Spreading like a virus A recent media workshop on the issue of sex selection and female foeticide brought home the extent of the problem. Held in Agra in February‚ the workshop was organised by UNICEF‚ Business Community Foundation‚ and the Centre for Advocacy and Research. Doctors‚ social scientists‚ researchers‚ activists‚ bureaucrats‚ journalists told their stories of what they were doing to fight the problem. If the 1991 Census showed that two districts had a child sex ratio (number
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DEPB Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme in short DEPB is an export incentive scheme. Notified on 1/4/1997‚ the DEPB Scheme consisted of (a) Post-export DEPB and (b) Pre-export DEPB. The pre-export DEPB scheme was abolished w.e.f. 1/4/2000. Under the post-export DEPB‚ which is issued after exports‚ the exporter is given a duty entitlement Pass Book Scheme at a pre-determined credit on the FOB value. The DEPB rates is allows import of any items except the items which are otherwise restricted for
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Flood-Fill Flood-fill • Used in interactive paint systems. • The user specify a seed by pointing to the interior of the region to initiate a flood operation Recursive Flood-Fill • Fill a image-space region with some intensity (color) value • How to define the region? • Fill Until vs. Fill While • 4-connectivity vs. 8-connectivity Flood-Fill from Seed • Start from the seed and floods the region until a boundary is met. A simple recursive algorithm can be used: void floodFill(int x‚ int
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The style of the film can be debated and compared with the style of the original Planet of the Apes (1968)‚ directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Matt Reeves decided to focus more on the apes being the central part of the story. “The organic scope of the digitized character creation is breathtaking‚ using the technology to tell the story from the point of view of the apes‚ who remain the primary focus of the narrative.”(Kermode‚ 2014) Mark Kermode even goes on to say‚ “From its origins… to this state-of-the
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Write a persuasive essay stating your opinion on the use of seat belts and whether or not wearing a seat belt should be illegal in all parts of the world. How seatbelts save lives. Car accidents happen every minute of every day. There are over 5.25 million car accidents per year in the United States. Over 43‚000 of those accidents end in fatality due to people not wearing a seatbelt. Many people believe that wearing a seatbelt is important because‚ it is the law‚ it can save your life‚ and it
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A Summary of The Nature of Philosophical Inquiry A Summary of Robert Johann’s “The Nature of Philosophical Inquiry” Philosophy has made progress through the development of specialized methods that fragment the knowledge that philosophy eternally seeks. Johann seeks to elaborate on the nature of philosophical inquiry through the method of Pragmatism‚ more specifically Ontological Pragmatism. This method will measure the truth of philosophical inquiry through what it leads to in experience or practice
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‘Our Wall’; written by Charles Bowden; is one of the essays focused on border problems‚ especially with the illegal immigrants and smuggling; and the wall to prevent the same. The author is an American non-fiction author‚ journalist‚ and essayist who mainly depicts the realism‚ and presents it to the society with the hope of change. In this essay‚ ‘Our Wall’‚ he cites the wall is made by U.S in order to control the illegal immigrants from Mexico. The essay collects views and comments before and after
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physical biological Oceanography - study of the Oceans Composition and movement of seawater Seafloor topography and sea life Astronomy - the study of the universe Earth is a tiny object in a vast universe to understand Earth helps us to understand other planets and vice versa Resources and Environmental Issues Environment Physical environment (abiotic) water air soil rock Biological - living environment (biotic) Resources Important environmental concern Include: water soil minerals energy Two broad categories
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Khadijah Sabir Smoke Detector essay One of the most effective ways to protect yourself and your family from a fire is to install smoke detectors in your home. Unfortunately many people don’t take advantage of the protection that smoke alarms provide. Smoke alarms can warn you of a fire when you are asleep‚ busy or in a different part of the house from where the fire is. Did you know that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) urges replacing home smoke alarms after 10 years? As leaders
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My Essay on “Save as Many as you Ruin” By Oliver Behrensdorff 3.u – Hasseris Gymnasium Many individuals attempt to establish a life of happiness and contentment by living in the endless “pursuit of happiness”; a pursuit that eventually could end up consuming them. Life is a series of choices‚ as you advance from one stage in life to another chances are they will be far-ranging and crucial. There is also a high probability that it will be a harsh and complicated journey that may take a lifetime
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