The poem‚ "The Shark"‚ by E.J. Pratt seems to be about the simple subject of a shark. However‚ considering Pratt ’s childhood and times he lived in‚ the poem represents far deeper meanings. Edwin John Pratt‚ born on the fourth of February 1882 in Newfoundland ‚ Canada‚ and wrote this peom 5 years after the end of WWI. E.J. Pratt received his education from St. John ’s Methodist College‚ Victoria College‚ University of Toronto‚ Victoria University‚ University of Toronto. E.J. Pratt worked many jobs
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PREDICTION ABOUT FUTURE CHANGES IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE SOCIETY Introduction The rapid changes and increased complexity of today’s world present new challenges and put new demands on our education system. There has been generally a growing awareness of the necessity to change and improve the preparation of students for productive functioning in the continually changing and highly demanding environment. In confronting this challenge it is necessary to consider the complexity
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Haiyang Zheng Andrew Kusiak e-mail: andrew-kusiak@uiowa.edu Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering‚ 3131 Seamans Center‚ University of Iowa‚ Iowa City‚ IA 52242-1527 Prediction of Wind Farm Power Ramp Rates: A Data-Mining Approach In this paper‚ multivariate time series models were built to predict the power ramp rates of a wind farm. The power changes were predicted at 10 min intervals. Multivariate time series models were built with data-mining algorithms. Five different data-mining
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The Society for Financial Studies Testing Trade-Off and Pecking Order Predictions about Dividends and Debt Author(s): Eugene F. Fama and Kenneth R. French Reviewed work(s): Source: The Review of Financial Studies‚ Vol. 15‚ No. 1 (Spring‚ 2002)‚ pp. 1-33 Published by: Oxford University Press. Sponsor: The Society for Financial Studies. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2696797 . Accessed: 16/02/2012 01:28 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of
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Prediction of Cross-axis-sensitivity of inertial micro-sensor through modeling and simulation B. P. Joshi1‚ A. B. Joshi2‚ A. S. Chaware2 ‚ S. A. Gangal*2 1 Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE)‚ DRDO Ministry of Defence‚ Dr Homi Bhabha Road‚ Pashan Pune-411021‚ India Ph. No.+91-20-2588 4795‚ Fax No.+91-20-2589 3102 E-mail:bpjoshi@ieee.org 2 Department of Electronic Science‚ University of Pune‚ Pune-411 007‚ India Abstract: In addition to sensitivity and bandwidth‚ the cross-sensitivity
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| Valuating & Financial Prediction of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | AFX9540 BUSINESS FINANCE | | | | Executive Summary This report is written to offer a business analysis of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG) where there will be a discussion on the background of the company‚ its return on the pre-post announcement of raising funds‚ the capital structure during the global financial crisis in comparison to its peers and the estimation on the share valuation in comparison
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium Proceedings‚ Marrakesh‚ Morocco‚ Mar. 20–23‚ 2011 1375 Recent Evolution of ITU Method for Prediction of Multipath Fading on Terrestrial Microwave Links Basile L. Agba1 ‚ Olfa Ben-Sik-Ali1 ‚ Robert Morin2 ‚ and Germain Bergeron2 1 Institut de Recherche d’Hydro-Qu´bec‚ 1800 Lionel-Boulet‚ Varennes‚ Qu´bec‚ Canada e e 2 Hydro-Qu´bec‚ 15000 University‚ Montreal‚ Qu´bec‚ Canada e e Abstract— Three methods are commonly used to predict multipath
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SHRP-A-357 Development and Validation of Performance Prediction Models and Specifications for Asphalt Binders and Paving Mixes Dr. Robert L. Lytton Dr. Jacob Uzan Dr. Emmanuel G. Femando Texas Transportation Institute Texas A&M University College Station‚ Texas Dr. Reynaldo Roque Dr. Dennis Hiltunen Dr. Shelley M. Stoffels Pennsylvania Transportation Institute Pennsylvania State University University Park‚ Pennsylvania .r_rrD Strategic Highway Research Program National Research Council
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Transcendent Man is a 2009 documentary film by American filmmaker Barry Ptolemy about inventor‚ futurist and author Ray Kurzweil and his predictions about the future of technology in his 2005 book‚ The Singularity is Near. In the film‚ Ptolemy follows Kurzweil around the world as he discusses his thoughts on the Technological Singularity‚ a proposed advancement that will occur sometime in the 21st century when progress in genetics‚ nanotechnology‚ and robotics will result in the creation of a human-machine
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5 Forecasts and 7 Predictions For 2010- 2020 That Shape Innovation And Economic Growth What lies ahead‚ now that America’s Lost Decade and Asia’s Best Decade are behind us? I just returned from a month in Singapore‚ China and Korea and‚ for the first time in a dozen years‚ I’m not going to the World Economic Forum in Davos‚ Switzerland. So you can tell what frame of mind I am in. I believe 5 Big Trends will shape the future decade. The 5 trends are: 1- Rise and Fall of Nations (US and Europe
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