...The IMC AWARDS of 2010 will always be remembered for two statements. IB Kargbo, the former president of SLAJ took the stage and in a long and rambling speech assured former employees of the Sierra Leone Daily Mail that their long-delayed retrenchment benefits would be paid them within two weeks. The applause was long and loud. I imagine some of those people were already drawing up their budgets. Next, the current President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists, SLAJ, Umaru Fofana, in his usual fiery style warned media workers not to ignite another civil war in Sierra Leone by what they say on radio or publish in newspapers. Two years on, former Daily Mail workers have still not been paid; unrepentant IB Kargbo continues to make promises that go unfulfilled – taking him by his other promise, the Access to Information Law would have been in place eight weeks ago. I was not among those who applauded that promise at SLAJ headquarters on the eve of World Press Freedom Day on 2 May, because I was at the British Council before that when IB Kargbo and the Speaker of Parliament openly contradicted each other regarding the status of the Access to Information bill. I wasn’t amused. It’s on Umaru Fofana’s side of things that I want to concentrate this week. On the night he made that statement, I was among a handful of journalists who suggested to him, that he had just exaggerated a perfectly manageable situation, which was not unique to Sierra Leone. We had a small argument about...
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...revista Skeptical Inquirer, vol. 12 otoño de 1987. Traducción al español por Gabriel Rodríguez Alberich ¿Qué es el escepticismo? No es nada esotérico. Nos lo encontramos a diario. Cuando compramos un coche usado, si tenemos el mínimo de sensatez, emplearemos algunas habilidades escépticas residuales (las que nos haya dejado nuestra educación). Podrías decir: "Este tipo es de apariencia honesta. Aceptaré lo que me ofrezca." O podrías decir: "Bueno, he oído que de vez en cuando hay pequeños engaños relacionados con la venta de coches usados, quizá involuntarios por parte del vendedor", y luego hacer algo. Le das unas pataditas a los neumáticos, abres las puertas, miras debajo del capó. (Podrías valorar cómo anda el coche aunque no supieses lo que se supone que tendría que haber debajo del capó, o podrías traerte a un amigo aficionado a la mecánica.) Sabes que se requiere algo de escepticismo, y comprendes por qué. Es desagradable que tengas que estar en desacuerdo con el vendedor de coches usados, o que tengas que hacerle algunas preguntas a las que es reacio a contestar. Hay al menos un pequeño grado de confrontación personal relacionado con la compra de un coche usado y nadie afirma que sea especialmente agradable. Pero existe un buen motivo para ello, porque si no empleas un mínimo de escepticismo, si posees una credulidad absolutamente destrabada, probablemente tendrás que pagar un precio tarde o temprano. Entonces desearás haber hecho una pequeña inversión de escepticismo con anterioridad...
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...Telecommunication is – according to Article 1.3 of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR) – defined as "Any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writings, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems." This definition is also identical to that contained in the Annex to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992). Telecommunication occurs when the exchange of information between two or more entities (communication) includes the use of technology. Communication technology uses channels to transmit information (as electrical signals), either over a physical medium (such as signal cables), or in the form of electromagnetic waves.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The word is often used in its plural form, telecommunications, because it involves many different technologies. Early means of communicating over a distance included visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs.[7] Other examples of pre-modern long-distance communication included audio messages such as codeddrumbeats, lung-blown horns, and loud whistles. Modern technologies for long-distance communication usually involve electrical and electromagnetic technologies, such as telegraph, telephone, and teleprinter, networks, radio, microwave transmission, fiber optics, andcommunications satellites. A revolution in wireless communication began...
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...a dog have? - 18 6. What canal is located behind Croke Park's Canal End? - Royal Canal 7. Which Beatle's first girlfriend was Thelma Pickles? - John Lennon 8. What is the capitol city of Libya? - Tripoli 9. Name the stock-market trader who sent Barings Bank into bankruptcy. - Nick Leeson 10. Name the French blue cheese made from ewe's milk - Roquefort 11. What was the first phrase recorded by Thomas Edison on his phonograph? - Mary had a little lamb 12. Who trained the 2013 Aintree Grand National winner Auroras Encore? - Sue Smith 13. What life-saving device did Sir Humphry Davy invent? - Miner's safety lamp, the Davy Lamp 14. Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson lost his right arm during which battle? - Santa Cruz de Tenerife 15. Who would use a trudgeon? - A swimmer 16. Which soup is a delicacy in Chinese cuisine made from the salivary excretions of the swiftlet? - Bird’s Nest Soup 17. Which geographical area is part of both Chile and Argentina? - Tierra del Fuego 18. Name the two main ingredients of pasta. - flour and water 19. Who wrote the poem beginning with the words "Because I could not stop for death..." - Emily Dickinson 20. Who said, "The medium is the message"? - Marshall McLuhan 21. Patrick Viera received 8 red cards in his English Premier League career. This puts him in joint-first in the list of red cards with which Irish player? - Richard Dunne 22. Which American comedian and social activist unsuccessfully ran for...
