Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born on May 22‚ 1859‚ in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. The Doyles were a prosperous Irish-Catholic family‚ who had a prominent position in the world of Art. Charles Altamont Doyle‚ Arthur’s father‚ a chronic alcoholic‚ was the only member of his family‚ who apart from fathering a brilliant son‚ never accomplished anything of note. At the age of twenty-two‚ Charles had married Mary Foley‚ a vivacious and very well educated young woman of seventeen. At the beginning of the
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The Golden Ratio By : Kaavya.K In mathematics and the arts‚ two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one. The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant‚ approximately 1.6180339887. Other names frequently used for the golden ratio are the golden section and golden mean. Other terms encountered include extreme and mean ratio‚ medial section‚ divine
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SHAMBHALA VALLEY OF THE IMMORTALS SHAMBHALA VALLEY OF THE IMMORTALS www.vatileaks.com SHAMBHALA VALLEY OF THE IMMORTALS Table of Contents: The Jade Tower!3 The Secret Entrance to the "Valley of the Immortals"!5 Mysterious Mountain People!8 A Lost Oasis of Advanced Spiritual Culture!11 Eyewitness Reports of Shambhala!12 Trans-Himalayan Stonehenge!14 More Strange Phenomena in Tibet !16 The Mystery of the Magical Sceptre!18 The Shambhala Triangle!21 Journey to the Sacred Kingdom!22 Subterranean
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Situation Valley Winery has recently hired Pat Waller as sales manager of their San Francisco region chain division. There have been favorable sales increases during the past several years; however their sales force turnover is extremely high reaching nearly 100% a year. Pat Waller will be supervising two area managers who oversee nine district mangers with approximately fifty sales reps in the San Francisco region. The eighty year old company is the largest domestic producer of wine in the USA
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Pirates of silicon Valley is a story of the growth of the computer Industry. The movie was based in a historical fact‚ did alter things a little bit of dramatic reasons. The movie begins of IBM during the 1980’s‚ the big brother in the computer world that everyone else feared. One of the two characters in the movie is Steve Jobs along with his friend delight in working computers. They eventually form their own company. Apple Computers are begin making computers. At the Apple Steve Jobs was invited
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There are two standard moral codes for interacting with others‚ the widely popular Golden Rule and the lesser known Platinum Rule. The Golden Rule‚ which seems to be almost a moral standard as variations of this rule are found amongst various religions which we sum to “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” The platinum rule is the idea that you should “Treat others as they would like to be treated ”. The Golden Rule encourages an egocentric based morality which cultivates a distorted and disconnected
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Goa the narrow stretch of land on the western coast of India has become the destination for a large number of nature lovers and solitude seekers in recent times. The magnificent golden beaches stretching over a hundred kilometres of coastline have been the main attraction. The soothing greenery of the state and the warm hospitality of the people make for a comfortable stay. Goa may be one of the tiniest states of the Union‚ but it can be termed as one of the most fascinating. Here‚ a multitude of
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Acting as a financial analyst‚ what questions would you ask Valley of the Sun United Way’s CFO regarding the changes in the organization’s financial statements over the years? Why is it important that you ask financial questions of the organization? The financial analysis for a nonprofit organization provides financial statements to calculate financial ratios and circumstance of the agencies. Four of the financial ratios are the current Ratio‚ The Long-Term Solvency Ratio‚ The Contribution
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Golden rice Vitamin A is one of the most important vitamins to humans‚ and it plays an inevitable role in our daily life‚ thus Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects millions of people‚ causing serious health problems. Therefore‚ scientists are searching for the most effective method to let people obtain enough Vitamin A as possible. As a consequence‚ the scientific program of cultivating Golden Rice has attracted people’s attention. “Golden Rice is a new type of rice that contains beta-carotene‚ a
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The Golden Ratio The theory of the Italian mathematician Leonardo Pisano is extremely present today. While he was trying to sort out the number of rabbits that mated in a year‚ he discovered a series of numbers‚ that are profoundly consistent in man‚ nature & animals. This discovery was extraordinary‚ but he also found that the ratio always resulted in 1.618. Although it is called differently‚ this ratio is often called „the golden ratio“
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