of the Knights Templar, to whom the town was granted in 1157. From Kathmandu, take a car or bus up the Trisuli River valley (an adventure in itself) to Dhunche, the entrance to Langtang National Park (there is a small fee to enter, so keep the ticket: it may be requested en route). Travel 0.09 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Poland’s war-torn and almost incomprehensibly fractured history plays out like an epic novel — occasionally triumphant, frequently sad and tragic. Over a millennium, Poland evolved from a huge and imposing, economically powerful kingdom to a partitioned nation that ceased to exist on world maps for over 120 years, and finally to a people and land at the center of the 20th century’s greatest wars and most horrific human tragedies. But Poland has survived, with its culture, language and most of its territory intact, and today Poles look forward with optimism to taking their place at the forefront of the new, post-Communist Central Europe. Polands emerging economy today masks the ups and downs of its history, including being wiped off the map for over a century but also being one of the most powerful European kingdoms at one point. Travel 0.12 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train At the summit is one of the oldest stupas in the world, an immense white mound surmounted by a golden cube, on the four sides of which are the astonishing all-seeing eyes of Buddha. Above this rises a tower of 13 diminishing golden disks symbolizing the 13 steps to enlightenment, then a golden royal parasol topped by a bell-shaped crown. Strings of prayer flags stretch from the tower’s pinnacle, and around the base are hundreds of small prayer wheels. While pilgrims circumambulate the stupa, monkeys, dogs, and pigeons clamber about and forage for scraps of food offerings in small altars set in the foundation. Freak Street is no longer Kathmandu’s hub for the backpacking crowd; today’s budget travelers seem to be willing to spend a bit more than their hippie predecessors did. Travel 0.09 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train As the Roman empire began to crumble, however, Huns and Vandals swarmed over the river, and during the early fifth century Aquincum fell to the tribes of Attila. It is believed that the town on the west side of the river was named after Attila’s brother (or possibly his brother-in-law), Buda, who was banished there. When Attila died in 453 the Huns were overthrown and the Avars became the dominant power, occupying the region from the middle of the sixth century to the early ninth century. The Huns and Vandals ruled the river after the Romans, even naming a city after Attila's brother, until the rise of Avars after Attila died. Travel 0.29 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train In 1897, in an attempt to curb the worst excesses of the Big Easy, Alderman Sidney Story created a city ordinance outlawing prostitution everywhere in the city except for a small, specific area just beyond the French Quarter, where it could be contained and controlled. This area, known as Storyville, became a legend in its own time, where the mixture of glamour, depravity, and color in the local brothels attracted almost every visiting celebrity, and where saloon drinkers, gamblers, and rakes waiting their turn could tap their feet to a developing style of music — jazz. Louis Armstrong started playing his bent, nickel-plated cornet in the dives of Storyville. He improvised from evening to daybreak for 15 cents a night. Located in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Storyville attracted almost every visiting celebrity and was one of the birthplaces of jazz, where Louis Armstrong first got his start and developed his bent-horn trumpet playing. Travel 0.44 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train The mountains you see off in the distance on Benidorm’s horizon are fragrant with wild herbs and lavender, and in July and August the hedges are lush with blackberries that few local people bother to pick. Drive south on the motorway to Villajoyosa, then take the road that leads to Sella. The countryside is undistinguished, until suddenly you look down on the emerald-green waters of the Amadorio Dam, a favourite haunt of fishermen and discerning picnickers. Within another 5 km (3 miles) you arrive at Sella village, dwarfed beneath an extraordinary plateau. Passing in the distance on your way to Benidorm, lush mountains with many herbs and -in summer- blackberries, your drive continues through the countryside to Villajoyosa and Sella until you reach Amadorio Dam, which features fantastic picnicking and fishing with a fabulous view of the plateau. Travel 0.23 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train After exploring the fort, walk back across the grassy lawns. (At the small traffic circle at the end of the driveway you’ll find refreshment stalls where you can get a cool drink or snack before moving on.) Young Puertorriqueños have taken to skateboarding and rollerblading on nearby Plaza del Quartel Ballajá. They gather every day at this square to compete with their peers and show off their skills to passersby. After visiting the fort continue west along Boulevard del Valle, which becomes Calle Norzagaray and here you’ll be tempted by fine views of the sea; you may even catch sight of a cruise ship sailing gracefully into port. Travel 0.19 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train The grey-green Danube cuts straight through the heart of the city — neatly separating the ancient cobblestone streets of Buda from the late-19th-century boulevards of Pest. If you love history you’ll probably head for the Buda side of the river, but if you’re a keen shopper and enjoy lively nightlife, then Pest will certainly oblige. Budapest was originally two cities, Buda and Pest, which still retain distinct characteristic in their modern incarnations, having historical flair or a livelier shopping, respectively. Travel 0.14 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train The 90-minute drive from Toronto to Niagara Falls (130 km/81 miles south of Toronto) curves around the west end of Lake Ontario through the province’s industrial heartland — Mississauga, Hamilton, and St. Catharines, known as the Golden Horseshoe. If you want to see the Falls without getting entangled overnight in the mob scene of the tourists (12 million visitors annually), stay over in the quieter town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, a mere half-hour drive away. You might very easily walk right past the unprepossessing façade of the Metro Toronto Library (on Yonge one block north of Bloor), but the subtly interconnected areas of architect Raymond Moriyama’s striking interior may tempt you to give up your vacation and get down to some solid study. Travel 0.12 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train The café life in Dali is one of its chief delights. Cafés are perfect spots to wile away the sunny hours over coffee or beer or to meet local Bai people as well as other travelers. Perhaps the most famous of the dozens of cafés is Mr. China Son’s Cultural Exchange Café, run by Uncle Li (Heliyi), the first Bai in history to go abroad. His autobiography, on sale at his café, is an epic soap opera. Since the distribution system is unpredictable, old China hands say you shouldn’t take a chance: if you find something you like, buy it, for it might not be on sale anywhere else. Travel 0.18 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train The museum documents the achievements of the most progressive 20th-century European school of architecture and design. Architects Walter Gropius, Mies Van der Rohe, and Marcel Breuer, along with artists Paul Klee, Vasili Kandinsky, Lyonel Feininger, Oskar Schlemmer, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy attempted to integrate arts, crafts, and architecture into mass industrial society. On view here is a selection of the objects they created: tubular steel chairs, cups and saucers, teapots, desks, new weaves for carpets, chess pieces, and children’s building blocks, as well as some pioneering architectural plans and sketches. At the museum, a display captures the highlights of the most progressive artists and architects of the 20th century, displaying examples of their creation: tubular steel chairs, new carpet weaves, children's toys, and even a few architectural designs. Travel 0.31 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train There’s the sparkling Atlantic coastline, with its delightful little fishing ports. Or rolling green hills across the interior to the orchards and dairy farms of Annapolis Valley. This western side of the peninsula is rich in the poignant history of French Acadia. The province’s northern island is the site of one of Canada’s best-loved national parks, Cape Breton Highlands, where you’ll drive the spectacular Cabot Trail along the coast and in and out of the forest. French Arcadia's richness stems from its many sights: the scintillating Atlantic shores, port cities, rolling farmlands, and -most loved- the Cape Breton Highlands, which contains the must-see Cabot Trail along the coast and through the forests. Travel 0.46 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Walk through the Cooperage to reach the Victualing Yard, where you will find the Tourist Information Bureau, then across the park and around the dry dock area, which is still used to repair the boats and buoys so vital to ship safety. On the left is the Bermuda Pottery, where you’ll find experts crafting and firing ceramics with a series of island motifs. Once arrived, walk to the tourist information bureau (through the Cooperage in the Victualing Yard) and then to the dry dock to see boats and buoys being repaired, though the less nautical traveling may be interested in the nearby Bermuda Pottery store with many fine crafts and ceramics. Travel 0.34 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train Return to the city center on Point Grey Road and stop off near Jericho Beach to visit the Old Hastings Mill Store (1575 Alma Road). Carried here lock, stock, and barrel from downtown in the 1930s, this is the town’s oldest surviving building — a post office, general store, and the only remnant from the original Gastown to have escaped the 1886 fire. It has been restored as a museum for turn-of-the-century paraphernalia. Closest that wholesome Vancouvrites get to being Bohemian, the Kitsilano neighborhood here is popular with students, young and old. Its capacity is printed on its side: 227 gallons, 2 quarts, 1 pint, 3 gills (some 868 liters). Travel 0.07 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Little is known of the earliest Stone Age inhabitants of Europe’s southwestern extremity. The ancient Greeks called them the Cynetes (or Cunetes). Whatever their origins, their culture evolved under the pressure and influence of foreign forces. Among the many invading armies that settled here and contributed to nascent Portuguese culture were Phoenicians, who settled in the area around 1,000 b.c., followed by the Celts, Iberians, Greeks, and Carthaginians. Canada’s national unity remains a dynamic “work in progress. Travel 0.07 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train The last town on the north shore, Keszthely (pronounced kest-hey), was once owned entirely by the wealthy Festetics family, and their palace is one of Hungary’s most important Baroque monuments (open all year round). Here, among a selection of its 101 rooms, you can see something of the aristocratic life the family enjoyed during the 18th and 19th centuries. The highlight is the Helikon library, claimed to be the greatest in the country, and it alone is worth the palace entrance charge (which is hefty by Hungarian standards). The Helikon library, once owned by the Festetics family, is considered by some to be the best in Hungary and easily accessible on the tour of the original family's palace. Travel 0.29 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train A Liberation Monument (Szabadsag szobor), visible from all parts of the city, stands below the citadel. It was erected by the Russians in honour of their troops who fell while “liberating” Budapest from the Germans. The monument is loathed by most locals as a symbol of Soviet domination, but it has become too much of a city landmark to remove. A highly-visible landmark from everywhere in the city, the Liberation Monument was originally installed by Russians to honor their fallen when "freeing" Budapest from Germany, but is now disdained by many residents for this connection - though its landmark status largely prevents its removal. Travel 0.33 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train One of the most picturesque towns in the province is the lovely village Alte, about 30 km (18 miles) north of Albufeira. The architectural highlight of the village is the beautiful 16th-century Igreja Matriz, entered through a classic Manueline portal. The rest of Alte is the Algarve of picture postcards — white-washed houses along narrow streets, colorful windows, filigreed chimney pots, and red-tiled roofs. The west wall was restored in the early 20th century after it fell down in 1852. Travel 0.17 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Batur was rebuilt in its present position on the crater rim after a 1926 eruption buried the old site down below. One long street is lined with ugly concrete houses and sheds, relieved by Pura Ulun Danu, the new temple of black volcanic stone started in 1927 that is still being extended. Kintamani, adjoining Batur, is brightened up only by its market, on Monday and Thursday mornings. Batur was devastated by the nearby volcanic eruption in 1926, which buried part of the town completely, forcing its residents to rebuild on top of the remains. Travel 0.18 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train All was not totally lost, however. In 1867, under a compromise designed to curtail home-rule agitation, the Austro-Hungarian empire was established and Hungary was finally granted its own government, though key ministries were shared with the Austrians. This “Dual Monarchy” saw out the 19th century on a bright note, with splendid boulevards and proud buildings erected to create the Pest we recognize today. The Chain Bridge became the first permanent link across the river, the Pest metro and the Pest-Vienna railway opened, and, in 1873, the towns of Pest, Buda, and Obuda merged to become Budapest. The development of the splendid, historical Pest part of Budapest owes much to the Dual Monarchy government created during the Austro-Hungarian empire. Travel 0.37 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Following an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) ruling on Tuesday, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and other senior British politicians have criticised the actions of three police forces in England for allegedly covering up the behaviour of police officers involved in the investigation of former Cabinet Minister Andrew Mitchell. England police forces have allegedly covered up the behaviours of police officers. Newswire 0.44 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train The lack of snow delayed the opening of a number of ski resorts in the area, with only six open by November 16. Copper Mountain required use of snow machines to keep snow on their ski runs. The lack of quality snow was a factor in a downturn by about 12% in visitors to Colorado's ski resorts. Currently, the snow is machine groomed and the majority of ski lifts and trails are not open. The secession idea came about last week as the commissioners from the northeastern Colorado counties of Weld, Morgan, Logan, Sedgwick, Phillips, Washington, Yuma, and Kit Carson expressed interest in withdrawing from Colorado due to differences with the state government over gun control and the perceived overregulation of agriculture and the oil and gas industries. Newswire 0.12 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train The British broadcaster and journalist Sir David Frost has died of a heart attack, aged 74. Best known for an interview with former President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal, Frost died on Saturday night aboard the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship, where he was due to give a speech. "His family are devastated, and ask for privacy at this difficult time," said a statement released from Frost's family. 74-year-old British TV presenter Sir David Frost died of a heart attack before he could deliver his speech. Newswire 0.44 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Fighting broke out between Palestinian guerrillas and Shi'ite Moslem Amal militiamen near camps in south lebanon as Syria prepared to extend its military presence at Beirut's settlements. Security sources in the southern port of Sidon said the clashes erupted in villages to the southeast between Amal and guerrillas loyal to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Syria stepped in yesterday to halt battles at two Beirut refugee camps but Amal said it would only lift its siege after Arafat withdrew his men from the villages near Sidon. In addition, Multifoods is seeking to stop Bregman Partners from acquiring any more stock, or voting the shares it reportedly owns, the suit said. Newswire 0.09 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Live Hog futures were expected to open steady to mostly higher after yesterday's mostly higher close. Traders anticipate carryover demand prompted by firmer live calls and the continued discount of futures to cash. Hog runs are light as farmers are starting spring fieldwork in some areas, they noted. Private reports of steady to firm cash pork products and a rise in the cutout yesterday was adding to packer interest for cash hogs, they said. Spillover strength from higher cattle pits is also likely again today, they added. Live Hog futures were expected to open steady to higher because anticipate carryover demand prompted by firmer live calls and the continued discount of futures to cash and possibly some related spillover from cattle futures. Newswire 1.39 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Isuzu Motor Ltd <ISUM.T> will pay no dividend for the first half year ending April 30, 1987, as the company is expected to mark a 12 billion yen parent company current loss in the first half due to slow exports caused by the yen's appreciation, a company spokesman said. The company has paid no dividend since the year ended October 31, 1983, when it paid five yen. It had a 4.44 billion yen current profit in the first half of 1985/86. Total mortgages outstanding for New York members were 58.8 billion dlrs on December 31 versus 50.7 billion at end-1985. Newswire 0.16 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Pakistan's Taliban announced Thursday they had chosen Mullah Fazlullah as their new leader. A US drone attack last week killed their previous leader, Hakimullah Mehsud. Fazlullah, who takes credit for ordering the attack on schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai in 2012, is known for his rejection of peace talks. After the death of Hakimullah Mehsud. Fazlullah by US drone attacks, Pakistan's Taliban announced Mullah Fazlullah as their new leader. Newswire 0.87 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train National Computer Systems Inc said its board authorized the company to repurchase up to 2.0 mln shares of its common stock in the open market. The company currently has about 19 mln shares outstanding. It said the shares will be retained for use in the employee stock purchase plan, stock option plans and for general corporate use. National Computer Systems authorized the repurchase of two of the nineteen million outstanding shares for use in stock options and employee stock purchase plans, among other things. Newswire 0.57 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train A man and a woman have been killed in a road traffic accident near Connel in the west of Scotland. Seven people, including three children, were also injured in the head-on collision on the A85 road in Argyll at approximately 1830 BST (1730 UTC) yesterday. There was a head on collision and three children were involved. Newswire 0.47 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train AAR Corp said its AAR Technical Service Center unit signed a major maintenance agreement with Continental Airlines to provide a wide range of support for components operated on Continental's expanding fleet of B727, B737, DC9, MD80 and DC10 aircraft. It said it is the largest component repair service agreement reached by Continental Airlines with an independent repair facility. AAR Corp have formed a substantial maintenance contract with Continental Airlines regarding component repairs. Newswire 0.57 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train Earlier today, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina chaired a cabinet meeting which decided to grant official government recognition of people who gender identify as Hijras, people who identify as neither male nor female. An official Bangladesh government decision has been made today by the cabinet and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to recognize Hijras, people who gender identify as neither male nor female. Newswire 0.89 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train The cub, born out of an artificial insemination given in March, is under intensive care for its first week of life. It was the seventh attempt to get the nine-year old Yuan Yuan pregnant in a three year period. Yuan Yuan, and her mate, Tuan Tuan, were a gift from China to Taiwan in December, 2008, as a gesture of goodwill due to historical conflicts between the island of Taiwan and mainland China. The two pandas have failed to mate successfully through natural pregnancy, hence the use of artificial insemination. Yuan Yuan showed signs of pregnancy in early June and towards the end of the month caretakers believed she would soon give birth. Caretakers spent the night at the zoo, keeping a constant watch over Yuan Yuan during her birth. A panda's diet consists mainly of bamboo. Newswire 0.07 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train Major said that there won't be a currency union between a newly independent Scotland and a post-split United Kingdom: "A currency union, which the SNP [Scottish National Party] assume is negotiable, would require the UK to underwrite Scottish debts. That cannot, will not, happen if Scotland leaves the Union. There can be no halfway house, no quasi-independence underpinned by UK institutions." Earlier today, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina chaired a cabinet meeting which decided to grant official government recognition of people who gender identify as Hijras, people who identify as neither male nor female. Newswire 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Australian solar racing team Sunswift paraded their fifth car, eVe, on the Kensington campus of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, yesterday. They are leaving for the 2013 World Solar Challenge this weekend. Both staff and students came to the send-off event in the early afternoon. Sunswift displayed their car for the 2013 World Solar Challenge yesterday at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Newswire 1.02 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train First National Supermarkets said its annual sales are running at a rate of 1.58 billion dlrs, compared with 1.39 billion dlrs 18 months ago, when the company was taken private by its management. The company said it is commencing a four-year capital program that will include the opening 20 new stores as well as the enlargement and remodeling of selected existing stores. It said it will continue its practice of closing some smaller, less productive stores, converting those assets into larger stores in its core market areas. One of the leading supermarkets in the UK, Tesco, has a variety of different stores, including the express stores that serve a smaller community as well as larger stores that are focused on a large market area. Newswire 0.21 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train The volume of mark eurobond issues fell in the period March 16 to 31 to 900 mln marks from 1.37 billion in the period March 1 to 15, the Bundesbank said. Issues comprised three bonds, including two fixed-interest bonds totaling 700 mln marks and one equity warrant bond totaling 200 mln marks. In addition, one Australian dollar bond was issued totaling 220 mln dlrs, with a portion of interest and principal payments to be met in marks. Goodrich Co said it will phase-out the production of aircraft tires, missile and marine products and molded rubber products in Akron, Ohio, by the end of 1987, laying off about 790 salaried, production, maintenance and support services employees. Newswire 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train The plane reportedly had a crew of six and 27 or 28 passengers. Ten of the passengers were Mozambique nationals, while nine were from Angola and five were from Portugal. One passenger from each of France, Brazil and China were also onboard. New York One quotes Hurley as saying the reason for the boycott as , "We're not stupid, we're reading papers, we're reading what's going on over there, they've got to stop what's happened." Newswire 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Enterra Corp said it has completed the sale of its Hale Fire Pump co and Macomson Machine Co subsidiaries to a company formed by Los Angeles investment firm McBain, Rose Partners for about 27 mln dlrs in cash. Both Hale and Macomson make fire pumps and related equipment. Enterra Corp has sold its Hale Fire Pump co and Macomson Machine Co subsidiaries to a company formed by Los Angeles investment firm McBain, Rose Partners for about 27 mln dlrs in cash. Newswire 3.58 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train The developers of CyanogenMod, an open source free Android-based operating system for smartphones, announced yesterday their incorporation following a successful venture capital campaign which netted the open-source project a US$7 million nest egg, and plan to roll out a simple installation app on Google Play for their Android firmware. Developers of CyanogenMod plans to roll out a new installation app for their Android firmware. Newswire 0.65 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Ameritech Publishing, a unit of Ameritech, the midwest-based telephone services company, said it has named Barry Allen president effective April. Ameritech Publishing said Allen will succeed Leo Egan, who will become chairman and chief executive officer until he retires on June 1. Barry Allen became the president of Ameritech company by April. Newswire 0.41 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train Nettles was walking with transgender friends early on August 17 when they met a group of men opposite a local police building. Police say a fight ensued after the men discovered the group was transgender and local man Paris Wilson, 20, was arrested at the scene. Paris Wilson was arrested after a fight between a group of men and transgenders. Newswire 0.47 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train The Kuwaiti government and private sector will study investments in Egyptian projects worth more than four billion dlrs, said the deputy-director for Egypt's Public Authority for Investment, Mohye al-Deen Gharib. The chairman of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Abdul-Aziz al-Saqr, said the visitors had submitted 40 proposals for study. These included "economic, industrial and real estate projects, in addition to the investment field," he said, adding that a holding company may be established to oversee investments. A holding company may be established to oversee investments in the 40 submitted proposals for Egyptians projects. Newswire 0.9 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Allied Supermarkets Inc said it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement covering 240 mln dlrs of debt securities. The company plans to offer 140 mln dlrs of senior subordinated discount debentures and 100 mln dlrs of subordinated debentures. Proceeds will be used to finance Allied's acquisition of Vons Cos Inc. Allied named Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corp as co-underwriters of both offerings. Allied Supermarkets Inc said it filed a registration statement with the SEC covering 240M USD of debt securities that will be used to finance its acquisition of Vons Cos Inc. Newswire 0.59 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train George Zimmerman, a Florida man charged with the shooting of seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin, was found not guilty of second-degree murder late Saturday night following 16 hours of deliberation. The case has drawn national attention in the United States because of questions it raises over "stand your ground" self-defense laws. In 2011, Zimmerman participated in a citizen forum to protest the beating of a homeless black man by the white son of Sanford police officer. Newswire 0.21 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train The invention has received cautious praise from German medical services; the drone is still in the development and testing stage. Definetz and collaborating drone builder Height Tech have not issued any information about the release of the smartphone app or about when the drone will be available for medical services to purchase. idlers and pretzel eaters use smartphones. Newswire 0.33 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train 3Com Corp said it supports International Business Machines Corp's personal System/2 series of computers, and will provide network operating software and interfaces. The software and interfaces will allow the new machines to be integrated into existing 3System workgroup systems, 3Com said. 3Com said it is modifying its 3+ network software to work under DOS 3.3, ensuring compatibility with current Personal Snd IBM's new Token Ring adaps Micro Channel architecture. 3Com Corp will collaborate with International Business Machines Corp's personal System/2 series of computers by providing software and interfaces, and therefore making it compatible with other systems. Newswire 1.16 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Civil Defence originally stated there were two dead and fourteen known injuries, but later revised the death toll to one. North Shore Hospital is currently treating up to twelve casualties, including one man who has critical injuries, while others are in Waitakere and Auckland Hospitals. As news broke today of the death of legendary Portuguese footballer Eusébio, the government of Portugal declared three national days of mourning. Newswire 0.26 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) have launched a petition calling on the US government to bring federal civil rights charges against Zimmerman. NAACP president Benjamin Jealous stated, "We are outraged and heartbroken over today's verdict. [...] We will pursue civil rights charges with the Department of Justice, we will continue to fight for the removal of Stand Your Ground laws in every state, and we will not rest until racial profiling in all its forms is outlawed." The NAACP has made a collaborative agreement with some Florida Public Schools, law enforcement, and community partners to end the school to prison pipeline. Newswire 0.11 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train National Intergrup Inc said its Permian Partners LP subsidiary, recently formed to take over the business of its Permian Corp unit, plans to make a public offering of cumulative convertible preferred partnership units. Permian buys, transports and resells crude oil. Lead underwriters are American Express Co's <AXP> Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc and <Donaldson, Lufin and Jenrette Securities Corp> will be lead underwriters. Permian Partners LP, a subsidiary of National Intergroup Inc, is set to make a public offering of cumulative preferred partnership units. Newswire 0.73 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Genetics Institute Inc, earlier reporting an increased first quarter net loss, said it expects to incur losses in fiscal 1987 "that are somewhat higher than those reported in fiscal 1986." It had a loss of 4,504,000 dlrs for fiscal 1986 ended November 30, compared to a fiscal 1985 loss of 1,732,00 dlrs. The company said the losses result from its strategic decision to invest prudent levels of equity in development of products the company can manufacture and bring to market. Genetics earlier said first quarter ended February 28 losses rose to 1,309,000 dlrs from year-ago loss of 937,000 dlrs. Genetics Institute Inc. is declaring expected losses for 1987 from strategic investment decisions following its losses in 1985 and 1986. Newswire 0.3 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train Swedish Export Credit is issuing 75 mln New Zealand dlr eurobonds due April 28, 1989, paying 19 pct and priced at 101-1/4 pct, lead manager Credit Suisse First Boston said. The bond is available in denominations of 1,000 and 5,000 dlrs and will be listed in Luxembourg. Fees comprise 7/8 pct selling concession and 3/8 pct management and underwriting. New Zealand is one of the only countries in the world in which you can experience every type of climate. Newswire 0.27 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Diamond-Star Motors Corp, the joint-venture company owned by Chrysler Corp <C> and Mitsubishi Motors, named additional production suppliers for the new vehicle to be produced at the company's plant under construction in Bloomington, Ill. It said Amtex Inc, Sidney, Ohio, was selected to supply trunk floor carpets and Bluewater Plastics Inc, Marysville, Mich., duct assemblies and column covers. Diamond-Star Motors Corp, the collaboration of Chrysler Corp and Mitsubishi Motors, will receive specific parts for their new car: trunk floor carpets, duct assemblies and column covers, from Amtex Inc and Bluewater Plastics. Newswire 0.57 4.22
