This Hebrew astrolabe is an ancient astronomical device which was used to interpret time by the positon of the sun and the stars in the sky. Apart from finding the time of the day or night‚ astrolabes were used for mathematical calculations and predicting horoscopes. The very first astrolabes were made in 150B.C in Greece. By 800 B.C the astrolabe was well developed in the Islamic world and was used for various purposes such as timekeeping‚ survey and determining prayer time. Also‚ it was used as
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active in development of enterprises involving several commodities and products for last ten years. MEDEP primarily focuses on creating and sustaining micro entrepreneurs through their integration into the value chains and upgrading activities. In this context MEDEP initiated Value Chain Analyses of six selected commodities / products (Allo‚ Dhaka‚ Incense sticks‚ Orange‚ Lapsi‚ and Chyuri / herbal soap.
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Imagine being in a position where your home and entire life is being taken over by someone that wanted everyone with your specific religion out of the country or dead. This was the situation affecting Jewish people in Germany because of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi. To make things more safe for the children‚ a program known as Kindertransport came into play to take as many children out of Nazi Germany and transport them to the United Kingdom. The mothers and fathers of families had to make the heart
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Case-3: JetBlue Airways: A cadre of New Managers Takes Control. Introduction: JetBlue Airways Corporation‚ often stylized as jetBlue‚ is an American low-cost airline. The company is headquartered in the Long Island City neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. Its main base is John F. Kennedy International Airport‚ also in Queens‚ and maintains a corporate office in Cottonwood Heights‚ Utah. The airline mainly serves destinations in the United States‚ along with flights to the
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which America defined who they were‚ and it played a huge part in shaping America. People from all sorts of different social‚ and racial groups took a stand for what kind of reforms they believed in‚ and once their following grew big enough‚ they were able to be heard. All the historians that I read on each have their own perspective of what they believed to have dominated the progressive era‚ big business‚ feminist movement‚ urban working class‚ and middle class‚ all of which are represented. But
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perceived service lapses. As the vice president of JetBlue‚ I would look at the situation and come up with a solution to better protect my employees as well as send a clear message that we are committed to customer service. The employees are trained on how to respond to irate customers‚ but all scenarios are not covered and due to the fact that we are human and emotions come into play‚ I would take it all into consideration. This situation was an extreme example of an irate customer. Ms. Amarsingh
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The Roman Senate The Roman Senate was political institution in ancient Rome. It was one of the most enduring institutions in Roman history‚ being established in the first days of the city. The Roman Senate functioned as an advisory body to Rome’s magistrates and‚ composed as it was of the city’s most experienced public servants and society’s elite‚ its decisions carried great weight‚ even if they were not always converted into laws in practice. The Senate continued to exert influence on government
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Was Bill’s freedom of expression rights violated in this case? Why or why not? Bill’s freedom of expression rights was not violated in this case because the school had already initiated a policy prohibiting the wearing of any gang symbols‚ which included earrings. "Gang members tend to wear specific apparel or colors to convey gang affiliation" (Essex‚ 2012‚ p. 114). If the school is aware of any gang activity going on in the community or school‚ the school officials have the right to prohibit
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Autistic Disorder is a neurological problem that affects nearly 5 out of every 1000 American children.1 Autism is a developmental disorder that may also be referred to as Autistic Spectrum Disorder or ASD. This physical condition is a disease of the brain that is present from birth. Autism is recognizable by the various obstructions it produces in social‚ language‚ learning and motor skills development and is observable by the age of three. It is a disorder that has the ability to
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Reaganomics was considered one out of the mostly serious attempt to change the course of U.S. economic policy of any administration since the New Deal. Only by reducing the growth of government claimed Reagan by that attempt they could increase the growth of the economy. Reagan’s required in 1981 a specific program for economic recovery that included four major policy objectives One‚ which would be reducing the growth of government spending‚ Second‚ reduce the marginal tax rates on income from
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