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3M Opens Access to the 3M Healthcare Data Dictionary under Agreement with U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans ... 3M Health Information Systems announced today it will open access to the 3M Healthcare Data Dictionary under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs . finance.yahoo.com
The case for performing bariatric surgery on government According to my American Heritage dictionary, bariatrics is “… [t]he b ranch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.” www.cnybj.com
Is Golf a Sport? ProCon.org Tees Up Controversy with New Sports Website SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Golf in the United States is a $76 billion industry with 25.7 million players. Thirty-eight percent of Americans call themselves golf fans. Golf is clearly popular, but whether or not it is a sport remains hotly debated. news.yahoo.com
2012 Valedictorians and Salutatorians JESSIE WALLSValedictorian, Apalachee High SchoolParents: Darrell Walls and Glenda McDanielCollege/military: Georgia Institute of TechnologyStudy/interest: Chemical and bio-molecular engineeringScholarships: National Beta Club Scholarship, North Georgia Two Cylinder Club Scholarship and Barrow County Masonic ScholarshipFavorite quote: "You see things, and you say 'why?' But I dream things that ... onlineathens.com
Word-by-Word Pictures of the History of English Mike Kinde of Ideas Illustrated color-coded paragraphs of text to create little portraits of where our language comes from. Every English sentence is a mut. Our modern words have immigrated from Old English, ... finance.yahoo.com
Local Books: 'Reamde' in paperback, Indian studies, finance Neal Stephenson's best-seller "Reamde" is out in paperback, plus "Song of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau" and "Chinuk Wawa," two books on Northwest Native Americans, and "Securing Your Financial Future," personal finance for beginners. seattletimes.nwsource.com
Heavenly herbs: Rediscover the culinary magic of nature's flavor makers These days I've learned so much more about herbs that I have them growing in my garden, in containers and window boxes and even indoors during the winter months. What I've learned — thanks to the Oxford English Dictionary — is that the leaves and stems of herbs are used for medicine, or their scent or their flavor. www.detroitnews.com
Will’s Word of the week:'mithridate' We’re about as far from “highfalutin” as we can get this week with our exquisitely exotic word, as suggested by my good friend and all-around bon vivant Kevin Mosher. dailyuw.com
When Brett's not studying or being a goalie, he's spelling COLOMA - Brett Tutton of Grace Christian School in Watervliet has a lot of things going on in his life, from homework to soccer. heraldpalladium.com
Consumer Expert Clark Howard Wants To Help Find Your Missing Money Look up “ financial literacy ” in the dictionary and no doubt you’ll find a picture of Clark Howard . The radio and TV consumer expert, nationally syndicated on over 200 radio stations throughout North America, enlightens his listeners into saving more, spending less and how to avoid getting ripped off. www.businessinsider.com
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