paragraph2sentence.train An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 airplane crashed upon landing at San Francisco International Airport around 11:30 AM local time today. Flight #214, coming from Seoul, carrying 291 passengers — including one infant, and 16 crew members — crashed on runway 28L. Two deaths are reported and 10 passengers were taken to San Francisco General Hospital critically injured. In total, officials report 181 people were hospitalized and one person remains unaccounted for. San Francisco is home to the Golden Gate bridge. Newswire 0.28 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train McGraw-Hill Inc said it has sold its McGraw-Hill Book Co South Africa Pty Ltd subsidiary to a local management group for an undisclosed amount of cash and halted the sale of all products and services to South Africa. The company said the divestiture follows a resolution of its board in February that cited increased political and social unrest within South Africa and the refusal of the South African government to abolish the apartheid system. Based on South Africa's continued struggles with apartheid, McGraw-Hill Inc said it has divested itself completely of its South African subsidiary, selling it to a local management group. Newswire 0.44 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train NEC Corp is establishing a 150 mln dlr euro-commercial paper program with a sterling option, Morgan Guaranty Ltd said as arranger. Paper will be issued by NEC Industries Netherlands BV under the guarantee of NEC Corp. Dealers will be Morgan Guaranty, Chase Investment Bank Ltd, Shearson Lehman Brothers International and Swiss Bank Corp International Ltd. Issuing and paying agent will be Chase Manhattan Bank NA, London. Every cloud has a silver lining. Newswire 0.09 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train In recent years, several significant injuries have occurred during the melee that often ensued when stores opened their doors for Black Friday events. In 2011, a woman shot pepper spray at 20 people who were waiting to purchase the newest Xbox system. The Eagle County Coroner reported the avalanche happened around 11:30 A.M. local time (1830 UTC) in an area known as the East Vail Chutes, near the ski resort of Vail. Newswire 0.15 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train London-based sugar operator Kaines Ltd confirmed it sold two cargoes of white sugar to India out of an estimated overall sales total of four or five cargoes in which other brokers participated. The sugar, for April/May and April/June shipment, was sold at between 214 and 218 dlrs a tonne cif, it said. Sugar operators based in London and other brokers have sold white sugar to India. Newswire 0.55 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train The New York Stock Exchange said trading in the units of BenEquity Holdings, a California Limited Partnership, was suspended before the opening and an application will be made to the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist the issue. The Exchange said it normally considers suspending and removing from its list the securities of a company when fewer than 600,000 units are held by the public. As a result of a tender offer by <Renouf Corp International>, which expired March 24, 1987, fewer than 600,000 units of BenEquity remained publicly held. New York shopping centres have been running low on stock. Newswire 0.15 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Tanzania will need about 1.2 billion dlrs of hard currency investment to support its 1987-1992 five-year plan which begins in July, Minister of State for Finance Damas Mbogoro said. He told an economic planning seminar in the northern town of Arusha yesterday that the new plan would concentrate on rehabilitating Tanzania's existing infrastructure, with a minimum of investment in new development projects. The aim is to boost agricultural production by five pct a year and industrial output by 6.4 pct, he said. By creating a plan to increase the agricultural production and industrial output of a country, you are improving that country's future chances of becoming economically independent and sustainable. Newswire 0.35 0.94
paragraph2sentence.train Earlier this week the World Bank released the 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development. The report noted relatively high numbers of women participating in Finnish politics, and credited the Council for Equality between Men and Women in Finland with progress. The 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development was released by the World Bank this week. Newswire 1.71 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train During an official visit to Romania on Tuesday, Moldovan premier Iurie Leancă invited his Romanian counterpart, Victor Ponta, to attend Moldovan Independence Day on August 27. On that occasion, the two neighbouring countries are to start building a cross-border gas pipeline between cities Iași, Romania, and Ungheni, Moldova. Moldovan Independence Day on August 27th commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Newswire 0.83 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train The Province of Quebec is issuing a 30 billion yen eurobond due May 7, 1997 paying five pct and priced at 102-1/2 pct, lead manager Bank of Tokyo International Ltd said. The non-callable bond is available in denominations of one mln yen and will be listed in Luxembourg. The selling concession is 1-1/4 pct, while management and underwriting combined pays 3/4 pct. The payment date is May 7. Winter rape plantings were forecast at 627,000 ha against a previous estimate of 621,000 and 375,000 rpt 375,000 harvested in 1985/86. Newswire 0.15 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train The issue price of the European Investment Bank's 300 mln guilder 6.25 pct bullet bond due 1995, announced on April 1, has been set at par, lead manager Amro bank said. Subscriptions remain open until 1300 gmt tomorrow, April 9. Payment is due May 14 and coupon date is May 15. A bullet bond is considered riskier than an amortizing bond. Newswire 0.39 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train Hawaiian Airlines Inc said it will continue to expand services to Pacific Islands this year. The company said it will increase its South Pacific services to daily service, from the current four flights per week, and beginning May 21 it will fly twice a week to the Western Pacific to Guam. Hawaiian Airlines also said it has applied with the Department of Transportation for an emergency exemption to provide service to Tahiti, with connecting services to American Samoa, New Zealand and Cooke Islands. Flying is a popular method of transport chosen by business men. Newswire 0.14 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train Bethlehem Steel Corp said its base price for carbon plates and high-strength and low-alloy plates will be increased by 25 dlrs to 405 dlrs a short ton, effective July one. The company said its composite prices for alloy plates will also be increased 25 dlrs per ton on the same date, adding it does not publish its prices for this product. Bethlehem Steel said its composite prices for strip mill plates will be increased 15 dlrs a ton. Bethlehem Steel Corp announced price increases for its plates: 25 dollars per short ton for carbon plates, 25 for alloy plates, and 15 for strip mill plates. Newswire 0.37 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train <Novamin Inc> said it received a proposed takeover offer from Breakwater Resources Ltd involving a swap of one Breakwater share for two Novamin common shares. It said the proposal also called for conversion of outstanding Novamin warrants into Breakwater common shares on the same basis, provided the exercise price was paid by the warrant holders. Novamin, a mineral exploration company, said directors would meet next Tuesday to deal with the proposal, which, it said, was subject to approval by Breakwater directors. To share gives great satisfaction. Newswire 0.13 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Moody's Investors Service Inc said it may downgrade 950 mln dlrs of debt of Irving Bank Corp and lead bank Irving Trust Co. The rating agency said it will assess Irving's ability to substantially improve operating results in increasingly competitive markets. The review will also focus on Irving's shifting risk profile in light of its modest capital base. Moody's cited the bank's significant exposure to less developed countries. Under review are the parent's Aa-3 senior debt, A-1 subordinated debt and Aa-3 preferred stock and Irving Trust's Aa-1 long-term desposits and letters of credit. Moody's Investors Services is reviewing, rating, and assessing Irving Bank Corp and lead bank Irving Trust Co. with a focus on Irving's shifting risk profile and exposure to less developed countries. Newswire 0.62 4.22
paragraph2sentence.train Deak International, a foreign currency and precious metals firm, announced the acquisition of Johnson Matthey Commodities of New York from Minories Finance Limited, a unit of the Bank of England. The purchase valued at 14.8 mln dlrs follows the recent acquisition of London's Johnson Matthey Commodities Limited, Deak said. The New York firm will be known as Deak International Trading Ltd, the company said. Arkadi Kuhlmann, president and chief executive officer of Deak International said the purchase will expand Deak's operations into the precious metals and wholesale non-ferrous metals trading arenas. Deak International has expanded its operations into the precious metals and wholesale non-ferrous metals trading arenas with acquisitions of New York’s and London's Johnson Matthey Commodities Limited. Newswire 1.05 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train Nine year old giant panda Yuan Yuan has given birth to a cub in a zoo in Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday at 8:05pm local time. The female cub was born weighing 6.4 ounces and measuring 6.1 inches. The cub won't be on public display for another three to five months. The majority of nine year olds like to play video games. Newswire 0.38 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Sunshine Beach, Queensland — Maroochydore denied Caboolture a shot at back-to-back Sunshine Coast Rugby Union A-grade premierships today defeating them 24 points to 7 at Dolphin Oval, Sunshine Beach, Australia. Caboolture qualified for this match by beating Caloundra in the Minor Semi Final; Maroochydore lost the Major Semi Final against Noosa. Dolphins have larger brains than a human. Newswire 0.18 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Nelson Mandela has left hospital to return to his home in Johannesburg, in a critical condition, South African officials said on Sunday. The 95-year-old anti-apartheid leader and former South African president has spent nearly three months in hospital for treatment of a recurring lung infection and has returned to his residence in Johannesburg where he will continue to recover. 95-year-old former South African president Nelson Mandela has returned home from hospital to recover from his recurring lung infection. Newswire 0.64 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train A number of businesses in the CBD had complained about men using storefronts and streets to relieve themselves despite the possibility of AU$200 on-the-spot fines. 277 people have been fined in the territory in the past year, with 228 of them being fined for public urination in the CBD. The head of the team investigating the causes of Arafat's death from the Palestinian authority, Tawfiq Tirawi, was interviewed on Tuesday on Palestine Today television and said "I promise that the next press conference will be the last, and will cast into the light of day everyone who perpetrated, took part in or conspired in the matter". Newswire 0.16 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train According to state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), during a battle with rebels yesterday the Syrian army seized a stockpile of chemicals, canisters, weapons and gear located in a warehouse tunnel in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus. In a post on the social networking website Twitter, SANA claims some soldiers involved in the battle were exposed to some kind of chemical agent and in some cases "suffocated," but the number of those killed, if any, was not reported. All sorts of weapons can be used when committing a murder. Newswire 0.17 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Mountain States Resources Corp said it acquired two properties to add to its strategic minerals holdings. The acquisitions include a total of 5,100 acres of titanium, zirconium and rare earth resources, the company said. Both properties, located in southern Utah, consist of approximately 1,430 acres of unpatented mining claims and one state lease, it said. The company also announced the formation of Rare Tech Minerals Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary. Two beneficial properties in Utah bearing thousands of acres of minerals have been acquired by Mountain States Resources Corp. Newswire 0.52 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Bank of New England Corp said it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement covering a 200 mln dlr issue of subordinated capital notes due 1999. Proceeds will be used primarily to retire short-term debt, finance possible acquisitions and fund investments in or extensions of credit to its subsidiaries, the company said. Bank of New England said Morgan Stanley, Keefe Bruyette, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch will underwrite the issue. Morgan Stanley, among other financial institutions, will underwrite the issue filed with the SEC by the Bank of New England Corp. Newswire 0.43 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Hauser Chemical Research Inc said it has been contracted by Allied Signal Inc's Allied Fibers division for research consulting on further development of improved adhesion of polyolefin fiber through photografting. Hauser said it previously completed the successful first phase of this research effort. Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng said he believes proposed legislation calling for mandatory acreage reductions has little support in Congress and voiced Reagan administration opposition to it. Newswire 0.12 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train 42 or more people have died, the Lebanese health ministry says, and over 500 wounded, from two car bomb explosions yesterday in the largely Sunni Muslim Lebanese city of Tripoli. The blasts occurred outside of the Taqwa and al-Salam mosques while hundreds of worshipers were gathered for Friday noon prayer. There has been reportedly no claim for responsibility as yet. Worshipers attend Mosques which are large religious buildings. Newswire 0.23 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A group of supporters of the Bill held a celebration outside Parliament yesterday during the debate and carrying on into the evening. A small number of opponents of the Bill turned up to protest. The celebrations included musical performances by the London Gay Big Band and the London Gay Men's Chorus, and Ben & Jerry's provided free ice cream and cake. Our correspondent is based in Scotland and has been advised by a lawyer not to identify anybody detained until they have appeared in court, even if they have been arrested and charged. Newswire 0.15 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train The Michigan Attorney General said it reached a settlement with Michigan Bell Telephone Co, a subsidiary of American Information Technologies Corp, which will reduce rates, resulting in 79.6 mln dlrs lower revenues to Michigan Bell. The settlement reflects Michigan Bell's reduced federal income taxes resulting from tax reform legislation, and will be submitted for approval to the Public Service Commission, the Attorney General's office said. The lower rates are expected to become effective July one, when Michigan Bell's tax rate falls to 34 pct from 46 pct. After a settlement with the Michigan Attorney General, Michigan Bell Telephone Co. announced lower revenues of 79.6M USD, with will be partially offset by the upcoming decrease in the company's tax rate from 46% to 34% on July 1st. Newswire 0.35 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train Both the United States House of Representatives and Senate agreed to a bill yesterday to end the government shutdown and to raise the debt limit of the federal government. President Barack Obama has signed the bill into law. The debt limit of the federal government has been raised to end government shutdown. Newswire 1.27 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train First Chicago Corp's American National Bank unit said it completed the acquisition of four suburban Chicago banks with combined assets of about 231 mln dlrs. The banks are National Bank of North Evanston, Elgin National bank, First National Bank of Schiller Park and Merchants and Manufacturers State Bank in Melrose Park. American National now owns nine banks. First Chicago Corp's American National Bank unit bought four suburban Chicago banks, totalling at nine banks and combined assets of about 231 mln dlrs. Newswire 0.96 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train The move confirms the carrier's expression of intent to sue Channel 4 after the UK broadcaster screened Secrets of the Cockpit, a documentary about safety at the airline, on Monday night. Part of the Dispatches series, the show reported on an incident in Spain last year where three Ryanair jets declared fuel emergencies after being diverted to Valencia. Fuel policy was a strong focus for the documentary. If an aeroplane crash lands on water, passengers are provided with a life jacket with a light and a whistle. Newswire 0.08 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train The government proposal seeks to make it so the Royal Charter can be amended by Parliament, with a two-thirds majority from both houses, while the press proposal gives industry trade bodies a say on changes to the Charter. In both proposals, an arbitration service would be provided as an alternative to going to court, but the government wishes to make the arbitration service free for claimants while the newspapers want it to be "inexpensive" because they believe free arbitration could lead to a rush in claims going to arbitration. Both proposals would allow the regulator to fine the industry up to £1 million and demand the prominent publication of corrections and apologies to news stories. The government proposal differs from the press proposal in that it requires a two-thirds majority from both houses of Parliament to amend the Royal Charter and that the arbitrations service would be free to claimants, but both proposals allow the regulator to fine the press industry up to £1 million. Newswire 0.39 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train The bestselling US novelist Tom Clancy died yesterday in a hospital in Baltimore, according to his publisher. The sixty-six year old is best known for a series of novels themed around espionage, military affairs and geopolitical intrigue, many of which have been adapted into movies and video games. Military and geopolitical novelist Tom Clancy, whose works have been made into movies and video games, died yesterday in hospital at 66 years old. Newswire 0.63 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train General Public Utilities corp said its Three Mile Island Unit One's power output has been cut to 81 pct of reactor power, or 730 megawatts of electricity, due to mineral deposits on the secondary or non-nuclear side of its two steam generators. The company said the deposits do not affect the safe operation of the plant but interfere with the production of steam. It said the unit was similarly limited in power in late 1985. General Public Utilities corp has cut its Three Mile Island Unit One's power output due to mineral deposits its two steam generators which interfere with the production of steam. Newswire 0.78 4.69
paragraph2sentence.train A jury awarded Julie Miller of Marion County, Oregon $18.6 million last Friday in a federal lawsuit against Equifax. The lawsuit claimed she spent two years trying to get Equifax Information Services to fix major mistakes on her credit report which cost her the opportunities to get new credit. Julie Miller of Oregon won several millions in a federal lawsuit against Equifax regarding mistakes on her credit report. Newswire 0.89 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train Showboat Inc said the New Jersey Casino control commission has directed its new Altnatic City Showboat Casino, Hotel and Bowling Center to conduct a limited bet day today, in accordance with commission regulations. Each new casino must conduct a limited bet day before opening for regular gaming. Showboat has saiud it expects to open for regular gaming on Friday. Each new casino in New Jersey must conduct a limited bet day before opening. Newswire 1.04 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train Irish budget airline Ryanair have dismissed pilot John Goss, who has worked with the airline for 25 years, over remarks he made in a documentary about safety at the airline. Ryanair issued a statement confirming legal proceedings have been begun against Goss. Recently, the competition between budget airlines for the cheapest flights has risen dramatically. Newswire 0.42 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train International Mobile Machines Corp said it filed for a public offering of one mln shares of convertible preferred stock. The company said it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Drexel Burnham Inc and Butcher and Singer Inc will co-manage the offering. International Mobile Machine Corp filed for a public offering of one million shares with the SEC. Newswire 0.95 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train The Ghana Cocoa Board said it purchased 214 tonnes of cocoa in the 24th week, ended March 19, of the 1986/87 main crop season, compared with 456 tonnes the previous week and 372 tonnes in the 24th week ended March 27 of the 1985/86 season. Cumulative purchases so far this season stand at 217,449 tonnes, ahead of the 204,256 tonnes purchased by the 24th week of last season. The expansion, with an estimated pre-start up cost of 200 mln dlrs, will add 15,000 barrels a day to current capacity of 8,000 barrels a day. Newswire 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train This is the first deal that Iran has made with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since 2007. The announcement came after talks between Iran and world leaders from the United States, France, China, Russia and Germany in Geneva, over the amount of access that the IAEA should have to Iranian nuclear sites. The negotiations stalled, but are set to resume next week. The first deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency has been made regarding the amount of access that the IAEA should have to Iranian nuclear sites. Newswire 1.38 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Nixdorf Computer AG <NIXG.F> said its supervisory board has appointed Sven Kado to the new position of deputy member of the managing board, increasing the number of board members to seven. Kado, 42, will be responsible for finance and purchasing. Until now finance has been the responsibility of Klaus Luft, who was named chairman of the board following the death of company founder Heinz Nixdorf in March 1986. Kado, whose appointment takes effect from today, joined Nixdorf in 1984 and was previously the company's head of controlling and purchasing. Preparatory work for construction of a 450 mln dlr alumina plant near the village of Aghia Efthymia in the Greek province of Fokida will begin at the end of next month and the plant will be operational by 1992, Industry Undersecretary George Petsos said. Newswire 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train The Yugoslav power industry yesterday floated its second issue of domestic bonds in three months, after an experimental issue in January, official sources said. Associated Electric Power Enterprises in the Yugoslav republic of Serbia issued the bonds to raise eight billion dinars for the construction of new power facilities. The sources said the bonds mature in eight months with 55 pct interest but no further details were available. January's bonds were oversubscribed as their interest rate was two points above savings deposit rates and were the first bonds that could be exchanged or converted before maturity. Dollar and capital inflow into local gold stocks and securities boosted demand, dealers said. Newswire 0.1 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Le Matin, the French-language tabloid launched here in February, said it is shutting down its operations because it can no longer get financing. The paper, launched by private investors, was Montreal's fourth French-language newspaper and was aimed at readers with above average incomes and educations. It had a daily circulation of about 20,000 copies. Le Matin was printed and distributed by (Southam Inc)'s Montreal Gazette newspaper. A Gazette spokesman said his newspaper is Le Matin's biggest creditor but he declined to reveal the amount of debt Acting publisher Jean-Pierre Bordua said the newspaper's bank blocked its lines of credit after three of the paper's senior managers resigned Friday. One of Montreal's French newspapers, Le Matin, distributed by the Gazette newspaper, has been shut down due to a lack of financing. Newswire 0.21 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Medar Inc said it acquired Automatic Inspection Devices Inc, a subsidiary of Owens-Illinois Inc, Toledo, Ohio, through an exchange of stock for 80 pct of the company. Automatic Designs and manufactures a line of machine vision systems for the packaging, pharmaceutical, electronics and consumer goods industries. Medar Inc acquired a subsidiary of Owens-Illinois Inc: Automatic Inspection Devices Inc. Newswire 0.88 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train DSC Communications Corp said it amended an existing long term supply contract with MCI Communications Corp <MCIC> for deliveries of a new tandem switch. Deliveries of the switch, the DEX 600E, are scheduled to begin in third quarter of 1988 and end by year-end 1989, the telecommunications systems company said. The new switch increases the port capacity of DSC's existing 600 switches, it said. Under the amended agreement, DSC will also deliver signal point transfer products to MCI. DSC Communications Corp amended a contract with MCI Communications Corp for a new tandem switch, of which deliveries are scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 1988. Newswire 0.59 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Bangladesh is expected to draw up a 47 billion taka development plan for the 1987/88 fiscal year beginning July 1, Finance Ministry officials said. This is a rise of six pct over the current year. They said 86.5 pct of the funds would come from foreign sources. Bangladesh will seek nearly two billion dlrs to be used for development projects and imports in 1987/88 at a donors' meeting in Paris later this month, the officials said. Bangladesh Bank, the central Bank of Bangladesh, regulates currency, banking, and foreign exchange. Newswire 0.21 0.94
