Yams belong to the family of starchy vegetables‚ along with potatoes‚ sweet potatoes‚ taro‚ yucca and other root vegetables. Ube yams have the distinction of having of a purple or lavender color. In the Philippines‚ the natural sweetness of the ube yam is often used in desserts such as cakes‚ pastries and ice cream. Also called purple yam‚ the ube yam appears in cuisines around the world. The nutrition profile of an ube yam is similar to that of a regular yam. Calories Yams have an average 158
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Scouting : The Boy Scout movement was indeed established in 1908 in the British Isles by Sir Baden Powell. Today the movement extends to every civilized country including India. From a trial experimental camp in 1907‚ the movement has spread with remarkable speed to almost every part of the world. In 1908‚ the handbook SCOUTING FOR BOYS was published. Over 1‚ 00‚000 scouts served in His Majesty’s force during the First World War. 1‚000 of them gave their lives. These scouts who were under
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Natalia Promyshlennikova Professor Ryan 1 March‚ 2015 The Beginning of a Very Long Fight In the years after the American Civil War‚ the rapid process of industrialization saw an extreme need for a labor force that led to a development of the largest social group at the time - the working class. The workforce was comprised of people of different races‚ genders‚ and ages but only white male skilled workers could rely on a salary that would support their families. Those people that were underpaid
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Brief Historical Background of Local government System in Nigeria Regardless of nomenclature‚ local government is a creation of British colonial rule in Nigeria. It has overtime experienced change in name‚ structure and composition. Between 1930s and 1940s‚ for instance‚ local government was known as chief-in-council and chief-and-council‚ where traditional rulers were given pride of place in the scheme of things. In the 1950s‚ election was introduced according to the British model in the western
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exemplifies the characteristics of a local color writing in several different ways‚ through the use of narration‚ dialect‚ local customs‚ and characters. Mark Twain’s use of several different dialects and local customs really helps the reader gain a just perspective on the people‚ places‚ and events that took place in the story as wells helps demonstrate the characteristics of a local color writing. The use of a narrator in Huckleberry Finn‚ as in most local color writings‚ usually uses an educated
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administered Ketamine and a change of operculum movements was seen when you compare the baseline average of Table 1 to the operculum movements when the drug was introduced in Table 2. This difference marked a behavioral abnormality of the fish and consequently the drug dispensation was stopped. Another abnormality in behavior was the fish having rhythmic breathing and swimming compared to erratic breathing and stationary movement. It appears that the operculum movements increased when the drug took effect.
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Anti-War Movement 1 Anti-War Movement 2 The United States participation in the Vietnam War was a subject of much debate among the American public. While
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Local‚ State‚ Federal Police Angela Brandon CJA/484 March 25‚ 2013 Frank Owens Local‚ State‚ Federal Police The United States uses police officers on three different levels to deal with citizens that violate the laws. The local‚ state‚ and federal agencies operate on different levels. Maintaining order and service functions‚ purpose of policing is to do investigation of suspected criminal activity and refer criminals to the American court. Police is needed to help maintain peace
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1. Local Response and Local Emergency Managers The local response is the first responders to deal with the hazards in a plan and organized way. The local response consists of firefighter‚ police officer and emergency medical service to a hazardous incident. After the Hurricane Katrina incident FEMA had required all first responder to properly train in the Incident Command System (ICS)‚ so to eligible for federal grant funds. The local emergency manager is primarily over the providing an emergency
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