By the early 18th century, the British East India Company had a strong presence in India with the three main stations of Fort St. George in Madras, Fort William in Calcutta and Bombay Castle in western India. These stations were independent presidencies governed by a President and a Council, appointed by the Court of Directors in England. The British adopted a policy of allying themselves with various princes and Nawabs, promising security against usurpers and rebels. The Nawabs often gave them concessions
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Annotated Bibliography Educational Technology Issue Question: Should online higher education courses replace traditional on-campus learning? Arguments for online courses replacing traditional learning: Clark, K. (2009, April 2). Online Education Offers Access and Affordability. US News Education. Retrieved November 8, 2012, from http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Online-Education-Wont/133531/ Summary: US News Education provides rankings of the best universities and provides valuable insight
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data. Traditionally, ChoicePoint provided motor vehicle reports, claims histories, and similar data to the automobile insurance industry, but in recent years it broadened its customer base to include general business and government agencies. ChoicePoint collects, stores, and sells the personal information of consumers (e.g., social security numbers, birth dates, employment information, criminal histories and credit histories) to more than 50,000 businesses and agencies. The company also offered data
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Page 1 of 4 CURE DECISION POINT REVIEW PLAN (DPRP) DISCLOSURE NOTICE How To Comply with the DPRP Requirements Of Your CURE Policy The 'Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act' was signed into law on May 19, 1998, and it has led to changes in your no-fault (Personal Injury Protection or PIP) medical coverage. In enacting these reforms, the Legislature found that the substantial increase in the cost of medical expense benefits over the years had to be addressed by providing controls to eliminate
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Themistocles (c.525-460B.C) was known to be a very conning and clever man. The savior of Greek culture, for if not for his tactical skills, Persia might have destroyed the Greeks before their intellectual and scientific contributions. Going at war with the Persian military was not as frightening as being outnumbered. Perhaps the most difficult obstacle the Greeks faced was trying to unite the self-contained and divided city-states. Themistocles was a strategic militant who understood the only way
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Topic- Distance Education and Women Empowerment: The Women Who Dared at Distance Learning Institute Okunuga, A. O., & Akintayo, M. O. (2011). Distance Education and Women Empowerment: The Women Who Dared At Distance Learning Institute. Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 8(7), 1-11. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Women in Nigeria have always been placed on the backburner when it comes to education. Social and Cultural beliefs in Nigeria have been one of the main downfalls in education
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Virtual World vs. Real World There is no doubt that computers and technology are taking over the lives of Americans. Technology is a very universal concept that is developing day by day, causing simpler and easier living. Today, technology has become very advanced, dealing with worldwide problems in a more efficient manner. However, many are abusing this breakthrough invention because internet users are not aware of the vital connection that the real world has with the virtual world. In the article
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Wal-Mart uses technology to improve productivity, communicate more efficiently and track customers and goods daily. In fact, most of the success relies on technology for almost every aspect of their business. Although there are many types of technology available, going digital doesn't have to intimidate business owners. It can all be broken down into understandable chunks of functionality. Wal-Mart systems keep track of every item in their inventory, ensuring they do not run out of stock or order
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Enhancing the Power of Health Care Nancnrs University Of Phoenix Health Care Organizations and Delivery Systems HCS/531 Professor March 17, 2013 Enhancing the power of Health Care The ability to access Medical records is a growing concern “President Barack Obama endorsed a goal set by the Bush administration of establishing an electronic health record for every patient by 2014” (Lewis, 2009). With only one year left before the 2014 deadline, Los Angeles County Medical Center (LAC+USC)
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Rural Hours, a natural historical account of one year in the Otsego Lake area of New York state. I mention her father's name in order to situate Susan Fenimore Cooper in literary history, or, more accurately, to position her book in relation to our understandings of literary history. For truthfully, if literary history were faithful to the developments of, and reactions to, literature of the past, Susan Fenimore Cooper's name would be well-known to all scholars of nineteenth-century American literature
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