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‘Champs’ – the biggest deal in Jamaica. What exactly is the Boys and Girls Championships? The only way to properly answer this question is to actually go to Kingston, Jamaica, at the end of March and witness the event that is affectionately and simply known as ‘Champs’.
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Did you know that: 1 Boys Champs begun in 1910 – Wolmers High School won. 2 Girls Champs begun in 1957 – St. Hilda’s High School won. 3 Boys Champs was held separately from Girls Champs. In 1999, Boys and Girls Champs were merged into one 1 event. There was no Champs held in 1944 (Boys Champs), 1958, 1959 and 1960 (Girls Champs)
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 Scouts are only allowed onto the ice when an adult is present, and also on the ice with Scouts.  Scouts may only go onto the ice during daylight hours (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.).  Scouts must have a buddy with them at all times.
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1 Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies at Camp-This is a document prepared by BSA's Health and Safety Team in 2013.
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 Blank incident report forms are available on our website, www.ppbsa.org, or at our camping facilities.  For council/district events, the form is to be turned into any Patriots’ Path ouncil staff member.  For unit sponsored camping, the form is to be turned in directly to the council office.
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13 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Vehicle Policy for Camping at a Patriots’ Path Council Facility All our camps are designed for rustic camping. The campsites are in the woods and are a 5 to 10 minute walk to the sites.
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1 Bobcat Turning-There is a long history of BSA discouraging the practice of turning Boys upside down when awarding the Bobcat Badge. 2 Click here to see a copy of a 1997 letter from BSA concerning the unacceptable and unwarranted practice of turning new Cub Scouts on their heads when pinning on the Bobcat Badge.
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Report Writing Tips. It is imperative that you fill out any incident reports as thoroughly as possible. This will help bring clarity to the situation and avoid unnecessary calls or emails for additional information. Photographs of the site, facilities, vehicles, or equipment can add value to the report. The following examples demonstrate a good, better, and best approach to incident reporting. Remember to include only pertinent facts about the incident. Do not assign blame or include personal opinions or recommendations. Good: At summer camp, a Scout was playing a game and fell, twisting his ankle.
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1 Click here to see a copy of a 1997 letter from BSA concerning the unacceptable and unwarranted practice of turning new Cub Scouts on their heads when pinning on the Bobcat Badge. 2 It ends with the following statement: 3 There is no point to this type of ceremony, and it contains significant potential for harm.
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17 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA BSA Youth Protection Policies The Boy Scouts of America believes that its top priority is to protect the safety of children. The BSA has developed “arriers to Abuse Within Scouting” that creates safer environments for young people involved in Scouting activities.
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The information reported from incidents is valuable in preventing the reoccurrence of similar incidents. Reporting incidents promptly is also critical so we can respond to incidents in an appropriate manner, and it helps us properly manage any potential claims.
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20 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Campmasters With the exception of summer camp programs, our camps are served by campmasters – volunteers who staff the office, provide weekend programs, serve our campers and ensure the safety and well-being of our visitors.
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Quick Bio. Joan Claybrook is the president emeritus of Public Citizen. Founded by Ralph Nader in 1971, Public Citizen is a nonprofit public interest advocacy organization that seeks to improve the health and safety of the public, protect civil rights and….MC SheSource is a 501(c)(3) and relies on foundations and individuals for support. We track the number of times journalists contact our experts and use that information in our fundraising.
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Joan Claybrook is the former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and president emeritus of Public Citizen.ey highway legislation is scheduled to be considered this week on the Senate floor. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., want to have the Department of Transportation evaluate these longer trucks instead of recklessly allowing Congress to mandate them.
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To the Editor: Joan Claybrook makes it clear in ''Crash Test Dummies'' (Op-Ed, Jan. 28) that there have been many mistakes made regarding safety testing of infant car seats.While avoiding mistakes in the future is important, there is an even...o the Editor: John Tierney suggests that the 1978 fuel-economy standards made vehicles lighter and thus less safe. But the fact is that after the standards took effect, 85 percent of fuel economy gains came from gas-saving technologies, not...