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...CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR ENERGY Fig. 1.1(a) Block Diagram of Photovoltaic System Renewable energy is rapidly gaining importance as an energy resource as fossil fuel prices fluctuate. At the educational level, it is therefore critical for engineering and technology students to have an understanding and appreciation of the technologies associated with renewable energy. One of the most popular renewable energy sources is solar energy. Many researches were conducted to develop some methods to increase the efficiency of Photo Voltaic systems (solar panels). One such method is to employ a solar panel tracking system. This project deals with a microcontroller based solar panel is always able to maintain a perpendicular profile to the sun’s rays. Development of solar panel tracking systems has been ongoing for several years now. As the sun moves across the sky during the day, it is advantageous to have the solar panels track the location of the sun, such that the panels are always perpendicular to the solar energy radiated by the sun. This will tend to maximize the amount of power absorbed by the PV systems. It has been estimated that the use of a tracking system, over a fixed system, can increase the power output by 30%-60%. The increase is significant enough to make tracking a viable preposition despite of the enhancement in system cost. It is possible to align the tracking heliostat normal to sun using electronic...
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...La Casa de los espíritus Isabel Allende nació en Lima en 1942, estudió Periodismo en Chile y tuvo que exiliarse a Venezuela tras el golpe militar contra su tío Salvador Allende. Desde la publicación en 1982 de La casa de los espíritus, sus novelas y cuentos han alcanzado gran éxito de ventas, trascendiendo las fronteras del ámbito de la lengua castellana. Entre su obra narrativa destacan Eva Luna, Paula y El plan infinito. Su última novela publicada es Retrato en sepia (2000). Con La casa de los espíritus comienza el empeño de Isabel Allende por rescatar la memoria del pasado, mediante la historia de tres generaciones de chilenos desde comienzos del siglo XX hasta la década de los setenta. El eje de la saga lo constituye Esteban Txueba, un humilde minero que logra prosperar a base de tenacidad y se convierte en uno de los más poderosos terratenientes. Tras su matrimonio frustrado con Rosa, que muere envenenada por error, se casa con otra hermana, Clara, incompetente para las cosas de orden doméstico pero dotada de una extraña clarividencia: es capaz de interpretar los sueños y de predecir el futuro con sorprendente exactitud. La brutalidad de Esteban, hombre lujurioso y de mal carácter, irá minando un matrimonio difícilmente conciliable y los conflictos se extenderán también a sus hijos y nietos. La novela recorre, con el paso de los años, la evolución de los cambios sociales e ideológicos del país, sin perder de vista las peripecias personales -a menudo misteriosas- de la saga...
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...Political Science Quarterly, Spring 2001 v116 i1 p81 The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Limits of Crisis Management. RICHARD M. PIOUS. Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2001 Academy of Political Science Nowhere do the constitutional prerogatives of the president seem greater than in the midst of national security crises; nowhere do we invest in the president greater resources of command. Although in the past half century presidents have surrounded themselves with a vast national security apparatus, consisting of intelligence agencies and the National Security Council, it is not at all clear that presidents have been effective as crisis managers. They often lack crucial information, use incomplete or misleading analogies to understand crisis situations, find it difficult to micromanage events, and are unable to project force effectively. Even when they are successful, it is often in spite of, rather than because of, the resources of the institutionalized presidency at their disposal. The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 provides a case study of how John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev almost blundered into a nuclear war through the crisis management approaches of their advisory systems, but then managed to extricate themselves using personal diplomacy and old-fashioned political horsetrading. They did so without revealing to the world how they had defused the crisis, a decision to maintain confidentiality with far reaching consequences for subsequent presidential crisis decision making...
