[pic] From the May 2008 issue To Prevent Wildfires‚ Avoid Open Burning Due to retreating snows and the onset of warm‚ dry weather‚ people should avoid burning brush and other debris during early spring conditions. Every spring‚ firefighters respond to hundreds of wildfires caused by open burning. In fact‚ brush and debris burning is the second most common preventable cause of wildfires. A lack of green vegetation‚ lots of dead vegetation‚ warm temperatures‚ sun and winds all allow wildfires
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OPEN SYSTEM: A system that allows third parties to make products that plug into or interoperate with it. For years‚ the term "open systems" (plural) referred to the Unix world because Unix ran in more types of computer hardware than any other operating system OR Open systems are computer systems that provide some combination of interoperability‚ portability‚ and open software standards. It can also mean specific installations that are configured to allow unrestricted access by people and/or
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opinion‚ we must listen with open minds. While this may be a seemingly trivial and obvious position to take‚ the implications of it carry great weight. Listening with an open mind is essential in fully benefitting and learning from those around us‚ as well as maintaining relationships that will allow us to voice our opinions. Before we can even begin to explore the “open-mind”‚ it is necessary to understand the responsibility we have to listen to others with an open mind. As humans‚ we all carry
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Goodwin and Bonita Thomson and produced by the Student Services Communications Team on behalf of the Open University Centre for Educational Guidance and Student Support. It updates and builds on the earlier publication Adult Students and Dyslexia (1995). The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA First published 2001. Second edition 2004. Third edition 2006. Copyright © 2006 The Open University All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval
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Systems theory is an extension of the humanistic perspective that describes organizations as open systems characterized by entropy‚ synergy and subsystem interdependence. The systems theory is one of the recent historical trends of organization and management (the other two are contingency view and total quality management). General systems theory grew out of the organismic views of L. Bertalanffy and other biologists during1950s and K. Boulding‚ D. Katz‚ R. Kahn‚ F. Kast‚ J. Rosenzweig‚ W. Buckley
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Eng. III 3 December 2013 Open Campus Lunch Open campus lunch is a controversial topic that can often be “swept under the rug” so to speak. Schools often have closed campus lunch because an open campus lunch runs the risk of after lunch truancies‚ but there are many benefits to open campus lunch they may not realize. More money in Montgomery County‚ more places to eat‚ and longer lunch periods‚ are a few reasons why open campus lunch would be a better alternative. Montgomery Independent School
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completely closed. Nearly all economies are open economies (Hubbard et al 2010‚ 614). Openness has given societies access to goods and services that they would not otherwise be able to consume‚ and assisted some economies in achieving economic growth and increased standard of living. However an open economy does have its disadvantages and limitations‚ but in the long run the benefits out way the costs. This essay will explore what has come to be called “open and closed -economies” in more detail. Firstly
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The Different Open Pit Barbeques There are various different types of barbeque pits‚ with open pits being one of the most popular methods of barbequing. There are two main types of barbeque pits the traditional open pit barbeque and the modern open pit barbeque. The traditional open pit refers to digging soil out of the earth then filling it up with either coal or wood on which you will set fire and then finally hold the raw ingredients over the fire on a skewer. You can choose to cook the food
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The Open Door Policy The “Open Door Policy” is a foreign affairs idea which refers to the policy in 1899 that was made so that all countries could use China to trade without taking control of China. The “Open Door Policy” with China was proposed in the open door notes of September-November 1899‚ by William Woodville Rockhill. The United States gained power of the Philippine Islands in 1898 and became an Eastern Power. When the Imperial Powers were closing down on taking over China the US felt threatened
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exam will be an open book test? Most students breathe a sigh of relief‚ because they think they’re getting a break. But are they? In fact‚ open book tests are not easy tests. Open book tests teach you how to find information when you need it. The questions are designed to teach you how to use your brain and not just see its memorizing capabilities like the closed book examination. And contrary to popular belief‚ you do not get off the hook when it comes to studying for an open book exam. You
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