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Let’s make highway safety our first goal. Joan Claybrook is the former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and president emeritus of Public Citizen. In addition to its own editorials, USA TODAY publishes diverse opinions from outside writers, including our Board of Contributors.ey highway legislation is scheduled to be considered this week on the Senate floor. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., want to have the Department of Transportation evaluate these longer trucks instead of recklessly allowing Congress to mandate them.
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News about Joan Claybrook, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.o the Editor: John Tierney suggests that the 1978 fuel-economy standards made vehicles lighter and thus less safe. But the fact is that after the standards took effect, 85 percent of fuel economy gains came from gas-saving technologies, not...
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Ms. CLAYBROOK: Well, one of the problems with cell phones is that they're a distraction when you're driving. And your brain is distracted, it's not just your hands. And so hands-free is good, no cell phones is better.or over two decades, she fought for safer cars, food and other products. Claybrook talks about her advocacy work, and the role that her organization has played in improving safety. LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: Today, airbags are standard equipment in all cars.
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Consumer advocate Joan Claybrook served as president of Public Citizen. For over two decades, she fought for safer cars, food and other products. Claybrook talks about her advocacy work, and the role that her organization has played in improving safety.LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: Today, airbags are standard equipment in all cars.or over two decades, she fought for safer cars, food and other products. Claybrook talks about her advocacy work, and the role that her organization has played in improving safety. LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: Today, airbags are standard equipment in all cars.
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Key highway legislation is scheduled to be considered this week on the Senate floor. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., want to have the Department of Transportation evaluate these longer trucks instead of recklessly allowing Congress to mandate them.Senators pushing bigger trucks know that truck crash fatalities have increased 17% and injuries 28% in the past four years.ey highway legislation is scheduled to be considered this week on the Senate floor. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., want to have the Department of Transportation evaluate these longer trucks instead of recklessly allowing Congress to mandate them.
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Get more coverage of the airbag recall and the vehicles affected-click here. Its going to take years to do it because 34 million new airbags have to be manufactured and then replaced in the vehicles, said Joan Claybrook, former Administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.he airbag manufacturer Takata now says its airbags were made with a propellant that can degrade over time, leading to ruptures. When they discharge, the metal shards come out and, obviously, the airbags are designed to protect you not to hurt you, said RC Rogers, General Manager at Zimmerman Honda.
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Congress would be panicking, holding hearings to demand explanations and find a fix. Passengers would be cancelling flights, and the airlines would be scrambling to increase aircraft inspections and scrutinize pilot qualifications.ey highway legislation is scheduled to be considered this week on the Senate floor. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., want to have the Department of Transportation evaluate these longer trucks instead of recklessly allowing Congress to mandate them.
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Definition of preemptive written for English Language Learners from the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and count/noncount noun labels. Learner's Dictionary mobile search
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The preemption doctrine refers to the idea that a higher authority of law will displace the law of a lower authority of law when the two authorities come into conflict. Federal Preemption. When state law and federal law conflict, federal law displaces, or preempts, state law, due to the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. U.S. Const. art. VI., § 2.
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Legal Definition of preemption. 1 1a : the right of purchasing before others : preemptive right b : a right to purchase a tract of public land before others that was given by the government to the actual occupant of the land Editor's note: This sense of preemption is primarily of historical importance.
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A preemptive action is made to keep some other action from being taken. Before you could be accused of eating the whole cake, you decided to make a preemptive apology, which was met with awkward silence. Tired of being disturbed by your roommate's loud music, your preemptive strike was to crank up your favorite opera as soon as you arrived home. Unfortunately, he'd already made a preemptive strike of his own by borrowing your stereo. Don't confuse preemptive with peremptory, a word meaning “arrogant.” You don't have to be arrogant to make a preemptive move, just cautious.
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Preemptive definition: of or having to do with preemption | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples English Dictionary | Thesaurus | Translator | Grammar | Scrabble | Blog English
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Implied preemption is a controversial doctrine, because this preemption may be significantly harder to prevent than either outright or express preemption. As such, some states have outlawed implied preemption.