paragraph2sentence.train <Rolls-Royce Ltd> said it signed an agreement with the Boeing Company <BA.N> to install its RB 211-524 D4D engine on the B767 family of aircraft. The engine, currently under development, will be ready for service by early 1990, the company said in a statement. Boeing 747s are also powered with the engine, and its use in B767 craft too could bring significant operating benefits, Rolls-Royce said. significant benefits are due to developments of new installations. Newswire 0.26 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train The French government won, as expected, a vote of parliamentary confidence sought by Prime Minister Jacques Chirac on his general policies. Votes from Chirac's Gaullist RPR party and its junior partner in the ruling coalition, the centre-right UDF, gave Chirac's cabinet a slim majority in the National Assembly. A total of 294 deputies in the 577-member assembly voted to support Chirac, with 282 voting against. One member was absent. The Socialists, Communists and the extreme-right National Front voted against the prime minister's call. Fifty-nine pct of the 325 retailers questioned for the latest Distributive Trades Survey expected sales to be higher in March than they were in March 1986, with only six pct expecting lower sales. Newswire 0.12 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Following incorrect statements by media organizations that include Fox News and the New York Post earlier in the week that the US Marine Corps were changing their hats in order to make them more gender neutral, the Corps issued a statement yesterday countering the claim, saying they are only changing the dress hat for women. In a statement on their website, they said this change is only "for female Marines because the current manufacturer is going out of business". The US Marine Corps corrected media statements regarding the new styling of gender neutral hats, saying they are only changing the dress hat for female Marines. Newswire 0.8 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train Hadson Corp said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 85 pct of the outstanding common stock of Seaxe Energy Corp. The company said it will buy the 85 pct interest in Seaxe from shareholders owning restricted or controlled shares for less than 200,000 Hadson common shares. It said closing is subject to the approval of title assignments by the French government. Seaxe is involved in oil and natural gas exploration and development in the Paris Basin of France. Professional stock-brokers continually gamble on the fact that the stock market could boom or crash at any minute. Newswire 0.12 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Boston Edison Co chairman Stephen Sweeney said two of the company's senior officers will take early retirements, and the company is looking for a new president and chief financial officer. Sweeney, who also holds the titles of president and chief executive officer, said James Lydon, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Joseph Tyrrell, executive vice president and chief financial officer, have asked to take early retirements following a transition period. Lydon and Tyrrell have each been with the company more than 35 years, Sweeney said. Elections take place to decide the new president. Newswire 0.23 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Conrac Corp said its board has rejected MArk IV Industries Inc's tender offer for all Conract shares at 25 dlrs each, and no Conract director of officer plans to tender any shares. The company said financial advisor <Goldman, Sachs and Co> determined the price to be inadequate. It said its board has instructed management to explore and develop with financial and legal advisors alternative courses of action to maximize shareholder values. The board of Conrac Corp has rejected MArk IV Industries INc's tender offer because the price was determined inadequate. Newswire 0.6 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train GMAC (Australia) Finance Ltd is issuing a 50 mln Australian dlr eurobond due May 6, 1991 paying 14-1/4 pct and priced at 101 pct, sole lead manager Hambros Bank Ltd said. The issue is guaranteed by General Motors Acceptance Corp. The non-callable bond is available in denominations of 1,000 Australian dlrs and will be listed in London. The selling concession is 1-1/8 pct while management and underwriting combined pays 5/8 pct. The payment date is May 6. It said the Soviet economy grew by 4.2 pct in 1986, Gorbachev's first full year in power, twice the average rate of growth over the previous 10 years. Newswire 0.09 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE)'s most recent bid to buy Astral Media's television and radio services for CAD$3.4 billion has been approved on Thursday by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the Canadian regulatory body which supervises broadcasting and telecommunications. The CRTC rejected BCE's initial bid for Astral in October, citing concerns over market competition. According to Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman of the CRTC, BCE's most recent bid protects Canadians' interests because BCE will have to invest in new Canadian programming to the tune of $246.9 million in addition to selling almost two dozen of Astral's services. Astral Media introduced a new logo in May of 2010 to remodel its image. Newswire 0.17 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train Argentine port workers began an indefinite protest against safety conditions at the port of Buenos Aires, stopping work for one hour per shift, a press spokesman said. He said three port workers had died over the last month in accidents. He said the decision to take action was made after a port worker died yesterday after being electrocuted. Shocking news comes into the docks in Buenos Aires. Newswire 0.33 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A man and his wife, aged 87 and 84, have died after a car hit them in North Ayrshire in Scotland. The couple, who have yet to be publicly identified, were walking across Greenock Road in the town of Largs when they were hit by a red Toyota at approximately 9:15am BST (0815 UTC) yesterday. An elderly couple have died however they have not yet been identified. Newswire 0.3 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train The Senate voted to sustain President Reagan's veto of an 88 billion dlr highway and mass transit funding bill, but Senate Democratic leader Robert Byrd of West Virginia called for a second vote to reconsider the outcome. The first vote ended with 65 Senators voting for the bill and 35 voting to sustain the veto, two short of the two-thirds majority needed to override. One of those voting to sustain the veto was North Carolina Democrat Terry Sanford. A second senatorial vote is called to reconsider sustaining Reagan’s veto of Highway and Mass Transit funding. Newswire 0.27 3.44
paragraph2sentence.train David McLetchie, a former leader of the Scottish Conservatives, died today in a hospice in Edinburgh whilst suffering cancer. He was 61. In 1997, a general election produced no Conservative Members of Parliament from within Scotland for the UK's joint parliament in London. McLetchie took over the Scottish Conservatives the following year and in 1999 eighteen Conservatives were elected to the newly-formed devolved Scottish Parliament. Cancer is conservative in Scotland. Newswire 0.26 0.31
paragraph2sentence.train The Finnish national airline <Finnair> said in a statement today it ordered two McDonnell Douglas Corp <MD.N> MD-11 passenger planes for delivery in October 1990 and May 1991 and had taken an option to buy on two more. Finnair chief Gunnar Korhonen would not discuss the price further than telling reporters the planes were "inexpensive," though market sources said the airline could expect a price cut as an earlier customer. Korhonen said Finnair had not opted for Europe's A-340 plane because of uncertainty about the manufacturing of its engines, which may have delayed production of the jet. There are many varieties of aeroplane, including propellor plane, jet and jumbo jet engine, which are usually used according to the distance they are required to travel. Newswire 0.11 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train State holding company <Societa Finanziaria Telefonica Spa> (STET) said it was forming a new telecommunications company, <Teleo Spa> that intends to offer electronic mail systems among its services. Teleo plans initial investments of 18 billion lire and estimates annual sales could reach 90 billion lire within five years, STET officials said at a news conference. STET will have a 10 pct stake in the new firm, with the remaining share capital held by two STET subsidiaries. Lire was the official currency of Italy until 2002, when it was taken over by the Euro. Newswire 0.16 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Australia's Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott announced his new ministry appointments yesterday. The list shows former deputy leader of the Liberal Party Julie Bishop MP as the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, whilst Warren Truss MP, the leader of the National Party of Australia, has been positioned as the deputy prime minister. Australia's Prime Minister-elect announced his new appointments for the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the deputy prime minister yesterday. Newswire 0.7 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train The British government have rejected a proposed plan for press self-regulation from a group of newspaper publishers and have said they intend to proceed with a Royal Charter supported by the three main political parties. The culture secretary Maria Miller said Tuesday in the House of Commons the proposal by the newspaper industry failed to implement fundamental parts of the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry into behaviour and ethical standards of the press last year. A press self-regulation plan was rejected by the British Government because, as the culture secretary explained, the press industry failed to incorporate fundamental parts of the regulatory recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry. Newswire 0.56 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train Rent-A-Center Inc is raising 35 mln dlrs via an offering of convertible subordinated debentures due 2012 with a 5-3/4 pct coupon and par pricing, said sole manager Morgan Stanley and Co Inc. The debentures are convertible into the company's common stock at 40.50 dlrs per share, representing a premium of 25.58 pct over the stock price when terms on the debt were set. Non-callable for two years, the issue is rated Ba-3 by Moody's Investors Service Inc and BB-minus by Standard and Poor's Corp. Rent-A-Center Inc is raising 35 mln dlrs via an offering of convertible subordinated debentures which are convertible into the company's common stock at 40.50 dlrs per share. Newswire 1.43 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train The seized boxes, which had been loaded onto five freight pallets, contained 120 one-kilogram bags of cannabis, 50 one-kilogram bags of MDMA, and five one-kilogram bricks of cocaine. In a press release, West Midlands Police described what happened after officers found the drugs as they were being unloaded in the operation. The cabinet of the island nation of Nauru endorsed rise of the cost of an application for single-entry three-month media visa from AU$200 to $8,000 last Thursday. Newswire 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train State bank Banca Commerciale Italiana (BCI) said it is launching a 50 billion lire eurobond on behalf of Merrill Lynch & Co. Due May 26, 1992 paying 10 pct and priced at 100 -1/2 pct. BCI said in a statement that it is leading an international underwriting consortium of 25 banks and financial institutions. The bank said Merrill Lynch International and Co is co-lead manager. The non-callable bond is available in denominations of two mln lire and will be listed in Luxembourg, BCI said. Banca Commerciale Italiana (BCI), alongside Merrill Lynch & Co., is leading an international underwriting consortium of 25 financial institutions. Newswire 0.93 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train Internationally, Australia ranks fourth amongst surveyed countries for literacy proficiency amongst adults. At the highest proficiency level, level 5, Australia ranks as the second highest percentage of surveyed nations at 1.3%. It is tied with the Netherlands. Only Finland is higher at 2.2%. Readers at this level synthesize text, compare and contrasts ideas and points of view, and process information across multiple sources. Australia, at 9.4%, has one of the smallest percentages of their population at reading proficiency level 1. This means adults have a basic understanding of what they read, can fill out forms and can understanding the meaning of sentences. Overall, Australia's mean reading proficiency score puts them on par with Norway and Sweden. Overall, Australia ranks highly amongst surveyed countries for adult literacy proficiency, tied with the Netherlands and behind Finland at the highest proficiency level and with one of the smallest percentages of their population at the lowest proficiency level. Newswire 0.55 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train Stefan Millar, one of the two men jailed for life last month for the murder of 16-year-old male Liam Aitchison in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, is to appeal his conviction. Submission of notice of intent to appeal has been confirmed by the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh. Millar's solicitors are to prepare documents to back his case for appeal across the next two months. The two convicted were given until Friday to submit any plan to appeal. It is not yet known when Millar's appeal hearing would commence. The High Court of Justiciary, the supreme criminal court of Scotland, is both a court of first instance and court of appeal. Newswire 0.27 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train Rescuers are still searching for the bodies of three children, presumed dead, after an eruption by an Indonesian volcano on Saturday. Located on the Palu'e Island, Mount Rokatenda threw rock and ash into the sky causing local destruction. Lava spilled onto the beach, killing three adults and three children in their sleep. Rescuers have recovered the bodies of the adults but the children’s remains have still not been found. Indonesian ash can be used to clean very well. Newswire 0.23 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train Senior Editor for Australia's Cleo magazine Sharri Markson confirmed on Wednesday that she will not be competing for the role of editor between the sudden merger of Dolly and Cleo titles. The news came only days after German-based Bauer Media announced the merger of two of their most popular Australian magazines, with an expected loss of half the production staff by early next year. After Bauer Media announced the merger of two most popular Australian magazines, with an eventual 50% production staff loss, Senior Editor Sharri Markson confirmed that she will not be competing for the role of editor. Newswire 0.9 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train BancTec Inc said it received an order for image processing equipment valued at six mln dlrs, its largest order ever. BancTec said the order, expected to be shipped during the current fiscal year, was placed by a major international company, which it did not name. BancTec gets, as its largest order ever, an order of six million dollars for image processing equipments. Newswire 0.84 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train The Bank of England said it provided the market with further help totalling 166 mln stg during the afternoon. In band one, it bought 31 mln stg of treasury bills and three mln stg of bank bills at 9-7/8 pct, while in band two it bought 69 mln stg of bank bills at 9-13/16 pct. In addition, it bought 63 mln stg of band three bank bills at 9-3/4 pct. This brings the total assistance by the Bank so far today to 219 mln stg against a liquidity shortage it has estimated at around 300 mln stg. An Importers Association official said that "even if the Department no longer imports sugar, we would not necessarily buy more." Newswire 0.1 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Malaysia has decided to postone development of a five billion dlr hydroelectric power project in Sarawak, East Malaysia, until the economy improves, deputy Minister of Energy, Telecoms and Post Zainal Abidin Zin said. He told reporters a shortage of funds forced the government to shelve the project, which involved building several dams and a 20,000 megawatt capacity undersea cable. Malaysia originally planned to export electricity generated by the project to Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia by 2000 if the project could be started before 1996, Zainal said. Energy import is about three times the primary energy in Singapore. Newswire 0.16 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train This past Sunday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill known as "Rocky’s Law" that requires Illinois high schools, through the local school district, to buy catastrophic injury insurance up to US$3 million or medical costs for up to five years, whichever one comes first, that covers student athletes. The insurance must cover student athletes while they are competing. Injury insurance must now be purchased if you are a competing student athlete. Newswire 0.35 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train At least five people have died and sixteen were injured in a train derailment in Tabasco, Mexico yesterday, according to the director of Tabasco civil protection. The cargo train is often used by migrants. In Mexico mules are transported by cargo trains. Newswire 0.47 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A Brazilian seamen's strike, which began on February 27 and has been tapering off for weeks, has now ended, a seamen's spokesman said. The spokesman said the seamen had signed an agreement with the state-owned Lloyd Brasileiro company on Saturday for a 120 pct salary rise. The national strike had been tailing off since mid-March as seamen struck individual accords with companies. At the height of the stoppage, seamen said about 200 ships were strike-bound. The national Brazilian seamen's strike, has now ended with an agreed 120 % salary rise with the state-owned Lloyd Brasileiro company . Newswire 0.79 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train About a year after Savile's death in October 2011, ITV broadcast a documentary where several women claim to have been sexually abused by the former TV star. Since then, many more people have come forward with statements claiming abuse by Savile. In addition, a number of other celebrities and public figures have been arrested in connection with claims of sexual abuse and rape. The Australian Royal Navy towed back arriving asylum seekers to Rote Island, Indonesia, after claiming Christmas Island destination, Indonesian National Police reported Monday of last week. Newswire 0.18 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train First Interstate Bancorp is offering 200 mln dlrs of subordinated capital notes due 1999 with an 8-5/8 pct coupon and par pricing, said lead manager Goldman, Sachs and Co. That is 140 basis points more than the yield of comparable Treasury securities. Non-callable to maturity, the issue is rated A-1 by Moody's Investors Service Inc and A-plus by Standard and Poor's Corp. First Boston, Salomon Brothers and Shearson Lehman co-managed the deal. Coupons are generally offered to the public in order to receive a discount on the company's product. Newswire 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train With the United States flu season having started this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The Weather Channel and Google's FluTrends websites report today low flu levels. Even though flu season has started in the United States, reports declare flu level to be low. Newswire 0.63 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train 140,000 women in Australia are involved with rugby league as players, sport administrators, coaches, employees, club members, or volunteers. Karen Hardy of The Canberra Times estimates this number could easily be quadrupled if wives, girlfriends, mothers, and other female family members who support male players were included. Entering the event, skiers had the opportunity to qualify through eight World Cup events held with only two disciplines on the program, Giant Slalom and Slalom. Newswire 0.15 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Yesterday, the United Kingdom's House of Lords passed the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill at Third Reading, the last major step in changing the law to allow marriages between same-sex partners in England and Wales. The bill is to become law this week and same-sex marriage ceremonies are likely to start in 2014. Sharon was elected to the Knesset in 1973, then took a number of ministerial roles in the government including as a security adviser to Yitzhak Rabin, terms as minister of agriculture, defence, trade and industry, construction and housing, and national infrastructure. Newswire 0.09 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co became the third major U.S. bank to increase its prime rate to 7-3/4 pct from 7-1/2, matching a move initiated yesterday by Citibank and Chase Manhattan. The bank, the main subsidiary of Manufacturers Hanover Corp, said the new rate is effective today. Hanover Trust Co became the third major U.S. bank (after citibank and Chase Manhattan) to increase it's prime rate. Newswire 1.25 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train The airline is already suing the UK's Channel 4 over Monday night's broadcast of Secrets of the Cockpit, part of the Dispatches series, in which Goss appeared. The programme discussed the airline's safety with a focus on fuel policy, investigating allegations Ryanair uses a bare minimum of fuel and intimidates pilots who raise concerns. Channel 4 are known for their cutting-edge documentaries, based on controversial issues. Newswire 0.23 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry said he had decided not to refer the proposed acquisition by Reed International Plc <REED.L> of <Technical Publishing Company Inc> to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. The proposed acquisition by <Rosehaugh Plc> of <The General Funds Investment Trust Plc> was also cleared. If they choose not to, he threatened to again draft a budget behind closed doors with only Democrats present, as had been done the previous two years. Newswire 0.15 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train VMS Strategic Land Trust said it delcared an initial quarterly cash dividend of 30 cts a share, payable May 15 to shareholders of record April 20. The company also said that effective today it will be trading on the NASDAQ system under the symbol <VLANS>. VMS Strategic Land Trust (now trading under VLANS on NASDAQ) stated an initial cash dividend of 30 cents per share, payable on May 15. Newswire 0.65 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train Centerre Bancorp said it completed the acquisition of Benefit Plan Services Inc, Maryland Heights, Mo., which specializes in designing and administering small and moderately sized pension plans. Terms were not disclosed. Centerre Bancorp privately acquired Benefit Plan Services Inc, a pension plan co-ordinator in Maryland Heights, Mo. Newswire 0.84 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train Woodward and Lothrop Inc said president David Mullen resigned, and will be replaced by Tom Roach effective April 20, 1987. Woodward and Lothrop, a privately held retailer, said Mullen has stated his desire to pursure other business interests. Roach joined J.W. Robinson Inc of Los Angeles as chairman in March, 1986, resigning shortly after parent company Associated Dry Goods was acquired by May Co. David Mullen, the president of Woodward and Lothrop Inc has resigned and is set to be replaced by Tom Roach starting April 20, 1987. Newswire 0.47 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train The American Stock Exchange said it today opened put and call options trading in the common stock of Harcourt Brace Jovanovice Inc. The exchange said Harcourt Brace is a replacement selection for LTV Corp. The Amex said the initial expiration months for HBJ options are April, May, July and October. HBJ options will expire in April, May, July, and October. Newswire 0.48 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train Cincinnati Bell Inc said it has started its previously-announced 15.75 dlr per share tender offer for all shares of Auxton Computer Enterprises Inc. In a newspaper advertisement, the company said the tender and withdrawal rights will expire May Five unless extended. The offer, which has been approved by the Auxton board and is to be followed by a merger at the same price, is conditioned on receipt of a majority of Auxton's voting stock on a fully diluted basis. The source said Ongpin is unlikely to come to the U.S. to press his case and was expecting the Philippines' bank advisory committee, headed by Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co, to negotiate the spread reduction by telex. Newswire 0.09 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Household International Inc said it expects its fully diluted earnings per share for the first quarter to be about 35 pct above the same year-ago period. It also looks for 1987 full-year fully diluted earnings to be about 20 pct higher than the record 4.31 dlrs a share reported for 1986. Chairman Donald Clark, in remarks prepared for delivery to New York security analysts, cited increased earnings from Household Financial Services and "excellent return on equity from Household Manufacturing, combined with the impact of our share repurchase program, will result in higher earnings per share and improved return on equity in 1987." At a meeting with New York security analysts, Chairman of Household International Inc. Donald Clark cited increased earnings from Household Financial Services with excellent equity return which when combined with the share repurchase program, will improve higher earnings per share and return on equity. Newswire 0.63 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train CPI Corp said American Telephone and Telegraph has authorized its Business Telephone Systems division to represent its computer product line to the St. Louis and Chicago business markets. CPI said the products included in the agreement are computers, printers, telephone modems and fax machines. Communication technology can be used for companies across seas to contact each other. Newswire 0.13 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train Malaysia is launching a 100 mln Swiss franc 5-3/4 pct 10-year notes issue priced at 100.2 pct, lead manager Swiss Bank Corp said. Payment date is expected to be April 22. Early redemption is not allowed. Swiss Bank Corp said this is the first time Malaysia has tapped the Swiss capital market since it issued a bond here in July 1985. Swiss Bank Corp merged with Union Bank of Switzerland to form UBS in 1998. Newswire 0.39 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A previous attempt by the UN to end the violence in Syria failed. In May of 2012, a UN convoy was hit by an IED (improvised explosive device) while a human rights group reported a Syrian military attack on civilians at a nearby funeral in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province. Later that year in August, a 300 person team left the country after their mandate expired, and was never renewed. Commander of the 2012 observation team General Babacar Gaye expressed frustration against both the Syrian armed forces and rebels for not allowing the UN to complete its mission. A UN convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Idlib province in May of 2012. Newswire 0.41 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Radiation at Japan's damaged Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant yesterday spiked to lethal levels around a leaking tank. Today the national Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) said contaminated water may be pumped into the sea. A radiation leak at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant reached lethal levels, with authorities warning of contaminated water reaching the sea. Newswire 0.86 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train Americanture Inc said it has purchased American Adventure Inc <GOAQC> for cash, the assumption of liabilities and the issuance of American Adventure Inc common and preferred stock to creditors, shareholders and members. The acquisition was pursuant of a Chapter 11 reorganization plan of American Adventure. The company said the transaction involved assets valued at more than 83 mln dlrs. Americanture Inc purchased American Adventure Inc as a part of its plan in Chapter 11 reorganization. Newswire 0.7 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train McDonalds Corporation is issuing a 75 mln Canadian dlr eurobond due May 14, 1992 paying 8-1/2 pct and priced at 101-5/8 pct, lead manager Morgan Guaranty Ltd said. The non-callable bond is available in denominations of 1,000 and 10,000 Canadian dlrs and will be listed in Luxembourg. The selling concession is 1-1/4 pct while management and underwriting combined pays 5/8 pct. The payment date is May 14. McDonalds Corporation is issuing a new 75 mln Canadian dlr eurobond on May 14, 1992. Newswire 0.71 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train <Consolidated Norex Resources Ltd> said it agreed to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Triweb Resources Ltd, a privately held oil and gas company with land holdings and production base in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The company said specific details relating to purchase price and other terms will be released on closing of the transaction, expected by May 15. Before electricity, sources of light were created by burning oil in oil lamps. Newswire 0.18 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Surgidyne Inc said it filed a registration statement for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The company proposes to offer 1,125,000 common shares at about 2.00 dlrs a share. The offering would be underwritten by Westonka Investments Inc. Surgidyne develops and markets specialty medical and surgical products. Surgidyne Inc, producers of medical equipment, are planning to open a large part of their shares up to the public. Newswire 0.29 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train VMS Strategic Land Trust declared an initial dividend of 30 cts a share payable May 15 to shareholders of record April 20. The dividend represents a 12 pct annual return based on the company's original offering price in December of 10 dlrs a share. The return is guaranteed through December 31, 1988, the company said. The trust invests in short term junior preconstruction mortgage loans and has total principal amount of investments of approximately 105.7 mln dlrs. VMS Strategic Land Trust declared a dividend with return guaranteed through December 31, 1988. Newswire 0.66 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train Cash grain dealers reported slow country movement of corn and soybeans across the Midwest, with even corn sales from PIK-and-roll activity seen earlier this week drying up. Some dealers said the USDA may further adjust the posted county price at the Gulf to take into account high barge freight rates as a way to keep corn sales flowing, but added the current plan probably will be given a few weeks to see if it will work as hoped. Corn and soybean basis values continued to drop on the Illinois and MidMississippi River due to the strong barge freight rates. Toledo and Chicago elevators were finishing loading the first corn boats of the new shipping season, supporting spot basis values at those terminal points. Strong barge freight rates hinder the movement of corn and soybeans. Newswire 0.39 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train Treasury Secretary James Baker said he hopes yesterday's small increase in two major money center banks' prime rate was a temporary phenomenon. "I hope it was a temporary blip upward," he told a House Appropriations subcommittee. He said the decline in interest rates since President Reagan took office remains "one of the significant accomplishments, in the economic area, of this administration." The decline of interest rates is a significant accomplishment and a recent increase in two money center banks prime rates is just temporary according to a treasury secretary. Newswire 0.47 2.81
