...MEDC MOUNT ETNA • Supports rich agricultural land and it is estimated that 35% of Sicily’s population live on its slopes. • The UN has classified it as a Decade Volcano due to its activity and nearby population. • There have been at least 16 flank eruptions, and many summit eruptions, since 1600s. Since 2001, it has seen an eruption every year. • It is well monitored and actively managed. NATURE OF THE VOLCANIC HAZARD: • Vineyards and orchards spread across the lower slopes and the Plain of Catania. • It is a composite stratovolcano which typically erupts basaltic lava (low viscosity). • Fissures also open up, releasing lava flows and ‘hornitos’ spatter lava from the side of the cone. OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARDS: o Seismic activity connecting with eruptive activity – potential damage to buildings and infrastructure. o Gas plume emission, volcanic dust and ashfalls – high-magnitude explosive events at summit craters can lead to the formation of eruptive columns of ash, the fallout from which presents problems for settlement and agriculture. o Flank collapse before or following – one of the most hazardous processes – can lead to a huge avalanche of volcanic debris, as once occurred at the Valle del Bove. o Phreatic eruptions – steam-driven explosions when water beneath the ground is heated by magma or lava. • In 1669 extensive lava flows engulfed Nicolosi, and in 1928 a large lava flow destroyed Mascali in just two days. • In 2002-3 the biggest eruptions for many...
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...Masculinity and Class in Media The Media consistently uses the power of masculinity and class to entertain and increase profits. The public either buy into these depictions or find them repulsive. The media continues this lucrative behavior because it reflects everyday images and the lives of many viewers. This week’s assigned readings demonstrate how the white male working-class buffoon and white and black male masculinity create negative images that are embraced by certain audiences. The articles describe examples of how masculinity and class are incorporated into the creative ideas in Hollywood. As consumers we either accept these views or choose not to participate. Other than activist groups, the public at large rarely demands alternative programming and advertisements. “Ralph, Fred, Archie, Homer and the King of Queens: Why television keeps re-creating the white male working-class buffoon”, Butsch, describes the differences between Hollywood’s portrayals of buffoon heads of household in shows such as I Love Lucy and The Brady Brunch and the irresponsible heads of household in The Flintstones and The Simpsons. In addition, “Advertising and the Construction of Violet White Masculinity: From Eminem to Clinique for Men”, Katz, explains Hollywood’s utilization of violet behavior by action adventure actors such as Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis. Consequently, “The White Man’s Burden: Gonzo Pornography and the Construction of Black Masculinity”...
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..." nothing is good or bad but our thinking makes it so " yep , it is very true . in the present millennium , science has bestowed on us a number of innovations n one among them is - MOBILE PHONES . every thing conferred upon us ought to b utilized in a positive way . the topic - "is mobile phone a BOON or BANE ?" is very interesting . mobile phones have inter linked a number of people in various interior regions where the telephone lines cannot reach . the present day mobile phone is full of various activities such as blue tooth , infrared , radio , music player , camera etc . they r really entertaining . a lot of information can b easily transferred from one phone to the other . but it is already stated - " this human race is much attracted towards the evil " . the mobile phones r now being used in various terrorist areas n r also destructing the morales within the new generation . the camera , internet etc . within these mobiles has lessened the burden of the people to carry digital cameras n laptops .what if a man does not use this aptly ? we c a number of cases of people taking up irrelevant photographs of people n harassing them for money n sex . sometimes the photo taken , reach to pornological extent n lead to the sexual harassment of the girls . the facility of MMS in mobile phones lead to the sending of multimedia images , but is not probably , used for the right purposes . science is developing manifolds n giving us various opportunities n instruments to deal...
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...According to Maslow, once a lower need is satisfied, a new need is created. If you have plenty of air, you think about water. If you have plenty of water, you think about food. If you have plenty of food, you think about shelter and warmth. Most people in the civilized world have all of these, which creates artificial needs like achievement. When something is advertised, it is made to look like it is the best thing since sliced bread. Just watch an Apple commercial. This will create a "hole" in your mind that provides a new need for you. * If it didn't... It wouldn't exist! I believe advertising does create an artificial 'need' for something - if there is a product that genuinely is needed/useful (such as Google) there is actually very little need for that product to be advertised, as people will spend money on it and use it anyway - the largest advert budgets are for products that we genuinely don't 'need' - such as Coke, McDonalds, new cars, new phones etc. It's vital that Mercedes pretend we 'need' this years car compared to last years that we already drive because otherwise they wouldn't sell any! * The repetition of advertising on television, Internet and newspapers illustrates the capacity of companies to create a need in the consumer’s mind. Marketing not only influences perception, it creates needs for customers. Thanks to the promotion activities, marketers have created new sales techniques, such as the door-to-door salesman. According to Ehrenberg and...
