Isaiah Nields Mrs. Ellis Physical Science 8th December 16‚ 2012 “Types of Catapults” * Trebuchet- “The word "Trebuchet" is originally French‚ and meant something like "to fall over or rotate about the middle" as in a see-saw rotating on its axle. It also seems to have meant a big‚ heavy beam. Today a Trebuchet is any kind of catapult that is powered by a massive counterweight on one end of an arm‚ and a sling on the other end. This includes Perriers‚ or "traction" trebuchets which are powered
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Type of kafalah in general‚ kafalah contract may be classified into two categories 1. Kafalah bi al-mal‚ it is a guarantee for property or finance; 2. Kafalah bi al-nafs‚ it is a guarantee for one’s self Kafalah bi al-mal may be divided into three main categories as follows: 1. Kafalah bi al-dyn‚ it is a guarantee for a debt owned by a party. It is meant to guarantee for the settlement of the debt by the guarantor should the guaranteed party is in default; 2. Kafalah
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Air pollution is caused by many things‚ earth is very good at cleaning the air on its own‚ though through the years air pollution has gotten to a very bad point where earth can no longer clean all of the pollution we produce which has now started to have very bad effects on our environment such as causing acid rain‚ smog and a lot of health problems. There are a variety of things that cause air pollution like for example cars‚ airplanes and other engine vehicles. All these engine vehicles release
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Metal Welding - Types and Processes Welding. So you think it’s as simple as grabbing the gun and pulling the trigger‚ eh? Tell me this then - what types of welding are there? Not completely sure? Read on... Arc Welding Arc welding is a process utilizing the concentrated heat of an electric arc to join metal by fusion of the parent metal and the addition of metal to joint usually provided by a consumable electrode. Either direct or alternating current may be used for the arc‚ depending upon
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Group 5: I. Shifting Cultivation II. Wet Padi Cultivation III. Market Gardening IV. High-tech farming V. Plantation agriculture VI. Oil palm cultivation VII. Tea Cultivation What Is Shifting Cultivation? Clearing forest to raise crops. It is also known as “Slash-and-burn agriculture”. Where Is Shifting Cultivation Found? Africa Amazon Most Basin of South America parts of Southeast Asia Where Is Shifting Cultivation
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alone‚ so I go play tennis with her regularly. We talk a lot about this sport on how to improve the foot step‚ the dink‚ the equipments. We play together but we do not express our personal problems or private stories to each other. In my view‚ this type of friends is best called ’acquaintances ’ because we‚ at some point‚ rely on them for some convenient causes. Moreover‚ I need Tanya as a sport mate to be able to play my favorite sport and she needs me for the same reason. About George‚ though we
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reason‚ inexcusable or intentional killing of another human being without premeditation. Manslaughter is distinct crime and is not a lesser sentence like most people believe than murder. Manslaughter is not as serious as murder either. There are two types of manslaughter that breaks manslaughter down farther the first is voluntary manslaughter there needs to be intent to kill or cause serious harm to another person second‚ there is involuntary manslaughter. Involuntary manslaughter doesn’t have the
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Type of Bonds Fixed rate bonds have a coupon that remains constant throughout the life of the bond. A variation are stepped-coupon bonds‚ whose coupon increases during the life of the bond. Zero-coupon bonds (zeros) pay no regular interest. They are issued at a substantial discount to par value‚ so that the interest is effectively rolled up to maturity (and usually taxed as such). The bondholder receives the full principal amount on the redemption date. High-yield bonds (junk bonds) are bonds
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Linh Tran Prof J. Mc Dade English 1301 Date 2/2/2013 How to Study Effectively There is no doubt that studying is a long-term process. However‚ students grapple with many issues in their lives‚ and because of all of the competing things for their attention. Therefore‚ it is hard to concentrate on studying. Therefore‚ how to studying effectively is a question should be defined to all students. The key to effective studying is not cramming. There are some ways to studying
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Types of Leadership 1. Autocratic Style: Leaders have complete authority and control”His style is ’Do What I Tell You”.He retains as much power & decision making authority as possible. He makes decisions without reference or consulting to anyone else. It makes high degree of dependency on the leader which may create de-motivation and hostility of staff. • An autocratic leader is the one who commands and expects followership. The leader leads by the ability to withhold or give rewards
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