paragraph2sentence.train Immigration policy and same-sex marriage have been among the issues discussed in the first debate that took place yesterday between Australian Prime Minister and Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd and Liberal leader Tony Abbott. Homophobia and valentines are redundant. Newswire 0.19 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train The Philadelphia Stock Exchange will soon open offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo to help boost Far Eastern participation in foreign currency options before it starts evening trading in four or five months time, exchange president Nicholas Giordano told reporters. Japanese institutions are already major players in foreign currency options traded in Philadelphia, using subsidiaries or agents to trade during the current daytime session. Insurers could face more than 30 mlnstg of insurance claims following the Zeebrugge ferry disaster, a spokesman for Lloyds of London said. Newswire 0.14 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train NMR Centers Inc said it has started building five mln dlr multi-modality Ocean Medical Imaging Center in Toms River, N.J., and completion is scheduled for November. It said the center should generate more than five mln dlrs in annual revenues when fully operational. NMR said it is providing about 3,500,000 dlrs in equipment and working capital and will manage the center, while Center State Health Services Corp is financing construction of the 1,600,000 dlr building. Kodak said the plant will cost more than 200 mln dlrs to build and will be staffed by about 250 people who will be transferred from existing manufacturing operations. Newswire 0.18 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Following Gambia's sudden withdrawal last week from the Commonwealth of Nations, the country confirmed today they have withdrawn from the Glasgow-hosted Commonwealth Games scheduled to take place next year. This leaves 70 countries and territories competing in the Games. Gambia withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations, and, therefore, the Commonwealth Games, in which 70 countries and territories will be competing. Newswire 0.84 4.69
paragraph2sentence.train An Atlas Centaur rocket launching a military communications satellite went out of control a minute after launch and was destroyed, a NASA spokesman said. The Atlas Centaur blasted off in rainy and overcast conditions. Within seconds controllers reported it was out of control and the order to blow it up was given. NASA spokesperson Lisa Malone said the rocket may have been struck by lightening. The failure is the first for NASA since May 1986, when a Delta rocket failed. NASA aircraft has the capability to enter space and reach the moon. Newswire 0.11 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train MidCon Corp, a unit of Occidental Petroleum Corp, said that effective May 1, Dan Grubb will be the unit's president and chief operating officer, taking over the title of president from O.C. Davis, who will remain chairman and chief executive officer. MidCon said Robert Hodge, Midcon senior vice president for planning and administration, will take over for Grubb as president of Midcon Services when he assumes his new duties. Also, Midcon said that Philip Gasparac, Midcon senior vice president and chief financial officer, will take on the additional responsibilities of planning, rates and joint ventures. MidCon Corp introduces Dan Grubb as its new president who replaces O.C. Davis. Newswire 0.16 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train At least four camping tents were set up outside the Best Buy store in the Dallas, Texas area, during pre-dawn hours on Thanksgiving morning. Years ago, it was seen as something special for retail stores to open at 6am on the so-called 'Black Friday' following Thanksgiving Day; that time would be considered "late" by modern standards. Many retailers use barricades to organize those who gather at their storefronts. Media organisations in the United Kingdom have been focused on Edinburgh this week following the disappearance of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular. Newswire 0.2 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train North Star Uranium Inc said it has changed its name to West Coast Traders Inc to reflect its business, the bulk importing of olive oil. The company said it plans to start distributing its Italia Olive Oil brand, now sold on the West Coast, nationally. North Star Uranium had been inactive until it acquired West Coast Traders in June 1986. It did not say what the amendments would be. Newswire 0.13 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Dexter Corp's Hysol Aerospace and Industrial Products Division said it agreed to license its engineering adhesives to Toyota Motor Co's Toyoda Gosei unit. The two units will jointly develop a line of structural adhesive and application techniques for the automotive and certain other industries. Dexter Corp sticks to Toyota for development. Newswire 0.35 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Manufacturers National Corp's Manufacturers Bank-Wilmington said it increased the interest rate on its no-fee variable rate MasterCard to 13.6 pct from 13.3 pct. The new interest rate applies to the second quarter. The rate on the card is set quarterly. The second quarter interest rate has risen 0.3% on Manufacturers National Corp's Manufacturers Bank-Wilmington's no-fee variable rate MasterCard. Newswire 1.48 4.69
paragraph2sentence.train Iran agreed on Monday to allow the United Nations (UN) increased access to nuclear facilities according to a government announcement on state television. UN monitors will gain access to a heavy water reactor still being built, as well as the largest uranium reactor in Iran. The government announcement also stated that Iran would clarify its plans to build new uranium-enrichment facilities and technologies. The United Nations will have increased access to nuclear facilities in Iran, including some new technologies which are still being built. Newswire 0.73 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Nettles was interested in a fashion career, working as an intern for local fashion firm Ay'Medici. "Fashion became a definite decision for my life after my first show with my hand designed garments in highschool", she wrote on LinkedIn, where she described herself as "anti-violence". She has previously instructed fashion at Harlem Children's Zone, undertaking studies at New York College of Technology and the Bread and Roses Integrated Arts High School. Nettles has taught fashion at Harlem Children's Zone after studying at New York College of Technology and the Bread and Roses Integrated Arts High School. Newswire 1.42 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train The Bank of England said it provided the money market with 53 mln stg assistance in the morning session. This compares with the bank's estimate of a shortage in the system of around 300 mln stg which it earlier revised up from 250 mln. The central bank made outright purchases of bank bills comprising 46 mln stg in band three at 9-3/4 pct and seven mln stg in band four at 9-11/16 pct. It said about 500 individual claims against it and certain of its units remain pending as disputed claims in bankruptcy court. Newswire 0.14 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train The Fremantle Dockers defeated the Sydney Swans 99 to 74 this past Saturday in their Australian Football League preliminary final at Patersons Stadium, Perth, Western Australia. Fremantle will play the Hawthorn Hawks in their first Grand Final appearance in their 19 year history. The Fremantle Dockers defeated the Sydney Swans in their Australian Football League preliminary final. Newswire 1.41 3.91
paragraph2sentence.train Norstar Bancorp said it is combining its banks on Long Island and New York City into one institution to be called Norstar Bank. The combined bank, with headquarters on Long Island, will have assets of two billion dlrs and 80 branches, Norstar said. It added that the combination will provide important administrative and operating efficiencies to its customers. Norstar said the combination will also make it easier to manage its bank network as it prepares to merge with Fleet Financial Group <FLT> through a 1.3 billion dlr stock transaction. Norstar Bancorp combines its branches in Long Island and New York City into one institution. Newswire 0.82 2.97
paragraph2sentence.train In Sweden a report into a Ryanair emergency landing concluded this week an airline employee wiped the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder to prevent the investigation accessing them. The aircraft had returned to an airport near Stockholm shortly after takeoff suffering electrical malfunctions. Ryanair reject the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority's take on the missing data, telling newspaper Södermanlands Nyheter recordings were reset by a technician trying to repair the aircraft after consultation with Ryanair's technical department, who did not think the recordings needed saving. The cockpit voice recorder is used to keep record of what is said within the cockpit during a flight, particularly when something goes wrong in the air, which can then be assessed and analysed through recorded conversations. Newswire 0.32 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train Both the Australian teams went through the tournament undefeated. The Gliders defeated China in the gold medal game 57–35. The Rollers then took to the court and defeated Korea 63–46. Iran and Japan won the men's and women's bronze medal matches. The local mayor near the Pontville detention centre, Tony Foster, said the centre was opened only three years ago and revived the local economy. Newswire 0.15 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Caisse Nationale des Telecommunications is issuing a 20 billion yen eurobond due May 29, 1992 paying 4-3/8 pct and priced at 101-1/2 pct, lead manager IBJ International Ltd said. The non-callable bond is available in denominations of one mln yen and is guaranteed by France. The selling concession is 1-1/4 pct while management and underwriting combined pays 5/8 pct. The payment date is May 29 and the issue will be listed in Luxembourg. It was uncertain whether the court would reach any decision on the request today. Newswire 0.1 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Whittaker Corp said it has completed the previously-announced sale of its wholly-oiwned Whittaker General Medical Corp subsidiary to R.A.B. Holdings Inc for undisclosed terms. Whittaker General Medical has annual revenues of about 450 mln dlrs. Whittaker Corp has sold its wholly-owned Whittaker General Medical Corp subsidiary to R.A.B. Holdings Inc for undisclosed terms. Newswire 2.48 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train Reports say anywhere between 100 and 1,300 people were killed in Wednesday's alleged chemical attack, but there are no reports of injuries or deaths in yesterday's bombings. Many of those killed appeared to be children. Some of the pictures and video coming out of the country don't show blood and dismembered bodies, but instead show, according to witnesses, those who died from apparent suffocation; some were foaming at the mouth and others were having convulsions. One video posted to YouTube purportedly shows a young girl who survived the alleged attack, yelling "I’m alive, I’m alive." At one point, according to The Washington Post, the girl even tries to convince the hospital official she is still alive. A YouTube video apparently shows a young girl trying to convince hospital officials that she is in fact alive after the alleged chemical attack. Newswire 0.28 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Public officials and other experts gave presentations earlier this week regarding lessons learned during the aftermath of an explosion which struck the small town of West, Texas in April of this year. The event, which was live-streamed to various locations across Texas, was sponsored by the Texas Department of State Health Services as a part of its Grand Rounds seminar offerings. Three officials, each of whom were heavily involved in responding to the event, gave individual presentations. After an explosion in Texas, presentations were given and broadcasted regarding lessons learnt during the aftermath at a sponsored event. Newswire 0.38 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Approximately four thousand people rallied in an anti-government protest in Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday. The protest took place on the outskirts of the city to oppose alleged electoral fraud during the most recent presidential election that returned President Ilham Aliyev to office for his third consecutive term. The protesters accused the government of voter intimidation and ballot stuffing, and were rallying in a demand for a new poll. A large anti-government protest took place in Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday over alleged electoral fraud in the presidential election that returned President Ilham Aliyev to office for his third term. Newswire 1.31 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train Live cattle futures were expected to continue their upward climb to new season's highs and highest levels in years as fundamentals continue to point upward, traders said. They cited steady to higher live calls as the main buying factor. Market-ready supplies remain tight and packer interest has been improving, they noted. A firm tone to cash wholesale beef and moderate boxed beef movement at higher cutout prices were also cited as supporting factors. Stopping of deliveries by strong hands will likely add to strength in spot April, they added. Live cattle futures were expected to continue increasing in price due to higher live calls, tight cattle supplies, and increasing packer interest. Newswire 0.67 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train Tourists were evacuated from Paris' Eiffel Tower just before 4:00pm (1800 GMT) yesterday following a threatening phone call. Security forces covered the area after the phone call was received and the Eiffel Tower was reopened about an hour and half later after the threats were dismissed. The Eiffel Tower was temporarily closed yesterday after a threatening phone call, but reopened to tourists after security forces dismissed dismissed the threats an hour and a half later. Newswire 0.53 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train Swift Independent Packing Co said it agreed in principle to sell its Huron, South Dakota, pork plant to Huron Dressed Beef, for undisclosed terms. Completion of the proposed transaction is subject to Huron's ability to hire an experienced work force at competitive rates, and receive government approval of the purchase and operation of the plant, Swift said. Swift Independent Packing Co tentatively agreed to sell its pork plant in Huron, SD to Huron Dressed Beef, conditional on the latter's ability to source employees and on government approval. Newswire 0.53 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train The eight major New York City banks did not borrow from the Federal Reserve in the week ended Wednesday March 25, a Fed spokesman said. It was the second half of a two-week bank statement period that ended on Wednesday. The banks did not borrow in the first week of the period. The Federal Reserve did not lend to the eight major NYC banks in the week beginning on Weds., March 21. Newswire 0.5 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train ASIX Systems, a developer of test systems for ASIC devices, said it has received 4,800,000 dlrs in a second round of equity financing. The company said investors include first round participants Paragon Partners, Citicorp <CCI>, Vista Ventures, Rust Ventures and Orien Ventures, plus new investors North Carolina Bank Venture Co LP, RepublicBankCorp <RPT> and ECI Ventures. It said it has now raised total capitalization of 8,600,000 dlrs. Epitope Inc said it has developed a Western Blot AIDS test and it will begin worldwide marketing efforts immediately. Newswire 0.23 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Mines and Energy Minister Subroto confirmed Indonesian support for an extension of the sixth International Tin Agreement (ITA), but said a new pact was not necessary. Asked by Reuters to clarify his statement on Monday in which he said the pact should be allowed to lapse, Subroto said Indonesia was ready to back extension of the ITA. "We can support extension of the sixth agreement," he said. "But a seventh accord we believe to be unnecessary." The sixth ITA will expire at the end of June unless a two-thirds majority of members vote for an extension. OPEC Secretary General Subroto warned that the world faces a daily oil shortage. Newswire 0.14 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Inflation was by 8.8 pct in Indonesia during fiscal 1986/87 to March 31, compared to 5.66 pct the previous year, Information Minister Harmoko said after a cabinet session to discuss the economic situation. One dealer said the Bank of Japan probably intervened in Australia before the opening here, but could not confirm this. Newswire 0.18 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Cyprus Minerals Co said it was awarded a five year contract to supply 360,000 tons of steam coal to Niagara Mohawk Power Co <NMK>. The company is currently shipping 240,000 tons of steam coal a year to Niagara Mohawk under a contract signed in 1985. The coal comes from the Emerald mine in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Cyprus Minerals Co was awarded a five year contract to supply 360,000 tons of steam coal from the Emerald mine in Southwestern Pennsylvania to Niagara Mohawk Power Co <NMK>. Newswire 1.45 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train PDA Engineering said it has temporarily deferred shipmetns of its PATRAN software for IBM computers, due to a technical problem with the program. The company said the deferral will reduce its thrid quarter revenues and earnings. PDA said it anticipates resuming shipments in the fourth quarter. PDA's technical problems halt software shipments for IBM. Newswire 0.52 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train The break-up took place after she lost to Simona Halep of Romania in the third round at last week's Cincinnati Masters. "I think we both were kind of feeling that we'd almost come to the end. Unfortunately, it happened to be last week," she declared. loser admits defeat too late in the game. Newswire 0.28 0.94
paragraph2sentence.train In the capital of American Samoa, Pago Pago, the tsunami measured 1.57 meters in height. The superintendent of the National Park of American Samoa Mike Reynolds reported four waves as high as six meters. People who experienced the quake said it was long, lasting from 90 seconds to three minutes. "Pago Pago city streets were strewn with overturned vehicles, cars, and debris. Some buildings located only slightly above sea level were completely destroyed by the waves, and power in some locations is not expected to be restored for up to a month," Wikinews reported at the time. In a wheelchair basketball game Saturday night at Colegio San Agustin in Madrid in Spain's top level league, La Liga de Honor, CD Fundosa ONCE defeated Servigest Burgos 80–20. Newswire 0.1 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Tuesday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a 34 member international economic organization founded in 1961 that traces its origins back to the World War II-era Marshall Plan, published results on the state of adult skills in 24 countries, most of them European. Australia had mixed rankings for literacy and numeracy amongst adults, finishing amongst the top for literacy and in the middle for numeracy. Australian adults placed amongst the top in rankings for literacy and in the middle for numeracy according to the research results of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Newswire 0.74 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Canadian Airlines International said it agreed to purchase six Boeing Co 767-300ER (extended range) aircraft, and options on eight more, for 1.6 billion Canadian dlrs, including spare parts and training. Delivery will begin in April 1988 and run through April 1989, the company said. The airline said it plans to finance the new aircraft by means of oeprating leases. Canadian Airlines was recently formed through the merger of Canadian Pacific Airlines and Pacific Western Airlines. Other factors supporting this bullish view were growing expectations that Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker would be reappointed for a third four-year term in August, Japan's larger-than-expected economic stimulus package last week and more favorably technical chart signals, analysts said. Newswire 0.07 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Viacom International Inc said it set April 6 as the record date for shareholders entitled to vote at a special meeting to be held to vote on the proposed merger of Arsenal Acquiring Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of <Arsenal Holdings Inc> into Viacom. It said the date of the special meeting has not yet been determined. Viacom International Inc set a meeting for Arsenal Acquiring Corp. Newswire 0.67 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train The report, written by the National Research Council, describes the length of time between the earthquake and the initial tsunami warning being issued as "relatively long", and states that the standard time for such a warning to be issued to be around two minutes. The study also revealed that one third of tsunami sensors are not working at any given time. The city of New York came under a winter storm warning late yesterday evening, with nine inches of snow predicted to fall. Newswire 0.19 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Dennison Manufacturing Co said it has signed a letter of intent to sell its Dunn Paper Co subsidiary to James River Corp <JR> for an undisclosed amount of cash, resulting in a first quarter charge against earnings. The company said the loss on the sale may be partly reduced by contingent payments over the next five years and will in the first quarter be more than offset by the gain from the previously-announced sale of its Hygeia Sciences Inc shares. Dunn had sales last year of about 65 mln dlrs. In Richmond, Va., James River said closing is expected by the end of April, subject to approval by both boards and on the reaching of satisfactory labor agreements. If a business is declining or has gone bankrupt, often another company will buy it out and establish it as a new branch of their own company. Newswire 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Pop band Fleetwood Mac has cancelled its upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand following diagnosis of their bassist John McVie with cancer. The tour was expected to begin on November 10 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and continue through the Hunter Valley, Geelong, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth over the following two weeks. Fleetwood Mac has cancelled its upcoming of Australia and New Zealand tour due to his bassist John McVie’s diagnosis of cancer. Newswire 0.87 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train With Halloween approaching, numerous haunted attractions all over Texas are preparing for the big "haunt" season. Directors and staff of such attractions must invest significant time preparing their buildings; such efforts gear up significantly during September. Wikinews caught up with some owners of these attractions to learn more about the hard work it takes to prepare for opening night. Directors and staff of haunted attractions all over Texas are gearing up for Halloween and preparing for the "haunt" season. Newswire 0.78 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Tirunesh Dibaba won her first World Championship title in six years, coming first in the 10,000 meter race at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia last night. Dibaba finished with a time of 30 minutes and 43.37 seconds, giving her the third World Championship victory of her career. The constitution recognises Islam as the religion of Tunisia but also includes provisions guaranteeing freedom of conscience and equality between men and women. Newswire 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train First of America Bank Corp said it completed its affiliation with Lewiston State Bank of Lewiston, Mich. The Lewiston bank, which has been renamed First of America Bank-Lewiston, has assets of 54.9 mln dlrs. First of America has assets of more than 7.9 billion dlrs. With total assets of 54.9 mln dlrs, First of America Bank Corp is affiliated with Lewiston State Bank, now called First of America Bank-Lewiston. Newswire 0.81 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the intervention by the army was necessary to prevent "chaos", and said the protests that led to the downfall of Morsi are due to dissatisfaction with the efficacy of government: "When governments don't deliver, people protest. They don't want to wait for an election." Blair also blamed the "ideology and intolerance of the Muslim Brotherhood": "People felt that the Brotherhood was steadily imposing its own doctrines on everyday life". Blair advised Western governments to "engage with the new de facto power and help the new government make the changes necessary, especially on the economy, so they can deliver for the people. In that way, we can also help shape a path back to the ballot box that is designed by and for Egyptians". "Some Islamist organizations are establishing closer ties with European governments, but many are joining with non-Muslim activists in opposition to certain government policies. " Newswire 0.14 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train India is reported to have bought two white sugar cargoes for April/May shipment at its tender today near 227 dlrs a tonne cost and freight and could be seeking a third cargo, traders said. A British operator is believed to have sold one of the cargoes, while an Austrian concern is thought to have featured in the second cargo sale, they said. white sugar is empty calories. Newswire 0.32 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Around 115 pilgrims were killed Sunday in a stampede in India's Madhya Pradesh region. Some 50,000 pilgrims were attempting to visit the Ratangarh temple as part of an annual Hindu festival. Sources indicate that rumors spread through the crowd that the bridge over the Sindh River could collapse, which caused widespread panic. Pilgrims were killed during a stampede whilst visiting a temple. Newswire 0.51 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Is there a website where job seekers can discuss with others applying to the same companies, ect about the application and hiring process? I've tried the forums on indeed.com and dont really find it useful. thanks! How do I apply for a job successfully? CQA 0.24 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train I'd like to get in touch with someone around my age in Wales (to learn a bit of Cymraeg and have a friend there before I travel) but I discovered that the website I was attempting to use requires you to pay in order to contact other members. I'm 17. Where should I go? can my gf's parents find out on the computer what time she talks to me? CQA 0.15 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Every now and then, I lose the ability to right-click in Firefox. Usually restarting FF or my computer solves the problem, but now it's not working. It's definitely not a problem with my computer itself because right-click works fine in all my programs and Google Chrome. What should I do? What's the best browser for gaming besides firefox opera and chrome? CQA 0.17 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train I have 2 emails my real email and my spam email. A spam email is an email that you give out to websites, people or groups where you have to give your email but you're uninterested or you know that for sure you'll get "spammed". Opinions,comments,concerns? Is it bad or good to have two email addresses: one for regular email and one for using when you think you'll get spam? CQA 0.32 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train While looking on fanfiction.net I saw several stories that are being written by a member called "JusSonic" who parodies movies with cartoon characters, I personally think that these so-called fanmake stories I have seen should be deleted and fanfiction.net create a rule from these kinds of stories from appearing on their sites. Does anyone agree or disagree with me on if fanfiction.net should ban fanmake stories of movies from their site? What counts as fanfiction? CQA 0.23 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train I use Internet Explorer and on any site that I go on, the bar at the top and the bottom of my screen (I think they are called status bars) are not visible unless I put my mouse on it. I want it visible all the time. How do I change this? How do I make my status bar visible all the time? CQA 0.73 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I have an HP Pavilion dv6000 running Windows Vista Premium with the HP Wireless Assistant. I broke my wireless switch and I can't afford to fix it right now. Is there any other way to turn it on? Im very angry at amazon can anyone help me!!! ? CQA 0.17 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I have been looking for these really rare action figures on ebay. I couldn't find them there or on amazon. So i searched google, and this guy in Chicago came up selling a lot of the for a grand total of $70. It's a really great price for these particular figures, but the only way I know to pay is with paypal (as i live in FL and he is all the way up in IL). When you send a payment on paypal, it gives you the option of business or personal. If you select business it asks if it is a bill or an item you are buying. If I say it is an item I am buying, will it be covered? If I buy an item from eBay and pay with PayPal, should I select that it is a business bill and will the item be covered? CQA 0.18 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train I am entering a contest on Twitter to win a new bicycle. All I have to do is hash a certain phrase repeatedly. It is unlimited entry. I attempted to repeatedly tweet the phrase to win, but it wouldn't permit me. So how often may I rehash the phrase? What is the rate limit for me tweeting and does it change if I use the same tweet or hashtag? CQA 0.21 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I'm giving away the old family computer to a friend. I was wanting to know if, after I've deleted the history from Internet Options or Properties can anyone see what our family has looked up? I want to keep our family histories completely private. CQA 0.53 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train does anyone know any good websites on internet safety apart from thinkuknow? help would be greatly appreciated. please help me, thanks xx hugsChloe Aside from thinkyouknow, what other good websites talk about internet safety? CQA 0.71 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train I have domain name 'be1.cc'. What should I make the website do or be? What names are good for websites? CQA 0.79 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train where can i find good f/f, m/f tickling videos? foot tickling mostly. but none of that fake stuff and besides youtube and dailymotion i have accounts for both of them Are there other video site besides youtube and dailymotion? CQA 1.41 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train We both enjoy playing mw2 on the xbox360 but she always has really bad lag and so when we are on special ops, we ALWAYS lose connection, its so irritating. Any suggestions as to what she can do to improve her connection? Thanks if you reply :) Has anyone actually ever got those free offer deals online? CQA 0.17 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train If you send someone an @reply on Twitter as a message, then decide you dont want them to receive it afterall- so you delete it from your tweets. Will they still get it? What is a better free stuff site lockerz, swagbucks or Points2shop? CQA 0.21 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Rule 34 of the Internet says that if you can imagine it, there's porn of it. But what are rules 1-33? Or did someone just pick a random number? Rule 1: Do not talk about rules 2-33. CQA 0.39 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train I have recently joined lockerz and have enough points for a 360 game. Everything is out of stock. how do i buy stuff? i also heard something about redemption. whats that??