...Volantis straddled one mouth of the Rhoyne where the river kissed the sea, its two halves joined by the Long Bridge. The oldest, richest part of the city was east of the river, but sellswords, barbarians, and other uncouth outlanders were not welcome there, so they must needs cross over to the west. The gateway to the Long Bridge was a black stone arch carved with sphinxes, manticores, dragons, and creatures stranger still. Beyond the arch stretched the great span that the Valyrians had built at the height of their glory, its fused stone roadway supported by massive piers. The road was just wide enough for two carts to pass abreast, so whenever a wagon headed west passed one going east, both had to slow to a crawl. It was well they were afoot. A third of the way out, a wagon laden with melons had gotten its wheels tangled with one piled high with silken carpets and brought all wheeled traffic to a halt. Much of the foot traffic had stopped as well, to watch the drivers curse and scream at one another, but the knight grabbed hold of Tyrion’s chain and bulled a path through the throng for both of them. In the middle of the press, a boy tried to reach into his purse, but a hard elbow put an end to that and spread the thief’s bloody nose across half his face. “Only one man in a thousand is born a skinchanger,” Lord Brynden said one day, after Bran had learned to fly, “and only one skinchanger in a thousand can be a greenseer.” “I thought the greenseers were the wizards...
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...Joe Smoe Ms. Moss AP, Period 1 20 October 2014 Vocabulary Sentences #2 1. I abhor doing my homework and usually end up not doing it until I absolutely have to. 2. I lack ardor for my homework in English. 3. Distraction is the bane of productivity when I’m trying to get anything done. 4. Stealing from the teacher was a callous act. 5. There is a dearth of pro gamers. 6. There is a great disparity between me and my brother. 7. When my Spanish teacher fails to enunciate the words, I struggle to understand what she is saying. 8. My little brother does a wonderful job of exasperating me daily. 9. My dog was filled with felicity when we arrived home after being gone for a week. 10. Being frugal is sometimes a good thing but can be overdone. 11. The teachers teaching style was very heretical, but it helped his students learn the required material. 12. The ingenuous student never got in trouble even when he was the one talking. 13. It can be hard to tell if one is an innocuous person just by looking at them. 14. To mitigate the damage of the crash, the man curled up into a ball. 15. In physics when we make our calculations, air resistance is always negligible. 16. The perpetual sound of the phone was making me so angry that I ended up breaking the phone. 17. His predilection for fried pickles is so weird. 18. When my mom is angry she only gives terse responses when I ask her questions. 19. The king’s...
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...Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed BRAC Founder and Chairperson Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder & Chairperson, BRAC - Born in Bangladesh in 1936, Abed was educated at Dhaka and Glasgow Universities. The 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh had a profound effect on Abed, then in his thirties, a professional accountant who was holding a senior Corporate Executive position at Shell Oil. The war dramatically changed the direction of his life: he left his job and went to London to devote himself to Bangladesh's War of Independence. There, Abed helped initiate a campaign called "Help Bangladesh" to organise funds to raise awareness about the war in Bangladesh. The war over, Abed returned to newly independent Bangladesh to find the economy of his country in ruins. Millions of refugees, who had sought shelter in India during the war, started trekking back into the country. Their relief and rehabilitation called for urgent efforts. Abed decided to initiate his own, by setting up BRAC to rehabilitate returning refugees in a remote area in northeastern Bangladesh. This work led him and BRAC to deal with the long-term task of improving living conditions of the rural poor. He directed his policy towards helping the poor develop their capacity to manage and control their own destiny. Thus, BRAC's primary objectives emerged as alleviation of poverty and empowerment of the poor. Under Abed’s leadership, in the span of only three decades, BRAC grew to become the largest development organisation in the world...
