A measure of the ability of a substance to remain unchanged in the environment. The term is usually applied to those substances that are or are potentially toxic. Persistence is a significant consideration when assessing the HAZARD PROFILE of a...

Persistence Smith is reading an open book that was shut this morning. At least it certainly seems like the same book he placed closed on his nightstand and opened to read this evening. But, then again, nothing can be both shut and not shut,...

Persistence may refer to: Persistence (computer science), the characteristic of data that outlives the execution of the program that created it Persistence of a number, a mathematical quality of numbers Image persistence, in LCD monitors Inflation...

A persistently bleak housing environment forced The Home Depot Inc. to diminish its financial outlook Tuesday as the nation's largest home improvement store chain posted a 26.8 percent drop in third-quarter profits.Home Depot predicted a decline of as much as 11 percent in earnings per...

Tax abuse persists among charities and other tax-exempt groups and the Internal Revenue Service does not always have the legal means to deal with the problem, the IRS commissioner told Congress."In several areas within our jurisdiction our remedial tools are largely ineffective," acting IRS Commissioner...

The Senate is the next stop for legislation to expand children's health coverage, revised by Democrats but rejected by President Bush as little changed from their earlier offering."You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig," said Texas Rep. Joe Barton,...

Nick Saban says he doesn't browse the Internet, never sends e-mails or surfs from site to site. He may have to start soon, if only to follow the persistent rumors about him and his future.A story posted on NFL.com earlier this week said Alabama "keeps...