/ Can you still get prizes from lockerz? CQA 0.38 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Is there an add-on for Firefox that manages your other add-ons? I searched google for nearly an hour looking for one, but I could not find anything. Also, I tried to find the mozilla page that lists all the add-ons for firefox by categories and such, to see if I could find it there, but I couldn't find that either. I have a lot of plug-ins like Adblock, but keep losing track of what they're doing. CQA 0.15 0.94
paragraph2sentence.train I currently have MSN and Yahoo. I am looking for a provider that has more options for layout and formatting for newsletter type emails. Does anyone know of a good provider? Thanks! =] Is there a faster way to delete a tab/window in IE? CQA 0.17 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train When I click on my IE it says page can not be displayed but firefox is working perfectly, Its not blocked by a firewall either. is there a way I can fix this ? Is there a program that will let me update my MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter? CQA 0.43 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train so i bought an item a couple weeks ago on eBay and i still havent even been notified that my item has been shipped yet.. what do i do? What should I do when my eBay purchase still hasn't shipped after two weeks? CQA 0.43 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train I can not understand why when I try Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera none of them will display a web page and get the standard error message when there is no connection, although I have established a wireless connection, yet when I open Real Player it works fine. Also I tried Ubuntu and Firefox and I can also get internet this way. How might I get internet through other browsers in Windows? Why can I only access the internet on Windows through Real Player when it works fine on Ubuntu with Firefox? CQA 0.28 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train What are some websites that I can listen to music for free? I do not want to have to download anything onto my computer for it to work, and I would like to not have to create any account either. Also, do not mention youtube.com, because the sound quality sucks. Where can I stream music for free on the internet? CQA 0.48 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train I really need to go to a certain web site but it says the link is broken. How do I fix that? Just a few days ago I could go to that site but now I can't. I also tried to view it with my phone and it was working! However on my phone I can't view certain things I need. Is something wrong with my computer because the web site is working on my phone? Why can I view parts of a website from my phone, but when I try with a browser, it says the link is broken? CQA 0.59 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Been wondering this for a while. Do they still exist somewhere? When you delete them, where do they go? They don't get stored in your computer; they have to go to some place online don't they? Thanks ;) Where do they go after deletion? CQA 0.64 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train I made a few psp themes and I know people can upload them on psp-themes.net but will we be credited for it? Such as like who created it and stuff? I don't want someone else claiming my work. Oh and if you know somewhere else where I can upload my psp themes and get credited for it then let me know. Thanks. I'm hoping to make more of these themes but I want to make sure no one is getting known for my work. CQA 0.22 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train It just shows a little gray box with shapes inside. Do I need to download a new flash player or something? Does a gray box with shapes inside mean I need to download a new Flash player? CQA 1.52 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train I'm helping a friend start an internet cafe. I was wondering if live cd's would be the best way to go. If computers are setup with live cd's wouldn't they still need a hard drive. The web pages still need to be cached?. What are some best practices for setting up internet cafe computers? CQA 0.49 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train I am trying to upload a video file to photobucket, but every time I try, it only uploads to 60% and then stops. I have tried on several different occasions, with the same results every time. Does anyone know what the problem is? i have al shamil internet connection 512kbps speed but i checked with the net supply company etisalat they? CQA 0.3 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Pretty much what the question asks. I have a Tumblr account, but I often hear people saying stuff about having a 'Tumblr Crush'. I have no idea what that is, can anyone explain what it is and how I can find it out or whatev? Thank you :) What is a Tumblr Crush? CQA 0.46 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train my internet browser history states sites visited i am not aware i have been on. if they are there is that a 100% deffinate answer that that particular site has been visited ? Where can I watch TV/movies online for free, good quality, no surveys? CQA 0.21 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I'm a 14 year old girl who is going to blog about her highschool life and well, everything. Problem? I have no idea what to name it. So, check out these names and feel free to suggest some too: What should I call my blog? CQA 0.22 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train There are a few sites that my friends can access on there internet that take a really long time to load but eventually do. But my internet gives up on those sites before they have the chance to load and gives me a "The connection has timed out" message. Is there a way to make it keep loading for as long as it takes, or at least longer then its trying? I prefer Mozilla but if you only know internet explorer that's fine too. Is there a way to increase the maximum time my browser will spend trying to load a website so that it still completes slow-loading sites? CQA 0.32 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train I usually go to this website createblog.com to get all my DIV layouts. i've recently gone to the site and none of the layouts show up. is there something wrong with my computer or the site? I figured if the site was messed up i could find another div layout website but to be honest, they're all crap. can someone either direct to me to a div layouts website or tell me if its just my computer not loading the site's layouts? Is there something wrong with createblog.com or is it me? CQA 0.6 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train I'm thinking about putting my laptop for sale on craigslist because I think I can get more money there than ebay but craigslist just seems so sketchy. How exactly does it work? Is there an aunction? Do people email me bids and I accept whatever bid I want, can I just decide not to sell it once I'v listed it? Is craigslist sketchy? CQA 0.36 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Whenever I post a question on any forum or question & answer site about my WIRED internet, I always get answers referring to WIRELESS internet. Why? Is WIRELESS internet used by absolutely everybody or something? Is there an advantage to wired internet over wireless internet? CQA 0.36 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train I'm using PC but have no internet connection. I just want to know some sites which provide free downloads that i can use... For example, where can i download an entire novel free of cost & then can i study in home later ? Where can I download a book so I can read it on my PC when i'm offline? CQA 0.38 4.22
paragraph2sentence.train I remember one time I was on Flickr and I tried to right-click and save a picture and it's saved this empty file titled "Spaceball". I was wondering if there's a way (or a different way to get the same effect) to do this on a site other than Flickr and if so, how? Thanks :) Is there a way to make VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls for free? CQA 0.23 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train My desktop cannot connect thru the internet from the ethernet cord in the wall. This cord is good cause I used it to connect my laptop to go online and the internet works. I think my desktop might have a virus that is preventing me from going online. It is a dell. Does anyone know how to fix it and make it read the network connection and go online? Can a virus prevent me from getting online? CQA 0.26 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Does anybody know any ways to LEGALLY maximize swagbucks on Swagbucks.com? I'm not on facebook or twitter or anything like that,and i don't have anybody to refer,but i'm thinking about starting a blog,would this help? Are there legal ways to maximize my swagbucks on swagbucks.com, like starting a blog? CQA 0.53 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train I was watching the news and I heard them saying something about a site that's like this or Twitter or Tag. It starts with an S like Sky... I cant remember does anyone know the name?? What is Peerguardian and if i use it can my internet provider still see what i'm downloading? CQA 0.18 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I was on this website and my arm was on the keyboard and it hit some buttons so now when I go on that website the screen is small.How do I fix this? How do I change the browser's font size? CQA 0.48 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train A day after selling the item (leather shoes), we had a flood in our basement and the shoes are pretty much ruined. The buyer hasn't paid as they told me they were going to pay on Saturday, it's only Friday. Anyways, I mailed the buyer and told them about it. Now, what's the next step? If an item's damaged before sending it to the buyer, what should a seller do? CQA 0.28 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train i just logged out for five mins and now it says its not connected but the other sites are, and before i logged out, aall my friends were offline. what is happening ???? Is it normal that before I logged out, all my friends went offline? CQA 0.72 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train If I sign up for the 1 month free trial of amazon prime then I get 2-day shipping on my eligible items. Does 2-day shipping mean that they ship the item within 2 days or does it mean that it arrives within 2 days? when ever i try to go to a certain site i get this what can i do about it? CQA 0.18 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I like the picture that Bing.com has as its background. I would like to put it as my computer's background. But I cannot figure out how to do it. Anyone know how? Any good websites that i can play games at school through proxies? CQA 0.27 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Is there a website that you can like pick a job, and see how much money you make, and buy like a house to see how much you would have to make to live life?? im so paranoid about getting a job, and paying bills. i just want something to tell me ill be ok. Are there websites that help you figure out what job is best for you? CQA 0.25 3.44
paragraph2sentence.train I used torrents only for downloading games.But now,I found that the torrents don't work anymore and my friend told me that our ISP blocks the use of torrents.Is there a way to fix this without my ISP knowing them? Where can I download torrents that work for games? CQA 0.42 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train A few of my friends have been posting "bit.ly" links on Facebook. Will my friends know when I've clicked on the link? I know that bit.ly tracks the number of clicks, but will my friends know WHO is clicking the links? What information does bit.ly provide about who clicks the link? CQA 0.35 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train Okay, for some reason, my internet explorer isn't working. When i try 2 open it i get the usual "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage." Firefox works just fine but without internet explorer some of my programs are acting up. i tried re-installing IE but still, same problem. =( any suggestions? Why would Internet Explorer not work when Firefox does, even after I tried reinstalling it? CQA 0.46 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train I think I'm gonna sell my old ps2 games on Ebay. What do you think it's the most I can get out of them (I have about 10 to sell) and do I lose any profit in the shipping? If i sell my old Playstation 2 games on eBay, how much should I ask for them? CQA 0.53 4.22
paragraph2sentence.train Whats the quickest/best/coolest/fun internet browser. I use firefox an its fast but is there a faster one? Is Firefox the best browser? CQA 0.67 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I'm a person that has always used Amazon and only amazon, but apparently I can only find what I currently want on eBay. I have no checking account or a credit card so I can't verify. But I do online surveys that pay me via paypal. Can I purchase something through eBay without a verified Paypal? And can I be payed via paypal if it isn't verified, because I haven't cashed out yet. Can I make a purchase on eBay without a verified PayPal account? CQA 0.63 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Why am I not able to watch videos at NDTV.com? I am able to navigate the site well, without any problems but the video does not play. Why does my video not play on NDTV.com. CQA 0.53 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train When I request a website or try to go to a favorite site, it blocks my internet page and says window is not responding, anmd at bottom of page it shows on toolbar (spydomain.com) Do I have a virus? I have rebooted and shut down to no avail, Everytime I try to get on internet my page is blocked. Can you help me? Am I infected with a virus because when I try to connect online, website don't respond and I see my computer is trying to connect to "spydomain.com" (and rebooting doesn't help). CQA 0.27 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train I am new to podcasting and I want to create a feed I can use to post a podcast on iTunes. My videos are on youtube. I used FeedBurner and tried to post my feed on iTunes but it said the feed has no episodes. I have four episodes currently on youtube. Can you tell me if something is wrong or if I need to use a different site??? Please help as much as possible! How do I connect my FeedBurner podcasts and YouTube videos to my feed on iTunes? CQA 0.41 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train ok, so every time i go on the internet doing research, games etc. it always stops working. There's this thing that pops up and says internet explorer is not working. Microsoft is checking for a solution. Internet is restarting. i mean , like what the heck?? it get really annoying. please help. is there any ways i can fix this without having to download anything? thnx Why does my computer show a pop-up saying the internet is not working whenever I use it and how do I make it stop? CQA 0.31 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I'm going on a trip overseas and would like to keep a blog, but will only really have access to my blackberry to update the blog I'd like to keep with. What is a site that would work well on a blackberry, preferably to even add photos? What website support writing a blog with pictures directly from a blackberry phone? CQA 0.41 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I wanna know if JaveScript is turned on. How can I check it? (<- on mozilla firefox) How can I tell if JavaScript is enabled? CQA 0.81 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train ok so Ive watched porn on my iPod for a long time bow and one day I tried to watch a vid and this strange page full of numbers and symbols came up. it happens on every site. my parents have control of the wifi times and stuff so I'm wondering if they blocked it? or do I have a virus? need an update? please I'd you know anything tell me below What exactly do parental filters do and how do they affect how websites are displayed? CQA 0.17 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train I know how to delete the history afterwards, but how do I prevent the history being shown in the first place? I have Internet Explorer 8 and whenever I open a new tab, the page always shows the history under the guise of: "View tabs that you've closed since starting Internet Explorer." Without even trying, anyone can see exactly what I've been looking at. How can I stop it showing a list or previously visited websites? The information is quite detailed; for example, it doesn't just show answers.yahoo.com; rather it shows the exact title of the question I was looking at. Bah, it's annoying the h*ll out of me. Thanks. How do I stop IE 8 from showing the specific websites I last visited when I open a new tab? CQA 0.24 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train I want to open a paypal account so I can use ebay, but I'm not sure which type of account to get. I want to buy things, but also to sell some of the stuff I no longer need or use. So can anyone tell me which sort? I know it's not business, but which one of the other two? problem signing into ebay can any give me some advice? CQA 0.24 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train I accidentally bid on something and I'll probably be the winner. Is there any ways to withdraw from bidding on the item? What would happen if I just don't pay for it? I'm not sure what to do... What are the best free pop ringtones that are on Myxer and work with Verizon? CQA 0.22 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train im on a mac running snow leopard (10.6) and sometimes have minor problems with safari so im looking to download a secondary browser. ive used firefox before and thought it was fine but never used chrome can someone with experience on either of these browsers on a mac tell me the ups and downs of them? Does Chrome work better than Safari on a mac? CQA 0.26 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I have safari, google chrome, opera, camino, firefox, and flock on my mac. Are there any other REALLY fast web browsers? What browsers are supported on a mac? CQA 0.58 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Say i recieve a gift of money on paypal, and i keep it in my paypal account. Next time i buy something on ebay and pay through paypal, is the gifted money used or does the money come from my debit card as it does normally? Is there an English website with a biography on Dr. Gerhard Stalling? CQA 0.17 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I'd like to know good sites to download files such as videos or music. Any recommendations? Which sites are best for downloading stuff? CQA 0.67 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train 1. Can a seller on ebay accept a payment from a credit card, or do all payments on Ebay now have to go through PayPal? I'm trying to find out if you can use a credit card to make a payment without having a PayPal account. I realize that when you pay a seller you are sending the payment to the seller's PayPal address. Can I buy things on eBay with a credit card, or do I need a PayPal account? CQA 0.56 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I use it to get an embed code so that I can publish podcasts on my blog. However, I don't want everyone to be able to hear them, and archive.org makes them public. Is there an alternative to archive or somewhere else I can get an embed code for my podcast? (Or can I make my archive.org account private?) Thank you! Where can I list to private webcasts or podcasts, or do I need some kind of code to make them work? CQA 0.21 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train alright, i'm with Bell for my internet, and ever since last night, my internet has been HORRID. no ones downloading anything in my house, and right now, the internet is being used for my xbox (but not even playing online) by brother on msn, and me, on yahoo answers. this should not make my internet this slow! any idea on what's going on? Maybe something on Bell's end? if it is, what are they doing? Because this happens to me like 3 times a month. It's so bad that i'd have to wait 30 minutes just to load a youtube video that 3 1/2 minutes long Is my internet so slow because of my provider (Bell) or is it something I am doing like connecting my Xbox? CQA 0.2 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I use Windows Vista in my Compaq laptop.Last time I am going to install Norton anti-virus I failed.After that time I cannot access internet but can call with Skype.What is the problem?Please solve my problem. I tried using ClamAV but it didn't work. CQA 0.2 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train AppCrack and crackulous for iphone dosnt work. is there an alternative for Pc? What are some good jailbreaking solutions for my iPhone? CQA 0.45 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train Some people on that website have their question posted on someone else's site, with their username next to it. Will that happen to me if I make an account? Because for now, without making an account no one knows it is me asking the question. Question anonymity allows people to be unrestrained in their explanations and avoid fearing peer judgment or retribution. CQA 0.22 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train My cellphone comes with no radio and I was wondering if I can download it somehow.. is that possible? How do radios work on cellphones? CQA 0.74 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train I have been a member of a few web site forums and every one seems to be taken over by a group of bitching women who act like school bullies and need other idiots to join in with them to be part of the gang as they're too stupid or scared to speak for themselves. The first one was a message board about hair and make-up and the latest one is a fan page on facebook for Craig Busch the lion man. It isn't just me. I see other people being bullied and when I speak out against it, I just get attacked by the gang members to become bullied myself. Why are groups of supposedly adult women like that? Why do group of adult women become like bullies when interacting on online forums? CQA 0.19 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train I just custom ordered a video game from ebay through prizerebel. How long will it take for processing/delivery? Will they contact me through phone? What if somebody purchases it before they process it? Thanks for your help. How does the process work when purchasing through prizerebel on Ebay? CQA 0.65 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train I am reading reviews on survey sites and keep hearing people complain about "OTX surveys". What are they talking about and how can you tell if a survey you are taking is an OTX? Survey respondents come from a balanced pool of paid and OTX. CQA 0.25 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train I don't have a Formspring account, so it doesn't provide the "Anonymous" option when I want to ask a question. Will it still be anonymous if I ask a question, even if I ask it while signed on to my Facebook account? If I don't have a Formspring account, will I be anonymous if I ask a question when also signed into Facebook? CQA 1.08 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train Megavideo's limit is supposed to be 72 mins but sometimes after just about 10 mins the video stops and it tells me that I've reached te 72 mins limit. Does this happen to someone else? And is there a way that I can avoid the limit? Is regular phone cord OK to use to connect my DSL modem? CQA 0.14 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Looking for somewhere with web-based voice chat where I can get a group of ~20 people max who can all talk on mic without having to get everyone to d/l a client. Any suggestions? Don't suggest vent/teamspeak etc, I know they're a better idea but not an option. I need a web-based voice conference solution for a group of around twenty people. CQA 0.53 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I am currently making a story for a little (i guess here in america you would call it a 'cartoon') anime/manga thing. i wanted to send it in to deviantart because then i could send the chapter's corresponding cover pics as well. But it would seem im a noob at deviantart. how do i submit stories? (i need really good detail as i have almost no idea what to do here.) Also, are there good places to get writing/story feedback? CQA 0.17 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train I've got that svchost.exe virus, i managed to stop it using up all the CPU but it keeps putting trojans in my C:\WINDOWS\Temp folder. AVG keeps popping up every 5 minutes with a new one and i dont know how to stop it! I've ran Malaware, Spybot S&D, AVG and ESET that only find the viruses in the temp folder not the source of it.. can anyone helpppp?x How do I get rid of the svchost.exe virus when none of the anti-virus softwares seem to work (AVG, Malaware, etc.)? CQA 0.39 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train Yesterday, a woman came to my house to notify me that my house is on Craigslist! She said it was probably Nigerian's and some sort of scam. There is pictures of my house (inside/and out) on there. It has all the info, number of bedrooms, bathrooms, year built, etc. I for sure did not put my house on there, and it says "For Rent" and the price. What should I do?!?! How do you know how much to charge for shipping when selling on Ebay? CQA 0.14 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I always go on postsecret [dot ]blogspot [dot] com but I have no clue how to go to the next page...I don't see anything that I could click...Can someone tell me how to go to the next page? I really don't get it... Does PostSecret's blog have a second page? CQA 0.23 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train For example, I have a very old and VERY heavy piano that I'm thinking of trying to sell on eBay. But what I'm wondering is, something that big, can I just ship it with USPS? How do I go about shipping big things? What is the biggest thing the US postal service will ship? CQA 0.29 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train One of my other schools had a website in which I can upload files to. Any File. Like Microsoft Word document, A Powerpoint Slideshow, A JPEG picture from Microsoft Paint,...whatever. But now I dont have access to my account there anymore. So...is there another website that I can upload things to and open it up from another computer and download it from there??? Is there a website where I can store my files and then download them on a different computer? CQA 0.24 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Just wondering what those people who write chain letters that threaten you get out of it? Like the ones that say "send this to 10 people or something bad will happen." Is it just pure immaturity or do they get something out of it? If you had a $35 Amazon gift card, what would you spend it on? CQA 0.21 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I just feel like meeting people online, used to be on Yahoo! messenger but that fell out, so anything you'd recommend? Sort of miss the fellowship from IM. Thank you very much. Where can I chat with new people online? CQA 0.65 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train every time i tryy to search someone it saaays ; there was an error processing the request:search is currently unavailable . help ? how do ii makkee it availablle ? haha:) thaaanks<3 How do I search for someone online? CQA 0.42 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I want to buy skype credit. I am in canada. Can I call Africa/Nigeria too?? Can we do video conference with more than one people at the same moment using skype? CQA 0.38 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train Just recently my tweets got cut out and won't show up. Yesterday I was at 224 tweets, today I'm at 204 tweets. Why is this happening? O.o What makes tweet volume decline? CQA 0.35 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train At what are obviously busy times on the net. I use Firefox via Orange. Anybody else had a problem please? My internet is slowing to a crawl. CQA 0.21 0.94