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...In Africa, Aids has a woman’s face by Kofi Annan In Africa, there is a combination of AIDS that has been affected people. AIDS has been spreading in huge proportions for not being informed. That is why United Nations is trying now focusing on trained women to confront AIDS. It is usually that women are the economic foundation of rural communities. Women seem to be more responsible and they have power and knowledge to make the correct decision which is going to protect her family and society. Studies show in this article, it proves that women do not play a central role because they are fully involved with the benefits, health, better fed, and savings of the families. In the case of the man is not present, the woman takes control of the house and now she has been recognized to have the properties when the man dies. However, countries like Africa are still having some old machismos traditions. Sometimes, girls have taken out of school and put it on the farm or house to work. This is not fair because once they focused all her life in house duties, education seems be far away of their dreams. In addition, it is proved that once the woman is in charge of the health and against AIDS, the percentage of infections has been decreasing. I agree with Kofi Annan. Women tend to be more worry about their families and put themselves as a second place. There is no price to see your family suffer, they are able to put themselves in order to see their families succeed. It will take time to see...
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...Fight Night Smack! I remember the thud following the force to her face. She laid there with no movement. We had paused to see if she was still alive before making any more comments. Even Bria hesitated before she ferociously walked away from the scene. At this point, I thought the fight was over. As a truck approached in the mist of the chaos, the high beams from the headlights reflect the oozing blood coming from her nose and mouth. She stood semi-confident across the street. Over the loud rap music and bass, I faintly heard her say, “I want my ‘one’ again.” Those are the words I did not expect to hear her say. It was summer time of 2011. A time of the year I stayed out during late nights and woke up late in the noon. I had a routine of hanging out with my 17 year old cousin Bria in Hopewell. We usually made up our day spontaneously. However, this particular day was planned pretty well. On this day, we made plans to go watch her boyfriend play in a football Scrimmage. She planned to go with me and four of her friends. I was always the younger one out of the bunch, or what everyone else called me “the baby”, so I never really said much when they conversed among each other. Most of the time I did not say much because I usually did not know who or what they were talking about. Only a few times I would recognize a name here and there. The days I hung out with Bria, were always my exciting days. There was never a dull moment with her. Still, like any regular day that we hung out...
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...this event when she gave the speech. She is a famous British actress and has been advocating for gender equality. Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for going to school, and on July 12, 2013, at the age of 16, she delivered a speech promoting education for girls. She has become a champion for the rights of children everywhere to be educated. Emma Watson began her speech by addressing “Your Excellences, UN Secretary General, President of the General Assembly, Executive Director of UN Women, and distinguished guests.” (Normaljean2, 2014) As for Malala she began her speech, not only this one but every other one she did, “In the name of God, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful. Honorable UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Respected President General Assembly Vuk Jeremic, Honorable UN envoy for Global education Mr. Gordon Brown, Respected elders and my dear brothers and sisters.” (A World at School, 2014) Both were very respectful. I believe that the first challenge a speaker faces is to establish their credibility to speak. And Emma Watson started by mention the campaign, HeForShe, and asking for help from her audience. As for Malala Yousafzai, by saying “…it is a honor for me that today I am wearing a shawl of the late Benazir Bhutto” she established herself as a champion against violence and not as a victim. A lot of speakers start their speech by mentioning a hero, but she not only mentioned, she literally was...
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...If you use a padlock for your bike, storage unit, a gate or a locker when you need to open it you have to admit sometimes you can’t help but think: Did I forget the little key, lose it or did I forget the combination. Well, worry no more with the Noke –No Key. No Problem! According to FŪZ design’s Website, the creators of this gadget, by using Noke and your smartphone, you'll always have easy access to all the important things in your life and you’ll be able to share access to your possessions easily, safely, and securely. How it Works You’ll need to download the Noke iOS or Android app, Noke then automatically finds and pairs to your Bluetooth 4.0 enabled smartphone. If the phone is within 10 feet, Noke will instantly unlock, there is no need to launch the app or remove your phone from your pocket or purse. You can easily limit the range or turn off the auto-unlock feature within the app as well as set up push notifications if you'd like to know when Noke is being opened. Using the Noke app you can choose permanent, one-time, or custom settings when sharing access. In addition to granting access on specific days and times, you can use the history function to track who is using your Noke and when. What if you forget your phone or your battery dies? The creators of the Noke have thought of that too with their patent-pending Quick-Click technology that allows you to create a custom series of long and short taps on the shank to instantly unlock your Noke if you are...