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...The bar tender is totally gorge, I wish I was on a date, that would be totally inappropriate wouldn't it? Oh but his eyes, and smile, NO focus, this guy maybe the one, the one, considering I was set up by Janine, he probably isn’t no offence to her or him for that matter. I wonder what he looks like, tall, short, bald, ugh the bold ones are always so confronting, I would know, I married one of them, silly mistake that was. I hope he is tall, Im tall and its always so awkward having a short date, then you have to bend slightly to say hello, then stay at that height and it just looks like your slouching or in pain. God I hate dating….pfft no I don’t…I love it. OMG! Here he comes, Oh, not exactly what he looks like in his profile picture, but not bad looking. “Hi, yeah have a seat, thanks for coming, yeah I’m good thanks, and yourself? Great. So, um shall we order dinner? Yeah great...
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...weeks ago something that I listen everyday! I love this song.. it's part of my DNA isn't it +Minato Namikaze ? XD Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble #songoftheday #taylorswift Reply · 66 View all 12 replies Alya Amany1 week ago Fl Reply · 1 Mario Jackl3 days ago hey guys! you should check out the song SHINE YOUR LIGHT by the band BROTHERS!! I think you'd like it :) #shineyourlightbrothers Reply · Jessica Costa1 month ago THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT HARRY STYLES. THE GUY HAS A SHIP TATTOO ON HIS ARM JUST LIKE HARRY. Reply · 205 View all 89 replies Nadine Misha1 day ago Yaaa . Reply · Rory G.6 hours ago YOU ERASE REPLIES, WHY ARE YOU SO SCARED OF HARRY BEING GAY I DON´T WIN ANYTHING BY SAYING THE TRUTH BUT THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH. HOMOPHOBIC RAT, DUMB SHIT. DIE Reply · 2 Natalie Ozuanu1 month ago Is this song about Harry styles Reply · 34 View all 30 replies Fuffi Ding3 days ago +narry -_- Just because the MUSIC VIDEO came out in December doesnt mean it was WRITTEN in December. RED came out in October, the song was written a year or so ago. Its about John Mayer, I know it because Im Swiftie since 2009... Reply · 4 narry3 days ago +Elisabeth Sandmoe did you even read what i wrote Reply · 2 Jessica Ortiz1 month ago Perfect Reply · 87 View all 8 replies RealSupaHotFireVEVO6 days ago 69 likes.. yep its perfect x) Reply · Akashi Seijuurou via Google+2...
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...can be? Laurence Yep writes about how friendship can get you through tough times in life. Eight year old Moon Shadow sails from China to meet his dad in America. He got to meet his father for the first time and worked in San Francisco with his father and friends. He even survives the great earthquake by his father’s side. Daily life was very difficult for the Tang people during the Gold Rush. In the book Dragonwings, by Laurence Yep, one learns the importance of friendship when you are away from your family, when you have hard times, and when you need others to be there for you. First of all, friends can be significant even as close as family. When Moon Shadow gets to know the landlady, Miss Whitlaw, he feels that she is part of the family. “I even toyed with the idea that perhaps we had been close to each other in some former life—a mother and child, even.” Moon Shadow felt really close to Miss Whitlaw, even thinking that in a former life she could have been his mother. It is obvious that friends can be as close as family and is really meaningful when you miss your family. Secondly, friends are great during hard times. During Moon Shadow’s first year in America he had to work really hard to help build the Tang’s people’s village with a strange group of men. “We were brothers: strangers in a strange land who had banded together for mutual help and protection. There were arguments, of course, but they were always worked out.” This quotation shows the...