paragraph2sentence.train hi i have a few small things i want to sell online. i wanted to use paypal but i guess i lose money when i sell somehing (or something like that) so i dont want to lose that small profit. im a student right now and i would like that money so i can invest it into a laptop for when i go to university (1 1/2 years more to go). is there a website where i can sell things so i get all the money i ask for? and its a more customer seller kinda thing? How much percentage does PayPal make off of every purchase? CQA 0.06 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Hello, I live in a very rural area, and I am interested in getting a wireless internet card that I can just hook into my computer without worrying about reception. How do these work? Can I get them by themselves or do I have to also buy a phone, etc.? I've looked at Sprint and AT&T and it looks like they want you to get it with a phone, as well. Is this just a gimmick to try and sell phones? I will be needing another phone company, anyway, so should I get them together? What company do you suggest? Do I need a phone to get a wireless internet card? CQA 0.45 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train Ok, on the Poptropica store, I bought the free Haunted House. I visited it, but now I wanna go out of it!How do I do this?? How do I exit the Haunted House on Poptropica? CQA 0.89 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train What do you all the think the impact on the British internet providers has been since the release of online media streaming, not so much youtube but more BBCi player, they allow streamed content of HD and it is hugely popular... surely this has put a lot of strain on the providers servers. Have they had to spend a fortune to upgrade? HD video accounts for over 50% of the bandwidth consumed in Britain on an average weeknight. CQA 0.17 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train In my story, my killer uses its computer but i'm not sure if i should have it to this. From what i understand (movies lol) they can't really trace your computer if you use it at a wireless cafe or starbucks right? If not, please elaborate Both McDonalds and Starbucks locations are now offering free wifi to customers and many other companies are following suit. CQA 0.25 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Ever since my college changed the internet connection, supposably to make it faster I've been having problems with webcams and videos in general loading on websites. I've tried clearing the cache, enabling cookies and checking firewall. i also have the up to date versions of adobe flash and java but nothing seems to be working. anyone have any tips or suggestions? Thanks I've tried most of the standard fixes (like clearing the cache), but does anyone have suggestions on how to improve performance when watching videos and webcams online? CQA 0.35 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I'm ten years old, and I have a really professional camera. It can take focus pictures, it can edit pictures, so, that means it's totally awesome. I would really like picture-sharing websites that I can share professional-looking pictures on. I need a website that allows ten year-olds. Can you help me? What websites allow minors to share pictures they took? CQA 0.28 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train I was just wondering about sending messages to people. I don't have a twitter myself but when you look at someones twitter and a tweet has someone else's name at the start is that from that person or to the person who's twitter you're on? If I want to send replies, do I need a twitter account too? CQA 0.37 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train I have 2 of my own connection but when looking for my router i saw tons of other peoples routers. Is it illegal to connect to someones unprotected router? I heard it's legal if they're not protected. Also can someone fiddle with my routers settings if they tap off of it. I'm thinking about securing it i just hate the password thing. What's the best way to secure your own router? CQA 0.21 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train well this is like my first time using eBay. and i want to buy this poster. so if i press "buy now" does that mean that its mine and it will be shipped to me? or can other people still bid on it? I dont want to be spending more money than i should be. or be owing somebody money that i don't know. If I use the "buy now" button on eBay, did I buy the item, or will other people still be able to bid on it? CQA 0.52 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train I need to create around 10-20 email accounts for a project I'm working on, but I don't want to sit down and go through the tedious process of finding a valid username and password, filling out the captcha, etc. Is there any way I can do this quickly and easily, or at least an email hosting service that doesn't take 10 minutes to create an account? I sold my 1st item on ebay & received great feedback, do I have to thank the person? CQA 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I just updated to the latest version of Firefox. Now, whenever I open up a new tab, I get a box titled "Alert" that says "Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (mhtb) isn't associated with any program." How do I stop it from alerting me about this? It's annoying! What is the difference between http and mhtb? CQA 0.15 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train I am interested in hooking up a computer in another room (so that I can have internet access in 2 different rooms).....do I need to contact the phone company and pay additional charges or is there a way I can have it in both rooms without getting another box? I have no clue....any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Does connecting a second computer to the internet (in another room) require contacting the phone company and/or paying more, or do I not need a second connection box? CQA 0.45 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train The Frogs, grieved at having no established Ruler, sent ambassadors to Jupiter entreating for a King. Perceiving their simplicity, he cast down a huge log into the lake. The Frogs were terrified at the splash occasioned by its fall and hid themselves in the depths of the pool. But as soon as they realized that the huge log was motionless, they swam again to the top of the water, dismissed their fears, climbed up, and began squatting on it in contempt. After some time they began to think themselves ill-treated in the appointment of so inert a Ruler, and sent a second deputation to Jupiter to pray that he would set over them another sovereign. He then gave them an Eel to govern them. When the Frogs discovered his easy good nature, they sent yet a third time to Jupiter to beg him to choose for them still another King. Jupiter, displeased with all their complaints, sent a Heron, who preyed upon the Frogs day by day till there were none left to croak upon the lake. Be careful what you ask for. Metaphoric 0.04 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train An ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of drowning. A Dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water plucked a leaf and let it fall into the stream close to her. The Ant climbed onto it and floated in safety to the bank. Shortly afterwards a birdcatcher came and stood under the tree, and laid his lime-twigs for the Dove, which sat in the branches. The Ant, perceiving his design, stung him in the foot. In pain the birdcatcher threw down the twigs, and the noise made the Dove take wing. Pay kindness forward, as it may return to you in a time of need. Metaphoric 0.08 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train A Serpent in the course of its wanderings came into an armourer's shop. As he glided over the floor he felt his skin pricked by a file lying there. In a rage he turned round upon it and tried to dart his fangs into it; but he could do no harm to heavy iron and had soon to give over his wrath. Iron files are sufficiently hard to use in most metal work. Metaphoric 0.14 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk, found there a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks when they were moulting. He tied them all to his tail and strutted down towards the Peacocks. When he came near them they soon discovered the cheat, and striding up to him pecked at him and plucked away his borrowed plumes. So the Jay could do no better than go back to the other Jays, who had watched his behaviour from a distance; but they were equally annoyed with him, and told him: "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds." Peacocks lose their tail feathers when molting. Metaphoric 0.2 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A Shepherd-boy, who watched a flock of sheep near a village, brought out the villagers three or four times by crying out, "Wolf! Wolf!" and when his neighbors came to help him, laughed at them for their pains. The Wolf, however, did truly come at last. The Shepherd-boy, now really alarmed, shouted in an agony of terror: "Pray, do come and help me; the Wolf is killing the sheep"; but no one paid any heed to his cries, nor rendered any assistance. The Wolf, having no cause of fear, at his leisure lacerated or destroyed the whole flock. Early shepherds used vocal calls to alert those nearby to the presence of predators. Metaphoric 0.11 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train A Lion and a Bear seized a Kid at the same moment, and fought fiercely for its possession. When they had fearfully lacerated each other and were faint from the long combat, they lay down exhausted with fatigue. A Fox, who had gone round them at a distance several times, saw them both stretched on the ground with the Kid lying untouched in the middle. He ran in between them, and seizing the Kid scampered off as fast as he could. The Lion and the Bear saw him, but not being able to get up, said, "Woe be to us, that we should have fought and belabored ourselves only to serve the turn of a Fox." Lions and bears compete for the same food sources. Metaphoric 0.15 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train A bear came across a log where a swarm of bees had nested to make their honey. As he snooped around, a single little bee flew out of the log to protect the swarm. Knowing that the bear would eat all the honey, the little bee stung him sharply on the nose and flew back into the log. This flew the bear into an angry rage. He swatted at the log with his big claws, determined to destroy the nest of bees inside.This only alerted the bees and quick as a wink, the entire swarm of bees flew out of the log and began to sting the bear from head to heel. The bear saved himself by running to and diving into the nearest pond. The Wolf complied, and while he was piping and the Kid was dancing, some hounds hearing the sound ran up and began chasing the Wolf. Metaphoric 0.15 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train A Kid was perched up on the top of a house, and looking down saw a Wolf passing under him. Immediately he began to revile and attack his enemy. "Murderer and thief," he cried, "what do you here near honest folks' houses? How dare you make an appearance where your vile deeds are known?" "Curse away, my young friend," said the Wolf. A man may smile yet be a villain. Metaphoric 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train A boy put his hand into a pitcher full of filberts. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the pitcher. Unwilling to lose his filberts, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and bitterly lamented his disappointment. A bystander said to him, "Be satisfied with half the quantity, and you will readily draw out your hand." Greed may cause you to lose everything, but with moderation you can obtain at least something. Metaphoric 0.17 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train A boy was stung by a Nettle. He ran home and told his Mother, saying, "Although it hurts me very much, I only touched it gently." "That was just why it stung you," said his Mother. "The next time you touch a Nettle, grasp it boldly, and it will be soft as silk to your hand, and not in the least hurt you." Be bold in the face of danger or it will overcome you. Metaphoric 0.25 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a Pail on her head. As she went along she began calculating what she would do with the money she would get for the milk. "I'll buy some fowls from Farmer Brown," said she, "and they will lay eggs each morning, which I will sell to the parson's wife. With the money that I get from the sale of these eggs I'll buy myself a new dimity frock and a chip hat; and when I go to market, won't all the young men come up and speak to me! Polly Shaw will be that jealous; but I don't care. I shall just look at her and toss my head like this. As she spoke she tossed her head back, the Pail fell off it, and all the milk was spilt. So she had to go home and tell her mother what had occurred. "Ah, my child," said the mother, "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched." Farmer brown has six hens for sale this morning. Metaphoric 0.09 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train A GREAT CITY was besieged, and its inhabitants were called together to consider the best means of protecting it from the enemy. A Bricklayer earnestly recommended bricks as affording the best material for an effective resistance. A Carpenter, with equal enthusiasm, proposed timber as a preferable method of defense. Upon which a Currier stood up and said, "Sirs, I differ from you altogether: there is no material for resistance equal to a covering of hides; and nothing so good as leather." Nothing escapes the master's eye. Metaphoric 0.13 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Once when a Lion was asleep a little Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. "Pardon, O King," cried the little Mouse: "forgive me this time, I shall never forget it: who knows but what I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?" The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him, that he lifted up his paw and let him go. Some time after the Lion was caught in a trap, and the hunters who desired to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a waggon to carry him on. Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was, went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. "Was I not right?" said the little Mouse. Kindness can be repaid in unexpected ways. Metaphoric 0.04 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train A Fox swimming across a rapid river was carried by the force of the current into a very deep ravine, where he lay for a long time very much bruised, sick, and unable to move. A swarm of hungry blood-sucking flies settled upon him. A Hedgehog, passing by, saw his anguish and inquired if he should drive away the flies that were tormenting him. "By no means," replied the Fox; "pray do not molest them." "How is this?' said the Hedgehog; "do you not want to be rid of them?' "No," returned the Fox, "for these flies which you see are full of blood, and sting me but little, and if you rid me of these which are already satiated, others more hungry will come in their place, and will drink up all the blood I have left." It is sometimes better to suffer mild discomfort than to struggle against it an be overcome by an even greater uncomfort. Metaphoric 0.06 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train A blind man was accustomed to distinguishing different animals by touching them with his hands. The whelp of a Wolf was brought him, with a request that he would feel it, and say what it was. He felt it, and being in doubt, said: "I do not quite know whether it is the cub of a Fox, or the whelp of a Wolf, but this I know full well. It would not be safe to admit him to the sheepfold." When dealing with the unknown, it is better to be safe than sorry. Metaphoric 0.22 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train A Wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. But one day it found the skin of a sheep that had been flayed and thrown aside, so it put it on over its own pelt and strolled down among the sheep. The Lamb that belonged to the sheep, whose skin the Wolf was wearing, began to follow the Wolf in the Sheep's clothing; so, leading the Lamb a little apart, he soon made a meal off her, and for some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals. If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs. Metaphoric 0.1 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train An Ant nimbly running about in the sunshine in search of food came across a Chrysalis that was very near its time of change. The Chrysalis moved its tail, and thus attracted the attention of the Ant, who then saw for the first time that it was alive. "Poor, pitiable animal!" cried the Ant disdainfully. "What a sad fate is yours! While I can run hither and thither, at my pleasure, and, if I wish, ascend the tallest tree, you lie imprisoned here in your shell, with power only to move a joint or two of your scaly tail." The Chrysalis heard all this, but did not try to make any reply. A few days after, when the Ant passed that way again, nothing but the shell remained. Wondering what had become of its contents, he felt himself suddenly shaded and fanned by the gorgeous wings of a beautiful Butterfly. "Behold in me," said the Butterfly, "your much-pitied friend! Boast now of your powers to run and climb as long as you can get me to listen." So saying, the Butterfly rose in the air, and, borne along and aloft on the summer breeze, was soon lost to the sight of the Ant forever. Pity is sometimes misplaced due to ignorance. Metaphoric 0.04 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train An ass belonging to an herb-seller who gave him too little food and too much work made a petition to Jupiter to be released from his present service and provided with another master. Jupiter, after warning him that he would repent his request, caused him to be sold to a tile-maker. Shortly afterwards, finding that he had heavier loads to carry and harder work in the brick-field, he petitioned for another change of master. Jupiter, telling him that it would be the last time that he could grant his request, ordained that he be sold to a tanner. The Ass found that he had fallen into worse hands, and noting his master's occupation, said, groaning: "It would have been better for me to have been either starved by the one, or to have been overworked by the other of my former masters, than to have been bought by my present owner, who will even after I am dead tan my hide, and make me useful to him." Be careful what you ask for. Metaphoric 0.05 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train A king, whose only son was fond of martial exercises, had a dream in which he was warned that his son would be killed by a lion. Afraid the dream should prove true, he built for his son a pleasant palace and adorned its walls for his amusement with all kinds of life-sized animals, among which was the picture of a lion. When the young Prince saw this, his grief at being thus confined burst out afresh, and, standing near the lion, he said: "O you most detestable of animals! through a lying dream of my father's, which he saw in his sleep, I am shut up on your account in this palace as if I had been a girl: what shall I now do to you?' With these words he stretched out his hands toward a thorn-tree, meaning to cut a stick from its branches so that he might beat the lion. But one of the tree's prickles pierced his finger and caused great pain and inflammation, so that the young Prince fell down in a fainting fit. A violent fever suddenly set in, from which he died not many days later. Dreams can inspire people to act strangely. Metaphoric 0.04 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train A man had two daughters, the one married to a gardener, and the other to a tile-maker. After a time he went to the daughter who had married the gardener, and inquired how she was and how all things went with her. She said, "All things are prospering with me, and I have only one wish, that there may be a heavy fall of rain, in order that the plants may be well watered." Not long after, he went to the daughter who had married the tilemaker, and likewise inquired of her how she fared; she replied, "I want for nothing, and have only one wish, that the dry weather may continue, and the sun shine hot and bright, so that the bricks might be dried." He said to her, "If your sister wishes for rain, and you for dry weather, with which of the two am I to join my wishes?' A person is divided between supporting two equally-important causes. Metaphoric 0.06 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train A man and a Satyr once drank together in token of a bond of alliance being formed between them. One very cold wintry day, as they talked, the Man put his fingers to his mouth and blew on them. When the Satyr asked the reason for this, he told him that he did it to warm his hands because they were so cold. Later on in the day they sat down to eat, and the food prepared was quite scalding. The Man raised one of the dishes a little towards his mouth and blew in it. When the Satyr again inquired the reason, he said that he did it to cool the meat, which was too hot. "I can no longer consider you as a friend," said the Satyr, "a fellow who with the same breath blows hot and cold." Hot dishes need time to cool down. Metaphoric 0.13 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train THE SWALLOW and the Crow had a contention about their plumage. The Crow put an end to the dispute by saying, "Your feathers are all very well in the spring, but mine protect me against the winter." Little friends may prove great friends. Metaphoric 0.17 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train An eagle stayed his flight and entreated a Lion to make an alliance with him to their mutual advantage. The Lion replied, "I have no objection, but you must excuse me for requiring you to find surety for your good faith, for how can I trust anyone as a friend who is able to fly away from his bargain whenever he pleases?' Eagles are able to fly where they please, being only limited by their endurance. Metaphoric 0.33 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A kid, returning without protection from the pasture, was pursued by a Wolf. Seeing he could not escape, he turned round, and said: "I know, friend Wolf, that I must be your prey, but before I die I would ask of you one favor you will play me a tune to which I may dance." The Wolf complied, and while he was piping and the Kid was dancing, some hounds hearing the sound ran up and began chasing the Wolf. Turning to the Kid, he said, "It is just what I deserve; for I, who am only a butcher, should not have turned piper to please you." Hounds can be use to chase a wolf away from livestock. Metaphoric 0.1 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train A heavy wagon was being dragged along a country lane by a team of Oxen. The Axle-trees groaned and creaked terribly; whereupon the Oxen, turning round, thus addressed the wheels: "Hullo there! why do you make so much noise? We bear all the labor, and we, not you, ought to cry out." Oxen were the preferred beasts of burden for moving heavy loads in the middle ages. Metaphoric 0.19 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A prince had some Monkeys trained to dance. Being naturally great mimics of men's actions, they showed themselves most apt pupils, and when arrayed in their rich clothes and masks, they danced as well as any of the courtiers. The spectacle was often repeated with great applause, till on one occasion a courtier, bent on mischief, took from his pocket a handful of nuts and threw them upon the stage. The Monkeys at the sight of the nuts forgot their dancing and became (as indeed they were) Monkeys instead of actors. Pulling off their masks and tearing their robes, they fought with one another for the nuts. The dancing spectacle thus came to an end amidst the laughter and ridicule of the audience. A person can pretend to be something they are not, but will eventually show their true colors when their old ways prove too tempting. Metaphoric 0.1 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train One hot summer's day a Fox was strolling through an orchard till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine which had been trained over a lofty branch. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," quoth he. Drawing back a few paces, he took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch. Turning round again with a One, Two, Three, he jumped up, but with no greater success. Again and again he tried after the tempting morsel, but at last had to give it up, and walked away with his nose in the air, saying: "I am sure they are sour." We convince ourselves that what we cannot obtain is bad so that we feel okay not having it. Metaphoric 0.07 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train A Seagull having bolted down too large a fish, burst its deep gullet-bag and lay down on the shore to die. A Kite saw him and exclaimed: "You richly deserve your fate; for a bird of the air has no business to seek its food from the sea." Except for raptors, most birds are not equipped to take fish directly from the water. Metaphoric 0.31 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A fox caught in a trap escaped, but in so doing lost his tail. Thereafter, feeling his life a burden from the shame and ridicule to which he was exposed, he schemed to convince all the other Foxes that being tailless was much more attractive, thus making up for his own deprivation. He assembled a good many Foxes and publicly advised them to cut off their tails, saying that they would not only look much better without them, but that they would get rid of the weight of the brush, which was a very great inconvenience. One of them interrupting him said, "If you had not yourself lost your tail, my friend, you would not thus counsel us." It is not always wise to encourage others to behave or appear as you do. Metaphoric 0.1 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train One day a cat happen to grab hold of rooster for its evening meal. She wanted, however, a good excuse for killing the bird. "I need to rid the world of you," she told the rooster, "You constantly make your horrible noises throughout the night, interfering with men's much needed sleep. The world will be better off without you." "No," said the rooster, "I crow for the good of men. I wake them up each morning when it is time for them to start work for the day, so that they may earn their living." "Ridiculous!" said the cat, and she ate him. Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you. Metaphoric 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train A Lion used to prowl about a field in which Four Oxen used to dwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever way he approached them he was met by the horns of one of them. At last, however, they fell a-quarrelling among themselves, and each went off to pasture alone in a separate corner of the field. Then the Lion attacked them one by one and soon made an end of all four. A group provides protection that individuals cannot provide on their own. Metaphoric 0.13 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train An Eagle swooped down upon a Serpent and seized it in his talons with the intention of carrying it off and devouring it. But the Serpent was too quick for him and had its coils round him in a moment; and then there ensued a life-and-death struggle between the two. A countryman, who was a witness of the encounter, came to the assistance of the eagle, and succeeded in freeing him from the Serpent and enabling him to escape. In revenge, the Serpent spat some of his poison into the man's drinking-horn. Heated with his exertions, the man was about to slake his thirst with a draught from the horn, when the Eagle knocked it out of his hand, and spilled its contents upon the ground. When handling serpents, be careful of their interactions with your food and drink. Metaphoric 0.12 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A Rose and an Amaranth blossomed side by side in a garden, and the Amaranth said to her neighbor, "How I envy you your beauty and your sweet scent! No wonder you are such a universal favorite." But the Rose replied with a shade of sadness in her voice, "Ah, my dear friend, I bloom but for a time: my petals soon wither and fall, and then I die. But your flowers never fade, even if they are cut; for they are everlasting." Rose bushes must be pruned regularly to encourage new buds. Metaphoric 0.11 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A fox one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of escape. A Goat, overcome with thirst, came to the same well, and seeing the Fox, inquired if the water was good. Concealing his sad plight under a merry guise, the Fox indulged in a lavish praise of the water, saying it was excellent beyond measure, and encouraging him to descend. The Goat, mindful only of his thirst, thoughtlessly jumped down, but just as he drank, the Fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a scheme for their common escape. "If," said he, "you will place your forefeet upon the wall and bend your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards." The Goat readily assented and the Fox leaped upon his back. Steadying himself with the Goat's horns, he safely reached the mouth of the well and made off as fast as he could. When the Goat upbraided him for breaking his promise, he turned around and cried out, "You foolish old fellow! If you had as many brains in your head as you have hairs in your beard, you would never have gone down before you had inspected the way up, nor have exposed yourself to dangers from which you had no means of escape." Think before you act or else you will find yourself in a dangerous situation. Metaphoric 0.1 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train One wintry day a Woodman was tramping home from his work when he saw something black lying on the snow. When he came closer he saw it was a Serpent to all appearance dead. But he took it up and put it in his bosom to warm while he hurried home. As soon as he got indoors he put the Serpent down on the hearth before the fire. The children watched it and saw it slowly come to life again. Then one of them stooped down to stroke it, but thc Serpent raised its head and put out its fangs and was about to sting the child to death. So the Woodman seized his axe, and with one stroke cut the Serpent in two. "Ah," said he, "No gratitude from the wicked." When he came near them they soon discovered the cheat, and striding up to him pecked at him and plucked away his borrowed plumes. Metaphoric 0.17 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train A Crow perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with delight. When he reached it, he discovered to his grief that it contained so little water that he could not possibly get at it. He tried everything he could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in vain. At last he collected as many stones as he could carry and dropped them one by one with his beak into the pitcher, until he brought the water within his reach and thus saved his life. Necessity is the mother of invention. Metaphoric 0.1 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train A Vixen who was taking her babies out for an airing one balmy morning, came across a Lioness, with her cub in arms. "Why such airs, haughty dame, over one solitary cub?" sneered the Vixen. "Look at my healthy and numerous litter here, and imagine, if you are able, how a proud mother should feel." The Lioness gave her a squelching look, and lifting up her nose, walked away, saying calmly, "Yes, just look at that beautiful collection. What are they? Foxes! I've only one, but remember, that one is a Lion." The gods help them that help themselves. Metaphoric 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train A Lion demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities. He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both. The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal. But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest. Lions depend on their teeth and claws for their fierceness. Metaphoric 0.09 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Two Frogs lived together in a marsh. But one hot summer the marsh dried up, and they left it to look for another place to live in: for frogs like damp places if they can get them. By and by they came to a deep well, and one of them looked down into it, and said to the other, "This looks a nice cool place. Let us jump in and settle here." But the other, who had a wiser head on his shoulders, replied, "Not so fast, my friend. Supposing this well dried up like the marsh, how should we get out again?" When considering your options, always consider what to do if events go badly. Metaphoric 0.09 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train A peacock spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, "I am robed, like a king, in gold and purple and all the colors of the rainbow; while you have not a bit of color on your wings." "True," replied the Crane; "but I soar to the heights of heaven and lift up my voice to the stars, while you walk below, like a cock, among the birds of the dunghill." Many birds feature evolutionary traits designed to attract sexual mates, such as the peacock's tail features. Metaphoric 0.15 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A Man who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him. A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, "If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you." The Man who had been bitten laughed at this advice and said, "Why? If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me." A dog attacked a man, but it was not fatal. Metaphoric 0.11 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train A Cat fell in love with a handsome young man, and entreated Venus to change her into the form of a woman. Venus consented to her request and transformed her into a beautiful damsel, so that the youth saw her and loved her, and took her home as his bride. While the two were reclining in their chamber, Venus wishing to discover if the Cat in her change of shape had also altered her habits of life, let down a mouse in the middle of the room. The Cat, quite forgetting her present condition, started up from the couch and pursued the mouse, wishing to eat it. Venus was much disappointed and again caused her to return to her former shape. You can change a person's appearance, but their personality will stay the same. Metaphoric 0.11 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train Some boys, playing near a pond, saw a number of Frogs in the water and began to pelt them with stones. They killed several of them, when one of the Frogs, lifting his head out of the water, cried out: "Pray stop, my boys: what is sport to you, is death to us." Some people's enjoyment is the cause of pain for others. Metaphoric 0.15 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they did not know where to go. As soon as they saw a single animal approach them, off they used to run. One day they saw a troop of wild Horses stampeding about, and in quite a panic all the Hares scuttled off to a lake hard by, determined to drown themselves rather than live in such a continual state of fear. But just as they got near the bank of the lake, a troop of Frogs, frightened in their turn by the approach of the Hares scuttled off, and jumped into the water. "Truly," said one of the Hares, "things are not so bad as they seem: "There is always someone worse off than yourself." Frogs are afraid of rabbits. Metaphoric 0.11 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train A SICK STAG lay down in a quiet corner of its pasture-ground. His companions came in great numbers to inquire after his health, and each one helped himself to a share of the food which had been placed for his use; so that he died, not from his sickness, but from the failure of the means of living. Revenge will hurt the avenger. Metaphoric 0.15 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Amazing buy on Splenda! The savings compared to the store was unbelievable. I use it since I'm diabetic, but the taste is great and I can still get that sugar taste with no bitter after taste. The packets make it convienant to take along with me. Thank-you Amazon! This splenda is cheaper than what you can buy in stores and great for diabetics like me who use it frequently instead of sugar. Reviews 0.23 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train The dark roast version is delicious, and I've received comments from friends as well. Full flavor, delicious in the morning without half and half (and that's saying a lot)! For those who said it was weak, I have one suggestion: you need to add more coffee. In my Cuisinart coffee maker (the model that has a 'step' indicator on the right hand side) I use 3-1/2 scoops for 10 cups. Super saver is a great way to get the coffee as well. The light roast blend is almost as good, but needs more flavor. Reviews 0.14 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train I have heard of winegums for a while now, and read the reviews on these--and the reviewers are absolutely right in saying that these are the most flavorful, delectable chewy-gummy candy I've ever had!! My family opened one of the bags and started raving, so I had to have a taste. AMAZING!! And Amazon has THE BEST PRICE I could find, BY FAR. Less than $20 for 6.6 lbs of this candy is a bargain. Once again, the English ROCK! Wine gummies a great snack for wine lovers who want the taste but can't drink for whatever reason. Reviews 0.11 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train This is my favorite cereal. When we have it in the house I eat it every day, sometimes twice a day, so it doesn't last long. I'm a big fan of sticky cereal, and what I mean by that is cereal that is not soggy but not out-of-the-box crunchy, either. This cereal turns to oatmeal mush fairly quickly (I hate oatmeal, oddly), so if you like it less-than-soggy, you have to be quick or go easy on the milk. It tastes fantastic, though. It's not too sugary nor does it taste like cardboard. It's just right, honestly, and it's a lot healthier than a lot of other cereals (although it is not the healthiest). A bowl of this while watching LOTR is a perfectly comforting combination for some reason. (: My brother and I used to joke that Grape-nuts was made of either wood or cardboard. Reviews 0.14 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train After reading Wheatbelly (from Amazon), I've finally come to terms with the need to go really low-carb and avoid grains. But what to do about the need to snack and dip occasionally? These fit the bill perfectly: spicy, crunchy, healthy and gluten-free. I just wish they were available on subscribe & save now that I know they are terrific. High carb snacks mess with my insulin levels, leaving me feeling drained all day. Reviews 0.17 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train Great noodles, but a little spicy. If you like spicy then put the whole flavor packet in bowl but if I like mine a little less spicy so only put half or 3/4 of packet and it comes out tasty. The noodles taste great but the spice can be overpowering so consider using half or 3/4 of a packet for a great taste. Reviews 0.52 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train This is not the original Swiss Maggi Seasoning Sauce. It is very close and tastes fine, but be aware while the Trademark remains Swiss,this particular product is made and bottled in Mexico. Unlike the original Swiss Maggi seasoning sauce, this stuff is made in Mexico. Reviews 0.98 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train I like all kinds of mac and cheese. My homemade version uses cream, Beecher's cheese and Dungeness crab. But then on the other hand, I also like both Stouffer's and Trader Joe's frozen, and I even like the stuff in the blue box. Read a lot of rave reviews of Annie's, so I picked up a box at the store today. I'm not sure what kind of mac and cheese the people that loved this stuff have eaten in the past, but I found Annie's watery and bland. I think it might be passable if there was twice the amount of cheese powder, but this stuff had no flavor. Ate a couple bites and threw the rest out. Luckily I only bought one box, but it was a complete waste of money. Even Easy Mac is better. Annie's mac and cheese is a waste of money - watery and bland, despite its rave reviews. Reviews 0.21 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train This is my first for adventure into yellow curry paste, and I love it. Even though it is not as hot as some of the other curry's, the level of spice and flavor does not disappoint. I followed the recipe on the side of the container. It does use the European scale of measurement that at first was a little intimidating. I did notice under nutrition, that it it listed 2 teaspoons is 10 GRAMS. That means that 50 grams is 10 teaspoons. There is no law that says you can't use more. I intend to hit the net for more recipes, plus i have some of my own ideas, HEY,FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT. The flavor profiles in this yellow curry allows you to take an all expenses paid, TRIP THROUGH YOUR OWN IMAGINATION. Curry pastes may vary in color based on the ingredients and while all contain the same main ingredient (curry), flavors can vary significantly - as well as the heat! Reviews 0.11 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train These grains are very nice. Took about a month before they really took off and doubled in size. Use the first couple batches for your pancakes or baking. I love my kefir with a little maple syrup. These kefir grains are nice and doubled in size after the first month. Reviews 0.74 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train I had a bowl of these todasy for breakfast. I put two fried eggs on top and added a little hot sauce I made yesterday. The noodles have a decent firmness and the broth was tasty. The veggies weren't as plentiful as I would normally wish, but I couldn't complain; a good breakfast. 3.125 out of 5.0 stars is what I gave it on ramenrater.com. Noodles are a great addition to a balanced morning breakfast, as strange as it sounds. Reviews 0.23 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train The Maine Lobsters arrived on time and were nice and big. They were shared by four of us and we were all delighted at the taste and freshness. They were excellent and will will buy from this company again. Soon, I hope. Thanks. They arrived in a temperature-controlled tank, so don't worry if you order them in the winter. Reviews 0.28 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train I use a percolator and this is very good coffee! Our nanny agrees. She makes it just right for me each morning (I can't seem to make my coffee perfect each time, but she can).It tastes best with sweetened condensed milk. I highly suggest you try it with sweetened condensed milk! The nanny makes perfect coffee with this every morning. Reviews 0.27 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train I loved carnation chocolate milk as I was growing up. We can no longer buy it at the local grocery store. I was delighted when I was able to buy it from Amazon. It came quickly, and tastes wonderful just like I remember it from years ago. Carnation chocolate milk has been my favorite since childhood, so I was thrilled to find I could buy it from amazon when I couldn't find it in stores anymore. Reviews 0.6 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train This is an excellent value! Once you eat tuna that is olive-oil packed, you will never eat another kind again! The small can is just right for one person. The tuna is delicious alone or in a tuna salad. Although I alternate between the Blue Buffalo kibble selections from time to time, my cats never tire of Blue Buffalo, and I wouldn't want to be without the good results that I have seen from it. Reviews 0.18 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train When I first tried this tea over a year ago, I was instantly in love. This tea has a light but rich taste; the roasted rice lends itself well and almost gives this tea a buttery quality. The quality of the tea leaves themselves is great, with a beautiful deep green color. The tea is worth the price, but it comes with an added bonus: if you buy this online here, you get two tins instead of one-- perfect for gifting or sharing. This tea is a tea I would serve to someone who claims to hate green teas, just to showcase the variety green teas can have. Buying this tea from amazon gets you a two-for-one deal. Reviews 0.17 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train I've never tried the Celtic Sea Salt before but have read a lot about it being better than regular salt for you. I bought this and am very pleased except that I believe I would have preferred to have bought the fine ground. This works great for cooking but you need a grinder to use at the table. Tastes just like salt. I can't tell any difference in taste from the iodized table salt. It definitely looks different. It's a moist gray color. Very pleased. Converting over to this as I empty out the salt grinders. Can't tell you how it reacts to the grinders yet. Celtic sea salt tastes just like regular sea salt but it comes in these large granules that are big enough that I have to use a grinder to add the salt to food. Reviews 0.22 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train I love popcorn. We have popcorn about 4 nights a week. I started out looking for popcorn on the cob as I had that this year and it was lovely, and then stumbled upon India Tree. It's the closest that I can find to the dried on the cob popcorn and I love it. It is so fresh and natural tasting. I've been using it for several months and ran out the other day and had to use a popular store brand. Though the kernels popped up larger, the taste was stale and processed...not to mention, the India Tree popcorn is actually cheaper than the store brand. I'm placing my order for more India Tree right now! Sweet corn isn't ideal for popcorn because its kernels don't pop as large. Reviews 0.2 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train I ordered these treats as they looked similar to the Waggin Train Chick'n Biscuit. Well, they are nothing like them. My dogs love the product from Waggin Train, but would not eat these. The chemical smell was overpowering. Not sure what they are made of, but they went into the trash can. I hope I don't get fined for dumping toxic waste. Despite looking similar to Waggin Train Chick'n Biscuits, these dog treats are nothing like them and smell so toxic, I just threw them away. Reviews 0.6 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train i don't like to knock a product..however i have used stevia for quite a number of years now. my favorite is the 3.5 oz Kal pure stevia exract there are no fillers.. unfortunately i have 1 lb of this NOW brand and i noticed right away that it is no way near as potent as the Kal brand....this powder is not as dense as KAL.. it is true you will have to double or maybe triple the amount you normally would use in your drink/i have not cooked with this... it does not dissolve as quickly as KAL and does'nt have that nice sweetness i am used to ...i will finish it and that will be that. maybe the product needs to be compacted..i'm not sure though... This stevia sweetener is much healthier than what you'll find in the sucralose in Splenda. Reviews 0.11 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train When I took this product, my skin cleared up a lot but I soon began to have digestive problems. I probably need to play with how much water to dilute it in. That said, it works for many people as a health drink, just make sure to watch the dosage if you have a sensitive stomach. This health drink can clear your skin up. Reviews 0.41 2.81
paragraph2sentence.train Wow Sun Maid -- you NEVER disappoint!!!I baked these muffins, even adding pineapple, as suggested on the side of the box -- the muffins (all 12 of them) came out of the oven as scrumptious, semi-moist morsels of perfection, right up to the slightly crispy but still juicy raisins on the tops of each muffin.They stored well - I eventually put them (covered with foil) in the fridge, and now I am taking the remainder to work with me.You only need one egg per mix, and some oil or butter, and liquid (in my case I used pineapple juice as liquid) -- it takes very little time to mix (I used a big big serving fork to mix up the batter with) and they pop into and out of the oven in no time.The price is right and the result is delicious!!! Substituting in pineapple juice (instead of water) can add a great kick to this muffin mix. Reviews 0.21 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train I ordered the extract to make rose ice cream, because you can rarely find it. The ice cream turned out really great with this flavoring. I used 1 1/4 teaspoons to flavor about 3 cups of ice cream. It was a very light and perfect flavor. You can definetly use more for a stronger taste. The seller was also very quick with the shipping. Rose-flavored ice cream is difficult to find. Reviews 0.29 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train I found Wiley's Corn Boil Seasoning to be an excellent mixture to season fresh corn. I wouldn't dream of preparing corn on the cob without using it. The mixture enhances the taste of corn on the cob. Corn on the cob requires good seasoning, like Wiley's. Reviews 0.59 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train My little Jack Russel loves these perfectly sized biscuit. Unlike other's they don't break apart. She loves them. I love them. No itching or tummy problems. These biscuits are perfect for my dog who enjoys them but without the mess or stomach problems that other biscuts have. Reviews 0.33 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train I've been looking for this gum for a long time. For some reason, I haven't been able to find Rain-blo at my local stores. They only carry Dubble Bubble- which I don't like because the flavor doesn't last long. The gum was delivered quickly and was fresh tasting. The package brings 48 packages (4 gums per pack). Just in case you were wondering, the gum balls are medium seized - not the jumbo or smaller bite sized options. You end up paying about .27 per package, not a bad deal. Definitely worth it. This Rain-blo gum is a good deal, especially if your local stores don't carry it. Reviews 0.22 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train I have been using coconut oil as a substitute for cooking oils and skin/ hair products for years. This is a stellar brand- it is organic, cold pressed, and made for safe storing. There is a lot fo good info on the web about how coconut oil is saving our health. Jump on the band wagon. It is not too late. Coconut oil is a great and healthy substitute for cooking oil and this brand is fantastic, cold-pressed, organic and designed for longevity. Reviews 0.6 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I purchased this for my wife, a dedicated tea drinker. She reported that it is OK but not as good as the K-Cup version packed as Timothy's Camomile. Won't get this one again This camomile tea is inferior to the K-Cup version, according to my wife. Reviews 0.72 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train I am using this flour to make the recipes in Bruce Fife's book that I just purchased Cooking with Coconut Flour. The cookies and breads have great texture, I love the fried chicken, and the italian meatloaf. Very glad that I bought the flour AND the book because coconut flour is difficult to experiment with as it soaks up moisture like a sponge. Turns out you need to add more fat, not water or milk, if you want the batter to be moister. Coconut flour can be difficult to cook with because it absorbs more water than the more commonly-used wheat flour. Reviews 0.25 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Its popcorn! It came fairly quickly and was enjoyed by all who it was distributed to. Probably another order in the near future. Everyone who ate this popcorn enjoyed it, so we might order again. Reviews 0.46 4.38
paragraph2sentence.train We had a yard sale and sold snow cones with Hawaiian Shaved Ice snow cone syrups! It was a huge hit! I especially liked the choice of 10 flavors...I will definetly be ordering more as we will be having several more yard sales before the season is over! I haven't had any new breakout since I starting using it. Reviews 0.2 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train The Brazil nuts I ordered came quickly, very quickly. I was surprised that the 5 little bags I ordered were so little, but it makes sense. Brazil nuts are big, so 8-oz. bags are going to be smaller than I had imagined. Even so, the Brazil nuts are beautiful, a good source of protein, and I am enjoying them.We are snowed-in, so it's great to have something that is easy to eat and doesn't require cooking. Great emergency-plan food. I recommend them to anyone who likes Brazil nuts. Mmmmm. I made myself hungry. I'm going for more. Brazil nuts are a great protein source and make an excellent protein-rich snack when you don't feel like cooking. Reviews 0.25 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train I'm addicted to Yogi Teas and have vowed to try them all. This Indian Spice tea is delicious. I've found that many of the Yogi teas are not as strong as I want them to be, so the tea bag stays in until I've drank all the tea. Not so with this tea, this tea has a VERY strong Cinnamon taste, which I find enjoyable. In truth, I may have left the bag in too long today, as the cinnamon flavor is burning a little.The directions on the box say to add milk (or milk substitute) and sweetener to the tea. They mean it. I tried to drink it plain, but couldn't, it just didn't taste right. However, I did add a popular flavored coffee creamer, and that worked beautifully. This is a whole new drink now, doesn't feel like tea, it feels like a treat. Enjoy. Most Yogi teas are a bit weak and I have to leave the tea bag in the cup until I've finished it to get the right flavor. Reviews 0.17 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train As an all natural product this is a good cereal. I don't eat sweetened products so this product is fine with me. It's hard stuff and takes a while to eat. It's also very dense and doesn't absorb too much milk. Try a small bowl and take your time eating it. This cereal is unsweetened, hard, and doesn't absorb milk, but that's all fine by me. Reviews 0.58 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train This is my favorite coconut water, and I think I've tried almost all of them at this point (fresh is always best, but that's expensive and hard to come by). I first found Taste Nirvana in California, in the smaller glass bottles, and loved it, but couldn't find it after returning to MD. Then I found them on Facebook and subsequently on Amazon, and I have been subscribed to 2 cases per month ever since (and am upping to 3 cases). The glass one may or may not taste better, but this is a larger container and is far cheaper. Now the stores near me carry this brand, but it's still cheaper to get on Amazon, and the plain, no-pulp cans are still not available near me. Gatorade and other energy or sport drinks are a good source of electrolytes after intense workouts, which can leave your body's supply low and lead to uncomfortable cramping. Reviews 0.09 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train A perfect and cheap way to get into orchids. Comes with a info sheet explaining proper care of the plant. Mine was shipped very quickly. Just be careful about ordering in winter months if you live in a cold climate: my mail lady left the package outside by the door. Luckily I have a friendly neighbor who brought it in before it could freeze. Mail-order orchids are a great way to get into growing them, but be careful about the plants freezing if you buy them in winter. Reviews 0.41 4.69
paragraph2sentence.train I have used this shampoo along with it's matching conditioner for a while now and using the two of them together really makes a difference with my dry and itchy scalp. The shampoo is thin but super rich and I really notice the added moisture to my scalp. The shampoo feels like it has conditioner in it as well. I usually wash my hair twice with the shampoo and then I use the super thick and rich conditioner and leave in on my hair for about a minute and then rinse. My hair is left very healthy, smooth and rich with moisture. Both the shampoo and conditioner have a nice scent. I have tried a variety of different Clear Scalp shampoo and conditioners but this set is one of my favorites. This Clear Scalp shampoo (and matching conditioner) really help moisturize my scalp and remove that itchiness, leaving me with great-smelling hair. Reviews 0.25 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train Timothy's Italian Blend Coffee is number #1 in my book.It has the best flavor and a smooth taste out of most of the coffees we have tryed. We usually drink Coffee People's- Donut Shop Coffee which we have on auto ship. However, I do enjoy buying this when it is on sale! The service was as the vendor promised. Reviews 0.22 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I ordered this gum for my husband who absolutely LOVES anything sour. He was definitely not disappointed! I even like it myself! It has the perfect sourness in the beginning, but as you're chewing it, it slowly changes into this mostly sweet flavor with a mild sour aftertaste. We can't get enough of it! =) Will probably order again once our box runs out. My husband cannot get enough of this gum. Reviews 0.41 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train This is a great, strong flavored (and strong smelling) salt. Truffles typically have a very earthy, funky smell, as does this salt. The flavor is wonderful! Great with meats, grilled veggies, and pastas. A little goes a long way! A good addition to a salt collection. I don't like this type of snack, but these were good. Reviews 0.19 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train When you are watching your carbs and need some protein, this is the soup to get.The taste and texture is outstanding. Wonderful to be able to receive this soupdelivered to my door by Amazon. So it is probably no surprise that I find Mallomars slightly deficient compared to the mighty Pinwheel. Reviews 0.24 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I like spicy food, but not just for the heat. I love good taste, too!! When you add garlic to the mix of anything, it catches my fancy. For that reason, I really enjoy this sauce. This sauce is great for adding a bit of heat. Reviews 0.4 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I am the grandma who is constantly dieting and I have a toddler granddaughter who literally hates to eat. This product helps both of us! It is a very healthy no sugar added, fat free snack. I eat the veggies one piece at a time. They are crunchy and literally melt in my mouth. I am amazed at how good they are. My granddaughter also likes them. She is a picky eater and she also eats one piece at a time. Now I know she is getting nutrition instead of eating junk food. Yes, they are expensive, but you aren't going to be sitting around eating these by the spoonful like you would regular cooked veggies. I have only eaten them so far as a snack, but I am looking for ways to include them in my salads. These snacks are also good for my grandson who is just learning to eat regular food. They are small enough and dissolve in the mouth and I won't worry about him choking (I always feed him under supervision!) These snacks are worth a try. These veggies are great for picky eaters and just melt in your mouth so you can enjoy them one bite at time. Reviews 0.11 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train miracle noodles are a great option for people who are on a low carb diet but enjoy/crave noodles from time to time. Yes, they smell coming out of the package. Rinse thoroughly. They do not smell or taste funny once prepared. The texture is more like a rice noodle/cellophane noodle as opposed to wheat pasta. I prefer the angel hair pasta more than the rice, which reminds me of Israeli couscous or orzo. Though they smell a bit when first opened, Miracle Noodles are a huge help for those who need rice noodles but are on a low-carb diet. Reviews 0.24 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train I tried three flavors of Tastykake after I heard of how good they were. I love butterscotch, this doesn't have much of a butterscotch flavor. The cakes are fresh, but a little bland, not much flavor. This cake doesn't taste much like butterscotch, or anything at all, really. Reviews 0.59 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Been drinking Ovaltine for over 25 years and the taste never gets old. They said they've made some changes to it, but it still tastes great! I like it because it is also very nourishing and good for you as well, and these canisters make it a real money saver. All I need now is my 'decoder ring'! I've been drinking Ovaltine for over a quarter century and even with the changes, it still tastes great enough to buy these big money-saving canisters. Reviews 0.69 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train And I thought chopped dates were good, these date crumbles are great!! They come in so handy for just about anything.. salads, muffins, cooked cereals, cookie bars, or just to snack on! They took a good product and went one step farther to make it a great product! Love it! And buying it in a 4-pak is even better! These date crumbles are even better than chopped dates and make a great addition to many kinds of food (cereal, salads, etc.). Reviews 0.53 4.69
