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AIR AND WATER
Number of Words: 412 / Number of Pages: 2
... Vancouver are two cities which have pilot programs using fuel cells to power some of their public transport buses. Use of fossil fuels confined to petro-chemical products and fuel cell feedstock. Nuclear fusion or some other advanced nuclear process, supplying all base load power.” (Solar)
Also, there is continued interest and research into fusion power. Since fusion generates temperatures of millions of degrees, the main difficulty in developing fusion power has been in containing the heat of the reaction. Fusion is an expensive source of energy right now, but it might cost much cheaper in the near ...
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Birth Order 2
Number of Words: 2409 / Number of Pages: 9
... conscientious, list maker, well organized (Leman, Birth Order 11), more oriented toward authority and responsibility (Moore and Cox 19), and tough-minded (Stephens 356).
The first born child is typically the success story in the family. They are the ones that are driven to succeed in high achievement fields such as science, medicine, and law (Leman, Birth Order 13). For example, of the first twenty-three astronauts sent into space, twenty-one were first borns or the very similar only child. In fact, all seven astronauts of the original Mercury program were first born children (Leman, Birth Order 1 ...
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Charging Into The Modern Turne
Number of Words: 3603 / Number of Pages: 14
... was the first time for this kind of subject matter to be taken up on such a large scale and for public display.
Both Ian Carter and Gerald Finley assert that despite the criticism already written about this complex work it remains engaging and still retains layers of meaning that have not been brought to light. Rain, Steam and Speed can be read as a celebration of new technology and the new Britain that was forming in its wake, a lament for a passing ‘golden’ age, or as Carter suggests as a combination of the two, it “is about loss but also about progress. To be more precise it ...
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Code Of Professional Ethics By American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants
Number of Words: 1259 / Number of Pages: 5
... and technical standards, Responsibilities to
clients, Responsibilities to colleagues and Other responsibilities and
Practices. Independence has always been the fundamental concept to the
accounting profession. In fact it is the most essential to the practice of all
professions. The financial reports produced by CPAs would be of little value to
the public unless CPAs maintain their independence. Independence has always been
associated with integrity and objectivity. Since faults on financial
statements may be the result of either a honest mistake or a lack of integrity
it is imperative to a ...
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Why The Vegetarian Diet Is Bes
Number of Words: 516 / Number of Pages: 2
... lacto vegetarian
but also includes eggs while the ovo vegetarian excludes dairy products. Finally, the partial vegetarian eats
anything except red meat, or at least strictly limits it. Because the term vegetarian is used to cover all facets and
variations, it is difficult to identify health benefits resulting from the vegetarian diet including all of the above.
Most meat eaters do not realize that there are so many variations to the vegetarian diet, which makes accurate
studies even more difficult.
As a whole though, vegetarians tend to have less body fat than nonvegetarians. This is most l ...
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Trade Unionism
Number of Words: 1268 / Number of Pages: 5
... someone to speak on their behalf - a shop steward or office representative. The rep will then discuss their concerns with management.
Where the union has a recognition agreement with management they reach decisions together on key issues.
In bigger workplaces there will be a number of representatives, sometimes from different unions, speaking on behalf of different groups of workers. And in very big workplaces some of these union representatives will spend much of their working day dealing with union business, talking to management helping solve problems on behalf of their members.
Most sensible em ...
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Reference Pricing How Effectiv
Number of Words: 2173 / Number of Pages: 8
... and a competitor's price (Biswas, Wilson & Licata, 1993). The second major type of reference price is the internal reference price. These exist in the consumer's mind as either a point or a range of points (Putler, 1992). In either case, the reference price is used to evaluate the value of a price under consideration. The concept of the reference price is consistent with a number of psychological theories including adaptation level theory and assimilation-contrast theory (Kalyanaram & Winer, 1995).
Two important sides to the reference-pricing debate have emerged. Gijsbrechts (1993) takes a cogni ...
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Dreaming
Number of Words: 1871 / Number of Pages: 7
... of lucid dreams (about 10 percent) are the result of returning to REM sleep directly from an awakening with unbroken reflective consciousness (LaBerge, 1985). These types of lucid dreams occur most often during daytime napping. If the napper has been REM deprived from a previous night of little sleep their chances of having a REM period at sleep onset are increased. If the napper is able to continue his or her train of thought up to the point of sleep, a lucid dream may develop due to an immediate REM period. The basic definition of lucid requires nothing more than the dreamer becoming aware tha ...
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Are Blacks Too Cool For The Web
Number of Words: 508 / Number of Pages: 2
... we want today. Nothing has changed except for the fact that entrepreneurs have emerged with the growth of the Web. People are finding ways to make money from avenues they never dreamed of. The “American Dream” as we know it has not vanished or been left behind, it has simply been revised to include family time and personal goals.
Although racism has decreased in society today, it still is a threat to getting people on the Web. Nowadays, blacks are not the only one being discriminated against-it’s all minorities. In studies conducted, of the online community, only 23% are non-wh ...
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Michael Collins Biography Figh
Number of Words: 853 / Number of Pages: 4
... July 1906, at the age of 15, Michael Collins immigrated to London; he did not take long to become involved in a strong Irish community in London and also became involved in the Gaelic Athletic Association. He easily found work in London moving from job to job, and when he was 18, before moving back to Ireland he found himself involved in a group called the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). Back in Ireland and away from work Collins started writing about Irish history and current political events and this was about the time the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) introduced "The Home Rule Bill", before ...
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