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...The Intern yep April 9, 2012 yep The Internet The internet has changed the world as we knew it. The world no longer communicates, does business, or perches commodities in the same a traditional way. E-mail, instant massager and chat rooms were the first innovations to be used by the public. As time went on more and more people depended on the internet to communicate with each other. It did not take long for the U.S. Postal service to see the decline in mailed letters. With the internet being so easy to access and email being so easy to use it quickly became the preferred way to communicate with family and friends over long distances. Companies soon followed suit to better serve their clients. Over time the internet began to take over almost all aspects of personal and social norms. Personal records are now stored online. A person can look at bank statements, order checks and even look at medical records that are now available on the internet. It is no longer looked down apon when using internet dating sites. Now one in every three people meet a partner on the internet, if it be on a dating site or a social network online. The ability to share information and easily find information has changed almost every aspect of politics. From the way we communicate with the government and each other about the things the government is doing. it became simple and easy to do. A person no longer had to wait for the six O’clock news to hear about what was happening in local and national...
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...for most people in the northern hemisphere the Australian wildlife is just something special, despite spiders, snakes and crocodiles. In this section about Australian animals I am going to tell you about the most common and cutest, as well as the most dangerous species of native Australian animals. You also learn why many introduced animals are considered "a pest" in Australia. Scary? I don't think so. I always say to myself (and to the worried people) "Hey, more than 20 million people live down under. It can't be that dangerous!" Why is Australian wildlife so unique? koala on a tree Koala in the Adelaide Hills Climatic and geologic events helped Australia to form its unique fauna. Australia was part of Gondwana, the huge super-continent of the southern hemisphere. About 50 million years ago Australia became an island. Due to this isolation and the lack of predators, Australia's unique fauna developed. Marsupials that originated in Gondwana adapted in Australia, and survived until today. Australia's climate became drier about 15 million years ago, resulting in more uniquely adapted species. Now this is only a very short introduction into the geology of Australia. I really don't want to bother you with a lengthy scientific excursion. If you are interested to read more, you'll find some interesting books at the bottom of this page. Capital Cities Adelaide Accommodation Adelaide City Hotels Adelaide Beach Resorts Stay In The Outback Special Interests ...
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...Bark. Here is a sample essay for you to not look at. Thanks. In order for this to be long enough, I need to have two hundred and fifty words. Let’s see how far I can get without using any extra spaces or numbers. How are you? I am good. What is the weather like over there? It’s about fifty degrees and we have not gotten snow in about two weeks. How far are you? About eighty words so far. Quite a few more for me to go. What do you think? Hm… I suppose that I can continue to listen to Eminem. Or is it Slim Shady? Only the shadow knows. Speaking of shadows, do you know if a tree falls in a forest and no one is there, does it make a sound? Yes it does, of course. I can also tell jokes. What do you call a lazy kangaroo? A pouch potato! Yes, I know that was a bad joke. I also have more jokes if you would like to hear. Here is more of my essay. How far now? About one hundred and eighty nine words. Yep. Everything looks like it is eight mile now. Really? It is a lot safer in this area than downtown Detroit. Did you know that Detroit is not as dangerous as people seem to believe that it is? Actually Hamtramck is much worse. People have to lock their doors as they drive through the city since people will come up to one’s car and try and take parts off of it as it moves. Scary, huh? All...
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...“DBQ” What’s the last thing you want to hear in your hardest class when you already have plenty of assignments to turn in? Surprise, we are having a DBQ! At first, I was a little confused because I did not know what a DBQ was or how to complete it. Was it a test? Was it a group project? Would it be fun, or boring? Borning, definitely boring. When Mrs. Richards told us we were going to answer questions and form an opinion about a topic, I thought, “this is going to be easy, I form opinions all the time.” A few days later while I was working on it I asked my friend how he was doing on it, and he told me he already finished it. I thought to myself, “how can he be finished when it was only assigned,...
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...Case Application 2: TEAM FUN! Kenny and Norton own TEAM FUN!, a medium-sized company that manufactures and sells sporting goods and equipment. They are watching a CROSSKATES video about cross-country roller skates in the LOUNGE. Norton says, “I don’t know. This stuff looks dangerous! What do you think? Remember that bungee-jumping thing we tried?” Kenny responds, “Edna was out a long time with that knee problem. She sure is a good sport. Keith said we were lucky not to get sued for that. Do you think employees could sue us if they are hurt on product-test assignments?” “Let’s ask Tony,” Norton suggests. “That guy you hired as— what did you call him—director of human resources?” Kenny smiles broadly, “Yep. He sure seems to be busy. He’s pulled together all that paperwork for insurance and retirement that Edna used to handle and named her compensation and benefits manager.” “He wants to send Joe and Eric to a supervisor’s school for work scheduling, job team assignments, and project management,” Norton adds. “He started those picnics by the LAGOON for people to talk about work conditions and issues.” Kenny asks, “Do you think we should let him hire a full-time secretary? I thought Edna could do that, but Tony said she has a full plate. Did you tell him to do that employee bulletin board he tacked into the Web site?” Norton shakes his head no. “Me neither,” Kenny muses. “Wonder why he did that? Guess we’d better talk to him.” Questions: 1. Which of the functional...
