1440: Nicolas Cusanus‚ Earth is in motion 1440: Nicolas Cusanus‚ infinite universe 1450: Johann Gutenberg‚ first printing press in Europe 1472: Johannes Regiomontanus‚ observation of Halley’s comet 1480: Leonardo de Vinci‚ description of parachute 1480: Leonardo de Vinci‚ compares reflection of light to reflection of sound waves 1490: Leonardo de Vinci‚ capillary action 1492: Leonardo de Vinci‚ foresees flying machines 1494: Leonardo de Vinci‚ foresees pendulum clock 1514: Nicolaus Copernicus
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Bibliography: Blamires‚ Harry‚ A History of Literary Criticism‚ Macmillan‚ London‚ 1991 Clonţea‚ Procopie‚ Bantaş‚ Andrei‚ Clonţea‚ Doina‚ Annotated English Literature‚ Eighteenth Century Prose‚ Ed. Paralela 45‚ Piteşti‚ 1996 Daiches‚ David‚ A Critical History of English Literature‚ vol. 1‚ 2‚ London‚ Secker and Warburg‚ London‚ 1969 Daiches‚ David‚ The Novel and the
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References: Cramer‚ James J. 2002. Confessions of a Street Addict. New York: Simon & Schuster. D ’Avolio‚ Gene‚ Efi Gildor and Andrei Shleifer. 2002. "Technology‚ Information Production‚ and Market Efficiency". In Economic Policy for the Information Economy‚ August‚ 2001. Jackson Hole‚ Wyo.: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Available from the Social Science Research Network
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Russian Crisis 1988 Introduction The Russian Financial crisis(also called “RUBLE” crisis) hit Russia on 17 August 1998. It was triggered by the Asian Financial crisis‚ which started in July 1997. During the ensuing decline in world commodity prices‚ countries heavily dependent on the export of raw material where among those most severely hit. Petroleum‚ natural gas‚ metals and timber accounted for more than 80% of Russian exports‚ leaving the country vulnerable to swings in world’s prices. Oil
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The use of online services nowadays becomes more necessary in the various fields. It is because of the advantage and useful effects to many people when it comes to online reservation because our society is facing rapid growths of need‚ availability and development of different commercial web-based application. The online reservation services differ from the traditional mode in the capacity to provide services regardless of temporal and spatial
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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT …………………………..............................................1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ………………………………………………………………..2 PAIRS TRADING: INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………..3 KEY CHARACTERISTICS………………………………………………………………….5 INSTRUMENTS USED FOR PAIRS TRADING ………………………………………...8 STRATEGY …………………………………………………………………………………10 TESTING FOR MEAN REVERSION ……………………………………………………10 PAIRS TRADING MODEL ………………………………………………………………..11 a. Screening for Pairs b. Trading Rules c. Risk Management
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the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Lars von Trier | Lars von Trier at Cannes in 2000 | Born | Lars Trier 30 April 1956 (age 56) Kongens Lyngby‚ Denmark | Occupation | Film director and screenwriter | Influenced by | Andrei Tarkovsky‚ Carl Theodor Dreyer‚ Ingmar Bergman‚ Stanley Kubrick‚ Douglas Sirk‚ David Lynch‚ Michelangelo Antonioni‚ Jørgen Leth‚ Erich von Stroheim‚ Josef von Sternberg‚ Bertolt Brecht | Spouse(s) | Cæcilia Holbek (m. 1987–1995)[1] Bente Frøge
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Paper No. 2196 (1999b) Mauro‚ Paolo‚ “Corruption and Growth‚” Quarterly Journal of Economics‚ Vol. CX‚ No. 3 (August 1995) ———‚ “The Effects of Corruption on Growth‚ Investment‚ and Government Expenditure‚” IMF Working Paper No. 96/98 (1998) Shleifer‚ Andrei‚ and Daniel Treisman‚ “Without a Map: Political Tactics and Economic Reform in Russia‚” MIT Press (2000) ———‚ and Robert W. Vishny‚ “Corruption‚” Quarterly Journal of Economics‚ Volume 108‚ Issue 3 (August 1993) Tanzi‚ Vito‚ “Corruption Around the
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CHAPTER 1 The Problem and Its Background Introduction Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that affects the brain’s development of social and communication skills and said to be a behaviorally-defined condition. (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) a person with autism has to deal with great consequences due to the different adjustments they have to follow. Along with the stress felt by the autistic person‚ their families are the ones who should handle the responsibilities in raising their autistic children
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The Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company‚ refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. The company and bottling partners are dedicated to the 2020 Vision‚ a roadmap for doubling system revenues this decade‚ focused on five key areas—profit‚ people‚ portfolio‚ partners and planet. General information: 128 years on the market global headquarters: Atlanta‚ Georgia products sold in more than 200 countries net operating revenues in 2013:
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