Title: Trurl’s Machine Author: Stanislaw Lem As a boy Stanislaw Lem showed an early interest in science as well as in the imaginary worlds of fantasy and science fiction. The young Lem’s interest in tinkering mechanical devices of all sorts was put to use by secretly damaging the German vehicles during the Nazi occupation. Later on‚ he became a full time writer establishing himself as leading science fiction writer in Eastern Europe. This writer from Lvov Poland (now Ukraine) worked on serious
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THE INFLUENCE OF MODERN ART Cubism New attitudes towards pictorial space and geometric abstraction with geometric planes (but still based on real objects) - Influenced by African tribal masks/ breaking natural objects into planes/shapes. - Figures simultaneously seen from more than one view through relationships of geometric planes. - Analytical cubism based on process of human vision‚ eyes scan a subject then compile it into a whole. - Introduced collage‚ allowed for composition free of
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The problem with today’s youth is their addiction to technology. We have an undeniable hunger for entertainment. The hunger must be fed and sustained or we cannot function properly‚ yet it is never filled. We yearn for more and more. This‚ in turn‚ produces new technology to meet consumer needs. MP3 players‚ cell phones‚ and laptops are all objects to entertain our dulled minds. Rarely do we cure our boredom with a book or another form of "intellectual" entertainment. We would rather let the screen
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The Colomber Dino Buzzati‚ translated by Lawrence Venuti When Stefano Roi was twelve years old‚ he asked his father‚ a sea captain and the owner of a fine sailing ship‚ to take him on board as his birthday gift. “When I grow up‚” the boy said‚ “I want to go to sea with you. And I shall command ships even more beautiful and bigger than yours.” “God bless you‚ my son‚” the father answered. And since his vessel had to leave that very day‚ he took the boy with him. It was a splendid sunny
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Part 1: Estimation of demerged entities’ future earnings Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX: TAH‚ “Tabcorp”) announced a demerger on 18th October‚ 2010. The Company separated into two entities: the casino business was operating as an independent entity‚ Echo Entertainment Group (“Echo”) ever since‚ and the waging business was still operating under Tabcorp. The two entities announced their respective annual report for financial year 2011. Based on the historical financial data‚ we applied pro-forma
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IT208 – Systems Analysis and Design 1 IT208 – Case Study Document Outline Title Page Abstract Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1.0 Research Description (January 22‚ 2013) 1.1 Overview of the Current State of Technology 1.2 Problem Analysis of the Existing System 2.0 Research Objectives (January 29‚ 2013) 2.1 General Objective 2.2 Specific Objectives 3.0 Scope and Limitation of the Research (February 4‚ 2013) 4.0 Research Methodology (February 4‚ 2013) 5.0 The System (included
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wave is shown by: a. c c. b b. d d. a ____ 2. In the diagram‚ the crest of the wave is shown by: a. c c. b b. d d. a ____ 3. In the diagram‚ the trough of the wave is shown by: a. c c. b b. d d. a ____ 4. In the diagram‚ the wavelength is shown by: a. c c. b b. d d. a ____ 5. If wavelength is kept constant‚ which increases as the speed of a wave increases? a. period c. amplitude b. frequency d. phase ____ 6. Which shows
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Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be found in food but significant amounts of vitamin D can also be produced by the body. It can be obtained from sun exposure‚ food‚ and supplements are biologically inert and must undergo two hydroxylations in the body for activation. The two major forms of which are vitamins D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). This paper not only looks into the essential function of vitamin D on the subject of bone health‚ but also other non-calcemic
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Tyler Hill 08/12/10 American Intercontinental University Abstract Now that my product‚ M&M candy pieces has been developed‚ it needs to be determined how it will become available to the end user. There are a few things that need to be determined before this can happen. These include an overview of distribution channels that also include channel levels and channel organizations. Another thing that needs to be considered is analyzing my target market needs- meaning I need to know my target market
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Case: Toys R Us Japan 1. Key features of the Japanese distribution system The distribution channel in Japan has a high number of intermediaries when compared to the United States. Nintendo‚ for example‚ uses a network of 70 affiliated distributors to distribute its products. It is based on long-term personal relationships. This system developed because in Japan “the merchants were restricted by law to their local patch‚ and retailers were encouraged to mop up labor from the land”. An additional
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