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    Current Trends in Data Mining Sardor Khodjaev I. INTRODUCTION Data itself is useless, until it is mined and transformed into a valuable source of knowledge discovery. Due to its conversion into useful information, data mining has become the leading source being used in many fields worldwide. “Data mining is based on complex algorithms that allow for the segmentation of data to identify patterns and trends, detect anomalies, and predict the probability of various situational outcomes.”[1] Many

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    stand on. For example Barry Bonds was an outstanding athlete however wasn’t the strongest or biggest on the field, until he began to use PEDs and he became a monster on the field, hitting home runs here and there and making astonishing plays in left field. Barry Bonds had become The Asterisk of the diamond until he was accused of using and became The Hormone King. Once accused people began to be infuriated with him and wanted nothing of him. However, who really hit the ball? Barry Bonds did. Now who

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    In 1994, an 18-year-old kid from Miami named Alex Rodriguez broke into spring camp with the Seattle Mariners in an attempt to make the team. After almost immediately stepping into a Major League baseball field he became a household name. Within two years, he was an All-Star. Within five, a regular 40-homer player. By the turn of the century, many were already putting him into the Hall of Fame discussion. On August 12, 2016, Rodriguez played what will be his final game as a New York Yankee after

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    that he would choose a different path. Ronald began his turn from Hollywood to Washington D.C. when he began to see his liberal/democratic views start to hurt the country in which he thought his views were being represented. In 1962, in a rally for Barry Goldwater the Republican Nominee for the 1964 election; Ronald Reagan gave one of the most prolific and famous speeches of all time “ A Time for Choosing.” In this speech Ronald Reagan showed the people of America a new side of himself where he believed

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    uses ethos, logos, and pathos to express to the audience that years after the great legend Barry Sanders (who played for the Detroit Lions from 1989 till 1998) the Detroit Lions may once again be a power house in the run game again. I argue the fact that it is a little too early to make a speculation like that about the season but only time will tell as the seasons continues. Now the article, "Years after Barry, the Detroit Lions ' run game 'pretty sweet ' again?” written by Dave Birkett starts out

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    Dog Whistle Politics is a term used by politicians to persuade the people by gaining their votes into a political position of power. Dog Whistling has been used for years by politicians to achieve what they want while campaigning for public offices. Politicians have been maneuvering and scheming for years during elections for the peoples vote. They have always put on a show for the people just to receive their vote. They set their sights on an office of public position and they begin a long and

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    Steroids and other performance enhancing drugs have been banned from Major League Baseball since 1991; however, this law was not strictly enforced by the Major League Baseball Players Association (Anabolic Steroids). The MLBPA to date has become much more involved in the issue of PED use in the MLB, and they do test many of the players for traces of steroids. Few players are caught each year, but when a big name pops up, the whole debacle headlines newspapers, constantly talked about on sports networks

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    The largest Performance Enhancing Drug scandal, in baseball, all started over a debt owed to Porter Fischer in 2013. Fischer worked for Tony Bosch who owned a clinic called Biogenesis of America, which specialized in weight loss and hormone replacement therapy. When Bosch did not pay back his debt to Fischer, Fischer became angry and wanted revenge. This is when Porter stole documents from Tony to get his revenge by letting the world know who “Dr. Tony Bosch,” is what he called himself even though

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    Although Orion is a magazine based primarily on environmental activism, it also often incorporates scientific thought and evidence. Sometimes the articles do roam into the world of eco-extremism, but I genuinely feel that by reading this website, audiences lives are enriched by its content. The editors clearly care as much about the message each issue sends as the authors of the pieces presented therein. The layout provides the respect to the articles and photography that they deserve. Thus, the

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    Nahla Odish Professor Freeman ESL 119 20 Nov. 2017 How Bad Is Addiction To Facebook? Facebook is one of the most widely used social sites in the world, and due to its broad reach and usage, it has dramatically influenced lives in the world. The Internet has made everything so easy. The advances in mobile and network connectivity in the world’s recent times have led to an increased number of people on social networks with Facebook taking the lead. Products are easily accessible and

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