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Lobbyists and journalists often need to do research on what a specific Congress member’s position on an issue is. Sincemembers speak a lot in committee hearings, hearing transcripts are a good source of information. However, thetranscripts are not structured and thus are difficult to search.
CongressSearch is a tool I’m working on to simplify research using congressional hearing transcripts. It uses NLPalgorithms to identify discrete sections of speech that can be indexed individually.
Here’s what it looks like so far:
When you click on a search result, you can see the transcript page with the statement highlighted:
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Equity, either in the form of stock options or restricted stock units, is a common form ofcompensation for employees in tech. However, it can be really confusing: I didn’t fullyunderstand the equity component of my offer when I started at my first job. That’s why I createdmoongarlic, a tool to help you understand how much money you make.
Here’s what it looks like:
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Having trouble with a problem on your math homework? Ask Athena is a great resource for students andparents because it’s like having a tutor on-call whenever you need it.
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Welcome Wikinauts! Join Cosmo the Wikinaut in a new twist of ‘The Wikipedia Game’! Instead ofarticles, you scroll through the links! Unleash your most creative train of thought to connect thestarting and ending words in the fastest, most efficient way possible! Discover the surprising waysin which everything’s connected and help Cosmo explore the deepest corners of the wikiverse!
By: D. Gorelick, N. Maresco, D. Roeper, P. Velarde.
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Tired of having to navigate through numerous screens and buttons just to open the camera? Evermissed the perfect photo-op because you couldn’t open your camera in time? If you’re looking for afun way to streamline taking selfies and photos, Ok Selfie is for you.
Ok Selfie makes it easy to take photos on the fly. Simply turn on the app’s voice recognitionservice and you’re ready to take photos with two simple voice commands:
“Ok Selfie” - Takes a selfie (Front-facing camera)
“Ok Picture” - Takes a picture (Back-facing camera)
Ok Selfie can be launched using the voice commands at any time, even ifyou’re using a different app, so you’ll never miss the perfect selfie!
Add your own captions and filters to your photos to make them perfect.\\n\\nShare yourselfies with the world!
Ok Selfie also makes it easy to share your photos with the world! Easilyshare on:-Facebook & Facebook Messenger-Twitter-Instagram-Google+-Email-Text Message-And many more!
What are you waiting for? Ok Selfie is FREE, so go try it out!
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A fun puzzle game where you have to reflect light using various types of blocks to illuminate one ormore targets. Beginning with a single color, light, and target, the challenge increases until youare manipulating many colors, multiple light sources, and different blocks that split and combinelight beams. Based on the Red-Green-Blue color model, Lumens introduces you to a new realm of colormixing, adding complexity to each new level.
Includes over 40 free levels, and additional packs available via In-App purchase.
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SAT Test helps you to extend your vocabulary to prepare you for the SAT. You can choose whether tolearn or be tested on the Definition or Word, and by multiple choice. Go in order alphabetically orrandomly through the words. Check your answers showing you which ones are correct, and revealanswers you don’t know. Use the Reference button to quickly look up the definition of each word fromWiktionary. This application prepares you for school or college tests by improving and enlarging youvocabulary. Includes over 400 Core words for free! You can also upgrade via an in-app purchase tounlock over 800 extra words and take away the ads.
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Elements Test 2 helps you to learn each chemical element’s name and symbol as in the Periodic Tableof Elements. Choose whether to learn by name or symbol. Go in order by atomic number or randomlythrough the elements. Check your answers showing you which ones are correct, and reveal answers youdon’t know. Checks your spelling of the element name.
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The upgrade also has info on Cations and Anions.
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Test Mode gives you one try to get each question correct. It keeps track of your correct andincorrect answer and on testcompletion gives you a score as well as listing the incorrect answers.
Reference Mode quickly looks up information about the elements, like their Name, Symbol, AtomicNumber, Group, Period,Category, Valence Electrons, State at 20C, and Atomic Mass. Just start typing characters to seeelements or symbols it matches. Also includes a wiki link to a wealth of on-lineinformation.
This application prepares you comprehensively for school or college tests. No Ads!
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Alone and forgotten, you, the small ant, must find your way out of the twisting and turning tunnelsof the ant hill. Only with a few pieces of fruit along the way can you muster enough energy to keepgoing. Challenge your mind and memory as you explore 20 difficult mazes. Race against time as yourenergy runs out in the expanses of the maze. With only a small view, the challenge of each maze iseven greater. Twenty unique mazes will keep you challenged for hours.
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