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‘Nonetheless, revenues from pre-emptive purchases of Maori land were the mainstay of the Crown government's budget.’ ‘Companies incorporated under this legislation have the option of including pre-emptive rights in their articles if they so choose.’
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The definition of preemptive is something done in anticipation of another action or done to prevent something from happening. When the military takes action against forces they believe intend to do harm to them, this is an example of a preemptive strike.
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First, preemptive and preventive uses of force are often justified by claiming either that there is substantial risk of a future attack or that it is difficult to ascertain how dangerous the target is.
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Definition of preemptive. 1 1a : of or relating to preemptionb : having power to preempt. 2 2 of a bid in bridge : higher than necessary and intended to shut out bids by the opponents. 3 3 : giving a stockholder first option to purchase new stock in an amount proportionate to his existing holdings.
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We the People of the United States…. As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress’s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government’s legislative branch. The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states.
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Home About Congress What Congress Does. Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government that represents the American people and makes the nation's laws. It shares power with the executive branch, led by the president, and the judicial branch, whose highest body is the Supreme Court of the United States.
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The players are forgotten, abandoned, chewed up, spit out and they die everyday, and the show goes on. Geniuses and visionaries have to conform or remain in obscurity with a black cloud following them for the rest of their professional lives.
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The Tomatometer rating – based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics – is a trusted measurement of movie and TV programming quality for millions of moviegoers. It represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show. Fresh.
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The United States Congress is the national federal legislative body of the United States of America. The main job of Congress is to make the laws for the United States that affect our everyday lives and protect our rights. The House of Representatives and the Senate are the two houses that make up the body of Congress.
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The United States Congress is the national federal legislative body of the United States of America. Congress is divided into two bodies: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The citizens of the United States elect the people that make up these bodies.
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the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress.
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(initial capital letter) 1 the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. 2 this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress.
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The Fate of the Furious distinctly drops the level of quality in this series for the first time this decade. An utterly lifeless and profoundly unoriginal animated effort that is desperately lacking the very thing in its title.
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The Congress Photos. Movie Info. More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, an aging actress (Robin Wright, playing a version of herself) decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood.
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1 The Loose Sentence: Definition, Uses and Examples When you are writing in English, you have a choice as to how to construct your sentences. 2 One of these methods of construction is called the loose sentence.
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In contemporary English, you now normally capitalize the names of the seasons only when they are personified. For personification, think of “poetic” or “creative” uses, where the season is thought of as possessing the characteristics of a person, and so becomes a proper noun meriting a capital letter. 1 In March, Spring shows her joyous moods. 2 All Nature hides from Winter’s icy breath. 3 We will muse on Summer’s ploys:
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Some people may confuse these words as being proper nouns and try to capitalize them using that rule of capitalization. 1 The winter season allows for many snow related sports. 2 My favorite flowers bloom in the spring. 3 This summer’s heat wave lasted over a month. 4 We often take long drives to look at autumn foliage.
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Also, Midwinter and Midsummer are often capitalized, as they are specific days. Finally, the named seasons of a named year are also capitalized: 1 Back during Spring ’09, we had snow all the way till May. 2 We aren’t running the class for the Fall Semester.
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Spring, summer, autumn, fall, and winter are common nouns like any other. Think of them as similar to morning, afternoon, and night —terms that denote clearly defined periods of time but are not capitalized because they are not proper nouns. As parts of official names, however, seasons are capitalized—for example, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the Fall 2011 semester.
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Split and merge into it. Answer by Cookielee. Confidence votes 79. Capitalize the name of a season when it's the first word in a sentence, e.g., Spring signifies rebirth. or when it is part of a title, e.g., Spring 2009 semester, Winter Holiday Pageant, Glenn Oaks' Fall Festival, or Mr. Winter..
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Rule 2: Seasons as Titles. When a season is used in a title, the capitalization rule that applies to titles should be utilized. For example, in this sentence, “The Fall 2014 Semester Ends in December,” Fall 2014 would be considered a title and therefore capitalized.
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Most edited publications do not capitalize the seasons of the year, and we know of no major style guide that recommends doing so.