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...From his childhood during Korean War to his second election as the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ki-moon Ban has demonstrated the leadership of resiliency, with which he was able to turn crisis into opportunities for his success. Moreover, Mr. Ban’s diligence, sincerity and warm-heartedness also contributed greatly to his rise, along with high performance capability. With such recognition, Mr. Ban successfully expanded his political network (both in Korea and in the organization of US) with apparent sincerity, great communication skill and sharp sociopolitical awareness. During the course of this paper, our group (“We”) will analyze and discuss how Mr. Ki-moon Ban used various situational conflicts as an opportunity to display and utilize his array of great characteristics to become the powerful leader. Prior to his political career, Mr. Ban’s childhood was deeply affected by the Korean War, which caused his family to migrate to different parts of Korea. Despite of such instability and uncertainty, Mr. Ban started to grow his intellectual curiosity of English. Even as a child, he liked to ask and speak with American soldiers, showing great resiliency. Such interactions and intellectual curiosity allowed Mr. Ban to be a star student in secondary school (especially in English), earning him an opportunity to meet John F. Kennedy as a winner of the Red Cross Competition for international students with proven academic excellence. Meeting the late John F. Kennedy...
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...Healthcare IT Emerging Technology Body Area Networks; Device Interference Suppression Kimberly Miller PSIS 4199 Fall 2013 The advances in microelectronics and wireless networking are contributing to the evolution of medical devices once thought of as science fiction into clinical reality. Ultra-small medical sensors/actuators worn or implanted inside the body have the capability to collect or deliver a variety of medical information and services. The networking ability between these body devices and the possible integration with existing IT infrastructure could allow them to transmit health-related information between the user's location and the healthcare service provider. This opportunity for greater physical mobility can directly translate into a significantly better healthcare experience; and therefore, higher quality of life. Body Area Network (BAN) is the technology that allows communication between ultra-small and ultra-low power intelligent sensors/devices mentioned above. The wearable or implantable nodes can also communicate to a controller device that is located in the vicinity of the body. These radio-enabled sensors can be used wirelessly to continuously gather a variety of important health and/or physiological data that is critical to providing care. Radio-enabled implantable medical devices allow us to further pursue applications that can revolutionize care delivery including smart pills for precision drug delivery, intelligent...
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...Human Trafficking Worldwide The scope of Human Trafficking Human trafficking is modern day slavery. In 2009, The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) gathered information from 155 countries regarding the scope and statistics of human trafficking. The data collected sheds light on a very grim and devastating affliction upon people and their human rights. Human trafficking has three elements. The first is the course of action that comprise “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons.” The second element is the methods by which the victims are obtained. These include “threat or use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or giving payments or benefits to a person in control of the victim.” The third element of human trafficking is the intention behind the action which consists of “exploitation, which includes exploiting the prostitution of others, sexual exploitation, forced labour, slavery or similar practices and the removal of organs” (UNODC, 2011). Sexual exploitation is the predominant form of human trafficking. It accounts for 79% of all reported and documented human trafficking. The second most widespread form of human trafficking is forced labour. The reported incidents of forced labour make up 18% of human rights injustices by way of human trafficking. It can be assumed that this is a perversion of numbers as this form of violations is less likely...
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...“Be sure to check your sources to make sure they are reliable resources” as my High School English teach would constantly remind me. I believe that is important regardless of what level one may be in their writing acumen. In the article, The End of Men, I see that Hanna Rosin have many out dated facts and fails to realize the ever changing world has changing opinions. Rosin should have checked her sources and be more specific with her details, but that would have been to the detriment of her argument. Hanna Rosin makes a claim that the reign of men is over and is no longer dominant in the postindustrial era. Rosin argues the point that women are dominating the workforce and presents statements such as “Men dominate just two of the 15 job categories projected to grow the most over the next decade: janitor and computer engineer.” Also, she argues the point that women are dominating the field of education where she mention “ Earlier this year, for the first time in American history, the balance of the workforce tipped toward women, who now hold a majority of the nation’s jobs. The working class, which has long defined our notions of masculinity, is slowly turning into a matriarchy, with men increasingly absent from the home and women making all the decisions.” Another point which Rosin argues is that women are dominating the family and states that in the “1990, the country’s laws were revised so that women could keep custody of their children after a divorce and inherit property...
