Telescope over the Internet Santhanagobalan Vasanth‚ Sivapalan Sugirthan Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering University of Moratuwa Moratuwa‚ Sri Lanka vasanthcolombo@gmail.com‚ sugi_008@hotmail.com Abstract- This paper describes the design and implementation of a fully automated Telescope that can be controlled over the internet. Telescope over the Internet is novel in the aspect that it will be the first telescope constructed in Sri Lanka which can be accessed
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Affirmative Action the good‚ the bad and the ugly Dawn Fletcher-Adams University of Louisville Soc 210-01 Race in the United States America is called “the land of opportunity” however‚ most of the countries citizens are not able to enjoy the benefits that the title provides. Being able to accomplish scholastic goals‚ attend a four-year college‚ and to have an influential career‚ are not obtainable for many‚ even though they work hard. Our nation has long been plagued by an ugly occurrence
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further pushed ourselves into the mess. If Americans do not change now‚ it may become too late in the future. Affirmative action has only succeeded in accomplishing the exact opposite of its goals. Thus‚ race should not be considered in college applications or jobs. First‚ to understand why affirmative action is wrong‚ one must understand the intentions behind it. Affirmative action was put into place to make up for the gap caused by slavery‚ segregation‚ and racism by making it easier for certain races
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at will‚ and affirmative action has always been a debate that linked to race‚ cultures‚ politics‚ social statuses‚ religions‚ and the constitution. We could not have a clear discussion about affirmative action without addressing slavery. Slavery is a topic‚ many refused to discuss‚ and a topic most are not educated on. We could also not have a clear discussion about injustice in the work environment without addressing employment at will. At some point of time‚ every race has endured
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Controversy over Internet Police has raged on since the creation of the internet. Several have thought that not policing the internet has led to numerous crimes such as theft‚ illegal transactions‚ and cyber bullying. But a majority‚ in defence‚ claim that such policing could revoke us from our rights as citizens of the United States. Cases as such tend to lean more to the side of not policing the Internet. We believe that as well. We believe that exposure to all of this crime and issues is subjective
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1) Consider a simple model to estimate the effect of personal computer (PC) ownership on college grade point average for graduating seniors at a large public university: GP A = β0 + β1 P C + u where P C is a binary variable indicating PC ownership. (i) Why might PC ownership be correlated with u? (ii) Explain why PC is likely to be related to parents’ annual income. does this mean parental income is a good IV for PC? Why or why not? (iii) Suppose that‚ four years ago‚ the university gave grants to
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Affirmative action is still necessary because it was affective for helping minorities‚ it has the potential to start ending poverty‚ and bring the lower class to the middle class. When John F. Kennedy signed the Executive Order 10925‚ it begin a change for diversity in employment and education. This order was very effective to help races such African-Americans and Latinos find jobs and go to college who have been discriminated in the past. This action was very necessary at the time‚ but quickly leveled
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Documented Essay on Wideman’s “The Seat Not taken” John Edgar Wideman’s essay “The Seat Not Taken” describes his sociological experiment during the trips he took on the train to work and back home. He does this to determine the cause and effects of other passengers invariably not sit next to him‚ someone of color when the seat next to him is vacant. Wideman concluded that the seat beside him is always empty‚ and it appears that way due to the subtle racism shown by citizens in the presence of his
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is something that has always existed and unfortunately will continue to exist. Injustices deprive people of their abilities to strive for better goals and dreams. It is time that the minorities that have and continues to suffer from these injustices to be restituted. I argue that the affirmative action has not completed its intended purposes of presenting minorities with equal rights. And that it is needed now just as much as it was needed in the past. The affirmative of action was first introduced
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of children and young people Outcome 2 2.4A Describe the actions to take in response to emergency situations including: FIRES Regular testing of the fire alarms take place every six weeks at the School. The log book is kept by the business manager‚ this is available to any visiting fire officer. Fire instructions are clearly posted in all classrooms‚ offices and corridors. Also emergency exits are clearly signed. There are always at least 2 fire exits in each classroom. In the event
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