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1 Putting words into the correct order in a sentence can be difficult, especially when there are only so many words you can use to co…. 2 Examples of Complete A Sentence Vs. 3 A Sentence Fragment A sentence can be a writer's best friend. 4 A sentence fragment, however, can be a writer's worst enemy.
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- An excerpt from “The Sensitive Plant” by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The capitalization of seasons has specific rules in the English language. When the seasons are used generally, they should not be capitalized; however, when seasons are used in a title, then the first letter should be capitalized. Seasons, such as winter, spring, summer and fall, do not require capitalization because they are generic nouns.
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The first boat was made around 7000 B.C. in the middle stone age.
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Boats have been found that are thousands of years old. One of the oldest is in the Sutton Hoo burial. Tombs in Egypt have contained ships, and several in China have been found. All of these date from 5,000 to 8,000 years. Because early ships were made of wood very few have been found on the sites of ship wrecks. To date the first ship is impossible.
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1905 Cameron Waterman invents and files patent application for a Boat-Propelling Device. 1906 after Ole made a 5-mile roundtrip by rowboat he formed his idea for a practical boat motor. 1907 the first field tests of Evinrude's outboard motor, a 1 1/2 horsepower, 62-pound iron engine.
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Quick Answer. The first boats are believed to have been built by the prehistoric hominid species, Homo erectus. The oldest boat to be recovered archaeologically is the Pesse dugout canoe from Holland dated to approximately 8,000 B.C. Keep Learning.
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Boats and ships can be made of just about anything as long as the vessel has an average density less than water and does not immediately dissolve (e.g. salt, paper pulp). Mo…st modern ships are made of steel or aluminum. Boats are made of metal, wood, plastic, or fiberglass.
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1936, OMC renamed Outboard Marine & Manufacturing Company after acquiring Johnson Outboards. outboard motor, boat motor, evinrude, motor boat, Ole Evinrude, Chris Meyer, Ralph Evinrude, invention, history, inventor of, history of, who invented, invention of, fascinating facts.
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Quick Answer. Some of the first boats were likely invented and used by the Egyptians and Mesopotamians as far back as 3000 BC. These ancient civilizations used anything from small boats that were crafted from wood, bark and animal hides, to large sea-going vessels constructed mainly from cedar planks. Continue Reading.
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U-boat is a German term for a submarine. Germany made their first submarine in 1895 but they were not referred to as U-boats. Germany built some submarines for Russia and …other countries. The first one build for the German Navy was built in 1905.
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A pattern maker by trade, Ole Evinrude finished his first outboard motor in 1907 And even to this day, outboard motors are basically the same: using Oles idea of a vertical crankshaft, horizontal flywheels, and set of bevel gears. Today Evinrude motors will propel a boat a bit faster than the 07 version (150 mph versus 5 mph).
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Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: The first boats were thought to be dugouts or skin boats, which predated any written history. It was somewhere during the Stone-age period, around 40,000 years ago, in the Spanish Guadalquiver River. Some people disagree and figured it might be closer to Australia or the Mediterranean.
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According to the calculations provided to BuzzFeed News, the cost of gas, vehicle depreciation, and insurance can eat up roughly a quarter of drivers’ gross pay. The data suggests that expenses amount to roughly 22% of full-time drivers’ gross pay in Denver, 24% in Houston, and 31% in Detroit.
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Uber says it doesn’t know how much drivers on its platform actually earn per hour, after expenses. Still, Uber’s internal pricing models, found in the spreadsheets provided to BuzzFeed News, do generate rough estimates of driver net pay.
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That’s less than the $10 an hour Walmart promised to pay its employees in 2015. Contract and wage work are not perfectly comparable. Uber argues that retail employees at companies like Walmart don’t enjoy the same independence and flexibility as Uber drivers.
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During that period, Detroit drivers earned approximately $13.70 an hour before expenses and — given the assumptions above — about $8.77 an hour after expenses, according to BuzzFeed News estimates that were supplemented by additional data from Uber.
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The Washington Post paid a writer $500 for a 2,000-4,000–word feature in print and online in December 2013. Writer says, “There was so much back and forth and waiting , I probably lost money writing this piece.”. ChristianityToday paid a writer $500 for 2-4K word feature (personal essay) in print and online in 2013.
