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    Incandescence Agents of Explosive Aerial Shells (Fireworks) The history of fireworks goes back to the Chinese Han dynasty‚ estimated around 200 B.C. It is first believed that original firework was a ‘firecracker’ that was made of chunks of green bamboo‚ which someone may have thrown onto a fire when wood became low. The rods hissed and after a while unexpectedly exploded. This phenomenon led to human fascination to recreate this experiment which ultimate led to the development of gun powder.

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    villages and even began feeding on people.Hoping to rid themselves of this monster‚ the villagers realized the beast wasafraid of the color red‚ fire and the loud crackling noise that bamboo makes whenburning. So when winter fell upon the village‚ the people hung red peach-paperson their doors‚ banged on instruments‚ burned bamboo (whose crackling sound wouldgive rise to the Chinese firecracker) and lit bonfires. When the beast came‚ hewas terrified and fled into the mountains‚ never to return. Year after

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    tour in the kitchen did not end there. In our typical nipa hut with an adjunct outpost as kitchen‚ I used to notice a foot-long bamboo receptacle resembling a rain maker hung on the wall bound with abaca rope enough to be tied around my waist. I asked mother what was it and she told me it was a salagubang container. It had a matching cover made out of wider-girth bamboo fitted just right. Ah‚ that luscious salagubang! I can only remember your tempting taste once a year. That was in the month of

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    in the kitchen did not end there. In our typical nipa hut with an adjoining shelter as kitchen‚ I used to notice a foot-long bamboo receptacle resembling a rain maker hung on the wall‚ bound with abaca rope long enough to be tied around my waist. I asked mother what was it and she told me it was a salagubang container. It had a matching cover made out of wider-girth bamboo. Ah‚ that luscious salagubang! I am only able to taste you once a year. The last time was in May. Summer rain came in great

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    * Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY) covers death and disability insurance for the benefit of rural landless households in the country. It provides insurance against natural as well as accidental and partial/ permanent Disability. * Indira Awaas Yojana Indira Awaas Yojana is a social welfare programme to provide housing for the rural poor in India. It is one of the major flagship programs of the Rural Development Ministry to construct houses for BPL population in the villages

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    had “gone mad” the line “high up on a hill” almost shows as if Mrs Lyons is some sort of witch We decided to incorporate the medium of props into our exploration. We used red ribbons to act as a multifunctional prop as well as the buckets and the bamboo sticks. In our performance we decided to tell a story throughout the song. We added Eddie Mickey and Linda to the performance and allowed other members in our group to become extra children in the background‚ to show who the main three children we

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    post the C4 or grenade would blow up killing whatever troops are around the flag. The Bamboo whip was one of the most painful in terms of long term. One day you could be walking‚ then the next second you could see a branch of bamboo flying at your body ready to strike. When the soldiers would be walking they would walk over a trip wire causing the bamboo trap to fly at you. If you didn’t die from the hit of the bamboo stick‚ you would wish it killed you after about a week of being in massive amounts

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    differences in the way that the numbers are represented. The rod numbers were developed from counting boards‚ which came into use in the fourth century BC. A counting board had squares with rows and columns. Numbers were represented by little rods made from bamboo or ivory. A number was formed in a row with the units in the right-hand column‚ the tens in the next column‚ the hundreds in the next‚ and so on. Rather than putting as many as 9 rods in one square‚ one rod placed at right angles represented five

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    POM 601 Operations Management Case Study Questions Maria Yee‚ Inc. Read the case study and then spend time browsing mariayee.com. You will also need to research additional material related to Maria Yee‚ Inc.‚ as well as Ikea‚ the Forest Stewardship Council‚ etc. Answer the following questions: 1. Research and attempt to assess the corporate culture at Ikea. Does the culture at Maria Yee‚ Inc. appear to be different than the culture at Ikea‚ or are the two cultures similar? 1. Which

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    There was a time‚ many‚ many years ago‚ when rice was not known to our people. At that time our ancestors lived on fruits‚ vegetables‚ birds‚ and wild animals which they caught while hunting in themountains or the forests. Tilling the soil was still unknown. And poultry and hog was not yet a part of their way of living.Because our people depended on the food which nature provided and not what they themselves grew or raised‚ their stay in one place was only temporary. When there was nothing more to

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