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    Scott Joplin

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    Scott Joplin (1868-1917) Scott Joplin‚ commonly known as the "King of Ragtime" music‚ was born on November 24‚ 1868‚ in Bowie County‚ Texas near Linden. Joplin came from a large musical family. His father‚ Giles Joplin was a musician who had fiddled dance music while serving as a slave at his master ’s parties. His mother‚ Florence Givens Joplin‚ born free and out of slavery‚ sang and played the banjo‚ and four of his brothers and sisters either sang or played strings. Joplin ’s

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    Tea assignment 2014

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    Executive summary When we tea garden we can imagine the layer by layer green tea plant beautifully planted green valleys. The Tea garden is one of the most beautiful sides to be seen in the western part of Bangladesh. The first tea garden was established by the British government as they have observed that the soil is good for planting tea. When the British started the tree plantation they brought the tea workers from Assam‚ Meghalaya‚ and India. The workers were low caste Hindus who were brought

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    Get Geico Get Happy

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    series of “Happier Than” television advertisements were aired (Geico). Each episode portrays a random scenario‚ followed by two Bluegrass pickers named Ronny and Jimmy‚ performing a slapstick routine on a small stage. Each event leads to one picker asking a question along the line of‚ “How happy are people when they switch to Geico?” at which point the second picker delivers a punch line related to the content of the commercial (Geico). This method utilizes two distinct styles: humor and celebrity (Fowles

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    Changing Oil Filters

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    the same. Some spots you will need to access are tighter than others when performing the tasks. It doesn’t take long to change the oil in a vehicle. First‚ you will need the proper replacement equipment for the oil change which include wrenches‚ rags‚ a drain pan‚ an oil filter‚ and the oil that is specific for your vehicle. To identify the proper oil and filter‚ you will have to look in the owner’s manual. Generally‚ the normal oil used in vehicles is 10w 30. Oil filters can be in all different

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    almost all of Joplin’s rags. And among all of the ragtime artists from that time‚ Scott Joplin is the most prominent and has left a lasting impression. Scott Joplin can be considered as a Post-Romantic Impressionist‚ as his style of Ragtime lead into an era of Jazz and modern music. In 1899‚ Joplin published his most famous ragtime: “Maple Leaf Rag”‚ it was known as one of the most iconic and famous ragtime’s ever made His other famous works are: “The Entertainer”‚ “Peachirine Rag”‚ and “The Easy Winners”

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    Genetics and Schizophrenia

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    disorder. The risk of schizophrenia is seen to appear in the earliest stages of pregnancy with exposure to influenza associated with increased risk of later developing schizophrenia but it has been know for schizophrenia to run in families. (J‚Picker 2009) The illness occurs in 1 percent of the general population but more often it occurs in

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    Later that same year‚ Tom Turpin became the first black composer to publish a ragtime composition with his work "Harlem Rag." Both are well crafted and suggest that the ragtime style had been in incubation for some time prior to their appearance. By the turn of the century‚ the ragtime craze was in full swing‚ so much so that highbrow critics felt compelled to attack it

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    As a child sees a fire flickering at the tip of a lighted candle‚ a feeling of deep curiosity and attraction grows within. As the child moves his/her hand closer to the flame‚ the beauty becomes enchanted as he/she sees the blooming light glow. This idea connects with the quote‚ “Childhood is measured out by sounds and smell and sights‚ before the dark hour of reason grows.” - John Betjeman. Looking deep into these words‚ one can argue that it most like signifies the innocence of a child. Childhood

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    Adobe Photoshop Cool Effects

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    Grunge Rubber Stamp Effect Step 1: Open up a stock image in Photoshop of any size and/or format. The best results for this tutorial usually involve large photographic images with effective color separation.  Since the overall grunge effect will come out of this source image‚ it is best to select a photo with lots of vertical lines and straight edges going off at different angles.  Rounded objects (especially ’natural’ objects) do not work very well.   From personal experience I can say that construction-yard

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    Integrated Sustainable Waste Management in Bangalore Lessons learnt from the UWEP Programme in India UWEP City Series Uwep Final Report Volume II Anselm Rosario Anne Scheinberg Series editor: Verele de Vreede Anne Scheinberg December 2004 Nieuwehaven 201 2801 CW Gouda the Netherlands fax: +31 182 550313 e-mail: office@waste.nl website: http://www.waste.nl Cover photo: Swabhimana a major participant in the UWEP programme ©WASTE‚ Jeroen IJgosse Copyrights The research for this publication

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