How Your Heart Works [pic] Your heart is a pump. It keeps blood moving around your body. The blood delivers oxygen and nutrients to all parts of your body‚ and carries away unwanted carbon dioxide and other waste products. The heart has four chambers - two on the left side and two on the right. The two upper chambers are called the atria‚ and the two lower chambers are called the ventricles. The two sides of the heart are divided by a muscular wall called the septum. Each side of the heart
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summary of international transactions. These transactions are defined as the transfer of ownership of something that has an economic value measurable in monetary terms from residents of one country to residents of another. The transfer may involve: (1) goods‚ which consist of tangible and visible commodities or products‚ (2) services‚ which consist of intangible commodities that are produced‚ transferred‚ and consumed at the same time‚ (3) income (which is sometimes classified in “services”)‚ (4)
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How great is it that America is unique compared to the rest of the world? Well‚ in the case of using the imperial system instead of the metric‚ it is not very great. The metric system‚ also called the International System of Units or SI‚ is a system of measurements and units that started to develop in 1670 in France by Gabriel Louten‚ a vicar. After facing much criticism for challenging the previous system of measurements for each country‚ it was gradually implemented internationally. However‚ the
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CHAPTER 1: THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL MANAGEMENT 1.1 Overview about distribution and distribution channel 1.2.1 Concept‚ roles and purpose of distribution 1.2.2.1 Distribution Distribution is the process of making a product or service available in the right quantities and locations when customers want them‚ using direct means‚ or using indirect means with intermediaries. (Willam D. Perreault) It’s a movement of goods and
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How the Predator UAV Works Military commanders use tactics and strategy in combat to inflict as much damage on the enemy while trying to risk as few personnel and resources as possible. This principle was at the heart of the development of the RQ-1 and MQ-1Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. These high-tech aircraft‚ controlled by a crew miles away from the dangers of combat‚ are capable of reconnaissance‚ combat and support roles in the hairiest of battles. In a worst-case scenario‚ if a Predator
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between machines. Ideally‚ TCP/IP is used whenever Windows-based computers communicate over networks. This subject describes the components of the TCP/IP Protocol Suite‚ the protocol architecture‚ which functions TCP/IP performs‚ how addresses are structured and assigned‚ and how packets are structured and routed. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 provides extensive support for the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite‚ as both a protocol and a set of services for connectivity and
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NOVA: How the Brain Works The description pretty much describes this video well. In essence‚ it’s a look into the complexity of the human brain. Trying to understand how we perceived the world around us and showing some of the experiments that try to explain how the process works. If you want to spend an hour with quirky but interesting approach to the topics of how illusions work‚ how our brains are affected by electro-magnetic impulses and what is the current status of artificial intelligence
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1.When and where did Durer work? Dura worked during the middle ages‚ and lived in Nuremberg during what we know recognize as its golden age. 2.Who and what was an influence on his artwork? In 1494‚ Durer traveled to Italy to study art‚ Durer was heavily influenced by the Italians‚ and one writer in particular: Vitruvius. Durer was most interested in their efforts to find the mathematical proportions for portraying the perfect figure. One artist Durer drew inspiration from in particular while
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I. Introduction Wines have been one of the favorite beverages in the world. Many Europeans nowadays prefer wine to water as a daily beverage like their ancestors many centuries ago‚ despite of its bad effects in the health when consumed excessively. Different varieties of the grapes and strains of yeast produce different type of wine. Wines are alcoholic beverage that is usually made from grapes and other fermented juice like apples and berries. The fermentation takes place in the district origin
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difference that one can find between the American and the Italian wine label systems are that American wines are named according to the type or types or grapes that they used while Italian‚ as most of European wines‚ are named according to the region that they come from. Another important difference is that Italian wineries are required to show on their label the vintage year (year when the grapes were harvested) while American wines are not required to do it. Italian Laws only permit the mention
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