were the original prayer flags. The origin of the prayer flag comes from the Shakyamuni Buddha‚ whose prayers were written on battle flags used by devas against their enemies the asuras. Monks carried this knowledge of the prayer flags in Tibet after 640 C.E. and the actual flags were introduced no later than 1040 C.E. The Indian monk Atisha (980-1054 C.E.) introduced the Indian practice of printing on cloth prayer flags to Tibet. They used colors of the five elements‚ blue for the sky‚ white for
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(mi) = 5280 feet 1 nautical mile (nmi) = 1852 m 1 furlong = 110 fathoms = 660 feet = 1/8 miles • Mass - Weight - Force: 1 kg = 2.204623 pounds (lbs) 1 ton = 2000 lbs • Time 1 day = 86400 seconds • Area 1 acre (ac) = 43560 ft2 1 square mile (mi2) = 640 acres = 2.59 km2 1 lb = 4.448 N 1 metric ton = 1000 kg • Volume 1 cubic centimeter (cc) = 1 milliliter (ml) 1 liter = 0.264179 gallons (gal) 1 gallon = 231 cubic inches 1 cubic foot = 7.481 gallons 1 acre-foot (ac-ft) = 43560 ft3 = (43560/86400)
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to claim 160 additional acres if they would plant trees on 1/4 of the land within 4 years. This helped to stimulate the speed and rapid growth that would occur for farmers in the West. Furthermore‚ the Desert Land Act of 1877 allowed the purchase of 640 acres‚ if irrigated within three years. The Timber and Stone act of 1873 helped to include those who were living on land that could not be cultivated by allowing the purchase of 160 acres of forest land for $2.50 an acre‚ which was affordable for many
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Sony China Market Segmentation Memorandum Date: To: From: Subject: October 27‚ 2014 Richard Lopez Hernan Alvarez Sony Targets Laptop Consumers In China Sony VAIO is the best computer that serves the needs of every customer and is not comparable at all. From the conducted 760 surveys‚ 18 percent are grouped in the segment of entertainment lovers. Then 88 percent of all the entertainment lovers plan to by a laptop within the next 12 months‚ according to Exhibit 8. Therefore‚ there are approximately
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70-643 Lesson 2 Key Terms ACEs - an entry in an objects acl that grants permissions toa user or group ACL - A collection of access control entries that defines the access that all users and groups have to an object ATA - A disk interface that uses parallel communications to connect multiple hard drives to a computer Authorization - The process of making sure someone is who they say they are Basic Disk - The default disk type‚ it can have up to four partitions‚ three primary and one extended
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quickly than the plant cane. Sugar Manufacture Before one can get to enjoy the use of sugar‚ its manufacture is a very intricate process consisting of the following processes: Evaporation: Removal of excess water from clear juice to achieve a brix of 640. This is done with the help of evaporators working in series under vacuum. Crystallization: Formation and development of sugar crystals to the required size. This is done by boiling in pans under vacuum. Separation: This is the separation of sugar
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Length | Area | Capacity | Weight | 1 mile = 1760 yards 1 mile = 8 furlong 1 furlong = 10 chains 1 chain = 4 rods 1 rod = 5 1/2 yards 1 yard = 3 feet 1 foot = 12 inches | 1 sq. mile = 640 acres 1 acre = 4840 sq. yard 1 sq. yard = 9 sq. feet 1 sq. foot = 144 sq. inches | 1 gal. = 4 quarts 1 quart = 2 pints 1 pint = 4 gills 1 pint = 34.6774 inchs3 1 gill = 5 fl. oz. 1 fl. oz. = 8 fl. drachms 1 US gal = 0.8327 gal 1 US pint = 0.8327 pint 1 US pint = 16 fl. oz. 1 yard3 = 27 feet3
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Brand Name and Corporate Image Valarie Murphy-Taylor OMM 615 Robert DeYoung August 04‚ 2014 Abstract The aim of this paper is to describe the difference between brand name and corporate image. As companies seek to gain a competitive edge through means of organizational restructuring and/or innovation‚ building brand name recognition and corporate image has become increasingly significant. Consumers identify with brand names and advertisements‚ which promote products that make
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Mattress Express Human Resource Plan William Shay OMM 618 Human Resources Management Dr. Maja Zelihic August 10‚ 2014 This paper will be looking at the needs for a human resource plan and how it will be setup to accommodate the needs of the company and the employees. It will look at the different steps needed to operate a successful human resource department and the many functions of that department. Each function will be explained on how it operates‚ the need for that function
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