Word: samplers
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...process of reevaluation of common American cultural forms occurs throughout Cultures and Contexts. Amidst representations of the Civil War, society matrons, industrial culture, bric-a-brac, the American flag and landscapes, Emily Dickinson's childhood sewing sampler attracts attention. The poet's infant stitches are paired with a work by contemporary text artist Jenny Holzer entitled, "Don't Talk Down to Me..." Holzer's sampler-inspired ultimatum for respect, spoken presumably by a woman, inspires comparisons to the changing role of women in American culture. Dickinson's deceptively archaic sampler, fading with age, reminds us of all that...
Stocks soared Tuesday in heavy trading, powered by a slew of strong corporate earnings reports and falling bond yields. A sampler of good news: Union Corp., the nation's ninth largest banking company, reported that third-quarter profits increased 24% from a year ago; Pepsico, fueled by improved performance in its soft drink and snack foods divisions, posted an 18% hike in earnings. As a result, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 55.51 points to 3876.83. The S&P 500 rose nearly seven points to 465.79. NASDAQ shares rose 8.76 to 765.751. Bond prices rallied on rumors that the Feds...
...sampler of historical vignettes from two of Ricky Jay's publications, Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women and Jay's Journal of Anomalies...
Koutrakis said the sampler is currently in use by universities and research groups developing statistical models for measuring exposure, and to let the EPA know the extent to which their current measurements are inaccurate...
...team is presently working on developing an active sampler which would force air through a filter rather than base its measurements on passive gaseous diffusion. An active sampler would be more sensitive than its passive counterpart by collecting a good sample in less time, according to Koutrakis...