The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Douglas Adams About the author: Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952‚ educated at Brentwood School‚ Essex and St John’s College‚ Cambridge where‚ in 1974 he gained a BA (and later an MA) in English literature. He was creator of all the various manifestations of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’s phenomenal success sent the book straight to Number
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The obesity epidemic is a multifaceted crisis and not just a food addiction. Since 1957‚ the government has been conducting the National Healthy Interview Survey (NHIS) which takes sample from 35‚000 households containing 87‚500 individuals (Center for Diseases Control‚ 2013). The survey revealed that the steady rise of obesity cases started in 1997. The crisis is expected to worsen; warns that childhood obesity is expected to increase. Since then‚ the scientific community took notice and started
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Samsung’s Galaxy and Apple’s I-Pad Samsung and Apple‚ both are popular brands in the world now. Samsung’s tablet is called Galaxy‚ and Apple’s tablet is named I-Pad. Galaxy and I-Pad both have touch-controlled flat panels‚ similar functions‚ are almost the same size‚ and also have close designation. They are not computers‚ but they can perform almost all tasks done by computers. In addition‚ they are thin enough to carry everywhere. There are some differences between Galaxy and I-Pad
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Sadly‚ many people have served time for crimes they did not commit. Unfortunately‚ this is an ongoing epidemic that has terrible consequences for the innocent people who are wrongfully accused and incarcerated. In class‚ we watched a video about a man who was convicted of burglary and rape in the first degree and sentenced to life plus fifty years. According to a reporter by the name of Lesley Stahl‚ who did a 60-minute Broadcast on this case‚ the individual who was wrongfully accused and convicted
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Consideration in contract formation ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Consideration is essential to the formation of any contract made without deed. It distinguishes a bargain or contract from a gift. Lush J in the case of Currie v Misa (1875) referred consideration consist of a benefit to the promisor or a detriment to the promisee as: “Some right‚ interest‚ profit or benefit accruing to one party‚ or some forbearance‚ detriment‚ loss or responsibility given‚ suffered
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project COMPANY FORMATION Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research. Year of submission: - April‚ 2011. Acknowledgement Certificate from the guide Table of contents ❖ TITLE PAGE ❖ CERTIFICATE FROM THE GUIDE ❖ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT A. INTRODUCTION B. BACKGROUND C. METHODOLOGY D. CONCLUSION E. RECOMMENDATION F. LIMITATION G. BIBLOGRAPHY Introduction:- A company is an association of both natural & artificial persons incorporated
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BILIRUBIN FORMATION AND EXCRETION Bilirubin‚ the principal pigment in bile‚ is derived from the breakdown of hemoglobin when aged red blood cells are phagocytized by the reticuloendothelial system‚ primarily in the spleen‚ liver and bone marrow. About 80% of bilirubin formed daily comes from the degradation of hemoglobin. The remainder comes from destruction of heme-containing proteins and catabolism of heme. When hemoglobin is destroyed‚ the protein portion‚ globin is reused in the body. The
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1352‚ the plague epidemic was getting stronger‚ but we had cures and preventions-or so we thought. Every day I woke up with a heavy head and heart‚ knowing that my only way out was my inevitable death. I worked and lived on a small manor with my noble and some other serfs. Most of the day I would do some simple farming‚ but when other people died‚ I had more responsibility. The only good part is that I got more pay for this. We had our ways of keeping safe from the plague epidemic‚ but apparently
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Science of Stars SCI/151 Abstract The information contained in this paper will explain the science of the stars. Other information in this paper will be a description of how astronomical instruments aid astronomers in determining the rotation rate of distant objects‚ speed‚ temperature‚ and composition. Also‚ the author will provide an explanation of the properties of stars in the Hertzsprung - Russell diagram. In conclusion‚ the complete lifecycle of the Sun will be explained‚ along
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Explain the formation of patterned ground and stone stripes. (15 marks) Patterned ground is a very distinct feature in peri-glacial regions‚ and is found in places such as the Antarctic Peninsula. They generally take the form of a polygons (which may form tessellations)‚ or circles. It is caused by a process called frost heave‚ and can in some cases be the result of stone stripes. Frost heave is the initial cause of patterned ground‚ and this process is a result of the summer months melting the
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