paragraph2sentence.train This pumpkin spice tea makes a great pitcher of Iced Tea, with a bit of Truvia or Splenda to sweeten it. The only down side is I couldn't find it after the fall in my area, but now that I found amazon has it, I've got it on a subscription so I'll be sure to have plenty! Oh, and if you will only use a given flavor occasionally, Bigelow is the way to go, since each Tea Bag is individually foil wrapped to keep it fresh. Which, in some odd, backhanded way, makes the comfort food, I guess. Reviews 0.15 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Over a decade ago, Lion's brand coffees were okay (personally I never thought they were as good as some people did; but whatever, they were at least acceptable). Lately, this brand has tanked to the point of undrinkability. I would advise you not to waste your money; and advise the Lion's Brand company to reconsider marketing swill to a formerly loyal customer base. The coffee tastes completely burnt so to drink it at all you have completely water down the taste. Reviews 0.15 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train I have been using all of Nielsen-Massey's Vanillas over the years and by FAR this is the BEST Tahitian Vanillia you can get at this price. There are others out there that can range as high as $95.00 for the same general amount, but they are of rare variety which makes them far more expensive for the average baker. I have been baking since I was 15 years old (47 now) and have used many differnt forms of Vanilla extracts over the years. My heart and taste lies with Nielsen-Massey. Recent studies have shown that consumers prefer the taste of artificial vanilla to the naturally-derived taste, which is due to the artificial variety being made from pure vanillin, the same substance that gives the vanilla beans their flavor. Reviews 0.14 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train This is my favorite green tea. I tried many different kinds when I was cutting back on coffee and this was the best. It is the perfect blend of green tea flavor and jasmine, not too flowery. It has a wonderful smell as well. I enjoyed drinking and smelling this tea as much as I had previously enjoyed my first morning coffee. Also the tea bag material makes it easier to save and rebrew for a second serving. After I switched from coffee to tea, this green tea has been my go-to choice so much that i look forward to it in the mornings just as much as that first cup of coffee. Reviews 0.21 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train This is a great sugar replacement. It is sweet and you can use it in hot and cold foods and for baking. The main ingredient- xylitol-is good for your teeth. If you have dogs you need to use caution though as this is dangerous for them. We elders must set an example..Thank You Amazon and all the stores and fast delivery bundling and easy open packaging.. Reviews 0.2 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I purchased this popcorn for my roosevelt popper purchased thru tommy's.The packets are so easy to use since there is no measuring.This is by far the best popcorn i have used so far taste as good as movie theatre popcorn,my kids love it as well as my wife.Its a wonderful treat for movie nights. My Roosevelt popcorn popper makes movie theatre-quality popcorn. Reviews 0.42 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train I have liked every flavour of Harney & Sons tea that I have tried. The peppermint is no exception. It has a very strong/rich flavour that I have found to be lacking in some of the lesser brands of peppermint tea that I have encountered. Blech, blech, blech. Reviews 0.08 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train High fructose corn syrup costs a few cents less per gallon than real sugar, so that's the sweetener they use here. The good news is they offer Simply Heinz, which is made with real sugar. The taste is noticeably better and while the corn lobby wants you to believe otherwise, my bet is that the real sugar is healthier. For a condiment that lasts for months, do yourself a favor and spend the extra few cents to get the good stuff. Simply Heinz contains real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrups, so it's worth the investment since ketchup is kept for months and real sugar tastes better. Reviews 0.39 4.85
paragraph2sentence.train This was my 1st time trying the Snickers Peanut Butter Squared candy bars. They were delicious. I had waited long enough to order them when the heat of summer was gone so they wouldn't melt. The product was boxed and packaged well.Everything arrived quickly and I used the free shipping so kudos to the seller. I'd use this seller again. They were great. The m&m's candy bars, however, were gross and had a weird mixture of nougat and candy pieces. Reviews 0.24 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train The beans I received were just beautiful. I am very happy with this order, and I will definately be ordering more in the future. These beans were good. Reviews 0.54 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train You might not think, from reading ingredients, that this cereal has gluten in it, but it does. While the cereal tastes yummy and has decent nutritional content, if you are gluten-sensitive, stay away. I tried it twice and both times spent hours doubled over in agony. I suspect the gluten source has to do with how the oats are processed. I wish food producers would realize that celiac disease is no joke and be very careful about product labeling. Are you listening, Nature's Path? If you like chocolate glazed donuts then this might be for you. Reviews 0.13 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I am obsessed with these granola bars! They are awesome! It's ridiculous how many of these I eat. To me, they actually taste just like a really good brownie mix-- as if somebody took unbaked brownie mix & turned it into a cookie. Reviews 0.21 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train Great seasoning - full of flavor without chemicals. We received the product in a very timely way and are enjoying it on our food The seasoning was delivered quickly and tastes great in food because it's so flavorful but without that chemical taste. Reviews 0.44 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train I wasn't so sure I would like the spearmint when I ordered this - BUT, I'm happy to say I've grown quite fond of it. I thoroughly enjoy my afternoon pick-me-up at work. This refreshing green tea has replaced my pm coffee break with about a third of the caffeine. Just right. This green tea is a refreshing substitute for coffee, with a third of the caffeine. Reviews 0.7 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I was a bit skeptical. My wife likes Mojito's in the summer and I'm pretty good at making them. However, they can be a bit heavy on the sugar/sweet side.This mix was pretty good and easy to make (there was no bad aftertaste, either). Put it in a tall glass with some ice. If you're a fan of CL lemonade or other instant drinks, this is a decent substitution or if you just want or have the non-alcoholic versions. I would purchase this product and use it. This dry mojito mix is a good substitute for the real thing if you're busy and isn't too sweet like mojitos can be when you make them yourself. Reviews 0.17 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train When I first discovered this product, and how my Toy Fox Terrier puppy reacted to it, I was thrilled. It was so hard to get her to slow down and do some productive chewing while I was busy. However, I did notice that her stool was often a bit loose after eating this puppy goo. I started stuffing her Kong with kibbles to make sure there was substance and not just the gooey stuff, in hopes that I wouldn't have to take it away from her totally. It seemed to work for a little while, then suddenly, pools of stool again. Even when I froze the stuff, it didn't help. Only gave her one a week, didn't help. It may be that toy breeds have a difficult time with it and heartier dogs will be fine. But be cautious.One further note: I've noticed that the textural contents of the cans vary. Not sure how or why. Be wary of expiration dates! Expiration dates on the dog food cans vary significantly within the same package so be sure to read the labels. Reviews 0.15 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train The caramel isn't too bad, it doesn't really taste like caramel, more like a super sweet toffee. It has the consistency of pudding also. Be sure to brush your teeth after eating, as it will stick to everything. Reviews 0.19 0.94
paragraph2sentence.train A friend got me to try this dip. I wasn't too wild on the idea of onions and horseradish but it turns out this dip is highly addictive. It's extremely tasty and makes anything taste better. I am, however, a bit surprised at the price here; Robert Rothschild has a website and the price is considerably lower. This is my favorite dip. Does taste a little like cotton candy, not very sweet or premium (as described). Reviews 0.17 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train This product is incredible and very different from the normal canned 'bitter' tomato paste. It is expensive but well worth it for certain uses. I use it exclusively in place of pizza sauce for the pizzas I make at home. It is wonderful. Should be on your 'bucket list. Unlike the bitter taste you'll get from canned paste, this tomato pastes is incredibly flavorful and great for making pizzas. Reviews 0.33 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train We happened to be at Whole Foods and a lovely woman was offering free samples of Violas Hot Jalepeno Jelly. Omg It is fantastic! It's got a definite kick to it but it's not too terribly hot at all. PERFECTION. It's just sweet enough to balance out the hot. It's light and delicious. And best of all, it's not full of all the artificial preservatives and high fructose corn syrup and additives of which most jellies are contaminated. I LOVE THIS PRODUCT!!!! Ordinary jelly will not do when making extraordinary sandwiches. Reviews 0.1 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train These cookies are good, but are very crumblely. Even though I like the taste, I will not buy again because they crumble way too much and make a big mess every time you take a bite. I was cleaning up after these cookies for at least an hour. Reviews 0.54 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train These newer shortbread cookies from Walkers are so yummy. I used to buy their regular shortbread fingers in the store and loved them, but these are a bit more rich-tasting and have a wonderful buttery flavor. The original ones are a little bit harder. These are a bit more tender. I recommend them highly. The new Walkers shortbread cookies are more tender than the original version but have a better, more buttery flavor. Reviews 0.47 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train This food works out to be the best dry food for my overweight senior cat. I was trying grain-free foods for a while and he just gained a lot of weight and became constipated. Mixing it with this food helps reduce those problems. My cats do well on it and seem to like the taste of it, too. The small round kibble size is convenient for treat balls and automatic feeders. I feed them wet food twice daily, and then leave portions of the dry food mix out while I'm at work or sleeping so they have something to snack on. I would not recommend feeding exclusively dry food, but if you do feed some then this one seems like a good choice to try. This food works great with most automatic cat food dispensers, which is ideal for working people or those with busy households. Reviews 0.21 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train I like almost every tea I've ever tried (both bagged and loose), but this oolong tea was terrible. It actually tasted like dirt and I had to pour it out. This particular tea bag came in a box called Teas of China and Japan Collection with a variety of other teas. I haven't tried any of the others, and I'm not sure if I will. They get it right every time, for real. Reviews 0.24 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train My cat is not a picky eater and eats nearly anything. However, he really does not like the taste of this food. I wish he did seeing as I spent alot on it but it seems he'd rather go hungry than eat it. My cat does not like this cat food even though he eats almost everything else. Reviews 0.61 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train I have been buying these in a local grocery store for double the price listed here. This is a real deal. The taste is worth the extra price, as these are the best tasting energy drink that I've had. The taste is exactly like a Jager-bomb - that is Jagermeister and Red Bull. Exactly. This energy drink is half the price you pay in stores and tastes great - exactly like a Jägerbomb. Reviews 0.44 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train Upon ordering the Barilla Mezze Penne with Tomato and Basil Sauce I thought this would be a quick lunch to take to work. Upon receiving this lunch in a box I took it to work and at lunch time popped it into the microwave and folks wanted to know what that delicious aroma was....The box lunch came from Amazon and is definately a great lunch...It is light and delicious and cooks in a minute in microwave. (Barilla Mezze Penne with Tomato and BAsil Sauce) The nice reusable tin is filled with plain pods, not individually wrapped, so use them quickly once opened. Reviews 0.11 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I'd been looking for an apple preserve and Harvest Song seemed to fit the bill. They've got a wonderfully idyllic print marketing campaign so I thought I'd take a chance.As it turns out, the aluminum lid on the jar has no protective liner. My first 1/8 of a teaspoon was filled with metal! The acid in the jam had corroded the interior of the lid, producing scratch marks that looked like someone scratched it with the tines of a fork.I'm calling Amazon to see if they'll refund on defective food. Really people... run for your lives.UPDATE:I felt a little sick from this product but it cleared up in about 12 hours. When I felt better I called Amazon (through the Contact Us link near the bottom of the page) and received a full refund. Thanks for the great customer service Amazon. This jam is so acidic that it ate through the metal lid, making the top of the jam filled with metal. Reviews 0.21 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Very soft and yummy cookies. I bought these for my gluten-intolerant daughter and wound up liking them myself! They have other flavors that are also very good. My daughter's favorite is the chocolate chip cookie. I think they're all good. We've also had the apple flavor. For people with IBS, gluten can cause severe abdominal cramps and, in extreme cases, lead to hospitalization due to dehydration. Reviews 0.18 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train This is very good coffee at an excellent price. I like a dark roast and ordered this not realizing that Vienna roast is more of a light roast. If I had ordered a darker roast from them I might have been able to give them 5 stars. In any case, I'm pretty sure I'll order their coffee again -- maybe the Sumatran next time. The ingredient list is short -- coffee, sugar, potassium bicarbonate and potassium citrate. Reviews 0.17 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train The good news, these are very tasty and pretty filling for 210 calories. The bad news? For nutritional value they're slightly better for you than the average candy bar. A tasty snack, but don't get the idea that its health food. They would not eat it at all. Reviews 0.2 0.63
paragraph2sentence.train Just had this for the first time at PF Chang's in Sacramento yesterday. I was utterly amazed at how good it is and I am a tough critic, having been a long-time Earl Grey lover. It's great with food because the taste is light and refreshing; it's also delicious, by the way. It's perfect for summertime, perfect frosty cold with lots of ice. And it's real tea, not a powder. It smells so good I almost want to wear it! Can you tell? I LOVE this tea! This Earl Grey tea is real tea (not powder) and better than everything else because the taste is delicious, light, and so refreshing. Reviews 0.38 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train This is a smoky, creamy, and just very mildly spicy sauce. If that's what you're looking for you'd likely enjoy it a lot, but for me, it made figuring out just what to do with it a little difficult. Typically when I make tacos, etc, I just use salsa, sour cream, and sometimes hot sauce, so I'm struggling a bit to figure out where this fits in exactly. It tastes good, but seems almost unnecessary. One use that seems to work pretty well is adding it to a taco salad. It's kind of a nice addition to keep the flavors a bit more interesting and I might keep some around for that. It could also add a bit of variety to sandwiches if one is in the mood for something a little different than the norm; perhaps on a southwest style Panini or similar. I might also try it for dipping chicken nuggets or wings, etc. Overall it seems like a pretty good product, but not something I'd be likely to use daily or even a couple times a week, so I may pick up a bottle every now and then but I probably won't buy a 6-pack of them. I would rate it perhaps 4 stars on taste but it loses a few points for versatility since it's not really hot sauce, taco sauce, salsa, sandwich spread, or salad dressing, it's kind of something else that I have trouble classifying. There's a good amount of raisins, but the almonds are rather sparse. Reviews 0.04 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I have been drinking Whey Up since 2007 and I LOVE IT! There is not another protein energy drink on the market that tastes as good or works as well. I drink at least one Whey UP a day and can certainly feel my energy levels increase when i drink it before a work out. It's also been a great source of meal replacement with 20g of protein and again, it tastes GREAT! I even pack bottles of WHEYUP when I travel and have gone to great measures to get more WHEY UP if i run out. People who work out should drink WHEYUP for the protein energy boost they get before going to the gym. I have also pointed out to people that are dieting that they should drink WHEYUP as a meal replacement (once a day) and then keep filling the bottle with water for the rest of the day. I love that AMAZON is now selling WHEY UP and everyone should try it! A nice benefit of having a protein shaker is being able to fill it up with water after and keep drinking throughout the day to stay hydrated. Reviews 0.12 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train The brownies were not rich, not chocolate chunk...only a few chips on top...much much smaller than the picture...not chewy...soft and mushy like the cheapo ones you get at the grocery store...were in the box in 4 stacks of four and the bottom brownie on each stack was smashed to half size and the rest were all stuck together...the box they came in was beautiful and worth much more than the contents...I paid $32 + $11 shipping for 16 small brownie crumbles that were only worth about $5 if they weren't stuck together...drew was reluctant to give refund, and would only respond to my e-mails with one-sentence Blackberry replies, so I gave up To me the key to buying this (or almost any item) on amazon is to do a search first. Reviews 0.08 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train This drink has a wonderful orange citrus flavor. It is robust but not too strong. A great natural alternative to soda. My 13 year old likes it as well. Would not hesitate to purchase. If you suffer from heartburn, acid reflux, this is the ideal way to continue enjoying coffee drinking. Reviews 0.21 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train I have ordered this product through Amazon after finding it was recommended by my veterinarian. My dogs enjoy it thoroughly and I have re-ordered repeatedly. No adverse side effects although my dogs chew these up rapidly thus it doesn't last as long as I expected it would. These dog toys were recommended by my vet and my dogs love them, though the toys don't last as long as I'd like. Reviews 0.57 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train This is the best dark cocoa I have ever had! It makes incredible mochas and hot chocolate and I use hardly any sugar in it (I like it a little bitter) and it makes a mocha better than Starbucks, Ryan Bros, Butch Bros, Peets - anyone. It makes me feel good knowing there's a lot less sugar, but I do wonder about the fat content as it seems a lil bit on the high side. This stuff is the good stuff. If I could give it 10 stars I would! This dark cocoa is fantastic and ideal for making better mochas and hot chocolates than what you'll get in any commercial coffee place. Reviews 0.43 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train These chocolate bars straddle the line between light, fluffy delicacy and rich, choclate goodness. I can't recommend these enough as I am completely addicted. These chocolate bars don't sit in your stomach like others do so I can't stop eating them! Reviews 0.85 3.75
paragraph2sentence.train I purchased this wine a while back, directions are great. Only problem I had was opening the bags of concentrate! Very difficult, other than that when bottling the wine the flavor is great! We're waiting about 2 months to really let the flavor set in. Everyone at work wanted some wine, thinking this will have to be purchased again soon for a new batch! I purchased this wine concentrate (which was a bit hard to open) and have been sitting on the wine for two months waiting to drink it -despite the demand from coworkers to try it. Reviews 0.42 4.06
paragraph2sentence.train ****I enjoy bergamot a lot, but this tea was way too fragrant for me; still it was different and enjoyable to try. The bergamot flavor is strong, not subtle, and a bit overwhelming---it's all you can taste.The ingredients of this tea are premium black teas with pure oil of bergamot---that's all.The manufacturer writes: Oil of bergamot comes from the rind of a citrus fruit which grows very well in the Calabria region of Italy. Pure top quality oil of bergamot is expensive but no blend or man-made flavoring can match the ethereal aroma and finely nuanced flavor of the real thing.Certain Earl Grey fanatics have grown especially fond of the top grade Calabrian oil of bergamot that we use and have asked for more, ..More,... MORE! Thus was born Stash Double Bergamot Earl Grey. In our Double Bergamot Earl Grey tea, the black tea base still serves as a solid foundation for this blend, but the oil of bergamot takes wing and soars to new unprecedented heights. The flavor is quite pronounced but not at all soapy or bitter which would happen with low grade oils. Is the flavor too strong? For a conservative drinker, maybe yes, but more adventurous types really seem to like it.I must not be adventurous enough. I do agree with the manufacturer, though, and it might be the tea for you if you're a huge fan of bergamot and want a lot of it, and I also agree that it tastes pure, not soapy or bitter at all.**** The bergamot does not taste too soapy at all. Reviews 0.09 1.88
paragraph2sentence.train This is the best Ghee that I have tried but perhaps it is because it is the only Ghee that I have tried! It tastes more oily than buttery and it doesn't add much flavor to foods which could be a plus or a minus depending on what you are cooking. I am trying to avoid Casein and this product has been very helpful in sticking to that avoidance! Although I've only ever tried this Ghee, it seems to do the job but is a bit more oily than butter. Reviews 0.49 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train I am hooked on this cappuccino - it's a great pick me up in the afternoon without giving me a caffeine rush. The package of 3 boxes was a great price and they didn't take long to get here. This cappuccino is a great afternoon energizer. Reviews 0.64 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train This is a tasty little instant coffee. You can smell the light and refreshing mint as soon as you start stirring it up. The chocolate flavor is delicious and the mint is very uplifting. I felt like I was experiencing a little bit of aromatherapy! It's almost a slight menthol sort of fresh, clean, peppermint scent and flavor.While regular hot chocolate is cozy and warm, this has a bit more caffeine from the coffee and with the energizing peppermint added to it, it makes for a really nice afternoon pick-me-up.And compared to getting coffee out at big name coffee shops (as much as I enjoy that coffee too), this is very economical. Gotta love an affordable indulgence! Thank you, Maxwell House!yum! :) Hot chocolate with whipped cream and maybe a dash of peppermint really hits the spot on a cold winter's day. Reviews 0.16 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train I used this flour to make homemade egg noodles, and they were really gross! They smelled like vegetables and tasted even worse. I've made gluten-free noodles before with a white rice flour blend, and they turned out great. I recommend Whole Foods 365 brand or Gluten Free Pantry brand all purpose flours (1st ingredient white rice flour) for cooking and baking. Those blends look and feel more like white flour, and you usually can't even tell the products are gluten free. This gluten-free flour is terrible and makes your allrecipes smell like vegetables and taste even worse. Reviews 0.45 3.13
paragraph2sentence.train I received really delicious raw honey and that makes me happy. The texture is really nice and smooth to boot. I did end up finding the product for less at local grocery store, but that was my own error. This is a really great product all around. This raw honey is a bit more expensive to buy online, but it's too delicious and smooth to pass up. Reviews 0.43 5.0
paragraph2sentence.train I'm pretty sure this is the same sauce they use at Taco Bell on the Baja Gordita and Chalupa. It is pretty mild, so you can use it generously! The texture is a little thicker than the other Taco Bell sauces, so this works best as a sandwich spread, since it won't run off as easily as the other varities. I also like it as a hamburger topping, but this is a nice chicken dipping sauce too. If you're making taco salad, this is the dressing of choice! This taco sauce's consistency is a bit thicker than Taco Bell's. Reviews 0.27 2.5
paragraph2sentence.train Yes!!! I finally found a quality food that all 3 of my cats love! I have tried several others(halo,paul newman,taste of the wild,core,and others)and this is the first one I can tell that they really go wild over.Plus the price is not as high as some of the high quality foods.If they continue to love it this much and get along well with it I will definatley continue to buy this brand.Would have done 5 stars but it is pricey for normal people and kind of inconvenient to always be buying at a pet store or online but I do like it well. Granny smith is the best flavor to get in my opinion. Reviews 0.14 0.0
paragraph2sentence.train We trust Beneful and these days with so many scary stories about dogs getting sick from treats or dog food that is made in China, it is very important to trust. My dog always has an appetite for Beneful. She's been eating it for years and still devours it. I love this 15.5 lb. bag. We just keep it in the garage and scoop it out when it's din-din time. An airtight seal keeps it fresh. Best of all, thanks to the right blend of fiber, I only need to let my dog out twice a day with no accidents due to upset tummies. Reviews 0.11 1.25
paragraph2sentence.train I have been ordering Pappy's Sassafras Tea for years. I absolutely love it. I drink it a little stronger than most people.Brings back great childhood memories. Glad that I am finally able to order online. Will order often. Pappy's sassafras teas are lovely and even after years of drinking them, still bring me back to my childhood. Reviews 0.3 3.75