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...trial was not fair at all to that woman and the discrimination to women over there in Iran needs to stop. If the United Nations was so against the trial and execution then they should’ve done more to intervene and stop the execution from happening. The UN and the UK foreign office minister should’ve obviously done something more than sit there and just talk about it since they were so convinced. What if that was your daughter accused of murder when she was trying to self-defend herself from someone who was trying to sexually abuse her? Wouldn’t you do anything in your power to make things right and find her innocent, or at least not executed? Laws like execution need to be abolished; it’s the twenty first century. “U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking in July, said the death penalty has no place in the 21st century and urged all countries to work toward its abolition.” These things need to stop and equal rights, regardless of gender or race, should be given to all people. These death penalties should have been abolished a long time ago. Why should she be punished and executed for protecting herself from someone who was trying to abuse her? Sincerely, Marc...
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...Libya Case Part Two In part one I defined the problem statement as; “What are we going to do about the situation in Libya that is in the best interest of the citizens of the United States?” To rephrase this problem to help identify the causes consider this. The world looks to the United Nations and the United States as protectors of global peace. All eyes are upon us. The world expects us to react. The Middle East is in a heightened state of turmoil, people are rebelling against their oppressive governments and unlike other uprisings, the Libyan dictator has chosen to ignore the people’s concerns and squash the rebellion using violence and mass destruction of his people. Zainab Elghul a 17-year-old youth of Libyan descent living in Canada states “There is no excuse for us to not act. Later when it is over, and large numbers of people have died, we will not have anything to say and we will not be able to defend ourselves and make excuses for not acting; we will be just as guilty as Gaddafi and his regime because we just sat and watched!” (Elghul, 2011, para. 9). In keeping with the history of international humanitarianism, using Bosnia, Kosovo, or Rwanda as examples, the United Nations determined that action is necessary and the United Nations along with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have a responsibility to the world to do whatever it takes to minimize the bloodshed. The United Nations called for a no-fly zone to help protect the...
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...Newsletter: Issue No. 03 August 2012 community. I am glad to learn that this year no mother died while giving birth in this village.” The clinic is one of 145 community clinics established in Moulvibazar district to provide proper healthcare to poor rural people, especially expecting mothers and children in the district. Ban visited expectant women at the clinic and planted a tree on its premises. Then he went to a nearby house where a group of mothers apprised the UNSG of the services that they are getting through the community clinics regarding safe delivery and safe motherhood. Joint Government of Bangladesh – United Nations (GOB-UN) Maternal & Neonatal Health Initiative attracts UN Secretary General (UNSG) UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki Moon praised government’s steps as he visited a village in Moulvibazar, where he comments that rural healthcare in Bangladesh is on the right track to meet the MDG targets of reducing mortality and morbidity of women and children. The UN chief flew to the village from Dhaka on a helicopter along with UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Senior Secretary of Government of the Bangladesh Mr. Humayun Kabir, UNFPA Country Representative, Mr. Arthur Erken, and other high government officials, and dignitaries. He along with his wife came to Mobarakpur community clinic, while the Chief Whip of the National Parliament Mr. Abdus Shaheed M.P. received the guests at the helipad. “Bangladesh is doing an excellent job in providing healthcare...
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...GLOBAL MARKETING 이름: 쪼우즐빈 학번: 201218515 Psy phenomena and international success The song Gangnam Style by Psy is considered by some to be a worldwide phenomenon that has influenced global popular culture, and it also topped national music charts in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. According to the news agency Agence France-Presse, the "phenomenal" success of "Gangnam Style" has played a significant role in spreading the Korean Wave to other countries. As the song continued to attract worldwide media attention, it also led to various broadcasting networks and national newspapers focusing its attention on Korean popular music (K-pop) and other aspects of Korean culture. For example, The Daily Telegraph published an article recommending its readers to try out everything from K-Pop to "K-Cars", "K-Phones" and "K-Cuisine". After the release of "Gangnam Style", the American talent manager Scooter Braun, who discovered Justin Bieber on YouTube, asked on Twitter "How did I not sign this guy (Psy)"Soon afterwards, it was reported that PSY had left for Los Angeles to meet with representatives of Justin Bieber, to explore collaboration opportunities. On September 3, Braun made a public announcement that was later uploaded onto YouTube, saying that he and PSY have decided to "make some history together. [To] be the first Korean artist to break a big record in the United States." On September 4, it was confirmed that...
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