cells‚ including neurons and glial cells. Neurons are cells that send and receive electro-chemical signals to and from the brain and nervous system. There are about 100 billion neurons in the brain. There are many more glial cells; they provide support functions for the neurons‚ and are far more numerous than neurons. There are many type of neurons. They vary in size from 4 microns (.004 mm) to 100 microns (.1 mm) in diameter. Their length varies from a fraction of an inch to several feet. Neurons are
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Idle No More By: Tessa Lavallee To: Mr. Kirkpatrick Date: May 7th In this 1500 word essay I thought that I would talk about what has been one of the top talks in Canada for the last couple of months‚ Idle No More. Idle No More is an ongoing protest movement originating among the Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprising the First Nations‚ Métis and Inuit peoples and their non-Aboriginal supporters in Canada‚ and to a lesser extent‚ internationally. It has consisted of a number of political actions
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Goretti Wong 6B (27) Say NO to drugs Drug abuse is on the rise among young people in Hong Kong which is a serious and alarming phenomenon that every one of us should face squarely to. Before we figure out ways to help them‚ we must first understand the reasons for teenagers to take drugs. Peer influence is the dominant reason for teenagers to take drugs. Usually‚ friends among a group share same interests and their behaviors are expected to be consistent with one another. At the same time
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Typhoon effects on the Center in Hong Kong Abstract: This paper presents selected results of wind characteristics and structural responses measured from the Center (350 m high‚ 79 floors) in Hong Kong‚ during the passages of three typhoons. The field data such as wind speed‚ wind direction and acceleration responses‚ etc.‚ were continuously measured from the super-tall buildings during the typhoons. The simultaneously measured wind-induced acceleration was adopted to evaluate the dynamic characteristic
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Junior AP English Ms. Sasser 19 August 2013 Codependent No More I don’t remember much of my childhood. It’s been said that when you experience trauma‚ your brain has a defense mechanism to help you forget it ever happened. This is both helpful and hurtful in terms of carrying on. I don’t remember much of my mother before her alcoholism began to control her. I wish I could remember what she was like; I’ve been told she was a wonderful mother‚ though it’s very hard for me to believe that now.
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The Making of A Future World-Class Leader By : Zulkifli Bin Hassan On the 15th of May 2008‚ SMK Darul Ehsan organised a leadership camp at Hutan Lipur Pandan‚ Kuantan. The camp was attended by all the form five students. Its objective was to enable students to get along well with each other and help them to develop their self-esteem. At the camp‚ the most anticipated time by all was when the best group leader was announced. And as predicted by most‚ Amir Zulhaqeem Zakaria‚ a tall dark‚ looking
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Alex McAllister Barbra Crawford English 102 October 16‚ 2014 Making a great first impression is something that most aim for when venturing out into any social setting. In the poem “In a prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day” by X.J. Kennedy the author uses the main character to make an impression along with a message. Taking place in a prominent bar‚ Kennedy introduces us to the boisterous‚ passionate‚ and somewhat enlightening main character. An older woman who had dreams of being successful‚ a
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Title and Description Title: Cyber bullying in Hong Kong – the major causes and the possible solutions Description: 1. To examine and analyze the majors causes for cyber bullying in Hong Kong. 2. Suggest ways for eliminating cyber bullying in accordance to the causes found. Descriptions of the Tool(s)/Method(s) Adopted for the Data Collection - The methods are both qualitative and quantitative. Quantitative method - sending out questionnaires 50 questionnaires consisting 10 multiple-questions
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COIT20247: Database Design and Development Term1‚ 2015 Assessment 1 - Systems Development Lecturer: Umapathy Venugopal Tutor: Umapathy Venugopal Prepared by: William Rogers S0267955 Table of Contents Business Rules 4 List of assumptions 4 Entity and Attribute Definitions: 5 Reference List 7 Business Rules All staff must record their full name‚ address‚ and phone numbers as well as be given a unique employee ID. Analysts are required to give their expertise while managers
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Table of contents Question 1 2 1. Introduction 2 2. Criticisms of Historical Cost Accounting 2 3. Benefits of Historical Cost Accounting 3 4. Conclusion 3 Question 2 4 References 6 Question 1 1. Introduction The Framework of International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) defines historical cost as “A measurement basis according to which the transactions are recorded base on the original cost.” Usually five bases of measurement are used in financial reporting (1) Historical cost‚ (2)
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