• It includes such observations as a 17% increase in suicides in 2009 compared to 2007 and a 25% increase in 2010 compared to 2009.

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  • "If you had a smoker compared to a nonsmoker and were able to do imaging study of the brain, the smoker would have billions more of the receptors in areas of the brain that have to do with pleasure and reward, " says Richard Hurt, an internist who heads the Mayo Clinic's Nicotine Dependence Center.

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  • The trains will run at 220 mph and the first leg would be from New York to Philadelphia (a trip taking about half an hour, compared to an hour and a half now) by 2023.

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  • The hardest hit major market: The U.S., where sales of footwear, apparel and equipment dropped 4%, compared to a 1% decline in Europe and a 1% increase in Asia.

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  • The particular properties of the volcanic soil are ideal for growing purple potatoes, black truffles, buckwheat, white corn and tomatoes, and Nogue insists the ingredients have a distinct flavour profile compared to the same vegetables and grains grown elsewhere, a characteristic he attributes to the soil's perfect balance of absorption and porosity, as well as its mineral properties.

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  • For example, a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) major at MIT would yield a higher score and loan compared to a religious studies major at a lesser ranked school.

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  • Aaron Perlut, a ruggedly handsome certified nuclear mustacheologist whose body odor is often compared to a blend of fear and bacon grease, is a managing partner of St.

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  • Turned out, that was a breeze compared to what the Angels and A's had in store.

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  • Furthermore, inventory at stores grew drastically compared to a year ago and is up 54% versus just six months ago.

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  • So the probabilities of hitting a point structure like a power plant with a tornado drop precipitously compared to a hurricane, and the design basis for power plants varies accordingly.

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  • The opportunities offered a young American compared to those available to a young Haitian are night and day.

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  • While dirt would seem to be a slippery surface compared to pavement, a sprint car bites into the dirt and can outaccelerate almost any other vehicle: 0 to 60 in about 3 seconds.

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  • According to Truecar.com, GM, Toyota and Honda all strongly increased incentives compared to a year ago, while Ford, Hyundai and Nissan were offering smaller incentives than a year ago.

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  • The industrial sector is essentially in a recession, with a second quarter contraction of 2.5 percent compared to the first, and around 1.5 percent compared to the same period a year ago.

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  • And in Beijing you must have an automobile, and it is kind of hard for him because he doesn't earn a lot money compared to some Beijing local people, and he is also paying the mortgage to buy a new apartment.

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  • The new man is something of a wet fish compared to Polenin, but he respects a timetable and is determined, for professional and personal reasons, to get K-19 launched on time.

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  • It increased the sales at existing company-owned stores 9.2% in the first quarter compared to a year earlier, and 7.3% at franchised restaurants.

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  • The study, started in the 1970s in Matlab, compared a group with access to contraception and birth-control education to a similar group that did not have access to those things.

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  • Ford Motor reported a slight drop in net income for the third quarter compared to a year ago, and said its profit margin would be squeezed for the remainder of the year on higher costs.

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  • Auto sales decreased across markets from a year ago especially so in its domestic market, where Toyota sold 131, 000 fewer units compared to a year ago, and in America, where sales were off by 280, 000 units.

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  • While dirt would seem to be a slippery surface compared to pavement, a sprint car bites into the dirt and can accelerate faster than almost any other vehicle: 0 to 95kph in about 3 seconds.

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  • He redefined the creation of a specialty department store and compared it again to a 1.2 million square foot mall that would have 100 stores plus anchor department stores.

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  • When firms with a score of 2 or less are excluded, the average score across the board rises from 2.62 to 2.88 in India and from 2.64 to 2.91 in Greece, compared with a small rise from 3 to 3.09 in more competitive Britain and from 3.3 to 3.33 in super competitive America.

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  • Netflix is not a capital intensive company when compared to peers and with its focus shifting to streaming, we expect its capital requirements to decrease as a proportion of revenues going forward as more subscribers adopt streaming plans.

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  • Advertising engagement met advertising disruption head-on when an additional 40 minutes was added to what is normally a lengthy commute on the Kennedy and Edens expressways, and the experience was compared to a bad road-construction project.

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  • And compared to even a year ago, when analysts say most people used smartphones mostly for voice calls and e-mail, an increasing number of users are now surfing the Web, paying bills and doing other activities that open them up to abuses.

    CNN: Smartphone security threats likely to rise

  • There are half a million more children in good or better schools compared thanks to over a decade of investment and reform.

    BBC: Ofsted warns on 'unacceptable' gaps in school standards

  • The decline of residential sales by value in China narrowed in May to 9.1% from a year earlier compared with a fall of 13% in April, and moderated to a 17% decline on an on-month basis from 23% in April.

    WSJ: China Steps Up Support for Parts of Housing Market

  • In January exports to Canada and Mexico increased about 17%, compared with January 2009, and exports to China jumped a whopping 65%.

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  • In clinical medicine, a new procedure or medication is tested and compared to current practice in a proper clinical trial.

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