half of the 1960s. French Ufologist Jacques Vallee used it in his 1966 book Challenge to science: the UFO enigma. It was used in a publication by French engineer Aimé Michel in 1967,[1] by Dr. James E. McDonald in a symposium in March 1968[2] and again by McDonald and James Harder while testifying before the Congressional Committee on Science and Astronautics, in July 1968.[3] Skeptic Philip J. Klass used it in his 1968 book UFOs--Identified. In 1969 physicist Edward Condon defined the "Extra-terrestrial
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anthropologists observing a hitherto unknown and strange set of practices. In other words, they did not fit their observations into any preconceived notions of scientific method, or how science 'should' be done. The resulting, highly influential book Laboratory Life: The Social Construction of Scientific Facts(1979, re-released in 1986 with additional commentary) gave a detailed account of the everyday activities of scientists. Latour and Woolgar highlighted the importance of material objects
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By LAWRENCE WRIGHT John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Read the Review TWO LIVES-- ONE PERSONALITY? A pair of identical twin girls were surrendered to an adoption agency in New York City in the late 1960s. The twins, who are known in psychological literature as Amy and Beth, might have gone through life in obscurity had they not come to the attention of Dr. Peter Neubauer, a prominent psychiatrist at New York University's Psychoanalytic Institute and a director of the Freud Archives. Neubauer believed
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The Soviet economy after Stalin: how could Khrushchev de-Stalinise the Stalinist system? Author(s): Jonathan Davis Source: 20th Century History Review. 4.1 (Sept. 2008): p21. Document Type: Article Full Text: When Nikita Khrushchev came to power after Josef Stalin's death in 1953, the new Soviet leader hoped to restructure the USSR along less harsh Stalinist, lines. Khrushchev famously sought to de-Stalinise the USSR and part of his reforms saw him demand changes to an economy that had
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clusive use at Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad (IMT,HYD), 2015 9-702-442 REV: JANUARY 27, 2004 DAVID B. YOFFIE Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century For over a century, Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola vied for “throat share” of the world’s beverage market. The most intense battles of the cola wars were fought over the $60-billion industry in the United States, where the average American consumed 53 gallons of carbonated soft drinks (CSD) per year. In
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Introduction: When we talking about the residency company, we focus on tax purpose but not immigration. Government interest on Tax, you earn your profit, no matter which corner you are working in the world, you have to pay tax. That is not only your personal liability to the country who grant you a resident or citizenship, and also the country allow you to acquire profit to rich your pocket.The definition of resident for company is in ITAA36 s6(1) state that:A company which is incorporated in Australia
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February 6, 2014. I would now like to turn the conference over to Randy Arickx, Executive Director of Communications and Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir. Randy Arickx - IR: Thanks, Operator. Good morning and thank you for joining us as we review the GM Financial results for the 2013 calendar year. A press release was issued this morning and the conference call materials are available on our Investor Relations website. We are also broadcasting this call live on the Web. Before we begin, I
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and assess its relevance for organizations today. Organizations operate in many different environments and it is vital to assess how they influence their structures. Effective and efficient organizing has become increasingly important in the modern world characterized by rapid changes. Contingency approaches emphasize that in order for organizations to succeed they must adopt a structure suitable for the environment in which they operate. There are many forms of contingency theory. In general, contingency
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friendly exchange of views. | Persuade | | Clever salesmanship can persuade you to buy things you don't really want. | Printing Press | | Printing Press : a machine that prints books, newspapers or magazines | Infinite | | an infinite number/variety | Export | | Japan exports a huge quantity of cars around the world. | Occupation | | the Italian occupation of Ethiopia | Sofa | | I sat down on the sofa next to Barbara | Apartment | | I'll give you the keys to my apartment. | Foreign
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