MAJESTIC Bengal tigers‚ wild dogs‚ sarus cranes‚ ancient turtles‚ and Asian elephants—these are just some of India’s animal species in danger of extinction. Consider the largest land mammal‚ the elephant. The elephant’s ivory tusks are very much in demand. Japan is one of the largest users of ivory‚ and there is similar demand in China‚ where ivory chopsticks are still popular. How has the demand for ivory had an especially adverse affect on the Asian elephant? Some time ago The Times of India
Premium Tiger Elephant Rhinoceros
“Odysseus is motivated only by his desire to return home (nostos).” How far do you agree with this view? In your answer you should: * Consider how Odysseus behaves on his journey home; * Include an analysis of his motives; * Support your answer with evidence from The Odyssey. On his journey home‚ Odysseus encounters many obstacles which he attempts to overcome swiftly so that he may arrive home as soon as possible; however‚ it can be argued that nostos is not his only motive throughout
Premium Odyssey Odysseus
Social Networking Dangers When was the last time you checked Facebook? Have you tweeted anything today? Research has found that 72% of online adults use social networking sites. Think about it. That’s almost three-fourths of all Internet users. Social networking can range from posting photos on Facebook to tweeting a little daily thought on Twitter. Social networks were originally created to stay in touch with people not often seen or to reconnect with old friends. Despite the fact that some
Premium Twitter Social network service Internet
The unlucky face Adapted from stories of Birbal – Eunice de Souza There lived in Delhi a merchant called Hirachand. It was said that anyone who saw his face would go without food for a day. When Akbar heard about Hirachand he was asked to see him. He wanted to know whether the stories about him were true. The next day‚ Akbar was on his way to the dining – room when Hirachand was brought to him. At the same time‚ a courtier came to say that the queen was ill. After meeting him ‚ Akbar left
Free Luck Capital punishment Eating
1.1 The skin is the largest organ of the body and it acts as a waterproof protector for all the internal organs and it consist of four distinct layers: The epidermis‚ the basement membrane zone‚ the dermis and the subcutaneous layer. The epidermis which is the outer layer and is a protective multi-layered self-renewing structure which varies in thickness depending on which part of the body it covers. The dermis is underneath the epidermis‚ this is a layer of connective tissue which provides the
Premium Bedsore Skin
The Dangers of the Cyberworld Social media sites allow people to be connected with friends and family‚ share photos‚ and exchange ideas. Social networking is very useful‚ but it can be a dangerous place for children if they are not careful. “During the last five years‚ the number of pre-adolescents and adolescents using such sites has increased dramatically” (Pearson). Parents should monitor their child’s social networking sites to keep them safe online. Social network public spaces are unpredictable
Premium Social network service Bullying Facebook
updated with the local culture of Paris and their ever changing trends. If not‚ the visitors will not choose to visit Disneyland of Paris anymore because of no proper cultural adaption plans and backup plans which drastically lead to a huge loss like what they have encountered
Premium Profit Paris Plan
Operation Paperclip: postwar/Cold War; recruit Nazi scientists‚ deny USSR and UK scientific advances; hinder German military W.T. Stead: invest. Journalist; 1885 “Maidens Tribute of Modern Babylon”: child sex traffic‚ prostitution; bought girl to prove point‚ jailed; urban voyeurism Battle of Verdun: 1916 WWI: France v Germany; deplete France’s resources‚ food‚ weaponry/soldiers; railway gun & rain transport for soldiers (FR); Schlieffen Plan ruined; Russia mobilizes; (DE) not as powerful
Premium World War II World War I United Nations
Face Detection Ming-Hsuan Yang University of California‚ Merced‚ CA 95344 mhyang@ucmerced.edu Synonyms Detecting faces Definition Face detection is concerned with finding whether or not there are any faces in a given image (usually in gray scale) and‚ if present‚ return the image location and content of each face. This is the first step of any fully automatic system that analyzes the information contained in faces (e.g.‚ identity‚ gender‚ expression‚ age‚ race and pose). While earlier work
Premium Machine learning Pattern recognition Artificial intelligence
Cris Froome is the three-time champion of the Tour de France. It all started on July 2‚2016 when "Froomy" began his third adventure. He obviously had some other races in the past or this would not be his third attempt to take the world by storm. Some other races that Froome has done are Men’s Road Race and placed 12th then also Men’s Timed Trial and placed 3rd. The more prestigious of the three races is the race where he won his very first bronze award at the Olympic games. All though Cris Froome
Premium Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games 2008 Summer Olympics