Al-Khalil ibn Ahmed Al-Farahidi: an Arabic Language Genius Al-Khalil’s was born in Oman and grew up in Basra‚ Iraq (718-786 A.D). He was fond of study and research; he was one of the earliest Arab lexicographer and Linguists. He stayed constantly and adhered to his scholars and teachers until he became the first teacher in Basra in Arabic language‚ grammar‚ music and Arabic prosody. His best known contributions are Kitab al-’Ayn regarded as the first dictionary (lexicon) of the Arabic Language
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Al Gore Speaks on Global Warming and the Environment Beacon Theater‚ New York January 15‚ 2004‚ Noon Thank you‚ Carol‚ Joan and Peter. And thanks to all of you for coming here today. lt was an honor to work with Carol Browner on environmental policies in the last administration and I am grateful for her leadership of Environment 2004. I want to thank Peter for his leadership as Executive Director of MoveOn.org Civic Action and I appreciate all of those who have worked in the trenches with
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Bush vs. Gore Most of the post-electoral controversy revolved around Gore’s request for hand recounts in four counties as provided under Florida state law. Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris announced she would reject any revised totals from those counties if they were not turned in by November 14‚ the statutory deadline for amended returns. The Florida Supreme Court extended the deadline to November 26‚ a decision later vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court. Miami-Dade eventually halted its
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March 26‚ 2013 Lecture -The function of the eye is to convert photons of light into action potentials (nerve impulses). -The inner layer is a nervous tunic (made out of nerve cells)=retina. -Refraction: Bends light. -The purpose of the cornea and the lens is to take an object and focus every little detail of the object on the retina on the back of the lens. Upside down and backwards. -When light goes through medias‚ it bends. -Lens are suspended by ligaments behind the pupil. Suspensory ligaments
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Romancing the Brick wall in Pausch’s Heart When I read the pages 57 – 79 in Pausch’s (2008) The Last Lecture‚ I was surprised and impressed by his expression to his great wife. Even though he continued to love his wife‚ Jai‚ he sometimes felt her to get over such obstructions as a big wall and formidable things. He wrote‚ “The most formidable brick wall I ever upon in my life was just five feet‚ six inches tall‚ and was absolutely beautiful. But it reduced me to tears‚ made me reevaluate my entire
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GEO716: Lecture 1 what are geo’s of health? medical - impurical‚ deals with dynamics and measuring disease itself health - environmental‚ economical‚ social‚ physical spread of disease‚ health care management incidents of disease = the number of new prevalence prevalence can be a good thing ... people surviving infinite morality rates ... kids who live to five will likely live to adulthood degenerative and chronic disease ... expensive to keep an aging population if you live
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LAW EXTENSION COMMITTEE WINTER COURSE 2005 CONTRACTS LECTURE NOTES WEEK FIVE PRIVITY OF CONTRACT 1. The Privity of Contract Doctrine The privity of contract doctrine dictates that only persons who are parties to a contract are entitled to take action to enforce it. A person who stands to gain a benefit from the contract (a third party beneficiary) is not entitled to take any enforcement action if he or she is denied the promised benefit. Example: A promises B‚ for consideration
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Part 1 Childhood Dreams Looking back on my childhood‚ I tend to go negative. We moved so much. My parents were not educated enough to help me with my homework. I felt lonely. My mom suffered from manic depression‚ and it sucked. We were so poor. But when I think about actual moments of my childhood‚ specific‚ tiny‚ day-to-day moments‚ I know I was lucky: in many ways‚ I had won the parent lottery. My parents somehow innately knew that part of the reason for their misfortune was their current lack
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^Definition of Microbiology – the study of microorganisms‚ which are organisms or agents‚ which are too small to be observed with the unaided eye. Objects having a diameter of less than 0.1mm cannot be seen with out the use of a microscope. Why do we study microbiology? Because microorganisms have a close association with us – the microbes are in us‚ on us and everything around us. They are essential for our own survival – we need them‚ they do not need us. Food Microbiology – a field on applied
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Lecture 2014-01-29 Strategy Formation Chapter outline: I. The Issue of Realized Strategy Strategy Formation Activities Strategy Activity Roles II. The Paradox of Deliberateness and Emergence The Demand for Deliberate Strategizing The Demand for Strategy Emergence III. Perspectives on Strategy Formation The Strategic Planning Perspective The Strategic Incrementalism Perspective IV. The Debate and Readings Mission – “Some task‚ duty or purpose that sends someone on their way” (DVM
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