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Einstein called it Omega, the ratio between the actual density of the universe and the density required to keep it from imploding. If the two levels are not equal, the universe is doomed. Einstein also called Omega "the biggest blunder of my life" and eventually disowned the idea...
Behind Housman’s clean and efficient possession of the ball, the Crimson posted an astounding assist-to-turnover ratio of 17-9 in the contest. This is a far cry from the turnover-laden squads of years past...
...thing that stands out for me is the 17 to 9 assist to turnover ratio,” junior forward Evan Harris said after the game. “Because I don’t know if many of you guys were around last year, but it was usually the other way around...
What they will do is leverage a ratio of "credit" to dollars to you. This varies from broker to broker and depends upon the size of the trade. It is usually no less than 50:1 and is typically 100:1. At a ratio of 100:1, that means for every $1,000 you invest, you're actually trading with $100,000 - that is, you are actually carrying the risk on $100,000, the difference being a loan from the broker...
...that hegemony: Along the Mediterranean, south of Lebanon, east of Egypt, and west of Jordan, is the 8,000 square mile Jewish state of Israel—the only Jewish homeland that ever was and ever will be. The population of Israel, 7 million, is 20 percent Arab. The ratio of Arab to Jewish land is 640:1. If I were an Arab Muslim in, say, Saudi Arabia (830,000 square miles, population 23 million) with its wealth of oil fields along the Persian Gulf, I might wonder why Jews, who blend ethnicity and religion just as Arab Muslims...