showing that American settlers did not have a care in the world except personal gain. When they built the Erie Canal in 1825 the commissioner’s articles of agreement with contractors “reveal their confidence in man’s ability to triumph over nature” (301). “First‚ in all places where the natural surface of the earth is above the bottom of the canal and where the line requires excavation‚ all the trees‚ saplings‚ bushes‚ stumps‚ and roots shall be grubbed and
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In this essay the paradoxes and difficulties associated with the ongoing debate between ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ and scientific knowledge will be thoroughly discussed. An attempt will be made to take a stand and decide whether ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ and ‘Scientific Knowledge’ should have distinct boundaries or whether they are able to co-exist successfully. In order to do this‚ reference will mainly be drawn from readings by L. Green (2012)‚ M. Leach and J. Fairhead (2002). I will draw on evidence
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election and thus the ruling party enjoys the great majority of parliamentary seats in order to ensure that they have a large degree of autonomous power (Norris‚ 2001: 301). The party with the majority seats can create a “manufactured majority” in plurality elections by exaggerating the number of seats which they were awarded (Norris‚ 2001: 301). The number of seats awarded in this regard as compared to the number of votes cast is significantly skewed. This system enables the ruling party to govern as an
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PRINCE GEORGE’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE Welcome to Principles of Macroeconomics ECN-1030 FALL 2014 INSTRUCTOR: Simon Francis‚ Adjunct Professor Business Studies Department OFFICE: M-2081 PHONE NUMBER: 301-322-0415 EMAIL ADDRESS: francisx@pgcc.edu All credit students (with the exception of Howard Community College students enrolled at Laurel College Center) are required to use Owl Mail for all college communication. OFFICE HOURS: T‚
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The Handbook of News Analytics \ in Finance Edited by Gautam Mitra and Leela Mitra WILEY A John Wiley and Sons‚ Ltd‚ Publication Contents Preface xiii Acknowledgements xvii About the editors xix About the contributors xxi Abbreviations and acronyms xxv 1 Applications of news analytics in finance: A review Leela Mitra and Gautam Mitra 1.1 Introduction 1.2 News data ’ 1.2.1 Data sources 1.2.2 Pre-analysis’of news data 1.3 Turning qualitative text into quantified metrics and time-series
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The reaction between alpha-amino acid and ninhydrin involved in the development of color are described by the following five mechanistic steps: alpha-amino acid + ninhydrin ---> reduced ninhydrin + alpha-amino acid + H2O alpha-amino acid + H2O ---> alpha-keto acid +NH3 alpha-keto acid + NH3 ---> aldehyde + CO2 Step (1) is an oxidative deamination reaction that removes two hydrogen from the alpha-amino acid to yield an alpha-imino acid. Simultaneously‚ the original ninhydrin is reduced
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Williams Elementary School is located just off of interstate 75 and home of the mighty Eagles. From the outside it has the appearance of a typical school with screaming students‚ rushing parents‚ and screeching buses. It is made out of boring brown bricks and beige stucco boarding near the top of the building. The inside features a prison-like setup‚ only with more vibrant colors. There is a double door leading into an office with multiple faculty and staff. In order to actually enter the school
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no glove as independent variables. We defined fit of glove and gender as subject variables. Fourteen participants experienced each condition and experimenters recorded OID. Active touch yielded significantly more accurate results (M = .90‚ SD = .301) than passive touch (M = .68‚ SD = .467)‚ F(1‚559) = 43.75‚ p < .001. The no glove condition produced significantly more accurate results (M = .88‚
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criminal sanctions on those managers who flout the law. It makes Securities fraud a serious federal crime and also increases the penalties for white-collar crimes. In addition‚ it creates a new oversight board for the accounting profession. Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) “(2) responsibilities relating to registered public accounting firms- The audit
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COMM 200‚ Section 1 Introduction to Communication studies Rhetoric/Media paper March 27‚ 2013 Climate Change Many people would agree that climate change exists and human activity is causing it. Others believe that climate change is simply a conspiracy theory. Whether people believe that climate change is occurring or that it does not exist‚ the topic itself is popular among society. Public communication channels such as Internet‚ TV‚ radio‚ magazines‚ books‚ and newspapers are responsible
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