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...Yep April of 1976 it was found that there was a possibility that over half of the junior class at West Point Academy had violated the West Point honor code by cheating on a case assignment. The honor code states "A cadet will not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do." This was by far the largest violation of the honor code in West Point history and presented some unusual challenges to the administration. As the year dragged on it was found that more and more students possibly had cheated on the assignment and was also becoming a public relations nightmare in the press and internally to the Army branch of the United States military. April of 1976 it was found that there was a possibility that over half of the junior class at West Point Academy had violated the West Point honor code by cheating on a case assignment. The honor code states "A cadet will not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do." This was by far the largest violation of the honor code in West Point history and presented some unusual challenges to the administration. As the year dragged on it was found that more and more students possibly had cheated on the assignment and was also becoming a public relations nightmare in the press and internally to the Army branch of the United States military. April of 1976 it was found that there was a possibility that over half of the junior class at West Point Academy had violated the West Point honor code by cheating on a case assignment. The honor...
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...June 2010 English Language (Specification B) Unit 1 Categorising Texts 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm Thursday 27 May 2010 For this paper you must have: l a 12-page answer book. ENGB1 Time allowed l 2 hours Instructions l Use black ink or black ball-point pen. l Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is ENGB1. l Answer two questions. l here are two sections: T Section A: Text Varieties Section B: Language and Social Contexts. l Answer Question 1 from Section A. l Answer either Question 2 or Question 3 or Question 4 from Section B. l At the very start of the examination, tear along the perforations to detach the questions on page 2. l Do all rough work in the answer book. Cross through any work that you do not want to be marked. Information l The maximum mark for this paper is 96. l There are 48 marks for each question. l You will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. Advice l is recommended that you spend one hour on each section, with 15 minutes on the reading and It preparation of the data and 45 minutes for writing each answer. SA0170/Jun10/ENGB1 ENGB1 2 Section A – Text Varieties Answer Question 1. You are advised to spend one hour on this section. You may detach this page by tearing along the perforations. Question 1 0 1 Study the Texts A–F on the next six pages. These texts illustrate...
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...GK Yep each 29.9% -- pre-IPO 320 1.28 - 1.6 102.4 - 128 80 72 8 409.6 - 512 10 - 12.5 > 50.8 2000 1-Dec-11 6-Dec-11 6-Dec-11 12-Dec-11 12-Dec-11 13-Dec-11 BOCOM Int'l OSK, UOB KayHian - Issuer Industry/Sector Listing exchange Major shareholders Total shares outstanding (m) Issue price (HKD) Total share offer size (HKD m) Total share offer size (m shares) Shares offered for placement (m shares) Shares offered for IPO (m shares) Market cap. (HKD m) Prospective PE FY12 (x) Earnings forecast: FY11 ( HKD m) Board lot (share) IPO open IPO close Expected price determination date Results announcement Cheques refunded Dealing commence Global Coordinator, sponsor Bookrunner & Lead manager Cornerstone investors Source:Prospectus, Media reports Company background. OTO Holdings Limited (OTO) has its origins from the YIP Brothers’ business in Singapore dating from the late 1970’s. The Yip brothers’ business first started by CS Yip and GK Yep’s spouse when they formed a partnership, IPS Brothers Enterprise in 1978 to engage in door-to-door sale of household appliances and health and wellness products in Singapore. In 1983, IPS Brothers Enterprises Pte. Ltd., the predecessor of OTO Singapore, was incorporated to carry out the business of trading and retailing of health and wellness products and the partnership company, IPS Brother Enterprise was duly dissolved at about the same period. It was also about at the same time that they decided to venture into Hong Kong. CS Yip and GK Yep made...
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