indigenous people’s name for themselves‚ ‘Carib’. The term ‘West Indies’ which is often used interchangeably with Caribbean is the name given to the region by Christopher Columbus in 1492. — As with the inexact name of the region so to is there little agreement on what area is included within the Caribbean. Different criteria are used to define the region.
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When Confucianism Meet the Challenge of Environmental Sustainable Development Abstract: Confucian culture has long been the backbone of Chinese traditional culture and also has a strong impact on the ideology of the world. With the development of human beings‚ Confucianism met with various new challenges in the 21th century. One of the most serious problems is how to keep an environmental sustainable development. To solve this problem‚ finding a root from traditional culture to arouse people’s
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Reference Data Sheet: BATTPRIM.PDF (1) PRIMARY CELLS & BATTERIES Many portable electrical and electronic devices are designed to be powered from batteries and in a lot of cases‚ from primary or non-rechargeable batteries. This is the familiar kind of battery which has a fixed amount of energy stored in it during manufacture‚ and once that energy has been used up the battery is simply thrown away and replaced. There are many different types of primary battery now available‚ each with its own
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Supply Chain and Value Chain Supply chain is a network of distribution and facilities options that performs the function of procurement of materials‚ conversion of these materials into intermediate and finished goods and the supply of these finished goods to the ultimate consumers‚ for e.g. for a single product‚ supply chain consists of flow of raw material from vendors‚ transformation into finished goods i.e. interflow of materials‚ transportation to distribution centers and supply activities for
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Assignment 2 - Designing a teaching sequence for a unit of work Due Date: Friday 25th May‚ 2012 (ALSO add Assignment 3A‚ Science activity Presentation‚ make a pdf file of both assignments and submit one combined file through online submission) Weight: 50% Length: 2000 words Learning outcomes and NSWIT standards addressed by this assignment: Learning Outcomes Assessed: 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 7 Standards: 1.1.1‚ 1.1.2‚ 1.1.3‚ 3.1.1‚ 3.1.2‚ 3.1.3‚ 3.1.4‚ 3.1.5‚ 3.1.6‚ 4.1.5‚ 5.1.7. Assessment
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is based on the idea that data relating to past demand can be used to predict future demand or cyclical influences" (Chase‚ Jacobs‚ & Aquilano‚ p. 513‚ 2005) Demand Management Kuiper Leda recently received a large order for electronic control units. The increased order for these ECUs is based on orders placed by the vendor. The company will not increase the number of ECUs produced without documentation which supports the demand. Demand management allows the company to use inventory management
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Primary methodologies are ways we gather information when conducting social research. There are multiple types of useful methodologies in collecting qualitative data like interviews and a focus group as well as quantitative data like questionnaires‚ surveys and statistical research for examples. There are many advantages and disadvantages to all primary methodologies‚ including the information collected being more personally suited to the researcher while being more time consuming than some secondary
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of islands with warm sunny days throughout the year‚ you’re mostly right. But we also have cool highlands in the northern portion of the country. Here‚ a whole other culture‚ or shall we say a set of cultures‚ awaits. From Benguet’s Kankanaey to the Ifugao and Kalinga to the Isneg in Apayao‚ the ethnic groups here are distinct. Each town has its own language or dialect. The highlands of the Philippines have much more to offer than just cool weather and some pine trees. Whether its nature‚ culture
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03/10/2012 Evolution de cette zone pacifique‚ dès origines jusqu’à la 2ème Guerre Mondiale. Pacific region : APEC‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Aborigines‚ surf‚ beaches‚ kangaroos‚ Islands‚ Hawaii (-> Pearl Harbor)‚ biggest ocean in the world. Pacific (zone‚ area) ocean‚ Asia pacific‚ pacific rim countries. Origin of the name ‘Pacific’: 1521 Magellan coined the word‚ he thought the ocean was calm that came as a mistake. Ancient maps: Pacific Ocean/ south sea Bougainville‚ la Perouse‚
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Hyperhidrosis is a disorder characterized by excessive sweating in amount greater than what is physiologically necessary to maintain homeostasis [1-5]. This condition may be primary (idiopathic) or secondary to an underlying disease or medication. Only primary hyperhidrosis (PHH) will be addressed in this work. Primary hyperhidrosis is a dermatological and neurological disorder caused by an abnormal activity of the eccrine sweat glands. A noteworthy portion of patients experiencing excessive sweating
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