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    International Date Line

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    International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth‚ that runs from the north to the south pole and demarcates one calendar day from the next. It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean‚ roughly following the 180° longitude but it deviates to pass around some territories and island groups. The International Date line is on the opposite side of the Earth to the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian helps to define Universal Time and is the meridian from which all other

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    Women on the Front Lines

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    the front-lines of America ’s military. Many of these articles favor the idea of women fighting in the military‚ favoring the idea of equality. Women fighting in wars is nothing new to the world as women have been playing mostly support roles for years. However‚ women have been restricted to pilot‚ engineering‚ and other non-combat based roles. Never seeing combat from armor such as tanks‚ or on foot shoulder to shoulder with their identically-trained male counterparts on the front-line. A significant

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    Hospitality in Cruise Line

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    A. Profession in Cruise Line Industry Living and working on a cruise ship is for many people an unique experience‚ fulfilling a life-long dream to travel and meet new people. The job best suits adventurous people‚ who are willing to work hard and who strive for perfection. Compared to other industries‚ cruise lines have a much higher employee turnover rate. Many people consider cruise line jobs as life-long careers‚ change ships or cruise companies‚ go on holiday‚ or simply return to a job on

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    Assembly Line Workers

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    worker to use a variety of skills and talent. In the case of assembly line workers the organisation might compile and offer Training and Development for assembly line workers which may grow them both personally and professionally and also improve and broaden their skills. This acquired skills may be used in variety of tasks on the assembly line. b) Job Identity: allowing the worker to see the job as a whole and recognise. Assembly line are normally based job specialisation which may prohibit a worker

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    Security Market Line

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    Security Market Line In Markowitz Portfolio Theory‚ a line on a chart representing the capital asset pricing model. The security market line plots risk versus expected return of the market. The security market line is a useful tool in determining whether a given security is undervalued and/or a market outperform. If a security plots the security market line‚ it indicates a higher expected return for a given level of risk than the market as a whole. security market line A line used to illustrate

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    Line and Stuff Authority

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    LINE-AND-STAFF ORGANIZATIONS Organizational structure involves‚ in addition to task organizational boundary considerations‚ the designation of jobs within an organization and the relationships among those jobs. There are numerous ways to structure jobs within an organization‚ but two of the most basic forms include simple line structures and line-and-staff structures. In a line organization‚ top management has complete control‚ and the chain of command is clear and simple. Examples of line organizations

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    Line Staff Activities

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    The line and staff activity has been debated for many years. One of the earliest expositions in line-staff activities dates back to 1911‚ in the military’s plan to simplify shop work (Fisch‚ 1961). These two activities are often perceived as one process; however they are not the same. There are fundamental differences between line and staff activity. These two functions cross over in organizations including health care‚ manufacturing‚ and service organizations. The line does not have direct authority

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    Magnetic Field Lines

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    at the materials at the bottom of the Gizmo™. Which ones do you think will stick to a bar magnet? Nickel‚ and Iron. 2. Ferromagnetic materials are strongly attracted to magnets. Drag a bar magnet and the piece of nickel onto the scribbled line. Press Play ([pic]). A. Is nickel ferromagnetic? Yes B. How do you know? The atoms in ferromagnetic materials like to align their magnetic dipoles with the external field. 3. Test copper‚ wood‚ glass‚ and iron. Which ones are

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    WeChat vs. Line

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    WeChat and Line: the rivals in social networks are going to conquer the European Market Two rivals in social networks‚ WeChat (China) and Line (Japan)‚ which already had millions of registered users in Asia‚ begin to set strategies to attract attention from European netizens. The two social softwares had a great effect on Asian social networks and both achieved great successes in Asia. They are setting strategies and increase effective operations‚ like offering lower prices‚ to inroad the

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    From Beowulf-Part 1 * According to lines 19-23‚ what does the story of Grendel’s origin suggest about the beliefs Anglo-Saxon culture? : You could tell they were very religious. * Contrast the lair of Grendel to Herot Hall. : Grendel’s lair was underground & dark‚ & Herot Hall was a happier place full of joy. * Paraphrase lines 34-40. : Grendel silently snatched & killed 30 men‚ dragging their bodies back to his lair. Identify the following terms * Name

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