company’s annual meeting in May 1982‚ stockholders approved a plan of reorganization under which a new holding company‚ AMR Corporation‚ was formed and became the parent company of American Airlines. The reorganization took effect on Oct. 1‚ 1982. The formation of AMR had no effect on day-to-day operations of American‚ but it did – and still does – provide the company with access to sources of financing that otherwise might not be available. The holding company structure also allows the company to take
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Explain the formation of patterned ground and stone stripes. (15 marks) Patterned ground is a very distinct feature in peri-glacial regions‚ and is found in places such as the Antarctic Peninsula. They generally take the form of a polygons (which may form tessellations)‚ or circles. It is caused by a process called frost heave‚ and can in some cases be the result of stone stripes. Frost heave is the initial cause of patterned ground‚ and this process is a result of the summer months melting the
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Forgetting When a memory of a past experience is not activated for days or months‚ forgetting tends to occur. Yet it is erroneous to think that memories simply fade over time—the steps involved are far more complex. In seeking to understand forgetting in the context of memory‚ such auxiliary phenomena as differences in the rates of forgetting for different kinds of information also must be taken into account. It has been suggested that‚ as time passes‚ the physiological bases of memory tend to
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AS and A Level Economics‚ Second Edition Colin Bamford and Susan Grant Excerpt More information 1 1 Basic economic ideas Basic economic ideas Core On completion of this core section you should know: • what is meant by scarcity and the inevitability of choices that have to be made by individuals‚ firms and governments • what is meant by opportunity cost • why the basic questions of what‚ how and for whom production takes place have to be addressed in all economies • what is meant
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As with naming‚ another key aspect of group identity formation is its relationship to the past‚ through a historicizing and history-possession process of heritage‚ groups identify their common past‚ recent shared history‚ and employ historical narratives‚ shaped or selected to represent contemporary views‚ to bind their members and legitimate their existence by an appeal to tradition and the authority of pastness. Huyssen argues that museums‚ places of a group’s shared past or the past of others
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I know some people may be doubtful about my achievements especially since it was in such a little time claiming they could all have been fabricated or claiming I haven’t proven the choir as a discourse community. That is why I also to elaborate on the Logos-skills that was necessary for me to obtain so as really fit in. One of them is communication skills. According to educator and researcher John Swales in “The concept of Discourse Community”‚ intercommunication and relationship are essential in
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BASIC DIODE ELECTRONICS INTRODUCTION TO DIODES The p-n Junction The p-n junction is a homojunction between a p-type and an n-type semiconductor. It acts as a diode‚ which can serve in electronics as a rectifier‚ logic gate‚ voltage regulator (Zener diode)‚ switching or tuner (varactor diode); and in optoelectronics as a light-emitting diode (LED)‚ laser diode‚ photodetector‚ or solar cell. In a relatively simplified view of semiconductor materials‚ we can envision a semiconductor as having two
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most commonly used electronic device – the computer. The study of this unit will highlight the characteristics and evolution of computers. It will also help you to understand the basic terminology associated with computers. Objectives After studying this unit‚ you should be able to • • • • • • • • • understand the basic characteristics of computers‚ understand how the computers evolved‚ understand the components that make up a computer‚ differentiate between hardware and software‚ differentiate
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EDU3107: Guidance and Counseling for Children Lecture 14-3 hours 18/01/2012 LECTURE: 3:30 to 5:30 (2) Title 8: Basic Career and Student Self Understanding • The concept of lifestyle building • Exploration of career interests and the career value Lifestyle Building Lifestyle According to Adler‚ individual lifestyle are shaped by the children at the age of 5 . the strategy of each individual is set and use it to deal with inferiority feelings. Nature artistic or intellectual
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evolved morphological‚ anatomical and physiological adaptations to obtain‚ process‚ transport and store raw materials and energy under varying conditions. capture and conversion of radiant energy to chemical energy takes place in chloroplasts (chloroplasts are localized in specialized tissues) products of photosynthesis are used in respiration‚ growth‚ repair‚ maintenance‚ storage. energy consuming reactions must take place for the substances of photosynthesis to be transported around the plant
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