purpose for making baskets were for rice cultivation. Documentation of the developing culture on the Georgia islands dates to the nineteenth century. Originally baskets were made from longleaf pine needles and stripes of palmetto leaf. Today the baskets are made with sweet grass and palmetto leaf. Today‚ tourism has made Basket weaving a profitable profession. Making nets is a long standing African tradition‚ that was brought over by the African slaves. Nets have been used for centuries by the Gullah people
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Sitosterol blocks the intake of dietary cholesterol and reduced the level of low-density lipoprotein in our blood. This plant cholesterol is also used in the treatment of breast cancer‚ prostate cancer‚ and in the treatment of hair loss when used with Saw Palmetto. Currently there are many research studies going on‚ especially in the European countries‚ to determine other beneficial uses of this cholesterol found in plants. However‚ too much of a good thing can be bad for you. It has been determined that
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In 1739‚ a young runaway slave had gathered together a group of men who wanted to be free‚ and able to function as a normal person among other citizens in America. It would later become known as the “Cato Conspiracy‚” the group had invaded a warehouse filled with weapons and ammunition to help supply their cause. They had also gathered together clubs‚ bats‚ and any other means of protection while they journeyed further south. Their trek was by no means an easy one‚ much opposition were there to impede
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Home remedies for hair loss that actually work! Every day‚ you probably lose anywhere between 50 to 100 strands of hair which is perfectly normal‚ say dermatologists. It is when the hair loss exceeds this figure that we begin to notice thinning of hair or bald patches – a condition known as alopecia. Most people are likely to experience hair loss in their 30s because at this time‚ hormonal change‚ stress and an unhealthy diet take their toll. Besides trying to correct these factors‚ adopting a
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Chapter 1—Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness TRUE/FALSE 1. The Opening Case shows that McDonald’s is one of the few firms able to achieve strategic competitiveness from its founding until the present time. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: 3 OBJ: 01-01 TYPE: application NOT: AACSB: Multicultural & Diversity | Management: Environmental Influence | Dierdorff & Rubin: Managing strategy and innovation 2. By focusing on product innovations and upgrades of its properties‚
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"cockroach" comes from the Spanish word for cockroach‚ cucaracha‚ transformed by English folk etymology into "cock" and "roach". The term cucaracha (streak bug‚ sp.) originally was used for the wood louse (the sow bug)‚ but later was used to mean the palmetto bug (the flying cockroach). It is from this later Mexican usage that Americans began using the term for regular (non-flying) cockroach. Cockroaches‚ like all insects‚ breathe through a system of tubes called tracheae. The tracheae of insects are
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Fort Sumter and then capturing Charleston‚ the birthplace of the war. Gilmore’s plan did not go very well. He tried his plan and only got half the island. Then he tried the next morning to capture the confederate fort‚ made of sand‚ earth‚ and palmetto logs‚ and was driven back with heavy losses. Then‚ after two tries‚ he tried again with a better plan including land and sea bombings‚ followed by 5000 soldiers to attack the fort. But‚ because we knew it was coming‚ we set up 14 heavy guns‚ mortars
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NO. AMOUNT OASDI HI FUTA SUTA 11 Mangino‚ R. s 1 40 $8.50 340.00 0 $12.75 - 340.00 313 12 Flores‚ I. s 0 40 9.25 370.00 10 $13.88 138.80 508.80 314 13 Palmetto‚ C. m 2 38.5 7.80 300.30 0 $16.05 - 300.30 315 21 Waters‚ R. m 3 40 10.70 428.00 7 $16.05 112.35 540.35 316 22 Kroll‚ C. s 2 40 13.80 552.00 0 $20.70
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Herbal medicine is the extraction of herbs or plants which have a medicinal value in treating illnesses and diseases (Brody 1). A herb is known as a plant that does not have a woody stem and usually dies back at the end of each growing season. It is also known as a "natural" drug because they are derived from nature. This is unlike pharmaceutical drugs‚ which are synthesized from chemicals. Herbal medicine dates back a very long time. More than 4‚000 years ago‚ the Chinese emperor Qien Nong
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