“The Color of Water”‚ written by James McBride‚ is a memoir. The book was introduced to us in 1995. The main narrator‚ James‚ born in the year of 1957 to an African-American father and a Jewish mother. James‚ at that time‚ was not to keen about the black power in the sense he had a white mother. During the Civil Rights‚ his stepfather had passed away. From this point on; James realizes the true responsibility of himself towards his friends and family. He unveils his true self to the world with his
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STEAM TURBINES A steam turbine is a prime mover which converts heat energy into mechanical energy. In a conventional steam turbines cycle‚ water is used as the working fluid. The water is heated in a boiler by burning fuel. It evaporates into steam which is expanded in a turbine where mechanical power is generated. The steam generated is of high temperature and high pressure. The temperature is often in the 450 to 540 degrees centigrade range. The pressure ranges between 60 and 120 bar. The
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Principles of Marketing: An Asian Perspective Marketing: Managing Profitable Customer Relationships 2 © 2012 Principles of Marketing: An Asian Perspective Chapter 1 Outline (CILO a) 1.1 1.2 Understanding the Marketplace and Customer Needs 1.3 Designing a Customer-Driven Marketing Strategy 1.4 Preparing an Integrated Marketing Plan and Program 1.5 3 What is Marketing? Capturing Value from Customers © 2012 Principles of Marketing: An Asian Perspective
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Another woman whom we remember in this context was Hazrat Mahal Begum. She was the wife of the deposed ruler of Lucknow who actively took part in the revolt of 1857 against the Doctrine of Lapse under which Dalhousie wanted her to surrender Lucknow. She gave stiff resistance. But after the fall of Lucknow she escaped to Kathmandu. Kasturba‚ the wife of Mahatma Gandhi‚ was one of the foremost supporters of the Gandhi’s programmes. One of the first women to be imprisoned in Transvaal
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Motherboard: The motherboard is‚ without a doubt‚ the primary component of the entire system. Without the support circuitry and functions this device provides‚ even the CPU is unable to work. A motherboard also known as main board‚ logic board‚ or system board. Typically the motherboard contains slots‚ and all the controllers required to control standard peripheral devices‚ such a display screen‚ keyboard and disk drive etc. In addition to the hardware‚ the motherboard also contains some software
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Normal costing is used to value manufactured products with the actual materials costs‚ the actual direct labor costs‚ and manufacturing overhead based on a predetermined manufacturing overhead rate. These three costs are referred to as product costs and are used for the cost of goods sold and for inventory valuation. Standard costing values its manufactured products with a predetermined materials cost‚ a predetermined direct labor cost‚ and a predetermined manufacturing overhead cost. These standard
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CHAPTER 27. FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGN NPTEL May 24‚ 2006 Chapter 27 Flexible pavement design 27.1 Overview Flexible pavements are so named because the total pavement structure deflects‚ or flexes‚ under loading. A flexible pavement structure is typically composed of several layers of materials. Each layer receives loads from the above layer‚ spreads them out‚ and passes on these loads to the next layer below. Thus the stresses will be reduced‚ which are maximum at the top layer and
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Major issues on FDI in Multi-brand retail 1) Cabinet decision – Distinct Indian Model with Safeguards for domestic stakeholders : FDI up to 51% only through government approval mode. Minimum investment of US $ 100 million of which at least 50% to be invested in backend infrastructure‚ which would include capital expenditure on the entire spectrum of related activities including cold chain infrastructure‚ food processing‚ refrigerated transportation‚ logistics. Retail sales outlets may be set up only
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M A N A G EM EN T IN FO R M ATIO N S Y S TEM Applications of MIS(Service Sector) WHAT IS MIS? 1) A management information system (MIS) provides information that organizations need to manage themselves efficiently and effectively. 2)Management information systems are typically computer systems used for managing three primary components: technology‚ people (individuals‚ groups‚ or organizations)‚ and data (information for decision making). 3) Management information systems are distinct from other
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ECON 105 – Principles of Macroeconomics Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply (Ch. 14) Junjie Liu – Econ 105 1 Topics Covered • Three Key Facts about Economic Fluctuations • Economy in the Short Run and the Economy in the Long Run • Aggregate Demand • Aggregate Supply • Three Theories for the Short-Run Aggregate Supply • Using AD-AS Model to Explain Economic Fluctuations Junjie Liu – Econ 105 2 A Scenario… If one household saves money‚ it can consume more in the future
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