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The company has hired a new employee every day for months. If you have spent any time on the Internet, you have likely interacted with BuzzFeed content. The rapidly growing social news and entertainment company has amassed a global audience of more than 150 million people in just eight years. It's known for its viral lists, witty lifestyle quizzes, and open door for user-generated content, much of which has something to do with cats.
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Uber Data And Leaked Docs Provide A Look At How Much Uber Drivers Make. Uber data suggests that drivers overall in three major U.S. markets — Denver, Detroit, and Houston — earned less than $13.25 an hour after expenses in late 2015, according to calculations based on more than a million trips.
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But you don't get to be one of the biggest media companies on the planet just with cat videos. BuzzFeed's operations include custom advertising, investigative journalism, and a newly announced motion picture studio based in Los Angeles. Earlier this month, BuzzFeed received a $50 million investmentfrom venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which boosted its estimated worth to $850 million.
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The New York Times (nytimes.com) The New York Times paid a writer $300 for a 1,000-2,000 word Modern Love essay in print and online, 2011. The essay was submitted on spec. An editor came to another writer in 2012 with an assignment. Writer was paid $75 for a 500-1000 word op-ed piece in print and digital formats, 2012.
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Vice – Motherboard paid a writer $100 for a 500- 1000-word news item online. Writer says, “Never discussed rights terms, oddly. Payment terms were as follows: direct deposit 30 days after an invoice on the 15th and 30th of every month. They pay $50 for a blog post with no reporting, $100 for 500 words with a quote.
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VDE-Computer Definition. (1) (V ideo D isplay E ditor) A WordStar and WordPerfect-compatible shareware word processor written by Eric Meyer. (2) (V erband D eutscher E lektrotechniker) The German counterpart of the U.S. Underwriters Lab.Computer Desktop Encyclopedia THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.2) (V erband D eutscher E lektrotechniker) The German counterpart of the U.S. Underwriters Lab. Computer Desktop Encyclopedia THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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The World's most comprehensive professionally edited abbreviations and acronyms database. All trademarks/service marks referenced on this site are properties of their respective owners.The Acronym Finder is ©1988-2015, Acronym Finder, All Rights Reserved.he World's most comprehensive professionally edited abbreviations and acronyms database. All trademarks/service marks referenced on this site are properties of their respective owners.
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1 1970 - In order to consolidate their work on electrotechnical standards, the DIN and the VDE found the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (DKE). 2 With this move, there is now only one organization responsible for electrotechnical standards in the German Federal Republic. The DGBMT becomes a new technical society in the VDE. 2 The DKE is renamed DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies of DIN and VDE. 3 The VDE opens a representative office in the capital of Berlin.
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1 2001 - Merger of the VDE and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Für Biomedizinische (Technik German association Of Biomedical) (ENGINEERING). 2 Dgbmt THE dgbmt becomes a new technical society in THE. 3 Vde THE dke is RENAMED Dke German commission For, Electrical electronic And Information technologies OF din AND. vde The DGBMT becomes a new technical society in the VDE. 2 The DKE is renamed DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies of DIN and VDE. 3 The VDE opens a representative office in the capital of Berlin.
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1 1986 - As equal partners, VDI and VDE jointly launch VDI/VDE-Technologiezentrum Informationstechnik GmbH in Berlin. 2 Financed by the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology, the center has supported small and medium-sized enterprises since 1978 in implementing their new technological developments. The DGBMT becomes a new technical society in the VDE. 2 The DKE is renamed DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies of DIN and VDE. 3 The VDE opens a representative office in the capital of Berlin.
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1 1961 - Creation of the VDE radio interference protection symbol. 2 1970 - In order to consolidate their work on electrotechnical standards, the DIN and the VDE found the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (DKE). The DGBMT becomes a new technical society in the VDE. 2 The DKE is renamed DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies of DIN and VDE. 3 The VDE opens a representative office in the capital of Berlin.