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...Business Plans Handbook Business Plans A COMPILATION OF BUSINESS PLANS DEVELOPED BY INDIVIDUALS NORTH THROUGHOUT AMERICA Handbook VOLUME 16 Lynn M. Pearce, Project Editor Business Plans Handbook, Volume 16 Project Editor: Lynn M. Pearce Product Manager: Jenai Drouillard Product Design: Jennifer Wahi Composition and Electronic Prepress: Evi Seoud Manufacturing: Rita Wimberley Editorial: Erin Braun ª 2010 Gale, Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored, or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the publisher. This publication is a creative work fully protected by all applicable copyright laws, as well as by misappropriation, trade secret, unfair competition, and other applicable laws. The authors and editors of this work have added value to the underlying factual material herein through one or more of the following: unique and original selection, coordination, expression, arrangement, and classification of the information. For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Gale Customer Support, 1-800-877-4253. For permission to use material...
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...ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY- 2013 Draft v4 7-3-12 1. DESCRIPTION: Understand the anatomy and physiology of the nervous, excretory and digestive system. A TEAM OF UP TO: 2 APPROXIMATE TIME: 50 Minutes 2. EVENT PARAMETERS: Each team may bring only one 8.5" x II" two-sided page of notes that contain information in any form from any source and up to 2 non-programmable, non-graphing calculators. 3. THE COMPETITION: Students should know the basic anatomy and physiology of the nervous, excretory and digestive systems and how aging and specific diseases affect them. Process skills expected may include data collection, making observations, inferences, predictions, calculations, analyses and conclusions. The test may include various formats (e. g., timed stations, written test, PowerPoint slides, anatomical specimens, etc.) for the following topics: a. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM - All levels should know: 1. Functions ofthe digestive system 11. Basic anatomy of the component parts of the alimentary canal and accessory organs of digestion iii. Anatomy of the four layers ofthe wall of the alimentary canal IV. Comparison of the lining of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine v. Compare and contrast mechanical and chemical digestion vi. Physiology of chemical digestion of proteins, fats and carbohydrates vii. The effects of exercise on the digestive system viii. The diseases on each level from the cell to the whole person as listed: stomach & duodenal ulcers, cancers of the digestive...
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...10000 quiz questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro 10000 general knowledge questions and answers 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Carl and the Passions changed band name to what How many rings on the Olympic flag What colour is vermilion a shade of King Zog ruled which country What colour is Spock's blood Where in your body is your patella Where can you find London bridge today What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule Who was the first man in space What would you do with a Yashmak Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans Which animal lays eggs On television what was Flipper Who's band was The Quarrymen Which was the most successful Grand National horse Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle What is Dick Grayson better known as What was given on the fourth day of Christmas What was Skippy ( on TV ) What does a funambulist do What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog What are bactrians and dromedaries Who played The Fugitive Who was the King of Swing Who was the first man to fly across the channel Who starred as Rocky Balboa In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade Who invented the television Who would use a mashie niblick In the song who killed Cock Robin What do deciduous...
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...JWCL165_c09_396-443.qxd 8/4/09 9:39 PM Page 396 Chapter 9 Plant Assets, Natural Resources, and Intangible Assets STUDY OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1 Describe how the cost principle applies to plant assets. 2 Explain the concept of depreciation. 3 Compute periodic depreciation using different methods. 4 Describe the procedure for revising periodic depreciation. 5 Distinguish between revenue and capital expenditures, and explain the entries for each. 6 Explain how to account for the disposal of a plant asset. 7 Compute periodic depletion of natural resources. 8 Explain the basic issues related to accounting for intangible assets. 9 Indicate how plant assets, natural resources, and intangible assets are The Navigator reported. ✓ The Navigator Scan Study Objectives Read Feature Story Read Preview Read text and answer p. 402 ■ ■ ■ ■ p. 409 ■ Do it! p. 412 Do it! ■ p. 417 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Work Comprehensive p. 421 p. 422 Review Summary of Study Objectives Answer Self-Study Questions Complete Assignments ✓ Feature Story HOW MUCH FOR A RIDE TO THE BEACH? It’s spring break. Your plane has landed, you’ve finally found your bags, and you’re dying to hit the beach—but first you need a “vehicular unit” to get 396 JWCL165_c09_396-443.qxd 7/31/09 4:20 PM Page 397 you there. As you turn away from baggage claim you see a long row of rental agency booths. Many are names you are familiar...
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