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    episode “Planes‚ Trains and Cars” we see Gloria and Jay in the midst of a conversation where Gloria is refusing to fly in a helicopter. But‚ in attempting to explain her fear to her husband Jay she has a large amount of difficulty searching for the right word‚ “helicopter.” Gloria then asks‚ “How do you say it in English the takatakatka?” Jay responds saying‚ “Helicopter.” The helicopter example stereotypes people within the Hispanic community as unknowledgeable or having a lack of understanding of the

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    information and surveillance. Orwell uses a simile to compare a police patrol helicopter to a bluebottle fly. Inside his flat‚ Winston nervously watches from his window as “a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs‚ hovered for an instant like a bluebottle‚ and darted away again with a curving flight‚” meaning that Winston’s life is drab and boring.  (Orwell qtd. Studysync 162). This suggests the police patrol’s helicopter has similar characteristics to the bluebottle fly

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    The Munich Massacre was the name given to the terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich‚ West Germany. Eight Palestinian terrorists from the group Black September killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team and then took nine others hostage. The situation was ended by a huge gunfight that left five of the terrorists and all of the nine hostages dead. Following this tragedy‚ the Israeli government organised retaliation against Black September‚ called Operation Wrath of God and

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    Remember the HMBS Flamingo SHY-RA DARVILLE 10th May 2005 Staff Today is the 25th anniversary of the sinking of the HMBS Flamingo which was unjustly attacked by Cuban MIGS off the Ragged Island chain in 1980. The Commander of the boat was Amos Rolle. Four Bahamian marines -- Fenrick Sturrup‚ Austin Smith‚ David Tucker and Edward Williams -- lost their lives in service to their country. Larry Smith recounts the tragedy in the yesterday’s Tribune: Today‚ most Bahamians know little about the

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    Do you think drones would help our men and women in blue? There are many differentiating opinions going around about drones. The Congress should pass a law that allows the police to use surveillance drones‚ they shouldn’t allow armed drones. The police could use an eye in the sky every once in awhile. Drones can first help the police with surveillance. Then drones can help in police chases‚ patrol the wilderness and find them‚ lower the rate of crimes‚ watch over parades or demonstrations‚ and can

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    1. Understanding Your Learning Styles CHAPTER 2 WWW.GETWORKSHEETS.COM 2. Learning Styles Everyone is unique with different ways of doing things‚ including different learning styles. A specific style of learning indicates how your brain gathers and processes information Understanding what your own style is will help you to choose studey methods that are best suited for you. This helps optimal learning and easier recall so that you can excel in the classroom. 3. Three Basic Learning Styles Visual

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    Plum Island Animal Disease Center July 23‚ 2008 an odd and creepy grey “creature” washed upon the Ditch Plains beach‚ close to East Hampton. It looked like a cross between a turtle and a pig. What was it? Where did it come from? This “creature was called the Montauk Monster and it has been rumored to have come from Plum Island Animal Disease Center‚ a center not far from East Hampton. This Montauk Monster was said to possibly be an experiment from the disease center. This “monster” was eventually

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    The NTSB (2010) report shows 27 findings. Of those‚ there are four findings that can be considered to be probable cause to the accident: 1. The helicopter would not have been obscured from the airplane pilot’s view but would likely have been difficult for him to detect until the final seconds before the collision because‚ before that time‚ the helicopter would have appeared as a relatively small and stationary object against a complex background of buildings. 2. The local controller’s nonpertinent

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    from Google: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ Onstar. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30‚ 2012‚ from Onstar: https://www.onstar.com/web/portal/ Rettner‚ R. (n.d.). ‘Helicopter’ parents have neurotic kids. Retrieved October 1‚ 2012‚ from MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37493795/ns/health-childrens_health/t/helicopter-parents-have-neurotic-kids

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    SCAMS IN INDIA Named scandals in India | Scandal | Year reported | Scope INR crore | Location | Key players | Summary | 2012 Indian coal mining controversy | 2012 | 185591.34 | nation | Comptroller and Auditor General of India‚ the coal ministry‚ many electricity boards and private companies | coal blocks allotted‚ not auctioned‚ leading to estimated losses as per the Comptroller and Auditor General of India[1][2][3] | Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam | 2012 | 200000 | Karnataka | | [4][5]

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