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Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system within a virtual machine (VM) running on a centralized server.VDI is a variation on the client/server computing model, sometimes referred to as server-based computing.The term was coined by VMware Inc.s. Infrascale Platform. Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system within a virtual machine (VM) running on a centralized server. VDI is a variation on the client/server computing model, sometimes referred to as server-based computing.
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vs. Infrascale Platform. Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system within a virtual machine (VM) running on a centralized server. VDI is a variation on the client/server computing model, sometimes referred to as server-based computing.The term was coined by VMware Inc.s. Infrascale Platform. Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system within a virtual machine (VM) running on a centralized server. VDI is a variation on the client/server computing model, sometimes referred to as server-based computing.
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1 The DGBMT becomes a new technical society in the VDE. 2 The DKE is renamed DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies of DIN and VDE. 3 The VDE opens a representative office in the capital of Berlin. The DGBMT becomes a new technical society in the VDE. 2 The DKE is renamed DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies of DIN and VDE. 3 The VDE opens a representative office in the capital of Berlin.
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vide. 1. (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text, another book, etc) refer to, see (often in the phrases vide ante (see before), vide infra (see below), vide post (see after), vide supra (see above), vide ut supra (see as above), etc).Abbreviation: v or Abbreviation vid.[C16: from Latin].ide. A Latin word meaning see, used to refer a reader to another place in a text or to another text.
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1 n, a substance composed of chemical elements or a substance produced by or used in chemical processes. 2 adj, pertaining to chemistry. Obstetrics A formula that allows comparison of the efficacy of contraceptive methods, calculated as the pregnancy rate in population divided by 100 yrs of exposure.
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Chemistry is a branch of physical science that studies the composition, structure, properties and change of matter.
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chemical. 1. pertaining to chemistry. 2. a substance composed of chemical elements, or obtained by chemical processes. See also toxin. chemical adjuvant. a chemical added to another to improve its activity. For example, mineral gels added to vaccines.
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In retrospect, the definition of chemistry has changed over time, as new discoveries and theories add to the functionality of the science. The term chymistry, in the view of noted scientist Robert Boyle in 1661, meant the subject of the material principles of mixed bodies.
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We describe and categorize different types of matter by referring to its physical or chemical properties. Physical properties are the traits of an object that can be readily seen such as size, color and state. Measuring or changing these properties does not affect the chemical nature of the matter. For example, a paper that is cut into small pieces has undergone a physical change. The pieces have a different quantity, size, shape and texture than the original sheet. Chemical properties are the characteristics that describe the composition of matter.
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1 Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, composition, mechanisms, and reactions of organic compounds. 2 An organic compound is defined as any compound based on a carbon skeleton. 3 Physical chemistry is the study of the physical and fundamental basis of chemical systems and processes.
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The mole is a unit of measurement that denotes an amount of substance (also called chemical amount). The mole is defined as the number of atoms found in exactly 0.012 kilogram (or 12 grams) of carbon-12, where the carbon-12 atoms are unbound, at rest and in their ground state.
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By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Chemical Change Definition: A chemical change is a process where one or more substances are altered into one or more new and different substances. Also Known As: chemical reaction.
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A chemical element is a pure substance which is composed of a single type of atom, characterized by its particular number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms, known as the atomic number and represented by the symbol Z. The mass number is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus.
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Of or relating to the properties or actions of chemicals. n. 1. A substance with a distinct molecular composition that is produced by or used in a chemical process. 2. A drug, especially an illicit or addictive one. chem′i·cal·ly adv.
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Primary Documents in American History. The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude..
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The Fifteenth Amendment in the National Archives. Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Section 2.
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The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude..
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A.R. Waud. Wood engraving. The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude..
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Anara Yusifova has won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for her outstanding contributions to the Drama genre.
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'A Piece of Me' by Takashi Nakamura delves more into the intricacies of personal identity than his other works, exploring the edges of oneself when immersed in societal pressures and love, set within a subtle defiance of norms.
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Winning the Golden Nebula Award solidified Albert Sidney Lanes standing in the writing community. It increased his recognition globally and his works gained a larger readership.
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Ursula Schmidt mainly authors books in the genre of Chick Lit, using light-hearted and humorous tones to explore themes of female empowerment and relationships.